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Mario historian Supper Mario Broth has acknowledged a mistake where they incorrectly stated that Paper Mario died and went to hell; it turns out that isn't true.
Despite never being a story-focused game, the Super Mario extended universe has some bizarre lore. We're seeing this recently with the mass confusion around Donkey Kong Bananza adding a young version of Pauline despite her being an adult when Donkey Kong's grandpa (or maybe dad?) kidnapped her in the original arcade game.
I am deeply grateful for this appreciation of my post, however, please note that the original post was deleted in accordance with the Supper Mario Broth veracity policy. Mario does not "die and go to hell" - he is sent there directly while still alive.https://t.co/ttF5V49ejNJuly 7, 2025
However, the original post erroneously says Mario goes to The Underwhere after he dies, which Supper Mario Broth has corrected since this repost went viral. "I am deeply grateful for this appreciation of my post, however, please note that the original post was deleted in accordance with the Supper Mario Broth veracity policy." Broth adds, "Mario does not 'die and go to hell' - he is sent there directly while still alive."
But worry not, there is another bit of Mario lore that could potentially explain this. In a WGBS Philly Drug PSA from professional wrestler Captain Lou Albano (who is in his Mario outfit from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show), he says, "If you do drugs, you go to hell before you die." S,o bringing together these two crucial bits of the Mario canon, we can piece together that Paper Mario did drugs and thus went to hell before he died. Or Dimentio sent him there like we saw in the game, but that's not a very fun explanation is it?
