what are some of the surrounding kingdoms other than the koopa kingdom? is sarasaland and the bean bean kingdom in close relations to the mushroom kingdom?
I won’t lie I won’t focus so terribly much on how each kingdom works outside the basics because I wanna focus on the characters more, but to answer your question:
-Sarasaland: “Sister” kingdom to the Mushroom Kingdom, it’s known for its rolling deserts and expansive oasis. The kingdom is the Mushroom Kingdom’s oldest allies and that alliance is still going strong. Daisy is the future ruler of the kingdom but at the current moment, her parents remain at the throne. Inhabitants include Mushlings, Gao, Goombas.
-Koopa Kingdom: Neighboring Kingdom to the Mushroom Kingdom, best known for it’s lush mountainous land and paddy fields. The surrounding villages are modest and simplistic in comparison to the Capitol, which holds the only large city in all the kingdom, of which is situated on one of the highest mountain tops. Ruled by King Bowser, inhabited by Koopas, Goombas, and Broodals.
-Kong Country: An ancient island that’s only now recently entered the political affairs of the world, Kong Country is a small, simplistic kingdom led by the “Head Banana” Donkey Kong. It’s known for its widely varying locations and climates dependant of where you are on the island, and it’s main currency is… well. Bananas! Inhabited primarily by Kongs, intelligent apes who lack the ability to speak, so they communicate through sign language. It’s also inhabited by a small population of Kremlings.
-Metro Kingdom: The most modern kingdom amongst their neighbors, they’re known for their tall tall buildings and sprawling cities. They’re the closest in terms of familiarity to our world. Currently governed by President Pauline, this kingdom is also different from the rest in that it’s one of the few governed through democracy instead of monarchy. Inhabited by humans.
Gravestone Kingdom: Also known as the Paranormal Dimension, Gravestone Kingdom is an unusual kingdom characterized by their murky marshlands, dense foggy forests, and dry dry deserts. They exist on a plane of limbo and can’t be reached through normal means, and are only accessible to the living via magicked paintings. King Boo is the ruler of the kingdom and its inhabitants consist of Boos, Dry Bones, Shy Guys, and Tostarenans.
-WarioLand: Not an actual kingdom but it’s independent from any other established government, WarioLand is a decently sized island owned by the surprisingly wealthy Wario. He declared the island its own country upon buying it and while no one takes it seriously as such, it is a very popular location due to it’s biggest draw: it’s amusement park. It’s got everything you could possibly want to experience for all ages: arcades, thrill rides, waterparks, safaris, casinos, strip clubs, the whole shebang and then some, and so it’s one of the biggest tourist attractions in all the world. It’s President in both company and country is Wario with his right hand-man Waluigi.
-Dinosaur Lands: Not an actual kingdom by any means but notable nonetheless, Dinosaur Land is a huge archipelago that dot the ocean in a distinct pattern. Each island is the homeplace of significant dinosaur species of this world, including Yoshi Island, Birdo Isle, Rex Valley, and so on. Notable inhabitants include Yoshisaurs, Birdosaurs, Rexes, Piranha Plants
what are some of the surrounding kingdoms other than the koopa kingdom? is sarasaland and the bean bean kingdom in close relations to the mushroom kingdom?
I won’t lie I won’t focus so terribly much on how each kingdom works outside the basics because I wanna focus on the characters more, but to answer your question:
-Sarasaland: “Sister” kingdom to the Mushroom Kingdom, it’s known for its rolling deserts and expansive oasis. The kingdom is the Mushroom Kingdom’s oldest allies and that alliance is still going strong. Daisy is the future ruler of the kingdom but at the current moment, her parents remain at the throne. Inhabitants include Mushlings, Gao, Goombas.
-Koopa Kingdom: Neighboring Kingdom to the Mushroom Kingdom, best known for it’s lush mountainous land and paddy fields. The surrounding villages are modest and simplistic in comparison to the Capitol, which holds the only large city in all the kingdom, of which is situated on one of the highest mountain tops. Ruled by King Bowser, inhabited by Koopas, Goombas, and Broodals.
-Kong Country: An ancient island that’s only now recently entered the political affairs of the world, Kong Country is a small, simplistic kingdom led by the “Head Banana” Donkey Kong. It’s known for its widely varying locations and climates dependant of where you are on the island, and it’s main currency is… well. Bananas! Inhabited primarily by Kongs, intelligent apes who lack the ability to speak, so they communicate through sign language. It’s also inhabited by a small population of Kremlings.
-Metro Kingdom: The most modern kingdom amongst their neighbors, they’re known for their tall tall buildings and sprawling cities. They’re the closest in terms of familiarity to our world. Currently governed by President Pauline, this kingdom is also different from the rest in that it’s one of the few governed through democracy instead of monarchy. Inhabited by humans.
Gravestone Kingdom: Also known as the Paranormal Dimension, Gravestone Kingdom is an unusual kingdom characterized by their murky marshlands, dense foggy forests, and dry dry deserts. They exist on a plane of limbo and can’t be reached through normal means, and are only accessible to the living via magicked paintings. King Boo is the ruler of the kingdom and its inhabitants consist of Boos, Dry Bones, Shy Guys, and Tostarenans.
