After a good, solid week and a half of Bowsette internet shenanigans, it seems that Nintendo fans have found something new to obsess over. Introducing Guitarist Rosalina.
The origins of this one come from a Super Mario Odyssey concept art book - the very same one which revealed Nintendo's own, official take on Bowsette before she was cool, in fact - with Reddit user Biguru-Chizubaga sharing the image on the site. It soon gained an awful lot of attention from other site users, and has since followed in Bowsette's footsteps by receiving almost scary amounts of fan art online.
https://twitter.com/sunsetfinch/status/1046068471568756739
https://twitter.com/creameu/status/1046198419168153605
Of course, while this new revelation has opened up the floodgates for more and more art like those above (which is thankfully much more safe for work than the previous trend), it also asks the question of why this concept art was invented in the first place. Was Rosalina originally going to be a rock star? Was she just about to go through an emo phase? Perhaps we'll never know, but we'd love to see this version of Rosalina appear in a future game.
Are you a fan of Guitarist Rosalina? Would you rather this trend of being obsessed with a new Nintendo character just stop altogether? Feel free to share your thoughts with us below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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🤦♂️ My brain hurts.
This is waaaaaaaaaay better than Bowsette.
No one can dethrone our princess.
Rosalina really should have been in Odyssey, to some capacity. Especially considering the final world is on the moon. (Everyone knows that, so it's not a spoiler in 2018... right?)
@TossedLlama Hey man, that's not cool, some of my best friends are left-handed freaks!
Now this is something really rooted in canon's inner workings rather than routine Rule 63 shenanigans.
Although the crown meme has started expanding to more fruitful variations as well. Boo, for instance, actually got a tearjerker of a comic to go with hers, making it 20% more endearing than Bowsette out the gate.
LOL
Next Round, Gothic Daisy.
Next Next Round, Transgender Toadette.
Next Next Next Round, Boxing Mario & Luigi with Six pack.
Oh, i will draw some Six pack Mario & Luigi.
Those things will be recorded in the world history books as "humanity lowest points" in about 50 years.
Next week we will be talking about tattoo artist Daisy
@Yosheel
Next day, All the Nintendo Princess will turn into Beaches.
@Anti-Matter I intend to do a "Muscle/Ripped Mario" Cosplay in the Future. Downside is that I'm half Japanese, but It will be fun nonetheless. Hahahahahahahaha
RUMOUR: Rosalina is going to be a special guest on the next Alice in Chains album
Make it stop.
I knew Rosalina was the bi icon we’ve been needing!!
Aww, and here I thought this was about Bowsalina
<jk>
@Tsurii There's a lot popping up, and I can't complain.
Bowsette and Booette would be good Mario Tennis/Kart characters. But I know Nintendo would never make those models or even consider making those characters a reality.
Rosaline the space pyre queen
Yeah....no. Rosalina won't even come close to an obsession like Bowsetta. Bowsetta will be going on long after Guitar Roslina's short life.
This is 10000x better than Bowsette in every way
@Schwarcz
Wow, you have sexy body from your avatar.
I much prefer Guitar Rosalina.
But who's next? Muscular Baywatch Waluigi? (I almost used Wario, but WarioWare Gold kind of took care of that....)
I feel like this is more people being hopeful that Bowsette will go away then because Guitar Rosalina is gaining anywhere near as much traction as Bowsette.
Memes.
This just seems like you dislike Bowsette and are trying to push a new meme in the spotlight.
This character interpretation leans toward Rosalina being Taylor Swift: being a blonde rocker musician, torn jeans, black nails, that kind of aesthetic.
She's cute, but Bowsette is still the icon
She lacks pretty much every single thing that made Bowsette cool and sexy and appealing, at least in all the images above. This is like the feminist's version of Bowsette, trying to create a meme out of something they think is more appealing and politically correct or something like that. Boring.
@impurekind Couldn't have said it better. Nothing wrong with feminism, but this reeks of it too obviously.
It was never a thing, you just made it up...
@impurekind Or maybe it's not feminists and has nothing to do with Bowsette, but is just some fan art of a character who happens to be wearing actual clothes. I mean, it's not really a political statement to draw a character wearing street clothes and playing a guitar.
To be absolutely clear, I have no problem whatsoever with Bowsette existing. She's cute. But not every interpretation of every female character has to be the same.
@Capt_N Taylor Swift, rockstar?
Does not compute. Taylor Swift is a country/pop singer.
Welcome to the comment section where people are still judging other people's interest.
I like #2 & #4, gives off a fun laid back vibe.
Wait, I'm allowed to like this, right? I need everyone's approval or something, I think.
@HobbitGamer you really dont need mine, yet I approve! And I agree!
Woo wee, some of the Rosie art makes me want her!
