Fan Art Imagines Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury With Evil Mario
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is only a few weeks away, and it is clear that fans are excited about it. The remake of the Wii U hit is adding a nice amount of new content, with Bowser's Fury generating a lot of buzz. Fans have been toiling away on fan art and are even dreaming up alternate universes where Mario takes the villain role.
Switching up character's roles is a common trope in fan fiction. Fans create rich, detailed worlds where protagonists become villains, characters swap genders, or crossover with other franchises. In this case, fans have already imagined Bowser as a Gigantamax Pokemon, and are now wondering what the game would be like if it was Mario's Fury instead.
Artist Rariatoo flips the script in Super Mario 3D World by turning Mario into a giant-sized, fiery monster. Luigi and Bowser look on, with Bowser ready to do battle and Luigi looking a tad nervous. The artist posted their work to Twitter where a thread of comments imagines how the scenario came about. Some fans theorizing it was an ancient evil or perhaps a cursed mushroom. A Luigi and Bowser friendship is hypothesized, and from these comment threads it is easy to see how fan fiction takes off.
While the official story for Bowser's Fury has been somewhat explained by Nintendo, stating that Bowser has been tainted by a 'mysterious black goop' causing him to rage, that won't stop fans from imagining alternate worlds where anything is possible. This is what makes fan communities so fascinating. The creativity on display and talent of artists and writers is something to behold.
Based on the art style of this piece, Mario's Fury looks like it would work quite well in the Paper Mario franchise, a series that has been known to let Bowser be a good guy for a change. Bowser is usually at the center of a nefarious plot to kidnap Peach, but Nintendo does try to show that Bowser isn't pure evil. Perhaps he's just a little misguided, or is angry about something that could have an easy fix. Fan works can build those stories and imagine character motivations when canon narratives don't offer enough detail.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury likely won't entertain any wild fan narratives, though Bowser Jr. teaming up with Mario is interesting, and fans likely wonder why he is on Mario's side. Players will be able to team up in Bowser's Fury with one person taking on the role of Bowser Jr. when they jump into the game. Maybe one day there will be a Mario game where fans get to see Mario's Fury for real.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury will be available on Switch on February 12th.
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