-WarioLand: Not an actual kingdom but it’s independent from any other established government, WarioLand is a decently sized island owned by the surprisingly wealthy Wario. He declared the island its own country upon buying it and while no one takes it seriously as such, it is a very popular location due to it’s biggest draw: it’s amusement park. It’s got everything you could possibly want to experience for all ages: arcades, thrill rides, waterparks, safaris, casinos, strip clubs, the whole shebang and then some, and so it’s one of the biggest tourist attractions in all the world. It’s President in both company and country is Wario with his right hand-man Waluigi.
-Dinosaur Lands: Not an actual kingdom by any means but notable nonetheless, Dinosaur Land is a huge archipelago that dot the ocean in a distinct pattern. Each island is the homeplace of significant dinosaur species of this world, including Yoshi Island, Birdo Isle, Rex Valley, and so on. Notable inhabitants include Yoshisaurs, Birdosaurs, Rexes, Piranha Plants
Anonymous asked:
bowser jr... hes so little and round...... what do you picture him like when hes a little older as a kid?
I know ya asked for him being a tiny bit older but I just went ahead and drew him as a teenager, so have some doodles of Jr. bein’ Jr! :)
Quick fun fact: Bowser Jr. sees Peach as his mother. He knows full well she isn’t his birth mum, and she and Bowser’s relationship is entirely platonic. But when Jr.’s birth mother passed Peach helped Bowser raise the boy, so as far as he’s concerned she’s his mama. owo As for what they’re doing, they’re gettin’ ready for a wedding! Can ya guess who’s? ;)
cicero skyrim is genuinely funny to me cuz he feels more like an oblivion npc than a skyrim one. the wildly overacted voice lines and general wretchedness… for these reasons he succeeds at being a jester
The whole Reframing Britney Spears special and the subsequent conversations around it is reminding me how absolute vile early millennium celebrity gossip culture was, and how it completely dehumanized Spears and other women until it literally made them ill or even killed them. And how much that probably fucked with my-and other millennials’- heads and perceptions of fame and the world, and how women should be treated in the media.
Like, there’s two clips going viral right now about the whole thing that I think sum that whole time period up- the first is an interview Spears had with Diane Sawyer where Sawyer just tears into this obviously struggling woman like she’s a politician or a criminal or something. She’s a pop star, not a member of congress. And Sawyer’s doing shit like reaming her out for ‘breaking Justin Timberlake’s heart (which- that aged well, huh?)’ and justifying the then first lady of Maryland saying
“Really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would” at domestic violence prevention conference with “
“It’s because of the example for kids and how hard it is to be a parent.” Like, are you kidding me?
(This is nothing to say of Sawyer’s other infamous celebrity interview around the same time-Whitney Houston- another woman who was clearly ill and needed treatment, not a tv piece with an interviewer who could barely restrain the contempt for her. “Oh well Houston was clearly lying about not doing drugs!” Yeah? Who gives a shit? That doesn’t mean Sawyer handles her with the same gloves she’d handle a member of the Bush Administration about it. At what point does a journalist decide the “newsworthiness” of an interview is less important than the mental wellbeing of its subject?)
And then there’s the clip of Craig Ferguson that’s also big right now where, three days after Spears shaved her head, he says ‘I’m not gonna make fun of this young woman who is clearly ill and neither should you, because we all helped make her sick through our consumption of her.’ In it he mentions the recent death of Anna Nicole Smith, and people in the audience laugh. They laugh at a woman dying and leaving behind a 4 month old. And Ferguson kind of catches it with a look, but keeps going on with his monologue, and it just made me so sad for all of those women that the only person in the media who openly took pity on them and supported them was a comedian who’s in recovery himself. That no one else extended any empathy or reflection about their role in making Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, or Anna Nicole Smith sick (Or any of the other women they chewed up and spit out- Lindsey Lohan and Mischa Barton come to mind.).
I know there’s a lot of hand wringing about social media and how vicious the internet is to women-both famous and not-but I actually think it’s better now than it was then. Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are both bipolar, and Lovato’s also struggled with drugs. Can you imagine if they’d gone through that in 2005? Or if Taylor Swift had her anorexia and paralyzing chronic anxiety when US Weekly was the most powerful piece of PR? One of them would probably be the new Britney Spears or Lindsey Lohan.
I don’t want to minimize the effect social media and celebrity culture has on young people, especially young women and girls, now. I think there is a danger in the fact that it’s always available on tap and that anyone can be famous so we should all try to look like famous women. But there just isn’t the same industry dedicated to rapturously following every move of, then shifting into judging, before finally absolutely destroying famous women for entertainment and then selling that destruction to regular women as both entertainment consumption and a morality warning. I’ve seen a lot of people in their late teens/early 20s tweet stuff like “How did Diane Sawyer get away with that interview???” or “Why didn’t those paparazzi get arrested for trespassing or being really dangerous??” and it’s like, babies. Wecheered them on.
Truly, the end of that era is one of the good things brought about by the internet. An absolutely wretched decade.
