History Characters / SuperMarioBrosAssortedNasties

* WeaksauceWeakness: Vegetables.

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler: In the end, Grape gets "the most decadent tragedy" [[ExactWords she wanted]]: her own tragic downfall. Once an all-powerful sorceress, She's been reduced to only her mask, harmlessly floating away in the ocean]].

'''Spinoff series:''' ''Characters/YoshisIsland'' | ''Characters/LuigisMansion'' ([[Characters/LuigisMansionKingBoo King Boo]]) | ''Characters/MarioGolf'' | ''Characters/MarioTennis'' | ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker'' | ''Characters/DonkeyKong'' [[Characters/DonkeyKong series]] ([[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]]) | ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' [[Characters/{{Wario}} series]] ([[Characters/WarioAndWaluigi Wario and Waluigi]])\\

'''Spinoff series:''' ''Characters/YoshisIsland'' | ''Characters/LuigisMansion'' ([[Characters/LuigisMansionKingBoo King Boo]]) | ''Characters/MarioGolf'' | ''Characters/MarioTennis'' | ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker'' | ''Characters/DonkeyKong'' [[Characters/DonkeyKong series]] ([[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]] -- [[Characters/DonkeyKongKingKRool King K. Rool]]) | ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' [[Characters/{{Wario}} series]] ([[Characters/WarioAndWaluigi Wario and Waluigi]])\\

!! The Broodals
[[folder:The Broodals]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Spewart, Topper, Rango, Hariet]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama [Topper], Yuki Kodaira [Hariet], Creator/TsuguoMogami [Spewart], Creator/GoShinomiya [Rango]
->''"Guess we oughta introduce ourselves...We're da wedding planners for da happy couple! Dey call us...da Broodals!"''
-> Debut: ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''

A villainous group of wedding planner rabbits hired by Bowser to make sure his planned marriage to Peach goes smoothly and without interference from Mario. They're led by Topper, and their boss is Madame Broode, who they even modeled their airship after.

[[folder:Wingo]]
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''

A huge, magical, black bird wearing a turban. Wingo loves shiny things, and he has his eye on Power Stars. When Captain Toad and Toadette found one while adventuring one day, Wingo swooped in and snatched it away, along with Toadette. It's now up to Captain Toad to track him down and get them back.

