![]() ![]() Mario has no externalized personality, but that’s not his fault. What I’m arguing here is as controversial as it is simple: The difference between Mario and Wario is purely presentational. Wario’s gaseousness is more explicit, but who’s to say the puffs of air tracing behind Mario aren’t dust but lil’ toots? But is that not just a description of Mario? Mario has just as much of an affinity for collecting coins, and equally murderous tendencies on display every time he breaks the spines of his unsuspecting victims. ![]() Wario is presented as the anti-Mario, a sophomoric id that loves to belch, steal, and generally menace everyone around him. With years of design experience separating the creation of Mario and Wario, Nintendo stuffed their yellow-and-purple avatar with the personality Mario should have had all along. He hardly says a thing, but we’re supposed to love him because, what, he’s a white knight wife guy? The man, at best, is naïve and void of personality, and at worst, a charismatic sociopath. He takes a green pipe from one world to the next, stealing all the gold while slaughtering every Goomba in his way. He has no personality outside of his career.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |