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Peachette, Bowsette and the rest...

Posted: Posted September 25th, 2018
Edited September 26th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Okay, back in the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo confirmed the release of 'Mew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe' in which the newly playable Toadette could use the power of a 'Super Crown' to transform into the humanoid 'Peachette'.
https://www.mariowiki.com/Peachette
Now this threw a real spanner into the workings of Mario lore. Toads can become humans?! Is Peach a Toad?! Is Mario a Toad?! Where does this mushroom hole end!!!?

I on the other hand thought up an alternate theory. What if it had nothing do with the Toads and all to do with the 'Super Crown', what if anyone could wear it and become a Peach-esque princess? Wouldn't that be wacky?

It turned out I wasn't alone in my theory because a mere 1 day later i found the following on DeviantArt:
https://www.deviantart.com/fieryjinx/art/Princess-Mario-Super-Crown-764132958

Certainky i thought there would be plenty of art to mind from this idea but never expected a certain image to really go viral, that of Bowsette:
https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1412109-bowsette

Truth be told, i didnlt expect this to be the one that blew up!

If Nintendo actualky impkemented this idea withe Super Crown, it woyld be one of the strangest and craziest yet in Mario history whixh is precisely why i think they should. I enjoy it when the Mario universe embracess weirdness and its the reason i was actualky onboard with 'Peachette' as a concept from the off as well as being so grateful for 'Super Mario Odyessy' anx its willingness to oush outside the box. Mario titles had been feeling quite sterile up until that oint, way too safe.

Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there, seeing as I'm apparently gaining the ability to tell the future abd all!

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Bowsette for some reason has already been shared in game circles I'm a part of. Like soft-core hentai versions of it. I didn't know this is where it all started...

Just why

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Fox Forever

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The Rule 34 crowd was already primed to take off with Bowsette. One of the more popular R34 inventions of late was the concept of Shygals, gender-bent Shyguys. This is an inversion of that, being a powerful and dangerous dominant gender-bent instead of a weak and shy one. The opening was there for a good while, so it's not very surprising that it exploded when people finally realized what they could do with this.

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Cruinn-Annuin

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well, the concept of "rule 34" exists for a reason. When something like Peachette is introduced, artists will pounce on that shit (and for good reason, much like let's players picking up the "game of the moment"). Reminds me of the early Pok�mon Sun/Moon trailer that introduced several things, including Lusamine. In a discussion topic here a day or so after its debut, I more or less predicted what her character was going to be and remarked that there was probably sinister-looking fanart and/or porn of her already (and of course there was).

besides, genderbending/corruption/transformation are already general themes that get applied to stuff. Making a more obvious canon connection to it is sure to grease the wheels a bit.

now if you'll excuse me, I was in the middle of moving a picture of Peach in a bikini with abs to another folder

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Supreme Leader Pirate_Ninja

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Well it seems that crown is now just making the rounds across every fictionak character in existence. And not ALL of it is Rule 34

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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well, sure. If there's porn of it, it stands to reason there's probably less-risqu� fanart of it as well. And this is a perfect excuse for the people who already enjoy cosplay and crossovers to really go nuts.

there's a special level of charm in seeing a character you really like dressed up as a different character you really like

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Supreme Leader Pirate_Ninja

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Pn what�s your gender or are you non gender binary

Edited September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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I heard Bowsette was #1 trending on twitter in japan for a while. Idk how or why this is as popular as it is since basically everything about this has already existed before (hell even the concept of Bowsette was already around several months before all of this if you looked hard enough). So why genderbent Bowser looking like Peach at the same time is what everyone is going crazy over specifically I have no idea. Shygals at least made more sense because of their masks and outfits.

Edited September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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Knuckles are you Asian or

Edited September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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Knuckles are you Asian or

The original question was weirder. No. why?

Posted September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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I remeber seeing a picture of u on here a long time ago couldn�t remeber if you were Asian or Eastern European

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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That's the first time I've been thought to be asian I think. As far as I know though, I don't have any asian in me. Just some vague whiteness. All I know is when my grandma was telling me things she said I was german, russian, a bit of irish and... other things I forget. But I really don't know and I don't know how much she knows either.

Posted September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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I think every white person in America has Irish in them

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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"I AM THE BEAST I WORSHIP"

Edited September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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�You know, in a hundred years when I finally die, I only hope I go to hell so I can kill you all over again you piece of shit�

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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Sorry had to.

Edited September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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�Do I look like a carpenter to you?�

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Brandy

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I've actually yet to see any that would meet most legal definitions of porn, risqu� stuff certainly but there's a distinction.

Then again I browse DeviantArt with the filter on.

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Jesus apparently even pewdiepie is talking about Bowsette now. The fuck is happening.

Edited September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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People want gender-bending power-ups, clearly the market has spoken! XD

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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I guess but it seems like it has to be more than that. My brain can't figure out why this is literally everywhere or why it's such a big deal. It's like ugandan knuckles except I'm even more confused because it's not a meme in it's own right (though it is treated as such). Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think I've ever seen something like Bowsette even remotely reach this level of popularity before. I mean I know it's definitely been around but I don't think it's ever become this... "viral". Idk.

