Super Mario-kun Volume 19
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Super Mario-Kun Volume 19 concludes the Super Mario 64 story arc of the previous installment in the series and begins the arc covering the events in Yoshi's Story. It features Mario, six unique Baby Yoshis, and Poochy as main characters, with Luigi and Yoshi making appearances throughout. Bowser serves as the antagonist until the conclusion of the Super Mario 64 arc, but Baby Bowser becomes the primary antagonist in chapter four as the story moves into the Yoshi's Story arc.
Contents
Chapters
Stage One
スーパーマリオ64編: 第1面 ついに決着!? 64バトル! (Super Mario 64 arc: Stage One. Finally the end!? 64 Battle!)
The story begins where the previous installment left off, with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and a Bob-omb Buddy arriving at the final course. As they set off, a pair of Goombas alert Bowser to their presence. The group meets the Whomp King, who's been reduced to a tiny size after being defeated by Mario on two prior occasions (in volume 15 and volume 18). He says that his wife and children have left him and he's been expelled from Bowser's Koopa Troop. Mario tries to step on him, but Yoshi intervenes because he feels sorry for the Whomp King and delivers a brief, impassioned speech to that effect.
As they near the end of the course they encounter an army of enemies, but they end up destroying themselves and the group continues to the star-shaped final battlefield. Bowser appears and dons a powered suit and releases a powerful barrage of attacks on the group, who are only saved thanks to a Magic Carpet that shields them with its body. Bowser defeats the carpet with his fire breath (and Yoshi uses the charred carpet as a stove to cook okonomiyaki). Faced with such a well-equipped enemy, Mario muses that he wishes he had a Super Scope to use against him. Suddenly one appears, delivered by none other than the Whomp King, who had a change of heart after Yoshi showed him kindness.
Yoshi takes the Super Scope and prepares to fire on Bowser. Realizing there's trouble, Bowser activates his Combat Evasion Ability to escape. The others are alarmed, but he only holds up a sign in the final frame that reads "次回につづく (To be continued)."
Stage Two
第2面 百人マリオで百人力!? (Stage Two. Tremendous strength using a hundred Marios!?)[note 1]
Just as Yoshi is about to use the Super Scope on Bowser, he falls asleep from staying in one position for too long. Mario yells at him, but Yoshi points out that the same thing happened to Bowser. They startle him awake, and as Yoshi is about to deliver the final blow, Bowser distracts him by performing a flurry of magic tricks. While Yoshi is clapping, Bowser steals the Super Scope, but the Whomp King initiates a self destruct mechanism on the Super Scope and it explodes in Bower's hands, destroying the powered suit.
With the weapon no longer a factor and the powered suit destroyed, the battle goes into "round two." Bowser asks them to hold one while he makes a phone call and orders a large special pizza. When it arrives, the pizza "toppings" are an army of bad guys. Though facing an impossible situation, Yoshi decides to make a phone call as well and orders a bowl of ramen. He turns to Bowser and asks if he was aware that he once gave Mario 100 lives, referring to his brief appearance in the game.[note 2] When the ramen arrives, it's topped with 100 Marios, who jump into action and attack the army on Bower's special pizza. The weight of all the additional characters on the battlefield causes it to collapse and the lot of them end up in front of the castle.
Bower mobilizes his army, but the 100 Marios don't want to fight anymore. Mario wants to give up, but Princess Peach arrives to encourage him. Bowser captures her and unleashes a group of Monty Moles who pelt them with rocks. Just then, they're rescued by a group of allies, including Whomp King, Big Bob-omb, Wiggler, and Dorrie. The two opposing armies charge at each other (trampling Mario in the process) as the chapter comes to a close.
Stage Three
第3面 激闘に終止符! マリオVSクッパ!! (Stage Three: The Fierce Fighting Finale! Mario VS Bowser!!)
As the armies collide, a chaotic battle ensues. Big Bob-omb takes one multiple enemies at once, but is eventually damaged by a Bullet Bill. Yoshi proceeds to eat many of the enemies, but is then bitten himself by a Chain Chomp, who in turn is eaten by Dorrie who is being ridden by Whomp King. With the minor enemies dealt with, Whomp King urges them to proceed to the top of the mountain to challenge Bowser.
Wiggler, equipped with new tread-style feet, gives Mario and Yoshi a ride, leaving Luigi behind. As they ascend, a Lakitu dumps a basket of Banana Peels in their path, making Wiggler spin-out. They are immediately attacked by a fleet of Snufits and Spindrifts. Mario draws the Spindrifts into the Snufits' line of fire, but Wiggler entered a cocoon after spinning-out, giving the others no escape route from the airborne attack.
