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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', upon visiting Yoshi's island, both sets of Mario Brothers finds the place deserted with most of the houses closed off. In one of the two houses that aren't closed off, there is a bounce pad that only the babies can use. Upon using it and bouncing up into the attic of the house, the babies find four Yoshis in hiding, who tell the babies to be quiet. Suddenly, the area starts rumbling with loud stomps outside that are coming from a creature called the Yoob.\\
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** Upon visiting Yoshi's island, both sets of Mario Brothers finds the place deserted with most of the houses closed off. In one of the two houses that aren't closed off, there is a bounce pad that only the babies can use. Upon using it and bouncing up into the attic of the house, the babies find four Yoshis in hiding, who tell the babies to be quiet. Suddenly, the area starts rumbling with loud stomps outside that are coming from a creature called the Yoob.\\
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** Most of the dumb decisions done in this game is traced back to Baby Mario and the way he uses his hammer. In the Vim Factory, the Marios discover the Squiggler, a Wiggler-like being who gives Shroobs fuel for their UFOs. Future Mario and Future Luigi inspect, leaving the babies alone in front of Squiggler (who due to transferring his vim to the UFO's doesn't bother attacking them.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the babies to just stay put and wait for the adults to come back to their spot.\\
'''Instead:''' Baby Mario has the HORRIBLE idea of smacking the Squiggler's cup with his hammer, pissing it off and forcing the brothers to fight it.
'''You'd Expect:''' For the babies to just stay put and wait for the adults to come back to their spot.\\
'''Instead:''' Baby Mario has the HORRIBLE idea of smacking the Squiggler's cup with his hammer, pissing it off and forcing the brothers to fight it.
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[[AC:Donkey Kong Country]]
* "The Legend of the Crystal Coconut": DK has gone to ask this all-knowing tiki statue thing how to use the [[MacGuffin Crystal Coconut]]. It's advice? [[{{Koan}} "To know everything, you must give up everything"]].\\
'''You'd Expect''': Ask someone else for advice.\\
'''Instead''': He [[NiceJobBreakingItHero gives the Crystal Coconut to King K. Rool]], thinking he'll know everything about the Crystal Coconut once he gives it away (when it's not even his to begin with).
* "The Day the Island Stood Still": DK decides to take a nap after guarding the Crystal Coconut for some time.\\
'''You'd Expect''': DK to curl into sleep without any incident.\\
'''Instead''': He accidentally [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wishes that he could sleep]] ''[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor forever]],'' causing the Crystal Coconut to stop time.
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* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', Bowser displays surprising cunning for a platformer by neutralizing Mario, leaving his hat to the winds (which his airship shreds), and obliterating any airship he can find in the Cap Kingdom to ensure that Mario cannot pursue in the event he survives. To be fair, he didn't expect the Odyssey to be fully functional after years, if not centuries, of disuse, but then Mario catches up to him in it. After the boss fight, Bowser shoots the Odyssey out of the sky.\\
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* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'':
** Bowser displays surprising cunning for a platformer by neutralizing Mario, leaving his hat to the winds (which his airship shreds), and obliterating any airship he can find in the Cap Kingdom to ensure that Mario cannot pursue in the event he survives. To be fair, he didn't expect the Odyssey to be fully functional after years, if not centuries, of disuse, but then Mario catches up to him in it. After the boss fight, Bowser shoots the Odyssey out of the sky.\\
** Bowser displays surprising cunning for a platformer by neutralizing Mario, leaving his hat to the winds (which his airship shreds), and obliterating any airship he can find in the Cap Kingdom to ensure that Mario cannot pursue in the event he survives. To be fair, he didn't expect the Odyssey to be fully functional after years, if not centuries, of disuse, but then Mario catches up to him in it. After the boss fight, Bowser shoots the Odyssey out of the sky.\\
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** By the end of the game, Mario finally crashes Bowser and Peach's wedding.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Peach would pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and escape with Mario.\\
'''Instead:''' All she and Tiara do is stand there staring at him.\\
'''Unsurprisingly:''' Bowser pulls them both into his grasp.
'''You'd Expect:''' Peach would pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and escape with Mario.\\
'''Instead:''' All she and Tiara do is stand there staring at him.\\
'''Unsurprisingly:''' Bowser pulls them both into his grasp.