* ArchEnemy: Not too many people were expecting Nintendo to give an arch-enemy for one of the Toads to fight, much less ''Captain'' Toad, but here is where he stands out. Even better, a quote from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' implies they're still going at it.
* BalloonBelly: He is defeated by having a turnip thrown into his mouth. He swallows it and becomes too heavy to fly.
* BattleInTheRain: The second part of the final level in the main story, Wingo's Whackdown, takes place during a rainstorm.
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of ''Treasure Tracker''.
* BlowYouAway: Wingo's most common technique is whipping up a windstorm with his wings. Unlike most examples of when a bird does this, Wingo uses magic to create the wind rather than simply being that powerful.
* BossRemix: His final battle theme incorporates Captain Toad's {{leitmotif}}. Doubles as a DarkReprise since it sounds much more menacing now.
* CreepyCrows: Hiratake's Miiverse post confirms Wingo to be a species of crow.
* DeathByGluttony: While he doesn't die, per say, Wingo is only removed from the fight after [[TacticalSuicideBoss being forced to eat his own giant turnips.]]
* DeathGlare: Gives one to Captain Toad on his last hit.
* EdibleBludgeon: One of his attacks is to spawn giant turnips from above. They can be picked up and used against him.
* EvilCounterpart: To Captain Toad, since they both love to collect treasure.
* FeatheredFiend: He steals Power Stars and kidnaps anyone who tries to stop him from doing so.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: We really don't know that much about him. Just that he really likes treasure.
* {{Greed}}: As if his fascination for Power Stars and other shiny things wasn't enough, guess where Wingo's final boss phase takes place. On top of a giant pile of jewels and gold in his castles. Nintendo's official release even describes him as "a giant greedy bird."
* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler: Immediately after Toadette finishes Scalding Scaffold Sinkhole, Wingo kidnaps her one last time in order to bait Captain Toad into Wingo's Whackdown.]]
* IWorkAlone: Unlike other major Mario antagonists like Bowser and King Boo, Wingo doesn't seem to command an army or serve a higher power. Further, none of the enemies that attack Captain Toad and Toadette in their treasure-hunting adventure seem to be affiliated with him.
* {{Jerkass}}: Sure, stealing the first two Power Stars from Captain Toad and Toadette wasn't too bad, likely just him being a [[ThievingMagpie magpie]], but [[spoiler:''intentionally'' kidnapping Toadette and possibly sending Captain Toad to his doom while ''smiling'' at the end of the second book, then ''laughing'' at him for it at the start of the third]]? Did he take a few pointers from Bowser?
* KickTheDog: At the end of Battle Tower Blitz, [[spoiler: he could have made off with the Power Star right in front of him like he usually does. But by that point, he apparently decided that messing with Captain Toad and Toadette was much more important to him. It's even possible that the events of Episode 2 was just one big trap for Toadette on Wingo's part.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: A low-key variant, but things are definitely a bit darker when Wingo shows up. Most notable is when [[spoiler:he ''deliberately'' swipes Toadette with his beak (completely ignoring the Power Star ''right in front of him''), wind-blows Captain Toad off a high-up castle, snatches another Power Star from in front of him and gives him a taunting laugh ''with Toadette still in his beak'', then drops Toadette from a very big height that could have killed her, all in the span of a few levels. And right before the final stage, Wingo kidnaps Toadette ''again'' in order to bait Captain Toad into the final fight]]. Wingo's two levels reflect this, being bleak and cloudy and the second half of the second fight is in the middle of a thunderstorm in contrast with the normally bright and colorful game.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A seven-note, vaguely Arabian motif often played by a sitar, which is most prominent at the beginning of his battle theme.
* MythologyGag:
** The feather on his turban strongly resembles a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Cape Feather]]. [[WordOfGod Hiratake even confirms this to be intentional.]]
** His defeat animation, which has him swallowing the last vegetable thrown at him and becoming too heavy to fly, references how Wart was defeated by feeding him vegetables.
* RecurringBossTemplate: Wingo's actual fights are nearly identical between Episodes 1 and 3, just that Wingo summons lightning strikes the second time and attacks a bit faster.
* RoarBeforeBeating: Or rather, screech before beating, on his last hit. Said screech still kinda sounds like a roar, though.
* ShockAndAwe: The second fight against him adds falling lightning bolts that leave pools of electricity behind (for a while).
* SmugSmiler: At the beginning of his two levels, he stares down at Captain Toad with an incredibly smug grin on his face.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: Wingo is defeated by grabbing the turnips he summons and throwing them back at him. If he didn't summon those turnips, he'd be unbeatable.
* ThievingMagpie: Why does Wingo want power stars? They're shiny of course!
* TurnsRed: On his last hit, he [[RoarBeforeBeating screeches]], gives Captain Toad a DeathGlare, and teleports at a faster and more erratic pace.
* UnreliableNarrator: Before entering Stumpy Springs Sanctuary, [[spoiler: Episode 3's book shows an illustration of Wingo accidentally dropping Toadette, as indicated by his shocked expression. But entering the level, he doesn't look phased by it in the slightest, implying that dropping Toadette in there was indeed intentional. Whether he did this to get her killed or to make her find more treasure for him is up to debate]].
* VillainTeleportation: During his levels, he teleports around similar to a Magikoopa.
* WantedPoster: Many levels in ''Treasure Tracker'' contain hidden "Wanted" posters with Wingo's face on them, implying that he has stolen treasure from plenty of other people than Captain Toad/Toadette.
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[[folder:Draggadon]]
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''

A big red dragon who lives inside the lava-filled Pyropuff Peak. Captain Toad, and later on, Toadette ended up wandering inside his domain.

