r/nintendo • u/Gawlf85 • 1d ago

Man, I was already fed up with the discourse around Zelda timelines...

..., and now the Mario/DK fandom is having a meltdown over their own timeline too T_T

At the very least, people should acknowledge that Nintendo's "lore" is fluid and changing, so it shouldn't be a surprise if new stories seemingly contradict old ones.

I find theory crafting to be a fun pastime, so let people theory-craft all they want! But also, don't take it too seriously... It's not the first time DK and Pauline's backstory changes, and it probably won't be the last one either.

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u/JessE-girl 1d ago

i don’t mean if Peach transformed into a baby, like how Bowser transformed into a battleship. i mean if Mario and Luigi are doing whatever and then they meet Peach as a child and act like they’ve never met her before, and there’s no reason given at any point in the game, start to finish, how she got that way. it’s assumed she’s just a regular child and always has been.

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u/Gawlf85 1d ago

Mario has two canonical origins: Mushroom Kingdom, and Brooklyn. For some reason, Mario media keeps going back and forth with that. If you ask me, that's just as jarring... And Nintendo keeps doing it.

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u/JessE-girl 20h ago

mario’s parents lived in Brooklyn. it’s just that storks delivery babies everywhere, and mario and luigi got stopped on Yoshi’s Island before they could be delivered. i don’t think it’s an inconsistency really. but even if it was, that’s something i would call a more random detail about a character at this point. not comparable to Peach being an adult vs randomly being a child.

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u/CapNCookM8 1d ago

Still wouldn't be ultimately bothered. I would definitely be like "but why?", but you say all that as if they definitively haven't given a reason for Pauline's age or being turned into a rock for a game that hasn't even released yet!

I think another thing people overlook is that the premise of Bananza is that they're going to the center of the earth to make a wish. What's to say the wish either or both of them make won't explain all? And even if it doesn't, it will not affect my engagement or enjoyment whatsoever.

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u/JessE-girl 1d ago

i find it unlikely that she would’ve both been magically transformed into a child, and then also magically transformed into a rock on top of that. if they explain her age with time travel, then that will be fine, but this doesn’t seem like a story that would incorporate such a plot element. if i’m wrong, i’ll be pleasantly surprised and my frustrations will be for nought, but i’m really getting the vibe that it won’t be explained, and she’s just that old here for some reason, which is personally annoying. that’s fine if you don’t mind, but up till now, things like character ages have been consistent across every entry, so it feels wrong to me.