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Man remember the hit classic Shrek Online? Mario and SMG4 spend a whole episode playing ir!

SMG4 finds out that Shrek Online is somehow displayed on his computer, so he decides to enjoy a round himself. He soon encounters Mario, who has somehow been warped in by an "angry wizard". Can SMG4 get his destructive best friend out of the game in one piece?


  • Beyond the Impossible: To SMG4's bewilderment, Mario manages to destroy his entire village, something that can't be done in-game. Although, Mario being warped in physically by Tari's arm could explain part of it.
  • Big Bad: Or so we think. It seems that SMG3 as the Shrek Wizard is the main antagonist, considering Mario said he got warped to where SMG4 is thanks to the plumber angering him. When SMG3 reveals himself, he also points out that he had nothing to do with Mario being teleported into Shrek Online, and Mario finally remembers that he was the one who warped himself in on accident while bugging Tari into trying to spawn a Donkey from the game for him.
  • "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: SMG4 is far from amused to find out that the only reason Mario got sucked into the game in the first place was that he messed with Tari's cyborg arm. He's also rather annoyed that he could easily fixed the situation by going to Tari had he known how he got in.
  • Murder Is the Best Solution: Naturally prone to violence when an issue arises, Mario suggests he and Shrek!SMG4 just kill Shrek!Shroomy and steal a steed to ride on. Luckily, Shrek!Shroomy opts for a different solution... and when that backfires, Mario just stabs him and steals a Donkey, turning him into a pile of onions, to SMG4's disgust.
  • Noodle Incident: The episode starts with SMG4 looking for Mario to angrily confront him over a truckload of sausages that he somehow brought in the kitchen.
  • "Shaggy Dog" Story: Twofold.
    • It turns out Mario wasn't warped into the game by the Shrek wizard/ i.e SMG3; he messed with Tari's robotic arm and got himself trapped in the process. All it takes for the frustrated SMG4 to free him is to storm over to Tari, use her arm to warp Mario out, and leave it at that.
    • SMG3 played Shrek Online for three weeks just to best his rival. SMG4 just frees Mario once he's learned the truth, commits suicide in-game, and respawns back where he started to finish his work, much to SMG3's rage.

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