| Mario VS Popeye | |
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| Season 1, Episode 9
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| Air date | January 16th, 2017 |
| Written by | Paleomario66 |
| Directed by | Paleomario66 |
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Description[]
Super Mario Bros VS Popeye! The strongest, most powerful and tough heroes clash in a fight that is mostly brawn and not much brain!
Interlude[]
(Cues: Invader )
Wiz: Strength. Many fictional heroes, like Superman have insane strength, like these two.
Boomstick: Mario, the legendary icon of Nintendo.
Wiz: And Popeye, the spinach-eating muscle man.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win A DEATH BATTLE.
Mario[]
(Cues: SMG2-Throwback Galaxy)
Wiz: One day, a stork was carrying two babies to their parents. Suddenly, the magikoopa Kamek attacked him and captured Baby Luigi. The other fell through the sky and landed on a Yoshi. This baby was none other than Mario. Kamek was working for the young Koopa King, Bowser.
Boomstick: Yoshi and Mario teamed up, defeating Bowser and saving Baby Luigi. While Mario may look like an ordinary plumber, he's WAY beyond that!
(Cues: Super Mario Galaxy 2-Bowser's Galaxy Generator)
Strength
- Can lift and throw Bowser and King Bob-Omb
- Can casually smash blocks and bricks
- Lifted and punted a 203 billion pound castle effortlessly
- Could carry 999,999,999 coins (each of which are 3.5 tons) with total ease
- Can smash Neutron Stars through a black hole approaching the size of a universe
- Able to harm Bowser, who survived the destruction and rebirth of the universe
- Fought Culex
Wiz: Mario, being one of the star children, has an AMAZING amount of power! He has lifted and thrown Bowser, King Bob-Omb, and even whole castles weighing a few hundred billion pounds! In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario can knock giant "meteorites" through a black hole approaching the size of a whole universe!
Boomstick: These seem to be meteorites, but that's not what they likely are. These glow, just like neutron stars can do so when they overflow with energy and spinning. Most importantly, they managed to overpower the gravitational pull of a distant supermassive black hole approaching the size of a universe, and since neutron stars have gravity second fiddle to a black hole, these cannot be mere meteorites.
Wiz: A neutron star has a mass of 1.4 to 2 times the mass of the sun. The sun is 1.989 x 10^30 kg, so multiplying that by 2 we get a whopping 3.978 x 10^30 kg!
Durability
- Has regularly survived lava, large falls, cannonballs, explosions, being crushed, and more
- Can survive the surface of stars and neutron stars
- Survived multiple black holes
- Survived hits from the likes of Bowser and Culex
Boomstick: He's incredibly tough, easily surviving lava and explosions, large falls, being crushed, and a lot more. He can even survive the surface of a star and even a neutron star! He can fight inside a near-universe sized black hole with no damage, and has survived hits from Bowser and Culex.
Wiz: Culex is fought in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In the booklet, he was stated to be the master of time and space. Also, in the Japanese version that he inherits the time of Mario's universe and holds the power of creation. This easily puts him at Universe level+.
Boomstick: Also, in Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario fought an octopus named Chakron that states that his pose "absorbs waves from deep parts of outer space," and "the waves crash upon my mind's shore. I am a mental beach." But most importantly, he then says "With the power of outer space upon me, I can do anything." It's also worth noting that he claims, "There is nothing that outer space knows not." This heavily implies he is at least Galaxy level, probably Universe level. Bowser, who Mario regularly fights is capable of a lot of fucking amazing feats!
Wiz: Bowser has survived several black holes as well, and even the destruction of the universe! But his most impressive feat showing his power is in Mario Party 5, where Bowser stated he was going to ruin, or destroy, the dreams in the Dream Depot, where all the dreams of the Mushroom Kingdom go. Each of these is a separate universe, since one of these, Future Dream, was stated directly to be a separate universe. This makes Bowser Multi-Universe level at his peak.
Speed
- Can casually outrun cannonballs, bullets, and sound waves
- Able to dodge lightning and lasers
- Ran across planets in seconds in the Super Mario Galaxy games
- Outran a black hole
- Piloted Starship Mario, which can fly across a universe in 10 seconds
Boomstick: And he's not just strong and tough! He's so fast he can casually escape cannonballs, bullets, sound waves, lightning, and even lasers!
Wiz: Even more impressively, Mario could pilot Starship Mario, which is able to fly across a universe in 10 seconds, and even fly across galaxies in mere minutes!
(Cues: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games-Bowser's Road (Super Mario 64) Remix)
Boomstick: And when he does need some extra firepower, he's got plenty of powerups, including....... OH MY GOD, THAT'S A FUCKING HUGE AMOUNT OF POWERUPS!
Powerups
- Fire Flower
- Enhances Mario's Pyrokinesis
- Fireballs are more powerful than normal fire
- Able to burn basic enemies instantly
- Can even melt metal
- Can even be used underwater
- Ice Flower
- Grants Mario Cyrokinesis
- Able to freeze basic enemies instantly (to do that it has to be at a temperature of Absolute Zero)
- Frog Suit
- Allows Mario to swim faster and jump higher
- Slows down his movement on land
- Looks absolutely ridiculous!
- Mini Mushroom
- Makes Mario smaller
- Allows him to go through areas he couldn't normally reach.
- Boo Mushroom
- Becomes intangible
- Propeller Mushroom
- Allows Mario to fly up for a limited distance and glide down slowly
- Rock Mushroom
- Allows him to become a huge rock and smash into enemies or certain objects
- Even able to destroy gigantic crystals
- Power Balloon/Power Flower
- Allows him to inflate himself like a balloon temporalily
- Pops when time runs out or he takes damage
- Boomerang Flower
- Gets the same outfit as a Boomerang Bro.
- Can throw Boomerangs
- Can only throw one at a time
- Able to grab items out of his reach
- Red Star
- Grants Mario temporary flight
- Able to attract nearby items
- Blue Shell
- Gives Mario protection via a Blue Shell
- Can slide into enemies
- Allows Mario to swim faster
- Cape Feather
- Gives Mario a cape
- Grants him flight
- Super Leaf
- Grants Mario limited fight
- Can smack enemies and block projectiles with his tail
- Tanooki Suit
- Same effects as Super Leaf
- Added ability to turn into an invulerable statue temporalily
- Hammer Suit
- Can throw hammers
- Gains a shell that he can hide inside for protection
- Super Acorn
- Grants Mario gliding abilities
- Can glide upwards
- P-Acorn
- Same as Super Acorn but can fly upwards indefinitely
- Penguin Suit
- Exactly like it sounds
- Can slide on ice and smash through bricks and enemies
- Wing Cap
- Grants flight
- Has a time limit
- Vanish Cap
- Gives Mario intangibility and invisibility
- Can pass through walls
- Cat Bell
- Gives Mario the ability to climb up walls
- Can scratch enemies
- Lucky Bell
- Same as Cat Bell
- Added ability to become a golden statue temporalily
(Cues: Dark Star Core-Ga Metal)
Wiz: But there are more, which are so powerful they can even one-shot Bowser.
