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The next character eliminated is...





























King Boo.
We are now down to just 10 characters remaining. Something tells me Yoshi's gonna win like he always does.
https://strawpoll.com/xVg7jGKwOnr

The results are in, and it's a four-way tie, with Mario, King Boo, Kamek, and Geno each receiving just one vote each. The only way to break the tie is to go all the way back to the first vote someone cast, meaning the next character eliminated is...





























Geno.
With that, everyone left is an official Nintendo character.
https://strawpoll.com/2ayLkmoK3Z4

The results are in. The next character eliminated is...





























Pauline.
This means our Final 12 are:
Mario
Luigi
Peach
Daisy
Yoshi
King Boo
Wario
Waluigi
Bowser
Kamek
DK
Geno
From this point forward, everyone's up for elimination. Vote for who should be eliminated next.
https://strawpoll.com/wby5Ak1vXyA

The results are in. The next character eliminated is...





























Petey Piranha.
Today, you will be voting to eliminate someone from either Group 1 OR Group 3.
https://strawpoll.com/PKgl3qXLonp

The results are in, and both groups had a 1-1 vote, so according to tiebreaker rules only the previous version counts. Our two candidates from Group 3 are...





























Waluigi and Boshi.
Our two candidates from Groups 1 and 2 are...





























Birdo and Pauline.
Eliminated from Group 3 is...





























Boshi.
So long, Yoshi's Wah variant. You will be missed.
Eliminated from Group 1/2 is...





























Birdo.
Today, you will be voting to eliminate someone from either Group 2 OR Group 3.
https://strawpoll.com/PbZqRO8RKyN

Forgot to start the next round yesterday, so I'm knocking out two rounds today. The next character eliminated is...





























Mallow.
I'm starting to think it was a bad idea to include characters that didn't have much time to shine. Well, for the round that was supposed to take place yesterday, you will be voting to eliminate someone from Group 3.
https://strawpoll.com/6QnMOzLdbZe
And for the round that was scheduled for today, you will be voting to eliminate someone from either Group 1 OR Group 2.
https://strawpoll.com/XmZRxYmALnd

The results are in. A single vote was all it took to eliminate...





























Florian. (Please vote, y'all.)
Today, you will be voting to eliminate someone from Group 2.
https://strawpoll.com/ajnEObPp0ZW

The results are in. With 4 votes, the first character eliminated is...
























Bowser Jr.
With 3 votes, the second character eliminated is...
























Toadette.
Now, we have a bit of a predicament. Two more characters are about to be eliminated, but there are 4 who tied for third highest number of votes, with 2 each. They are:
Rosalina
Toad
Birdo
Kamek
The tiebreaker rule here is that I go to the previous score to see who had the most votes then until the score is settled. Previous score:
Rosalina- 1
Toad- 2
Birdo- 1
Kamek- 1
This means the third character eliminated is...
























Toad.
Now, to determine the final eliminated character. The previous score:
Rosalina- 1
Birdo- 1
Kamek- 1
It's a close vote. The score before that:
Rosalina- 1
Birdo- 0
Kamek- 0
This means that the fourth character eliminated is...
























Rosalina.
Well, the Qualifier is over, so onto the Group Phase. Before we split up the groups, I'd like to introduce 6 newcomers who will join these 12:
Prince Florian from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Mallow from Super Mario RPG
Geno from Super Mario RPG
Boshi from Super Mario RPG
Donkey Kong, featured in Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Pauline, featured in Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Now that that's out of the way, here are the groups randomized using Keamk.com.
GROUP 1:
Kamek
Florian
Daisy
Pauline
King Boo
Luigi
GROUP 2:
Peach
Petey Piranha
Bowser
Birdo
Mallow
DK
GROUP 3:
Boshi
Geno
Yoshi
Wario
Mario
Waluigi
Today, you will be voting to eliminate someone from Group 1. I've also added the ability to change your vote.
https://strawpoll.com/jVyG8Ro0Gn7

It's time for the Qualifier! Vote here to eliminate 4 characters. The remaining 12 will move onto the Group Phase.
https://strawpoll.com/05ZdW8xvlg6

Yet another Mario character tournament on StrawPoll that I'll probably forget about in a week. Here is the schedule and participants:
INITIAL CHARACTERS:
Mario
Luigi
Peach
Daisy
Rosalina
Yoshi
Birdo
Toad
Toadette
King Boo
Petey Piranha
Wario
Waluigi
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Kamek
QUALIFIER:
Four of the above characters will be voted out of the tournament, while the remaining twelve will move onto the next phase.
GROUP PHASE:
The twelve initial characters who survive the Qualifier will be split into three groups, with each group being joined by two of six characters from recent Switch games. Who they are won't be revealed until this phase begins. Everyday, one or two groups will have all their members put up for elimination until 12 characters are left.
FINAL 12:
The 12 characters who survive the Group Phase will be on the ballot everyday moving forward, with one of them being voted out each round until there are 2 left. Then everyone will vote for their favorite to win.
The Qualifier poll will be posted tomorrow. I heavily encourage debating.

