Monday, January 21, 2008

The Other Team

This month's Villain I want to win: Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii.
While he may not be the coolest of all arch-nemeses, he breaths fire, has a spiky shell, red hair, and is tapping into the seemingly limitless power of Grand Stars. As the plumber goes along, destroying his machines, killing turtles and mushrooms, I can't help but notice that some of the things he made are really cool! The first Grand Star powered machine is Bowser Jr.'s, and is basically a massive machine that steps on things. I so wanted to be able to ride it. But instead, you help a plumber rescue an accident-prone princess(again) with the help of living star creatures called Lumas. They eat crystal shards called Star Bits. Some of them, after being fed obscene amounts of Star Bits, transform into new planets or galaxies. Others turn into mushrooms, which Mario then devours. The implications are sickening. Meanwhile, Bowser is using the Grand Stars as power sources to manipulate gravity. Who do you think is cooler?

Next post will look at the heinous acts of some online comic characters, and why it rocks.