Mario vs Darth Vader
– Who Would Win
Throughout the galaxy humanity is full of many iconic heroes
and villains. Today I pit two of the most iconic of all in a battle I’m sure
everyone in the universe wants an answer too. Mario, Italy’s greatest icon vs a
returning CoolStuff Blog who would win champion and all powerful sith Lord,
Darth Vader. In a battle with no outside interference who would come out on
top? Let’s find out.
I’ll start with
gaming most recognisable figure, Mario. Appearing throughout countless games
over many years Mario has a huge array of skills. He can drive, play multiple
sports, is an Olympic athlete and has done pretty much anything you could
possibly think of in his games except actual plumbing. Being a plumber, his
most common activity is often saving Princess Peach, the universes most useless
Human Being from the clutches of Bowser.
From his adventures it is highly apparent that Mario has
incredible speed, agility and strength. He can smash bricks with his fists,
crush creatures to death with the power of his stomp and can jump well over his
own height. He also has incredible stamina as shown in his games where he can
continue to run at full speed without ever needing to pause and take a break.
Throughout his games he has also tackled many environments showing he can adapt
to multiple environments such as places of immense heat or even under water
without any difficulty what so ever.
Mario’s physical abilities are all well and good but most of
his power comes through the power up’s he finds in his games, the most iconic
being those strange red mushrooms that somehow make him grow bigger. This would
likely increase his physical attributes and fighting ability. Beyond these
super mushrooms Mario’s power ups almost all fit into two categories,
exploration and combat. I’ll start off with exploration based power ups.
The earliest examples of these power up’s were the frog and
Tanooki suit from Super Mario Bros 3. The frog suit does have the weakness of
looking absolutely ridiculous however it does allow Mario even higher jumps,
increased speed and the ability to swim at super human speeds. The Tanooki suit
meanwhile allows Mario to glide and tail whip. Also he can turn himself into a
statue however there is a glaring weakness that wearing it will incur the wrath
of PETA. Animal rights group aside however the Tanooki suit has a strange bunch
of useful movement powers. The Statue leaf also gives Mario abilities very
similar to the Tanooki suit.
Mario can transform himself into different animal version of
himself. The Super Acorn creates Flying Squirrel Mario. This means Mario can
glide and cling to walls like a real flying squirrel and perform a mid-air jump
which I’m pretty sure flying squirrels can’t do. There’s also the lucky and
super bells that turn Mario into Cat Mario who is just like what you’d expect.
Cat Mario runs significantly faster and can also climb poles and walls as well
as slash at enemies with his claws. A carrot meanwhile turns Mario into Bunny
Mario who can slow his decent and hover in mid-air and the penguin suit forms
penguin Mario who can slide on his belly, swim freely and throw ice balls.
Gliding and swimming is all well and good but Mario has
encountered many power ups that give him the power of flight. A good example is
the P – Wing which lets him fly and also the cape feather which turns Mario
into Caped Mario. Caped Mario can fly, glide and perform and ground smash or
cape spin move. The wing cap can also provide Mario with temporary flight as
can the bee mushroom, which also gives Mario the ability to walk on clouds and
not that it’ll be relevant but stick to honey comb.
Mario Galaxy 2 introduced a cloud flower and rock mushroom
which I like to think were though up of last minute by looking out a window.
Cloud Mario can create up to 3 cloud platforms for himself which he can now
walk on in cloud form along with other clouds. His jumps also become floatier.
Rock Mario meanwhile can break and destroy things by rolling into them. Mario
can also find a power balloon that allows him to inflate and float.
Mario’s most well-known combat power up is his fire flower,
a flower that gives him the power to shoot fireballs from his hands. He also
has access to the Gold Flower which allows him to throw golden fireballs which
explode on impact. He can create clones of himself with the copy cap and turn
himself into Metal Mario with the metal cap. Metal Mario has a huge increase to
strength while losing no agility and gaining a lot of weight for attacking. He
also has no need to breathe in this form as he can survive toxic fumes.
Mario can shrink to mini Mario with a mini mushroom and walk
on water as well as make floaty jumps. A mega mushroom meanwhile turns him into
Mega Mario, a savage destroyer of everything he comes across. The boomerang
flower allows Mario to throw boomerangs and the hammer suit lets Mario throw
hammers.
Mario’s most powerful power ups are his stars however. They
grant him temporary invincibility and increased speed. He also instantly kills
anything he touches. Mario isn’t much of a thinker but has overcome odds thrown
at him for longer than any other video game character and is a match for
virtually anyone.
