I post most of my stuff to r/Marioverse on Reddit or the Marioverse Discord Server, so you can check those out if you’re interested. The timeline is on the latter. Thanks!
@Money_Whisperer (Continued) Anyway, back on track, Bowser does not become Dry Bowser every time he falls in Lava. New Super Mario Bros. is the exception, not the rule. Typically, Bowser’s skin has lava resistance.
But that begs the question, why did Bowser become Dry Bowser when he fell in the lava in New Super Mario Bros.? Well to answer that, we must turn back to Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, specifically the side mode Bowser Jr.’s Journey from the remake. In the ending of that game, we actually see how Bowser became Dry Bowser for the very first time - Bowser overdoses on Skeletone Formula:D, which as a side-effect turns him into Dry Bowser. This also reveals that Dry Bowser is more akin to a Power-Up (a la Fire Mario) than an actual undead Bowser.
“Junior! What have you done to me?” - Bowser after becoming Dry Bowser
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is of course a prequel to New Super Mario Bros., so it’s been speculated that by the time of New Super Mario Bros., Bowser’s skin hadn’t healed all the way, and more importantly his lava resistance hadn’t returned yet. All he needed was a quick dip in the lava to go back to being Dry Bowser for the game’s duration.
Mario Kart, Mario Party, etc. are confirmed to be canon. There are no characters in those games that cannot coexist based on what’s established. Baby Rosalina fits perfectly so I’m not quite sure what you mean there. Super Smash Bros. obviously isn’t canon, but that’s a crossover fighting game set within the imagination of a child that really has nothing to do with Mario in the first place.
Bowser referring to the Dry Bowser in Mario Party: Island Tour as a “close family friend” is a joke added in by the American Localisation department. In the original Japanese and the European translation Bowser says no such thing. In actuality, the game implies that the Dry Bowser we see there is a copy made of bubbles (Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds), as with every enemy in the Tower.
“That thing you defeated was merely a bubble decoy. Now I'll show you the real me!” - Bowser, referring to the Bowser you defeat prior to finishing the Tower of Bowser.
@Money_Whisperer I want to take the time to respond to the original Reddit post topic but for now I have some things to say about your reply here.
Dry Bones are just Koopa ghosts possessing their once-living skeletons. It doesn’t have anything to do with the Royal Koopas’ Rump Command and the channels of adrenaline.
The reason we never see any other Koopas go Godzilla mode, or even Bowser go Godzilla mode in other games, is because:
1. They usually aren’t ever put in near-death situations
2. Mario & Luigi aren’t inside their bodies to spike their energy
Bowser can and would’ve died at any of the point he was crushed during Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story if not for Mario and Luigi’s interventions. It seems that, if anything, it’s a long-forgotten biological process that the Bros. were able to tap into during Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. I assume that Bowser’s ancestors may have been able to tap into that power thanks to the Evoglobins (which would explain why they grow arms and legs in near-death situations), but they haven’t been used in so many generations that they no longer know how to board the boats of life. It’s like the Koopa equivalent of the Appendix. Heck, if it was more commonly used in ancient times that may explain the giant Koopa skeleton in Bone Dry Dunes.
@Axecon There is a cohesive non-contradicting Mario timeline across all the Mario games. Mario is more consistent than Zelda when it comes to that sort of thing.
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Re: Random: Fan's Mario Timeline Theory Puts Luigi's Mansion As Final Instalment
@Money_Whisperer Fair enough!
I post most of my stuff to r/Marioverse on Reddit or the Marioverse Discord Server, so you can check those out if you’re interested. The timeline is on the latter. Thanks!
Re: Random: Fan's Mario Timeline Theory Puts Luigi's Mansion As Final Instalment
@Money_Whisperer (Continued) Anyway, back on track, Bowser does not become Dry Bowser every time he falls in Lava. New Super Mario Bros. is the exception, not the rule. Typically, Bowser’s skin has lava resistance.
But that begs the question, why did Bowser become Dry Bowser when he fell in the lava in New Super Mario Bros.? Well to answer that, we must turn back to Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, specifically the side mode Bowser Jr.’s Journey from the remake. In the ending of that game, we actually see how Bowser became Dry Bowser for the very first time - Bowser overdoses on Skeletone Formula:D, which as a side-effect turns him into Dry Bowser. This also reveals that Dry Bowser is more akin to a Power-Up (a la Fire Mario) than an actual undead Bowser.
“Junior! What have you done to me?” - Bowser after becoming Dry Bowser
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is of course a prequel to New Super Mario Bros., so it’s been speculated that by the time of New Super Mario Bros., Bowser’s skin hadn’t healed all the way, and more importantly his lava resistance hadn’t returned yet. All he needed was a quick dip in the lava to go back to being Dry Bowser for the game’s duration.
Mario Kart, Mario Party, etc. are confirmed to be canon. There are no characters in those games that cannot coexist based on what’s established. Baby Rosalina fits perfectly so I’m not quite sure what you mean there. Super Smash Bros. obviously isn’t canon, but that’s a crossover fighting game set within the imagination of a child that really has nothing to do with Mario in the first place.
Bowser referring to the Dry Bowser in Mario Party: Island Tour as a “close family friend” is a joke added in by the American Localisation department. In the original Japanese and the European translation Bowser says no such thing. In actuality, the game implies that the Dry Bowser we see there is a copy made of bubbles (Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds), as with every enemy in the Tower.
“That thing you defeated was merely a bubble decoy. Now I'll show you the real me!” - Bowser, referring to the Bowser you defeat prior to finishing the Tower of Bowser.
Re: Random: Fan's Mario Timeline Theory Puts Luigi's Mansion As Final Instalment
Couldn’t have put it better than @Fizza myself.
@Money_Whisperer I want to take the time to respond to the original Reddit post topic but for now I have some things to say about your reply here.
Dry Bones are just Koopa ghosts possessing their once-living skeletons. It doesn’t have anything to do with the Royal Koopas’ Rump Command and the channels of adrenaline.
The reason we never see any other Koopas go Godzilla mode, or even Bowser go Godzilla mode in other games, is because:
1. They usually aren’t ever put in near-death situations
2. Mario & Luigi aren’t inside their bodies to spike their energy
Bowser can and would’ve died at any of the point he was crushed during Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story if not for Mario and Luigi’s interventions. It seems that, if anything, it’s a long-forgotten biological process that the Bros. were able to tap into during Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. I assume that Bowser’s ancestors may have been able to tap into that power thanks to the Evoglobins (which would explain why they grow arms and legs in near-death situations), but they haven’t been used in so many generations that they no longer know how to board the boats of life. It’s like the Koopa equivalent of the Appendix. Heck, if it was more commonly used in ancient times that may explain the giant Koopa skeleton in Bone Dry Dunes.
Re: Random: Fan's Mario Timeline Theory Puts Luigi's Mansion As Final Instalment
@Axecon There is a cohesive non-contradicting Mario timeline across all the Mario games. Mario is more consistent than Zelda when it comes to that sort of thing.