[pocketlad]

I think I once heard Charles Martinet say at a panel, the script for Mario Teaches Typing 2 had Mario telling the player negative things if they failed but he himself changed the lines and instead said things like “That was great, but I know you can do even better” and “That wasn’t as fast as last time..let’s try again” because in his mind he had already decided that he wanted Mario to be always loving

[pocketlad]

I wasn’t expecting this many people to see this, so I’m going to try to dig for some peoples’ panel recordings to confirm if I’m remembering right

[pocketlad]

That didn’t take long, thank goodness!!! I found a recording by Dan8675309 on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9RywNQXCUM (the timestamp is around 20:29)

“When I got the script and I’m in the studio, I’m reading the script, you know, for the first time, there were things like ‘You failed,’ ‘That wasn’t very good,’ ‘That was much worse’ ‘That was bad.’ And I was reading that and I said ‘Can I…do you mind if I just like, play with these words a little bit and just change them around? Because you know…I never say ‘no’ and I never say anything negative as Mario. And the producer graciously said, ‘Sure! Go for it!’ And so, it became ‘Oh! That was good, but I know you can do even better!’ ‘Ooh, nice one but let’s try again!’ So it was always uplifting and always trying to be positive. And I think…that is the essence of the character to me. It’s that love and that joy…and you know, I think that in our world we should all be loving and joyful to each other.”

He went on for much longer than this, and had very sweet and wise things to say. But I’ll leave it off there as this is a post about the Mario part, and it would be getting too long. if you’d like to hear the rest you can check the video out.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

one time I told my therapist "I tend to have issues with people who think of themselves as authority figures" and she burst out laughing and then said "I think we need to pause and reflect on how you phrased that"

[dragon-in-a-fez]

I mean, what, was I supposed to refer to them as if they actually are authority figures? those don't exist

[dragon-in-a-fez]

y'all are doing some weird discourse on this post. no that therapist doesn't need to be "investigated" lmao. she didn't say I was wrong, she reacted because the phrasing was specific as fuck and revealed a lot about my worldview which is totally reasonable to want to explore.

[atptoadp]

Rough doodles of this guy.

My absolutely favorite thing abt him is his fucked up proportions, and like if that was not enough, he's also a sincere freak to the concept of normal posture.

Extra:

They shoulda biten his ankles more @heart-aflame.

Full canvas:

[heart-aflame]

Where did Pedro even go after the end of that episode anyway? Where is that literally alive puppet Puzzles made like a more caring Dr. Frankenstein to his monster?

[docmordred]

also have mr puzzles in his floatie

[barnlarn]

I know round umreon is canon, but long-boy angular umbreon lives rent-free in my head forever

[heart-aflame]

Two things I hope they utilize more in calling all villains is Mr. Puzzles' ability to move around as just a head to avoid attacks and to escape, and his antennae actually being useful and doing stuff besides just decoration.

The only time anyone ever used them against him was Karen, and he's apparently light enough to be dragged around by them, or more realistically shes just super fucking strong.

I wanna see both get used more, it'd be excellent.

[pmpknsoup]

this line is actually really funny to me

[pastrypen]

when I'm in a "accidentally saying things that indirectly harm my loved ones" competition and my opponent is M'dame Odile

[lord-kitschener]

That headline was a wild adventure from start to finish.

[saxifraga-x-urbium]

the bad sex awards are my favourite literary prize tho

[curseworm]

i dont want to live anymore

[eazzy--pink]

Her pussy tasted like anchovies and her butthole smelled like tobacco. This is what straight men think is sexy and erotic.

[boy-obsesed-barbie]

If this man is married I feel so so SO sorry for his wife…

[androxibot-deactivated20190428]

I had to put down my phone and walk around the room to calm down.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

If I had to see this Monstrous Crime then you all have to suffer with me

[brookietf]

LMAO

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

S I N

[raedmagdon]

IF I HAVE TO SEEE THIS HORROR SO DO YOU.

DON’T NOBODY EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SMUT AGAIN.

[nonelvis]

In my time as fic author and fic archive mod, I have seen some terrifying porn. But the stuff that gets published is sometimes even more amazing.

[lew-basnight]

Tell me you have never actually tasted or smelled chocolate without telling me. I usually keep my blog fairly pg aside from the swearing but I have been laughing so hard at this for so long my stomach hurts

[heart-aflame]

I genuinely love Mr. Puzzles' character development. That's the entire post.

[heart-aflame]

I know he only used a remote on himself when he was stuck in his own dispicable me parody, but I do actually wonder if Puzzles kept the remote to his own head and has it somewhere.

Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but he has it just for a weird nostalgia sake. It isn't like he needs it either way, when he can just use his dials and get what he wants immediately, but maybe getting rid of it would feel wrong to him. Or maybe he can feel the remote and damaging that hurts him too because its connected to him.

Barely related but I just remembered in the Junkyard. I loved that when he attempted to grow his body out of an unrelated TV while his connection was shit because of the room being padded, instead the tv just changed channels uncontrollably and seemed to tire him out. Like yea, sure, that makes sense for a thing that could happen when he cant just magically teleport to a new TV.

If that TV had a remote and it could be used, I dont think he'd have any control of putting his face where it should be, and possibly maybe it would also control and change channels to his actual face where his body is. What a fun weakness to have!

[heart-aflame]

I cannot be the only person who thinks Mr. Puzzles and RGB look nothing alike aside from their heads being modeled after an old ass TV, and only vaguely similar since TVs arent that unique in how they look and color bars aren't special. What the fuck is everyone talking about.

[sgt-louie-fox]

Loop. I'm not normal about you, Loop.

[heart-aflame]

Actually, anybody in this fandom into centaurs? Someone should draw Mr. Puzzles as a long legged deer centaur, it'd be great! A sleek cyborg centaur, fully just done on a whim he had one day, can just swap from his usual form to that one whenever. No need for a centaur au when your good at building shit.

[lazyrainwing27]

couldn't resist drawing it... sorry if any of it looks off or anything, it was my first time drawing both anything deer-related and Mr. Puzzles himself ;-;

I think he'd use the body as a back-up if his main body were ever to go out of commission, like just summon it and all he'd need to do is put his head on it. Such a body would be good for running away from danger since deer are both fast and agile. That or he uses it on days he feels particularly full of whimsy

[heart-aflame]

I love it, you did amazingly!

The idea that he'd use it for some whimsical fun is delightful, maybe he thought of the concept after watching nature documentaries or Bambi or any number of different shows related to deer.

It's a useful form for escape, as well as for prancing around in some sort of meadow having a great time. He probably based the idea of having Mario be a deer on that.

[heart-aflame]

I remember a few weeks ago when I first watched a scene compilation for Mr puzzles, after hearing about him from his voice actor offhand on his q&a stream, I was incredibly confused by Boopkins specifically and what the fish was about.

I honestly thought, because the scenes only involved puzzles, that he just randomly grabbed an npc or made some new character to answer the question because he was having a meltdown with the actual main characters.

I know what Boopkins is about now, since I've been watching more videos after the compilation got me interested in the series as a whole, but there was that very strange few minutes where his existence confused the hell out of me.

He's a sweet little guy though, I'm still not sure how old he is, and his wiki page doesn't say it as far as I remember when I checked it a week or two ago.

[chimerafeathers]

thinking about how playful Odile is. parroting back animal sounds. playing up the “grumpy old woman” bit in a way that lets the others bounce their energy off of her. turning Mirabelle’s tutorial into a chance to tease everyone pop quiz style. promising dramatic retribution to anyone who wrongs her (wasabi sandwiches, may your house fall down on your horrified face, my revenge would be swift and absolute). letting Siffrin and Isabeau make guesses about her “research” instead of shutting it down because she likes to see what they come up with. the fact that “Opposite Ends of the Age Spectrum Alliance” was not invented for the hallway decision but something she and Bonnie had already come up with at some other time when they teamed up precanon. i linguini you, Siffrin.

[chimerafeathers]

woman who’s having the time of her life pretending to be a terrifying no-fun killjoy for the amusement of her friends

[chimerafeathers]

also the ways she lets people “in on” her playfulness like it’s a secret. no one can know i love to gossip, Mirabelle. only doing the animal parroting thing when she and Siffrin are alone and making no further comment as Siffrin ????????s about it. teaming up with Bonnie to “secretly” put potatoes in Siffrin’s pockets. poking fun at Isabeau about his crush before the others know about it but also genuinely being a confidant. secret quests. all the ways she connects with each of them individually and makes each of those connections feel special and secretive and mysterious in a “we’re playing spies together” kind of way

[chimerafeathers]

hiding tidbits and information about herself from the others not because she would hate it if they knew, but in the way you can hide treats in a toy and watch your cats a) figure out that there’s something in there that they want b) struggle to get at it and c) get all excited when they finally succeed. it’s enrichment for all of them

[heart-aflame]

Smg4 and 3 not having parents is honestly a very funny unique characterization for them. They can't relate to anyone's parental troubles, but they sure can exhibit the wildest chaotic energy to ever exist with no filter in sight.