Speaking of which, I don’t think the Shadow Queen recognizes Vivian too well. I know this because she still says: “And who are these… beings that stand before me?” No matter who’s on Mario’s team. Wouldn’t it be nice if she had something different to say if you have Vivian on your team? Here’s my take on what she could’ve said: “And Vivian, who is this… being that you’ve brought to me?” “Yesss… He appears to be a person that could be of some use…” “Mortal… if you will become my faithful guardian, I will not harm you.” If you refuse, she says this: “Hmm… it appears you have decided against me, Vivian...” “You’d rather be on that guy’s side… Interesting…” “Then you rebellious child, you’ll regret the moment you defied your queen!”