* BackFromTheDead: In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'', he was originally a fossil before an orange Big Paint Star brought him back to life.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: After the second and third fight against him, you can directly control him in a short sequence where he rampages through a block and enemy filled area. You're invincible and you breath fire to destroy everything around. Same goes for ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'', but the twist this time is that he is controlled by Mario tempting him with his TrademarkFavoriteFood, a Magma Burger.
* DragonHoard: Well, most of his lair is actually submerged in lava, but there are coins, diamonds and most importantly, a power star to get.
* DinosaursAreDragons: A large, firebreathing dragon with tiny wings, Draggadon's name conjures images of dinosaurs, along with his [[PrehistoricMonster overall appearance]] and [[FossilRevival occasional method]] of [[BackFromTheDead resurrection]].
* EatenAlive: In ''Color Splash'' he will eat Mario if he catches up to him after chasing him, resulting in a NonStandardGameOver.
* EvilLaugh: He occasionally gives a sinister chuckle after he breathes fire.
* HardModeFiller: His fight in the bonus episode is the same as his first fight, but adds a [[InvincibleMinorMinion Mummy-Me]].
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Much like Birdo and Nabbit, Draggadon's a character of questionable loyalty, as he goes back-and-forth between antagonizing the heroes and helping them. Lampshaded in the character page for ''Treasure Tracker'' on Nintendo's official website.
-->''"A fire-breathing dragon inside a volcano can be a powerful friend or a potent foe."''
* LoneWolfBoss: Since he has no connections with [[VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker Wingo]] or [[VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash Bowser]].
* ModestRoyalty: Much like Bowser, he's stated to be a king, but doesn't wear a crown or robe or anything that suggests he's royalty.
* NighInvulnerability: Draggadon's only known weakness is having a pillar or [[VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash Basin Thing]] fall onto his head. In the brief moments he's playable, nothing can stop him. Justified, as enemies that try to attack him are much smaller than he is.
* OhCrap: When Captain Toad or Toadette make it to the top of the pillar that would hit him on the head in ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker'', he is quick to react with shock. But at least he saw it coming in that game--it caught him completely by surprise in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.
* OneHitKill: In ''Color Splash'' he breathes fire down the entrance corridor at certain points, which will hit Mario for 999 damage and instantly kill him.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A large, red and territorial being, with the general appearance of a Western dragon but the whiskers of a Chinese one, that lives within volcanoes. ''Captain Toad'' treats him as a singular being, but ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' describes Draggadons as an entire species of similar beings.
* PaletteSwap: A gold-colored version of him shows up as a mid-boss in the third episode.
* RecurringBoss: He is fought four times (including the gold-colored PaletteSwap), once in each episode.
* TheSpeechless: He doesn't speak in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'', he is occasionally referred to as "a" or "the" Draggadon.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Magma Burgers, according to ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.
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[[folder:Enemies and Bosses (''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')]]
!Big Bird (Kurosu)
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* DubNameChange: Kurosu in Japanese guides, the bird in Australia's Nintendo Magazine System, and the Big Bird in the Magazine/NintendoPower Super Game Boy guide.
* EggSitting: Guards one of the castle's six golden coins in its egg atop Tree Zone. Question is, ''how'' did it get the coin in there?
* FeatheredFiend: It's a big bird enemy.

!Tatanga
See above.

!Sewer Rat (Ricky)
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* ChasingYourTail: Kind of--the Sewer Rat runs around the room (literally, up the walls and on the ceiling), occasionally diving down to hit Mario who can only run around on the floor.
* DubNameChange: Ricky in Japanese guides, Sewer Rat in Australia's Nintendo Magazine System.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: It's hard to tell because he lives in Macro Zone--is Mario tiny, or is the rat huge?

