08-01-2019, 11:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2019, 11:41 PM by JaberandCamgar.)
First off, let me just mention that today is Herman Melville's 200th birthday (Aug 1 1819). I suppose my story does have a Moby Dick type moment, as when they are heading for Yoshi's Peak in pursuit of the Sapian agents that kidnapped the Mushroom King, they have to circle the island in a boat . . . and as they are paddling, a Mega Cheep Chomp ambushes then and swallows them and their boat in one gulp. I decided that it would be in the creature's stomach where the Brothers remember their hand abilities so as to give some light. I then refer to another book, Pinocchio, as to how they manage to avoid digestion: by lighting a fire using Mario's Firebrand and hoping that the giant fish would regurgitate them, which is exactly what happens.
Anyway, with that out of the way, let me tell about what else has been on my mind regarding my story. I came up with an interesting way to give Wart some background information. I had already mentioned that "[Wart's] origin may be similar to that of Antasma" (Illustrated Edition p 136), but I have recently come up with an interesting expansion to that which ties in to the qualities shown in Super Mario Bros 2. As any devoted Mario fan like me knows, Wart hates vegetables; and I now can give a coherent reason why: Vegetables cause Wart's nightmare energy to dispel if ingested. Wart likes being a nightmare, and will do whatever it takes to avoid losing it. After the final battle, when the Legendary turn on him (and I knew this would be the only way for Mario and his friends to defeat the frog), they knew just how much to engorge him to dispel every last trace of nightmare energy from his being. Therefore, this is why he explodes in a burst of dark matter at the very end of the story. Don't worry, this is not the big spoiler . . . and neither is the following.
It is at this moment that I put in one of the best ideas that I had for the story, perhaps even better than Mario capturing Starlow! I came up with what I feel to be a very funny and inventive way to eliminate Wart once and for all: When the dust settles, the quartet of heroes discover that the whole time Wart was just an ordinary frog - completely harmless with a body hardly an inch long! King Osama was right; Wart's origin was similar to that of Antasma! But that's not the funniest part; the funniest part is what I had the team do to Wart now that he was just a tiny frog. Actually, it was just one member, Toadette, that dealt with Wart in perhaps the simplest way possible . . . she ate him! . . . No chewing; just popping the slippery amphibian into her mouth and swallowing him alive! And thus was the ironic end of one of the most threatening villains they'd ever known!
To end this, I thought I'd ask whether anyone has read any of my story as of late. I still haven't been able to talk to anybody about the final battle, as no one has read it yet. I had also considered making a Facebook page on this story along with other Mario game ideas that I have come up with (such as a Treasure Tracker prequel about how the Toad Brigade first came to be) so that I can get find some more feedback and maybe even start a development team (though I should probably wait until after I graduate UMBC before getting seriously involved in this).
Give me a 1-Up if you think Wart's demise is a stroke of genius and feel free to share this. Feel free to also leave a 1-Up if you think I should create a Facebook page on this as well.
Anyway, with that out of the way, let me tell about what else has been on my mind regarding my story. I came up with an interesting way to give Wart some background information. I had already mentioned that "[Wart's] origin may be similar to that of Antasma" (Illustrated Edition p 136), but I have recently come up with an interesting expansion to that which ties in to the qualities shown in Super Mario Bros 2. As any devoted Mario fan like me knows, Wart hates vegetables; and I now can give a coherent reason why: Vegetables cause Wart's nightmare energy to dispel if ingested. Wart likes being a nightmare, and will do whatever it takes to avoid losing it. After the final battle, when the Legendary turn on him (and I knew this would be the only way for Mario and his friends to defeat the frog), they knew just how much to engorge him to dispel every last trace of nightmare energy from his being. Therefore, this is why he explodes in a burst of dark matter at the very end of the story. Don't worry, this is not the big spoiler . . . and neither is the following.
It is at this moment that I put in one of the best ideas that I had for the story, perhaps even better than Mario capturing Starlow! I came up with what I feel to be a very funny and inventive way to eliminate Wart once and for all: When the dust settles, the quartet of heroes discover that the whole time Wart was just an ordinary frog - completely harmless with a body hardly an inch long! King Osama was right; Wart's origin was similar to that of Antasma! But that's not the funniest part; the funniest part is what I had the team do to Wart now that he was just a tiny frog. Actually, it was just one member, Toadette, that dealt with Wart in perhaps the simplest way possible . . . she ate him! . . . No chewing; just popping the slippery amphibian into her mouth and swallowing him alive! And thus was the ironic end of one of the most threatening villains they'd ever known!
To end this, I thought I'd ask whether anyone has read any of my story as of late. I still haven't been able to talk to anybody about the final battle, as no one has read it yet. I had also considered making a Facebook page on this story along with other Mario game ideas that I have come up with (such as a Treasure Tracker prequel about how the Toad Brigade first came to be) so that I can get find some more feedback and maybe even start a development team (though I should probably wait until after I graduate UMBC before getting seriously involved in this).
Give me a 1-Up if you think Wart's demise is a stroke of genius and feel free to share this. Feel free to also leave a 1-Up if you think I should create a Facebook page on this as well.