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'''As a Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom is saved at the absolute last second by someone who hadn't even been around, whereas the two supposed protectors had twiddled their thumbs and failed to notice obvious clues, almost allowing Koopa to take over the kingdom without actually fighting him.\\
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'''As a Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom is saved at the absolute last second by someone who hadn't even been around, whereas the two supposed protectors had twiddled their thumbs and failed to notice obvious clues, almost allowing Koopa to take over the kingdom without actually fighting him.\\
Nice going, Super ''Moron'' Brothers!\\
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* Speaking of ''Super Mario World'', at the intro scene shown in ''Super Mario Advance 2'', Mario and Luigi have just arrived in Dinosaur Land with Toadstool and are now testing their new-found cape feather power-ups.
'''You'd expect:''' For one or both of them to stop goofing around and stay with Peach, just in case.
'''You'd expect:''' For one or both of them to stop goofing around and stay with Peach, just in case.
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* Speaking of ''Super Mario World'', at the intro scene shown in ''Super Mario Advance 2'', Mario and Luigi have just arrived in Dinosaur Land with Toadstool and are now testing their new-found cape feather power-ups.
power-ups.\\
'''You'dexpect:''' Expect:''' For one or both of them to stop goofing around and stay with Peach, just in case.
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'''Instead:''' She just stands there and gets picked up by the doppelganger, with Mario having to save her.
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'''Instead:''' She just stands there and gets picked up by the doppelganger, doppelgänger, with Mario having to save her.
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* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Mario finds out the hard way that Bowser has used the Star Rod to increase his strength and literally become invincible, turning the tutorial battle into a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]].\\
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* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Mario finds out the hard way that Bowser has used the Star Rod to increase his strength and literally become invincible, turning the tutorial battle into a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]].[[HopelessBossFight]].\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chute ASAP.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chute ASAP.ASAP, just in case.\\
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'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turning out to be [[EldritchLocation haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to risk his life AGAIN in order to save them.\\
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. In addition, he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a whole LOT faster.\\
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. In addition, he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a whole LOT faster.\\
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'''The Result result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turning out to be [[EldritchLocation haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to risk his life AGAIN in order to save them.\\
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Ollytries to get makes Mario and friends killed by fight Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. In addition, he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Marioand Olivia included) dead a whole LOT faster.\\
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario
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'''The Result:''' He gets defeated by Mario, Bowser, and Olivia and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
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'''The Result:''' He gets defeated by Mario, Bowser, and Olivia team up to kick Olly's tail, and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.fruition. At least now, he sees the erro of his ways.
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'''Instead:''' They bring ''both'' the fake Beanstar ''and'' the real Beanstar to Joke's End. Unfortunately, Fawful sees through the trick and knocks out Luigi when he shows the fake Beanstar, and steals the real one from him. Worse, since the Bros. tried to back out of their end of the deal, Fawful and Bowletta now decide to back out of their end too, which they'll take Peach away forever. Mario then ends up having to resort to dressing Luigi in drag as Peach to trick Bowletta into believing Princess Peach herself was an impostor while Luigi himself is kidnapped in her place.
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', upon visiting Yoshi's island, the team finds the place deserted with most of the houses closed off. In one of the two houses that aren't closed off, there is a bounce pad that only the babies can use. Upon using it and bouncing up into the attic of the house, the babies find four Yoshis in hiding, who tell the babies to be quiet. Suddenly, the area starts rumbling with loud stomps outside that are coming from a creature called the Yoob.\\
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', upon visiting Yoshi's island, the team finds the place deserted with most of the houses closed off. In one of the two houses that aren't closed off, there is a bounce pad that only the babies can use. Upon using it and bouncing up into the attic of the house, the babies find four Yoshis in hiding, who tell the babies to be quiet. Suddenly, the area starts rumbling with loud stomps outside that are coming from a creature called the Yoob.\\
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'''Instead:''' They bring ''both'' the fake Beanstar ''and'' the real Beanstar to Joke's End. Unfortunately, Fawful sees through the trick and knocks out Luigi when he shows the fake Beanstar, and steals the real one from him. Worse, since the Bros. tried to back out of their end of the deal, Fawful and Bowletta now decide to back out of their end too, which means they'll take Peach away forever. Mario then ends up having to resort to dressing Luigi in drag as Peach to trick Bowletta into believing Princess Peach herself was an impostor while Luigi himself is kidnapped in her place.
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', upon visiting Yoshi's island,the team both sets of Mario Brothers finds the place deserted with most of the houses closed off. In one of the two houses that aren't closed off, there is a bounce pad that only the babies can use. Upon using it and bouncing up into the attic of the house, the babies find four Yoshis in hiding, who tell the babies to be quiet. Suddenly, the area starts rumbling with loud stomps outside that are coming from a creature called the Yoob.\\
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', upon visiting Yoshi's island,
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* Speaking of ''Super Mario World'', at the intro scene shown in ''Super Mario Advance 2'', Mario and Luigi have just arrived in Dinosaur Land with Toadstool and are now goofing around with their new-found cape feather power-ups.
