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[TerribleAtThisGame]

Who is really invested in Mario and Peach's romantic life?

I'm utterly baffled that anyone at all would give a fuck lol

 

[Justinus]

I'm utterly baffled that anyone at all would give a fuck lol

Well Princess Peach definitely doesn't.

 

[L*][*N*K]

I'm utterly baffled that anyone at all would give a fuck lol

Exactly, it is so weird people are having a meltdown about this on twitter posting old screenshots from Paper Mario 64 as evidence, like seriously???

 

[Killer8]

Don't worry mario, wapeach is always available for business

Finally the Mario series has the Resetera representation it was sorely missing.

 

[Hardensoul]

Pretty sure this cringe bullshit is Nintendo America's doing or some mistranslation by the usual suspects.

Correct! It's NOA doing NOA things!

 

[E-Cat]

Shiggy be turning in his grave

 

[Fahdis]

Friends who 'help' each other out when they can - sounds like friends with benefits.
Mario getting that Peach action but not getting tied down.

COPE
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[Tajaz2426]

Poor fucker. The man goes to dimensions of pure utter hell, getting attacked by things nightmares are made of, told to do drugs constantly buy eating mushrooms, has fire breathed up his ass constantly and dies over and over again, just to be told you'll do this with no reward.

Nah, son. Screw that bitch, move on Mario Mario.

 

[poppabk]

COPE
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Peach needs a good plumber to 'fix her sink' sometimes but she dont need a plumber on retainer.

 

[Coconutt]

Is Mario and incel now?

 

[Lionel Richie]

Is this where your mind goes when Mickey Mouse has heart-shaped eyes when he sees Minnie Mouse?

Walt Disney was very much gay. That's why his characters have girlfriends. They're beards, not love interests.

 

[March Climber]

Who are psychos who have to put characters in romantic and / or sexual relationships? There is a lot in them as far as internet shows me.

They're just fan fiction writers. I guess one could see it as a bad thing because it can qualify under 'obsession'.

 

[xanaum]

According to Miyamoto, Mario is 24.

He's got 24 years of smoking under his belt.

 

[FeralEcho]

Luigi be tappin that ass for ages behind bros back. Mario will be there to raise Luigi's kids like the cuck he is while he's out there drowning in daisy and peach pussy.

 

[SegaManAU]

The chase is always better than the catch! Haha

 

[SJRB]

 

[keefged4]

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

I don't understand how or why Nintendo still hasn't been canceled. Its paternalistic and sexist portrayal of women needing a man to be saved is completely outdated. Worse, it's toxic.

 

[Little Mac]

They're good friends who help each other get off.

 

[kevm3]

that's why we got a new donkey kong and not a new mario for the switch 2
mario's tired of saving her

 

[Zacfoldor]

 

[RickMasters]

Nintendo are such…….. virgins.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

risked his life for a kiss on the nose.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

"Friends listen to 'Endless Love' in the dark."

 

[MayauMiao]

I never seen them as couples for the longest time given the number of women Mario rescues.

 

[nkarafo]

Of course they are just friends, otherwise it would be a straight relationship. NOA can't have that in current year.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Someone mentioned Mickey Mouse.

I have to point out that it is canon Mikey and Minnie ARE dating. And yet no one is asking that they get married or anything. Everyone is perfectly fine with the relationship between them because the feeling is clearly reciprocated on screen.

EDIT: in fact i just went and looked it up, and Walt said that Mickey and Minnie are secretly married. They just kept it private between them. So clearly, the issue isn't the need to portray sex or charging the status quo. What matters is that you have a STABLE relationship.

Mario and Peach are NOT in an equilibrium. Odyssey shows that he is rejected outright. If Peach is not going to be a love interest, then we can't have Mario pining for her AFTER the rejection, it is bad for him. No simping! You can't expect Mario to throw away his dignity every time Peach ask him for favors. Some privileges are only reserves for lovers, Peach can't just flirt to get what she wants.

 

[Drell]

Pretty sure this cringe bullshit is Nintendo America's doing or some mistranslation by the usual suspects.

Well the usual suspects would change Peach and Daisy to some flaming lesbians being together with one of them being trans and the other having some form of autism. Oh and by the way, Daisy gets blackwashed And don't you dare contest this fanon that is actually canon according to them or you're misogynist/racist/transphobe/lesbophobic/nazi/fascist/ableist/and the list goes on.

 

[AJUMP23]

His princess. She is his princess and she was in another castle.