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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.

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

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.

So, uhm, I overblew the situation. I forgot that Dad didn’t actually limit PC/phone time, just threatened to do so because nothing we do is ever enough for him two loudly barking dogs while he's trying to cook dinner lead to peak fury that he'll take out on anyone. I didn’t wanna leave if I didn’t have to, but also didn’t wanna come back ‘cause I was worried on the day I actually would leave 1000000000%, y’all wouldn’t believe it because every other time I announced my departure, it barely lasted. (Basically, I’d be The Koopa Who Cried, “Mario!”) I’m still considering what I’m gonna do, but I couldn’t miss my birthday on here. For now, I guess I’m not really “coming back” as much as I am just visiting. Proof that an "I Guess" in an "I'm Leaving" topic's title can go a long way.

In the past, I've announced leaving the site a few times, but I was only gone for a few days after realizing how addicted(?) I was. But here's the story now:
My 18-year-old sister is on Discord, and does a lot of roleplaying. She also has the messiest room in the house. Last night, my dad, in a fit of rage, decided it was the computer's fault, and limited computer and phone time not just for her, but for both of us. Sure, I still have to go through my closet, but I also have school (online for that matter) and a job. Don't you think I deserve some slack? *sigh* Whatever. So it's no longer a matter of I don't want to be here, but rather, I can't be here. And I know I haven't been very active the past month or two, despite having a few unreleased tracks just laying around, so that probably played a factor too. I don't know if I have a reputation, or if I left any legacy on the forum, but regardless, it was fun. And I hope I can come back in the future.

This is basically Sonic CD Kart, and I like it.

So they're preserving every Tour track EXCEPT Piranha Plant Pipeline? That makes literally no sense, especially if it was replaced by Rosalina's Ice World.

"Ta da! The sequel."

If I'm playing, (which means I'm really desperate for something to do,) you'll see some question marks.

