>>725695232
>They bring back the idea that Mario and Luigi are actual Plumbers from New York, swept away to an Alice in Wonderland-style fantasy world.
>As a natural extension of this, Mario isn't a super competent hero by default, he has to step up to the role. It doesn't come easily.
>He has to be mentored by someone who's lived in this world their whole life. Princess Peach.
>For as competent as she is, she's still no match for Bowser. That's why she needs Mario and his greater potential to bail her, and the Mushroom Kingdom, out.
>This is somehow a girlboss feminist message.
Retard, this is just how compelling stories work. If Mario was kicking ass from minute one and just intuited everything about the Mushroom Kingdom instantly, there would have been no point in the whole fish out of water plot.
You'd be asking how Peach doesn't get deposed by the Toads or some shit if she were a helpless, desperate woman. It benefits the story to show she's actually a worthy and competent leader who deserves her subjects' respect. And it's just more interesting in general.
