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[Matlock]

Some guy, who purported authority over videogames lol) said that Mario was a carpenter, and displayed a site that said as such.

Uh...

So, was he ever a carpenter?

 

[bishoptl]

As was Our Lord Jesus.

I think you know where I'm going with this.

 

[Fuzzy]

Jumpman in Donkey Kong was a carpenter.

 

[Matlock]

I thought he was a construction worker, but okay. That makes sense.

And bish, Mario can't be Jesus, Hitler, AND Stalin!

 

[acidviper]

I guess he figured he should do something with all those leftover barrels

 

[Ninja Scooter]

As was Our Lord Jesus.

I think you know where I'm going with this.

indiana jones and the last crusade, right?

 

[Community Forum]

 

[Kobun Heat]

Yeah, Mario was described as a carpenter up through Mario Bros. Because that game dealt with pipes and sewers, he became a plumber from New York City. That's what stuck.

 

[bishoptl]

indiana jones and the last crusade, right?

I'm no longer speaking to you.

 

[missAran]

Yeah, Mario was described as a carpenter up through Mario Bros. Because that game dealt with pipes and sewers, he became a plumber from New York City. That's what stuck.

That New York City thing was just for this dreaded thing:

Never associate that film with the franchise. That's like associating something that sucks with something that doesn't.

Mario is from Mushroom Kingdom, end of story.

 

[Kobun Heat]

Actually, that's not true. Miyamoto and the Mario Bros. team decided that Mario was from New York City. That's where MB takes place.

 

[Nikashi]

Actually, that's not true. Miyamoto and the Mario Bros. team decided that Mario was from New York City. That's where MB takes place.

Specifically Brooklyn, actually.

 

[Fuzzy]

SMB3 cartoon also states that they're originally from NYC.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Mario is from Mushroom Kingdom, end of story.

FROM the Mushroom Kingdom? I don't know if he's from NYC, but he's not from the Mushroom Kingdom.

 

[Dilbert]

As was Our Lord Jesus.

I think you know where I'm going with this.

Jesus was a black man
No, Jesus was Batman
No, no, no, no -- that was Bruce Wayne

 

[DIrtyWeasel]

 

[Mac the KNife]

indiana jones and the last crusade, right?

I think you mean raiders

 

[Kobun Heat]

Specifically Brooklyn, actually.

Now that I don't think is true. I'd be surprised if 1983-era Miyamoto even knew what the various bits of NYC were called.

The American-created SMB cartoon and comics did indeed refer to Mario as being from Brooklyn, but that was an embellishment after the fact.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I think you mean raiders

no las crusade was the one where the guy was like "This is jesus' cup" and drinks it and turns into a skeleton and then indiana is like "jesus' dad was a carpenter his cup is wood" and drinks it and pours the water on his dad's gunshot wound.

 

[MattKeil]

Now that I don't think is true. I'd be surprised if 1983-era Miyamoto even knew what the various bits of NYC were called.

The American-created SMB cartoon and comics did indeed refer to Mario as being from Brooklyn, but that was an embellishment after the fact.

In his CG video clip acceptance speech for his Walk of Game Star last week, Mario specifically mentioned being from Brooklyn. Regardless of the origin of the factoid, Nintendo seems to have adopted it as canon.

 

[Kobun Heat]

Regardless, it's important to remember where such things came from.

 

[impirius]

Mario and Luigi could've gone back to Brooklyn with Sal, but the Princess was in trouble and they decided to stay back and save her. Hooray!

 

[LakeEarth]

He was a carpender. What do you think the hammer was all about?

 

[Matlock]

He was a carpender. What do you think the hammer was all about?

Phallic reference.

 

[Kobun Heat]

So the barrels were vaginas.

*hastily rewrites Power-Up*

 

[impirius]

So the barrels were vaginas.

*hastily rewrites Power-Up*

Hmmm..

Georgia O'Keefe?

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Hmmm..

Georgia O'Keefe?

Hahahaha!

 

[DDayton]

At least this isn't as messy as the DL/Cranky thing...

Although I would like to know if Dr. Mario is truly just Mario in a medical coat, or a different character entirely.

 

[FriScho]

He was a carpender. What do you think the hammer was all about?

Carpenters use hammers

 

[Odnetnin]

Well... he did climb all the way up to fix the princess' plumbing.

 

[Porridge]

Brooklyn up in this piece.

I'd love a Mario game that actually had him fixing pipes and visiting the Ninja Turtles and fun shit like that.

 

[Hitokage]

If the barrels had a direct relationship to Mario's job, he'd be a cooper.