I know there's a custom SMK track builder called Epic Edit, but I don't know if they'd be able to download them as images.

Why did my dog die?

My dog would search on Amazon for pillows and sweatshirts she could tear apart. (She is kind of vicious at times, but in a playful sort of way.)

If you don't like people Reverse Drifting, don't play online. It's not that hard. There is endless content in single player to keep you busy.

Coming soon to Mario Kart Arcade GP PC

What are some of the most legendary YouTube videos in the whole Mario fandom? Here are some that come to my mind:

Wha... what the...

I'll be electric type.

I've updated the list to include the number 10-1 spots. Some of the later entries may surprise you.

Soon, I'm going to be hosting a Mario-themed competition on Discord, and one of the challenges was going to be called "Quest in the Deep." It would've had teams go on Google and search for official images of weird or disturbing things that were either created or licensed by Nintendo themselves. But then I reread the list and was like, "Most of these can be found on the front page." So I scrapped it for being too easy. But I still wanna share the crazy things I found, so I'll be making a list going from those that are more innocent and well-known to those that are... well... neither, starting with...
14. Barefoot Yoshi
Yeah, this is one of the reasons I didn't make it a Google scavenger hunt. If you look up "barefoot Yoshi" nowadays, odds are you'll be met with some fetishy stuff, but what if I told you there's an activity book from 199-something that actually reveal's Yoshi's adorable paw?

Now, with his design changing throughout the years, I highly doubt this is accurate, but it's nice to see Nintendo having the balls to do that.
13. Various characters getting drunk
In a few games from the 90's, there are quite a few examples of characters getting completely wasted. The most appropriate example for this site is Bowser chugging down a bottle of champagne if he wins in Super Mario Kart.

In one of the Wario Land games, there are also penguin enemies that'll throw beer mugs at Wario, turning him into, this is the official name, "Drunk Wario."

Unsurprisingly, these were both Japan-only.
12. A Shy Guy without its mask
Now I'm kinda cheating with this one, but it's still fascinating. Shy Guys' main thing is that they always wear masks because they're shy guys. But there are a couple of times where the masks came off, and they didn't even have to lose a singing contest. The first one is from Mario Power Tennis. If Shy Guy wins, during the cutscene where he's collecting his trophy, he'll trip and lose his mask. When he gets up, his back is turned to the viewer, but Luigi is mortified at what he sees.

Okay, that image doesn't show fear, but it's the best I could find.
There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in the Mario Movie. While the camera is speedrunning through the rave scene, you'll see a Shy Guy take off its mask to a few other soldiers, who react in the same terror Luigi did back in Mario Power Tennis. Like that game, his back is turned to us. I kinda like how we never see what's behind the mask. It helps to maintain that sense of mystery that's always been a huge part of the character.
11. Donkey Kong holding a shotgun
In Donkey Kong 64, one of the weapons DK can use is his Coconut Gun, which is made to look like some barrels slapped together. But during development, it originally looked like a realistic gun.

Once Miyamoto saw it, he immediately drew up the design we know now.
10. Mario negotiating an arms deal
Okay this, hardly anything more than a joke, but it's still weird that this exists. In a commercial for Super Mario All-Stars, a dull but fast-talking narrator is talking about how everything is Mario, such as, "Mario throwing fireballs." "Mario throwing turnips." And for what I can only hope is comedic effect, "Mario negotiating an arms deal." Why this was included? I don't know. But considering it's just a few-second gag, I put it very low on the list.

9. Daisy with a third eye
To many people, Super Smash Bros. Melee is the best Smash game ever, but something really creepy lurks within the trophy collection. While checking out Daisy's trophy, you're able to move the camera around and zoom in and out. If you move to the back of the trophy and zoom in far enough, you can see a third eye on the back of Daisy's head.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but humans are only supposed to have two eyes. Talk about eyes on the back of her head.
8. Some creepy Galaxy trees
One of the creepiest things in the Mario series. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, while you're in Shiverburn Galaxy, if you use first-person mode and zoom in on the cliffs in the background, you will see three shadowy figures just standing there menacingly.