Top Tier Powerups
- Gold Flower
- Allows Mario to shoot golden fireballs
- Powerful enough to OHKO Bowser
- Metal Cap
- Turns Mario metal
- Can no longer swim
- Can walk in lava
- Invulnerable
- Starman
- Increases speed
- Gives Mario temporary invulnerability
- Rainbow Star
- Same as Starman, but Mario turns Rainbow and his speed is increased even further
- Mega Mushroom
- Grows Mario in size
- Can easily smash pipes
- Can OHKO Bowser
- Invincibility Leaf
- Gives Mario one of two forms
- Have Starman's Invulnerability
- Both are able to OHKO Bowser
- Golden Tanooki Mario
- What it sounds like
- Same abilities as Tanooki Mario
- White Raccoon Mario
- Same abilities as Raccoon Mario
- Extended Flight
- Gives Mario one of two forms
Boomstick: Powerups aren't the only thing he has in his arsenal! He has plenty of fire-based abilities, a hammer, a water-filled cannon called F.L.U.D.D., a reality-warping mop, and the Spin Drill.
Other Abilities/Weapons/Attacks
- F.L.U.D.D.
- A water cannon
- Different Nozzles
- Normal: Can shoot high-pressurized water
- Hover Nozzle: Pretty self-explanatory
- Turbo Nozzle: Can dash at incredible speeds
- Rocket Nozzle: Allows Mario to blast into the air
- Ultra Hammer
- Pretty self-explanatory
- "Giant Mop"
- Can erase whole castles from existence
- Lazy Shell
- A large shell that Mario can kick into enemies, damaging them
- Firebrand
- Can charge up a huge flame and explode it in his opponent's face or charge his punches with fire
- Even burns underwater, making it's heat comparable to the heat of the SUN since no other flame in existance is unaffected by water
- The Fire Flower increases it's strength
- Other Pyrokinetic techniques
- Fast Fireball
- A speedy projectile that can be easily spammed and is completely straight
- Is slightly weaker than and about half as big as a regular fireball
- Fire Orb
- A fusion of the Fast Fireball and Firebrand
- Charges up slightly and throws a sluggish fireball forwards that can hit multiple times and preserve its monumentum in midair
- Has way less range and is much slower
- Super Flame
- Fires multiple powerful, huge fireballs about as big as Mario himself at the opponent.
- Ultra Flame
- The same as the Super Flame, but targets multiple opponents and is stronger.
- Mario Finale
- Two huge, interlocking beams of flame that hit multiple times
- They carry the opponent(s) over a long distance
- Can hit opponents slightly behind him into the main move
- Minature Star
- Mario's most powerful fire-based attack
- After charging up to create a fiery minature star, throws it at his enemies for IMMENSE strength
- Burns at about 24,000 degrees Celcius
- Dramatically slows down the opponents right before firing
- Is unaffected by gravity for the duration of this move.
- Spin Drill
- What it sounds like
- Can drill through dirt but not metal
- Cape
- Can block attacks, especially projectiles
Wiz: The thing about Mario's fire is that it can survive underwater, which no flames in existence other than those from a star like the sun can do, meaning Mario's "fire" is at least the same temperature as the heat from the sun.
(Cues: Super Mario Galaxy-Floater Land )
Feats
- Kicked Bowser's ass too many times to count
- Solved a mystery on Pi'illo island, along with Luigi, that left the local archaeologists scratching their heads
- Skilled in many sports, such as basketball, tennis, go-kart driving, etc.
- Has a doctorate
- Fought many other villains such as Grand Star Bowser, Dreamy Bowser, Cackletta, Dark Bowser, Shadow Mario, Fawful, Princess Shroob, Elder Princess Shroob, Antasma, and much more
Boomstick: Being a Star Child, Mario has accomplished a lot over the years, like beating up Bowser and many other villains regularly, solving the mystery of Pi'illo Island, becoming a doctor, and being an expert in various sports.
Weaknesses
- Many powerups go away after being damaged or have a time limit
- Invincibility Leaf is an exception to both of the rules
- Not much of a strategist, despite his amazing intelligence
- Some of his power ups are useless against certain enemies and aren't practical for combat
- If he loses his hat, he takes twice the damage
- Some of his power ups can be used by opponents (Example: Fire flower, Cat Bell, etc.)
- While he can survive the surface of a star, spikes, or lava, he still can be hurt from these hazzrds
- Often needs help when dealing with threats greater than Bowser
Wiz: However, Mario has some important flaws.Despite his durability, he can be hurt by lesser things such as lava and spikes. A lot of his powerups are impractical for combat, have a time limit, or can go away after being damaged easily. Another thing to note is that he usually needs help when facing threats greater than Bowser. Most importantly, he's not really a strategist, usually rushing into combat without thinking things through, although he can and has strategized before, like in the RPGs. Mario's weaknesses aren't really physical weaknesses, so they shouldn't be much of a problem for the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario: "It's a me, Mario!"
Popeye[]
Wiz: Popeye the Sailor Man is one of the most famous fictional characters of all time, predating even Superman. One of his most valuable abilities is his toon force and strength. Toon Force:*- Hammer Space: Can pull objects/weapons out of nowhere (See below)
- Ventriloquisim
- Can twist/morph his own body and change its shape and size
- Has an actual anchor as a skeleton
- Can twist his fist and then unwind it for a "twister punch", more powerful than his regular punches that sends enemies spinning away
- Able to turn lightning bolts into jewelry by punching them or even drown them in the ocean
- Can scare off storm clouds to clear the sky
- Able to blow out the sun as if it were a mere candle
- Can throw people to one side of the screen and make them come out the other
- Can disappear and reappear to pursue those trying to escape from him
- Can punch people so hard they can enter paintings
- Can breath under water and in even space
- Can blow into a phone and blow up the house on the other end of the line (even a whole light house)
- Can send punches through phones and hit who ever is on the other end
- Can act as a vital part to a large machine to make it function
- Can punch people/animals hard enough to turn them into other things
- Can punch objects so hard they break into a pile of smaller versions of the same object
- Able to sing in a voice entirely different than his own
- Can sail ships and boats on land
- Can slide upward on poles opposed to down: Defying gravity
- He can build things by simply punching the needed materials into what ever he wants
- Able to hide inside of a person's clothes (While they're still wearing them) for sneak attacks
Boomstick: He can do a lot of thing with his toonforce, such as defying gravity, singing in different voices other than his own, blowing out the sun like a candle, and much, much more.
