WMG / Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Guesses for the JRPG looking Rabbid in the trailer for Sparks of Hope

• The girl that invented the Supermerge in Rabbid form. She lacks the tan muzzle circling the mouth like the others and is more action-y.
  • We now know that said Rabbid is known as Edge. But we don't know if she uses that name to hide who she's a Rabbid version of.
• Dialogue from the demo may imply that Edge is a former "Spark Hunter" created by Cursa who defected to the good side.
  • And further proof comes in the form of the battle against Darkmess Edge which reveals more of her backstory.

The Original Character Rabbid's design resembles Bowser on purpose, however for plot-related reasons

• The Rabbid is actually a Spark. the other Rabbids in the M+R Universe were usually just Rabbids that got altered to resemble something you'd see in the Mario series, or inanimate objects resembling rabbids. Mario's spaceship noted that some sequences of Rabbid and Luma DNA matched. Obviously DNA sequences would have similarity even between species, so we're probably going to assume LEGO Genetics.

The Spark would probably be cultivated by Bowser, or assumed some of his form to allow her to assume the form of a Rabbid for survival, to avoid having her spark taken by the villain. They're probably going to base her initial personality as a bounty hunter who sides with Mario, who's unaware that she'll probably sell Mario out for her own survival (or her own benefit), to reveal that she's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold. then pull a Luke Skywalker when it's revealed that in some part, Bowser is (genetically) her father (again, just because of Spark-Luma-Rabbid DNA similarities). maybe they'll pull the same thing twice if it's revealed that the villain is a Posessed Rosalina?

Lumas can already transform into a planet, or even into a whole Galaxy to neutralize a black hole. if life can thrive in a galaxy from a Luma mass, then a Luma could probably become an sentient lifeform, say, a human, toad, rabbid or possibly Koopa.

• There's already evidence for the last part, as some Lumas transform into Star Bunnies in the Galaxy games.
  • Yeah, but the ones we've seen transform into Star Bunnies only take on the form temporarily. There's no evidence that they can permanently assume said forms.

• The idea behind the WMG is Jossed, due to Edge being created by Cursa to be a Spark Hunter, but because Cursa did have Bowser's data due to them being a fragment of the Megabug, that is where she gets her resemblance to Bowser instead.

Guesses for the Big Bad of Sparks of Hope

• Mr. Dark, or an Expy thereof. Obviously Evil, wears a face and body obscuring cloak, has floating limbs, the Sparks of Hope antagonist seems to check off all the boxes.
  • Alternatively, Cursa is actually a Rabbid Mr. Dark, which is basically Mr. Dark with an extra dose of utter insanity.
• An existing Mario series villain, possibly a reborn Dimentio.
  • It's improbable nowadays for Paper Mario characters to be featured outside the Paper Mario games.
• A possessed Rosalina. Cursa has that broken star symbol on its "chest" about where Rosalina's star brooch is, a feminine-sounding name, and the trailer featured a pointed shot of Rabbid Rosalina giving it a Death Glare. Not to mention, Bowser's on the box art, which would seem to point towards him being the ninth playable character.
  • Bowser is confirmed to be the final playable character, but still no confirmation as to who Cursa really is yet.
  • Seemingly confirmed by the story reveal trailer. Cursa's eye briefly turns into the sparkly blue eye of—you guessed it—Rosalina, who's apparently doing her damndest to fight it.
  • Confirmed. Cursa is a Megabug fragment possessing Rosalina.
    • Well, more like half confirmed, because the final phase of the final boss has you fighting Cursa by helping Rosalina. Cursa is the fragment of the Megabug, who just happens to take over Rosalina until you free her, after which she helps you to defeat Cursa.
• Rayman, It's pretty obvious that he's sick of the rabbids stealing his spotlight
  • Jossed: Rayman makes his return as part of the Rayman in the Phantom Show DLC expansion.

DLC will bring back the previous playable characters.

• They will all star in a dlc story.
  • Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi are said to not make a return in this game or the DLC. However, it is confirmed that Rayman will make his return.