Decided not to finish the second episode until I know you like the first one because I just have so much to do today.
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‘Tis the first day of winter break, and there is no reason, for the Toad-al Drama team to film another season. After Toad-al Drama Inferno, the cancelled season 5, Lakitu is determined to keep the show alive.
Lakitu: Did you miss us? We know, last season was a huge disappointment. Your favorite contestants became game bots with no personality. We had just four more episodes to air, but we couldn’t find any good content. We’re back now, trying out a completely new formula. The campers will still compete in daily challenges, but won’t be voting each other out. That doesn’t mean we won’t have some twists for them though. And who better to test this out than a batch of campers from the past two seasons? Winter break has just started for them, and they’ve decided not to spend the holidays with their family, but with their friends and enemies from seasons past. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Speaking of boats…
9 boats can be seen approaching the season’s location, Camp Yobishiko, the place where it all started. Despite not being taken care of for about a year and a half, the camp is no more rundown than it was in the first season.
Lakitu: Our campers are arriving! Let’s see who’s participating.
The first camper to step foot on the island is a Koopa all decked out in purple, from her shell, to her hoodie, to the dyed end of her brown ponytail.
Lakitu: Shelly! How ya doin’?
Shelly: Still scarred from last season, but it feels nice being in a much more relaxed environment. It reminds me of Toad-al Drama Sunshine.
Lakitu: Oh, this will be anything but relaxing. Next!
A Dry Bones approaches the pair. The top half of her skull is blue, and her shoes are as purple as her glowing eyes. The look on her face suggests she’s already fed up.
Lakitu: If it isn’t Violet. One of the biggest reasons Inferno had to stop.
Violet: Uhm, sorry there were no idiots for me to be annoyed at?
Lakitu: Our next camper wasn’t there for Inferno, but she made it long enough in Sunshine to become the runner-up.
A pink Yoshi wearing yellow shoes cautiously steps onto the Island. She’s relieved to see a couple of familiar faces.
Lakitu: Welcome back, Lizzy! Got anything to say?
Lizzy: So this is Camp Yobishiko. It’s just as beautiful as I imagined.
Lakitu: It’s not supposed to be beautiful. Our next camper is also someone you might remember from Toad-al Drama Sunshine.
An orange-shelled Hammer Bro. steps off the boat, wearing a fox hat and shoes that resemble cat paws.
Lakitu: Hey, Furry! Long time, no see.
Furry Bro.: It’s been too long, no see enough… okay, that sounded way better in my head.
Lakitu: Looks like you got your hat back.
Furry Bro.: Production decided to be nice and hand it back after I was eliminated.
Lakitu: I’m gonna need to have a word with them. Anyway, next up is someone Shelly might recognize.
Shelly: Please don’t be Nick, please don’t be Nick.
Lakitu: Why not? Aren’t you two dating?
Shelly: Yes, but we live about 20 minutes away from each other. I signed up for this to meet up with those farther away.
Lakitu: Well too bad. Here he is anyway.
A blue-shelled Paratroopa wearing green shoes and a pair of glasses flutters onto the scene.
Nick: Shoot.
Lakitu: So you both wanted to get away from each other?
Shelly + Nick: Yep.
Lakitu: Well, this should make for an interesting week. Our next camper was a major character in Sunshine before being infected by the game bot virus in Inferno.
A blue Yoshi wearing purple shoes steps onto the island.
Blake: I honestly don’t think I changed that much. And how is this show still on? Everyone knows you can’t even cancel one season midway through without the whole series going down, let alone two.
Lakitu: Well, we already had plans for Toad-al Drama Superstars, and this was the closest we were gonna get. Next up is… a pre-merge boot from Sunshine that never came back. Odd choice, but here he is.
A red-and-black-shelled Paratroopa wearing a crown approaches the scene, with his memory of his last time on kind of fuzzy.
Lakitu: Hi again, Star.
Star: He-he… hi.
Violet: First Nifty Noki other than me, and he’s the most normal one. Don’t mess this up, Lakitu.
Lakitu: Will and Rocky were alternates for this season, but unfortunately, everyone on the original list accepted. Our final two campers made their debut on Toad-al Drama Inferno, and wound up as the finalists. Please welcome back…
A pink Birdo with a cyan sporting outfit steps foot on the camp next to an orange-shelled Fire Bro. wearing a light-blue helmet and shoes.
Lakitu: Emma and Flambo!
Emma: I’m kinda mad nobody got to see our showdown.
Flambo: I know, that went down to a few seconds.
Lakitu: Trust me, nobody wants to see the crap that led up to it. Now that everybody’s here, I’d like to officially welcome all of you to Toad-al! Drama! Mini! Hectic Holiday!
Everyone claps and cheers before letting Lakitu continue.
Lakitu: All of you made the last one and a half season very entertaining, but I want to give you some to relax. No lying, no mind games, no alliances, no major competition for the most part. Just nine conflicting personalities staying at a winter-fied summer camp for the week. There will still be some challenges for you though. On this island is a tiny one-room cabin with 9 tightly-packed bunk beds for you, and a gross outhouse right outside it. There is also a mess hall where you’ll have to eat the most disgusting “food” ever cooked by Chef Guy.
Blake: You brought Chef Guy back?!
Lakitu: Since when was that a big deal? As I was saying, awful living conditions. If you can complete this simple task, you won’t have to worry about any of that. You will be given 10 minutes to hide anywhere you want. When your 10 minutes are up, Chef Guy will start searching for campers. If you get hit by his frying pan, you’re out. At the end of 1 hour, if anyone is still hidden, you will move into a larger cabin with four two-person bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, an eat-in kitchen, and a porch where you can enjoy the view, because being outside is overrated. Worth playing for?
Blake: Wrong show, dude.
Lakitu: 3… 2… 1… GO! By the way, your 10 minutes started as soon as you hit the beach. I’d be running if I were you.
Immediately, it’s a mad dash to find the best hiding place. Being a fan of dark places, Violet decides to hide deep in the woods. She finds a small swamp, and steps in.
Violet (confessional): I probably have a very high chance at claiming victory for the team because I purposefully hide from others, so I do whatever it takes to get away from people. Except on Toad-al Drama of course, can’t really avoid people on here. And I chose the swamp because if Chef Guy does find me, I can… *sigh* play whack-a-mole with him, for lack of a more mature term. At least, that’s what I thought before this happened.
Chef Guy, already submerged in the swamp, sneaks up on Violet and smacks her into a hundred pieces. While Violet failed laying low, Shelly, Lizzy, and Emma are flying high.
Shelly: And here it is. The highest tree in Camp Yobishiko.
Emma: What are we waiting for?
Emma and Lizzy start climbing the tree while Shelly flies to the top.
Lizzy: I have a really bad feeling about this. Can’t Chef Guy just climb up here and hit us the same way we did?
Shelly: He literally has stubs for limbs. How good of a climber can he be?
Suddenly, the trio can feel their safe place shaking. They look down, and see Chef Guy whacking at it with his frying pan.
Shelly: Okay, bye.
Emma: Need I remind you this is a team effort?
Shelly: And it’s better for the team if two people get caught rather than all three.
Shelly flies off to find another hiding spot before Emma and Lizzy fall down, and are hit by Chef Guy. On her search, she bumps into Nick.
Shelly: Mind telling me where your hiding spot is?
Nick: I don’t have one. Chef Guy can’t fly, so I’m playing it smart and keeping it out of his range.
Lakitu: ATTENTION CAMPERS! IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE LOVE BIRDS ARE ABUSING THEIR WINGS! NICK, SHELLY, YOU’RE DISQUALIFIED!
Meanwhile, Star is taking a very… unique approach.
Star (confessional): I know for a fact there’s gotta be a privacy policy on this show. If I just stay in here for the whole game, Chef Guy will have to oblige… *BANG* *BANG* WOAH! What’s going on? *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* CAN’T YOU SEE I’M BUSY?! *BANG* OWWWWWW! Shoot.
Blake decides to use his knowledge of Toad-al Drama past to his advantage.
Blake (confessional): Chef Guy doesn’t expect us to hide in the big cabin since we haven’t unlocked it yet. I know Larry tried this strategy in Toad-al Drama Island, and his team failed miserably, but he’s Larry. I’m Blake. I can make it work. And conveniently, there’s a window already cracked.
Blake climbs up to the window and carefully slips in.
Blake (confessional): Unfortunately, there’s a window already cracked.
Blake walks into the kitchen and is immediately hit in the face by Chef Guy’s frying pan.
Lakitu: TIME IS UP, CHEF GUY!
All the found campers go back to the dock for a body count.
Chef Guy: I think that’s everyone.
Lakitu: 1… 2… 3… 6… 8… I don’t see a ninth.
A guy in a frog suit then emerges from the lake.
Furry Bro.: You searched the outhouse but not the lake? Gosh, you’re an idiot.
Everyone: FURRY?!
Lakitu: Congratulations, campers! You have successfully completed the challenge, just barely, and have unlocked the luxury-ish cabin. Go have some fun. You deserve it. As for the viewers at home, I hope you enjoy this spin-off season of Toad-al! Drama! Mini!

