Honeyqueen

HONEYQUEEN

Working your way past the worker bees and a large waterfall, you come upon a pristine spring where dwells the bees' queen, a gigantic but benevolent monarch of their kind.

This is the Honeyqueen, a secondary supporting character throughout the first and second Galaxy games, who would see one moment of prominence outside the series as a playable character in Mario Kart 7.

As a fighter, Honeyqueen and Honeybee will be echoes of one another, pulling from the same moveset. However, while they will be smaller and quicker, the queen will be larger, slower, and more powerful. Both will retain the same amount of floatiness however.

Likelihood rating: Probably not.

Second Chance: Honeyqueen

HONEYQUEEN

I don't have an excuse for this one. The thought just never occurred to me. I saw the bees flying around and doing stuff, and the queen just mostly stationary, and I figured "This works best with the workers being the fighter and the queen just adding in on certain parts." And then a few months ago, I was putting together the color swaps for all these characters (the main inspiration for most of this list), and I asked myself, "Why didn't I give Honeyqueen and Honeybee the echo treatment?"

As I have yet to give myself anything resembling a satisfactory answer, my answer is . . .

YES

Here is their moveset:

Standard B: Honey Bucket

Probably with a larger spread of honey than the workers.

Side B: Spear

Or possibly some form of queen's scepter for her specific brand of this move.

Up B: Floaty Fluff

A much bigger one than the normal workers'.

Down B: Butt Bash

A lot more powerful than the average one.

Final Smash: Gigantic Queen

I see no reason why we can't keep this for both. After all, she would just as easily grow massive for her subjects as for herself.

Entrance: She will be climbing around on a honeycomb and then hop off.

Taunts: Up, she will bounce up and down merrily. Side, she will try to get at the itchy spots on her back. Down, she will wiggle her little stinger around.

Kirby Hat: The weird cap that she wears, with antennae.

Kart: A kart based on a honeycomb.

Special Move: She will grow up to gigantic size and be able to float for a little while.

Spirit Battle: A giant battle on Mario Galaxy, with a Honeybee horde.

Victory Screen: The silver stars on her back will come together to form a star before her.

Losing Screen: Bugs will invade her hive and steal all her honey.

Color Swaps: Her standard appearance, a Peach-based design, a Daisy-based design, a Rosalina-based design, a design based on her workers, a designed based on a racer, a more green appearance, and a more black appearance.

Thanks for reading! Next up, this one's only here because this boss keeps sticking in my mind and keeping me up at night. I'm pretty sure I'll say "NO" but I just want to put it to bed once and for all.

Rainbow Road

One of the most prominent and well-beloved features of the Mario Kart series is its iconic standard final level, a long, looping course made of solid light set out in space. This level has seen many different renditions over the years, and has effectively become a permanent, irremovable part of the series.

There has been a Rainbow Road stage set in Smash already, though it is specifically based on Mario Kart 7’s layout, arguably one of the best versions. Since this would represent the entire concept, that may be too single-game-focused. A more generic amalgam of the different levels that is still a touring stage could work, or it could even function as the “Final Destination” of the roster. There are several ways you could go here.

Potential theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrx0XWPOplM

Honeybee

With Rosalina’s help, Mario traverses the galaxy in pursuit of Bowser and Peach, visiting strange new worlds in search of power stars to power the ship. Among the first of these worlds is the Honeyhive Galaxy, a world inhabited by friendly worker bees, ruled by their queen, the Honey Queen.

These are the Honeybees. They wouldn’t see much life outside of the Galaxy games, probably preferring to stick to their own planet, though their queen would see one random spot of playability in Mario Kart 7. Their design would contribute heavily to an important power-up for Mario in the Galaxy games though, allowing him to fly, walk on flowers, and climb around on patches of honey.

As fighters, the Honeybees will be small and fast, with stinging moves that don’t do much flashy damage. Their queen will help them out in various moves, most especially their final smash. Most of their moves will pull from the Bee Suit, as well as the general gimmick of the worlds they appear in.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause

Wiggler

You’ve fought long and hard around the island that is Dinosaur Land, defeated four of the seven Koopalings, and now you’ve come to a dense forest fraught with peril. One of the most dangerous obstacles you will face are the giant caterpillars walking around everywhere. The ones that look friendly, until you make the mistake of stepping on one.