There will be a Wario-themed DLC

The last game had a Donkey Kong-themed DLC. This game will have one based on Wario. It will feature Wario and Waluigi as playable characters, along with another Rabbid character from the base game, like how Donkey Kong Adventure had Donkey Kong and Rabbid Cranky join Rabbid Peach. It could also feature the Bwaaah Trio (Bwario, Bwaluigi, and Lava Queen) from the last game as the Big Bad.

• Looks to be Jossed, unless any more DLC is released.

At some point between the two games, Spawny somehow managed to merge the entire Rabbid race with an English dictionary, enabling them to speak properly.

• Jossed - instead, Beep-O made a Rabbideese to English translator, which allows for the cast to understand what the Rabbids are saying.

The Supamerge did not just fuse the Rabbids with pieces of their world.

Given how Rabbids now have their own culture and history in the game, it's possible energy from the time machine caused Rabbids to be scattered through the history of the Mario universe

Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi will be mentioned in the story.

The characters will mention that Rabbid Yoshi and Yoshi have gone to Yoshi's Island and are busy trying to stop Kamek's newest scheme and that a Rabbid version of Kamek will be helping him.

A boss named Nahp Mot will sing a song about Mario.

Nahp Mot will help the heroes till the heroes get to the stage where he resides, after which Nahp Mot will reveal himself as Tom Phan aka Phantom. He will then sing a song.

• Jossed - Tom Phan doesn't appear in the game as a boss.
• He has appeared in the trailer for the Rayman DLC.
  • While the WMG is still Jossed, Tom Phan does sing a song about Rayman (and the Rabbids) as the Final Boss of the Rayman in the Phantom Show DLC.

An addition to the "Cursa is Rosalina" theory"

Whatever turned Rosalina into Cursa (assuming that Cursa is Rosalina, which seems increasingly likely) is what Edge is a Rabbid version of.

• Jossed. It's a Megabug fragment that's possessing Rosalina that is Cursa, and they created Edge apparently.

The reason that the Rabbids are more intelligent is because of their time in the Mushroom Kingdom

While both universes are rather goofy, the Rayman universe is miles above the Mario one when it comes to weirdness. So it's possible that extended time in the Mushroom Kingdom caused something akin to a Fisher Kingdom, which caused the Rabbids to become saner and smarter.

• So would this mean that extended time in Rayman's world would cause Toads to undergo Sanity Slippage?
  • Rayman Legends DOES have two worlds where toads are the main enemies...

The Sparks in the Rayman DLC will resemble Lums than Lumas

This is mainly due to the fact that it wouldn't really make sense (well...as much sense as you can get here) for there to be Lumas in a world themed for Rayman, plus Lums are pretty similar to Lumas in that they're flying glowing mythical beings starting with L, U, and M.

• Jossed. They still look like Lumas.

Rayman and Mario have met or are aware of each other

In the end credits of the dlc, we see the rabbids give Rayman a Mario hat with rabbit ears and he gives his sweater shirt in return. That makes me think at some point, Mario and Rayman met or are aware of each other.

If there is a third game...

The Phantom Show ends with Rabbids Mario and Peach returning to the Mushroom Kingdom while Rayman voluntarily stays behind to supervise the other rabbids. Beep-O then promises him that they'll be there for him next time he needs anything.

The reason Mario and Rayman didn't meet up is because this plot is being saved for a potential third installment. Possibly along the lines of Mario and company stumbling upon Rayman, who is now the leader of a reformed rabbid army.

• if we do get a third game, the Phantom could absolutely be the main villain considering in the DLC, he was the Big Bad wanting to get revenge. Furthermore, he could have the Spark Hunters along with Kanya as his Quirky Miniboss Squad since as Edge pointed out at the end of the base game, they'll be looking for a new line of work now that Cursa's gone.

The Darkmess that had affected the Space Opera Network prior to The Phantom Show was actually the work of Kanya

This is mainly due to one of the enemies in the DLC being Fieldbreakers, which were Kanya's minions in The Last Spark Hunter.

Nabbit is a rabbid or a closely related species

Since he was Promoted to Playable in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, it really makes you wonder if there's more to this purple rabbit creature. Perhaps he is related to the rabbids or even one disguised in purple clothing and a mask. Perhaps a potential future game will add onto this.