Eris' Splatoon Lore Blog

So in The Art Of Splatoon 2 we get some concept art on page 92 that tells us the heights of Pearl and Marina.

Pearl is 145 cm in height or 4'9 ft tall. Marina is 178 cm in height or 5,10 ft tall. So yeah that's their canon heights. Written by Eris the Lorekeeper

So it's fairly common for people to try to use the Super Smash Bros. series for either theory crafting, or to understand the lore of games like Mario. While I have addressed it before this time I want to go more in depth.

So for starters, all the characters in Smash Bros. are intended to be toys in the real world. This was clarified in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct 11.1.2018. "In the Super Smash Bros. series the characters are toys in the real world, but they are fighters in the world of the imagination. Returning to the real world is an ongoing theme, in the imagination you can battle impossible combinations of characters." This also further made evident by the introductions to SMB64 and SMBM. This also explains why characters like Ridley and Olimar are not their accurate sizes.

But the second reason is the portrayal of characters in Smash Bros. differs drastically from their canon counterparts. This is made even more evident when reading the descriptions of the trophies. So I'm going to go through the Mario ones. Note, I will eventually add other examples from other franchises once I address them on my other lore blogs. Pokemon,

Now while not a trophy, Bowser's model in Smash differs from what it is like in the canon games, which I talked about in this post.

SMBM's Dr. Mario's trophy says "with his dedicated nurse, Princess Peach, at his side, Dr. Mario spends day and night in his laboratory working on new miracle cures. Somehow, he's managed to keep up with all the new viruses that have arisen over the years." Note this one and the next one may seem nitpicky but we'll be addressing more outright contradictions. In the Mario Canon Mario does not spend day and night working on cures for various new viruses. As we know Mario is a plumber and that's he spends day and night working on.

SMBM's Coin Trophy says "the Mushroom Kingdom is dotted with these mysterious coins. There seems to be an endless supply hidden in various blocks, and Mario gains an extra life when he manages to collect a hundred of them. No one can confirm whether or not these coins are actually used as the currency of the Mushroom Kingdom, but it's a safe assumption." There is some information while not established at the time, it has been canonized that specifically the 64sque coins is the Mushroom Kingdom's currency. These coins aren't the ones found throughout the world.

SMBM's Lakitu Trophy says "These airborne menaces used to ride their clouds exclusively as Bowser's henchmen. They typically hover just out of Mario's reach and hurl Spinies with irritating precision. More recently, however, they've been known to take on less evil tasks, such as doing camera work for sports events and even helping Mario on his quests." This is inaccurate because not all Lakitus work for Bowser. The Lakitu Bros and the ones that run the karting events don't work for Bowser and are friendly to Mario. I plan to make posts about friendly Lakitus and the Lakitu Bros eventually.

Also, in SMBU there is some dialogue that involves Pit and Viridi, were they discuss the Koopalings and their connection to the royal Koopa family. "The relationship between Bowser and the Koopalings is a real mystery." This is something that is not a mystery, and the Koopalings have been established to be Bowser's minions for a long time at this point. I have addressed this in a previous post. Written By Eris the Lorekeeper

Part 2

A Proposal For Fan Theory Etiquette My Thoughts On Game Theory Why I Don't Like Game Theory A Problem With Theorizing Part 1, 2, 3, 4 What Parallels Are And Aren't A Problem With Mario Theories And Lore Hunting