A/N: Ever since I happened to see a GIF of Waluigi's Mario Strikers Charged crotch-chop while I was listening to "Anti You" by Blue Stahli (from their eponymous album), and found it to be perfectly in beat with the song, the two have always been linked in my mind. But aside from the title, really, there's little in common between them, although I can picture the song being used as a background track for a photo montage of Waluigi mocking Luigi or something.
Obviously, I can't do a photo montage here, but while looking at the lyrics, another idea popped into my head – it's not so much a Mariofication like the other tunes, but rather, a meta approach, commenting on recent happenings regarding the Mario series. Namely, things like Paper Mario Sticker Star's lack of plot and partners, the recent revelation that the older Koopalings aren't considered by Nintendo to be Bowser's kids anymore, and even more historic development railroadings like Super Mario Galaxy's Rosalina content getting relegated from the main game to the storybook. This is a very contentious issue, and I know not everyone's as pissed about the story stripping as I am, so feel free to shake your head and skip to the next song, but before anyone gets too mad, I will point out that the only reason why this little ditty's quite so aggressive is because the original song itself pushes the envelope and I simply went with the flow.
AntiiU
Another command to succumb
Buy all your games with a smile
Fanatical culture like an exposition
Storyline dogmatism
Imagination's never in style
Stroking the ego with a porting nation
Refusing to canonize
Whitewash the plot you so despise
Marketing
Misleading
You'll tip the table
And we'll fall right through
Erasing
Debasing
I want to be the AntiiU
A singular definition
Of what games are supposed to be like
An arrogant principle of entertainment
You're pushing the simplification
We're never to question the hive
You'll be the nemesis of expectation
Insisting they regurgitate
Interfere and miscommunicate
Marketing
Misleading
You'll tip the table
And we'll fall right through
Erasing
Debasing
I want to be the AntiiU
AntiiU
This narcissism is a system to infuriate
Perpetuating overselling and congratulate
Marketing
Misleading
You'll tip the table
And we'll fall right through
Erasing
Debasing
We're left nothing to prove
Marketing
Misleading
You'll tip the table
And we'll fall right through
Erasing
Debasing
I want to be the AntiiU