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* Speaking of ''Super Mario World'', at the intro scene shown in ''Super Mario Advance 2'', Mario and Luigi have just arrived in Dinosaur Land with Toadstool and are now goofing around with testing their new-found cape feather power-ups.
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* Speaking of Bowser beating up Mario...\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For Bowser to keep Mario prisoner, either in a cell in Bowser's Castle or with Peach in her room. Thus, the only person who has even the slightest chance of stopping Bowser from conquering the Mushroom Kingdom is [[ButtMonkey Luigi]], whom Bowser doesn't even see as that big of a threat.\\
'''Instead:''' He lightning bolts Mario out of the castle. Thus when Mario predictably survives (otherwise the game wouldn't be called ''Paper Mario''), he immediately sets out to free the Star Spirits. Bowser's plans quickly go to hell soon after.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For Bowser to keep Mario prisoner, either in a cell in Bowser's Castle or with Peach in her room. Thus, the only person who has even the slightest chance of stopping Bowser from conquering the Mushroom Kingdom is [[ButtMonkey Luigi]], whom Bowser doesn't even see as that big of a threat.\\
'''Instead:''' He lightning bolts Mario out of the castle. Thus when Mario predictably survives (otherwise the game wouldn't be called ''Paper Mario''), he immediately sets out to free the Star Spirits. Bowser's plans quickly go to hell soon after.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to keep all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from makig any progress.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to keep all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from makig making any progress.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to keep all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from any progress.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to keep all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from makig any progress.\\
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'''Instead:''' She never once thinks of this and outright ponders whether Bowser Jr. could be her child, [[NeverLiveItDown thus kick-starting the fandom punchline that is Peach's nonexistent relationship with Bowser]]. Way to go, Princess.
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'''Instead:''' She never once thinks of this and outright ponders whether Bowser Jr. could be her child, [[NeverLiveItDown thus kick-starting the fandom punchline that is Peach's nonexistent relationship with Bowser]]. Way to go, Princess.
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'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:The Bros. just stand around so they can get their kiss by their respective Princess Peach, which ends up giving Bowser and Paper Bowser time to show up and find their defeated sons next to the book, allowing them to steal the book back and plot to destroy it and the world contained within. Nice going, Super ''Moron'' Bros.]]
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'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:The Bros. just stand around so they can get their kiss by their respective Princess Peach, which ends up giving Bowser and Paper Bowser time to show up and find their defeated sons next to the book, allowing them to steal the book back and plot to destroy it and the world contained within. Nice going, Super ''Moron'' Bros.]]
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'''To Make Matters Worse:''' Mario goes after Luigi, completely ignoring the princess yelling "Take your Frog Suit!" and winds up getting captured by the Koopas. Wow, good job Luigi.
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'''To Make Matters Worse:''' Mario goes after Luigi, completely ignoring the princess yelling "Take your Frog Suit!" and winds up getting captured by the Koopas. Wow, good job Luigi.
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'''The Result:''' Bowser [[Curb-Stomp Battle kicks Mario's ass]] and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
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'''The Result:''' Bowser [[Curb-Stomp Battle [[CurbStompBattle kicks Mario's ass]] and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
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'''Instead:''' She never once thinks of this and outright ponders whether Bowser Jr. could be her child, [[NeverLiveItDown thus kick-starting the fandom punchline that is Peach's nonexistent relationship with Bowser]].
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'''Instead:''' She never once thinks of this and outright ponders whether Bowser Jr. could be her child, [[NeverLiveItDown thus kick-starting the fandom punchline that is Peach's nonexistent relationship with Bowser]]. Way to go, Princess.
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'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:The Bros. just stand around so they can get their kiss by their respective Princess Peach, which ends up giving Bowser and Paper Bowser time to show up and find their defeated sons next to the book, allowing them to steal the book back and plot to destroy it and the world contained within.]]
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'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:The Bros. just stand around so they can get their kiss by their respective Princess Peach, which ends up giving Bowser and Paper Bowser time to show up and find their defeated sons next to the book, allowing them to steal the book back and plot to destroy it and the world contained within. Nice going, Super ''Moron'' Bros.]]
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'''To Make Matters Worse:''' Mario goes after Luigi, completely ignoring the princess yelling "Take your Frog Suit!" and winds up getting captured by the Koopas.
