Sequel Idea: SUPER MARIO BROS 2. THE RETURN OF KOOPA

[PresidentKingKoopa]

Taking place one week after the super Mario Brothers movie occurred, Mario and Daniella are making dinner and Luigi is watching miraculous world, where they are mentioned for saving an alternate dimension from a ruthless dictator we all know as King Koopa. Daisy then walks in and says she needs the bros' help and they wont believe it.

on the drive to the portal, Daisy explains that Iggy and Spike had been de-evolved back to their dumb and simple minded states by who they believe to be Koopa. Puzzled, the Marios head back to Dino-hattin with Daisy, and when they get there they see that the entirety of Dino-hattin is in an even worse state then before. There is a large amount of goombas, all armed with devo guns and b-bombs, clearly most of the citizens had been devoed by someone, the bros suspect to be Koopa.

While the bros make their way around Dino-hattin trying to figure out where Koopa could be since Koopa's tower had been taken down after the events of the first movie, Koopa is seen in a room with 9 others, 2 of which being Iggy and spike, he is talking about his new evil plot to completely take over the real world, having a larger army of Goombas and more loyal companions, his 9 cousins (Iggy, Spike, (his son) Koopa Jr, Lemmy, Roy, Ludwig, Wendy, Morton, and Larry).


....and thats all i have so far...Ideas?

[Serum]

I like the idea of introducing the other Kooplings, but when I wrote my own fan-screenplay, it came out a little convoluted because I featured all of them as covert ops spies in the first act, which was entirely set in New York and lasted about 55 pages. Though I like where you're headed with it. The difficulty in writing a direct sequel to the movie is that it would be twenty years after and set three weeks after, so you'd have to theme everything in an early 90s style. Keep it up.

[1upmushroom]

To be honest, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot unique about The Return of Koopa, it's the same Koopa's back, but with the Koopa kids on his side now and with more weapons. The idea of an more hellish Dinohatten has potential, and could lead into some good action scnes, but unless you create some interesting personalities into the Koopa Kids and/or put a unique spin on the concepts you've pitched, the Return of Koopa sounds like a forgettable sequel fan fic that doesn't have any new ideas or at least any unique variations on them.

I'm not however saying that your concept is terrible, as a plot as simple as yours could work if you spend more time on the characters and the world itself, something the final cut of the movie did not do, at least successfully. However, your fic has risks of being forgettable and generic. But all in all it's still your project, do what you have to do, write what you want to write. It's in your hands not mine.

[Redstar]

I'd have to agree with 1upmushroom. This same basic premise has been pitched as a sequel to the film time and again. More often than not it's either "Koopa returns" or "Koopa's brother bowser arrives;" in either case, it's usually with his seven children in tow.

Now, it's certainly not a bad idea. I can easily imagine the filmmakers themselves taking this direction. The important thing is that you do something creative and original with it. Diverge from the pack by explaining how Koopa returned and what he wants differently this time.

1upmushroom is also very right in that it's the characters that define the story. The adventure is only ever as good as how bad its villains are.

[PresidentKingKoopa]

thanks guys for the criticism!

[Guest]

An explanation of how Koopa re-materialized after being de-evolved into slime would make a cool scene too. Maybe some of his "henchmen" gathered the slime together and re-evolved him somewhere somehow.

[PresidentKingKoopa]

Yeah, I wasnt sure on how to encorporate that into the story

[Redstar]

Yeah, I wasnt sure on how to encorporate that into the story

It could even go unexplained if you know how to approach that, but I think there's a myriad of ways that could successfully bring Koopa back. Be creative!

[Guest]

I just thought of a scene showing Koopa's re-materializing of some sorts:

Its just a few hours after the epic showdown with Koopa and the SMB, as cleaning crews begin to clean up the slime remains of Koopa, they notice that it is slowly starting to slither together into a blob like creature (like the T-1000), one of the crew members tries to touch it with his mop and the blob lets out a spine tingling growl, as we get a closer look and we see a face forming on the blob. "PLLLUMMMBBBERRRRSS!!!!!" it bellows out and then the screen cuts to black, then the title appears.

[PresidentKingKoopa]

hmmm i like that, I really do, but how would he? If he was just slime there would be no way for him to communicate or move

[Redstar]

hmmm i like that, I really do, but how would he? If he was just slime there would be no way for him to communicate or move

The King was ale to compose himself as Fungus for nearly 20 years, so I don't see how Koopa couldn't do much the same if his essence was fueled by enough pure hate.

Besides, I like jka12002's description. It brings to mind Hexxus' ooze form from Fern Gully.

[PresidentKingKoopa]

Oh my god, dont remind me of ferngully. Amazing movie! Hexxus? great villain. Thats actually good inspiration! My brain is runnin' a million miles an hour now, thinking up a story

[PresidentKingKoopa]

oh by the way everyone, the sequel comic, will have to be pushed aside to a later date, I have alot on my plate right now and I cant draw for myself for awhile as I have alot ALOT of backed up requests and possible commissions to do, so I hope you all understand