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Shadow Mario gave me creepy vibes I was pretty scared how fast and jumpy he was making those noises when I played it as a kid. Sure loved having that anti Mario framing him. Wish he could return someday. Glad he’s a cameo in Ultimate.
Bowser Jr. mention he got his magic paintbrush from a mysterious man in a white coat which he refers to Professor E. Gadd as you can tell the logo from the magic paintbrush!
Here's a fun detail you may have missed all these years: Bowser Jr's Hair is supposed to resemble a paintbrush. I'm glad Nintendo has brought the brush back to his character with Bowser's Fury and Nintendo World, and I hope he keeps it so we can maybe see Shadow Mario again.
Something interesting to note here; the Magic Paintbrush Bowser Jr. uses in Bowser’s Fury no longer has the Gadd Science, Inc. logo, instead bearing his own logo. This implies that it’s a new Magic Paintbrush recreated for Bowser Jr. We can rule out Il Piantissimo having gotten a hold of the original, since aside from him not appearing again, Bowser Jr. is still using the Gadd Science model in multiple spin-offs prior to Bowser’s Fury. Unless Professor E. Gadd has finally reclaimed the original Magic Paintbrush, it’s still out there somewhere; meaning there’s a slight possibility of Shadow Mario returning as someone else in disguise (emphasis on slight however...😅)!
Bowser Jr. : Oh, there's Shadow Mario! Cody : Shadow Mario?! Bowser Jr. : Huh, yeah. Cody : Hey wait! Isn't that just you in disguise?! Bowser Jr. : Oh yeah that's me!
I like to think Shadow Mario is a substance created from Bowser Jr’s paintbrush, meaning he lives in the paintbrush. So I would say you don’t need Bowser Jr. for him. I could see Bowser Jr. throwing his paintbrush and Shadow Mario coming out of it and catching the paintbrush.
That would be a great way to bring the character back honestly. Bowser Jr has his kart now and is a tiny bit older. He doesnt really need the brush anymore. Him throwing it and it creating Shadow Mario as a permanent character would be the ultimate turn of events! It’d basically be Bowser Jr’s first step to becoming his dad by creating a henchman on his own.
6:32 are we not going to mention that in the behind the scenes of this game like literally in game, Bowser Jr can basically just cheat his way into the game as shadow mario even though he was never picked in the first place
I like the idea that Piantissimo is the Cosmic Mario in Mario Galaxy, he’s using the brush and he’s using it for his own interest. It’s goofy but it checks all the boxes
Shadow Mario was how Bowser Jr was introduced and then similar things followed but either way was he really gone or did he not really exist to begin with is a better question
Shadow Mario never left tho, Junior has been in most _Mario_ games since. Besides if you want an alternate Mario with a filtered voice Metal Mario is right there.
Since Shadow Mario is a disguise for Bowser Jr, he’s technically not missing, nor is he forgotten thanks to Smash Bros. Also I don’t think the Mario series needs more pointless characters to fill up a roster for Mario Sports or Mario Kart. Isn’t that right Pink Gold Peach?
Wish Shadow Mario got to return someday. He could be made into his own character created from attempting to turn a fusion of a Fury Shadow and a Rift Copy into its own being with a normal Gaddbrush for his base. But he winds up being pretty much being a magic-based Metal Sonic, except for Mario instead of Sonic. With the new Shadow Mario trying to not only rival Mario, but also surpass him too.
Oh, Shadow Mario. Upon my first impressions of him, 12-year-old me thought that Shadow Mario was just one of a series of evil clones of Mario characters. I pictured a Shadow Yoshi, Shadow Luigi, and even a Shadow Peach to accompany him. In retrospect? I'm kinda glad he just ended up being an alter ego to Bowser Jr.. At one point, I entertained the idea that Il Piantissimo became the "new" Shadow Mario in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. As time went on, that notion carried less weight, and when I saw Shadow Mario return in Smash 4, that bizarre theory evaporated. I like that you mentioned Metal Mario. Your conclusions on how he became prominent in the 2010s does give a bit of credence to why Shadow Mario has yet to return. Incidentally, I am a _much_ bigger fan of Metal Mario and and love seeing him used so much these days. Who knows what the future holds for Shadow Mario? If he comes back, I'd welcome that.
1:44 It always bothered me that everyone mistakes Shadow Mario for Mario even though Shadow Mario is clearly completely blue while Mario is not. It’s like how people in Sonic Adventure 2 mistake Shadow for Sonic even though they clearly don’t look alike because of their different colors. It’s a really stupid trope that they use to create a narrative but it makes every other character color blind and stupid.
I love Shadow Mario, he's one of my favourite characters. It really is too bad he's never made more playable appearances in recent day. Hopefully he'll make a comeback soon.
I don't really see Shadow Mario fitting in any future mainline Mario games, but I could see him briefly being used in the plot of a future Mario RPG. Although something like this has already been done in the Mario RPGs, with the Duplighost enemies in the first 2 Paper Mario games.
Isn't the point of this character that he pretended to give Mario a clone rival, but that JR was actually his true identity? If you're going to give Mario a clone rival, you should create a new one or metal mario separate transform from him.
Can you do a Missing In Action video on Amiibo compatibility since there hasn’t been a game released that’s been compatible with the figures since Tears Of The Kingdom?
So, I have an idea for what they could do with Shadow Mario. Nothing plot-wise, just an artstyle they could go for. To make Shadow Mario mysterious and stand out, they could animate him in a similar style to the Spider Verse movies, maybe give him a bit of similarities to the Spot from Across the Spider-Verse. I mean, the animation style he had when the Spot was made more of a threat halfway into the movie. I mean, wouldn't it look cool?
Only a minutes in (aka just the intro) but I would assume, at least after the rerelease of 3D World that Shadow Mario is TECHNICALLY Fury Bowser Jr, except he has control of himself unlike his father when he gets paint all over himself.
Shadow Mario served his purpose which was to make the islanders blame Mario and get him arrested. Shadow Mario is just Bowser Jr in disguise anyway and I feel like he doesn't really need to come back.
Runner Man: My nemesis has taken to the stars.... it's my time to shine! I like to imagine he took the paint brush to challenge his rival. Even if he goes to space my dude that petty to race him in space.
Krystal from StarFox is certainly M.I.A to some extent. Despite the assist trophy from Smash, her last appearance is in Command I think. Even on the Orbital Assault stage in Smash for Wii U, there's only 3 Arwings, not the usual 4. An argument could be made that it's either Fox or Falco in the stage but still 🤔 really hoping for Nintendo to give us some StarFox content soon 🤞😮💨
He's over there getting ice cream with his dad. Look! 👉 Joking aside, I always thought of Cosmic Mario, the Cosmic Clones, and other variants being the successors to Shadow Mario, just fitting the themes of space and whatnot. Though I would definitely not mind Jr. bringing back the paint brush in the future for some of his schemes other than making his dad really mad. I feel like he'd be able to make a sandbox level or Paper Mario chapter very puzzle-focused with it! Also, shout-out to the manager of Hotel Delfino for actually being the only Pianta who recognizes Shadow Mario IS OBVIOUSLY NOT Mario!
Shadow Mario is a koppa. So Nintendo> like we not him because we already do or he not real. Me: dum reason we ned him beside smash power. My idea made shadow Mario an own thing an not bowser jr. Then bowser Mr would been prefect for Mario galaxy 1st game. Not just? me but bowser seem like space lover?