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'''To Make Matters Worse:''' Mario goes after Luigi, completely ignoring the princess yelling "Take your Frog Suit!" and winds up getting captured by the Koopas. Wow, good job Luigi.
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'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turning out to be [[Eldritch Location haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to risk his life AGAIN in order to save them.\\
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'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turning out to be [[Eldritch Location [[EldritchLocation haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to risk his life AGAIN in order to save them.\\
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* Speaking of ''Super Mario World'', at the intro scene shown in ''Super Mario Advance 2'', Mario and Luigi have just arrived in Dinosaur Land with Toadstool and are now goofing around with their new-found cape feather power-ups.
'''You'd expect:''' For one or both of them to stop goofing around and stay with Peach, just in case.
'''Instead:''' Both Mario Bros. pay no attention to the Princess at all. Thus Bowser and his minions grab her offscreen, and by the time the Marios stop and realize what's happened, it's already too late. Cue the events of the game.
'''You'd expect:''' For one or both of them to stop goofing around and stay with Peach, just in case.
'''Instead:''' Both Mario Bros. pay no attention to the Princess at all. Thus Bowser and his minions grab her offscreen, and by the time the Marios stop and realize what's happened, it's already too late. Cue the events of the game.
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'''Instead:''' They still think Mario is responsible.\\
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'''Instead:''' They still think Mario is responsible.\\the criminal. Hell, one of them thinks Shadow Mario's appearance is just Mario tricking them!\\
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'''Instead''': He takes flight up in the sky where he can easily be spotted. Sure enough, the stork [[DeerInTheHeadlights freezes when Kamek finds him]], [[DistressedDude Baby Luigi is kidnapped]] [[HereWeGoAgain and Mario falls on Egg Island.]]
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'''Instead''': He takes flight up in the sky where he can easily be spotted. Sure enough, the stork [[DeerInTheHeadlights freezes when Kamek finds him]], [[DistressedDude Baby Luigi is kidnapped]] [[HereWeGoAgain and Mario falls on Egg Island.]]
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'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turns out to be [[Eldritch Location haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to nearly kill himself AGAIN in order to save them.\\
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'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turns turning out to be [[Eldritch Location haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to nearly kill himself risk his life AGAIN in order to save them.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
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'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just use Peach to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a whole LOT faster.\\
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', after Mario and Luigi put the Beanstar back together, they get a message from Bowletta (Bowser possesed by Cackletta), where they want Mario and Luigi to hand the Beanstar over to them at Joke's End in exchange for Princess Peach's freedom. After the message is done, Prince Peasly proposes to use a fake replica of the Beanstar to give to the baddies to trick them without giving up the real deal.\\
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', after Mario and Luigi put the Beanstar back together, they get a message from Bowletta (Bowser possesed possessed by Cackletta), where they want Mario and Luigi to hand the Beanstar over to them at Joke's End in exchange for Princess Peach's freedom. After the message is done, Prince Peasly proposes to use a fake replica of the Beanstar to give to the baddies to trick them without giving up the real deal.\\
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'''Instead:''' They bring ''both'' the fake Beanstar ''and'' the real Beanstar to Joke's End. Unfortunately, Fawful sees through the trick and knocks out Luigi when he shows the fake Beanstar, and steals the real one from him. Mario then ends up having to resort to dressing Luigi in drag as Peach to trick Bowletta into believing Princess Peach herself was an impostor while Luigi himself is kidnapped in her place.
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'''Instead:''' They bring ''both'' the fake Beanstar ''and'' the real Beanstar to Joke's End. Unfortunately, Fawful sees through the trick and knocks out Luigi when he shows the fake Beanstar, and steals the real one from him. Worse, since the Bros. tried to back out of their end of the deal, Fawful and Bowletta now decide to back out of their end too, which they'll take Peach away forever. Mario then ends up having to resort to dressing Luigi in drag as Peach to trick Bowletta into believing Princess Peach herself was an impostor while Luigi himself is kidnapped in her place.
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* "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" has a few acts of MoralDissonance as the heroes reclaim the continents. First, as Asia's new ruler, Bully sprays graffiti all over the Great Wall of China. Mario goes there with a magic wand to set things right.\\
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* "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" has a few acts of MoralDissonance as the heroes reclaim the continents. First, has, as Asia's new ruler, Bully sprays graffiti all over the Great Wall of China. Mario goes there with a magic wand to set things right.\\
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'''As a Result''': Milli Vanilli gets away, and Toadstool gets a performance in her honor. [[FunnyAneurysmMoment Using the very song that skipped in concert two weeks later.]]