But it gets worse. In the files, these are called "HellValleySkyTree." Did you catch that first part? "Hell Valley." What the heck? Apparently, that's the internal name of the stage, but regardless, this is nightmare-inducing.
7. Mario finding Peach's vibrator
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, while looking through Peach's room in her castle, if you go in between the blue chair and the fireplace, you'll see the message, "Found Toadstool's ???"

You'll also see dialog about how Peach doesn't want anyone but her grandma to know she has it, and it seems like its very private. Almost too private. While many fans speculate that it's a vibrator... I mean, nobody's said it wasn't. While I tried not to include unconfirmed fan theories on this list, come on. You try and think of a better explanation.
6. A Paper Mario murder scene
Okay, a lot of people know about this one, but it's still worth talking about. In Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, you'll enter Rogueport and be greeted with a frickin' noose smackdab in the center of the town. Like, seriously, how was that allowed? And that's not even the worst of it. In the Japanese version only, if you enter one of the buildings, you'll see an outline of a Toad, and blood on the floor.

Yep. A murder scene took place here. In a family game. Obviously, this was removed in other releases, but they still kept the noose.
5. Luigi reading a history book about Hitler
This is where things really get bad. In my mind, these top five are interchangeable, and I could never truly make up my mind on what was the worst.
In the 1990's, Nintendo and some other company released the Mario Quiz Cards. They worked like flash cards, with... fun?... Mario pictures on them, with such family-friendly topics as Prohibition, sweatshops, and Adolf Hitler. Yep. Hitler is canon in the Marioverse.

I don't even have words.
4. Mario serving in Vietnam
Back in the 80's, Nintendo didn't really know what they wanted Mario to be. Before he was out wasting his time saving non-existent princesses in the completely wrong castles, he had many other jobs such as a carpenter, a demolition worker, and a soldier in the Vietnam War. In the Game & Watch game Mario's Bombs Away, you can play as Mario fighting in a war and using bombs to defeat enemy soldiers.

While it's not confirmed to be Vietnam, due to the jungle setting and the time period, I can't understand why it wouldn't be.
3. A straight-up naked Koopa Troopa
We all know Koopa Troopas, known for their many uses of their shells. We also know that when kicked out of their shells, they have cute little shirts or boxer shorts underneath, depending on the media. Now who here remembers the Super Mario World TV show? *the crows goes wild* And not just because of Mama Luigi? *dead silence* Turns out stuff really did happen outside of that one episode. In the premiere episode Fire Sale, Rarity on cocaine Kootie-Pie (aka Wendy) has taken control of an ice palace, and spends the day bossing around a poor Koopa henchman, often knocking him out of his shell. Picture for reference.

Notice how he's wearing boxers like in some of the games. Now fast forward to the end, and Kootie-Pie's trapped inside an ice block after being defeated by the Mario Bros. and Yoshi at his most annoying. While screaming at her Koopa to get her out, it zooms to him lounging around with no shell, and for some reason, no boxers either. There's also a book/magazine suspiciously placed right where his junk would be.

Look, I didn't wanna do this, but I was committed to making sure every entry on this list had a screenshot of the actual cursed bit, even if it meant going to YouTube.
This is so obscure that I've never seen anybody else talk about it other than one review guy.
2. LUIGI FRICKIN' DIES!
Originally, this would've been no. 3 because of how much more well-known this is, but I decided to bump it up because if you read the heading, you know that this is way worse than public nudity. In a trailer for Smash Ultimate DLC, I don't exactly remember what happens, but you can see Luigi's soul leave his body, suggesting that he's officially dead.

If you think it was bad enough that Nintendo had the balls to kill off one of their most iconic characters, right after, they sent out a statement saying, "Luigi is okay." W... w-WHAT?! What the actual frick? I'm glad he's fine, but gee wiz, don't scare us like that!
1. I don't even think I can say it
This is by far one of the most obscure pieces of official Mario media. On the Satellaview, there was a "virtual magazine" called Shitamachi Ninjo Gekijo, more commonly known as the Lily Franky Theater. Despite featuring Mario plush toys as the main characters, a lot of adult stuff happens, such as smoking, murder, Mario pulling a crap-filled spoon out of his anus, do you see why something from here would be number one? In one of the final episodes, Toad convinces Peach to... do it?

Since they're plushies, it's not very graphic, but it's still something that kids shouldn't be exposed to.
Was there anything I missed? (I thought of a few things recently, so I know there is.) What was the most fascinating? Feel free to leave a comment and/or give your own examples.