The sad truth about the Mushroom Kingdom

**Valigarmander** · 03-04-2011, 07:54 AM

While playing Super Mario Bros. 2, you're bound to have come across vases that spawned an infinite number of Shy Guys. Similarly, in Yoshi's Island, there were pipes that infinitely spawned Shy Guys. You could even enter the pipes and find little rooms with a few Shy Guys shuffling around. These pipes and vases appear all over the place. You, as the player, assume they're there to serve either as a nuisance, or as a place where Yoshi can restock his egg supply. But what's the explanation from the Shy Guys's point of view?

Think about it. Those Shy Guys live inside pipes. They're homeless. They were just coming out of the pipes to panhandle. And then you picked them up and threw them at their friends, or swallowed them and turned them into eggs.

The truth is, there's a terrible homeless crisis in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Shy Guys are majorly afflicted by it. They wander around all day aimlessly, because they can't get work due to the widespread racial profiling headed by the Toads. They don't avoid, and indeed hardly seem to care, when Mario, Yoshi and co. come along and grab them, throw them, stomp on them or eat them.

It's a cruel life for those Shy Guy. But it's the only one they know.

***Marilink*** · 03-04-2011, 08:17 AM

Shy Guys' lives were spiraling out of control. They were doing magic spells, addicted to magic mushrooms, and constantly playing Magic: The Gathering.

One problem though: SMB2 is in Sub-Con. Does this mean that the Shy Guys in Mushroom Kingdom are really migrant workers who are getting profiled against, Grapes of Wrath-style?

***CaptHayfever*** · 03-04-2011, 08:55 AM

^It means Mario dreams about social injustice.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

**X-3** · 03-04-2011, 09:41 AM

Maybe they're not even shy at all!

Jere · 03-04-2011, 12:59 PM

They don't appear to shy in Paper Mario!

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-04-2011, 01:04 PM

That is because the mask gives them strength.

03-04-2011, 07:54 AM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	The sad truth about the Mushroom Kingdom While playing Super Mario Bros. 2, you're bound to have come across vases that spawned an infinite number of Shy Guys. Similarly, in Yoshi's Island, there were pipes that infinitely spawned Shy Guys. You could even enter the pipes and find little rooms with a few Shy Guys shuffling around. These pipes and vases appear all over the place. You, as the player, assume they're there to serve either as a nuisance, or as a place where Yoshi can restock his egg supply. But what's the explanation from the Shy Guys's point of view? Think about it. Those Shy Guys live inside pipes. They're homeless. They were just coming out of the pipes to panhandle. And then you picked them up and threw them at their friends, or swallowed them and turned them into eggs. The truth is, there's a terrible homeless crisis in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Shy Guys are majorly afflicted by it. They wander around all day aimlessly, because they can't get work due to the widespread racial profiling headed by the Toads. They don't avoid, and indeed hardly seem to care, when Mario, Yoshi and co. come along and grab them, throw them, stomp on them or eat them. It's a cruel life for those Shy Guy. But it's the only one they know.

03-04-2011, 08:17 AM	#2
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Shy Guys' lives were spiraling out of control. They were doing magic spells, addicted to magic mushrooms, and constantly playing Magic: The Gathering. One problem though: SMB2 is in Sub-Con. Does this mean that the Shy Guys in Mushroom Kingdom are really migrant workers who are getting profiled against, Grapes of Wrath-style?

03-04-2011, 08:55 AM	#3
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^It means Mario dreams about social injustice. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

03-04-2011, 09:41 AM	#4
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*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	That is because the mask gives them strength.