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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you're wondering like I was:

King - Mario and Bowser

Queen - Luigi and Bowser Jr.

Bishops - Peach/Daisy and Magikoopas

Knights - Yoshis and Birdos

Rooks - Toads and Goombas

Pawns - Coins and Koopa Shells

I feel like toads and goombas should have been pawns. Thwomp is the perfect rook. I can't think of a suitable replacement for the Mushroom Kingdom's rook other than stylizing it like Peach's castle.

[–] Cabrio 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thwomp and Chain Chomp should have been the rooks.

[–] Rukmer 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But chain chomp is kind of also an enemy, right?

[–] Cabrio 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Chain Chomp are neutral, Peach has a pet Chain Chomp in MK3.

[–] AClassyGentleman 16 points 1 year ago

Peach guest staring in Mortal Kombat 3 was one of the most wild crossovers. The fatality with that chain chomp was gruesome.

[–] Rukmer 3 points 1 year ago

Ah yes I was thinking they might have been but I couldn't think of any examples.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

I always thought Mario and Luigi should have been the knights. You know, the only pieces that can jump.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

It makes sense. There are two of them, and only one Luigi. There needs to be two bishops, and one queen.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... They're both princesses after all, not queens...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

And technically, the piece that is called "Queen" in the west was originally called "Vizier", meaning "king's advisor".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Slay, queen.

[–] asteriskeverything 9 points 1 year ago
[–] demonquark 7 points 1 year ago

Makes sense. After all, they’re princesses

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Can't wait for someone to claim this as woke culture instead of the reality that it's just misogyny striking again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I love that for her, we stan our mustachioed queen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Damn right. Slay.

[–] HoustonHenry 1 points 1 year ago

Luigi went woke! Don't tell republicans!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Love me some proper rule posting