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| 16 | Even in a [[Funny/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers bizarre world like SMG4's]], sometimes the odd and bizarre can [[NightmareFuel easily mask, if not add to, the uncanny…]] |
| 17 | !Moments subpages are Administrivia/SpoilersOff. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned. |
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| 22 | [[folder:General]] |
| 23 | * Many times, loud {{Screamer}}s are used to indicate when characters get scared or in pain. Watch out! |
| 24 | * The many times when characters [[BodyHorror contort their Gmod models to exaggerated amounts]] can count as this. |
| 25 | ** Thanks to Mario and Luigi receiving new HD models courtesy of ''WebAnimation/{{Weegeepie}}'', some of their expressions are even ''more jarring'', a notable example being that Luigi sometimes sports Mario's triangle mouth. |
| 26 | * Many characters have been subject to SanitySlippage. Seeing a usually nice (or otherwise silly) character [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness become enraged]] or [[DisproportionateRetribution resort to extreme methods to get their way]] is jarring. |
| 27 | * A good contender for the NightmareFuelStationAttendant of the series is definitely Mr. Hal Monitor. He can be friendly with people, but the minute he senses any sort of illegal activity, he switches into RabidCop mode and punishes the offender with extreme prejudice. In his first appearance, he cements himself as TheDreaded by [[HorrifyingTheHorror making a demon that Mario summoned run off in fear of Hal catching them]]. His gung-ho attitude towards arrest and punishment methods can be rather scary too, as he doesn't seem to believe in the concept of PoliceBrutality, as exemplified by this quote from "Officer Meggy". |
| 28 | --> '''Hal:''' Nothing's illegal when you're on the side of justice. |
| 29 | * A good majority of NightmareFuel often overlaps with BlackComedy, often enough so it's especially jarring whenever it's not PlayedForLaughs. |
| 30 | * Anytime a sweet character, like Tari or Melony, [[BewareTheNiceOnes gets angry]]. Standout examples include Melony going berserk with her Fierce Deity powers before learning how to control them in the Revelations Arc, and Tari forcing Mario to apologize to the gorilla he hurt by ''threatening him at gunpoint'' in "The Day My Arm Went Psycho". |
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| 34 | [[folder:Villains]] |
| 35 | * Many of the villains, [[LaughablyEvil despite]] ''[[BewareTheSillyOnes or even because of their comical nature]]'', can be potentially seen as unnerving if analyzed at a different angle, and they're even more dangerous if [[NearVillainVictory nearly]] [[TheBadGuyWins won]]. |
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| 37 | * [[BigBad SMG3]], the main antagonist of the series after Bowser's HeelFaceTurn, is usually portrayed as comical and bumbling. However it doesn't keep him from [[NotSoHarmlessVillain being the most dangerous threat to the main cast]] and would've beaten the heroes several times if not for sheer luck. [[FridgeHorror His schemes most likely could have dangerous effects if applied to real world terms as well…]] |
| 38 | ** And by the time the [=YouTube=] Arc came around, it shows that [=SMG3=], when he puts his mind to things, is scarily competent and dangerous. He's managed to assemble his own [[ThePsychoRangers version of the SMG4 gang]], baited Mario into aiding them by manipulating his grief over Greg's death, led one hell of a raid on [=YouTube=]'s headquarters, all to get control of the [=YouTube=] Remote and become a RealityWarper capable of doing what he's always wanted… completely erase [=SMG4=] and his gang through time paradox, [[KillAndReplace replacing them with his team and himself]] by making it so they never met Mario, or even worse in Saiko's case [[CessationOfExistence were never able to become real in the first place]]. Had Mario and his gang never stolen [=SMG3=]'s phone to escape the Deleted Dimension, [=SMG3=] [[TheBadGuyWins would have truly won]]. |
| 39 | ** Post [=YouTube=] Arc, as revealed by the time of "Perfectly Balanced", even though he's gone under a HeelFaceTurn and [[ButtMonkey is still occasionally eaten by Ugandan Knuckles]], [=SMG3=] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero has effectively]] [[HellHasNewManagement taken over the Internet Graveyard via dead trends]]. He and [=SMG4=] are pretty much [[CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem stuck working with each other to maintain the Meme Life Cycle to protect both sides of the internet]], [[TeethClenchedTeamwork despite the fact they HATE each other]]. FridgeHorror comes in when you realize when the Glitchy Gang and Snitchy Crew inevitably DIE, they're going to be in [=SMG3=]'s thrall when it happens, and who knows if he'll have completely dropped his grudge against them all by then. The existential horror from this mixes this trope with TearJerker as this will be how the inevitable [[GrandFinale series finale of this show]] would probably turn out, though this might also result in a RayOfHopeEnding should [=SMG3=] decide to fully and truly forgive [=SMG4=] by that point (though as of the 10 Year Anniversary special, the latter is likely to be true and would mix this trope with [[Heartwarming/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers Heartwarming Moments]]). |
| 40 | * Enzo and The Villager were both AxCrazy [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] who, while they didn't have the most [[UnderStatement relatable of motives]], still had a very respectable list of offenses. |
| 41 | * [[DarkerAndEdgier Ztar]], the series's first true KnightOfCerebus, caused destruction to nearly the entire world in only his 2nd appearance. |
| 42 | * While [[EldritchAbomination The Monster]] is more comedic, he's still one of the most powerful and evil creatures in the entire [=SMG4verse=]. |
| 43 | * Despite some of their comedic value, [[AdaptationalVillainy [=SMG4's=] depiction of]] the Series/{{Teletubbies}} can get unsettling, especially during their actions in the Mario Purge. Hell, the only reason why most members of the species were able to pull off a HeelRaceTurn and become closer to their original depictions of [[TookALevelInKindness being more docile and less]] AxCrazy at all is because the Mushroom Kingdom made an annual holiday for them where they can satisfy their universal fetish for violence [[KarmaHoudini without facing any form of karmic retribution]] ala Film/ThePurge. |
| 44 | * [[EldritchAbomination Weegee can be terrifying when angered]], [[AffablyEvil but can be pretty friendly and knows how to have fun.]] Said way of having fun also includes destroying a city through a piggyback ride. |
| 45 | * [[AnimateInanimateObject King Pipe]] nearly infested the Mushroom Kingdom with several pipes, and likely would've killed Mario, Luigi, and [=SMG4=], [[HeelFaceTurn had Mario not taught him how to be a plumber, convincing him to let them go.]] |
| 46 | * [[RealityWarper Grand]] [[HumanoidAbomination Dad]] was a borderline RealityWarper, turning nearly the entire Mushroom Kingdom into a mess of bootlegs and glitches. |
| 47 | * [[CuteAndPsycho Saiko]] [[PunnyName Bitchitaru]], prior to her HeelFaceTurn, was certainly capable of causing mayhem, but it was taken up to its height in "Final Fantasy Mario", where she not only commands an army, [[GadgeteerGenius but has access to a surplus of deadly technology.]] |
| 48 | * [[FromNobodyToNightmare Waluigi]], after discovering the Power of Rejection and being denied entry into ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as a fighter once again, went [[AxCrazy completely mad]]. His first villainous action? Infect the entire Mushroom Kingdom with a zombie plague that ''nearly succeeded in zombifying everyone''. Even then, [[XanatosGambit it got everyone to reject him, fueling his powers even further]]. He shows a downright ''scary'' level of competence and determination in seizing power, and will not stop until he's accomplished his goal of making everyone feel as he has. It takes Wario being kind to him to finally stop his plans. And while he underwent a HeelFaceTurn, ''he still has access to these powers''. |
| 49 | * Though [[AttentionWhore Bob]] isn't a full-on villain, his [[SyntheticVoiceActor monotone voice]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder willingness to betray his "friends"]] and [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation some throwaway lines that portray him as a murderer]] can come off as creepy. It gets ''worse'' whenever he [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment randomly lapses into]] SoftSpokenSadist speech. |
| 50 | --> '''Bob:''' I'm a [[BlatantLies good boy who has never done anything wrong.]] '''''[[AC:Except for the murders…]]''''' |
| 51 | * '''''[[HateSink Francis]].''''' Being the leader of the Anime Cartel, he is possibly [=SMG4=]'s first twist villain. He's also the villain who's [[KnightOfCerebus taken most seriously]], and is seen by many as the most depraved of all of them. He seems okay at first, since while the Anime Cartel were shady enough for even [[NiceGirl Tari]] to not trust them, he doesn't do anything particularly villainous, he listens to Saiko without question, he seemed to care about the rest of the Anime Cartel, and he willingly helps Mario and Co. get anime unbanned. But then, out of anger that Axol didn't draw him any waifus with his magic ink weaver, Francis decides to take it for himself, imprisoning Axol and kidnapping almost all of Inkopolis in order to use the former's pen to make all the waifus he wants -- something that would ''kill'' the Inklings. What ''really'' cements him as a villain is [[MoralEventHorizon having one of his drawings (Sephiroth) impale Desti, thus making him responsible]] for [=SMG4=]'s first major CharacterDeath, giving out a manic laugh while it happens, garnering much [[HateSink hate]] from the fans. Looks like Tari was more right about the Anime Cartel than she thought. |
| 52 | * [[OurZombiesAreDifferent The Weegee Dolls]], however, may be the worst of the lot. How, you ask? One reason: they '''[[TheBadGuyWins WIN!]]''' That's right! Unlike every other enemy Mario and friends have faced, the Weegee Dolls (in "The Weegee Uprising") have taken over Earth and kept it that way for ''500'' years. Fortunately, through time-travel, this BadFuture is promptly undone. |
| 53 | * [[CainAndAbel Ernie]], the villain of "If Mario Was In Fall Guys", may have had only one appearance (so far), but he quickly establishes himself as almost terrifyingly morally bankrupt. After taking the throne from his brother Bert, in such a way that Bert is now permanently wheelchair-bound, Ernie organizes the Fall Guys tournaments so he can ''[[FlayingAlive harvest the bodies of the non Fall Guy losers and make costumes out of them for microtransactions]]''. |
| 54 | * [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse Br]][[{{Shapeshifter}} own]], the villain of "If Mario was VideoGame/AmongUs…". The main thing that makes him rather freaky is the fact that he's a very intelligent killer and impostor, with the only clue from the get-go that he's not a good person is that he's voiced by the same person who voiced [=SMG3=]. Throughout the video he comes off as a rather nice guy, keeping a rather low profile as he systematically offs people and goes without suspicion in the resulting arguments, taking full advantage of the aggressive natures of both Red and Mario in the arguments to turn them against their crewmates, sticks up for Red when Mario has an overly paranoid reaction to him eating breakfast to prevent himself from looking suspicious by asserting Red is the impostor, later dispatches him after murdering Yellow by smearing ketchup on his suit and making Mario and Green believe Red murdered Yellow, and forming a well-thought out, logical argument as to why Green is the impostor that Mario almost falls for until he catches Brown saying something [[INeverSaidItWasPoison he logically shouldn't have known]]. In short, '''[[NearVillainVictory he nearly succeeded in killing everyone in Peach's castle, including Mario]]'''. Oh, and did we mention his true form is a god-damn '''''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} XENOMORPH?!]]''''' |
| 55 | ** He returns in ''Fan Written Episode'', where he was disguised as Swagmaster, working at the Spaghetti Factory… '''AND USING PEOPLE AS THE MAIN INGREDIENT'''. |
| 56 | * [[SatanicArchetype Satan, aka Papa John]], the antagonist of ''Mario runs out of Toilet Paper'', wants to destroy the world [[ForTheEvulz just because]] and is way more diabolical than [=SMG3=] and Waluigi. |
| 57 | * The meme that captures the [=SMGs=] not once but twice. It is a round face with googly eyes and mouth with photorealistic hands and it is clearly corrupted, yet it might not have came with the other memes nor was ever fought or returned to the graveyard. |
| 58 | * [[CreepyChild Oofio]], a kid in ROBLOX who would help a player acquire admin powers and can scare off Piggy… Unless you kill off his girlfriend like Mario did, in which case this is a ploy to take said admin powers for himself to personally destroy you. Granted, this takes place in a video game where all of the Robloxians are just player characters, except Mario's physical self is actually in the game, meaning he's in actual danger. |
| 59 | * [[KnightOfCerebus Zero]] may just take the cake when it comes to the villains. According to [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=], Zero is a sentient computer virus that's gone from universe to universe corrupting and eventually destroying everything in his path. What little we've seen of him includes a bright red light that may or may not be his eye and a massive, spindly arm that can stretch the entire length of his lair, his powers include the ability to corrupt people into his minions and the ability to remotely sabotage things like a portal back to the Internet Graveyard, he almost turns Mario into a copy of himself and ''pulls [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=]'' apart at the molecular level, and the only line he has in a ''nearly 40 minute episode'' is a single word, "WITNESS", written in a font reserved for horror movie posters. But there's one little detail that really elevates him above the rest: ''he's been here the whole time''. The anniversary special retroactively reveals that he's the one who knocked [=SMG3's=] pod off-course in "[=SMG4's=] Origins", meaning for the past ten years, [[ParanoiaFuel the entire Glitchy-verse has just been living under the watch of a sentient virus of incredible, far-reaching power, lying in wait in the Dark Web]]. And he hasn't just been sitting there doing nothing -- remember how the series phased out all the Mario recolors? [[CerebusRetcon Well, that's because]] ''[[CerebusRetcon Zero was systematically hunting them down in his pursuit of Mario]]''. Thus, he provides the current page image. |
| 60 | ** Not to mention that the "Zero" that the [=SMG4=] Gang fought was actually his ''severed arm''. The rest of his body is locked in his own [=USB=] in the old kingdom, and it won't be long until it comes to Mario's universe… |
| 61 | ** Once he manages to take full control of Axol, he gives his host a very nasty NightmareFace. This can be ''very'' unnerving to many viewers. |
| 62 | ** Then there’s the fact that after it's been long enough, the possession is irreversible, meaning the only way to save the host is to MercyKill him/her. [[TearJerker Because of that, Axol becomes the first main protagonist to die in the series.]] |
| 63 | ** Not only that, but unlike other characters, James Bailey gave a hint suggesting the possibility that Zero can come BackFromTheDead. |
| 64 | *** And he did… kinda. See below. |
| 65 | * '''''[[ThePerfectionist NIL]]''''''''''[[GreaterScopeVillain ES.]]''''' He was initially [[NiceGuy very friendly]], and helped create the Internet Graveyard and the meme life cycle. But [[BodyHorror when he started glitching]], he became obsessed with perfectionism and creating a new universe. He was then given powers by [[ArtifactOfDoom the God Box]]. He then kills [[BarrierMaiden Fred]], [[FusionDance merges with SMG0]], and goes on to become an [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal]] SerialKiller. [[HeelFaceTurn Thankfully, SMG0 manages to redeem him]], [[RedemptionEqualsDeath but at the cost of both of their lives]]. |
| 66 | --> '''Melony:''' Niles… I'll never forgive you. |
| 67 | * [[AmoralAttorney Lawyer Kong]], despite basically being Funky Kong in lawyer's garb, has shown himself to be one of the most threatening and ruthless villains yet, holding the power of legal contracts that ''kill'' non-Nintendo characters if signed. |
| 68 | %%Doesn't explain how he's scary* [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Mr. Incredible]] in "Uncanny Mr Mario". |
| 69 | * From the [=SMG4=] movie "It's Gotta Be Perfect" onwards, there has been a recurring theme of old televisions in episodes that result in major plot points, usually for the worse. Clearly, whatever's associated with these [=TVs=] is pulling the strings, but their motive and identity remains vague. |
