King Koopa Katastrophe Spoof

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King Koopa Katastrophe Spoof and King Koopa Katastrophe Spoof 2 are two Super Mario Bros. fanfics written by Nintendomaximus, alias Froggo Fan 64. It is duology of parodic fanfic adaptations based on episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3.

The general plot, as given in the introductions of both spoofs: Bowser Koopa has escaped from the Banishment Zone that, according to the cartoon's series bible, he had apparently been trapped in, and this time, he has enlisted the help of his seven eight bratty children, the Koopalings (and Bowser Jr.). As always, it is up to Mario (and Luigi) to keep the Mushroom Kingdom, and occasionally the real world, safe from Bowser's evil. But considering how much weird stuff happens in the cartoon being parodied here, coupled with Bowser never thinking his plans through, does Mario need to defeat him, or will he end up just defeating himself?

The fics' title comes from an early DVD release containing six episodes of the cartoon in question. King Koopa Katastrophe was the second single-disc DVD release of the Mario cartoons, and Maximus had previously done a parody fic depicting Hilarious Outtakes based on the first Mario cartoon DVD. He decided to do a similar fic based on the King Koopa Katastrophe DVD as a follow-up, but since Fanfiction.net no longer allowed "blooper fanfics", he decided to write a full-length spoof of all six episodes featured on the DVD. The first Spoof was written within the span of a year following Maximus picking up the DVD. But the following year, he found out there were two similar DVDs of the show, available only in Europe (this was before Shout! Factory released the whole series on DVD in the US), and thus Maximus was inspired to make a sequel. King Koopa Katastrophe Spoof 2, as he came to call it (for lack of a better name), had its first chapter published in May 2005 and ended in April 2008.

Currently, Maximus has no plans to do a third Spoof covering the remaining eight Adventures of SMB3 episodes not already parodied here.

Tropes used in King Koopa Katastrophe Spoof include:

Mario: Oh no! It's King Koopa's Doomship! Quick, let's stand here like idiots and hope that the guns don't hit us!

Mario: Scared or not, I must rescue the Princess again! And my brother! Toad I don't care about, but I gotta do something to save them!

  • Only Sane Man: Contrary to how he is in the games, Bowser Jr. is often the only member of the Koopa Kids to point out any plot holes in Bowser's plans. However, the fact that he is The Scrappy in the Mario fandom also results in no one taking his word.
    • Also, in the "Reign Storm" parody, Toadette is the only one to see through the Peach robot, but Mario and Luigi won't listen to her.
  • Porky Pig Pronunciation: The Peach robot has a stuttering problem that the Mario Bros. somehow fail to notice.
  • Running Gag: Bowser refuses to believe Wendy telling him about her loss to Teamo.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Mario gets so annoyed at the people of Mertropolis being apparently afraid of the water that leaks through their dome after Bowser blows open a hole in it.
  • Shipper on Deck: Mario tends to tease the commonly-shipped cartoon characters when they Cross Through. When Wario does it with Kim & Ron, Mario yells out, "That's my line, you stealer!"
  • Shout-Out:
    • Mario reads Bowser's note in the Mighty Plumber episode like this:

Mario: Luigi, look! It's from Bowser. "Dear pesky plumbers"... Hmmm, why do I get the feeling I've done this before? "The Koopalings and I are going to rob the Pipe Maze's Coin Treasury. Well, actually, just me; the Koopalings will be staying home this time. But anyway, I dare ya to stop me if ya can!"

Boy-turned-statue: Man, I have so got to pee...

  • Welcome to The Real World: Like the actual show, of course. Unlike in the cartoon, though, some people do recognize the cast as video game characters, and in the case of those who don't, it gets lampshaded.

Bowser: Just tell King Daddyins what ya'd really like for your birthday.
Wendy: Amewica.
Bowser: But sweetums! America's in the real world! To the people living there, we're just characters in a video game! They'll never believe that they're bein' taken over by characters they see on their Nintendo Entertainment System. They'll just think it's some kind of publicity stunt."