daavpuke

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One day in 2018, a comic artist going by Ayyk92 created a new character using Mario's latest item, the Super Crown. After that, all hell broke loose...

For about two weeks, anyone with access to the internet was drowned in pictures of Bowsette, part Bowser and part Toadette's alter ego Peachette.

The meme was furious and glorious, spawning a lifetime of creativity in numerous directions. From drawings, to gifs, to cosplay and SO. MUCH. PORN.

Even just sourcing images, I've seen things that I won't share here.

Just how popular was this original character?<<Bowsette now has their own Wikipedia article.>>


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And if you think the crown stopped at Bowser, think again.

Several enemies of the Mario franchise got the ✨yassified💅 treatment!


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in reply to @daavpuke's post:

Nintendo's involvement is deep down in the wiki page's Reception section. You might find that rabbit hole interesting. That said, it would be near impossible for Nintendo to approach it in good faith. It would count as solicitation and that opens up the floodgates for tons of other fan stuff.

I remember the mushroom crown thing well enough, but even I had to double check the exact reference, since it's from a Mario Deluxe U, a game I don't own. Mario U Deluxe? It's from a Mario Bros remake..rerelease. Nintendo things.