Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-679780-20170614125322

Some may remember me from while back. I don't come here much because I'm not a Mario fan. But the reveal of New Donk City has got me thinking more on Mario and Luigi's possible origins. I believe Mario is a human from Earth before finding his way to Mushroom Kingdom. Most series had us believed Mario and Luigi are Italian Americans from Flatbrush, Brooklyn, New York.

However, with what we've seen in the trailers of Mario Odyssey as well what E3 reveals, I'm starting to wonder if Mario and Luigi are actually from New Donk City, never from Earth.

New Donk City is obviously based on New York City which is widely believed to be where Mario and Luigi are from. However what puts New Donk City in favour of being Mario's original home city is red scaffolding structures that are seen throughout the city that resemble the scaffolding seen in the original Donkey Kong game. The game Donkey Kong neither confirmed nor deny where the games take place. I don't think anyone has properly questioned it before.

The first obvious thing to point out is New Donk City is the first world we've seen in the main franchise of Mario games entirely inhabited by humans. And not cartoonised humans like Mario and Peach, but realistic like humans (Kinda reminds me what Sonic '06 was going for). However this doesn't proove Mario is from New Donk as Princess Peach herself is a human native to the Mushroom Kingdom and there are some known humans who live there outside Mario's family (If Wario's family isn't related to Mario, despite apperances). However given what most Mario fans believe is Mario's origin and how New York relates to New Donk, this still put some connections together and possibilities of New Donk being Marios origin.

Another thing to point out is that Pauline will be the mayor of New Donk City. Even I know Pauline was Mario's original bae before he left her for the princess. Pauline was in Donkey Kong as the original Damsel in Distress. Pauline being mayoress of New Donk City means that she is heavily assosiated with the city than, like we pressumed with Mario, being a Human from Earth. Even if she is not native to New Donk City, being a city based off New York itself means they wouldn't just let anyone become mayor with just celebrity status alone.

Still this is just speculation. The whole "Mario is from New York" backstory could be just as outdated as Sonic's backstory which is likely due to how long Mario's been around. I myself no Mario fan but I can't help but wonder about such things. I would be suprised if the old building where Mario and Luigi lived from the Super Show can be found in New Donk City. If I myself will get the game to find out for myself? Maybe. I got SMG and was alright.

I want to hear the Mario fans thoughts and oppinions on this matter, for sure I cannot be the only one who thought of all this. 