Edited September 25th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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Oh that reminds me, the Sonic fanbase!

*checks twitter*

Yep, they're on boars the #supercrown train.

Posted September 25th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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decided to check a specific image site out of curiosity, and I found the bowsette tag has over 1400 pictures posted. And the more general super crown tag has over 1300 (presumably either from pictures of her not actually showing the crown, or people not adding the tag when they could). Not bad for, like...a week.

Pn what�s your gender or are you non gender binary

"princess of gtx0"

surprisingly, it's not found on most standard forms

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think I've ever seen something like Bowsette even remotely reach this level of popularity before.

I'd guess that this caught the attention of people who never really considered that entire realm of fandom. Mario, Bowser, and Peach are major characters, likely recognizable even to people who don't play a lot of games or haven't done so in years (or who just see the stuff from outside altogether). Some of the people who see novelty in Bowsette might have never even heard of Toadette. Heck, I'm pretty sure my dad would recognize those three and the last games I remember him playing were SMB3 and Dr. Mario.

imo, it's probably a combination of well-known characters, quality art, humor, social media, and dumb luck (and sex appeal, for some pictures and viewers).

Posted September 26th, 2018 by Supreme Leader Pirate_Ninja

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Nintendo has 'no comment' no surprise.
https://gonintendo.com/stories/319137-nintendo-has-no-comment-on-bowsette
Not a flat out dismissal so maybe hold out for Bowsette or a Super Crown item in Smash. XD

Posted September 26th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Weird anime porn fan art is the farthest thing from anything I would ever pay attention to but somehow this Bowsette nonsense has even worked its way into my circles

Posted September 27th, 2018 by poptart!

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Weird anime porn fan art is the farthest thing from anything I would ever pay attention to but somehow this Bowsette nonsense has even worked its way into my circles

I mean it's not technically anime and it's not all porn but there is plenty of that too. But that's what I'm saying it's popularity is completely absurd and it makes no fucking sense. It's like some dark god awakened and decided to make it spread like complete wildfire. And I question if it can even be just due to all of the things PN mentioned.

Edited September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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And people wonder why our generation is so suicidal? I waited for so long and here you are. And I�m so disappointed

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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The only person I respect is Khabib Nurmagomedov

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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ASA

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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And people wonder why our generation is so suicidal? I waited for so long and here you are. And I�m so disappointed

You think the spread of Bowsette is somehow related to suicide?

Posted September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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No internet addiction

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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nemo ante mortem beatus

Edited September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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I think there are a lot more things you can blame for that though. There's nothing wrong with this internet weirdness and a lot of people indulge despite having busy lives. The problem goes much deeper than that.

Edited September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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Seeing the bowsette stuff makes me want to drink thallium

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Brandy

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I mean it disturbs me how popular it is but that's just ridiculous. It's harmless. I mean unless there really is a dark god behind it or some shit like that!

Edited September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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Gosh, some overdramatic reactions here...

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Bowsette appeared on an Arby's Facebook post. They make people's pictures by using sandwich items and they decided to do bowsette because she's popular right now. John Cena had like 100 comments and Bowsette had over 3000 last night.

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Fox Forever

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Gosh, some overdramatic reactions here...

The level of popularity it has is very strange. You have to at least admit that much if you're actually aware of exactly how popular it is.

Edited September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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Look at that chickadee! She looks like the missus on Halloween.

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Dad with no kids

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"The level of popularity it has is very strange. You have to at least admit that much if you're actually aware of exactly how popular it is."

Yes but it isn't like anyone id going to knock on their down with a Super Crown in hand and declare: 'prepare to be assimilated'. XD

Posted September 27th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Don't underestimate the stupid stuff people do when there are so many people in the world and so much going on that you won't hear about it in mainstream news or even news. But ya that probably isn't actually happening. Wouldn't surprise me much if it was happening though. However I guarantee that something similar is happening somewhere. It has to be.

But like I said it's harmless in and of itself. Probably anyway.

Edited September 27th, 2018 by KnokkelMillennium

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The culture of fan art online, particularly in these circles, is so often the way it is because of so many of its participants are sexually active teenagers and young adults with very active imaginations which I don't find a hig deal.

Though some of the art out there, stuff that meets the actual legal criteria for 'porn' can spill over into things that in certain countries are flat out illegal nowadays. I mean that's the reason I generally don't dare turn off the DeviantArt filter.

Posted September 28th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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Well, if you thought 'Bowsette' would forever remain in the form of fan art... the dream ain't dead...

Nintendo thought of it first!
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/sep/28/nintendo-apparently-created-bowsette-internet-did/

Posted September 29th, 2018 by Gigashadow

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I'm just gonna leave this...

Posted October 1st, 2018 by ShadowFox08

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