>>716237343
It is not a cope.
Donkey Kong Bananza being a sequel to Super Mario Odyssey leads to less retcons, and the timeline remaining consistent.
We just have to assume that there are multiple generations of Paulines, just like how there are multiple generations of Donkey Kongs.

>>716187303
To answer your question, I found this.

>>716184683
This post I found on Famiboards might explain it.

>>532303647
What about everyone else theorizing about Bananza Pauline being Mayor Pauline's daughter?