| 70 | ** In "It's Gotta Be Perfect", [=SMG4=] purchases a demonic keyboard advertised by a TV mascot that appears on his computer. The keyboard would result in the allegedly permanent destruction of Peach's Castle. |
| 71 | ** "Our New Home" has Boopkins helping [=SMG4=] decide on purchasing a location as the base for the new castle. The last location they look at is called "The Showgrounds", with a distinct TV icon displayed next to the name. |
| 72 | ** In "We Interrupt This Broadcast", Meggy rushes into the house where One-shot Wren used to live in hopes that he's okay. She ends up finding a TV that advertises One-shot Wren as a sheriff in the Wild West. Tari notes that it's odd that the TV played that video when they arrived and turned off right after, but Meggy's too excited to care. |
| 73 | ** "Ready To Ride?…" has a TV at the very end ''telling the viewers'' to check the bottom of the description, which contains a link to a peculiar [=GMod=] map. The same episode has things get gradually more western crazy for seemingly no reason until everything suddenly loops back to the start of the episode, leaving Meggy and Tari feeling there's something very, ''very'' wrong. |
| 74 | ** Turns out “Wotfi 2023” and the events leading up to it all started because the same tv entity sent a fax to Marty claiming [=SMG3’s=] notebook had some secret pizza recipe he could steal for the pizzeria. At the very end of the special we see everything was viewed on a tv set and we finally see the mysterious new arc villain in person. He enjoyed the show and can’t wait to play again… |
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| 77 | [[folder:Episodic]] |
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| 79 | * "Luigi's Retarded Mansion". While it is very funny, the castle (that Luigi is trapped in) has a sinister feeling and a very dark atmosphere. You just don't know when [[ParanoiaFuel something is going to pop up]]. |
| 80 | * Most of "The Forgotten Door". |
| 81 | * [[SurrealHorror the virus]] in ''Da Glitch'' |
| 82 | * "The Visitor" (2014): |
| 83 | ** The ScareChord and the GroinAttack-like sound effect when the shady SerialKiller kills Toad. Same as with Luigi. |
| 84 | ** The entire scene where the killer is shoving characters in toilets is enough to make your heart pound faster. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome The moments where he throws them into the toilets aren't shown either]], which makes it more terrifying. |
| 85 | *** Heck, the whole scene is a blatant reference to the 2011 blooper of the same name and with a similar plot. |
| 86 | ** When Enzo approaches Mario and [=SMG4=] before [=SMG3=] attempts to kamikaze into him; complete with Freddy Fazbear's theme from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''. |
| 87 | * "[=SM64=]: Halloweegee special 2014": |
| 88 | ** TheReveal of Weegee through voice. |
| 89 | ** Also the moment where [[BerserkButton Weegee gets annoyed]] and sucks Mario into his home dimension. |
| 90 | ** And finally, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Weegee destroying]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction a city]], but it turns out to be just a piggyback ride with his new friend Luigi. |
| 91 | * "Freddy's spaghettiria": |
| 92 | ** Golden Freddy's JumpScare. The giant Toad face says it all. |
| 93 | ** The ending of Mario's dream about the [=SMG4=] version of the Bite of '87, in which [[ButtMonkey Toad]] runs up to Mario, who has the body of Foxy, screaming nonsense and angering Mario so badly that Mario climbs down from the stage and slashes off a piece of Toad's head. The entire building suddenly erupts into chaos. Mario doesn't care. |
| 94 | ** The entirety of 5AM. [[SanitySlippage Mario starts losing it after spending the entire night dealing with the animatronics]]. Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Chica is alone until Foxy barges in and tells her "the pizza's ready!" Chica goes into the dining area, only to find a plate of spaghetti instead. Chica eats it anyway, but spits it out saying "That tastes like shit!", [[RageBreakingPoint which makes Mario finally snap]]. What follows is a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that ended in ''[[SwappedRoles Mario giving Freddy]]'' the same JumpScare he gives many players, with a huge mouth to go along with it (although there's NightmareRetardant if you listen closely and hear "pingas" repeating in the background). |
| 95 | *** Hope you don't find that face disturbing, because Mario now has that expression nearly ''all the time'' in recent videos. It even returns in "Return to Freddy's spaghettiria" when Mario jumpscares Purple Guy and Marionette! |
| 96 | *** The remastered version changes the jumpscare to a chroma-keyed [=IShowSpeed=] with Mario's cap and stache leaping at the screen with the ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' screech playing. While not as scary, for those who are desensitized to (and were expecting) Mario's NightmareFace, they can be caught off-guard by this. |
| 97 | * "Princess Capturing Simulator": Bowser's MushroomSamba [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/supermarioglitchy4/images/1/13/BAOZAFlying.png face]] could give Mario's NightmareFace a run for its money. Though, just like with Mario's NightmareFace, it quickly became [[NarmCharm narmy]] [[TheBusCameBack after it was reintroduced]] in High School Mario as his default face. |
| 98 | * [[ExistentialHorror Toad's situation]] as revealed in ''Meet the Toad.'' He's essentially the only sentient member of his race and can't leave the castle and its wacky antics. As a result, [[GRatedDrug he resorts to candy to ease his pain.]] |
| 99 | * "How to catch Pokémon" is a generally lighthearted episode, but how does Mario finally succeed? He gets a Mimikyu. Doesn't help that the video ends with him [[TooDumbToLive removing its hood.]] |
| 100 | * ''Stupid Mario Party'' brings back the Koopa Bank from Mario Party 2 onwards. [[ScrappyMechanic That's a nightmare in itself.]] However, [=SMG4=] thought it was a brilliant idea to portray the owner of said bank with an OffModel SlasherSmile uttering [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie "Money…"]] in a sinister voice and lunging at Mario, [[ImAHumanitarian eating]] [[OffWithHisHead his head]] (and costing him 5 coins, of course). |
| 101 | * At the end of "Welcome to the Kushroom Mingdom", when Toad puts on the gnome hat that fell out of the portal, he turns into a gnome and turns around to face the viewer with a gnome face, complete with ScareChord (although the blow is softened by the random shout of "[[WebVideo/IDubbbzTV AH'M GAY!]]"). |
| 102 | * "Stupid Mario Kart" has [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] as a "boss battle". The weird faces mixed with his signature screaming are as unsettling as it is hilarious. |
| 103 | * The end of "Marioception" where Mario has a series of [[DreamWithinADream Dream Within Dreams]] in increasingly Bizarre Nightmare Sequences while Mario in real life shakes around terrified and miserable because Toad and E. Gadd are using the dream invention on him as vengeance for Mario stealing it and E. Gadd's chocolate. Even if it's supposed to be karmic it's a bit excessive, and it's possible Mario was dreaming the events of the whole video and didn't actually do anything. |
| 104 | * In ''[=SMG4=] Christmas 2017: The XMAS Discovery,'' we get to see [[NiceGirl Meggy]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes truly pissed off]] for the first time ever. ''[[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry And my God is it terrifying,]]'' not only does she uppercut Waluigi through the roof, but then proceeds to try to murder Wario by using Christmas tree stars as shurikens, [[OhCrap and then one hits the emergency button, causing barriers to block Wario from escaping.]] |
| 105 | * In ''Doki Doki Mario Club'', seeing Fishy Boopkins doing a pagan ritual to make Saiko come to life is a bit… disconcerting. Of course, it's still better than [[{{Yandere}} the behavior]] of Saiko herself, who makes Monika look tame by comparison. |
| 106 | ** One could still feel sorry for Saiko since prior to her release she was just a game character [[AndIMustScream trapped in a laptop.]] |
| 107 | * Remember a certain SignatureScene at the end of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''? Well, "The Super Dudes" contains a horrible ShoutOut -- when Wario uses the Power Glove to nearly inflict CessationOfExistence on Mario, Bowser, Fishy, and Steve. |
| 108 | * ''If Mario Was In… Starfox'' is mostly a lighthearted comedy adventure as per the standard [=SMG4=] style, but it also introduces the idea that memes are a CosmicKeystone in the [=SMG4=]verse, and a planet without memes will [[CessationOfExistence completely cease to exist]]. We are thankfully not shown the end result of overexploitation of memes, but it still leaves a chilling potential that a future villain could use this to cause mass pandemonium. |
| 109 | * ''[[Film/ThePurge The Mario Purge]]'' in almost its entirety, especially since this episode is an AffectionateParody of the titular horror movie. |
| 110 | ** For 12 hours, all crimes committed by Teletubbies are legal. [[FridgeHorror The implications are disturbing, to say the least,]] [[UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode even by [=SMG4=] standards]]. |
| 111 | ** The [[AxCrazy Teletubbies]] embody pretty much every horror movie trope when going after Mario and Co.; going so far as to ''kidnap and '''attempt to murder''' them.'' Including ''[[WouldHurtAChild a child]]'' (Boopkins). And they'd have gotten away with it, due to [[Film/ThePurge the laws of The Purge]]. Jeez, leave it to [=SMG4=] to make something as adorable and Saccharine as Series/{{Teletubbies}} [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment absolutely horrifying!]] |
| 112 | * ''Mad Mario'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, brought about by a shortage of internet. It's horrifying to see several of the nicer characters such as [[NiceGirl Meggy and Tari]] [[TookALevelInJerkass take a level in jerkass]] in the video. |
| 113 | * "Mario's Prison Escape"; [[WebAnimation/GuardsNRetards the Guards]] are reintroduced to the main bloopers. Despite the comedic back-and-forth banter and stupid remarks, ''[[TheDitz Swagmaster]]'' of all people [[BewareTheSillyOnes proves to be the biggest threat throughout the video]]; attacking Mario and co. with an ax several times, coming after them in a military jeep, taking out the group's getaway vehicle, and showing ''no hesitation'' in shooting everyone with a rocket launcher. |
| 114 | * Peach turning into [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/573920-dafuq this… thing]] at the end of "Mario Does the Chores". Though the horror factor is somewhat [[NightmareRetardant diminished]] by the out-of-nowhere masculine roar followed by "[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark I'm gonna kick your ass, mkay?!]]" and Mario's reaction. |
| 115 | * In "Stupid Mario Maker 2", Mario accidentally turns an ordinary Toad into a unsettling mishmash of items and creatures. Not helping is the Toad himself screaming "WHAT AM I" and running off in horror. |
| 116 | * Meggy's RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Mario accidentally destroys her treehouse in "There's Something Up With Meggy". And that's one of the ''least'' crazy things she does in the episode. |
| 117 | ** And to say nothing of the title card… it looks like she’s possessed by a demon! |
| 118 | * ''The Minecraft Plague'''s titular plague is [[DenserAndWackier essentially a goofier]] [[LighterAndSofter version of the]] [[WesternAnimation/ReBoot Medusa Bug]]. Any living thing afflicted by it that isn't native to the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' setting is effectively petrified, and while they're still able to talk, they're completely unable to move and still conscious. |
| 119 | * In "The Weegee Uprising", The Weegee Dolls, revealed to be still sentient, manage to take over the Mushroom Kingdom and hold onto it for 500 years, killing or turning EVERYONE in their path. It takes Luigi, Fishy Boopkins, and Shroomy traveling back in time to the start of the episode to stop PatientZero. |
| 120 | ** Luigi, Boopkins, and Shroomy have to escape TheHorde by hiding in an Ice Cream Shop Freezer. However, when they finally escape, [[FishOutOfTemporalWater it's been 500 years, much to their horror.]] FridgeHorror comes in when you realize that [[EverybodysDeadDave all of their friends were either turned into Weegee Dolls (like Toad and SMG4) or probably died of old age, barely surviving the Weegee Uprising.]] And with [[OverlyLongName New Super Duper Mario Plus Ultra's]] HeroicSacrifice, [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore at least one timeline, humanity has been destroyed.]] |
| 121 | * "Mario Alone", if [[HomeAloneAntics a home invasion]] scares you. Mario was not only abandoned by his friends on their Christmas trip to Miami [[HeavySleeper because he overslept,]] but Wario and Waluigi [[BatmanGambit planned for the Castle to be abandoned so they could steal anything the main cast had left behind,]] and [[TheDeterminator stick to the plan even after finding Mario in the Castle, anyway]]. [[UnderestimatingBadassery Lucky for Mario, they were too cocky to believe he could be a threat.]] |
| 122 | ** [[BewareTheSillyOnes Mario himself]] is actually a bit of a source of this [[AnAssKickingChristmas all episode.]] [[CallBack Previous episodes have shown]] that [[BloodKnight Mario enjoys whooping ass as a hobby,]] and [[CrazyPrepared he's given a few hours to set up traps.]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis Most of them prove to be designed to either do maximum damage or outright kill the Wario Brothers]], and [[PassThePopcorn Mario is enjoying every second of watching the chaos.]] At the end of the episode, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown when the rest of the cast is beating the Wario Bros. up,]] [[NoKillLikeOverkill Mario pulls a rocket launcher to join in on the carnage.]] |
| 123 | ** Wario and Waluigi, themselves, can be a source of this. They start the heist with a crowbar and a shotgun, even calling the latter [[GodzillaThreshold the "emergency device" should Mario give them enough trouble.]] [[HumiliationConga As the episode goes on and Mario thwarts their attempts to break in,]] [[FatBastard Wario]] [[SanitySlippage becomes more and more unhinged in his rage.]] After he and Waluigi barely survive the gauntlet of Mario's improvised friends, [[NoNonsenseNemesis Wario decides he's done tolerating Mario's shenanigans and decides to outright kill him.]] When Mario unfortunately finds Wario and Waluigi are NotQuiteDead, they pin him against a wall, and prepare to [[ChekhovsGun shoot him dead on the spot,]] only for [[BigDamnHeroes the rest of Mario's friends to have come back for him and walked in on this scene]]. Their arrival was the LastStraw for Wario, who [[VillainousBreakdown screams that nothing is going to stop him from robbing the castle]] and [[LastVillainStand brandishes his crowbar with the intent to kill EVERYONE.]] Luckily for the cast and unluckily for Wario, [[BullyingADragon Mario's friends are a]] BadassCrew. |
| 124 | * In "The Festival Of The Year", Saiko gets [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]. Thankfully, a blinded Bowser brought her back to normal. |
| 125 | ** While we're on the subject, let's not forget about Saiko's PainfulTransformation. Oh '''GOD''', is it disturbing! It starts out innocently enough, with [[TemptingFate Saiko messing around with the mask]]. Next thing you know, [[MoodWhiplash she's grabs her masked face in pain]], [[HellIsThatNoise making growling noise]] and LaughingMad. Meggy had ''all'' the reason to look so worried. |
| 126 | * "Lord of the Memes", being an AffectionateParody of Literature/TheLordOfTheRings, has [[SanitySlippage a sleep-deprived SMG4]] filling the role as [[BigBad Sauron,]] having created The Ultimate Meme, a meme that threatens to control the very internet, with a bunch of [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermits]] being [[PsychoSupporter "Memewraiths",]] the big "Mario Teaches Typing" Head as his [[TheDragon Eye of Sauron,]] and all of them hellbent on retaking The One Meme. |
| 127 | ** The sheer power of the Ultimate Meme in question. Not only does it NoSell [[JustShootHim Mario shooting the USB its saved on to Kingdom Come]], but [[TheCorruption one watch of it]] [[FaceHeelTurn is able to make]] [[NiceGuy Fishy Boopkins]] [[TokenEvilTeammate act like Gollum.]] [[EtTuBrute He even tries to kill Mario and Luigi over the USB multiple times for the rest of the video!]] If this meme is capable of turning [[AuthorAvatar SMG4]] and [[KidHero Boopkins]] into Ax-Craxy pyschopaths, [[FridgeHorror imagine what the meme could do in the hands of the cast's enemies!]] This [[MacGuffin meme,]] [[NoManShouldHaveThisPower said to be capable of allowing whoever has it to control the entire Internet,]] could have probably single-handedly started [[HereWeGoAgain yet another Arc]] just by '''[[ArtifactOfDoom EXISTING!]]''' No wonder why [[JerkWithAHeartofGold Bob,]] [[CharacterDevelopment having gone on a power trip with severe consequences before,]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness immediately]] [[SmartBall deems the USB]] TooPowerfulToLive and made Mario, Luigi, and Boopkins [[NoNonsenseNemesis join him to destroy it!]] |
