>>715647928
I already have. Pauline is a child and she's the same character from Odyssey and the other games in the franchise, as confirmed in the developer interview. If you want to debunk that, that's on you.

>>531484210
There's one Pauline. Cranky isn't the DK from arcade/'94 anymore. It was retconned.

>>715641441
>>715641634
Pauline being a child means Cranky couldn't have been the one who kidnapped her. And yes, Bananza Pauline is confirmed to be the same Pauline from Odyssey and '94. You lost.