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{{articleabout|the species named "Subcon"|the setting of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''|[[Subcon (place)|here]]}}
{{species infobox
[[Image:Subcon.PNG|thumb|]]
|image=[[File:Subcon-MarioCharacterEncyclopedia.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''
The '''Subcon''' are a peaceful fairy-folk that reside in the land of dreams (which is also named [[Subcon (place)|Subcon]]). During the events of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', the evil tyrant [[Wart]] took over the land of Subcon and imprisoned the Subcon fairies in a vase. After Wart was defeated, the fairies were released. They then picked up Wart's battered body and carried him off-screen where he was either disposed of, imprisoned in jail, or exiled to another land (perhaps even the dream world of Koholint Island in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'').
|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.


Additionally, the Subcon fairies may have been the mysterious voices that called [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Peach]], and [[Toad]] to the dream world of Subcon, thus starting their adventures in ''Super Mario Bros. 2.''
==History==
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''===
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.


A cinema scene depicting the capture of the Subcon was seen in [[Doki Doki Panic]]], the game SMB2 was based on, but was not included in the Mario title.  
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.


== Name Confusion==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
The name of these fairies is subject to much debate. In the game's credits, the fairies were named Subcon, even though the setting of the game was also named Subcon. Since there are many mistakes in the game's credits (one being that the Subcon fairies appear in the enemies section), these fairies may not be actually named Subcon. However, if the name is incorrect, it should have been corrected in subsequent remakes of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (like other mistakes). Since the name has not changed, this implies the correct name for the fairy-folk is Subcon, despite the fact that Subcon is also the name of the land they live in.
[[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.


{{Hostages}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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]]''
</gallery>


[[Category: Allies]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Species]]
{{foreign names
|Jap=ムウ<ref>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=6-7|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Muu
|JapM=Muu <small>(''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'')</small>
|Jap2=サブコン<ref>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#65 133]}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Sabukon
|Jap2M=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>
|ChiSR=Sàbùkěn
|ChiSM=Translated from the word “Subcon”
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Allies]]
[[Category:Fairies]]
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Latest revision as of 18:27, August 5, 2024

Subcon
Subcon
Artwork from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
“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 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.[1] 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 Beezos.

History[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic[edit]

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 Mamu changes the machine to produce monsters. However, Mamu hated vegetables, so the Muu fought Mamu by hurling vegetables 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.

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

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 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.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ムウ[2]
Muu 		Muu (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic)
サブコン[3]
Sabukon 		Subcon (Super Mario Bros. 2)
Chinese (simplified) 萨布肯[4]
Sàbùkěn 		Translated from the word “Subcon”

References[edit]

  1. ^ VGArtAndTidbits. Storyline of Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic explained in a guide, Panel 4. X.
  2. ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 6-7.
  3. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 133.
  4. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 2, 2017.
[Edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 / BS Super Mario USA / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool
Supporting characters Ōsamaa • Shireikana • Subcon • Yoshib
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdob • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Kamēna • Big Shy Guyb • Big Ninjib • Bob-Omb • Bouncing bladeb • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Small Fry Guy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coinb • Bomb • Bouncing bladeb • Brick wall • Cherry • Chain • Coin • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Elevator Platformb • Flying carpet • Giant Vegetablea,b • Grass • Hidden Item Containerb • Jar • Key • Key Door • Love-Love Firea • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • Ōgon no Mario Zōa • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Soft sand • Spark Chaserb • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Yoshi Eggb
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7
Other locations Subcon • Subspace
Forms Invincible Mario • Small Mario • Super Mario
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery (Advance) • Glitches (Advance) • Life Meter • Mario Bros.b • Media (Advance) • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Yoshi Challengeb • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
a Exclusive to BS Super Mario USA
b Exclusive to Super Mario Advance
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