| 128 | ** The moment when Boopkins gets corrupted also counts too. As Boopkins watches the meme, the camera zooms in on him (complete with an OminousVisualGlitch) with bloodshot eyes and a ''very'' unsettling SlasherSmile as he says "[[CatchPhrase Hey, that's pretty good!]]" in a twisted voice. All while highly disturbing music plays in the background. |
| 129 | *** Said background music? Only the [[SarcasmMode cheerful theme that plays in]] the ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' series when the main characters stumble upon the BodyOfTheWeek! |
| 130 | * ''[[WebAnimation/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie Meggy's Destiny]]'': During the first round, Team Killer Ink's Leader tried to '''[[MoralEventHorizon kill]]''' Meggy. |
| 131 | * "Mario Runs Out Of Toilet Paper" shows the people of the Mushroom Kingdom panic-buying toilet rolls until all the shops are empty. But not because of coronavirus. No. It's because of the '''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt THE END OF THE]] ''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt GODDAMNED]]'' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt WORLD!]]''' Geez, we all knew that [[MemeticMutation 2020 would go to]] [[{{Pun}} shit]], but we didn't think it would be ''this'' bad! |
| 132 | * "Mario is Cancelled" introduces us to the [[FateWorseThanDeath "Cancelled Dimension",]] which is effectively '''[[CrapsackWorld Internet Hell.]]''' Because Mario was trying to say the N word [[note]]Nintendo[[/note]], he was sent here, where he witnessed [[TakeThat the physical manifestation of Twitter]] [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing people]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for commenting on the Internet, even NICE comments]] was very frequently harassed by [[MonsterClown evil clowns,]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and experienced mockery by the entire SMG4 cast]], [[EtTuBrute even his own friends!]] And that's before he was nearly [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou crushed to death by the DISLIKE BAR!]] |
| 133 | ** As demonstrated by the fate of Bubsy, the only way to escape this hell is to make an Apology Video. The only way to be able to make said video, however, involves collecting magical receipts in a dark forest. However, remember those evil clowns? Here, they behave like Slender Man, and stalk the forest, killing anyone who tries to collect the receipts! Poor Bubsy is DraggedOffToHell and very possibly KilledOffscreen, and Mario, had he not gotten the last receipt, would have been next! |
| 134 | * "Mario the Supreme Ruler" shows us how easily power can go to Mario's head. As an example, Bob is thrown in front of him for stealing from the royal treasury. Mario's response? Have the Charging Chuck that brought Bob there ''break his spine.'' And this is ''after'' [[EtTuBrute Bob points out how good friends they are!]] |
| 135 | * In "War on Beeg [=SMG4=]", the jokes don't cover up the fact that the ''world is in danger of ending again'', this time by a Beeg [=SMG4=] falling from the sky like the Moon from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''. You thought Papa John from ''Mario runs out of Toilet Paper'' was bad? This is ''worse''. |
| 136 | ** What's even worse is the reason why there's a Beeg [=SMG4=] in the first place: E. Gadd became so obsessed with Beeg [=SMG4=] memes that he '''''straight-up kidnaps [=SMG4=] and forcibly fuses him with a Beeg Yoshi in a demonic ritual.''''' E. Gadd may be a little crazy, as seen from past episodes, but goddamn is it fucked up. |
| 137 | * Little, but in ''Officer Meggy'' Mr. Monitor said that [[AndIMustScream he heard everything while was offline]]. |
| 138 | * The beginning of ''Mario Vs. Siren Head'', where Siren Head stole Luigi and tried to do same thing with Mario. |
| 139 | * “The Demon Among Us” Full stop! It’s revealed in the previous episode that kind and compassionate Shroomy used to be a demon hunter and has a split personality who is a brutal, violent monster obsessed with hunting down and killing demons or anything and anyone it mistakes for a demon. This ranges from things like a sign hanging over an ice cream shop to Bowser whom he kidnaps and burns at the stake! And it gets worse! It seems this other personality is so powerful not even Saiko can take it down. |
| 140 | ** It’s implied Shroomy has been repressing this secret side of himself for some time now and at the end of the episode, its face shows up in a window. Meaning we will no doubt see this crazed hunter again. And considering this all began with Bob simply scaring the mushroom boy scout with a skull and in the next episode, it makes a brief cameo, we just might be looking at the beginning of the next story arc! |
| 141 | * ''Mario goes to subway and purchases 1 tuna sub with extra mayo'': The scene where we see how the tuna from Subway is made. Two of the fish employees have a third fish ''tied to a cross'' in the kitchen and they carve the tuna out of him (as completely canned tuna, but still…) |
| 142 | ** We also learn that Mr. Boopkins is a pretty terrifying creature. If it wasn't because the gang found [[MoralityPet Fishy Boopkins]], they may have not left the Subway offices alive. |
| 143 | * ''Stupid Bowser's Fury'': |
| 144 | ** Unlike the canon side game, which thankfully took place in the unpopulated (by sentient life save for Bowser's cat-ified minions, some Toads, and Plessie) Lake Lapcat, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Bowser's rampage]] happens in the middle of the Mushroom Kingdom, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome with surprisingly realistic results]]. People ran for their lives as soon as they saw him, Bowser [[BadBoss burned his own minions alive]], and [[PersonOfMassDestruction wrecked the entire city]]. Chris doesn't sugarcoat to Swagmaster that people were DYING as a result of this rampage. |
| 145 | ** One scene of Bowser's rampage featured {{Franchise/Godzilla}}, of all people, seemingly on his way to the Mushroom Kingdom. However, upon seeing Fury Bowser, [[HorrifyingTheHorror he wanted nothing to do with the Mushroom Kingdom]], and decided to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere turn around and LEAVE]]. |
| 146 | * While Meggy is sulking over the fact that she hasn't [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife found something she's passionate about]]. A shadowy figure with yellow eyes appears by her door. What prevents "Mario [=VS=] YouTubers" from ending on an ominous note is Bob barging in for an after party. Next episode, we find out this figure is Shadow Meggy, a dark version of Meggy that embodies her insecurities and flaws. Whenever Meggy is doubtful of herself, this… ''thing'' appears, taunting her and telling her to ''give up''. |
| 147 | ** Her first and last appearance is outright chilling, with Shadow Meggy taunting Meggy and avoiding all of her punches like its nothing. She repeatedly shouts at Meggy to ''give up'', which has [[SuicideDare implications]], and then… Meggy wakes up. With Shadow Meggy's laughter echoing eerily… |
| 148 | * ''"If Mario Was In Friday Night Funkin'"'' gives us a more [[DenserAndWackier comedic]] take on the [[KnightOfCerebus Monster]] from the eponymous game. Unfortunately, [[RecurringFanonCharacter Whitty]] doesn't get the same treatment, as shown when we get a look at him [[GameFace glaring down at Mario menacingly]], cracking his knuckles and displaying what can only be described as [[NightmareFace a look of pure rage.]] |
| 149 | ** In the follow-up, [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat Tricky]] the [[MonsterClown Clown]] fills a similar role, actually giving [[PhysicalGod Melony]] enough of a struggle that she's legitimately scared. Her method of killing him is pretty freaky as well, ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice through the mouth. |
| 150 | * In "Mario Plays Five Nights At Freddy's", Mario's methods of personally killing the animatronics is even more brutal than the first few times he did so. One method included snapping Foxy's jaw apart. |
| 151 | * In "If Mario Moves, He Dies", Mario is bound to a medical bed and not able to move. Then Toad decides to send Mario flying out of the castle by himself. Just how terrified would Luigi be when he finds out that Mario disappeared? |
| 152 | * If Melony were "To Become a God". That is, if she accesses just a bit more of the Fierce Deity Mask’s power, she wouldn't hesitate to strike down the friends she swore to protect. It's too bad she learned to access ALL of its powers, striking down any friendly use of the word zero and the military like they are nothing. |
| 153 | ** The appearance that she takes on at her full power is… [[ProphetEyes unsettling]]. |
| 154 | ** What really sells it is the moment Melony fully awakens to her powers: She encounters the Fierce Deity inside her mind, and it reaches out and touches her forehead, taking over. It may not seem much, but to the people who watched the Genesis arc, the real horror sets in when they remember that this is ''[[CallBack THE EXACT SAME WAY ZERO POSSESSED AXOL.]]'' |
| 155 | * If Serial Designation N's job is to kill organic beings, not just robots, then what kind of company does he come from in this universe? |
| 156 | ** The fact that N appeared in a beginning segment can easily be seen as advertisement for Murder Drones. Then he appeared in the middle of a Mario Reacts video, as a prop in the background, only getting closer whenever the camera is offscreen; it's only because of [=SMG4=] reviving Mario that this react video (and N) is considered non-canon… or maybe the non-canon disclaimer is only for that revival and not the rest of the episode. |
| 157 | * In "Mario Goes To College," the Box Club leader claims that the "god box" will cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt and take its worshippers to paradise. At the time, we didn't know if this was just a one off joke or a hint towards a future arc, but it’s still a tense and out-of-left-field moment. |
| 158 | * "Mario Waits For The Bus": |
| 159 | ** Mario's SynchroVox-ed [[NightmareFace expression]] when he tells Luigi that the bus hasn't arrvied yet. Holy crap. |
| 160 | ** On the subject of gods, there are the Watchers, Guardians of Space and Time. They punish future-Luigi for messing with time, which involves pouring out through present-Luigi's body to punish Meggy for giving him the idea ([[DirtyCoward actually, Mario was the one who made Luigi do it, but shifted the blame to Meggy]]). And while Meggy can kick their asses, a Watcher one-shots her and points out that they can't be defeated because they are immortal. |
| 161 | ** Just where were these guys the other times someone tried to abuse space and time? |
| 162 | * "Freddy's Spaghettiria Security Breach": |
| 163 | ** The implication that Glamrock Freddy already experienced something in the past for him to know that Vannessa is a threat. |
| 164 | ** '''SAFETY PROTOCOLS DEACTIVATED'''. |
| 165 | * “Uncanny Mr. Mario”: The first part of the episode is scary enough when Mario finds out he's a clone and that everyone he knew was made up, causing him to jump off a building. Although that part isn't reality, the reality is that Mr. Incredible kidnapped Mario so that he can force Mario to become the new uncanny meme. |
| 166 | ** Possibly the most uncanny part is that the simulation may have been accidentally accurate. |
| 167 | ** Practically any uncanny moment in this episode, from Hell Luigi to Glitching Luigi. |
| 168 | ** Naturally, some of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Uncanny faces]] and Canny faces for that matter fall right into the UncannyValley. |
| 169 | * Mario almost turns everyone in the world into [=NFTs=]. It's much more horrific than it sounds. Not only that, but this episode shows the possibility of Mario having the potential to be one of the gang's worst villains ever at any time. |
| 170 | ** '''NO HUMANS DETECTED'''. What exactly this message means is vague. |
| 171 | * Everything about the Cursed Tapes. |
| 172 | ** This also includes Meggy popping out of a painting to give Phillip a brutal smackdown. |
| 173 | ** While the monster Phillip turns out not to be bad, it's his cursed [=CD-i=] that turns Luigi into a monster, something that brings to mind his fused form from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' and the amalgamation from ''Security Breach''. |
| 174 | ** Even the "Good Ending", where everyone's having a good time before they turn to the camera. It then cuts to Toadsworth, who threatens the viewer to keep his secret before a door opens. The way the audio is positioned makes it sound like the knocking is coming from the viewer's left, even if they aren't wearing headphones. |
| 175 | * Goofy in the Disney episode, who shows up murder-happy in the Clubhouse segment. Then he appears in the Mermaid segment and the Beauty and the Beast Segment, eventually fixating on Mario. |
| 176 | ** Then he appears as Heartless Goofy. Mario questions if Goofy can even become that dark; Pooh pops up and says he took his eyes. |
| 177 | * Saiko was pulled from a parody of Doki Doki Literature Club. And it seems that the game's aware she's not in the game as the male protagonist glitches out. |
| 178 | ---> Where is she? Where is she? Where is she? Where is she? Where is she? |
| 179 | * Clown Fever. Anyone who makes a fool out of themselves over even the smallest mistake becomes a clown, and most of the population ends up like this. Worse, the issue remains unresolved as a mistake in [=SMG4's=] writing and causes the unwitting source of the fever to become a villain. |
| 180 | ** But surely Clown Fever can't be that bad. Well, you know something's wrong before your mind is void of rational thoughts and you are very likely to do the first funny thing that comes to your mind, including bodily harm to you and people around you. |
| 181 | * The "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" crew are creepy enough with instant teleportation and their lesson on emotions. Then when they spaz out… |
| 182 | ** Red Guy doesn't say much, but when he does, it conveys a lot. |
| 183 | ---> '''Duck Guy:''' So, Red Guy, what makes you sad? |
| 184 | ---> '''Red Guy:''' The living. |
| 185 | * Wheeler, the old guy in a wheelchair that's been robbing stores, had spent that money to get a liver. More specifically, he got Mario's liver, which is an avatar's liver, and he knows that an avatar's part will make him invincible. Thankfully, the liver's too powerful for him so he gets distracted by memes, but how many people know that Mario's an avatar or how to exploit that fact? |
| 186 | * Near the end of "Video Ends When Everyone Stops Watching", [=SMG3=] thought he was free of the endless livestream. However, he soon finds out that everyone around him were actually camera drones, the castle is a big painted room, and that there is an entity that wants to punish him for attempting to escape the livestream. Though it actually turns out to be a prank with [=SMG4=] and Mario filming his reaction. |
| 187 | * The aliens that use doors as a weapon? They worship a big door… the kind that comes from Kingdom Hearts, with big shadowy hands opening it up before darkness swarms out. And unfortunately for Mario, he happens to have nuked and crashed on that planet. Thankfully, he's able to make a call to Luigi to pick him up. |
| 188 | * Ohio, a place so weird it makes the Mushroom Kingdom look logical. Though when someone breaks a rule like no touching, the denizens will turn into demons and hunt the offenders down. |
| 189 | ** The offenders become heads of cabbages that are processed into cabbage milk, and the Ohioans drink them to clone themselves. |
| 190 | * In "[=SMG4=] vs Content Farms", the seemingly simple content seems infectious by turning weapons into toys. It also has Mario glitching into silly forms for these kinds of videos and [=SMG4=] also got changed when he tried to slap some sense into him. |
| 191 | ** Content farmer Johnny and friends (and Mario) invoke the Five Finger form, with the five character perched on a giant withered hand while singing in a heavy distorted voice as they hunt [=SMG4=] through a content factory. |
| 192 | * [=SMG4=]'s DisneyDeath in "You Used To Be Cool", depicting what appears to be '''''[[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment ACTUAL BLOOD.]]''''' Thankfully, as it turns out, [=SMG3=] actually shot [=SMG4=]'s new meme and not [=SMG4=] himself. And the "blood"? Actually just tomato juice. |
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| 194 | |
| 195 | [[folder:Arcs and other storylines]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | !!The Waluigi Arc |