Working on the second episode, and I'm just now figuring out how hard it is to create drama when most of it came from the million-coin competition. It's really tough to write this without it either feeling like a sitcom, or just a regular day. Characters like Furry Bro. and Violet are sure to provide some interesting scenes, but I'm worried the whole series is going to lay on their shoulders. Not cancelled yet! I at least wanna release the first episode tomorrow to see what y'all think. (Although nothing really happens until the second episode, so I'll release that too the day after.)
It was an awful idea for me to just remove the competition entirely instead of just finding a balance. I swear, every season since Odyssey has had a massive problem.
Island- Barely any flaws
Odyssey- Potential lost due to my overexcitement to start Crossover early
Crossover- An awful concept, boring cast, and predictable pre-merge
Sunshine- The sudden switch to using OCS may have thrown some readers off, but imo it was still a solid season
Inferno- Everything after the first few episodes was boring as all heck

Started writing the first episode earlier. Here is the full cast of campers:
Shelly (Sunshine post-merge, Inferno pre-merge)
Violet (Sunshine post-merge, Inferno semi-finalist)
Lizzy (Sunshine finalist)
Furry Bro. (Sunshine post-merge)
Nick (Sunshine pre-merge, Inferno semi-finalist)
Blake (Sunshine semi-finalist, Inferno post-merge)
Star (Sunshine pre-merge)
Emma (Inferno finalist)
Flambo (Inferno finalist)