Wiz: His strength is partly due to his toonforce, making it even more insane! He can take down trees and hole mountains with ease, fire missiles by punching them, pull canyons with just a rope/lasso, pull a large sea vessel underwater, and much more. His toonforce also gives him enhanced durability, allowing him to shrug off being flattened, struck by lightning, caught between 2 giant spinning buzz saws, hit by a cannonball, shot by arrows, and even flung around in a tornado and thrown across the world.
Boomstick: And for a big, tough guy, he's pretty damn fast! He can easily outrun cars, missiles, and tornadoes, and even dodge speeding arrows, bullets, and lightning! Hell, when he throws someone out of a skyscraper, he can run down the stairs, and punch them before they even hit the ground!
Wiz: Popeye is really smart, and a master of disguise. He is an excellent carpenter, gardener, ice skater, magician, and more. Since he can mold his body, he can easily disguise himself and catch other people off guard. He can additionally rig enemy weapons so they end up backfiring. Being from an old cartoon, Popeye is excellent at breaking the fourth wall. He can interact with the audience, read the subtitles at the bottom of the screen, and even ask someone outside the 4th wall to lend him spinach if he doesn't have any. He once even jumped out of a comic book, simply to give advice to a kid being bullied.
Equipment
- Corn Cob Pipe:
- Can blow into it and create fire hot enough to melt tone and metal
- Fire is also able to meld things together like a blow torch
- Can be used to open his spinach cans
- Able to suck up spinach through his pipe
- Even works if the pipe is all that remains of him
- Usable as a flame thrower
- 'Can puff up a smoke screen or' light dark passages
- Fumes are able to knock people/animals out or even make them sneeze
- Can hang on to ledges
- Can suck up broken objects and then spit them out fixed
- Able to reflect projectiles point-blank
- Can be used as a shovel to dig
- Able to be used as a periscope when under water to view the surface
- Can send signals for help if needed
- Lasso:
- Can elongate to ridiculous lengths
- Incredibly strong rope that doesn't seem to break or burn
- Can be used to pull the entire Grand Canyon together
- Anchor:
- Can be attached to a chain to act as a flail
- Can be flung at enemies who are a short distance away
- Can be used as a grappling hook
- Great for hitting enemies over head
- 'Powerful enough to break ships in two or even' to pull canyons/gaps together like the lasso
- Usually used in base form
- Shot Gun:
- ''Often used when facing animals
- Has enough fire power to level an entire house
'Boomstick: Popeye's primary equipment includes spinach, a lasso, and a corn cob pipe. After eating spinach, Popeye gets a HUGE boost in his toonforce, power, and durability.'Spinach Enhancements*Toonforce
- Far increases his toonforce, reality-warping, and physicality
- Can fix broken objects simply by looking at them
- Able to change his own age at will, countering the effects of age spells or age changing weapons
- Can punch the hostility out of an entire alien race and leave them pacified
- Flight
- Can bend his body to become a boomerang or roll into a giant bowling ball to knock enemies out like the are bowling pins
- Can punch hypnotic waves/magic back at the hypnotists and leave them hypnotized
- Can fall upward instead of downward
- Once made a giant arrow out of a tree, shot it at the sun, and made the sun crack
- Can blow up whales from inside by just flexing his muscles
- Can turn invisible
- Can punch normally intangible ghosts and turn them into sheets
- Strength
- Grows muscles on his muscles, further increases his strength
- Can punch people to the moon and make it blow up from sheer impact leaving a crescent shape
- Can hit people into the stars and change the constellations in the process
- Able to juggle whole planets
- Able to punch giant monsters into other things
- Ex: Dinosaurs into fossils, giant Octopuses into merry-go-rounds, A giant Gorilla into the three wise monkeys, etc.
- Able to minimize a mountain level explosion with his bare hands
- Can punch powerful magic back at the one casting it
- Durability
- Far more durable than before
- Really hard to kill him
- Becomes immune to mind control/hypnosis, powerful magic, and even reality warping
- Nearly immune to being erased or disintegrated/vaporized
- Speed/Agility
- Can move fast enough to get into a literal fist fight with himself via shadow boxing
- Can actually punch faster than his own shadow for that matter (FTL)
- Can swim through the water with the speed/force of a torpedo
- Able to reconstruct large structures such as city bridges and buildings or even an entire armada of battleships in mere seconds
- Can move fast enough to get into a literal fist fight with himself via shadow boxing
- Intelligence
- Can master any discipline after eating spinach, becoming a master musician, brilliant scientist, a magician who uses legitimate magic, etc.
- Became a great dancer and a master of music from just eating spinach (Was terrible at those things prior)
- Can become so musically talented that he becomes a one man band who can plan many instruments at the same time
- Became smart enough to reconstruct a mere steam locomotive into an rocket-powered train
Wiz: With Spinach, Popeye is fast enough to beat his own shadow in shadow boxing, powerful enough to punch people across constellations, and skilled enough to become an excellent dancer. Just from eating spinach!
Other Enhancements from Spinach
- 4th Wall breaking
- Can actually break the film of the cartoon he's inside of by accident
- Then the animators have to repair it
- Can punch or throw people hard they go flying through televisions and into the real world, sometimes people's living rooms
- Can jump out of the fourth wall and beat up his own animators if they try to erase him
- Can actually break the film of the cartoon he's inside of by accident
- Spinach Cans
- Can fire empty spinach cans as a projectile when he swings his arms after ingesting spinach, act as projectiles
- Seems to pack the exact same power as Popeye's spinach infused punches
- Resurrection
- If his dead body is fed Spinach, Popeye will be resurrected
- Popeye's ghost can also eat spinach to come back to life
- Popeye's pipe can consume Spinach to bring him back if the rest of his body has been destroyed
- If completely eradicated, Popeye's nothingness(?) can grab a can of Spinach and consume it to reform his body
- Even without spinach, his nothingness can form spinach...from...absolutely nothing
Boomstick: But that's not all! He's so powerful that he can beat up the animators if they try to erase him, and somehow, Spinach can be brought back to life by being fed spinach!