| 198 | * In ''Waluigi's Time'', the entire concept behind [[ThePowerOfHate The Power Of Rejection]] - the power to inflict the pain of all the rejection you felt throughout your whole life, turning those affected into crying messes unable to defend themselves. Imagine the potential… [[FridgeHorror What if someone truly evil like [=SMG3=] had it?]] Or [[{{Yandere}} Saiko?]] |
| 199 | ** Worse, [[KickTheDog Waluigi was rejected for Smash Bros and relegated to being an Assist Trophy AGAIN]] at the end of the episode, [[SanitySlippage and it seems to have pushed him over the edge.]] |
| 200 | * The victims of the T-Pose Virus in ''Mario and the T-Pose Virus'' act very much like one would expect from zombies straight from ''Literature/WorldWarZ'': unthinking monsters driven only by the urge to reproduce (as in infect other lifeforms with TheVirus) that take [[MadeOfIron a hell of a lot]] to put down. And then ''The Mario Convention'' turned them into ''even more'' NightmareFuel, [[OhCrap because they can no longer be cured.]] |
| 201 | ** Particularly creepily is how Meggy gets turned: after knocking over four T-pose zombies, they just ''slowly get right back up with no change in expression and without even moving their limbs'' and then proceed to tear Meggy a new one and turn her into another zombie offscreen. |
| 202 | ** After Luigi gets turned, [[ComicalOverreacting Mario]] [[TranquilFury goes into a (relatively) quiet rage]] and kicks Bob (the reason why Luigi got turned in the first place) off the roof they're on and kills him ([[NegativeContinuity not for real]]) in a scene lacking in the humor that [=SMG4=]'s content is typically rife with. It's a startling [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness out-of-character moment]] from Mario that makes something perfectly clear: he may not be the best brother to Luigi, but if you cause fatal harm to his little bro ''[[BigBrotherInstinct you will]]'' '''[[BigBrotherInstinct not]]''' ''[[BigBrotherInstinct be getting away scot-free]]''. |
| 203 | ** The ending of this video, in a rare moment of continuity, also follows up on a creepy moment from ''Waluigi's Time''. Waluigi, armed with his Staff of Rejection, was the one who gave Shroomy the T-Pose Shroom for him to eat in the first place, showing that the entire preceding video was his StartOfDarkness. Waluigi has gone from a sympathetic "loser" to a maniac hell-bent on causing as much chaos and destruction as he can to the ones who he feels wronged him and is now an ArcVillain for the [=SMG4=] universe. [[DisproportionateRetribution All because Master Hand wouldn't let him be a fighter in Smash Bros. and relegated him to Assist Trophy status]]. |
| 204 | *** ''Mario SAW'' further expands on this with all new implications. Not only was Waluigi expecting the outbreak to be stopped and his role in it exposed, but he was also ''[[XanatosGambit counting]]'' on it. The Power of Rejection grows stronger with each person who hates and rejects him, so with a single plot, he turned almost the ''entire'' kingdom against him… except for Mario. And with Mario now rejecting him as of the end of ''Mario SAW'', Waluigi has now ascended to what he calls his "final form" (which is [[NightmareRetardant really just his buffed up Rambo body with a comically tiny cape]], but still). |
| 205 | * While "The Mario Carnival" is otherwise a purely comedic episode, early on Bob makes an offhand comment about how Wario hasn't been seen or heard from since the events of "Waluigi's Time", suggesting that Waluigi has done… ''something'' to him. This is mitigated in ''Mario The Scam Artist'', where it turns out that Wario went missing because he's ''searching'' for Waluigi. |
| 206 | * After ''Mario SAW'' came out, fans found to their horror that Waluigi was now on the channel [[https://youtu.be/puwi9M_Wx4g banner]]. Each subsequent video leading up to "War of the Fat Italians 2018" had Waluigi getting closer while everything else on the banner slowly became distorted and vanished. The last one before "War of the Fat Italians 2018" was [[NothingIsScarier just Waluigi in his final form with a purple, spiraling background. Nothing else.]] |
| 207 | * ''The Mario Convention'' started off like any other [=SMG4=] episode, with the cast going into different shenanigans around a convention center. Then Mario and Meggy decide to get an autograph from Hideo Kojima for their friends. Mario wins and gets something handed to him… [[WhamShot a T-Pose Mushroom]]. Meggy [[HeroicSacrifice pushes him out of the way and gets herself infected]] and Kojima turns out to be… '''Waluigi'''. |
| 208 | ** Waluigi became powerful enough to take control of anyone he chooses. He demonstrates this to almost everyone at the convention center with an evolved T-Pose virus. [[OhCrap Oh, and there's no cure AT ALL.]] (Until his staff gets broken in ''War of the Fat Italians 2018''.) |
| 209 | ** Waluigi easily subduing Master Hand, one of the most powerful characters in the series, while using MindControl on him to make him a part of his army is both as impressive as it is scary. What's even more horrifying is the accompanying ''cracking sounds'' while it's happening, leading you to believe it's [[ColdBloodedTorture something else entirely]] at first. |
| 210 | ** Tari's position isn't one to scoff off either. While she is out of sight and behind a hiding spot, she is still AloneWithThePsycho, with ''no possible escape route in sight''. Said psycho has also pretty much '''killed''' her best friend, and incapacitated Master Hand, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu who's also the closest thing this universe has to a]] ''God''. |
| 211 | * ''Mario and the Waluigi Apocalypse'' gives us the current state of the world after the apocalypse. [[{{Understatement}} It's… not pretty to say the least.]] |
| 212 | ** Meggy can only [[SingleTear shed a tear]] as Tari tries to get her back to normal. [[AndIMustScream So the victims are left entirely aware.]] |
| 213 | ** The ending of the episode is ''way'' different from the normal one. [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou We have Waluigi's symbol replacing the SMG4 logo and dark music in the background…]] |
| 214 | * ''Fishy Boopkins Plays VR Chat'' starts off like a normal Filler episode, chronicling what exactly Boopkins is doing during the Apocalypse. [[MoodWhiplash Things take a darker turn though]], when towards the end, Boopkins answers the door to his house and finds Waluigi, who proceeds [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie to infect poor Boopkins.]] [[SoundOnlyDeath Worst part is that we don't see it happen, we just hear Boopkins's cries of terror and the VR system fizzle out, with bleak music in the background to all of this too…]] ''And there isn't even a usual ending to this.'' |
| 215 | * Despite the arc having a happy ending and Waluigi pulling a HeelFaceTurn, future episodes remind us that ''he still has access to his powers''. They tend to start manifesting when he gets mad and Wario needs to help him calm down before things can get bad. Waluigi could still be one bad day away from causing another apocalypse. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | !!The Rapper Bob Arc |
| 218 | * The end of the Bob's Mansion blooper. Just ''who'' is the mysterious character holding the controller? Why do they have a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetic arm]] like Tari? What are they ''doing''? The end of "The Mario Concert" seemingly reveals ''another'' character with a cyborg arm, apparently ''screwing it on''. "War on Smash Bros Ultimate" reveals a ''third'' new {{Cyborg}}. |
| 219 | ** Turns out it was a teaser for [[WebAnimation/MetaRunner a new series that was being worked on.]] Doesn't make it any less creepy out of context, though. |
| 220 | * The ending of "The Mario Concert" is a mixture of this and TearJerker. After Fishy Boopkins accidentally ruins Bob's rap concert, he tries to go and apologize to him, only for [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Bob]] to [[RejectedApology refuse his apology]] and then [[KickTheDog continue to berate him for trying to help him]] (not at all helping is the fact that he also has ''visibly angry eyes'' for the first time ever). And where one might think he was just angry over his chances of success being ruined, he then, out of ''nowhere'', [[MotiveRant reveals the truth about the past few episodes]] and goes into detail about how [[CerebusRetcon all of the events were engineered and his compassion faked so he could manipulate himself into a successful rap career]]. It's been HiddenInPlainSight the whole time in the form of good old [=SMG4=] antics, but it is here that [[TheSociopath the truth about him]] is finally shown to be worse than anyone could ever imagine. |
| 221 | -->'''Boopkins:''' I wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened. I know I shouldn't have gone on stage, but… it really did sound like you needed help.\ |
| 222 | '''Bob:''' You think I needed help?\ |
| 223 | '''Boopkins:''' Well, yeah, I just wanted to-\ |
| 224 | '''Bob:''' [[RageBreakingPoint I was doing amazing!]] No, I was doing ''better'' than amazing! [[JerkassHasAPoint I clearly told you to not interfere]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and now my rap career is ruined!]] I tried so hard to get to where I am now, [[AllForNothing and now it's all destroyed]] because of [[TheDitz you.]] To think… [[ConsummateLiar the lies I told…]] [[ConMan The scams I had to pull to get here]], and now it's all gone. [[WhamLine I even pushed you down a well for god's sake!]]\ |
| 225 | '''Boopkins:''' What? You ''pushed'' me?\ |
| 226 | '''Bob:''' You didn't [[ThrownDownAWell fall down there by accident]]. [[WouldHurtAChild I pushed you down there]], just so [[EngineeredHeroics I could be the hero]] and save you. [[ItsAllAboutMe It was the perfect chance to push my rap music!]]\ |
| 227 | '''Boopkins:''' You mean… you didn't save me because we're friends?\ |
| 228 | '''Bob:''' [[BrutalHonesty Hell no!]]\ |
| 229 | '''Boopkins:''' ''[breaks down crying]''\ |
| 230 | '''Bob:''' [[TheChessmaster I even hatched a brilliant scheme of [=Bobsgiving=] where I]]: [[NoOSHACompliance replaced all of the fire extinguishers in my house with flamethrowers]]; asked you idiots to go and get some [[IncendiaryExponent gasoline]] I labeled as "Bob juice", and told [[LethalChef Meggy]] to go help cook [[BatmanGambit knowing very well that klutz would burn down the house]]. Just so [[WoundedGazelleGambit the house could blow up and I could use the sob story to skyrocket myself to fame.]]\ |
| 231 | '''Boopkins:''' ''[in tears]'' Bob, that's not nice!\ |
| 232 | '''Bob:''' [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Nice? You think this world is nice?]] [[TheSocialDarwinist You're either an asshole or a pushover: a Bob or a Boopkins]], and [[BreakingSpeech I sure as hell don't want to be a Boopkins.]] [[KickTheDog I'm done with you.]] I don't need anyone. [[SequelHook I'm gonna build my rap career… bigger this time.]] |
| 233 | ** "Mario and The Diss Track" follows on from the above, and expands upon it with the reveal that Bob merch is ''everywhere'' AND ''the entire Mushroom Kingdom has become devoted to him!'' Even the rest of the main cast aren't immune, not even paying attention to [[CassandraTruth Luigi trying to warn them about Bob's betrayal]] OR any attention to [[TheWoobie Boopkins]] and his HeroicBSOD until Bob [[{{Jerkass}} disses them]]. |
| 234 | * In ''The Most Important Thing'', Waluigi, to help Bob learn what is important to him, lures him on top of a huge pile of garbage and ''throws him off of it'', with Bob ''barely'' surviving since Waluigi used his power to stop his fall at the last minute. While he reveals that he just wanted to help Bob reconcile with the crew, that doesn't help much and shows that despite his redemption, he can still be pretty scary. |
| 235 | ** For that matter, Waluigi pulls off two scary [[NightmareFace Nightmare Faces]] when helping Bob out. |
| 236 | |
| 237 | !!The Anime Arc |
| 238 | * "Mario's Illegal Operation" reveals that Peach has illegalized anime following the events of "Mario and the Anime Challenge" when Mario, Boopkins, Bob, and Tari's anime challenges caused major damage. The state of the Mushroom Kingdom is bad, with the Anime Secret Service [[FunWithAcronyms (A.S.S)]] setting up anime checkpoints [[PoliceBrutality and "yeeting" anyone caught with anime]], crime cartels being set up everywhere and anime being ''publicly burned''. |
| 239 | ** The ban on anime doesn't seem so bad at first, until Saiko reveals that this applies to anime characters, too. Real, living people, not just body pillows and [=DVDs=]. That fact causes [=SMG4=], who had been part of the A.S.S and ''promised Peach'' he'd go along with the ban, to quit out of disgust. The implications are horrifying, to say the least, and turns the context of the anime ban from a simple overreaction into something much worse; Peach enforcing ''[[ANaziByAnyOtherName institutionalized racism against an entire race.]]'' [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything The mass burning of anime ''really'' doesn't help her case.]] [[FridgeHorror Just imagine how bad it would've been if she made the ban]] '''[[FinalSolution WORLDWIDE]]'''! |
| 240 | * Meggy getting kidnapped in "The Splatfest Incident" is decidedly ''not'' PlayedForLaughs. Everyone gets panicked when they can't find her at first, which only worsens once they visit her apartment and find it trashed, with claw marks and squid ink everywhere. |
| 241 | ** It only gets worse when Desti ([[OOCIsSeriousBusiness who actually wants to help find Meggy]]) accuses the group's new friend, Axol, of the kidnapping. Everyone starts arguing and fabricating theories, escalating into a full-on civil war inside the apartment. |
| 242 | ** Worse, there's sufficient evidence to suggest he ''did'' kidnap Meggy - the claw marks, ink, [[{{Otaku}} Naruto anime]] ''and'' the fact he [[WhosLaughingNow holds a grudge against Inklings]] due to [[DarkAndTroubledPast their bullying of him when he was younger]]. Look at the situation from the characters' point of view - the possibility that the generally nice, friendly manga artist who helped save your close friend from permanent deportation ''could well be responsible for the abduction of another friend'' is gut-wrenching, [[BrokenPedestal especially for Fishy Boopkins]]. |
| 243 | ** The final scene is Meggy chained up, reacting to her unseen kidnapper… and the door closes on her. NothingIsScarier indeed. It doesn't help that dramatic sound effects play in the outro instead of the usual ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' remix. |
| 244 | *** Even worse still is the fact that similarly to the Waluigi Arc, the banner on the channel has changed to something creepy: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cropped_banner.png Meggy’s face is torn out like paper, leaving an empty white void]]. Somebody must hold a grudge against her… |
| 245 | * Oh, it gets so much worse in "The Inkling Disappearances." |
| 246 | ** The opening scene is [[NothingIsScarier just Axol hanging his head and then… staring directly at the camera.]] It's quite creepy. |
| 247 | ** It's revealed that since Meggy disappeared, ''almost every other Inkling in Inkopolis has been kidnapped''. Inkopolis is now a ghost town and everything is boarded up. |
| 248 | *** It doesn’t help that Mario and his friends come across a replica of [[Manga/DeathNote Ryuk]]. Which just hammers in how dead the city has become due to the kidnappings. Of course then Ryuk starts to attack and it quickly goes from NightmareFuel to NightmareRetardant. |
| 249 | ** The Inklings that have been kidnapped are held in these weird orange tubes, unmoving, [[AndIMustScream with pained faces]]. [[OhCrap Meggy's expression]] says it all. |
| 250 | ** The final reveal is of Axol, [[WhamShot who has been kidnapped as well!]] Just… who the hell is doing this? And more importantly, ''why?!'' |
| 251 | ** The fact that the enhanced anime replicas are involved in whatever's going on suggests that whoever's behind Axol and the Inklings' kidnapping has taken control of the Ink Weaver for themselves… or that the replicas have become ''sentient'' and this is all part of their rebellion against their former master. |
| 252 | *** Or worse it could imply that despite being a victim, Axol's hands aren't exactly clean, it's possible he's was being forced to draw these mooks (being skilled with the Ink Weaver) by the true mastermind. |
| 253 | ** The thumbnail also deserves special mention. Those freaking eyes, man… |
| 254 | * ButWaitTheresMore "Mario and the Experiment" reveals that the BigBad behind all the kidnappings is ''[[FaceHeelTurn Francis]]'', and his intentions aren't any better. Using Axol's pen, Francis plans to use the ink of every Inkling (and possibly Octolings because of Desti) to keep it constantly powerful enough to draw as many waifus as he wants. Such an act would actually ''kill'' Inklings! Anyone having ''[[NightmareFuel/{{Splatoon}} Octo Expansion]]'' flashbacks yet? |
| 255 | -->'''Meggy:''' [[{{Understatement}} You're seriously messed up…]] |
| 256 | ** Francis's method of making Meggy comply: drawing Mewtwo and force-choking Axol. Definitely ''not'' played for laughs. |
