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So this is gonna be a quick little CRT for an ability I wanted to add to the character's pages for a long time. This will include feats as well as resistances.
Let's begin from probably the biggest case in the games:
Super Mario 64
This one should be rather straightforward. Here's a few excerpts from the plot summary:
"To help him accomplish this, he plans to convert the residents of the painting world into monsters as well. If nothing is done, all those monsters will soon begin to overflow from inside the painting."
"Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too. Bowser must have taken them and sealed them inside the painting. Unless Mario recovers the Power Stars immediately, the inhabitants of this world will become Bowser's army."
So, here we learn that Bowser is planning to corrupt not only Peach, but her Toads and the residents of the painting worlds as well, and Peach is the purest of heart canonically so it would be pretty effective morality manipulation too.
Converting into monsters is blatant transmutation as well.
We can go even further with a quote from the DS Version from the Toad in the room of Jolly Roger Bay:
"Being imprisoned in these walls can drive a fungus crazy. When I really start to freak out, I think to myself, "Well, I'm going to be here for a while, so I might as well stare at the fish. They are oddly hypnotic." Then I actually start to like being captured............Aaaguugh! IT'S MADNESS! I've got to snap out of this! You have to free us before we're all completely brainwashed! ...But for now, why don't you gaze at the fish with me. You look tense. Come relax."
As you can see, there's a direct quote that the Toads may be being brainwashed as they lay trapped inside the castle walls. This particular Toad is going mad.
However, there's also a few more pieces of evidence I'd like to bring up:
"Watch out! If you wander around here, you're liable to be plastered by a water bomb! Those enemy Bob-ombs love to fight, and they're always finding ways to attack. This meadow has become a battlefield ever since the Big Bob-omb got his paws on the Power Star. Can you recover the Star for us? Cross the bridge and go left up the path to find the Big Bob-omb. Please come back to see me after you've retrieved the Power Star!"
"Waaaa! You've flooded my house! Wh-why??? Look at this mess! What am I going to do now? The ceiling's ruined, the floor is soaked...What to do, what to do? Huff...huff...it makes me so...MAD!!! Everything's been going wrong ever since I got this Star...It's so shiny, but it makes me feel...strange..."
"Owwch! Uncle! Uncle! Okay, I give up! Take this Star! Whew! I feel better now. I don't really need it anymore, anyway--I can see the stars through my ceiling at night. They make me feel...peaceful. Please, come back and visit anytime."
The Wiggler states that things have been going bad ever since it got the Power Star and once it relinquishes the macguffin to you, he suddenly feels better and more at peace.
And as for the Bob-Omb Buddy, it let's us know that Bob-Omb Battlefield used to just be a normal meadow before King Bob-Omb with the Power Star acquired turned it into a battlefield. Just a supporting thing.
Power Stars can also give Mario more courage.
So as you can see, from 64 alone there's a ton of good empath manipulation/corruption feats, mostly done by Bowser and the Power Stars. The Wiggler instantly got relieved of it's anger and stress the minute it handed the Power Star over, which I believe is proof that empath hax is passive. Anyone who has used Power Stars should be able to resist this unless they've been shown to be affected. The range depends on how the Power Star CRT goes, but for now it can assumed to be an effect on the entirety of these painting worlds.
Next up, we have Yoshi's Story:
The Super Happy Tree is the source of all happiness for the island, and when Baby Bowser takes it away, the Yoshis who witnessed it are crushed, too crushed to do much of anything. Even the Sun itself seems to grow dim and droopy in sadness, which shows impressive range and potency
The fruit from the tree could grant Yoshis Super Happy forms, which granted them a plethora of abilities and amps, using empath manip to physically empower them kind like the Vibe Scepter from Super Princess Peach.
Upon retrieving the Tree back, Baby Bowser claims that the fruit it bears tastes rotten to him anyways, showing that this magical tree of happiness couldn't even affect him.
And now, Bowser's Fury:
While details are unclear, what we can observe is that Mario and Bowser Jr. don't get turned into evil goo versions of themselves when Bowser passively corrupts the whole world, which would be a resistance to empath/mind manip and corruption.
Mario and Jr. also can withstand Bowser Jr.'s paint which is what corrupted Bowser to begin with.
And then finally, Color Splash:
Mario can still fight despite having emotions used against him - sad, unmotivated, self-concious, and angry
Worth noting that anyone with paint abilities can replicate this as well, and people who have lived without paint before (Mario and Jr., and maybe Bowser and the Koopalings) would likely have a resistance on a conceptual level (if that Paint CRT ever goes through, but if not, ignore this)
This is all in base.
Some more abilities for the Power Star as noted by GyroNutz
Healing: Power Stars are shown to heal Mariowhen he collects them, even if he's on 1 HP. This happens in the levels upon collecting them, and after the levels too.
Purification (Types 2 and 3): Defeating Bowser and his troops brought peace back to the world, shown to be due to power stars. Toad also states that life is returning to the castle thanks to the power of the Stars. This would be type 2: getting rid of dark energy.
Type 3's more straightforward: Power Stars can heal Mario from burns, which is generally considered to be a form of status effect.