Weaknesses
- Feats and strength are inconsistent due to toon force (Base Popeye actually got weaker in later cartoons as time went on)
- Much weaker in base form and tends to get beaten up fairly quickly
- Particularly when ganged up on
- Has actually been defeated/bested on occasion and has had to be rescued by others
- Kind of naive
- Can be tricked with false peace, crocodile tears, or cute and harmless looking creatures
- Can fall for obvious disguises
- While intelligent, he insists on relying on his fists opposed to his wit
- Spinach effects are only temporary and the spinach can be eaten by others, who also gain the same power boosts that they use against him if they desire
- Can only be brought back to life if he has a can of Spinach lying close by (or if some one throws/feeds him some)
- Strict honor code
- Will NOT hit women, no matter how vile, evil, and ugly they are
- However, he can occasionally punch a woman by pure accident or find other ways of defeating them with out resorting to violence
- Sometimes, can actually be driven too insane to fight back when pushed too far
- Can still feel pain or be knocked out
Wiz: Well, Popeye does have quite a few crucial flaws. His toonforce makes his power really inconsistent. In fact, in later cartoons, his base form was actually nerfed. Also, he can be beat up in base form fairly quickly, particularly when ganged up on. Sometimes he has been bested and needed help from others. He is somewhat easily tricked by harmless-looking creatures and by ovious disguises. He also relies more on his fists than his wit in combat.
Boomstick: Sounds familiar?
Wiz: These spinach effects are only temporary, and sometimes he needs to eat more than one can against some threats. He usually can only be brought back if there is spinach nearby or if someone gives him some. Popeye has a strict honor/moral code. He will NEVER hit a woman, no matter how evil or ugly they are.
Boomstick: Okay, that's fucking stupid. What if a woman attacked him, how would he fight back?
Wiz: Well, he does have ways of defeating them without violence. And sometimes he can punch women by complete accident. He can also be driven too insane to fight back if he's pushed too far. And despite his toonforce, he can still feel pain or be knocked out.
Boomstick: Regardless, if you can take out the animator who created your universe, battle your own shadow, and be brought back to life from spinach, are these really an issue?
Wiz: For Popeye the Sailor Man, these flaws are usually mere annoyances.
Popeye: "I'm strong to the finish cause I eats me spinach: I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!"
Polls[]
Intermission[]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLLLLLLLLLLEEE!
DEATH BATTLE![]
Mario and Popeye confront each other, both in a fighting stance.
Popeye tried throwing punches at Mario, but he easily dodged it and ran behind Popeye before proceeding to knock him away with his hammer. Popeye got up, but Mario immediately followed with a powerful punch that sended him flying. Mario ran towards Popeye and then jumped on him and landed nearby.
Popeye got up and quickly got out a can of spinach, knowing that he stood no chance without it. He opened it and swallowed it. Now stronger, Popeye was ready to fight Mario. The plumber was attempting to punch Popeye in midair, but the muscled sailor quickly countered with a punch of his own, this time actually did damage.
Mario was smashed into the ground from the force of Popeye's punch, yet the plumber was able to recover quickly. He grabbed a Fire Flower, and started shooting out a lot of fireballs, greatly damaging Popeye due to the intense heat from it. The plumber quickly ran towards the sailor and punched him in the face, knocking him back.
Mario kept on throwing fireballs, but this time Popeye was ready. He quickly dodged all of them, then ran to Mario and punched him into the air. As he came back down, Popeye threw an empty spinach can at Mario, flinging him across the land before crashing into the ground again, losing his powerup.
Mario: You're pretty tough, sailor!
Popeye: You are too, plumber! But still, I won't lose to you!
Mario grabbed a Boomerang Flower, becoming Boomerang Mario. He started throwing Boomerangs at Popeye, but the sailor easily broke many of them and some did hit him, but he was barely damaged. Popeye smashed Mario multiple times, reverting him back to base form and knocking him down.
Mario got up and grabbed a Rock Mushroom. He rolled towards Popeye, who simply punched right through the rock with ease, reverting Mario to base form again. The plumber quickly recovered mid-air and landed onto the ground. Mario got up, now frustrated.
Mario: (Damn it! How is he this strong?! He only ate spinach, and he's giving me a hard time!)
He grabbed a Gold Flower, becoming Gold Mario. Mario fired a Gold Ball and it hit Popeye, easily knocking him down. He struggled to get up this time, and Mario simply pelted him with Golden Fireballs, beating the crap out of him.
Popeye tried to get up, but he felt that he was weaker. It had worn off.
Popeye: Uh oh.
Mario: Game over!
Mario quickly punched Popeye in the head, obliterating it. His body fell over and Mario walked away in victory.
K.O.
Wait........
A spinach can was quickly fed to Popeye, restoring him and his strength. Popeye ran towards Mario then punched him again, catching him off guard. Mario got up, and got into a fighting pose.
Mario: What? I thought you were dead!
Popeye: I was brought back by a can of spinach! You stand no chance now, plumber!
Mario grabbed a Metal Cap, transforming into Metal Mario. Mario quickly punched Popeye repeatedly, beating the shit out of him. Popeye tried to land a hit on him, but Mario was too fast and powerful.
A FEW MINUTES LATER.....
Eventually, Mario went through all of his invincibility powerups except one. He grabbed the Invincibility Leaf and transformed into Golden Tanooki Mario. Mario tried punching and kicking Popeye repeatedly, but he couldn't take him out. Soon, Popeye's spinach ran out, and Mario smacked him with the tail in the face, obliterating it again.
A spinach can moved towards Popeye's body in an attempt to revive him. Mario saw this and grabbed out a weapon he had not used in a long time: the giant mop.
Mario: Oh, no you don't! No this time! He quickly erased Popeye and the spinach from existence, finally killing him.
Real K.O!
Results[]
(Cues: Super Mario 3D World-Champion's Road)
Mario sighed in relief as he put the mop away. He then walked off to find his friends.
Boomstick: Damn! I guess it will take more than spinach to bring him back now!
Wiz: Popeye may have been stronger than Mario, but even with spinach, Mario triumphed in almost every other category. At best, Popeye is low FTL for fighting faster than his own shadow in shadow boxing. However, Mario has outrun black holes before, and has even moved inside supermassive black holes with ease! He also has piloted Starship Mario, which can travel across a universe in literally 10 seconds!
Boomstick: Mario has even flown across galaxies in mere minutes, outclassing Popeye's speed by a factor of billions! "But Wizard! Mario needed a Launch Star to do that!"