| 257 | ** The ending. We see Axol and Desti watching Meggy helplessly fall into the Ink Zuccer 2000. [[MoodWhiplash And then the cheery music plays as the episode ends.]] |
| 258 | * The Ink Zuccer 2000 is finally activated in "World War Mario", and ''it's horrifying.'' Meggy essentially undergoes ColdBloodedTorture as the ink is sucked out of her, and she's screaming in pain the entire time. And Desti and Axol are ForcedToWatch. |
| 259 | ** The end of "World War Mario", where Desti is stabbed through the chest by Sephiroth in a sneak attack. Everyone goes silent and stares in horror, before Meggy screams a BigNO and Francis lets out a [[LaughingMad borderline]] '''[[LaughingMad psychotic]]''' [[LaughingMad laugh]]. Sephiroth pulls his sword out of her, and Desti weakly lets out her last words before collapsing with a straight cut to [[NothingIsScarier completely silent credits.]] |
| 260 | * Upon being defeated in "Final Hours," Saiko places Francis in one of the zuccer machines and causes him to scream in agonizing pain by activating it. While [[AssholeVictim he deserved it for his actions in the remainder of the episodes' arc]], it is still horrifying. Saiko herself even closes her eyes while walking away as though telling herself, "I never wanted this." |
| 261 | -->'''Saiko:''' Jackass. |
| 262 | ** Francis also had one in the beginning: "[[TheSociopath Oh, don't be so dramatic. Did anyone really care about her anyway?]]" And he says it [[FauxAffablyEvil pretty cheerfully]]. There are Disney ''villains'' less scary than Francis when he says that. |
| 263 | |
| 264 | !!The [=YouTube=] Arc |
| 265 | * Take a look at [=SMG4's=] channel banner as of July 25, 2020. It looks mostly the same as it was, with the crew hanging out in front of a white background… except, the characters sans Mario--and the logo--are slightly covered with blurry pixels, with some flashes of red light. We all know [=SMG4=] likes to change the channel banner in time for the events of an arc/movie, and the banner was slowly changed overtime during the events of the Waluigi Arc. Naturally, this leaves many to speculate what's going to happen with this theoretical arc/movie. Are they ''slowly disappearing before our very eyes''? Is Mario going to be the ''last man on Earth''? Only time will tell… |
| 266 | ** As of August 1st, the characters (once again, excluding Mario, who now looks more unnerved) are glitching out even more, and with ''Mario VS Youtube'' explaining why, it's shown the Glitchy Gang is slowly shifting into the Snitchy Squad, with subtle features of the villains appearing on their own analogues. ''[[KillAndReplace It could imply SMG3 doesn't just intend to erase [=SMG4=], but everyone else, and have his team take their place and position as popular YouTubers]]''. |
| 267 | *** That implication? As "Deleted" shows, [[AscendedFridgeHorror that's EXACTLY what he had in mind for the Glitchy Gang.]] |
| 268 | *** Oh and what about the War of the Fat Italians 2020 Trailer! While it starts off normal, shortly after Armonzii/X waves the checkered flag, [=SMG4=] begins to glitch. Tari begins to glitch soon after, and shortly '''''DISAPPEARS'''''. The same goes for all of the others spectating the match. The stadium then goes dark, with Armonzii glitching and vanishing shortly after, and [=SMG4=] is replaced by [=SMG3=]. The Snitch Productions cast also takes the places of the Glitch Productions gang in the audience. [=SMG3=] then declares to be the captain as he sits on a throne. He then pushes a button on the [=YouTube=] remote, causing Mario and '''''THE ENTIRE VIDEO''''' to glitch, which then goes to the WOTFI 2020 logo. |
| 269 | * The start of "A Totally Normal [=S̷͍͖͉̙͚͎̑̃̿͑̆̇̚͠M̸͇͇̦̮̌̿Ğ̴̫̗̖͎͔̳4̶̞͇̰̎̀́̚=] Episode" is genuinely UNSETTLING. It starts off as normal with the Glitchy Gang, but then everything starts glitching out, slowly turning it into the Snitchy Squad, which leads to glitched dialogue and [[BodyHorror glitched bodies]] at one point. Then when Mario discovers [=SMG3=]'s behind all this, he attempts to attack… only for [=SMG3=] to pause Mario and walk away. He then stops in the middle of the next camera shot and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou turns to the camera and evilly announces the [=SMG3=] channel and restarts the video with the Snitch Productions logo and everything]]. |
| 270 | * War of the Fat Italians 2020: |
| 271 | ** Jub Jub gets possessed by the spirit of the [=YouTube=] Remote before it begins the next WOTFI. |
| 272 | ** [=SMG3=], having had enough of the challenges, grabs Fishy Boopkins and threatens to drop him off the edge of a building in an attempt to reclaim the remote. When [[BadBoss his gang rebels against him,]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he states that he did not need them anyway]] before ingesting the remote himself and trying to kill them all. |
| 273 | *** Speaking of his attempts to kill the cast with the remote's power, two moments he '''[[NearVillainVictory damn near succeeds]].''' Had Mario not forced him to [[SuddenlyVoiced accidentally press the audio button]], he would have killed Meggy outright. But towards the climax of the fight, [[NeckLift he has SMG4 by the throat]] [[BoomHeadshot ready to deliver a point-blank attack!]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Mario had to work FAST both times to give the cast a win!]] |
| 274 | ** While he's an AssholeVictim completely deserving of his fate here, [=SMG3=] suffers one of the most humiliating yet painful last scenes since Francis: being EatenAlive by Ugandan Knuckles in the Internet Graveyard. While it is later revealed that he wasn't KilledOffForReal, it's still pretty chilling. |
| 275 | |
| 276 | !!The Genesis Arc |
| 277 | * At the end of "Mario Babies" it's revealed that [=SMG4=] [[AmnesiacHero can't remember]] '''''anything''''' from before the events of "Account Loss".[[note]]The first video he appeared in, back in 2011[[/note]] [=SMG4=] then begins to have an identity crisis, not knowing who he truly is or where he came from. While Mario tries to lighten the mood by jokingly telling [=SMG4=] that he's adopted, it's still pretty chilling to find out that the main character of the series appears to have basically materialized out of nowhere, not having any memories of his childhood, parents, or much of anything prior to entering Peach's Castle for the first time. |
| 278 | ** The next episode "[=SMG4=]'s Origins" show a normal Mushroom Kingdom which takes place after Super Mario 64, as in Mario and Peach could be a power couple normal. But then the spaceship (shaped like a USB stick) crashes down, not only releasing [=SMG4=] but also spewing out memes and lasers that make people crazy. It's only through recording videos that [=SMG4=]'s laptop tamed their craziness, but their IQ hasn't returned to normal. This could apply to every fanfiction and fan comics out there. |
| 279 | * 10th Anniversary Movie |
| 280 | ** It's easy to miss in the chaos on first viewing, but the corrupted memes aren't just attacking randomly, they specifically single out and split off Mario and the recolors. They're serving a higher power… |
| 281 | ** One word: '''[[GreaterScopeVillain Z]][[BigBad E]][[KnightOfCerebus R]][[NothingIsScarier O]]'''. |
| 282 | *** His backstory is pretty horrific. As [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=] say, he's a virus from another universe, everyone's [[MassOhCrap reaction]] to them saying is pretty fitting. He has the capability to destroy any universe he targets, '''THIS UNIVERSE INCLUDED'''. As seen in the flashbacks of him, he completely destroyed [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=]'s universe before they took him down. |
| 283 | *** What he did to the Mario Recolors is pretty unsettling; they, including FM and X, all ended up as faceless zombies whom Zero can control at will. |
| 284 | *** Zero [[MindRape mind raping]] Mario is definitely going to stay with you for a while. Mario's arm also [[BodyHorror turns into one that looks like Zero's]]! |
| 285 | *** [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=]'s features being almost destroyed. Seriously, it looks like they're being wiped from existence. |
| 286 | *** Plot twist: [[SealedEvilInASixPack That was only his arm]]. |
| 287 | ** The ending cuts back to [=SMG3=]'s USB and the screen on it turns into a warning saying "YOUR ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE." Then [[NothingIsScarier the movie ends]]. |
| 288 | * "[=SMG4=] Goes Insane": |
| 289 | ** The Thumbnail, it has a close-up of [=SMG4=] with red eyes and a cracked background complete with a SlasherSmile. Talk about a NightmareFace! |
| 290 | ** When Mario goes to check on [=SMG4=] He finds him creating a RoomFullOfCrazy in the basement, having reduced himself to a gibbering lunatic trying to understand the events of the 10th Anniversary Video. After finding Mario, he tapes him to a wall labeled as "Avatar" before constantly shouting [[MadnessMantra "WHAT DO THEY MEAN"]] over and over until Mario knocks him unconscious. |
| 291 | ** The thing that causes or represents [=SMG4=] going insane is a giant eyeball (which is also heavily implied by the noise it makes and the general theming of the episode to represent or actually be [[GreaterScopeVillain Zero]]). What makes this thing scarier is that when it appears, it is accompanied by a dial tone… |
| 292 | ** It seems Meggy isn't the only one with serious self-doubt issues. Inside [=SMG4=]'s mind, Mario finds himself dragged into the deepest parts of his psyche, in which [=SMG4=] finds himself thinking he's not funny. Like Meggy, this produces a shadow, but unlike her shadow, which takes the form of herself, [=SMG4=]'s shadows take the form of his friends, telling him that he isn't funny and that they never liked him. This drives [=SMG4=] into a HeroicBSOD where he seems willing to just give himself up to Zero until Mario snaps him out of it. |
| 293 | * The ending of "Into The Dark Web". Bob ventures into the area where they last fought and stopped [[GreaterScopeVillain Zero]] by trapping him in [=SMG3=]'s guardian pod, he finds said USB and thinks it to be [=SMG4=]'s but then he sees that the Anti-Virus license has expired, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint thinking that it's his license, he doesn't do a thing about it]] and he gets a message saying that [[AllMenArePerverts his favourite woman]], Butter Birdo is streaming again, he turns it on and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere walks away.]] But that doesn't stop there, the eyeball from "[=SMG4=] Goes Insane" (or Zero) comes out of [=SMG3=]'s USB and follows Bob. It then turns around and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks straight at the audience]] (pictured above), then the screen fades to black, and all we hear is Zero saying '''''"WITNESS…"''''' in a [[VoiceOfTheLegion deep, distorted voice]] right before [[NothingIsScarier the video ends leaving us speechless]]. |
| 294 | * "If Mario Was in Newgrounds" has a pretty creepy ending. [=SMG4=] and Mario finally found what they were looking for… [=SMG1=], [=SMG2=] and Zero's USB! Once they enter it they find out it's interior is almost destroyed and there's also some blood spilled as well. [=SMG4=] and Mario are shocked to see this and the USB door closes, presumably locking them in. [[NothingIsScarier Cue end credits]]. |
| 295 | * "The Other Universe" retells the story of [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=]. It had been just like any adventure in Newgrounds, but then Zero literally drops in and drains their Avatar, Spudnick, until he is as white as a skeleton and cracked all over. As a result, the two [=SMG's=] and their game get corrupted, and Mario and [=SMG4=] can't do anything in this memory to save them. Worse, they managed to seal away most of Zero except for his 'arm', which manages to jump into their Guardian Pod. Everything related to the 10th Anniversary was literally by his hand… |
| 296 | * Just look at Spudnick's face when Zero kills him. ''Jeez…'' |
| 297 | ** What's worse is that the Eye not only followed Mario but activated the console once they left, initiating Interdimensional Travel for the pod holding his 'body'. And thus it was witnessed… |
| 298 | * "The Day HE Arrived." has Axol left braindead due to [[NothingIsScarier something]] Zero did to his head while he was trapped in their Guardian Pod. He shows up seemingly alive later, but it's shown to horrifying effect that something isn't completely right about this Axol… |
| 299 | * In "Doomsday But Mario Is Okay" it's clear that Mario is [[CoversAlwaysLie NOT okay]] when he gets dragged into a portal in a toilet created by Zero… |
| 300 | ** This episode also shows that Axol is not fine. When he appears in the video for the first time, [[TheParanoiac he looks completely scared]]. Later, when Boopkins opens the door, he's seeing Axol, who's asking if he wants to see something, while making a ''huge'' SlasherSmile, which makes Boopkins ''immediately'' close the door. Even later, when Melony is checking him, she seeing that Axol… is gone. |
| 301 | * "Mario And The Backrooms". Well, knowing [[WebOriginal/TheBackrooms on what this video based]], it may not be a surprise if it could have some creepy moments: |
| 302 | ** The cover, on which Mario runs from… [[NothingIsScarier something]]. |
| 303 | ** At the beginning, Mario falls under the world and appears on 1 level of Backrooms. |
| 304 | ** After a failed attept to escape, Mario sees another shadowy figure that starts hunting on him. Thankfully, it was [=SMG4=]. |
| 305 | ** "'''DON'T GO ANY FURTHER'''" |
| 306 | ** The birthday room starts funny… Until ''everything starts glitching and writings of "GO BACK" appear on the walls.'' |
| 307 | ** [=SMG3=]'s story implies that Zero controls not one toilet, but an entire sewerage. |
| 308 | ** The chase with [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-682]]. |
| 309 | ** Everything starts glitching in the elevator. |
| 310 | ** [[DownerEnding The ending]]. Holy '''''shit''''', the ending. After TheReveal that Axol was the one who sent Mario and co. messages to leave, [[FacialHorror the skin on half of his face disappears]] and two horns appear on his head, which means that Zero now has complete control over Axol's body. After writings of [[WhamLine "Guardian Detected" and "Virus Quarantine Disabled"]] appear on his [=USB=][[note]]actually [=SMG3=]'s[[/note]], he clicks a few buttons on the panel of his [=USB=], which makes it suck Mario, [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=]. Then, Zero turns back and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou stares at the camera]], before the video turns dark and [[FadeAroundTheEyes you only see his eye]]. |
| 311 | ** [[NothingIsScarier The outro has no music.]] |
| 312 | * Much like in the arcs beforehand, the Genesis Arc has a unique series of banners, and it's just as horrifying: the first one was of a frightened Axol looking into a tentacled abyss, with Mario and [=SMG4=], later joined by [=SMG=]s 3, 2 and 1, going after him. Then when "Mario And The Backrooms" came out, it changed to show the possessed Axol slowly turning away from the void to expose his [[FacialHorror newly scarred eye]]. Then after the trailer for WOTFI 2021 came out, [=Ax0l=], now more creepy-looking than ever, is [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring right at the viewer]]. And the void is just… slowly consuming the banner, too… |
| 313 | ** The last banner, changed after "The Final Piece", now not only features the final form of [=Ax0l=] facing down our heroes, but the void has completely consumed the background… ''and it’s full of ominous-looking eyes''. |
| 314 | *** [[ParanoiaFuel This banner didn't change after "WOTFI 2021".]] It happened later, but still. |
| 315 | * [[BlatantLies "MARIOS OKAY x7"]] |
| 316 | ** The title is a MadnessMantra. |
| 317 | ** The thumbnail is absolutely horrifying: Mario staring right at you with bloodshot eyes, both hands suspiciously pointing at himself like guns and the ''top of his head'' is missing. |
| 318 | ** What's the first thing [=SMG4=] sees when he wakes up in unidentified territory? Some ''thing'' that looks like the head of Miku Hatsume. It's [[CrossesTheLineTwice both]] creepy and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny]]. |
| 319 | ** While the Miku head was a relatively minor scare, the trio is then attacked by Zero's eye. What makes it even worse is that every time the eye takes a hit, it ''multiplies,'' surrounding them in seconds and multiplying enough to seemingly smother them until all you see are Zero's eyes and the screen cuts to black. |
| 320 | ** When the screen opens up again, Mario and the two [=SMG=]'s are seemingly alright, that is until they see that they are standing on a giant eyeball. |
| 321 | *** Upon being seen by the camera zooming out, said eyeball's pupil expands and dilutes with very disturbing sound effects. The trio's [[TheScream screaming]] is certainly something anyone would do if he or she was in their situation. |
| 322 | ** Zero's eye then straps the trio to chairs and zooms through space and time [[LudicrousSpeed ''very fast'']] in an effort to [[DrivenToMadness break their minds.]] Like Miku's head above, it both funny and creepy. |