Oh, so we're back to Rosalina. It's not like she's a new deviantart obsession. This is kind of nice, it's the first Nintendo deviantart that's not NSFW!
Meth Lab Waluigi for smash?
Nintendo fans are so odd, getting obsessed over video game fanfict.
@impurekind Bowsette and Booette are the best thing on the Marioverse ( Mario universe in general) and they don't even exist.
It would be amazing to play as Booette or Bowsette in Mario Tennis or Mario Kart, can you imagine those Chibi models? Heheheheheheheh
Nintendo would never make it happen though.
I bet they were gonna have her have a musical number instead of or with Pauline's song. They probably ran out of funds or time for it or went with Pauiline thinking it would work better for the game, so all we get is the concept art.
I don't see any of this as a negative thing. The Bowsettes, Booettes, and Guitarist Roslinas are beautiful creations from the many artists out there looking for a muse, any reason to pick up a brush. It shouldn't be looked at as perverse or deranged in any way. These artists are freely expressing themselves, and Nintendo characters are responsible for the inspiration.How is that not awesome on so many levels? It certainly beats the barrage of deep fried memes and politically charged art we've been subjected to the past few years.
@onex I feel the same way about this. Artistis all around the world bringing many fans together, sharing their versions of the characters.
I won't prolong myself since what you said is all I could say about this topic.
Great words man, really.
@sanderev: that's what I meant.
PLEASE GOD! NOT BLOODY WONDERWALL!
If you ever travel in hostels that is all the duchebags know how to play. At 4am trying to impress some drunk woman
No item or anything involved. I feel this is just personality. I could see my girl just kicking back in her civvies with an acoustic.
HNNNNNNNG
Yea get to me when multiple famous manga artists draw her, until then I see her as nothing more than people trying to force a meme into being.
Nothing wrong with people liking her tough more power to you if you do.
@NEStalgia aw man, just did a search and Meth Lab Waluigi is not in fact a thing. Internets, please make it so!
@TheFongz That might be Rule 38.
And here I am still waiting for actual unique characters like Prince Peasley, Lady Bow and Goombella to get more popularity and demand for reappearances. All people want to draw and root for are slight variations of established characters like different outfit Rosalina and genderbent human Bowser. Why were Pink Gold Peach and Baby Rosalina so reviled while this gets big?
This needs to be canon
@JasmineDragon Well in terms of basically trying to suggest the Bowsette meme is pretty much run its course and is ready to be replaced with this new character, which is what this article is getting at, then it really does feel like some "feminist" or politically-correct attempt at steering away from the more fun and sexy Bowsette towards a more boring and safe design.
"Look, here's a new less offensive and more politically correct character for everyone to focus on, a character that lacks any kind of sexiness and playfulness or really anything of interest, and we can forget all about that nasty and largely sexualised Bowsette nonsense."
But memes aren't born of boring and safe nothingness.
I have never liked Rosalina.
Daisy is way cooler. Plus she always wins at Mario Party.
Everytime I see #2 or #4, she does look more fun and sexy, but all of that is coming from her heart.
@AllHailQueenBoo I hate when people try to push their moral values or their "agenda" on me, or try to say what should or shouldn't like.
On top of that, it's the first time a fan art made me love an OC that much. ( Bowsette and Booette/Queen Boo)
Youre streets behind, Nintendolife
People nowadays are waaaaaaay too obsessed with the word "movement" to describe 100 rabid virgins tweeting and retweeting nonsensical stupidity.
@Banjos_Backpack
"I hope Mario and Luigi are mechanics next week."
Mechanics ?
Hm...... (Start to draw some sketches about Mario & Luigi in mechanic outfits)
nope bowsette fever continues to spread among every site including facebook.
Kind of reminds me Marceline from adventure time.
Just feels the same as people making fanart for the unused/beta gen 2 Pokemon, not that much related to the other fad imo really.
@mantez There is definitely a Mareceline vibe. I could see them doing a duet.
Finally! A craze I can get behind!
@AllHailQueenBoo Kinda. I keep falling off the horse. I can't tell if that's because I get dizzy due to the extreme height or the low amount of oxygen. Either way, having to climb all the way back up there doesn't help matters at all. #FML
I'm telling you, Nintendo waifus will dominate the internet. Mark My Words!
Rosalina and Daisy:
Marcelina the Luma Queen!
As someone who is a fan of rock and heavy metal music and also plays multiple instruments and draws, I'm really digging Rosalina's new design. She looks a lot more awesome and punk rock-ish. And the cross on her hair is a nice touch too
I like this better.
I like the original Rosalina.
Guitar Rosalina >>>> Bowsette
LOL no.
Bowsette isn't going away anytime soon lol nice try tho
I'm not convinced til I see some fan art.
Im sorry..
But Yall nl#&as wierd bruh lol
When is "booty shorts Mario " gonna be a thing? Lol
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