!Witch (Sabasa)
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Tropes associated with the Witch:
* DubNameChange: Sabasa in Japanese guides and the ''Manga/SuperMarioBrosMangaMania'' adaptation, the Witch in Magazine/NintendoPower and Australia's Nintendo Magazine System.
%%* EvilLaugh
* OlderAlterEgo: The Kodansha manga adaptation interprets Keipu, the younger-looking collector enemy, as an alter ego of Sabasa, though the game itself doesn't make it clear.
* WickedWitch: Downplayed. She's a witch that's BrainwashedAndCrazy along with all the other residents, thanks to Wario.

!The Three Little Pigheads (Buuro, Buucho & Buupon)
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Tropes associated with the Three Little Pigheads:
* DifficultyByAcceleration: Aside from [[FinalBoss Wario]] they are the hardest boss in the game. The Pigheads take three hits each to defeat, and they get progressively faster for every hit they take, until they're bouncing ''all around'' the BossRoom.
* DubNameChange: Japanese sources give them individual names, while English sources name them as a group.
* InconsistentDub: Pigs in Magazine/NintendoPower, Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs in Australia's Nintendo Magazine System, and the Three Little Pigheads in ''[[ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures Mario vs. Wario]]''.
* TerribleTrio: The three masterminds behind Mario Zone.

!Octopus (Pako)
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Tropes associated with the octopus:
* ClingyAquaticLife: Lives inside the belly of the giant whale in Turtle Zone.
* DubNameChange: Pako in Japanese guides, and the octopus in Australia's Nintendo Magazine System.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons miniature versions called [[ChildrenInTow Poko]].
* KryptoniteFactor: Filling his water with sugar instead of salt in ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures.''

!Wario
See [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosWarioAndCompany here]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Enemies and bosses (''Super Mario Odyssey'')]]
!Knucklotec
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->''"Where... ring... go? YOU take ring?!"''

A giant idol statue who fights Mario in the Sand Kingdom. He protects its treasure, the Binding Band, and mistakes Mario for its thief.
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* AnIcePerson: His crown is made of ice, and he creates ice blocks to protect himself from your attacks.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Literally punching him out in this case. Knucklotec (if not the stone being, then the power inhabiting it) is strongly implied to be a god of the Sand Kingdom's civilization, given the amount of stone carvings of his face you see throughout the kingdom, and his Japanese and Chinese names literally translate to "Tostarena God". Yet Mario overpowers him.
* FlunkyBoss: His attacks in the rematch summon Chinchos.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Similar to Eyerok, he uses his giant hands as his weapon by slamming his fist(s) on the icy floor to hit Mario (Or summon stalactites to harm the plumber), sending them flying to hit Mario, trying to crush Mario with a clap, etc.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He must be defeated by capturing his rocket hands and flying them back at him.
* HulkSpeak: Just look at the quote.
* IShallTauntYou: He smiles when Mario is hurt by his giant fists.
* LoneWolfBoss: The only boss to have no association with Bowser, with the others contributing to his efforts in some way. In fact, Knucklotec is a victim, being the guardian of the Binding Band who only fights Mario due to a misunderstanding.
* {{Mayincatec}}: His overall appearance looks like an Olmec head, and his crown even resembles a step pyramid.
* MistakenIdentity: When the Binding Band has been stolen, he believes ''Mario's'' responsible.
* OhCrap: Has this reaction when you capture one of his hands and about to punch him in the face.
* RocketPunch: His fists apparently are rocket-powered, shooting them at you from a distance after every time you hurt him. You also have to perform this yourself with his own fists.

* StopHittingYourself: Damaging him involves capturing one of his own hands and punching him in the face with it.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Eyerok, with the floating hands in an Egyptian setting, and his speech pattern. Also, his weak spot on his fists is on the back of his hand, similar to how one had to harm Eyerok's eyes to defeat him.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: All he wanted was his ring back...

!Torkdrift
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->''"FLOWERS FLOWERS FLOWERS. MUST HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS. DO NOT MESS WITH ME, BIPED."''

