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So, this is a topic that I've been interested in covering for quite a long time: The fact that Paper Mario is multiversal with the pure hearts. Everytime I see people debating Paper Mario vs Archie Sonic, I always hear the argument for Paper Mario that he has the pure hearts making him multiversal allowing him to win. Well, I want to throw my hat in the ring and explain why I think the Pure Hearts are WAAAAAAY overhyped.
First off, the Pure Hearts require a lot of prep time. It's explicitly stated multiple times in the game that in order for the pure hearts to work, they need to be fueled by the positive emotions of love, joy, etc. It can't just be some generic act of kindness either, it has to be true, unrestrained love. For example, the wedding at the end of Super Paper Mario, or all four of the main characters of SPM fighting to save the dimensions from Dimentio. So I highly doubt Paper Mario by himself could generate enough positive emotions to fuel the chaos heart, especially in a death match where he'll most likely be bloodlusted. And if he tried to get other people to fuel the heart, then that's outside help. That's not the case for the chaos emeralds, as Sonic can just pull them from nowhere whenever he needs them
Second, How do we know the Pure Hearts work against everything? We know that they can counter the chaos heart because they were specifically designed to do that and it's mentioned in SPM multiple times. But let's say we put Paper Mario with the Pure Hearts against Darkseid. Would the Pure Hearts still work even though Darkseid doesn't have the Chaos Heart? We don't know since it's never stated in the game. Also, the only things in Super Paper Mario that Paper Mario defeats using the pure hearts are characters who use the chaos heart. When you fight characters like O'Chunks and Mimi in castle bleck, the pure hearts don't confer any special benefits.
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And those are all of my arguments. There's not a lot to go off of admittedly since the Pure Hearts have only been in one game and they're just plot mcguffins, but I think I've made a decent case as to why multiversal Mario is very sketchy and should not be used in a serious debate because it only exists in one specific scenario. I'll admit Archie Sonic has been wanked a bit too, but I still think he beats Paper Mario since the best feat Paper Mario has without mcguffins is defeating Gloomtail, a character far below the stuff Archie Sonic has canonically beaten.
First off, the Pure Hearts require a lot of prep time. It's explicitly stated multiple times in the game that in order for the pure hearts to work, they need to be fueled by the positive emotions of love, joy, etc. It can't just be some generic act of kindness either, it has to be true, unrestrained love. For example, the wedding at the end of Super Paper Mario, or all four of the main characters of SPM fighting to save the dimensions from Dimentio. So I highly doubt Paper Mario by himself could generate enough positive emotions to fuel the chaos heart, especially in a death match where he'll most likely be bloodlusted. And if he tried to get other people to fuel the heart, then that's outside help. That's not the case for the chaos emeralds, as Sonic can just pull them from nowhere whenever he needs them
Second, How do we know the Pure Hearts work against everything? We know that they can counter the chaos heart because they were specifically designed to do that and it's mentioned in SPM multiple times. But let's say we put Paper Mario with the Pure Hearts against Darkseid. Would the Pure Hearts still work even though Darkseid doesn't have the Chaos Heart? We don't know since it's never stated in the game. Also, the only things in Super Paper Mario that Paper Mario defeats using the pure hearts are characters who use the chaos heart. When you fight characters like O'Chunks and Mimi in castle bleck, the pure hearts don't confer any special benefits.
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And those are all of my arguments. There's not a lot to go off of admittedly since the Pure Hearts have only been in one game and they're just plot mcguffins, but I think I've made a decent case as to why multiversal Mario is very sketchy and should not be used in a serious debate because it only exists in one specific scenario. I'll admit Archie Sonic has been wanked a bit too, but I still think he beats Paper Mario since the best feat Paper Mario has without mcguffins is defeating Gloomtail, a character far below the stuff Archie Sonic has canonically beaten.