Wiz: Yes, he usually does. However, in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario can fly off of Starship Mario to a galaxy without any assistance from a Power Star, Launch Star, or Grand Star. Also, Mario controlling Starship Mario would give him MFTL+ reactions anyway. As for Attack Potency and Durability, Popeye has beaten the animator of his world with spinach, making him Universal+. However, Mario has faced the likes of Culex and Bowser, who have reached similar levels.
Boomstick: Hell, in Mario Party 5, Bowser was going to destroy all the dreams in the Dream Depot! Since Future Dream was confirmed to be a whole universe, that implies the dreams in the Dream Depot are entire universes, making Bowser Multi-Universal! And Miyamoto stated Mario has no canon or non-canon, just like Popeye, so the claim that the Mario Party series is non-canon is invalid.
Wiz: Exactly. And as for Popeye "surviving" being erased from existence, he needed spinach to come back. As we said before, without spinach, he can't come back from being erased from existence. Mario with his mop could easily erase base form Popeye, since he could erase entire castles. Erasing the spinach too meant Popeye couldn't come back.
Boomstick: Additionally, Mario has survived being erased by the Dream Stone before. Although Bowser was attacked by Peach and Starlow, they were attacking HIM and not the Dream Stone. Also, he finished saying, "Dream Stone, dissapear 'em!" before he was attacked, so its likely Mario and Luigi would die if they couldn't survive that.
Wiz: Also, Mario's top tier powerups like the Gold Flower make him powerful enough to OHKO Bowser, meaning he could beat up Popeye with ease. And some, like the Golden Tanooki made it even harder.
Boomstick: And before you say Mario needs to die 5 times to get the Invincibility Leaf, in New Super Mario Bros. 2, in the minigame Coin Rush, Mario can use it WITHOUT dying 5 times.
Wiz: Yes. As we stated before, Mario has no canon or non-canon, so Mario would be able to use the powerup. Even without it, Mario's superior arsenal, AP, speed, and durability meant Popeye just couldn't take Mario out, while Mario could take out Popeye with his reality-warping mop.
Boomstick: Looks like Mario stomped Popeye to the "spinach"!
Wiz: (groans) The winner is Mario.
Advantages and Disadvantages[]
Mario (WINNER)
+Outclasses Popeye in speed
+More durable
+Higher AP
+Arsenal easily outmatches Popeye's
-Weaker
-Toonforce makes Popeye really hard to kill
Popeye (LOSER)
+Stronger
+Toonforce makes him really hard to kill
-Less durable
-Outclassed in speed
-Inferior AP
-His arsenal is easily outmatched by Mario's
Ending Poll[]
Next Time[]
Boomstick: NEXT TIME ON DEATH BATTLE!
(Cues: Super Mario Galaxy 2-Final Boss Theme )
Description[]
Intro[]
Mario Jumps Into DEATH BATTLE![]
Popeye is Strong to the Finach in DEATH BATTLE![]
Intermission/Roots and Bets[]
Death Battle[]
Next Time[]
Trivia[]
- The connections between Mario and Popeye:
- They are two men who were originally supposed to be one-off characters (Mario was called Jumpman in the original Donkey Kong game, while Popeye was a minor character in E.C. Segar's comic, Thimble Theater), but thanks to their popularity, their roles were boosted to the main, titular protagonist, and they ruled out the characters who were the stars before them (Donkey Kong and Ham Gravy).
- They went on to become massive successes for their respective genres (video games and cartoons/comics), becoming worldwide cult classics.
- They serve as heavy inspirations for two iconic blue-clad characters in their genres (Sonic the Hedgehog and Superman).
- Two of the items they don the most (Mario's red cap and Popeye's pipe) instantly make them recognizable and help their appearance stand out more than they already do.
- Both regularly have to go after the damsel-in-distress (Princess Peach and Olive Oyl), and these adventures always involve battling the big, strong villain (Bowser and Bluto) to either rescue or win over the damsel.
- During their journeys, they utilize their immense strength (Mario can lift entire castles without breaking a sweat, and Popeye is capable of giving the sun a black eye) by smashing through enemies (Goombas/Koopa Troopas/etc, and any thugs Popeye may encounter) and obstacles.
- They consume everyday plants to boost their strength, acting as a gimmick in their respective franchises (Mario eating mushrooms to grow bigger and stronger, and Popeye eating spinach to one-shot his foes).
- They possess big hearts of gold, as they will always do what they think is right for the benefit of their friends and family.
- But more importantly, Popeye is essentially why Mario exists (Donkey Kong was supposed to be a Popeye game, but Nintendo's licensing attempts failed).
- The fight would be animated in sprites, but would additionally utilize hand-drawn animation and CGI.
I swear I had this planned before Saitama vs Popeye - The track title would be I Eats-a Me Mushrooms-a.
Description[]
Interlude[]
Mario Jumps Into DEATH BATTLE![]
DEATH BATTLE! Is All Popeye Can Stand 'Cause He Can't Stand No More![]
Intermission/Bets[]
Death Battle![]
Analysis[]
Next Time![]
Post-Fight Poll[]
Trivia[]
- The connections between Mario and Popeye are:
- They are iconic mascots for their genre (games and cartoons) who were supposed to be one-off characters but stuck around due to their popularity.
- Both are kind and adventurous thrill-seekers who have to save the damsel-in-distress from the big, strong villain whose names start with B. (Princess Peach/Olive Oyl and Bowser/Bluto).
- As a gimmick within their franchise, they eat plants, increasing their strength and abilities.
- They are also responsible for the creation of blue mascots as well (Mario's success made Sega create a mascot who could rival him, that being Sonic while Popeye was a huge inspiration for Superman).
- The battle would hand-drawn.
- The track's name would be Plumbing Sailors.
Description[]
It's the battle between the Captain of Cartoon Craziness against Mr. Video Game himself; and in a brawl like this, anything can happen. And we do mean anything!
Interlude[]
Wiz and Boomstick by Brandon Yates
Wiz: Heroism comes in many forms. They can range from anything to the strongest fighters of anime to a comic book's most intelligent vigilante.
Boomstick: But sometimes, you might just want your protagonist to be a lot more light-hearted and zany, and these guys got that bit down pat!
Wiz: Mario: hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and Nintendo's Superstar!
Boomstick: And Popeye: the sailor of Sweethaven and Fleischer Studio's cartoon strongman! He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win... a DEATH BATTLE!
Mario is DEATH BATTLE's Superstar![]
Comet Observatory from Super Mario Galaxy.
Wiz: Welcome back to the Mushroom Kingdom! We've got everything you need to call it a grand utopia. A benevolent monarch, her loyal subjects, friendly wild-life...
