History WebAnimation / MarioBrothers

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Princess is only referred to by her title, and whether she's named Toadstool or Peach is unknown.
** The same could be said about King Koopa, who is only ever called that or just "Koopa". A confusing case, as even in 1985, there was canonical material naming the character as "Bowser".

* DisasterDominoes: A group of Toads make a ceiling collapse to enable Mario to cross a lava lake, but in doing so start the collapse of Koopa's castle as a whole. Mario, realising that time is against him, rushes through the fight with Koopa and quickly destroys the bridge, [[spoiler:but the collapsing castle makes it so that the Princess can't make it across the bridge before she falls into the lava. A huge eruption then occurs, killing everyone but Mario in the immediate vicinity.]] [[spoiler:Mario does quickly get caught by the lava, however, ending the series with no survivors.]]

** A group of Mushroom Retainers bring down a portion of the ceiling in Koopa's castle for Mario to cross an otherwise impassible lava pit. This causes the rest of the ceiling to gradually give way, injuring and killing fighters on both sides and [[spoiler:providing too many obstructions for the Princess to make it across the bridge safely before its collapse. Koopa ends up pinned under some of the rubble beforehand and dragged into the lava, but because he and the Princess fell in at the same time, [[YinYangBomb their combined magic causes the lava pit they fell into to erupt, which kills ''everyone'', including Mario.]] This is Mario's fault as well, because he failed to make sure the Princess was safely across the bridge before destroying it.]]

* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:King Koopa and his army are defeated once and for all...]] [[spoiler:at the cost of the lives of Princess Toadstool, the Toads, and even the Mario Brothers themselves. The Mushroom Kingdom itself may even be doomed to destruction, since the last we see is the land being overtaken by the lava erupting from Koopa's castle.]]

** Part V has a triumphant feeling up until the very end, as Mario wields a Fire Flower, the Toads successfully siege Koopa's castle, and despite losing the power-up Mario traps Koopa under some rubble and pulls the axe. [[spoiler:Then the Princess falls in the lava with him]].[[Cue the EverybodyDiesEnding.]]

* CollapsingLair: Koopa's castle in Part V. A group of Mushroom Retainers brings the ceiling down in one area to grant Mario access across a large lava pit. This causes a chain reaction that brings the whole castle down.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Koopa is a completely serious and terrifying villain here, and deaths are treated with the seriousness death entails. The cartoony powerups are treated more seriously here as well, with the Fire Flower being a sacred weapon and the Mushrooms a life-giving magic.
* DisasterDominoes: A group of Toads make a ceiling collapse to enable Mario to cross a lava lake, but in doing so start the collapse of Koopa's castle as a whole. Mario, realising that time is against him, rushes through the fight with Koopa and quickly destroys the bridge, [[spoiler:but the collapsing castle means that the Princess can't make it across the bridge before she falls into the lava. A huge eruption then occurs, killing everyone but Mario in the immediate vicinity.]]

* TheDreaded: King Koopa, who is portrayed as a terrifying, nigh-unstoppable villain.

** Mario finds the 1-Up Mushroom to revive Luigi... [[spoiler:but he'd been dead too long for it to work]].
** Part V has a triumphant feeling up until the very end, as Mario wields a Fire Flower, the Toads successfully siege Koopa's castle, and despite losing the power-up Mario traps Koopa under some rubble and pulls the axe. [[spoiler:Then the Princess falls in the lava with him]].

** A group of Mushroom Retainers bring down a portion of the ceiling in Koopa's castle for Mario to cross an otherwise impassible lava pit. This causes the rest of the ceiling to gradually give way, injuring and killing fighters on both sides and [[spoiler:providing too many obstructions for the Princess to make it across the bridge safely before its collapse. Koopa ends up pinned under some of the rubble beforehand and dragged into the lava, but because he and the Princess fell in at the same time, [[YinYangBomb their combined magic causes the lava pit they fell into to erupt.]] This is Mario's fault as well, because he failed to make sure the Princess was safely across the bridge before destroying it.]]

* OminousLatinChanting: This music underscores most of the series.

* PyrrhicVictory: King Koopa and his army are defeated once and for all... at the cost of [[spoiler:the lives of Princess Toadstool, the Toads, and even the Mario Brothers themselves. The Mushroom Kingdom itself may even be doomed to destruction, since the last we see is the land being overtaken by the lava erupting from Koopa's castle.]]
* RelativeButton: In their final confrontation, Koopa taunts Mario by saying he'd meet the same fate as Luigi. This angers Mario even more and [[spoiler:causes him to fight recklessly, ultimately leading to the deaths of the Princess and everyone else.]]

''Mario Brothers'' is an epic five-part UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash video series featuring the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series and characters. It was created by Alxlen. The story is a tragedy, using 8-bit sprites and orchestral music to cinematic, intense effect.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: [[spoiler:Shortly before retrieving the 1-Up mushroom to revive Luigi, Mario is warned that the mushroom won't work if he's been dead for too long. Sure enough, it doesn't.]]

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:The series ends with all of its characters dead, including Mario himself.]]

''Mario Brothers'' is an epic five-part UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash video series featuring the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series and characters. It was created by Alxlen. The story is a tragedy, using 8-bit sprites and orchestral music to surprising, intense effect.

* ChangedMyMindKid: Initially, a contingent of Toads are reluctant to take the fight to Koopa and stay behind, but arrive later on to save their brethren and apologize for refusing to fight before.

* HowWeGotHere: The series starts with Mario running from something while lamenting his failures, and flashes back to show what occurred. Alxlen later said he regretted doing this because it more or less locked the story into a ForegoneConclusion.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Subverted with Luigi, as Mario is unable to revive him with a 1-Up.]]

One day, King Koopa declares war on the Mushroom Kingdom, with plans to storm the castle and kill the Princess. Mario and Luigi try to stop him, but during the battle, Luigi is hit by a fireball and dies.

* DarkFic: The story takes the concept of the first game--Koopa kidnapping the Princess--and plays is deadly serious, giving the events epic scope and a tragic scale, especially by the ending where [[spoiler:everyone is dead]].

* MoodWhiplash: The movies end with the cheery underwater theme for the credits.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Subverted with Luigi, as Mario is unable to revive him.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Koopa is a completely serious and terrifying villain here, and deaths are treated with the seriousness death entails.

* BigBad: King Koopa. He personally kills Luigi and plans to kill the Princess and Mario.
* BigGood: The Princess. She rules over the Mushroom people and can produce life-giving mushrooms from nothing.

* HopeSpot: Mario finds the 1-Up Mushroom to revive Luigi... [[spoiler:but he'd been dead too long for it to work]].