the brothers ever... i love these guys so much you could never understand

when i was but a wee lad i loved only Luigi. i thought Mario was evil and awful!! however as i grew older and gained better reading comprehension i realized that was not the case...
i blame matpat for making me think Mario was evil. however it was the early fandom at large that made me think that Luigi was a widdew baby who could do no wrong.
looking back now i can see that the way many people saw (and still see) Luigi is a clear case of infantilization. He's a grown man with dick and balls...
a lot of the Mario is evil arguments stems from Mario and Luigi acting like siblings (again, infantilization of Luigi) and also that he tries to stay positive?
"Mario isn't freaking out ergo he's emotionless" or whatever... people are demonizing uncute autistic (and generally neurodivergent) traits again...
just another day on our interconnected webs i suppose.... (takes a drag from my cigarette) (you look closely and see that it's just some stick i picked up off the ground)
anyways, all that to say that I see the light now. if you don't like Mario, play all of the Mario & Luigi rpgs and maybe you'll come to your senses!

anyways the Mario series in general pushes me to do things i will not do for any other series.
Everyone in my life knows me as "the Mario guy" and associates me with Luigi. My family will often buy food products just because they have Mario promotions with the brothers on the box.
one day i WILL obtain Super Mario Game Ehon #2 Mario to Luigi... one day.....
in reality i'd like more than just the one, there are many picture books in the "Super Mario Ehon" series and as far as i've been able to find, there are only scant pictures online...
anyways. as a young boy i was obsessed with Mario Party DS. because both i and my mother had DSes, and eventually we both got DSis, i would often play the multiplayer-only modes alone...
i always wished that Pen Pals had a 4 player mode... or at least let you choose whether to capture or run...!!
you know that antipiracy series that came out in 2020? while i think it's really well-made, having spent so much of my childhood playing the game sort of ruins the illusion.
you know the static sound used in the Shy Guy video where it eats Luigi and not the candy? i can't hear it as static because it's used in-game for both waves crashing and distant applause!