| 323 | ** After Zero's eye crashes into a suspicious diamond block, what Mario and the [=SMGs=] fall into isn't much better. They find themselves in a BlankWhiteVoid disturbingly similar to the void a [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants certain sarcastic squid found himself in during a time travel mishap.]] |
| 324 | --->'''[=SMG3=]''': If [=SMG0=] is trying to drive me mad, it's working! |
| 325 | ** While adventuring in [=SMG3's=] [=USB=], [=SMG4=] finds an empty white room, where he sees characters from WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit, wearing the clothes of the main characters of WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, who [[DeathGlare glare at him]] and sing a disturbing song (that song being an extremely slow and distorted version of the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy theme song). It's no wonder that [=SMG4=] [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere refuses to go inside!]] |
| 326 | ** Due to inexperience in using their powers, [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=] pass out while trying to channel meme energy into Mario, causing the channeling to become unbalanced. Mario's left hand ends up overinflating and causes him to explode. |
| 327 | ** The ending: |
| 328 | *** Towards the end of the video, [[HopeSpot we're given a little hope.]] [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=] are alive and they help the three of them escape Zero's mind torture and usb. Everything's ok now, right? Nope! Right after they escape, we see Peach's castle somehow already rebuilt, all four Guardian Pods gathered around said castle, and an unconscious Mario floating like he's part of a demonic ritual. All while Zero in Axol's body watches with a crazed smile on his face… |
| 329 | *** The implication that Zero '''''knew''''' [[XanatosGambit Mario and the SMGs would escape the usb somehow…]] |
| 330 | *** Why did Zero gather all the Guardian Pods in one place? Possibly to ensure that, this time, ''[[LeaveNoSurvivors no one]]'' [[LeaveNoSurvivors escapes alive.]] |
| 331 | *** Once again, [[NothingIsScarier there is no outro music.]] |
| 332 | * The Trailer for WOTFI 2021 starts with a cute scene of Axol drawing [[CallBack the manga that we saw in "The Day HE Arrived"]]… [[MoodWhiplash until]] he turns in his demonic, Zero-possessed form for a second. After panicking for a few seconds as he hears creepy whispers all around him, he falls ''through the floor'' into a black void, transforming into his demonic form as he falls before Zero's eye flashes on screen. It then cuts to a [=SFM=] remake of the ending of "MARIOS OKAY", with [=SMG4=], [=SMG3=], [=SMG2=] and [=SMG1=] getting ready for a fight with Zero. Zero jumps down to the ground and begins contorting Axol's body in disturbing ways, complete with sickening bone-cracking noises. The result? [[BodyHorror Axol transforming into an even]] ''more'' [[BodyHorror horrifying form]]. |
| 333 | ** To elaborate on Axol's new appearance: The ''[[FacialHorror entire left side of his face]]'' has wasted away, replaced with Zero's signature wire-frame pattern, and the surrounding area has turned purple (whether this is the result of internal bleeding or if this is just Zero's skin color is unknown). Instead of WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises, his eyes are now [[MonochromaticEyes a solid blue and red]], with his exposed red eye having Zero's 0-shaped pupil. Brand new disturbing additions include Zero's exposed ribcage, his clothing merging with his flesh at the neck, [[RedRightHand Inkweaver merging with his right arm]], and ''teeth'' sticking out of his shoulders and collarbone like a massive jaw. [[{{Understatement}} Suffice it to say, things aren't looking too good for Axol]]. |
| 334 | * "The Final Piece." [[WhamEpisode HO. LY. CRAP.]] [[CerebusSyndrome To think this series started with lighthearted bloopers of Mario messing around with]] {{Palette Swap}}s [[CerebusSyndrome of himself…]] |
| 335 | ** The thumbnail for one! It just shows a terrified Mario as [=Ax0l=]'s hands grasp his shoulders while black tentacles slither in the background. |
| 336 | ** Remember Axol's transformation from Trailer of [=WOTFI=] 2021? While it isn't BodyHorror in this episode, it's still gruesome. |
| 337 | ** The scene where Mario is being absorbed by Zero. His face begins to crack just like Spudnick's did in "The Other Universe". It's interrupted by [[BigDamnHeroes Swagmaster's helicopter]] before Mario can be killed, but still. |
| 338 | ** When Zero tries to find [=SMG4=] and Mario. The scene of him bashing down every door in the castle one by one, all while [=SMG4=] is frantically trying to hide Mario while hearing the banging get closer and closer… the entire thing feels like something out of a horror movie. |
| 339 | ** Zero absorbing all the memes in the Mushroom Kingdom. The scene is played for all the horror it needs. The [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask Final Day]] music and red sky only add to the horrifying ApocalypseWow that Zero brings upon the Mushroom Kingdom. |
| 340 | ** [[NoEnding The episode just ends as Zero begins destroying the universe,]] and all our chained up heroes can do is watch in horror. That’s right, '''[[TheBadGuyWins Zero won.]]''' The only hint of any resolution is a caption saying that the finale will be “decided” in WOTFI 2021. This is definitely going to be a ''long'' week. |
| 341 | *** Adding to the uncertainty is the fact that the WOTFI trailer made it seem like it was going to be about the [=SMG=]s fighting [=Ax0l=] for the fate of Mario. That scene does happen in the episode, [[NeverTrustATrailer but [=Ax0l=] quickly wipes the floor with them]]. And now he’s won. There’s basically no idea on where this WOTFI is heading. |
| 342 | ** For the third time in a row, [[NothingIsScarier there is no outro music.]] Same thing with the intro! |
| 343 | *** To add more to this, there is ''NO'' goofy sponsorship of any kind, it just kicks the episode right off. |
| 344 | ** Mario doesn't wake up at any point in the episode. |
| 345 | * '''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/smg4official/status/1438896351228596224 TOMORROW]]''' |
| 346 | * Axol's death in "War of the Fat Italians 2021" is equal parts terrifying and [[TearJerker heartwrenching]], between Melony tearfully begging him not to make her do this and Axol being chained up by Zero. And much like Desti before him, [[KilledOffForReal Axol's death is permanent]]. |
| 347 | ** We also see Zero's full body… And '''OH''' '''''GOD''''', it's horrible. All of [=Ax0l's=] BodyHorror (the exposed ribcage, 0-shaped horns, teeth sticking out of the collarbone) is here and accounted for, but that's not all--he also has [[CreepilyLongArms creepily long insectoid arms]], visible pink flesh underneath certain parts of his carapace, and [[NonStandardCharacterDesign a much more detailed and realistic model than everyone else]]. [[NightmareFace His face isn't exactly pleasant to look at either]], with a massive red eye and [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily a huge mouth full of sharp teeth]] on a somewhat human-shaped head. [=SMG4’s=] reaction basically says what everyone is thinking. |
| 348 | --->'''[=SMG4=]''': Oh… Oh God… |
| 349 | ** "'''YOU WILL ANSWER FOR YOUR ACTIONS… AND GOD WILL NOT BE SO… MERCIFUL.'''" |
| 350 | ** The video starts from Zero, who almost destroys [=SMG4=]'s universe. And one of the first things he does is try to crush [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=] to death while [[LaughingMad giving a demented laugh]]. |
| 351 | * The '''whole''' arc, it's easily the most [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest and bleakest]] arc in the series, making every other StoryArc on the channel look lighthearted, far outdoing the most intense episodes of the Waluigi and Anime arcs combined, by a '''''WIDE MARGIN'''''. This arc shifts into a eerie AncientConspiracy story involving the mysterious origins of [=SMG4=] himself, a lot more characters dying, an EldritchAbomination hellbent on destroying Mario and the entire [=SMG4verse=] along with him and one of the main characters getting possessed by said EldritchAbomination and dying later on. Not to mention a darker InUniverse [[CerebusRetcon story-driven explaination]] of the series' gradual shift in tone and style, involving the unaddressed shunting away of the iconic [=YouTuber=] guest-stars-as-Mario-recolors in favor of original characters, [=SMG4=]'s (and [=SMG3=]'s) untold origins finally being coming to light, which holds rather sinister connotations, or a generally omninous, almost apocalyptic tone consistent throughout, present even in the [[BreatherEpisode breather episodes]], and the implications that, despite it's beloved status, the [=SMG4verse's=] very satirical and heavily comedic nature came at a previously undivulged dark price (the continuity being a relatively normal iteration of the Mario universe that was, for lack of better term, unwittingly ''corrupted'' and transformed, ''irreversibly'' at that, by [=SMG4=] himself's mere presence into the wacky zany and at times disturbing version we know and love). |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !!The Revelations Arc |
| 354 | * In "Mario Goes To College," in the middle of their song, the Box Club leader claims that the "god box" will cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt and take its worshipers to paradise. At the time, we didn't know if this was just a one off joke or a hint towards a future arc (let alone know that we were even already in an arc), but it’s still a tense and out-of-left-field moment. |
| 355 | * Aside from that moment above, the arc had so far been a pleasant and light-hearted change of pace from the horrors of the Genesis Arc. And then "Mario and the God Box" happens. |
| 356 | ** As it turns out, not only is the Box Club not just a bunch of weirdos obsessed with boxes, but their object of worship, the titular God Box, is a very real ArtifactOfDoom. It seems that even [=SMG1=] and [=SMG2=] don't know exactly what it contains, but they know that it's nothing but bad news. |
| 357 | ** With the episode ending with the Box Club being defeated, you would think the worst would be over, right? '''Nope.''' After the episode premiered the God Box took over [=SMG4=]'s channel banner. Considering the buildup we've had so far to this thing and [=SMG4=]'s tradition of changing his banner in time for big events, something is truly going down. |
| 358 | ** On March 12, despite the episode of the day not being related to the apparent arc, the God Box on the banner is beginning to open… |
| 359 | ** After the trailer for the ''Revelations'' movie dropped, the God Box has been opened, and darkness is seeping out of it… |
| 360 | * And then comes "Absolute Betrayal", which is a WhamEpisode like no other: |
| 361 | ** The thumbnail has what looks like empty heads screaming. |
| 362 | ** "Melony… [[WhamLine no one's there…"]] We are then treated to a series of flashbacks with all moments that Niles and Melony were together… only for it to be revealed that Niles was never real. It's like something out of ''[[Literature/FightClub Fight Club]]''! |
| 363 | ** And that's before he reveals a familiar red eye… Yep. '''''ZERO''''' has returned! |
| 364 | *** The animation where his eye shift towards the center of his face is disturbingly fluid. |
| 365 | ** After revealing himself to Melony and pressing her BerserkButton to turn her into Fierce Melony, Zero effortlessly possesses her. And we all remember what happened to her late boyfriend Axol when Zero possessed him… |
| 366 | *** Zero was already tough enough when he possessed Axol, who didn't have any powers to begin with. Now he's in control in Melony, who has the power of the Fierce Deity, and, well, you do the math. |
| 367 | ** Zero as Melony opens a portal to the Great Beyond, the location of the God Box, and it’s ''the real world''. Zero is coming to ''our world''. |
| 368 | ** Yet again, [[NothingIsScarier the episode ends with a completely silent, dark gray end card]]. |
| 369 | * The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GMNAtjjE6o Cinematic Trailer]] for the ''Revelations'' movie has an opening scene identical to the opening scene of the trailer for WOTFI 2021: It starts with a cinematic recreation of Axol's manga of him confessing to Melony that he wants her to be his girlfriend. Except here, when Melony says yes, she's suddenly treated to a shot where Axol is glitching in his [=Ax0l=] form before she suddenly finds herself in a throne room with the Fierce Deity. The Fierce Deity takes off their mask to reveal that they're actually ''[[EnemyWithin Niles]]'', implying that he's been in control of her ever since "To Become A God". |
| 370 | ** Towards the end of the trailer, the Zero-possessed Melony opens fire on the Guardian Pod ship, giving a surprisingly [[GigglingVillain creepy giggle]] beforehand. |
| 371 | * From the ''Revelations'' movie itself: |
| 372 | ** While he [[KarmicDeath definitely had it coming]], the Box Club Leader's demise as he's incinerated by the God Box's power isn't exactly pretty. |
| 373 | ** Anti-Memes, memes that have spent so long inside the God Box that they've become twisted, BodyHorror heavy monstrosities. And while an SMG absorbing them as meme energy gives a ''big'' power boost, it also makes them highly aggressive and unstable, as [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=] learn the hard way. |
| 374 | *** When [=SMG3=] and [=SMG4=] decide they had enough of what they think is the Box Club Leader knocking them down, they channel the power of four anti-memes at once. Just ''four'', and Niles is ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness terrified]]'' by the time they channeled the ''second'' anti-meme, and for a '''VERY''' good reason. If [=SMG4=] and [=SMG3=] had gone through 3's idea to use the Anti-memes to destroy Zero, it may have worked at a devastating price. |
| 375 | ** As surprisingly sympathetic as Niles' motives turn out to be, it becomes all too clear that his obsession with creating a "perfect" universe for him and [=SMG0=] has destroyed his sanity. The way he madly rants to [=SMG0=] when the latter tries to talk him down the first time shows just how desperate and unhinged he's become. |
| 376 | ** Within her mindscape, Melony finds herself tortured by visions sent by Niles to break her, including distorted and twisted versions of her friends, [=Ax0l=] mocking her for her perceived weakness and failure to save Axol, and a mirror’s reflection of her morphing into a twisted, Zero-possessed version of ''herself'', which somehow manages to be even more horrific that [=Ax0l=] was! |
| 377 | *** Special mention goes to the Bob with ''realistic eyes emitting horrible snapping noises.'' |
| 378 | ** [=SMG0=] tries to stop Niles from [[TakingYouWithMe dragging Melony, Mario and the [=SMG=]s down with him]]. Then Niles completely freaks out as he undergoes a VillainousBreakdown. This is the first (and last) time we see Niles get so pissed off, and it's intense. [[TearJerker And also quite sad]]. |
| 379 | ---> '''[=SMG0=]:''' NILES! PLEASE JUST LET THEM GO! Our time is over! Don't drag them down with our failures! |
| 380 | ---> '''Niles:''' [[VillainousBreakdown I AM NOT A FAILURE!!! WE ARE THE REAL MEME GUARDIANS! WE ARE SO CLOSE TO CREATING THE PERFECT UNIVERSE! The power of the God Box… IS SUPPOSED TO BE OURS!!!!!]] |
| 381 | ---> '''[=SMG0=]:''' [[WeUsedToBeFriends You're my friend, Niles… But I can't let you do this…]] |
| 382 | ---> '''Niles:''' Don't worry! I'll fix this. Just watch. '''[[SuddenlyShouting JUST WATCH! YOU AND I WILL FIX IT]]''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting ALL!!!]]''''' [[RedEyesTakeWarning (His eye turns red and gains a 0 pupil)]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | !!The Lawsuit Arc |
| 385 | * [=SMG4=] fears Nintendo as the only entity he can't beat and rightfully so. Between an army of ninjas and contracts that can literally be enforced in reality, all that Lawyer Kong has to do is pull out a DMCA to win (aka he would have to take down his channel). |
| 386 | * Lawyer Kong creates a firewall which isolates all non-Nintendo characters from the Mushroom Kingdom. Any character that belongs inside of the firewall are then forcefully reverted to the canon version of themselves. However, it appears that there's brainwashing involved, as "reverted" characters are evidently unaware of the depression that is caused by the whole ordeal. |
| 387 | ** Everything outside the firewall is a wasteland. A lot of characters are out there without a home including [=SMG3=], who should be living in the Internet Graveyard but currently isn't. It's no wonder there's a line of characters wanting to go back in. |
| 388 | * Any non-Nintendo character that was on Nintendo but are no longer wanted are shot into Galeem. Considering his success rate at removing characters and the fact that Swag's model only appeared in Goldeneye, it's a good thing Mario came up with a plan. |