Suddenly, the cocoon opens and Wiggler emerges as a Flutter, who goes into a blind rage and begins decimating Bowser's army. With Flutter on their side, the tide turns in Mario's favor. As they approach Bowser, however, he surrounds himself with powerful stone enemies, including Thwomps and Eyeroks, and claims that Mario can't break through his stone defenses. But Mario's army becomes metal after using Mario's Power Stars to acquire Metal Boxes and easily destroy the stone enemies and rescue Peach. The metal power wears off before they can deal with Bowser, but he's still outnumbered and facing certain defeat.
Bowser suddenly apologizes and starts crying. But Mario assures him that he fought well and that they had a nice fight, and offers him a handshake. When Bowser accepts the handshake, he squeezes Mario's hand too hard on purpose and they start bickering again. In the end, Peach makes cake for everyone while Mario and Bowser tug on each other's faces and hair, ending the Super Mario 64 arc.
Stage Four
第4面 新キャラぞくぞく! ヨッシー島編が始まるよ! (Stage Four: A bunch of new characters! The Yoshi's Island arc is starting!)
The Yoshi's Story arc begins with an introduction to Yoshi's Island and the Super Happy Tree, which keeps all the Yoshis happy. As the Yoshis are enjoying themselves, Baby Bowser appears and steals the tree. First the Yoshis beg and cry for the tree to be returned, but when Baby Bowser shows no mercy, they demand it back and are about to attack when he suddenly casts a spell on them.
Before the fate of the Yoshis can become clear, the scene turns to Mario and Luigi sitting on a raft with Yoshi, who's taking them on a Yoshi's Island sightseeing tour. Yoshi becomes concerned when they reach the general area and he can't find the island. Just then, they spot a picture book floating in the water. Mario hears voices calling for help from within, and as he opens the book to read it he's suddenly turned into a bookmark and sucked inside, leaving Luigi and Yoshi on the raft with the book.
As he regains consciousness, Mario meets a Hint Block who explains that Baby Bowser's magic transformed the island into a picture book and that the only way to return it to normal is to retrieve the Super Happy Tree. The Hint Block shows Mario where the last six Yoshi Eggs are and they quickly hatch. Mario tries to explain the situation to them, but because they're still babies they're easily distracted. Eventually he gets their attention and they set off together to find the Super Happy Tree.
They quickly run into a Pak E. Derm, who blocks their way, but luckily Light Blue has a Nintendo book that explains how to turn him over using a Hip Drop, which Red does successfully. Unfortunately, all the other Yoshis want to try the hip drop as well, which bounces Pak E. Derm all over the place and makes him angry. He quickly dispatches all the Yoshis except for Pink and Mario. Pink tries to use her "Sexy Attack," which fails miserably, and Mario intervenes. Mario is also unsuccessful, but just then the Yoshis recover and attack Pak E. Derm with their Yoshi eggs. The attack works, and afterwards the Yoshis proceed to eat the Pak E. Derm carcass, much to Mario's dismay.
In the last panel, Yoshi closes the book and laughs at the contents of the first chapter, which he can read along with as events unfold.
Stage Five
第5面 愛犬ポチ! みんあのためにかんばるワン!! (Stage Five: Beloved Poochy! The dog who does his best for everyone!!)
Within Baby Bowser's Castle, Baby Bowser and his Toady minions are eating the fruit of the Super Happy Tree. Though the fruit does make them happy, Baby Bowser's spell has also entrapped them in the picture book, and the Toadies implore him to use his magic to get them out. Unfortunately, he says he doesn't know how, but doesn't seem to care as long as he has the fruit of the Tree to keep him happy, much to the distress of the Toadies.
Meanwhile, the Yoshis continue on their quest for the Tree, and Light Blue decides it's probably on the last page of the book. Just then, Poochy appears, and, though Mario tries to explain that Poochy is a friend, Red mistakes him for an enemy and eats him. Yellow, in tears, demands that Red spits him out, so he releases Poochy in an egg. When the egg hatches, Poochy emerges unharmed, and he and Yellow immediately bond.
Mario tries to get Poochy to shake, but instead Poochy bites his hand and starts ingesting the rest of him. The Yoshis all try to get Mario out, but they aren't successful until Light Blue suggests taking the path of least resistance and pushing Mario in, triggering Poochy's gag reflex. In all the commotion, no one noticed that a Fuzzy Wiggler had approached them. Red assumes it's another friend, but Mario exclaims that it really is an enemy this time and sends him in to fight. Though the others are afraid at first, Red assures the others that there's only one of him and six of them, so they can't lose. But the Fuzzy Wiggler divides into six parts and manages to defeat everyone except for Mario, Yellow, and Poochy.
