Editing Subcon (species)

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|image=[[File:Subcon-MarioCharacterEncyclopedia.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''

|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)

|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])

{{quote|Welcome to 'Subcon', the land of dreams. We have been cursed by Wart and we are completely under his evil spell. We have been waiting for your arrival.|'''Subcons'''|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' instruction booklet, page 3}}

The '''Subcons''' are a peaceful fairy-like folk in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They reside in the dream world [[Subcon]] under the rule of a [[Ōsama|king]] who only appears in ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''. Artwork from their original appearance in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' depicted each Subcon with a distinct design and seemingly no discernible wings.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/VGArtAndTidbits/status/1424797065444532231|title=Storyline of ''Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic'' explained in a guide, Panel 4|publisher=X|author=VGArtAndTidbits}}</ref> Sprites and later artwork depict all Subcons wearing red or pink pajama-like clothing and having black or teal hair, as well as wings, similar to [[Beezo]]s.

In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', the game which ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' is based on, the Subcons are called "Muu". In this appearance, they are fictional characters in the tale of the world of dreams, Muu Kai. The happy Muu people live in a land where the weather is decided by dreams. Happy dreams cause the weather to be bright and sunny, while bad dreams causes the weather to be stormy. The Muu invent the [[Dream Machine]] so they can always have good dreams and good weather, but a mischievous frog-like monster named [[Wart|Mamu]] changes the machine to produce monsters. However, Mamu hated vegetables, so the Muu fought Mamu by hurling [[vegetable]]s at him until he was buried. Mamu surrendered and peace was restored to their world.

The twins reading the book containing the story, Poki and Piki, begin to fight and accidentally rip the final page of the book which describes the Muu defeating Mamu. This allows Mamu to kidnap them and imprison them inside the book. In the ending, the Muu carry Mamu's body off-screen and beat him up. This causes the key to Poki and Piki's cage to fly into the lock and open the cage. All of the Muu then cheer.

[[File:WartDead.gif|thumb|140px|Subcons and Wart in the aftermath in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.]]

In ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', the fairytale aspect was removed, and the land of Subcon is implied in [[Mario]]'s subconscious. In this story, [[Wart]] and the [[8 bits]] appear and takes over the land of Subcon and imprisons the Subcon people in a jar. For their last hope, the Subcons contact Mario in his sleep to ask for his help. They also give him a hint to beat Wart, which is his distaste for vegetables. Mario, believing the message to be nothing more than a dream, dismisses it and later goes on a picnic to a park with [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Mario then discovers a door in a cave leading to Subcon. Realizing that there may be some truth to his dream, Mario and his companions embark on a quest to save the Subcons. After Wart is defeated, the people are released. During their celebration, they pick up Wart's battered body, carry him off-screen, and beat him up.

Subcon SMB2 sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

Subcon SMB2 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''

BS SMUSA Red Birdo s Dream.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''

BS SMB2 SUBCON.png|''BS Super Mario USA''

SMA Subcon sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''

SMAS Kodansha.jpg|[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga]]

==Names in other languages==

|Jpn=ムウ<ref>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=6-7|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>

|JpnR=Muu

|JpnM=Muu <small>(''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'')</small>

|Jpn2=サブコン<ref>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#65 133]}}</ref>

|Jpn2M=Subcon <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small>

|ChiS=萨布肯<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

|ChiSM=Translated from the word “Subcon”

==References==

[[Category:Fairies]]

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