Mushroom King

A different continuity of comics put out under the Nintendo Comics System label seemed to be set within the same universe as the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! with a few distinctions. First and foremost, Princess Toadstool’s father was a major and constant player in the story, one of his few true appearances.

This is the Mushroom King, who is portrayed as egregiously incompetent and stupid, prone to fits of irrational rage. It is often all the princess can do to keep him in line and run the kingdom herself to defend it from King Koopa. Although well-meaning most of the time, most of his contributions tend to be accidental at best.

In the game, Mushroom King will have some similar attributes as his daughter, probably passed on to her, but he will be heavier and slower, with less power behind his punches. His moveset will pull from across the series of comics, sometimes his general stumbling around, sometimes from various artifacts held by the royal family.

Likelihood rating: Non-game

Nintendo Adventure Books

NINTENDO ADVENTURE BOOKS

Today, let's go over a series of twelve Choose Your Own Adventure books that were published from 1991 to 1992. Two of these were Legend of Zelda, so we won't worry about them, but the rest were Mario-based. They starred various characters from the Nintendo Comics System, including the Mushroom King and his butler Wooster. They're about average as far as Choose Your Own Adventures go, following various stock Mario adventures with multiple optional paths to follow.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario

Luigi

Peach

Toad

Bowser

Donkey Kong

Diddy Kong

Dixie Kong

Cranky Kong

King K. Rool

Mushroom King

Wooster

Toadofski

Stages:

Kero Sewers

Tadpole Pond

Kongo Jungle

Kremling Isle

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Mario Multimedia Roster, Updated

SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE

SUPER MARIO MULTIMEDIA

And now, we have three major characters appearing in western comics to add:

1. Film Mario

1a. Film Luigi

2.     TV Mario

2a.     TV Luigi

3. Mario-Kun

4.     Tommy Treehugger & Co-MC

4a.     Evil Eric & Tammy Treehugger

5. Film Daisy

6. Princess Toadstool

7. Tomboy Peach

8. Mechakuribo

9. Mushroom King

10.  TV Toad

11. Prince Haru

12.  Bones Bailey

13.  Oogtar

14. President Koopa

15.  King Koopa

16.  Robo Koopa

17.  TV Koopalings

18.  Wizenheimer

19. Herman Smirch

20.  Clovis

21.  Barney Todd

22.  Master Brian

23.  Kid Dynamo

24.  Dr. Demise

25.  Gorilla Ghost

26. Big Bertha

27.  Mervin the Magician

28.  Genie

29. Brutius Maximus Grouchimus

30.  Captain Clump

31.  Bunsen

32.  Hercufleas

33.  Salvador Drainado

34.  Sergeant Kooperman

35.  Flab Boys

36.  James Blonde

37.  Vampa White

38.  Zero

39.  Captain Abidab

40.  Mugga the Medicine Woman

41.  Misaki

42.  Waldo the Wizard

43.  Quirks

44.  Queen Mushroomkhamen

45.  Wizard King of the West

46.  Junior

47.  Mighty Plumber

48.  Crime Wave Clyde

49.  Dino Riders

50. Dirk Drain-Head

51. Film Goomba

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Character Sheet: Mushroom King

MUSHROOM KING

Now that we're finished with the western comics of the Mario series, let's go through and cover our assorted newcomers. We have four this time, one appearing in the regular Mario roster, the other three in the multimedia roster. They are:

1. Pionpi

2. Mushroom King

3. Herman Smirch

4. Dirk Drain-Head

Finally, at long last, we get a look at Princess Peach's father, the Mushroom King, who appears frequently throughout the Nintendo Comics System published by Valiant Comics. He quickly proves why Peach seems to do all the ruling, despite only being the princess, being portrayed as stupid and incompetent and prone to seriously damaging commands based on his emotions than what's happening around him {insert whichever politician you don't like here}.

Across the series of comics, we see him drive a go-kart, wield a magic wand, toss a large "sacred cylinder of cheese, cast a shield with his green gecko gem, plant a garden of giant plants, sleep on a mattress of clouds, and push around his faithful butler Wooster. He also has a portable throne, and gets himself turned into a dog and a chameleon at different points in time.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Wooster

Taking after his daughter, Wooster will pull out and hide behind his butler to take a hit. Rather than simply letting his protector release spores however, he will retaliate by then throwing Wooster at the opponent.

Side B: Sacred Cylinder of Cheese

He will roll the cylinder across the ground in front of him. If it collides with anything, it will spill, spreading a sticky cheese mess everywhere.

Up B: Cloud Nine Mattress

He will fall asleep on top of a large mattress, which will lift him up into the sky on top of a cloud, releasing rain and lightning beneath it as it flies.

Down B: Green Gecko Gem

He will activate the gem, casting a shield around himself and protecting himself from harm.

Final Smash: Green Thumb

He will happily pull out a watering can and sprinkle it on his garden. The stage floor will then shake before a forest of giant plants bursts from it, launching everyone above them.

Entrance: He will crash in a go-kart.

Taunts: Up, he will rub his chin and tilt his head in confusion. Side, he will shout something at Wooster for a second. Down, he will pull out his inflatable throne and sit on it for a second.

Thanks for reading! Next up, the disgruntled video game store employee, Herman Smirch!

Nintendo Comics System

NINTENDO COMICS SYSTEM

Today, let's go over the series of comics published by Valiant comics under the Nintendo Comics System name. These comics ran from 1990 to 1991 and mostly seemed to be based within the same world as the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and King Koopa all mostly having the same designs as the show, and many of the enemy characters being Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies.

The most notable feature of the series is a set of original recurring characters. First off, we may have one of the only actually prominent appearances of Peach's father, the Mushroom King. Apparently, he is an idiot so incompetent, Peach has to do all the running of the kingdom herself. Across the line of comics, we see him drive a go-kart, inflate a portable throne, use a magic wand, get turned into a dog and a chameleon, wield a "Sacred Cylinder of Cheese," use a Green Gecko Gem to project a force field, plant a garden full of sizeable plants, and fall asleep of a mattress of clouds that then generates a thunderstorm from his snores. He also has a faithful butler named Wooster and a living alarm clock named Stopwatch.

Another important character is Dirk Drain-Head, Mario's favorite comic book superhero, who is also a plumber. Don't ask me if he's ever had a crossover with Mighty Plumber. They never said. Dirk uses a plunger and wrench to fight his battles, like the other plumbing heroes of this world, and likewise uses a bedsheet as a cape and has a teenage sidekick named Snakey. He also has a nemesis in Pipe Ooze and his henchman Muck. Finally, we have Stanley the Talking Fish, who mostly just talks a lot as far as I can tell.

Anyway, here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario

Luigi

Princess Peach

Toad

Yoshi

Bowser

Koopalings

Mushroom King: go-kart, portable throne, magic wand, dog, chameleon, "Sacred Cylinder of Cheese," Green Gecko Gem, garden, mattress of clouds, Wooster, Stopwatch

Dirk Drain-Head: wrench, plunger, cape, Snakey, Pipe Ooze, Muck

Stanley the Talking Fish

Friendly Floyd: salesman, items

Stages:

Super Mario World locations

Thanks for reading! Next up, the Club Nintendo comics!