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'''As a Result''': Milli Vanilli gets away, and Toadstool gets a performance in her honor. [[FunnyAneurysmMoment [[HarsherInHindsight Using the very song that skipped in concert two weeks later.]]
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* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Mario finds out the hard way that Bowser has used the Star Rod to increase his strength and literally become invincible.\\
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* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Mario finds out the hard way that Bowser has used the Star Rod to increase his strength and literally become invincible.invincible, turning the tutorial battle into a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]].\\
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'''Instead''': He keeps fighting.\\
'''The Result:''' Bowser kicks Mario's ass and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
'''The Result:''' Bowser kicks Mario's ass and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
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'''Instead''': He keeps fighting.fighting, despite literally being told that his attacks won't do anything to Bowser.\\
'''The Result:''' Bowser [[Curb-Stomp Battle kicks Mario'sass ass]] and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
'''The Result:''' Bowser [[Curb-Stomp Battle kicks Mario's
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'''You'd expect:''' For Luigi to remember that the last time he got a letter from something he wasn't even aware of, it lead to Mario almost being stuck in a painting forever and Luigi himself almost killed. Therefore, he should know that it's a trap.\\
'''Instead:''' Having learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from the events of the first game, he not only invites Mario but also the Toads and Princess Peach to come along with him and his Polterpup to The Last Resort.\\
'''The Result is the events of the game, which include:''' The place unsurprisingly turns out to be [[Eldritch Location haunted]], Mario and the other predictably being trapped in frames for the umpteenth time by King Boo, and Luigi having to nearly kill himself AGAIN in order to save them.\\
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* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Mario finds out the hard way that Bowser has used the Star Rod to increase his strength and literally become invincible.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For Mario to realize that the fight's lost, run away from the castle (which is dangling in the air) alongside Peach and live to fight another day.\\
'''Instead''': He keeps fighting.\\
'''The Result:''' Bowser kicks Mario's ass and lightning bolts him out of the castle. Mario only survives through sheer dumb luck.\\
* According to E. Gadd in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'', he held a garage sale where he sold most of the ghost paintings from the first game.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' for him to NOT sell the painting containing King Boo, just in case the ghoul escapes.\\
'''Instead:''' That's exactly what happens, and King Boo somehow escapes the painting, makes another plan to destroy Luigi, and shatters the Dark Moon, which causes the ghosts of Evershade Valley to turn hostile, thus kicking off the events of the game. This your fault, E. Gadd!
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'''The Result:''' He gets defeated by Mario and Olivia and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
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'''The Result:''' He gets defeated by Mario Mario, Bowser, and Olivia and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
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'''Instead:''' He does try the above methods of attack... [[TooDumbToLive and then falls back to tossing out Mechakoopas]], giving Mario the means to defeat Bowser once again.
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'''Instead:''' He does try the above methods of attack... [[TooDumbToLive [[TacticalSuicideBoss and then falls back to tossing out Mechakoopas]], giving Mario the means to defeat Bowser once again.
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'''Instead:''' He leaves the front door unlocked[[note]]This is rectified in the [[UpdatedRerelease DS remake]], where the front door ''is'' locked and Yoshi must nearly-eat a rabbit who had run off with the key to gain access to the castle[[/note]], gives Mario a token warning to "scram" when he arrives, and has left one of the doors completely unsealed, allowing Mario to enter the Bob-omb Battlefield and start collecting Power Stars, undoing the seals one by one.\\
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'''Instead:''' He leaves the front door unlocked[[note]]This is rectified in the unlocked[[note]]The [[UpdatedRerelease DS remake]], remake]] [[AdaptationalIntelligence mitigates this]], where the front door ''is'' locked and Yoshi must nearly-eat a rabbit who had run off with the key to gain access to the castle[[/note]], gives Mario a token warning to "scram" when he arrives, and has left one of the doors completely unsealed, allowing Mario to enter the Bob-omb Battlefield and start collecting Power Stars, undoing the seals one by one.\\
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** ''Super Mario 64'' is also one of the biggest offenders of Bowser's classic BossArenaIdiocy. Each of his arenas have bombs positioned on the edge, which Mario has to actively go out of his way to get hurt by.\\
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** ''Super Mario 64'' is also one of the biggest offenders of Bowser's classic BossArenaIdiocy. Each of his arenas have His boss arena in the Dark World has bombs positioned on the edge, which Mario has to actively go out of his way to get hurt by.\\
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'''Instead:''' He just leaves the bombs there as if they're decorations to make him look cool. Mario would eventually defeat him by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hurling him into his own explosives]].