Statistics Amplification: Very straightforward, Mario is stated to get stronger from the power of the stars. This logic is already supported but not explicitly on the profile.
Size Manipulation: The Power Stars are implied to have made Wiggler far bigger, as he shrinks upon losing the power star. The official player's guide states that Wiggler returns to his normal self after losing the power star, and the Grand Star has a similar ability which is shown more explicitly.
I'll bring up a few of my own thoughts on Power Stars.
For one, it's pretty straightforward, but Power Stars can frequently take you out of the dimensions in the paintings and walls upon collecting them. This should be Dimensional Travel and grant a resistance to BFR.
Speaking of BFR and ways to resist it, a Power Star's magic also helped Kamella teleport around
And speaking of Kamella, the Power Star would also have the abilities in her boss fight listed, which includes fire manipulation, summoning, and creating barriers, otherwise known as Forcefield Creation.
Another ability I want to talk about the possibility of is Power Nullification.
For one, Power Stars are stated and shown to be able to undo the seals Bowser has put on the doors of the castle, and collecting them all allowed Peach and her staff to have their seals lifted as well.
Secondly, in Mario Galaxy, while it might be headcanon and can't be directly proven Comets are related to Power Stars, what IS a fact is that retrieving the Power Star of a Comet will undo it's effects, such as the Daredevil Comets which reduce Mario's health down to a single hit and negate any healing or recovery items as well as 1-Ups
To summarise:
- All Power Star users who haven't shown to be affected by the Power Star's passive empath abilities would be granted resistances to those abilities
- Power Stars should have Corruption (which includes effects like that of transmutation/biology manipulation, morality manipulation, and mind manipulation), Willpower Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Healing, Purification Types 2 & 3, Statistics Amplification, Size Manipulation, Teleportation, Dimensional Travel, and Power Nullification added to their abilities on their profiles for all of the statements and feats in 64 and other games
- Super Happy Tree feat is just supporting evidence and shows Bowser's resisted pretty good empath hax since he was an infant
- Bowser Jr.'s paint scales above any other feat of resistance Bowser would have so far, and both he and Mario resist it
- Paint, as in the ability/concept from the Paper Mario series, has the ability to affect emotions with an overabundance as well as without any of it, and anyone with the ability to use or drain paint would have this capability, and anyone who has functioned without paint or while under it's emotional effect grants them a resistance to it
If I've missed anything or links don't work please provide feedback. I'll be happpy to fix them.
I can also always add more to the additions list if anyone has found any other hax related to emotions, morality, mind, corruption, etc. I can't claim to have found everything, just enough to get discussion going.
Let's begin from probably the biggest case in the games:
Super Mario 64
This one should be rather straightforward. Here's a few excerpts from the plot summary:
"To help him accomplish this, he plans to convert the residents of the painting world into monsters as well. If nothing is done, all those monsters will soon begin to overflow from inside the painting."
"Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too. Bowser must have taken them and sealed them inside the painting. Unless Mario recovers the Power Stars immediately, the inhabitants of this world will become Bowser's army."
So, here we learn that Bowser is planning to corrupt not only Peach, but her Toads and the residents of the painting worlds as well, and Peach is the purest of heart canonically so it would be pretty effective morality manipulation too.
Converting into monsters is blatant transmutation as well.
We can go even further with a quote from the DS Version from the Toad in the room of Jolly Roger Bay:
"Being imprisoned in these walls can drive a fungus crazy. When I really start to freak out, I think to myself, "Well, I'm going to be here for a while, so I might as well stare at the fish. They are oddly hypnotic." Then I actually start to like being captured............Aaaguugh! IT'S MADNESS! I've got to snap out of this! You have to free us before we're all completely brainwashed! ...But for now, why don't you gaze at the fish with me. You look tense. Come relax."
As you can see, there's a direct quote that the Toads may be being brainwashed as they lay trapped inside the castle walls. This particular Toad is going mad.
However, there's also a few more pieces of evidence I'd like to bring up:
"Watch out! If you wander around here, you're liable to be plastered by a water bomb! Those enemy Bob-ombs love to fight, and they're always finding ways to attack. This meadow has become a battlefield ever since the Big Bob-omb got his paws on the Power Star. Can you recover the Star for us? Cross the bridge and go left up the path to find the Big Bob-omb. Please come back to see me after you've retrieved the Power Star!"
"Waaaa! You've flooded my house! Wh-why??? Look at this mess! What am I going to do now? The ceiling's ruined, the floor is soaked...What to do, what to do? Huff...huff...it makes me so...MAD!!! Everything's been going wrong ever since I got this Star...It's so shiny, but it makes me feel...strange..."
"Owwch! Uncle! Uncle! Okay, I give up! Take this Star! Whew! I feel better now. I don't really need it anymore, anyway--I can see the stars through my ceiling at night. They make me feel...peaceful. Please, come back and visit anytime."
The Wiggler states that things have been going bad ever since it got the Power Star and once it relinquishes the macguffin to you, he suddenly feels better and more at peace.
