Editing Hell

'''{{wp|Hell}}''' is the place of suffering and punishment that unrighteous souls are sent to after death, as outlined in various religions, mythologies, and works of fiction. It has had various degrees of relevance in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise.

In chapter 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 4|Volume 4]], Mario is killed by [[Larry]] and his spirit is dragged by some [[Eerie]]s in Hell, where he meets the ghost of Bowser's ancestor [[Enma Daiō]] and many other enemies, including some [[Koopalings]], that he killed (although the Koopalings are seen alive in later volumes). Mario is forced to endure punishment by their hands: first, [[Morton]] sings a song badly at full volume, then Mario is tossed into a sea of spikes, but saves himself with the [[Statue Mario|Statue form]], and lastly, [[Wendy]]'s ghost forces him to eat cursed Valentine's Day chocolates. Mario starts spitting flames everywhere, burning everyone around him. Having had enough, Enma literally kicks Mario out of Hell, sending him back to the living realm.

[[The Underwhere]] and its inhabitants (apart from [[Bonechill]]) are completely absent during the ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' story arc.

 

In the episode "[[Legend of the Crystal Coconut]]", [[Kaptain Skurvy]] mentions how his great-great-great grandfather [[List of implied characters#Quint Skurvy|Quint Skurvy]] is rotting in Hell.

Hell is heavily referenced in the [[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|German ''Club Nintendo'']] comic ''[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]''. The creature [[Abigor]] claims to be the "middleman of Hell", and lives in a monster-filled temple called [[Infernum]], which is a Latin term for Hell. He also says "Welcome to Hell" when Mario and his friends enter the temple in their quest to save [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], who was kidnapped and turned into a zombie by Abigor. Because of what Abigor did to her mind, Toadstool tells her would-be savior, Mario, that his "[[Mama Mario|mother]] was scraping toilets in Hell."

In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', when using the [[Turntable]] to speed up the English version of [[Ashley's Theme]], the distortion and skipping caused by the sped up audio caused [[List of controversies#Occult|controversy]], as the lyrics can be misinterpreted as "I have granted kids to Hell". Both [[Nintendo]] and ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' stated that this was unintentional.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the Japanese and Korean name of [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] is "Hell Prominence Galaxy", while the Chinese name (地狱喷射熔岩银河) translates to "Hell Erupting Lava Galaxy". The Japanese version of the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]'' reflects this, with the galaxy's theme being titled "Hell Prominence".

[[The Underwhere]] of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is often compared to Hell, but it bears much more resemblance to the Greek underworld, {{wp|Greek underworld|Hades}}. While the sinless are allowed to spend eternity in [[The Overthere]] (which bears more similarities to Hell's counterpart, {{wp|Heaven}}, than to the Greek {{wp|Elysium|Elysian Fields}}), the inhabitants of The Underwhere do not suffer for their crimes. Unlike Hell, The Underwhere is merely a place of boredom, and many other aspects of The Underwhere are references to Hades, strengthening the Greek connection. For example, the [[River Twygz]] is a reference to the river {{wp|Styx}}, and both have ferrymen who take visitors across.

|Jpn={{ruby|地獄|じごく}}

|JpnR=Jigoku

|JpnM=Hell