Boomstick: Yeah, things are almost perfect... Y'know minus mean ol' Bowser and the Koopa Clan that keeps messing up everyone's day! But not to fear, for a hero is near!
Wiz: Found on the island of Yoshi's, a lone child soon grew up to not only face the forces of evil, but to also be a symbol of adventure. He's the Jumpman, he's the Starman, he's Mr. Video Game himself:... Mario!
Mario: Let's A Go!
Boomstick: Full name, "Mario Mario"... Okay seriously, what parents give their kid the same first name as their last name?
Wiz: Well, odds are Mario's parents last names were already "Mario", so maybe they were just trying to be cheeky?
Popup: Mario's last name being Mario isn't exactly confirmed either. It HAS been confirmed by multiple sources, but there's also a lot of sources which deny it.
Boomstick: Eh, whatever. Anyway, with his younger brother Luigi, the Mario Bros. would eventually stumble across the Mushroom Kingdom just as Bowser started to invade, leading to a rivalry spanning 38 years and counting! And that's far from the only adventure he's had. He's tangled with Donkey Kong, rescued Princess Daisy from Wario in the kingdom of Sarassaland, and even... Goes go-karting with all these guys in their spare time. Yep, even Bowser.
Wiz: The plus side of Mario not having a true canon! Though, speaking of which, there are some things we will be excluding for Mario her. Since there's nothing strictly confirming things like the Paper Mario games or the Super Mario Manga are set in the main continuity as the Mario games, Mario will not be receiving any feats or weapons from them.
Boomstick: But hey, Mario doesn't need those Pure Hearts in order to say he's got power-ups galore! So let's get to them!
Music: Underground Theme from Smash Bros Ultimate
Wiz: Mario gets his powers from all over the Mushroom Kingdom, usually hidden inside blocks. They grant him all sorts of different abilities: Fire Flowers of pyrokinesis, Ice Flowers for cryokinesis, Golden Flowers to... turn his enemies into money? Well, whatever works I guess. There's also of course the Mega Mushroom, which turns the plumber into a massive giant that stomps his enemies flat!
Boomstick: Mario can also be two places at once via the Double Cherry, and there's plenty of others that allow him to use the ability of wild life! Frogs, penguins, elephants. There's also boxes of steel out there that gives him a good ol' metal coat of paint, and he can even turn to stone with the racoon leaf!
Wiz: Mario can also wield the Super Stars to become Invincibility Mario; which he can also stack on top of his other boost like the Fire Flower. The only ones that don't are ones that also make him outright invincible to the touch, like the White Tanooki.
Popup: There's also the "Rainbow Star" from Super Mario Galaxy, which basically does the same thing as Invincibility Mario. It's not really clear if it's just the same power-up with a more colorful coat of paint or something meant to be different, but then again Galaxy was the only entry in the franchise where Ice Mario was actually COVERED in ice, so...
Boomstick: And even ignoring all those power boost, Mario's still no joke! He can toss Bowser around, keeps up with Donkey Kong, who can literally punch a Moon larger than our own straight down to Earth, and has kept up with enemies whose strength can match up with the force to tear apart the cosmos!
Wiz: Such as when he and Luigi took on Antasma, a being who when empowered by the Dark Stone, could rival that of the Dream Stone, which in itself contains the dreams of 100,000 universes! They also took on the Zeekeper, the Guardian of Pi'ilo Island, who defeated Antasma in that state! And that's far from the only cosmic adventure Mario's had.
Boomstick: Look no further than the Galaxy games, where that's the whole shtick. In the first game, Mario literally bares witness to a massive black hole that threatens the end of the whole universe (thanks Bowser), but thanks to all those Lumas plus space goddess Rosalina, everything essentially got rebooted. And he was at the epicenter of all of that! And if you include stuff from Mario Party, he and his pals can apparently resist being sucked into a black hole.
Popup: Of course, there's the question of how Mario even breathes in space to begin with. It's never explained; beyond the possibility oxygen is simply abundant in a vacuum in the Mario-Verse.
Wiz: But Mario is not without weakness. If he takes enough damage, he will lose his power-ups, though you could argue this could be ignored by him stashing them away so he has a nearly infinite supply.
Boomstick: And it's not like villains haven't gotten the jump on him. Bowser managed to capture him in "Super Princess Peach", and King Boo's got him trapped in paintings like... What, three times? You'd think he'd stop falling for it after a while.
Wiz: But really, you could argue the aftermath of those blunders just proves how beloved Mario is! With how many times he came to their aid, Peach and Luigi didn't hesitate to do the same, with the three of them going on adventures for many years to come. He's an icon both in an out of universe, as both a hero to look up to and icon of gaming.
Boomstick: And let's be real, if you were a kid playing that original Super Mario game on a classic NES, would you have EVER predicted that mustachio man you controlled would have became one of the most well known characters ever and essentially redefined the whole genre!? Nope; but Nintendo sure struck gold. And as long as this powerful plumber's going on adventures across the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, it's say to say no villain is getting their way!
Mario (while collecting a Star): Here We Go!
Popeye punches back into DEATH BATTLE[]
Music: Superbanda Popeye Theme
Wiz: Ah yes, the seaside town of Sweethaven. Home to many kind citizens, the greatest burgers you'll ever taste-
Boomstick: And COMPLETELY BATSHIT cartoon nonsense! Strap in folks, because we're getting to really bizarre territory here. But first, a bit of backstory: about a boy born to the legendary (and unfortunate named) Poopdeck Pappy, and how he grew to be the strongest around just by eating his greens!
Wiz: Adopted by another sailor, Whaler Joe, he grew up to punch out bullies, sale all seven-seas, and became a symbol of adventure. He's looney! He's powerful! He's...!
Popeye: Popeye the Sailor Man! *Toots pipe*
Popup: Popeye's debut was not actually a solo cartoon! It was a crossover with Betty Boop called... Well, "Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop. Betty only played a minor role, however. Most of the short centered on Popeye, Bluto and Olive Oyl.
Boomstick: Born from the mind of E.C Segar for the Thimble Theatre comic strip, Popeye eventually rocketed into toon-fame thanks to Fleischer Studios, and more specifically, Max and Dave Fleischer themselves.
Wiz: And of course, it's impossible to talk about him without mentioning his tied to the greens we eat: Spinach! And no magical spinach either, any variant in the Popeye-Verse will do, and can be summoned in essentially any fashion.
Boomstick: I mean, yeah, he gets super strong WITH spinach, but have you seen some of the things he can do not even needing it at all? This guy REGULARY can punch animals so hard, they legitimately become the same things that kill them. One punch to a shark? BOOM, it's a bunch of fish hooks!