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'''Instead:''' He just leaves the bombs there as if they're nothing more than decorations to make him look cool. for the RuleOfCool.\\
'''As a Result:''' Mariowould eventually is able to defeat him by grabbing him by the tail and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hurling him into his own explosives]].\\
'''Following This, You'd Expect:''' Bowser to wise up and either treat the bombs surrounding his other two boss arenas (i.e. the Fire Sea and the Sky) as the destructive weapons that they are, or get rid of them so they can't be used against him.\\
'''Instead:''' He learns absolutely nothing from his humiliating experience in the Dark World.\\
'''As a Result:''' [[ForegoneConclusion Mario finishes him off with the bombs.]]
'''As a Result:''' Mario
'''Following This, You'd Expect:''' Bowser to wise up and either treat the bombs surrounding his other two boss arenas (i.e. the Fire Sea and the Sky) as the destructive weapons that they are, or get rid of them so they can't be used against him.\\
'''Instead:''' He learns absolutely nothing from his humiliating experience in the Dark World.\\
'''As a Result:''' [[ForegoneConclusion Mario finishes him off with the bombs.]]
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'''To wit:''' Not only has Peach's continued sneaking around the castle allowed her to support Mario's efforts on the ground, it even gave her the opportunity to play everyone for a fool. Bowser literally only has the princess ensnared and hauled off to somewhere more secure when Mario's only remaining objective is to take him out.
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'''To wit:''' Wit:''' Not only has Peach's continued sneaking around the castle allowed her to support Mario's efforts on the ground, it even gave her the opportunity to play everyone for a fool. Bowser literally only has the princess ensnared and hauled off to somewhere more secure when Mario's only remaining objective is to take him out.
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'''As a result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
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'''As a result:''' Result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
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'''As a result:''' Mario finds enough Power Moons to reboot the Odyssey's auto-repair systems and continues pursuit.\\
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'''As a result:''' Result:''' Mario finds enough Power Moons to reboot the Odyssey's auto-repair systems and continues pursuit.\\
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'''As a result''': The goombas find them, and they are not happy. Mario and company receive a ProducePelting and Count Koopula corners and captures them.
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'''As a result''': Result''': The goombas find them, and they are not happy. Mario and company receive a ProducePelting and Count Koopula corners and captures them.
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'''As a result''': When the Mario Bros. free themselves, they watch the situation unfold. They locate and revive Toad, who tells Princess Toadstool what happened, bringing the wedding to a grinding halt just as Koopa was about to come out on top.
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'''As a result''': Result''': When the Mario Bros. free themselves, they watch the situation unfold. They locate and revive Toad, who tells Princess Toadstool what happened, bringing the wedding to a grinding halt just as Koopa was about to come out on top.
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'''As A Result''': Milli Vanilli gets away, and Toadstool gets a performance in her honor. [[FunnyAneurysmMoment Using the very song that skipped in concert two weeks later.]]
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'''As A a Result''': Milli Vanilli gets away, and Toadstool gets a performance in her honor. [[FunnyAneurysmMoment Using the very song that skipped in concert two weeks later.]]
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'''As A Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom falls apart under new policies such as replacing roads with quicksand and extinguishing fire flowers. Then the robot announces that it is handing the kingdom over to Koopa willingly.\\
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'''As A a Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom falls apart under new policies such as replacing roads with quicksand and extinguishing fire flowers. Then the robot announces that it is handing the kingdom over to Koopa willingly.\\
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'''As A Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom is saved at the absolute last second by someone who hadn't even been around, whereas the two supposed protectors had twiddled their thumbs and failed to notice obvious clues, almost allowing Koopa to take over the kingdom without actually fighting him.\\
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'''As A a Result''': The Mushroom Kingdom is saved at the absolute last second by someone who hadn't even been around, whereas the two supposed protectors had twiddled their thumbs and failed to notice obvious clues, almost allowing Koopa to take over the kingdom without actually fighting him.\\
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* In ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'', While Hellen Gravely's plan to abduct the good guys were effective, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain there are a few mistakes that ruined the entire plan.]]
** In the attempt of capturing Luigi, neither King Boo nor Gravely expect Luigi to run away and escape down the laundry chute.
** '''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chute ASAP.
** '''Instead:''' She did nothing of the sort, once Luigi arrives at the parking lot nearby and found the Poltergust G-00, it spells the end for the ghosts.