| 389 | * The ending of "If Mario was in Splatoon 3" starts on an ominous note, with both Mario and Meggy spotting a silent but furious Lawyer Kong watching them escape Inkopolis. They, and us, know they haven't fully escaped yet, and Lawyer Kong's chilling demeanor makes it clear that he's not done yet… |
| 390 | * It's not only local police that hunt down illegal memes, but Nintendo Ninjas as well, and they're quick to swat down meme users. That the vans they ride in says "Thot Patrol Elite" calls back to a previous Arc in Nintendo land. |
| 391 | * Continuing the tradition of the channel banner changing during the events of an arc, almost all of the [=SMG4=] cast is starting to ''fade from existence'' after "Breaking Luigi" was released. Only the Mario Bros., Bob, and Fishy Boopkins are allowed to remain, being Nintendo characters.[[note]]Strangely, Wizard Rock, who's not a Nintendo character, doesn't appear to be fading like everyone else.[[/note]] It gives an almost nazi vibe… |
| 392 | ** As of September 24th, [[https://i.imgur.com/kAwK0n6.png the banner was updated]] to all those non-Nintendo characters fading out even more, with Mario, Luigi, Bob, and Fishy Boopkins looking appropriately concerned. In addition, the creators seemed to have rectified the oversight of Wizard Rock not fading away along with the others, just in case the fans thought he might pull off a divine miracle and save everyone… |
| 393 | ** The banner was updated yet again October 1st. The non-Nintendo characters are completely gone, the remaining Nintendo characters look ''even more'' terrified, there's a hellish red filter, and the shadow of Lawyer Kong looms over them. |
| 394 | * "NINTENDO HAS CLAIMED THIS VIDEO" ends in a shocker that could rival "Deleted" in terms of a brutal DownerEnding; Miyamoto decides to sign the Super DMCA Lawyer Kong offered to end the war and bring Mario back into the hands for good. Meggy and [=SMG4=] return with the parody law contract, but Lawyer Kong slaps the contract out of their hands before they can reach Judge Kirby. Right after the DMCA is turned in, the characters' eyes roll up and go blank as they all fall to the ground. In short, Lawyer Kong effectively launched a ''genocide'' just get their biggest icon back on their side. Doubling as a {{Tearjerker}}, Mario only has time to cradle Meggy as she bids him goodbye with a solemn smile before passing out herself, as the usual grim, silent and colorless credits for serious episodes rolls in. |
| 395 | ** The Wikipedia Castle [=SMG4=] and Meggy venture into earlier is rather unnerving: it looks very dark and rundown, housing several disturbing articles including serial killers and the like. [=SMG4=] was scared stiff for most of their time there. |
| 396 | * The trailer for WOTFI 2022 shows Mario watching in horror as his non-Nintendo friends die, all while Lawyer Kong gives a dark grin while triumphantly holding up the signed Super DMCA. Thankfully, the mood quickly turns hopeful when Meggy comes to Mario's aid and the scene shifts to the courtroom. |
| 397 | |
| 398 | !!PUZZLEVISION |
| 399 | * The fight between Mario, Meggy, Wario & Waluigi in "[=MAR10=] Day" breaks the router, and that brings [=SMG4=] out… and [[SanitySlippage he's angry and insane from the three weeks he's been working on the video]] as he mercilessly mauls the Wario Bros and drives everyone out of the castle so he can work on his Perfect Video. |
| 400 | ** The voice acting deserves a special mention, as Luke [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct showcases all of SMG4's stress, insanity, and anger during his self-induced lock-in for three weeks]]. Hearing such a usually NiceGuy screaming in crazed fury is such a departure from what he's normally like that it scares his friends, devastates poor Mario, and even drives ''[=SMG3=]'' to express bewilderment and disgust at his actions. |
| 401 | --->'''[=SMG3=]:''' ''(furious)'' '''OI! IDIOT!!''' ''([=SMG4=] turns to face him)'' [[WhatTheHellHero We're all here to celebrate your best friend's day, and you're acting like]] ''[[WhatTheHellHero THIS?!]]''\ |
| 402 | '''[=SMG4=]:''' '''''NONE OF YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORK I DO!!!'''''\ |
| 403 | ''([=SMG4=] fixes the router and storms back to his room)''\ |
| 404 | '''Mario:''' But [=SMG4=], the main event-\ |
| 405 | '''[=SMG4=]:''' [[KickTheDog JUST]] '''[[KickTheDog LEAVE ME THE F**K ALONE!!!]]'''\ |
| 406 | ''(angrily slams the door)'' |
| 407 | ** Also of note that [=SMG4=] sends a livestream at the end of the video. In-universe, it's only question marks. On our side, it's a 99-hour stream (which lasted until March 15, 2023) of [=SMG4=] working on that video. If it was only him just clicking away on the keyboard, it'd be scary enough… but there are times when the crew try to check on him, and the only other reactions we get from him are when he forces himself awake or gets frustrated at his work. And the channel banner has changed to [=SMG4=] being all alone in his workplace in the dark to reflect his mental state going to Hell. [[RuleOfThree And]] knowing previous trends with banners, it's gonna get worse. |
| 408 | --->'''[=SMG4=]:''' [[MadnessMantra It's gotta be perfect. It's gotta be perfect, it's gotta be perfect. It's gotta be perfect…]] |
| 409 | ** Speaking of the livestream, there's a particular EasterEgg about it worth noting: very rarely, you will see a BEEG [=SMG4=] peeking out of the corner of the room… a ''sentient'' BEEG [=SMG4=]. That's freaky enough, since BEEG [=SMG4s=] are basically plush toy equivalents in this universe, but what is this one even doing here? Is it just some cute comic relief? Was it being held ''captive'' by [=SMG4=], or otherwise cowering in fear of him? Or was it [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the true mastermind in all of this]], forcing [=SMG4=] to press forward with his "perfect video" at the cost of his sanity? Well, your guess is as good as ours. |
| 410 | ** Notice how, throughout the stream, the room gets progressively darker after every 24 hours… as if the setting didn't look creepy enough. |
| 411 | ** Another small change compared to when the stream started. All you hear at first were the sounds of keyboard keys clicking and typing accompanied with occasional grunts of anger, frustration and confusion. [[FromBadToWorse Later on]] all of the aforementioned is heard mixed in with creepy [[DroneofDread droning music]]… |
| 412 | *** Finally, at the end, the camera pans in slowly with an ominous tune as the colors shift as [=SMG4=] finally gets up from the computer, and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou turns to look at the camera…]] |
| 413 | ---->'''[=SMG4=]:''' WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE!? '''[[GetOut GET OUT!!!]]''' |
| 414 | * The trailer for "It's Gotta Be Perfect", [=SMG4's=] fourth movie, or at least the last third of it. The rest of it is nothing short of amazing, with the crew once again proving that they listen to their fans by updating the recently-redesigned characters that received some controversy (and that does include Meggy, whose redesign ''wasn't'' so recent)… but then it ends with Meggy and [=SMG3=] entering [=SMG4's=] room to find [=SMG4=] still insane, still not finished with his "perfect" video, and repeating his MadnessMantra. Only now, his voice is in a [[VoiceOfTheLegion demonic tone]], and there's a creepy filter surrounding him when he looks away from the computer, and just before the screen cuts to black, he reaches his hand out to the camera while his eyes go blank and symbols swirl around him. His behavior is getting more and more reminiscent [[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersRevelationsArc a certain infamous perfectionist]]. |
| 415 | ** But how can this be, you may ask, if Niles is dead? Well, look carefully at the symbols that swirl around [=SMG4=] as he reaches for the camera. They’re the exact same symbols that were surrounding Zero on the channel banner during the leadup to WOTFI 2021. Combine this with the implication in an [=SMG4=] sponsor that the God Box survived the explosion, and you have to wonder if it's behind all of this; wonder if a surviving fragment of it (or even something related to it) can fuel that overwhelming desire for perfection that drove Niles irreversibly crazy. After all, you can't kill a god… |
| 416 | *** The actual movie would disprove [=SMG0=] having any presence; while he is brought up as possibly being behind everything once again, [=SMG3=] quickly confirms that the demonic mass bares no signs of Meme Energy. |
| 417 | * In "Every Luigi is Personalized", Mario stumbles upon Luigi but he's smiling blanky, attacking anyone that gets close to him and not getting phased by any attacks on him. When the [=SMGs=] and the Mario Bros return from the liminal space, this Luigi practically destroyed the rest of the crew. |
| 418 | ** Inside the Liminal space (which turns out to be a portal to "Super Mario.exe 64", there are dark halls and objectives that mock Mario, but more scary is Mario.exe, a tall pale Mario that easily wrecks the crew, and he manages to follow them outside… (Thankfully, the two horrors are happy to reunite and go back into their world.) |
| 419 | * While only for a brief moment, in "Mario Is Fine", after stuck inside a containment full of water for the entire day as meditation from Fishy Boopkins, Mario then finally begins to meditate, he first then sees a retro Mario normally standing, until the Retro Mario looks at Mario, and then begins to turn into an Eldtrich Abomination-like bootleg muppet before it turns into a dancing 8-bit Mario, to make matters worse, the audio that plays when the demonic-looking Mario appears is taken from the already infamous "You're Not Perfect" scene in the Courage the Cowardly Dog episode, "Perfect". |
| 420 | * “Ready to Ride?…” ends on a seriously chilling cliffhanger. Early on in the episode, Luigi starts acting strange. First he just sits there reading a book… even after Mario knocks it out of his hands. Just sitting there like a statue. Then when Mario sits down with his ill-gotten potatoes, Luigi suddenly goes full cowboy complete with southern drawl and hat. At first this may be just a gag or something but then Tari gets a feeling that something is seriously off but she doesn’t know what. Meggy leaves to find some medicine and what does she walk in on? Everyone in the entire car acting like crazy cowboys. And as sudden as it happens everyone just freezes like somebody hit pause as Meggy looks on in worry. And when Tari walks in, Meggy turns around and suddenly everything is back to normal. Meggy thinks maybe she’s just going nuts from the long train ride but Tari’s little frown says different. The episode ends on a TV set with static saying “look at the bottom of the description.” There is a link to a mysterious Garry's Mod map entitled "help.bsp" there. And the video credits lack the usual cheerful music, instead having [[HellIsThatNoise the droning sound of TV static]]. There is definitely something wrong alright… |
| 421 | ** The "help" map linked there is rather unnerving in its own right. It appears as the train map used in the episode, complete with characters performing certain actions repeatedly, but loops if you try to go too far. [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment If you loop a certain number of times, however,]] you come across a grey stone room featuring Tari crying. [[ShmuckBait Approach her,]] and your game crashes with text reading "READY FOR THE NEXT SHOW?" and an emblem for [[ArcVillain the TV…]] NothingIsScarier indeed. |
| 422 | ** The thumbnail. Mario’s in his cowboy gear grinning an unsettling grin. Then you notice Tari in the back looking worried while… a second Mario is outside banging on the window? Altogether it looks like someone stole Mario’s body and his spirit is trying to get back in. Foreshadowing? |
| 423 | * After "We Interrupt This Broadcast" there have been some pictures posted on [=SMG4's=] social media accounts teasing the gang's adventures in the Wild West. They start out innocently enough featuring shenanigans that you'd expect in a modern episode, but after the release of "Ready To Ride?…", there are subtle details in the images that are… troubling. Notably, |
| 424 | ** The image posted on July 3 has a ''second'' Tari in the background facing away from the camera. |
| 425 | ** The image posted on July 4 has Tari missing her Meta Runner arm, there's a pair of glowing eyes hiding under the table, Meggy's beanie is nailed to the wall and has a hole in it, the window displays TV static, and the reward for Meggy's WANTED poster now displays "YOUR FREEDOM". Oh, and the cards held by the person holding the camera shows what seems to be hinting at the release date of the next episode, which is later revealed to be a movie. |
| 426 | * The trailer for "Western Spaghetti", the next [=SMG4=] movie. It starts with Meggy approaching Western Spaghetti on horseback, with bits of footage featuring teasers for what's in the movie. However, once Tari shows up in the trailer, the teasers gradually become darker, and as Meggy approaches her, she starts twitching as if she's under some sort of control, and everything distorts when Meggy puts her hand on Tari's shoulder. Some things about to note about the trailer are: |
| 427 | ** In nearly all of the clips he appears in, One Shot Wren looks unhinged, as if he's gone insane. |
| 428 | ** Tari looks either scared or crazy in all of the clips she appears in after the trailer starts taking a darker turn. |
| 429 | ** One clip shows nearly all of the main cast about to be hanged. |
| 430 | ** The channel banner and profile picture for the channel turned static (much like a television screen) after the trailer's release. Only Tari is unaffected, and she looks even ''more'' distressed than before. |
| 431 | *** While still covered in static, Meggy's the only one in the banner who notices something's wrong with Tari. |
| 432 | ** The trailer's title was later changed to a Zalgo-afflicted "help me". |
| 433 | ** After this, a live stream was put up, resembling camcorder footage titled GET OFF THE TRAIN where everyone is frozen in place, but the train is still going and it progressively switches from one feed to another. |
| 434 | * And then there's ''Western Spaghetti'' itself. We learn that One Shot Wren is behind everything that happens in the movie. While his "falling off" is noted over the two episodes leading up to the movie, here we see just how far he's “[[FallenHero fallen]] [[SanitySlippage off]].” He traps the whole gang in a simulation of the wild west, and when Meggy realizes he's behind it all, [[GroundhogDayLoop he repeatedly shoots and kills her in the simulation]], [[MindRape effectively psychologically torturing her to keep her under control]]. [[AndIMustScream For a month]]. By the time Tari manages to come up with a way to take Wren down, Meggy's so traumatized that she's gone insane, pointing her gun at her own friends out of paranoia. |
| 435 | ** The last time we see Wren shoot Meggy is in her darkened bedroom right as she wakes up, rising up from in front of her bed with his gun already loaded. |
| 436 | --->'''Wren:''' ''Draw.'' ''[shoots]'' |
| 437 | ** Wren's genuine sadism throughout the movie is very unsettling. He spends much of the film tormenting Meggy and the rest of the gang, and basically has them locked up in a series of cells hooked up to his main chamber. His VillainousBreakdown when Meggy and Tari finally manage to defeat him is also quite harrowing, helped by Creator/SeanChiplock giving a chilling performance. |
| 438 | ** Before this part, Meggy gets some milk from Desti who complains that she should be sheriff because of her gun-slinging skills, only to be reprimanded by Axol. It takes Tari shouting at her to realize that Desti and Axol should not be alive, and that's when the Wild West starts to glitch around her. |
| 439 | *** Every time Meggy is not looking at Axol and Desti, they just stare at her dead-eyed. |
| 440 | ** The poster for this movie gets special mention too: it depicts the main cast on a wanted poster, but at the top, a hand is holding on the top, with Tari noticing it. |
| 441 | * When we last left Peach during the whole saga, she was left desperately calling for help from inside the abomination. "Let's Go Visit Peach!" finally reveals what happened to her, and it's not pretty; she suffered a hideous transformation that turned her into a cross between herself but possessed and a hideous bug-like monster, incapable of uttering nothing more but screeches. A FateWorseThanDeath, indeed. |
| 442 | * "Trust No One" is mostly a mix of hilarity and suspense as [=SMG3=] races to find out who took his notebook, but the ending takes a shocking turn where it's revealed that ''[[BewareTheSillyOnes Mario]]'' of all people was the culprit, and he easily subdues [=SMGs=] 3 and 4 before heading off. When we next see him, he has dropped all traces of humor and simple-mindness and delivered the notebook to an ominous entity he refers to as "king". Whoever was the one that ordered the shot and why Mario whole-heartedly [[FaceHeelTurn went rogue]] are unknown, but one thing's for sure; something is up. |
