If you were tiring of the heroes in my little story, then I'm sure you'll be pleased with this twist of events. Meanwhile, as the Mario Bros. prepared for a dangerous quest, Koopa Bowser was preparing to stop them.
Allow me to address a couple major issues of King Koopa Bowser. First of all, this monster wasn't actually a king. There were no ties to a royal bloodline or an electorial win in politics. This "man" had simply seen a land that could be taken, and convicted. He easily tore through anyone in his way and commanded the resident Goombas and Koopas to build statues, weapons, and a towering kingdom just for him.
Another thing: Bowser was able to "easily tear through anyone in his way" because he was the last of his kind-an ancient species known as the Megakoopas. They were able to live for thousands of years if they were not killed before then. Sadly, that was exactly the case. Bowser's parents were hunted and killed by Mushroom Men for serious cash. Bowser was only 7 when he witnessed their deaths. In a sneak attack, the young Megakoopa slashed the hunters' throats, and has ever since lived for vengeance against the Mushroom people. For 32 years, he had trained-he was more powerful than one could have imagined. A solid punch from him could result in a faulty stone wall's destruction. The spikes on his shell should be able to impale pure metals. His fiery breath would melt a glacier. Yes, this Megakoopa was terrifyingly ready for anything. Perhaps even ready for the Mario Brothers.
Not that the Megakoopa knew that two humans would be arriving at his castle to deliver not a deed, but a defeat. The Megakoopa's thoughts were a little mushroom boy would be coming with a complicated contract basically saying that Mushroom Kingdom was his. As soon as Bowser had it, he planned to kill everyone there with his bare hands. But just in case, Bowser had installed every possible safety feature to ensure the everlasting rule of his beautiful castle. He had even had his civilians construct something very interesting, very new and unheard of in the Mushroom World (yes, this was the name of the plane the Mushroom Men, Koopas, Goombas, etc., lived on). They were large ovals of lead, which homed in on intruders. Bowser liked to call them "Bullet Bills".
This was, in a way, the most horrifying thing about Bowser. He was creative. He could come up with a apocalyptic plan in mere minutes if he put his head to it. In the Mushroom World, the idea of guns, tanks, choppers, missiles-they were all concepts never heard of. But Bowser, without any influence from the other Worlds, had thought of it, in his 28th year of training. He knew he would make it a reality when he had taken over Koopaland. And he kept his promise. Again, Bowser was very convictive. And yesterday, he decided he would enact Level 1 of his master plan to rule Mushroom World. That was to kidnap the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach Toadstool, and use her to take Mushroom Kingdom. He COULD use his civilian army and his own powers to forcefully take it, but he wanted to keep his legion as intact as possible, with as few deaths as he could manage.
"As few deaths as he could manage" reminds me of one more unique feature to Bowser-his temper was the worst of it all. If you angered him too well, he would pick you up by the neck and crush your skull. He had already done this to several Koopas and Goombas who weren't working hard enough or were unable to get satisfactory results. Of course, he felt terrible after killing them; he was devastated when he took out one of his men's lives. He just could not help it. So Bowser stayed very secluded when he could, at the very top of his majestic home.
Speaking of his home, the basic floorplan was this-25 50-foot stories, each resembling an ordinary room from, say, the normal person's home, with around 30 fatal traps in each. The top story, however, was where Bowser spent his free time. It was also where he had the Princess in a dangling cage.
"You're not going to get away with this!" Peach shouted at the Megakoopa from her cage 15 feet in the air.
Bowser, who was around 15 feet tall himself, sneered at the hostage, speaking in his odd vocabulary-"Princess, you find yourself in a butterfly's prison, shouting at a God, shouting...but why shout at beauty? Allow cruelty to transform you into a hummingbird and you will fly away."
Oh, yes, Bowser was very, very ready for the Mario Bros., whether he knew it or not.
Allow me to address a couple major issues of King Koopa Bowser. First of all, this monster wasn't actually a king. There were no ties to a royal bloodline or an electorial win in politics. This "man" had simply seen a land that could be taken, and convicted. He easily tore through anyone in his way and commanded the resident Goombas and Koopas to build statues, weapons, and a towering kingdom just for him.
Another thing: Bowser was able to "easily tear through anyone in his way" because he was the last of his kind-an ancient species known as the Megakoopas. They were able to live for thousands of years if they were not killed before then. Sadly, that was exactly the case. Bowser's parents were hunted and killed by Mushroom Men for serious cash. Bowser was only 7 when he witnessed their deaths. In a sneak attack, the young Megakoopa slashed the hunters' throats, and has ever since lived for vengeance against the Mushroom people. For 32 years, he had trained-he was more powerful than one could have imagined. A solid punch from him could result in a faulty stone wall's destruction. The spikes on his shell should be able to impale pure metals. His fiery breath would melt a glacier. Yes, this Megakoopa was terrifyingly ready for anything. Perhaps even ready for the Mario Brothers.
Not that the Megakoopa knew that two humans would be arriving at his castle to deliver not a deed, but a defeat. The Megakoopa's thoughts were a little mushroom boy would be coming with a complicated contract basically saying that Mushroom Kingdom was his. As soon as Bowser had it, he planned to kill everyone there with his bare hands. But just in case, Bowser had installed every possible safety feature to ensure the everlasting rule of his beautiful castle. He had even had his civilians construct something very interesting, very new and unheard of in the Mushroom World (yes, this was the name of the plane the Mushroom Men, Koopas, Goombas, etc., lived on). They were large ovals of lead, which homed in on intruders. Bowser liked to call them "Bullet Bills".
This was, in a way, the most horrifying thing about Bowser. He was creative. He could come up with a apocalyptic plan in mere minutes if he put his head to it. In the Mushroom World, the idea of guns, tanks, choppers, missiles-they were all concepts never heard of. But Bowser, without any influence from the other Worlds, had thought of it, in his 28th year of training. He knew he would make it a reality when he had taken over Koopaland. And he kept his promise. Again, Bowser was very convictive. And yesterday, he decided he would enact Level 1 of his master plan to rule Mushroom World. That was to kidnap the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach Toadstool, and use her to take Mushroom Kingdom. He COULD use his civilian army and his own powers to forcefully take it, but he wanted to keep his legion as intact as possible, with as few deaths as he could manage.
"As few deaths as he could manage" reminds me of one more unique feature to Bowser-his temper was the worst of it all. If you angered him too well, he would pick you up by the neck and crush your skull. He had already done this to several Koopas and Goombas who weren't working hard enough or were unable to get satisfactory results. Of course, he felt terrible after killing them; he was devastated when he took out one of his men's lives. He just could not help it. So Bowser stayed very secluded when he could, at the very top of his majestic home.
Speaking of his home, the basic floorplan was this-25 50-foot stories, each resembling an ordinary room from, say, the normal person's home, with around 30 fatal traps in each. The top story, however, was where Bowser spent his free time. It was also where he had the Princess in a dangling cage.
"You're not going to get away with this!" Peach shouted at the Megakoopa from her cage 15 feet in the air.
Bowser, who was around 15 feet tall himself, sneered at the hostage, speaking in his odd vocabulary-"Princess, you find yourself in a butterfly's prison, shouting at a God, shouting...but why shout at beauty? Allow cruelty to transform you into a hummingbird and you will fly away."
Oh, yes, Bowser was very, very ready for the Mario Bros., whether he knew it or not.