Wiz: He's also constantly gone toe-to-toe with the powerful Bluto, who keeps up with Popeye all the time, though regularly still winds up getting beating up by the sailor by the cartoon's end. Then again, he always does get back up for more, so...
Boomstick: Getting more into things usually relegated to the comic strips, Popeye has also faced the Sea Hag. She's basically an all powerful witch who uses tons of magic to her advantage; including to manipulate Popeye into thinking she's the hottest chick on Earth, like an even worse Ursula. Ew... Sometimes she gets a bit more creative though, and less gross! Like summoning some freakish monster from the SEVENTH DIMENSION to tear Popeye to shreds!
Wiz: Popeye's punches aren't just strong, they downright have the ability to give the middle finger to any sort of real physics. He can go so fast he can quite literally beat himself up, leave afterimages of those he hits, or outright turn himself into look-alikes of other animals or straight up insentient objects.
Boomstick: And of course, we can't neglect the time that the literal big guy up stairs (I think?) TURNED OFF REALITY with a switch. But after all was said and done, Popeye was the sole survivor. All because he eats his spinach. Oh, and the other time he straight up got erased from reality but his NOTHING still ate the dang thing
Popup: That, or the beam just rendered Popeye invisible and the spinach reversed the effects? It's never explained. Just chalk it up to cartoon logic.
Wiz: Popeye's legacy is undeniable, being referenced in parody in tons of media! Movies, cartoons, comic books; and he's punched his way into all those types of media himself! Actually, speaking of video games; did you know that Nintendo themselves actually tried to license out their own Popeye game back in the 80's? But when negotations fell through, they had ultimately repurposed it with their own characters, turning it into the original Donkey Kong!
Boomstick: And who was the hero of Donkey Kong? A prototype plumber by the name of Jumpman! Yep, had negotiations not fallen through, Mario probably wouldn't even exist!
Popup: Speaking of rights, apparently Popeye isn't owned by Paramount anymore? Apparently he's owned by a company called "Hearst"... Which I will fully admit, I never heard of until I checked the main Death Battle Wiki
Wiz: But despite his herculean strength, Popeye does have his limits. He will always be stronger with spinach than without it, and his record isn't perfect either; there's quite a few time he had to be rescued by others. In addition, he's also... rather naive. He's been fooled by Bluto wearing drag of all things, and he can very well mistake cute looking creatures for harmless ones, or even be put off by crocodile tears.
Boomstick: And don't mistake Popeye's insane durability as "unable to feel pain." He can still be dazed with a good blow or two! In fact, Toon-Force users in general sort of have the problem of being really inconsistent when it comes to feats. Base Popeye in particular actually seemed to be getting nerfed in the later shorts, with only the spinach can granting him the insane feats he's known for.
Wiz: But of course, we must talk about his greatness weakness of all...
Boomstick: His lack of prominence in modern pop-culture?
Wiz: Turpentine, acetone and benzine- wait, what?
Boomstick: Well I mean, think about it! When's the last time poor Popeye really had his chance to shine with other old cartoon stars like Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny? Yeah, there was supposed to be that movie from Sony, but that got canned, then Genndy Tartakovsky tried to get it done at his own studio... and then it got canned again! The man's barely having any luck getting new material outside of a lowly versus debate.
Wiz: Well, that may be, but isn't the fact we're talking about him at all a testament to his legacy? He still get brought up when people even buy a can of spinach, gets a decent amount of mentions in other media, and yes, even the fact he gets brought up in places like these proves he hasn't fallen entirely out of people's minds.
Bommstick: *sigh* I guess you're right. Well, no matter how long it takes for a true revival to come around, Popeye's general ideals aren't going anywhere, anytime soon! Always remember: eat your greens, and you can be just as lean and mean as everyone's favorite one-punch sailor man!
Popeye: I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam!
Intermission[]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set, and we've run the data throughout all possibilities!
Boomstick: And since this is a Fanon Wiki battle, we don't gotta worry about sponsorships!... Or, is the fact we're talking about these guys at all just one big vegetable sponsorship? Ah whatever. IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTTTTTTTTLE!!!
Poll (to be up when analysis' are finished)[]
Vote here to cast your roots and bets!
DEATH BATTLE[]
[Overworld theme from Super Mario World] Somewhere in Sweethaven...
Mario couldn't quite recall the last time Bowser made his attacks so widespread.
What started as another attack on the Mushroom Kingdom wound up becoming something much more as the Koopa King sent his forces further across the seas. How far away was he from the Kingdom, he couldn't really tell; and he certainly couldn't tell where he was right now.
But it was still business as usual: take down the Koopa's and get back to Bowser's Castle!
Racing throughout the streets, he repeatedly bounced on the head of Goomba's and left them flat as pancakes, using the last one to leap up high and meet a gliding Paratroopa face-to-face. stomping on its face, it quickly retreated back in its shell to recover, falling down to the ground below. Quickly heading back down, the Starman eye the red shell, which stopped the march of a Bob-Omb army.
WHACK!
Yet with a solid kick, the plumber used the shell as a bowling ball, knocking almost all of the bombs into the sea... Well, all accept for one, which launched into the horizon. Going after it, Mario quickly threw on a cape, and flew after it, disappearing into the distance.
Unbeknownst to him, however, he wasn't the only fighter roaming the area.
(Music Stops)
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man...
POW!
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!
POW POW!
They think they's a hurtle, but I'll crush them turtles. I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!
Turning a corner, the Savior of Sweethaven punched his way through Bowser's forces as if they were nothing but paper mache. One unlucky one even got turned into turtle soup! The one eyed sailor looked on with his signature stare, flexing his muscles. Popeye the Sailor was on the prowl!
Popeye: Alright, that takes care of that! Now, wheres the rest of these bums? I know thats not the last of em-
Suddenly, something had caught his ear. He couldn't quite comprehend it; almost akin to a bird's whistle, or maybe more like a small plane?
... Oh crap, that was a bomb.
Popeye: WOAH! GOTTA MOVE, GOTTA MOVE!
BOOM!
Just barely leaping out of the way in time, the sailor still felt the heat radiate from the explosion, even when the light died down and only smoke remained. Cartoonishly peaking out of the rubble, his arms extended as he pushed all the debri away while he continued to mutter to himself.
Popeye: Geez, I hasn't been struck with a bomb like that since I was in the Navy...
