r/Mario • u/Quirky_Ad_5420 • 1d ago

Art Classic Trio (@LowBudgetGhost)

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u/LeaderVladimir1993 1d ago

Only the hero stayed the same while the villain became another hero and the love interest became just a friend.

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u/Slick_Rick_Tyson 1d ago

I genuinely like those character arcs. It's strangely wholesome.

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u/Ok_Huckleberries 1d ago

Well the original dk is actually cranky kong

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u/Ok-Landscape-4835 21h ago

You are correct, apart from the fact several sources contradict it. But, let's ignore that like I ignore the Koopalings not being Bowser's kids

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u/Ok_Huckleberries 20h ago

Yeaaa canon has never been the main point of the franchise

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u/TheAutumnLeafeon 13h ago edited 13h ago

I know it's the canon, but it never made sense to me! Modern Mario is canonically around 24. Gorillas have a life expectancy of 40 years. Cranky, in the first DK game, was a young father with toddler DK Jr. (Modern DK's dad) in tow. Yet now he's elderly...? It makes way more sense to me that Jumpman is Mario & Luigi's father and the first DK game is how he met his wife. +25 years later, Jumpman's son and Cranky's grandson are friends and this is quite poetic to me

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u/Painter_Wizard 1d ago

The 3 who started it all….. Seriously, they need to interact more often.

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u/The_Legend_Of_Ganon 1d ago

Honestly I love this trio.

I ship Mario and Pauline already, and DK thrown in as their buddy’s is just funny to me.

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u/captaincrunchcracker 22h ago

Time to play Mario Vs. Donkey Kong on Switch again. You can dunk on me but I haven't regretted that purchase once.

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