Your headcanons

I think Luigi idolizes Mario for a lot of things (which is shown in the games if I'm not mistaken) while Mario doesn't idolize his own brother as much simply because Mario was fed all the attention and praise (think about promotional material where even in the huuuge universe crossover, he'd still be the biggest and most important) so he's accustomed to receiving praise and idolization, but isn't accustomed for doing the same. He might have a hidden insecurity; if it's really part of my headcanon, it would mesh well with the twin aspect; they both have the same insecurity but Mario disguises it and Luigi shows it better.

That's not to say he's mean; he'd give credit to where it's due and apologize if he made Luigi upset or cry even. But I think people would act the same if they were fed A-tier celebrity attention nearly daily, and you're probably more famous than Earth's most famous celebrity (as Mario has rock formations belonging to him, a space station with his name on it, companies named after him, his face everywhere on billboards, and so on): a little big for their already-big boots sometimes.
 
Princess Mario said:
I think Luigi idolizes Mario for a lot of things (which is shown in the games if I'm not mistaken) while Mario doesn't idolize his own brother as much simply because Mario was fed all the attention and praise (think about promotional material where even in the huuuge universe crossover, he'd still be the biggest and most important) so he's accustomed to receiving praise and idolization, but isn't accustomed for doing the same. He might have a hidden insecurity; if it's really part of my headcanon, it would mesh well with the twin aspect; they both have the same insecurity but Mario disguises it and Luigi shows it better.

That's not to say he's mean; he'd give credit to where it's due and apologize if he made Luigi upset or cry even. But I think people would act the same if they were fed A-tier celebrity attention nearly daily, and you're probably more famous than Earth's most famous celebrity (as Mario has rock formations belonging to him, a space station with his name on it, companies named after him, his face everywhere on billboards, and so on): a little big for their already-big boots sometimes.
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I can kinda see what you mean, but there are times (such as one of Mario's lines in Fortune Street or possibly the ending to Dark Moon) that hint that Mario does look up to his brother. At the same time, Mario comes of as the sort of guy who can be insensitive or a flat-out jerk, if unknowingly.
Still, I can see your logic and making the bros foils of each other is a neat idea.
 
Yeah, and I believe that way, it can serve to make both brothers more interesting. If they can play off each other like this, then Luigi fans will certainly appreciate Mario around and the Mario fans will also appreciate Luigi, so maybe we can have less "which brother is better" or "Mario sucks because he's an attention hog/Luigi sucks because his fans hate Mario" kind of thing and more "they're both great and they're even better with each other".
 
Well it would please you to know that for some reason I have been liking Mario a lot more recently, and I have Luigi on the top of the list, so yeah, both great.
 
Princess Mario said:
Duh. But why so?
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I do realize now that his appearance is like this of a grown-up man while still being cute enough to instill confidence in children. I also like how in some games, mainly the rpgs, you can toy around with his personality. It's like you're creating your own Mario. But that is just my point of view of things. Also headcanons about how Mario's personaily is in-depth.
 
My Koopaling headcanon is that they are the children of Bowser's slain brother from SMB1. He took them in as his children.
 
The Mario cartoon exists as a show within the Mario universe. Mario and Luigi played themselves in the cartoon segments while Lou Albano and Danny Wells played them in the live-action segments. Bowser was played by a professional Bowser impersonator and was called King Koopa because the real Bowser threatened to sue if his real name was used.
 
Magikrazy said:
The Mario cartoon exists as a show within the Mario universe. Mario and Luigi played themselves in the cartoon segments while Lou Albano and Danny Wells played them in the live-action segments. Bowser was played by a professional Bowser impersonator and was called King Koopa because the real Bowser threatened to sue if his real name was used.
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I have something similar: games with a handcrafty feel, such as Paper Mario and Yoshi's Woolly World, are also fictional in the Mario universe. The Paper Mario games are sold there as a series of pop-up books homaging Mario. Yoshi's Woolly World takes place in the house of a talented crocheter with a ton of imagination and a good perception of the world. We, however, get to experience these in game format.
 
This is my backstory headcanon

-There were two races that inhabited the Mushroom Kingdom: Toads and Umenos

-Umenos are the race of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Pauline, etc.

-Umenos were smarter than the Toads, thats why most of the time the high class were the Umenos. The Toads happily served them due to the kindness they had, and even without the power, they were treated without any discrimination

-The Dark Lands saw the Umenos as a potential threat, and things went downhill when Kammy, a low rank Kamek, had a vision into the future, where two Umenos defeated what it seemed the Grown-up version of the prince Bowser.

-The King Morton Koopa, decided to do a genocide, that way any Umeno wouldnt interfere in any of the Dark Land's plans.

-Umenos noticed the hunting of the kind, so they ran off the Kingdom, not only because fear, but because they didnt want the Toads involved.

-But because the Toads were dumb, the Umenos put a little baby in the monarchy, that way with the guide of a wise Toad, she could help the Toads make the Mushroom Kingdom profitable

-The Umenos splitted up, as for Mario's parents, they were ambushed, so in the last moment they send their babies with a stork, giving it a map to the ubication where the other Umenos were heading, this was the last time Mario's parents and Morton were alive.