** Even with the Poltergust G-00, there is another obstacle in Luigi's way, the elevator's the only way to access any other floors beside B1,1, and 2. Gravely knew this fact and ordered her staff to get rid of the elevator buttons.
** '''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to confiscate all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from any progress.
** '''Instead:''' She distributes the buttons to the staff, each button leads to another.
** '''As a result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. Oh, and he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just kill Peach and use her corpse to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario and use his body for the last crane.\\
'''The Result:''' He gets his ass completely wrecked by Mario and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
** In the attempt of capturing Luigi, neither King Boo nor Gravely expect Luigi to run away and escape down the laundry chute.
** '''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chute ASAP.
** '''Instead:''' She did nothing of the sort, once Luigi arrives at the parking lot nearby and found the Poltergust G-00, it spells the end for the ghosts.
** Even with the Poltergust G-00, there is another obstacle in Luigi's way, the elevator's the only way to access any other floors beside B1,1, and 2. Gravely knew this fact and ordered her staff to get rid of the elevator buttons.
** '''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to confiscate all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from any progress.
** '''Instead:''' She distributes the buttons to the staff, each button leads to another.
** '''As a result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. Oh, and he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just kill Peach and use her corpse to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario and use his body for the last crane.\\
'''The Result:''' He gets his ass completely wrecked by Mario and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
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* In ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'', While Hellen Gravely's plan to abduct the good guys were was effective, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain there are a few mistakes that ruined the entire plan.]]
** In the attempt of capturing Luigi, neither King Boo nor Gravely expect Luigi to run away and escape down the laundrychute.
**chute.\\
'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chuteASAP.
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'''Instead:''' Shedid does nothing of the sort, once sort.\\
'''The Result:''' Luigi arrives at the parking lot nearby andfound finds the Poltergust G-00, it spells the end for the ghosts.
allowing him to fight back.
** Even with the Poltergust G-00, there is another obstacle in Luigi'sway, way: the elevator's the only way to access any other floors beside B1,1, and 2. Gravely knew this fact and ordered her staff to get rid of the elevator buttons.
**buttons.\\
'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen toconfiscate keep all the buttons to herself to prevent Luigi from any progress.
**progress.\\
'''Instead:''' She distributes the buttons to thestaff, each button leads to another.
**staff.\\
'''As a result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more.Oh, and In addition, he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
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'''You'd expect:''' Olly to justkill use Peach and use her corpse to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
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'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario (who, reminder, has already beaten all of his minions) and use his body for the last crane.\\
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'''The Result:''' He getshis ass completely wrecked defeated by Mario and Olivia and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
** In the attempt of capturing Luigi, neither King Boo nor Gravely expect Luigi to run away and escape down the laundry
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'''You'd expect:''' That Hellen to send the ghost staff down the chute
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'''The Result:''' Luigi arrives at the parking lot nearby and
** Even with the Poltergust G-00, there is another obstacle in Luigi's
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'''As a result:''' Luigi can defeat each staff member, free his friends, and beat both her and King Boo.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more.
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just
'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario (who, reminder, has already beaten all of his minions) and use his body for the last crane.
'''The Result:''' He gets
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* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', after King Olly tries to get Mario and friends killed by Stapler, he retreats to his throne room, where he plans to fold 1000 Paper Cranes in order to make a wish and wipe out the entire Toad population. He has completed about 999 of the cranes and only needs to fold one more. Oh, and he brainwashed Princess Peach to be his servant, and it doesn't look like she's much useful anymore...\\
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just kill Peach and use her corpse to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario and use his body for the last crane.\\
'''The Result:''' He gets his ass completely wrecked by Mario and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
'''You'd expect:''' Olly to just kill Peach and use her corpse to complete the Paper Cranes. That way, he can finally wish both the Toads and all his enemies (Mario and Olivia included) dead a LOT faster.\\
'''Instead:''' He folds Peach into wallpaper for his throne room and thinks he can just casually kill Mario and use his body for the last crane.\\
'''The Result:''' He gets his ass completely wrecked by Mario and his genocidal plans never come to fruition.