And as for the Bob-Omb Buddy, it let's us know that Bob-Omb Battlefield used to just be a normal meadow before King Bob-Omb with the Power Star acquired turned it into a battlefield. Just a supporting thing.
Power Stars can also give Mario more courage.
So as you can see, from 64 alone there's a ton of good empath manipulation/corruption feats, mostly done by Bowser and the Power Stars. The Wiggler instantly got relieved of it's anger and stress the minute it handed the Power Star over, which I believe is proof that empath hax is passive. Anyone who has used Power Stars should be able to resist this unless they've been shown to be affected. The range depends on how the Power Star CRT goes, but for now it can assumed to be an effect on the entirety of these painting worlds.
Next up, we have Yoshi's Story:
The Super Happy Tree is the source of all happiness for the island, and when Baby Bowser takes it away, the Yoshis who witnessed it are crushed, too crushed to do much of anything. Even the Sun itself seems to grow dim and droopy in sadness, which shows impressive range and potency
The fruit from the tree could grant Yoshis Super Happy forms, which granted them a plethora of abilities and amps, using empath manip to physically empower them kind like the Vibe Scepter from Super Princess Peach.
Upon retrieving the Tree back, Baby Bowser claims that the fruit it bears tastes rotten to him anyways, showing that this magical tree of happiness couldn't even affect him.
And now, Bowser's Fury:
While details are unclear, what we can observe is that Mario and Bowser Jr. don't get turned into evil goo versions of themselves when Bowser passively corrupts the whole world, which would be a resistance to empath/mind manip and corruption.
Mario and Jr. also can withstand Bowser Jr.'s paint which is what corrupted Bowser to begin with.
And then finally, Color Splash:
Mario can still fight despite having emotions used against him - sad, unmotivated, self-concious, and angry
Worth noting that anyone with paint abilities can replicate this as well, and people who have lived without paint before (Mario and Jr., and maybe Bowser and the Koopalings) would likely have a resistance on a conceptual level (if that Paint CRT ever goes through, but if not, ignore this)
This is all in base.
Some more abilities for the Power Star as noted by GyroNutz
Healing: Power Stars are shown to heal Mariowhen he collects them, even if he's on 1 HP. This happens in the levels upon collecting them, and after the levels too.
Purification (Types 2 and 3): Defeating Bowser and his troops brought peace back to the world, shown to be due to power stars. Toad also states that life is returning to the castle thanks to the power of the Stars. This would be type 2: getting rid of dark energy.
Type 3's more straightforward: Power Stars can heal Mario from burns, which is generally considered to be a form of status effect.
Statistics Amplification: Very straightforward, Mario is stated to get stronger from the power of the stars. This logic is already supported but not explicitly on the profile.
Size Manipulation: The Power Stars are implied to have made Wiggler far bigger, as he shrinks upon losing the power star. The official player's guide states that Wiggler returns to his normal self after losing the power star, and the Grand Star has a similar ability which is shown more explicitly.
I'll bring up a few of my own thoughts on Power Stars.
For one, it's pretty straightforward, but Power Stars can frequently take you out of the dimensions in the paintings and walls upon collecting them. This should be Dimensional Travel and grant a resistance to BFR.
Speaking of BFR and ways to resist it, a Power Star's magic also helped Kamella teleport around
And speaking of Kamella, the Power Star would also have the abilities in her boss fight listed, which includes fire manipulation, summoning, and creating barriers, otherwise known as Forcefield Creation.
Another ability I want to talk about the possibility of is Power Nullification.
For one, Power Stars are stated and shown to be able to undo the seals Bowser has put on the doors of the castle, and collecting them all allowed Peach and her staff to have their seals lifted as well.
Secondly, in Mario Galaxy, while it might be headcanon and can't be directly proven Comets are related to Power Stars, what IS a fact is that retrieving the Power Star of a Comet will undo it's effects, such as the Daredevil Comets which reduce Mario's health down to a single hit and negate any healing or recovery items as well as 1-Ups
To summarise:
- All Power Star users who haven't shown to be affected by the Power Star's passive empath abilities would be granted resistances to those abilities
- Power Stars should have Corruption (which includes effects like that of transmutation/biology manipulation, morality manipulation, and mind manipulation), Willpower Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Healing, Purification Types 2 & 3, Statistics Amplification, Size Manipulation, Teleportation, Dimensional Travel, and Power Nullification added to their abilities on their profiles for all of the statements and feats in 64 and other games
- Super Happy Tree feat is just supporting evidence and shows Bowser's resisted pretty good empath hax since he was an infant
- Bowser Jr.'s paint scales above any other feat of resistance Bowser would have so far, and both he and Mario resist it
- Paint, as in the ability/concept from the Paper Mario series, has the ability to affect emotions with an overabundance as well as without any of it, and anyone with the ability to use or drain paint would have this capability, and anyone who has functioned without paint or while under it's emotional effect grants them a resistance to it
If I've missed anything or links don't work please provide feedback. I'll be happpy to fix them.
I can also always add more to the additions list if anyone has found any other hax related to emotions, morality, mind, corruption, etc. I can't claim to have found everything, just enough to get discussion going.
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