On the other side of the smoke, Mario had just landed. The plumber really hadn't meant to cause any more damage, but he couldn't fix what had already been done. Looking to his right, he noted that a local grocery store had got caught in the crossfire, the canned goods scattered about. In front of him, rolled a lone, half-burnt spinach can...
And the smoke had cleared just enough for Popeye to watch the plumber simply kick it into the sea.
Popeye: HEY! WATCHA THINK YOUR DOIN' YA RED HEADED T-REX!?
Mario: Uh... what?
Popeye: Don't act loik a doofus! That was a perfectly good can of spinach you just tossed there!
Still not really sure what this stranger was trying to get at, Mario just tried to ignore him. Slinking past the sailor, he got a 1-Up Mushroom out of his pocket and simply chugged it down, leaving the older man to his lonesome. He had a job to do after all.
Popeye, however, saw it as an insult.
Popeye: Why, I'z hads all I can stands..
Just having barely caught that, Mario had turned around to meet the sailor again... just in time to meet with a massive fist!
AND I CANT STANDS NO MORE!
FIGHT! Music: Punch Out Minor Circuit (Remix)
Arms raised up, the Mushroom Kingdom hero just barely blocked the massive right hook, which sent him skidding back. Trying to play defense, he continued to duck and dodge Popeye's continuous assault; but as a result, had not gotten a hint of breathing room. At least, until he managed to leap over another punch, though Popeye tracked him rather fast. But before the sailor could continue his combo, Mario struck first with a kick so hard it sent his opponent's head a full 360 degrees.
Now in a daze, Popeye barely had time to comprehend Mario's next move, a fireball slamming into his chest, lighting his entire outfit on fire and knocking him away. Pulling something to help him out of his overalls, Mario grabbed hold of something to swing the odds back in his favor: a feathered cap!
Quickly trading his regular one for it, the wings sprouting from its sides quickly flapped to life, allowing the Mushroom Kingdom's hero to continue going after the Savior of Sweethaven. Speaking of which, his sailing overhead quickly came to a stop once his body had collided with the barrels in his path, knocking them all down like bowling pins. Not that it had stopped his roll though; as he had gotten up almost immediately. Seeing Mario charge in, he decided to use his surroundings to his advantage.
THWIP
Not even caring about what was in the barrel's, Popeye quickly tossed them all towards Mario, still flying forth. A barrel of fish here, a barrel full of vegetables there! The already trashed city looked as if it had been covered in a Middle School food fight. Spinning like a table top, Mario dodged all of it, trying to get another hit on the one-eyed sailor, only for his kicked to be blocked by a pair of anchor-like arms.
Getting the upper hand, Popeye wound up his leg into a spiral, and kicked it upwards like a spring, knocking Mario into the air! Becoming a mere spec in the sky, the plumber had wound up losing his feathered cap, leaving him at the mercy of gravity which began to pull him back down. But he wasn't going down without a fight. Bending his knees, he nearly curled into a ball as he felt the wind rush past his face, nearly catching fire from the re-entry.
Popeye: Alrights ya little swab! Comes back down here and I'll twister punch ya!
Alas, he didn't quite get his chance. By the time he was prepared for it, Mario was only an inch from the ground and-
POW!
Effortlessly demolished whatever was left of the doc.
Luckily for Popeye, however, he had landed on something that had the ability to turn the tide in his favor. A small dingy, barely even the size of him, which just so happened to be stationed here before Bowser's big invasion had begun. But in order to get it in the state he had wanted, it would take years of hard work and repair.
Good thing years of hard work was something he could do in a few seconds tops!
Mario eventually cleared up the smoke surrounding his view, though still noticed he was shrouded in shadow. Staring up to the sky, he saw a massive shape that bloted out the entirety of the sun.
Mama Mia....
For sitting in the front of the docs was a full blown battle ship.
Popeye: Try handlin' this one, ya swab!
Immediately after, cannonballs fired at the red hero, immediately causing him to panic and run for the hills. Surprisingly, none of them seemed to have actually caused anything to exploded once they struck and object, rather just falling to the ground harmlessly, almost as if they were overgrown bowling balls. Jumping high and ducking low, Mario kept on trudging forward; until finally, he parkoured off the wall of a building, leaping to meet Popeye with a fist raised high...
WHAM!"
But he never had the chance. A final cannon had struck him hard, knocking him right through a glass window. Too far away for Popeye to say, the Sailor couldn't make out his opponents condition. Turns out, he was still alive and kicking, and still had quite a few power-ups on standby..
A blue glow emerged from within the building, and out lept his newest form; with his body heat cold as the ice of Antarctica. Ice Mario!
Just as Popeye commanded another Cannon to fire, Mario shot out a ball of ice that made the weapon useless on impact. Falling like it was a 20-ton weight, it left a crater on the concrete streets as Mario continued his assault. Throwing some ice onto the water below, Mario created a path for himself to skate across the ocean, guidng himself away from the city as Popeye's battleship followed suit. They went back and forth, the plumber staying one step ahead of the cannon fire which blasted the ice behind in into shards, while he simultaneously shot back as the metal ship soon became coated in frost.
It was an intense bout, and the longer it went on for, the further away Sweethaven was. Soon enough, it was only a speck in the distance that barely even the keenest eyes could see. And while that location may have left the heroe's sights, it was only the beginning stage of their battle...
Sparkling Waters
The landscaped lived up to its name, the waters see-through and filled to the brim with happy wildlife. Enjoying her day, a happy Cheap-Cheap scurried about in the waves, letting the suns warmth fill her skin.
... Say, what was that noise?
Seeing most of her fellow fish had scurried off, she turned toward the wider sea, and quickly found out why. Something big was coming her way! Along with someone she swore she'd encountered before. Although, it wasn't like she had much time to really think about it. She screamed like a child, and immediately scurried off before the ship slammed into a rock, cartoonishly crumpling while its captain was shot off into the distance, until finally slamming into a palm tree with a loud THUNK sound.
With a new opportunity at hand, Mario fired another ice ball at his foe, but the Sailor Man acted quickly. Grabbing a lone coconut, he quickly tossed it at the ball, having it frozen in his place. This didn't seem like a game-changer, but his next move sure was. Leaping into the air, his fist tried to knock Mario square in the chin, only to miss and hit the coconut in his place. It went higher and higher into the sky, eventually reaching the depths of space...
CLANG!
And suddenly, the Sun had shook. It's bright yellow color suddenly gave way to an icy blue, coating the entire Earth in a cold front that came in junction with flakes of ice from afar. In what was the biggest casualty of the battle yet, the planet was thrown into a cold front as its main source of heat had suddenly frozen over.