A flower-like UFO stealing flowers from the Steam Gardens' secret flower field.

* BadassBoast: "DO NOT MESS WITH ME, BIPED."
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Explodes upon defeat.
* EnergyWeapon: While he uses lasers in his boss battle, in his rematch, he often aims for the pulse beams to create a shockwave.
* FlunkyBoss: Subverted. Uproot enemies do appear for you to capture, allowing you to defeat Torkdrift, but he doesn't make them appear. In fact, when you enter the area, they're already appearing for Mario to use so you can ''start'' the battle.
* FlyingSaucer: Presumably from the moon. A few miniature one-eyed saucers like him, bird-sized and only big enough to contain one flower, are seen later in the game, indicating that he is not the only one of his kind.
* {{Greed}}: He wants ALL the flowers.
* InformedSpecies: According to his Japanese name[[note]]Mekafuwafuwa-san[[/note]] and vaguely hinted by the English name, he is a robotic, perhaps alien, version of ''Mario 64'''s Spindrift enemies.
* InsistentTerminology: He calls Mario a biped.
* {{Irony}}: He's introduced trying to steal flowers from the Steam Gardeners, but after he's destroyed, they intend to repurpose his salvaged parts to protect flowers instead.
* {{Robospeak}}: "FLOWERS FLOWERS FLOWERS. MUST HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS."
* SkippableBoss: You can skip the fight with him for the sake of SequenceBreaking, although defeating him is required for OneHundredPercentCompletion.

!Mechawiggler
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A giant mechanical bug menacing New Donk City by draining its power from the top of City Hall.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama [Topper], Yuki Kodaira [Hariet], Tsuguo Mogami [Spewart], Creator/GoShinomiya [Rango]

* DegradedBoss: In ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', the Pink Birdo becomes a standard enemy in World 4-3.
* DualBoss: With Popple in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga''.

* OfficialCouple: Apparently with Yoshi, at least in the side-games.

* CardCarryingVillain: Grape treats her villain status as merely a role in a stage show production and wants to create the ultimate theater tragedy by [[spoiler: crushing the Theets' hopes and ultimately killing them.]] She gets excited when Peach reaches her final stage, on grounds that [[YankTheDogsChain defeating her in the final battle]] will be the ultimate HopeCrusher, [[spoiler: then when that fails, she tries to wipe out everything as the ultimate act of despair]].

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Grape took control of the Sparkle Theater for herself, replacing its sign with her MalevolentMugshot.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While ''Showtime'' isn't technically a direct sequel to ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'', Grape nonetheless has many differences to Bowser. For starters, Bowser is a recurring villain within the ''Super Mario'' universe, harboring a VillainousCrush on Peach, yet has no qualms trying to stop her from getting in his way; Grape is a fresh new face, with herself and Peach having no history before this point. Bowser is usually portrayed as a JerkJock, with occasional moments of BruiserWithASoftCenter in his more AffablyEvil moments; Grape talks and acts like a WickedCultured show-woman who [[spoiler:loves a good tragedy]]. Bowser prefers to either kidnap Peach or to obtain power first and bring harm to innocent civilians second; Grape's ultimate plan is to [[spoiler:kill all the Theets by crushing their spirits]]. Bowser is motivated by either a powerful artifact he happened to have laid his eyes upon or, again, his VillainousCrush, depending on the game; Grape [[spoiler:considers her evil deeds an art necessary to create the perfect tragedy]]. Finally, none of Bowser's battles with Peach (or any hero who dares to challenge him, for that matter) end in any serious harm for him, whereas Grape is [[spoiler:reduced to a lifeless mask floating in the middle of the ocean after Peach is done with her]].

* EdibleThemeNaming: They're named after a fruit, not unlike Peach. While Peach is named after a sweet fruit, Grape is named after a Sour fruit.
* EverybodyDiesEnding: {{Invoked|Trope}}. [[spoiler:The "ultimate tragedy" Grape envisioned amounts to what Stella calls "the end" of the Sparkle Theater - demolishing the facility and killing everyone inside.]]