Mario snatches the Mushroom from atop the Wriggler's head, assuming it's a Super Mushroom. But it turns out to be a Poison Mushroom and he shrinks. With no one to fight with him, Yellow tries to run away. Poochy defends him, and ends up defeating the Fuzzy Wiggler though Mario gets caught up in the crossfire and is nearly eaten. All the Yoshis praise Poochy, ignoring an injured Mario. He gets even more fed up when Poochy poops on him and he yells at Poochy, calling him a stupid dog and telling him to go away.
The next morning, to everyone's distress, Poochy is gone. Light Blue says that he's heard that when it's time for a dog to die, it will wander off to be alone. Yellow flies into a panic and blames Mario, who feebly replies amid tears that he didn't think Poochy would actually run away. Green organizes everyone into a search party, but Poochy doesn't seem to be anywhere. Just then, Mario notices him off the edge of a cliff. He and Yellow rush down to check on him and discover that he's only sleeping. Yellow and Poochy have a heartfelt reunion and Red is moved to tears. In the final panel, he poops on one of the Yoshis, eats Light Blue's fruits, and poops on Mario's head, and Mario yells at him to go away again, but Poochy just barks happily.
Stage Six
第6面 ザ・タイマン! T.C.Y.リーダーを決める!! (Stage Six: The duel! Choosing the T.C.Y. leader!!)
Mario decides that today is Team Chibi Yoshi Day, and says that since everyone has to work as a team in order to retrieve the Super Happy Tree, a team leader must be chosen. Green breaks the fourth wall and points out that he was already called the team leader back on page 61. But Pink, Red, and Yellow all rush in and say that they want to be team leader. But Pink mistook the "team leader" for a cheer leader, and Yellow confused "leader" with recorder; Light Blue felt he wasn't really the leader type, and Blue said he wasn't interested, which left only Green and Red vying for the position.
Mario sends Green and Red on a mission to get a Special Heart to decide who should be the team leader, saying that they will need wisdom, courage, and power to win. They set off, and neither is willing to lose. Obstacles they encounter along the way include Spiders, a large cliff, and timed platforms that fall out of the sky, all of which result in Red getting hurt in some way. Finally they reach a Mystery Crate that contains a Special Heart. But along with the prize, an Air Bag comes out. When Red tries to grab the Special Heart, the Air Bag releases a powerful gust of air, knocking him back. Green tries to grab the Special Heart using a ski jump, but he overshoots his target.
Pushed by his desire to become leader, Red tries to brave the fierce storm coming from the Air Bag and marches out into the headwind. But despite his best efforts, he can't make any progress, and he's about to give up when Green gets behind him and gives him encouragement. He pushes him, trying to use their combined strength to reach the Special Heart. The wind blows them off their feet, but Red's shoe comes off and hits the bandage on the Air Bag, causing it to deflate, and Red claims the Special Heart.
Mario and the other Yoshis emerge from where they'd been watching, and though Mario acknowledges that Red is the one who got the Special Heart, he makes Green, who supported his teammate from behind, the team leader, and Red is happy for him.
Stage Seven
第7面 伝説のウフフちょうをゲットしろ!! (Stage Seven: Let's get the Legendary Teehee Butterfly!!)
Stage Eight
第8面 伝説の勇者、黒ヨッシー! その正体は!? (Stage Eight: The Legendary hero, Black Yoshi! His true form is...!?)
Stage Nine
第9面 男、マリオ! 父になる!! (Stage Nine: Our man Mario! Becoming a Father!!)
Stage Ten
第10面 空の上の戦い! T.C.Y.大ピンチ!! (Stage Ten: Battle over the sky! T.C.Y. crisis!!)
Team Chibi Yoshi
- Main article: Team Chibi Yoshi
Volume 19 also includes six special introductory pages for each of the baby Yoshis (on pages 20, 36, 68, 84, 124, and 140). Each page has a brief description of the Yoshi, a sketch of him, and a four-panel comic displaying a dominant aspect of his personality.
References
- ^ The word play in the kanji here is as follows: 百人マリオ (lit. One hundred man Mario), translated "a hundred Marios," and 百人力 (lit. One hundred man strength), translated "Tremendous strength," both include the same stem, 百人, or one hundred man.
- ^ This is yet another instance of the word play in this chapter's title: the kanji for "100 lives" is 百人, or "100 men."