These are the Wigglers, gigantic caterpillars known for their anger management issues. Depending on the game, they have gone on to be regular enemies you have to avoid stepping on, or they play the role of bosses. Sometimes, they’ll even be friendly allies you have to work with in RPG settings.

As a character, Wigglers will have two distinct versions. Below 100% damage, Wiggler will be slower and do only moderate damage with its attacks, but the second it reaches 100, it will gain a sudden burst in speed and higher power to all of its attacks. Its moves incorporate elements of various boss battles throughout the series, additions the Yoshi games made, and the wings of its flying counterpart Flutter.

Likelihood rating: Could happen

Mario Kart 7

 MARIO KART 7

Today, let's go over Mario Kart 7, the Mario Kart entry for the 3DS. This wasn't too memorable of a game, but it did introduce such concepts as the parasail, letting you float through the air for a short time, and the ability to drive underwater. Diddy Kong beat them to the three-terrain concept a few decades earlier, but hey, I'm glad to see it here.

An . . . interesting thing about our roster is that, instead of the main eight like most previous games, this game's base roster goes all the way back to Super Mario Kart's roster, with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, Toad, Koopa, and, well, not Donkey Kong Jr. but just regular Donkey Kong, which is an understandable trade. Wario shows up instead in the unlockables, alongside Daisy, Rosalina, Shy Guy, and the Miis all returning (sad Waluigi noises), and new characters in the form of Metal Mario, Wiggler, Lakitu, and . . . the Honeyqueen from Super Mario Galaxy? Weird flex but okay. Beyond our parasail and underwater motor, we also add in the items of the Super Leaf, which gives you a Tanooki tail and lets you flick away items coming your way; and the Lucky Seven, which gives you seven items to use at once.

Now, we do still have Lakitu as a referee, which the game justifies by having the driver Lakitu have a red shell instead of the standard green. We also see Goombas, giant Bouncing Notes, Cheep Cheeps, Chain Chomps, Clampies, Fishbones, Frogoons, Mountain Goats, Penguins, Piranha Plants, Rocky Wrenches, Sidesteppers, Mr. Blizzards, Stingbies, Thwomps, Swoops, and Tiki Goons in the backgrounds and as obstacles.

As far as stages, once again we have sixteen new courses and sixteen retro courses. The new courses include: Toad Circuit, the generic starter; Daisy Hills, a mountainous Alpine-looking course; Cheep Cheep Lagoon, a water level that takes you underwater; Shy Guy Bazaar, a desert level with some serious Arabian Nights vibes; Wuhu Loop, based on Wuhu Island from the Wii Sports games; the standard Mario Circuit around Peach's Castle; Music Park, an awesome stage made out of musical instruments; Rock Rock Mountain, a tall mountain with some seriously steep inclines; Piranha Plant Slide, a stage based heavily on the original Super Mario Bros.; Wario Shipyard, which I choose to believe was the final resting place of Captain Syrup and her ship after Wario took his revenge; Neo Bowser City, a rain-soaked city course; Maka Wuhu, another stage based on Wuhu Island; DK Jungle, a course based on Donkey Kong Country Returns; Rosalina's Ice World, a snow and ice stage; and this game's versions of Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road, which, by the way, is the best version of Rainbow Road.

As for Battle Stages, we have three new and three retro. The three new are: Honeybee Hive, a giant beehive; Sherbet Rink, an ice rink; and Wuhu Town, also based on Wuhu Island. That's about it.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario Kart: drive, brake, jump, turn, skid, etc., Banana Peel, Green Shell, Red Shell, Feather, Mushroom, Star, Ghost, Coin, Lightning, Egg, Fireball, Poison Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, Super Mushroom, Fake Item, Banana Bunch, Triple Green Shells, Triple Red Shells, Spiny Shell, dual driver, Blooper, Bob-Omb, Bullet Bill, Mega Mushroom, Thundercloud, POW Block, parasail, swim, Super Leaf, Lucky Seven

Mario: fireballs

Luigi: fireballs

Peach: heart

Yoshi: giant egg

Bowser: Bowser shell

Donkey Kong Jr.