* FinalSolution: [[spoiler:The end of the game reveals why Grape is at the theater: she's going to kill all the Theets as her act of ultimate despair. She also makes them face it firsthand by destroying the theater and then Peach, intending to savor their tears before slaughtering them all and consuming the world in despair.]]

* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:Her reason for terrorizing the Theets, taking over the theater, and finally wiping them out? She loves a good tragedy and finds crushing their hope to be its ultimate art form.]]

* ShootTheShaggyDog: {{Invoked|Trope}} - [[spoiler:The "ultimate tragedy" Grape envisioned amounts to what Stella calls "the end" of the Sparkle Theater - demolishing the facility and potentially the whole island after Peach worked so hard to protect it.]]

* EverybodyDiesEnding: {{Invoked|Trope}} - [[spoiler:The "ultimate tragedy" Grape envisioned amounts to what Stella calls "the end" of the Sparkle Theater - demolishing the facility and killing everyone inside.]]

* FinalSolution: [[spoiler:The end of the game reveals why Grape is at the theater: she's going to kill all the Theets as her act of ultimate despair. She also makes them face it firsthand by destroying the theater and then Peach, intending to savor their tears before slaughtering them all and consuming the world in despair.]]

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Grape seemingly goes down at the hands of Radiant Peach, only for it to reveal she's trying to catch her and her new friends off-guard when she transforms into the bigger, more sadistic, more powerful Grape the Great.]]

! Independant Antagonists

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Grape took over the Sparkle Theater with hopes to create the "ultimate tragedy". [[spoiler: She [[ExactWords does]] get a tragedy, though [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen probably not to her liking.]]]]

* BondVillainStupidity: Grape has Peach at her mercy several times throughout the game, but chooses to send in one of the Sour Bunch bosses to toy with her rather than finishing her off. [[spoiler:With what's revealed about her later, it's likely she did this to set Peach up for the most [[HopeCrusher despair-inducing fall]], coming all the way to the end only to lose in the decisive battle.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: Grape wanted to create a tragedy but never takes into account that tragedies can happen to ''anyone''. In the end Grape succeeds in [[ExactWords creating a tragedy]], which was her own]].

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:After being defeated by Peach, she is reduced to a mask floating in the middle of the ocean. Because her eyes are closed during this period, it's unclear if she's reduced to a lifeless mask or simply knocked for a loop.]]

* BigBad: Of ''Princess Peach Showtime!''

* BigBad: Grape serves as this for ''Princess Peach Showtime''.

* BigBad: Grape serves as this for ''Princess Peach Showtime!''.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While ''Showtime'' isn't technically a direct sequel to ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'', Grape nonetheless has many differences to Bowser. For starters, Bowser is a recurring villain within the ''Super Mario'' universe, harboring a VillainousCrush on Peach, yet has no qualms trying to stop her from getting in his way; Grape is a fresh new face, with herself and Peach having no history before this point. Bowser is usually portrayed as a JerkJock, with occasional moments of BruiserWithASoftCenter in his more AffablyEvil moments; Grape talks and acts like a WickedCultured show-woman who [[spoiler:loves a good tragedy]]. Bowser prefers to either kidnap Peach or to obtain power first and bring harm to innocent civilians second; Grape's ultimate plan is to [[spoiler:kill all the Theets by crushing their spirits]]. Bowser is motivated by either a powerful artifact he happened to have laid his eyes upon or, again, his VillainousCrush, depending on the game; Grape [[spoiler:considers her evil deeds an art necessary to create the perfect tragedy]]. Finally, none of Bowser's battles with Peach (or any hero who dares to challenge him, for that matter) end in any serious harm for him, whereas Grape is [[spoiler:reduced to a lifeless mask floating in the middle of the ocean]].