Wow! I've been hoping for a long time someone would finally want to discuss (serious) theories of the Mario Universe! ^_^ I have so many theories about everything it's rather insane. >_>; As you said, KK, just because Miyamoto does want Mario tied down to a set storyline doesn't mean we can't formulate one. Personally, I find trying to connect the dots rather intriguing.
Heheh...anyway... Starting with Humans...
I believe humans are just like any other intelligent species in the Mushroom World, like Toads, Goombas, Koopas, Piantas, etc., only they seem to be less common because certain places in the MW are more heavily populated with a certain species from one location to the next.
For example, in Isle Delfino the most common intelligent beings are Piantas and Nokis, although there are others seen. Beanbean Kingdom is most commonly populated with those Beanbean creatures (sorry, I still haven't played the game yet, so I don't know precise names of things.) It doesn't mean that there are less of them in the MW, it just means there are certain areas that have certain intelligent creatures more than others.
Humans are likely more spread out; I don't believe all of them had to come from the Human World.
This is evidenced in Yoshi's Island, where Mario and Luigi are delivered to TMK to there parents, who would have to be human. (Come on, Toad parents? That's ridiculous) Besides, from their silhouttes, they look obviously human. It's also obvious there are more humans in the MW because of Mario Golf and Tennis games--Plum, Neil, Ella, Azalea, etc.
Just like in the PM games, probably there is a town that has mainly humans in it, like how Koopa Village is filled mostly with Koopas, and Toad Town is mostly filled with Toads. I believe whatever this human town may be, it was likely wiped out (which has to do with another theory of mine--how and why the Bros. ended up in the Human World....but that's for another post). This probably caused the inhabitants who weren't killed to flee throughout the MW, which is probably why it seems there are less.
I don't believe humans are, like, an "endangered species" or anything, just it seems that way because they're so thinly spread out. (Actually...they may be, but I really don't know. I know there are more humans, but...*shrugs*) However, I'm sure there are human towns mostly populated with them, even if they're not in TMK, just we don't know about it or where it's located.
Etc.: I believe Il Piantissimo is a Pianta, but only skinny. Or...hmm..did it say somewhere that he was someone disguised as a Pianta? I can't remember. Meh. Unless he's in more games, or Ninty sheds more light on him, I don't think it's really that big of a deal.
Also: I believe Ninty said Wario and Waluigi were actually "humanoids"--they're more elfin, from what you can tell by their appearance. How or why they're like that, I haven't speculated yet. I'll discuss more theories I have about them later, as will I discuss theories of many other Mario Universe things, too.
More theories on Princess Peach and her parents, the Koopalings (and Bowser Jr.), Birdo, and also others, eventually.
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Wise men talk because they have something to say;
fools, because they have to say something.
Edited by - Sapphira on 1/10/2005 12:32:30 PM