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* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach while she and Mario/Luigi are on vacation in Dinosaur Land. After traversing the entire land, Mario finally confronts Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car on the roof of his castle. Bowser attacks by tossing out Mechakoopas at Mario, which Mario can promptly stomp to incapacitate [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and throw right back at Bowser]].\\
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* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach while she and Mario/Luigi are on vacation in Dinosaur Land. After traversing the entire land, Mario finally confronts Bowser in his [[ItMakesSenseInContext Koopa Clown Car Car]] on the roof of his castle. Bowser attacks by tossing out Mechakoopas at Mario, which Mario can promptly stomp to incapacitate [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and throw right back at Bowser]].\\
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* In the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', [[BigBad The Evil Bowser,]] [[EvilOverlord King of the Koopas]] has booby-trapped all eight of the Mushroom Kingdom's strongholds with flame arms, and numerous pits of lava & nothingness to prevent any intruders from breaking in and rescuing the [[OurPrincessIsInAnotherCastle Toad]]/Princess who is imprisoned there. At the end of each stronghold, Bowser[[ActuallyADoombot (?)]] awaits any intruder who dares get through all the traps to challenge him directly, on top of a bridge over lava that can be opened by a lever behind Bowser. Handy for sending any living thing down to their doom should they be on that bridge.\\
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* In the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', [[BigBad The Evil Bowser,]] [[EvilOverlord King of the Koopas]] has booby-trapped all eight of the Mushroom Kingdom's strongholds with flame arms, and numerous pits of lava & nothingness to prevent any intruders from breaking in and rescuing the [[OurPrincessIsInAnotherCastle [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle Toad]]/Princess who is imprisoned there. At the end of each stronghold, Bowser[[ActuallyADoombot (?)]] awaits any intruder who dares get through all the traps to challenge him directly, on top of a bridge over lava that can be opened by a lever behind Bowser. Handy for sending any living thing down to their doom should they be on that bridge.\\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom People have been turned into lifeless rocks. Koopa is careful to agree to freeing the Mushroom People before the wedding and the Marios after, seemingly eliminating any chance of interference from the brothers. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, he revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom People have been turned into lifeless rocks. Koopa is careful to agree to freeing free the Mushroom People before the wedding and the Marios after, seemingly eliminating any chance of interference from the brothers. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, he revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom People have been turned into lifeless rocks. He is careful to agree to freeing the Mushroom People before the wedding and the Marios after, seemingly eliminating any chance of interference from the brothers. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, Koopa revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom People have been turned into lifeless rocks. He Koopa is careful to agree to freeing the Mushroom People before the wedding and the Marios after, seemingly eliminating any chance of interference from the brothers. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, Koopa he revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom people have been turned into lifeless rocks. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, Koopa revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom people People have been turned into lifeless rocks.rocks. He is careful to agree to freeing the Mushroom People before the wedding and the Marios after, seemingly eliminating any chance of interference from the brothers. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, Koopa revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
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'''Instead:''' He simply gloats and leaves to continue his evil deeds, allowing Mario to find a way to get his team out of danger.
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'''Instead:''' He simply gloats and leaves to continue his evil deeds, allowing Mario to find a way to get his team out of danger. Koopa then acts surprised when Mario and company come back for round two.
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* "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa?": At Koopa's dungeon, Princess Toadstool makes a deal with Koopa to marry him in exchange for the freedom of the Mario Bros., Toad, and the Mushroom People. By this point, the Mario Bros. are detained and Toad and the Mushroom people have been turned into lifeless rocks. Right in front of Princess Toadstool, Koopa revives and frees the Mushroom People, binding the Princess to her word. \\
'''You'd Expect''': For Koopa to hold his end long enough for his and Princess Toadstool's marriage to be legally binding. After that, he, as the Mushroom Kingdom's rightful king, could do whatever he wants risk-free.\\
'''Instead''': For no other apparent reason than to satisfy his lust for being "really baaaaaad!", he turns the Mushroom citizens right back into rocks. His Koopa Troopas take said rocks back into the castle, all at the risk of Princess Toadstool finding out about it.\\
'''As a result''': When the Mario Bros. free themselves, they watch the situation unfold. They locate and revive Toad, who tells Princess Toadstool what happened, bringing the wedding to a grinding halt just as Koopa was about to come out on top.
'''You'd Expect''': For Koopa to hold his end long enough for his and Princess Toadstool's marriage to be legally binding. After that, he, as the Mushroom Kingdom's rightful king, could do whatever he wants risk-free.\\
'''Instead''': For no other apparent reason than to satisfy his lust for being "really baaaaaad!", he turns the Mushroom citizens right back into rocks. His Koopa Troopas take said rocks back into the castle, all at the risk of Princess Toadstool finding out about it.\\
'''As a result''': When the Mario Bros. free themselves, they watch the situation unfold. They locate and revive Toad, who tells Princess Toadstool what happened, bringing the wedding to a grinding halt just as Koopa was about to come out on top.