Toad: golden mushroom

Koopa: triple shells

Donkey Kong: giant banana

Wario: bob-omb

Daisy: heart

Birdo: giant egg

Baby Mario: Chain Chomp

Baby Luigi: Chain Chomp

Toadette: golden mushroom

Paratroopa: triple shells

Diddy Kong: giant banana

Bowser Jr.: Bowser shell

Waluigi: bob-ombs

Petey Piranha

King Boo

Dry Bones

ROB

Shy Guy

Baby Peach

Baby Daisy

Rosalina

Funky Kong

Dry Bowser

Mii

Metal Mario

Honeyqueen

Wiggler

Lakitu

Toadsworth

Kamek

Boo

Piranha Plant

Cheep Cheep

Monty Mole

Thwomp

Chain Chomp

Penguin

Mr. Blizzard

Bob-Omb

Hammer Bro

Little Mouser

Mechakoopa

Pianta

Goomba

Pokey

King Bob-Omb

Wiggler

Spiky Topman

Tiki Goon

Bosses:

Big Bully

Eyerok

Goomboss

King Boo

King Bob-Omb

Chief Chilly

Wiggler

Stages:

Mario Circuit

Donut Plains

Ghost Valley

Bowser's Castle

Choco Island

Koopa Beach

Vanilla Lake

Rainbow Road

Luigi Raceway

Moo Moo Farm

Koopa Troopa Beach

Kalimari Desert

Toad's Turnpike

Frappe Snowland

Choco Mountain

Mario Raceway

Wario Stadium

Sherbet Land

Royal Raceway

Bowser's Castle (64)

DK's Jungle Parkway

Yoshi Valley

Banshee Boardwalk

Rainbow Road (64)

Peach Circuit

Shy Guy Beach

Riverside Park

Mario Circuit (SC)

Boo Lake

Cheese Land

Luigi Circuit

Sky Garden

Cheep Cheep Island

Sunset Wilds

Snow Land

Ribbon Road

Yoshi Desert

Lakeside Park

Broken Pier

Bowser's Castle (SC)

Rainbow Road (SC)

Big Donut

Block Fort

Double Deck

Skyscraper

Luigi Circuit (DD)

Peach Beach

Baby Park

Dry Dry Desert

Mushroom Bridge

Mario Circuit (DD)

Daisy Cruiser

Waluigi Stadium

Sherbet Land (DD)

Mushroom City

Yoshi Circuit

DK Mountain

Wario Colosseum

Dino Dino Jungle

Bowser's Castle (DD)

Rainbow Road (DD)

Cookie Land

Block City

Nintendo Gamecube

Pipe Plaza

Luigi's Mansion

Tilt-a-Kart

Figure-8 Circuit

Yoshi Falls

Cheep Cheep Beach

Luigi's Mansion (DS)

Desert Hills

Delfino Square

Waluigi Pinball

Shroom Ridge

DK Pass

Tick Tock Clock

Mario Circuit (DS)

Airship Fortress

Wario Stadium (DS)

Peach Gardens

Bowser's Castle (DS)

Rainbow Road (DS)

Nintendo DS

Twilight House

Palm Shore

Tart Top

Luigi Circuit (Wii)

Moo Moo Meadows

Mushroom Gorge

Toad Factory

Mario Circuit (Wii)

Coconut Mall

DK Summit

Wario's Gold Mine

Daisy Circuit

Koopa Cape

Maple Treeway

Grumble Volcano

Dry Dry Ruins

Moonview Highway

Bowser's Castle (Wii)

Rainbow Road (Wii)

Block Plaza

Delfino Pier

Funky Stadium

Chain Chomp Wheel

Thwomp Desert

Galaxy Colosseum

Toad Circuit

Daisy Hills

Cheep Cheep Lagoon

Shy Guy Bazaar

Wuhu Loop

Mario Circuit (7)

Music Park

Rock Rock Mountain

Piranha Plant Slide

Wario Shipyard

Neo Bowser City

Maka Wuhu

DK Jungle

Rosalina's Ice World

Bowser's Castle (7)

Rainbow Road (7)

Honeybee Hive

Sherbet Rink

Wuhu Town

Thanks for reading! Next up, we will cover Mario Kart 8 (just the original version and DLC though)!