Mario Canon Inconsistencies and How We Got Here (Video Essay)

UPDATE: So, pretty much all of this is wrong! Go figure! Please read the pinned comments. There will be a follow-up soon! I will rectify my errors. My mind has been profoundly changed about Mario. Check out the sequel video with updated info HERE:    • Mario Misconceptions & Revelations - Video...   I've also updated THE PEOPLE'S MARIO poll at least once since making this video, so check that out too! A glance at some lesser-known inconsistencies in the Mario canon, and why it might be this way. It's my second video essay, which I've discovered I kind of hate gathering and editing the footage for! You can definitely tell. Sorry I didn't put more effort into the visual aspects, I got a lot of other projects I'm spinning on and not nearly as much time as I'd like. Nonetheless, really fun to put together. I heavily adapted the script for this from one that I wrote for a friend's Powerpoint party, where I presented on the same topic while under the influence and with a tissue stuffed up my nostril from a nosebleed that started right as I took the stand. Mama mia! Read the script for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b... Footage courtesy of WorldofLongplays, LongplayArchive, Nindayan, NintendoUtopia, BlockHeadGaming, and the official Nintendo and Gamespot channels. Other sources cited: https://www.wired.com/2007/12/intervi... https://www.gameinformer.com/b/featur... https://mynintendonews.com/2012/09/15... https://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:C... An unofficial mirror of the Neglected Mario Characters section of SMBHQ.com, from where I got the footage in this video: https://nc.bibanon.org/ The People's Mario: bit.ly/peoplesmario Music, in chronological order: Intro - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door World 8 Music (Extended) - Super Mario 3D World Forest Maze - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme (Full Band) - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The Wario Hop Theme 1 (Alternate Version) - Wario Land 4 Super Mario Bros. Medley - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Family - Super Mario Galaxy Bramble Blast (Remix) - Super Smash Bros. Brawl tuckerwooley.com patreon.com/TuckerWooley