| 443 | ** [=SMG3's=] reaction is nothing to scoff at either; known for having a HairTriggerTemper and overreacting to any action no matter how big of a deal it is, the angry meme guardian stands outside in the rain with a demeanor and look defining a terrifying TranquilFury; the notebook was ''that'' important to him, and from the look on his face, he's just declared war on Mario. |
| 444 | ** The "War of the Fat Italians 2023" trailer reveals that the shadow silhouette Mario called his "king" is actually his OC Marty who now owns a casino called Paisano Casino. While there were small hints throughout season 13 that there was something sinister going on with Marty, this proves there was something more going on behind the scenes with him. |
| 445 | * Mario's typical crazy behavior in the series feels… wrong throughout "War of the Fat Italians 2023". In the past, the harm he dealt to his friends is typically restrained to one off jokes or the result of him just being dumb. Through this video, however, Mario is actively and intentionally tormenting [=SMG3=] and [=SMG4=]. It comes to a head during the ending song, where Mario's lyrics are sung with more malice than the plumber ever demonstrated before. |
| 446 | * The ending of “No TV Makes Mario No Okie Dokie". After finally getting to the generator in the basement, the blackout is over, Mario’s not coo-coo-crazy anymore, and all’s well that ends well… until everyone hears the sound of their TV set and sees that it’s somehow moved down there with them. It's on the standby screen… with [[OhCrap a familiar “Puzzlevision” logo]]. It's all but clear that our mysterious host is ready to take the stage… |
| 447 | ** Just before the power goes back on, [=SMG4=] sees what looks like the ''TV entity himself without his head'' lurking in the shadows, foreshadowing the ominous ending and what's to come. |
| 448 | * Right away, fans following the arc know something is wrong during “Mario’s Mysteries.” And sure enough we get such a moment when the TV entity, now named Mr. Puzzles, sits [=SMG4=] and Mario down for TV Time. The TV set flips to Meggy, Tari, and [=SMG3=] silently screaming in terror while our two main leads start to process it. A few more seconds and the illusion would’ve been broken. |
| 449 | ** If you listen to the TV Time song closely, when Mr. Puzzles sings "Take a break from your troubles" it's done in a more aggressive tone. |
| 450 | ** After "TV Time" ends, [=SMG4=] happily says he'll "see [Mr. Puzzles] later", to which Mr. Puzzles ominously says he certainly will while flashing a SlasherSmile to the camera. |
| 451 | * In "Once Upon an [=SMG4=]", near the very end, as [=SMG3=] prepares to tell his wish, his face goes stoic along with the others in the room as he [[AndIMustScream monotonically begs to be released]] before Mr. Puzzles show up to fix the problem. It's a brief but jarring moment that confirms that our heroes are, in fact TrappedInTVLand ''and'' forced to act out Mr. Puzzles' crazy skits against their will. |
| 452 | --> '''[=SMG3=]''': ''(monotonically as [[ThousandYardStare he stares at the screen]])'' [[AndIMustScream I wish we could all escape from here…]] |
| 453 | * As the storyline goes on, Mr. Puzzles is clearly becoming increasingly frustrated by Puzzlevision's floundering ratings. Given what we know he's capable of, lord only knows what he'll do to try and increase the audience's "engagement". |
| 454 | * In "Scooby-Mario Where'd You Go?", Mr Puzzles becomes scarily more intrusive on "fixing program errors"; when Mario and Luigi run into a room to escape the animatronic, the room itself containing [=TVs=] playing footage from the previous two episodes and countless others besides this one. Before they can do anything, Mr. Puzzles appears behind them, grabs them and rewinds time to before they enter the room and barricades the door so they don't even try to enter, continuing as normal. |
| 455 | * The ending of "Mr Puzzles Incredible Game Show Spectacular", from Mr. Puzzles' VillainousBreakdown to the final moments' unsettling atmosphere. |
| 456 | ** Even before he hits full-on SanitySlippage, the beginning has him cow Mario, who had been pestering him to start the games already, by yelling at him to wait with a hyper-realistic, terrifying NightmareFace with mismatched eyes. Granted, no one else would handle an annoying person bugging you for too long, but even Mario's own friends, many of whom have reacted violently to his antics, are understandably taken aback. |
| 457 | ** Mario's antics from here begin wearing down Mr. Puzzles, who is visibly struggling trying not lose his composure and is uncomfortably tense throughout most of the episode. |
| 458 | ** Eventually, one FailureMontage later, Mr. Puzzles finally snaps, dons his NightmareFace from earlier and imprisons Mario in a "no-no zone" as a time-out. He then goes crazy with the control he has and rains every and any game show elements on the audience and Glitchy Gang alike. It's a scary example about how one's obsession can lead to a total breakdown at the very expense of the people around you, in a vein all too similar to [=SMG4=]'s startling rage from "[=Mar10 Day=]". |
| 459 | ---> '''Mr. Puzzles''': Here's how to win… '''DON'T DIE!!!''' |
| 460 | ** Mr. Puzzles' manic behavior allows Mario to escape confinement, and he wanders into another static TV out of curiousity. The static soon engulfs everyone within Mr. Puzzles' universe- including the man himself- and by the time Mario senses that something is wrong, ''he'' is covered in static too. [[NothingIsScarier And what's left are an unnerving "…?" message that precedes the Puzzlevision review screen and the gray and silent credits for serious episodes.]] Whatever Mario discovered and wherever everyone is taken next doesn't seem to bode well for Mr. Puzzles' final episode… |
| 461 | ** On the puzzlevision.tv page when this episode released, Mario has managed to [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou punch a hole through the TV on the website]], and if you go to Mr. Puzzles's render filename, which shows his manic face, it reads [[LaughingMad HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.png]]. Whatever this means for the fifth episode, it's not a good sign. |
| 462 | ** Credit has to be given to Mr. Puzzles VA, Creator/BrendanBlaber, who portrays every single ounce of the madness, rage, and eccentricity of the character. |
| 463 | * YOU WILL SEE: |
| 464 | -->'''Mr. Puzzles:''' And let me tell you, once I hit five stars… ''nothing will ever be the same again.'' '''Good night, everyone.''' ''([[EvilLaugh Lets out an absolutely demented cackle]] as his screen shows [=SMG4=] in the darkness)'' |
| 465 | -->'''[=SMG4=]:''' (sounding on the verge of a ''panic attack'') NO! SOMEONE, PLEASE! LET ME OUT OF HERE!!! |
| 466 | ** Its heavily implied that Mr. Puzzles' obsession with getting a 5 star rating may not entirely be solely about him being ThePerfectionist. During his pitch for the movie, he claims that he's preparing to make Puzzlevision a "global streaming service", and given the above line, it seems that getting even ''one'' 5 star rating for just one of his programs will somehow give him the power to "change everything". While the exact meaning is currently unclear, the implication is that Mr. Puzzle's end goal is to ''drag the entire world into Puzzlevision'', and he needs just one 5 star rating to do it. |
| 467 | ** The stream leading up to the Puzzlevision movie's premiere features Mr. Puzzle's head as a TV, showcasing all the Puzzlevision originals released so far. As the stream goes on, the programmes become more corrupted with the screen becoming more [[OminousVisualGlitch staticky]]. |
| 468 | *** The ''Mario Mysteries'' segment starts with [=SMG4=] and Mario (as Blue) happily walking through the neighborhood as they pass by their friends: Meat Mallet Luigi and Mr Puzzles are bouncing up and down, Meggy the Landmine is rocking side to side, and Boopkins is waving from his toilet, all with happy smiles on their faces. After the first day, Mario's head has disappeared leaving a headless puppy, Luigi has stopped moving and is staring off into space, Mr Puzzle's bouncing has gotten faster, Meggy is now completely emotionless, and Boopkin is now sporting a full on SlasherSmile, all while [=SMG4=] is blissfully walking along with the same expression as before. After the second day, [=SMG4=] is now visibly nervous while Mario has completely vanished. He passes by multiple bouncing Luigi meat mallets, Mr Puzzles, who not only moves more slowly and with a more manic expression, begins to slide after [=SMG4=] for a few seconds before going off screen. Meggy doesn't even properly appear, flickering in and out of existence. Boopkins gets the most minor change, only having his toilet disappear and leave him waving in midair. |
| 469 | *** ''Mr Puzzles Incredible Gameshow Spectacular'' has Mr Puzzles posing on a pedestal. Behind him is a spinning Series/WheelOfFortune wheel with some of the characters glued to it, and every so often the foreground has a character getting chased by a trap: First Bob panicking as he's swinging from a rope, then Saiko getting pursued by an Obama boulder, then a flaming Boopkins emerging from a spout of fire, and finally Melony running from spikes emerging from the floor. After the first transition, the studio has darkened, and Mr Puzzles' face has turned off, his expressive demeanor from before replaced with him forcefully tapping his foot. The wheel is spinning more slowly, and occasionally glitches out and stops spinning for a second. Likewise, most of the foreground characters have lost all emotion, fleeing from their traps with blank faces, with the exception of Melony who now merely has her eyes closed. After the second transition, the room has gone completely almost completely dark and the wheel is now spinning at breakneck speed, Mr Puzzles manically glaring at the screen. Bob's eyes are closed as he swings across the room, Saiko's pupils have disappeared, and Boopkins is ''smiling'' as he's burning alive. Melony, thankfully, returns to normal. |
| 470 | *** ''Scooby-Mario, Where'd You Go!'' has [=SMG4=], Meggy, Mario, Luigi, and Tari get chased by various monsters in a classic ScoobyDoobyDoors scene. After the first transition, the gag becomes more unstable with characters moving in unnatural ways and popping in and out of existence, and at once point a [=GMod=] error model replaces one of the characters. After the final transition, the show has been edited with increased contrast, and everyone except [=SMG4=] and Luigi have disappeared from the scene. However, there is a new addition: A dark, lanky monster slowly prowling through the doors, searching for them, in stark contrast to the more comedic monsters in the earlier segments. In addition, there's a quick flash of an unknown figure lying at the end of the hall, who disappears as quickly as he appears. Like before, there is no sign of Mario after the first transition. |
| 471 | *** ''Once Upon an [=SMG4=]'' has Luigi and [=SMG3=] dancing together, the latter annoyed at what's going on. During the dance, the camera rotates around them, showing [=SMG4=] peeking out from behind a box, Bowser, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Groose]], and a gnome performing music for them, Bob and a group of hooded figures dancing as the former [=DJ=]s. Shroomy, Mr Puzzles, Tari, Saiko, Mario, and Boopkins are in the back, cheering for the duo. On the second day, Luigi and [=SMG3=] are noticeably nervous as they dance, glitches making their movements jerky and disjointed. [=SMG4=] has moved to the back of the room, standing on the side of a pillar. Bowser and a couple of Bob's dancers are now completely motionless as the camera passes by them. Mario has yet again disappeared, leaving a headless deer and a motionless Tari and Boopkins. Mr Puzzle's pose has changed, his expression tired as he floats in a more restless position. On the third day, Luigi and [=SMG3=] have disappeared, save for quick flashes where they disappear just as suddenly and a return appearance of the Luigi meat mallet, and the ballroom is almost completely shrouded in darkness. [=SMG4=] hasn't moved from before, but his face is now blank and his witch hat has vanished as his apple floats in mid-air. The band is now completely motionless, and Bob and his dancers are now scattered in midair. Near the end of the clip, Mr Puzzle's insane face is the only light in the shadowy room. |
| 472 | *** ''Western Spaghetti'' faces the worst of the glitches, showing a western shootout becoming less stable with each transition. Textures and animations steadily break and disappear as the town gets steadily darker with the music becoming more corrupted and the sun being replaced by the moon. |
| 473 | *** Finally, the announcement for Mr Puzzle's special event, at first professional with Mr Puzzles politely asking for a 5 star rating, then Mr Puzzles getting closer to the screen with a psychotic grin, demanding his 5 star rating. Finally, Mr Puzzles gives up all pretense of restraint, flooding the screen with "[[MadnessMantra GIVE ME 5 STARS GIVE ME 5 STARS GIVE ME 5 STARS GIVE ME 5 STARS]]" as his face randomly pops up in the background. |
| 474 | ** The puzzlevision.tv website got updated once again. This time, the programs are obscured by malfunctioning TV filters except for the fifth one, where Mr. Puzzles is sitting at his desk and looks backwards towards the visitor. Mr. Puzzles is considerably larger and has an even crazier face than last time, with his image filename "enjoy-the-show.png" like he's forcing the audience to enjoy what he will put up next and desperate for a 5-star rating. The ratings have been changed, and now it says "Horrible!" for each of the ones below the 5-star rating. The newspaper now says, "YOU SHOULD HAVE LISTENED", compared to the standard headline for all the other Puzzlevision originals as if [[NeverMyFault he's blaming the audience for all his actions]]. |
| 475 | *** A later update to the website has the rating system rigged to always give five stars. No matter what rating you give, it will always display 5 stars, showing that Mr. Puzzles will do whatever means necessary to get what he wants. |
| 476 | *** The thumbnails for the stream have changed as well. When the stream first started, it showed [=SMG4=] all happy go lucky from “Mario’s Mysteries” on the TV displayed within a dark room. However, as the stream went on and the programs within the TV became more glitched and corrupted, the thumbnail has been altered. It showed [=SMG4=] now looking concerned and afraid, and the darkness in the background has been lit up by… a red something. Nobody knows WHAT it is so far, and that only adds up to the horror factor. |
| 477 | *** The stream then later changed again, and GOOD GOD, it’s even worse than before. [=SMG4=] is now glitching out and warped with half of his face looking distorted with a forced smile. And the red in the background has gotten worse: now looking to be a spiraling mass of… SOMETHING like out of a cosmic horror movie! All this highlighting that Mr. Puzzles is plunging deeper and deeper into his insanity. |
| 478 | * During his VillainSong, its revealed that Mr. Puzzles used to be a human and when he decided to get into the entertainment business, he reveals that he ''literally cut his head off'' and replaced it with a TV. |
| 479 | --->'''Mr. Puzzles''': I was obsessed, I couldn't stop, I ''wouldn't'' stop until I'd seen every moving picture that exists!\ |
| 480 | '''Backup Singers''': So he made a decision to get into television!\ |
| 481 | '''Mr. Puzzles''': '''I CUT OFF MY FACE AND ''PUT A TV IN ITS PLACE!''''' |
| 482 | ** It's also through this song he reveals his end game: If he gets five stars, he'll have complete control of the crew's world. And he almost succeeds. Near the end, he's able to command the crew outside of the TV world, and has many of the other characters glued to their [=TVs=]. If it weren't for Mario being such a rogue element, his show probably would've gone on forever. |
| 483 | ** He also reveals the reason he picked the [=SMG4=] Crew specifically: He thought their show was ''garbage,'' and thought that if he could get 5 stars with them, he could do anything. Think about it, all the suffering, all the destruction, all the grief Mr. Puzzles caused the crew: ALL of it because their show was "the stupidest (he's) ever seen". EvilIsPetty doesn't even '''''begin''''' to describe it. |
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| 486 | [[folder:Miscellaneous Works]] |
| 487 | * As [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome]] as "Saikosis" is, its music video contains some disturbing imagery. You have Saiko surrounded by [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] in complete darkness; Saiko reacting with WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises when Kaizo emerges from her secret room, making it look like he plans on doing… [[NothingIsScarier something]] to her; the MadnessMantra "we don't wanna run from the melody of anarchy" and images of Saiko silently LaughingMad being superimposed over her panicking--again, in complete darkness--among other things. |
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