Darth Vader is a powerful Sith Lord who wields the power of
the dark side of the force. Vader at times seems completely invulnerable and
undefeatable and yet he can also be extremely vulnerable with many exploitable
weaknesses. His most obvious form of attack is his lightsabre. A lightsabre is
not capable of cutting through anything, however it can cut through everything
Mario has at his disposal outside of his invincible mode after touching a star.
Vader is a highly skilled swordsmen, combining raw skill, strategy and the
power of the force to overcome his cumbersome armour to be a highly skilled
fighter with his blood red sabre.
Darth Vader’s armour is extremely tough and can withstand
many strong blows. It also increases Vader’s strength and stamina making him
physically superior to a normal human. The armour isn’t all good however. Most
notably without it Vader cannot survive. It is a life support machine and it is
the only thing keeping him alive. It is also heavy and cumbersome meaning Vader
is not an agile mover. The armour surprisingly is also not very well optimized
and uses out of date technology. It is uncomfortable to wear and limits Vader
force potential and can be shorted out with electricity.
Don’t let this fool you into underestimating Vader however.
Even with this restriction Darth Vader is still one of the most powerful force
users ever known. His mastery of the force makes him extremely dangerous, he is
quite capable of choking you with his mind. The force also grants him
telekinesis and force push abilities as well as use his lightsabre as a
throwing weapon, almost like a boomerang. He can also use the force to shield
himself from attacks as seen by his deflecting of Han Solo’s shots in the
Empire Strikes Back and the force also acts as like another sense, giving him
knowledge of his surroundings.
The last thing of note to mention with Vader is his anger
and how it channels the Dark Side. The angrier Vader gets the more dangerous he
becomes. The greater his rage the more powerful the Dark Sides connection with
Vader is and he can become almost unstoppable if in a blind rage.
Darth Vader is perhaps the most iconic villain in movie
history and for good reason. Despite his many flaws he is a powerhouse, a
highly skilled and intelligent fighter and surely capable of killing a plump
Italian bloke with a silly moustache.
Is he capable though? Mario could draw the battle out with
his array of movement based power ups. He could fly away, swim away, hide in
the clouds or climb up a tall object. Running away won’t do any damage to Vader
however and Darth Vader would catch him eventually.
It should be noted Darth Vader is a more intelligent fighter
than Mario. Most of Mario’s victories over Bowser involve jumping on a switch
that for some reason breaks the bridge Bowser in stood on. This will be a lot
tougher and in a simple brawl Mario would stand no chance. He can jump higher
and move quicker but Darth Vader would have no trouble cutting him down with
his lightsabre.
Darth Vader’s force deflection and tough armour could
protect him from Mario’s power up attacks and a giant Mario would have similar
problems, it’s not like Vader couldn’t kill mega Mario in a similar way. Let’s
face it, Mario’s screwed … or is he?
What dies Mario excel in in this fight. Metal Mario is
completely unaffected by the force choke, he is far quicker than Vader and
would have the edge in a large open environment and remember he is very
experienced in facing impossible odds. The big thing however are the super
stars. Increased speed and temporary invincibility are great and more
importantly he kills anything he touches. It doesn’t last very long but does it
matter if he can reach Vader before it runs out. In this invincible mode
nothing can harm Mario, he would be immune to every force or lightsabre attack
thrown at him. Vader isn’t fast enough in that bulky armour to escape an
invincible and sped up Mario. There’s no way around this, the winner and I’m
very surprised has to be Mario.
When you think of the most successful video game franchises
what springs to mind. I’d be very surprised is Call of Duty wasn’t up there
somewhere. The strange thing about this franchise is it seems to have just as many
people who hate it as it does who actually buy them. People blame Call of Duty
for stagnating the game industry and promoting a lack of innovation. They say
it has one hell of an annoying fan base full of angry 12 year olds and it’s the
worst thing ever made ever. I’m going to discuss this today.
Most importantly I think in the argument for the hate of
Call of Duty is how they basically bring out the same game every year. The type
of game it’s equated to is the like of FIFA and Maden, bro games that just
release some updated team rosters and refined gameplay each year. The thing is
I’m a football fan and FIFA is a great game for me. I imagine if you like that
sort of thing Call of Duty is the same. There’s no denying that Call of Duty
works incredibly well, the controls are good, the graphics look good, as a FPS
it works extremely well. If you want a multiplayer FPS then really I can see
why you’d buy it every year.
