Most X-Nauts Killed in a Single Battle ("X-Nihilation" Solution)

[@cherrycobbler550]

Getting irrationally mad that the dead X-Naut count didn't go up by one when you beat Lord Crump lol

[@wyattskinner697]

Same

[@nobodyfornow]

i mean, you do have one last battle with him on the moon colony, so he technically cant be considered dead until at least post moon fight?

[@projectpitchfork860]

​@@nobodyfornowEven then ypu see him in the credits.

[@capsulecat8569]

Lord Crump doesn’t die tho. You see him in the credits.

[@GmaerXQ]

HR at the moon base has a lotta paperwork to do.

[@TheFawfulExpressMustardO-cx6mw]

*Grodus face-palms.* "For goodness sake, Crump, how the heck did you lose 2056 X-Nauts?" "Sorry, Sir." "You genuinely sicken me. I will be expecting a heart-felt letter of apology to the families of EACH AND EVERY X-Naut that is now DEAD because of your incompetence." "..." "...I'll go get started."

[@mirrorkirby123]

This is just too good. Underrated comment.

[@trainerlsw]

*"sigh* And just like that... Pow...! I'm off..."

[@WillTheNetherKingFarmer]

I like to think that Grodus doesn't even care about the X-nauts dying, he just wants to punish Crump lol

[@i-am-linja]

@@WillTheNetherKingFarmer This is a villain trope I wish was more common: a villain with high empathy, who uses their victims' own personalities (the good _and_ bad parts) against them. The only ones I know of are Michael and Shawn, and they successfully turned that show into _two_ shows, entirely different on subsequent viewings. I get why it isn't done more: they're not redeemable _or_ relatable, and writing a smart character is hard; in fact, they might not even be viable "driving forces", as there's no realistic way to defeat them. That's according to traditional story dynamics though; the aforementioned show was in some ways an entirely new kind of story, and I'd love to see the possibilities explored more.

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

@@i-am-linja Nerissa (from Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken) did this and everyone whined because "THEY MADE THE PRETTY GIRL BAAAAAD". ...Goes to show how effective her charisma was, I guess...

[@RichardDong68]

I'm surprised 500 x-nauts doesn't crash Paper Mario.

[@mikai137]

Well, it's a GameCube game, so Nintendo really wanted to show off how many things they could have on screen at once

[@celestialowl8865]

X-termination*

[@Narteketh]

💀💀💀

[@joshuabergman3292]

X-tinction

[@sweetypuss]

the final solution, TXD (Total X-naut Death)

[@SonicMaster519]

MA(X)D - Mutually Assured (X-Naut) Destruction

[@yomama9390]

I always knew Mario was the real villain.

[@euberman858]

"Mario... I remember you're *X-Nihilations*

[@spiritbaki108]

*y'oireuer

[@bottelofwater]

*yo’uourureoser’’ere’e

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Man, pirates of the Caribbean at world's end is a lot more gruesome than i remember

[@brucehallgren1678]

It's like X-Mas mornin

[@speedymatt1236]

Why did my sister think each of those X-Nauts are Santa Clauses!?

[@i-am-linja]

Paper Massacre: the Thousand-Yard Stare

[@iceyspicey4802]

😴

[@KJ7QLV]

"Personally, I'd rather egg" is amazing out of context.

[@i-am-linja]

"Hey, you want to come out as trans?"

[@The_Pikaboi]

"but would you lose?" "nah, i'd egg"

[@JosephShemelewski]

I love these kinda puzzle challenges but how do you know there is 500 in the big group he summons lol

[@Koopatrol]

It's in the game's code. There's actually 500

[@JosephShemelewski]

@@Koopatrol Surpised it specified because isn't it done with some gamecube trick to make a large group as 1 entity?

[@ClashBluelight]

@@JosephShemelewski The game needs to know how many duplicate textures get loaded onto that single entity.

[@JosephShemelewski]

@@ClashBluelight Ok cool thanks for the info

[@slenderMax28]

I guessed 2006, thinking that I was being a bit optimistic, but holy crap

[@Gibstack]

This solution, the "true" solution, is just too elegant. I liked this puzzle a lot.

[@cuedepie4376]

2056, the final solution to the X-nauts.

[@Mjmannella]

How many X-Nauts can be killed without limiting to 5 turns? As in, how many can be taken out before Mario runs out of HP

[@Koopatrol]

If you can reuse the same attacks, literally infinity because you can keep Mario alive with Sweet Treat (or just Superguard)

[@benstevens44]

@@Koopatrol I wonder if there's an actual limit, whether intentional or through software limitations. If there isn't, I can imagine someone taking on the challenge to kill 8 billion X-nauts; at a minute per turn they could finish by 2055 or so.

[@sagacious03]

interesting run & analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@mattsodano6264]

It would've been more fitting to use Bobbery here.

[@Goomatora]

You should do some of these for Bug Fables

[@steam-powereddolphin5449]

2056 is an arc number in _Portal Stories: Mel..._

[@i-am-linja]

Mel is dead.

[@wagnerramosmidichannelabso514]

​@@i-am-linjaHow dare you say that to me and my sister’s 3 year old shih-tzu… (Just kidding. It’s only a game character.)

[@i-am-linja]

@@wagnerramosmidichannelabso514 Why do you let your sister's 3 year old shih-tzu read KZbin comments? That's against the law.

[@jakep9771]

Would it count if you hit X-Nauts in the crowd?

[@SonicMaster519]

Those guys aren’t dying though - they get to run away!

[@superkirby49]

I wonder why they changed the cutscene to have Cortez ram the ship from the right side and not the left in the remake

[@nj8833]

Doesn't count, didn't hit the stylish commands

[@MetallicFun777]

Very entertaining but i have one complaint the usage of double dip and double dip p cause you can't get them at this point unless you are crazy enough to do the pit of 100 trails

[@ianp1745]

Could you have also used a Zess Dynamite in your solution? Getting one pre chapter 5 would require manipulation Happy Lucky Lottery to win 1st prize twice.

[@Koopatrol]

Yeah

[@kek13223]

Everytime I read Boom Bassa I think of Mr. Boombastic

[@laymankeepitbrief]

Shouldn’t the title have been “X-ecution?”

[@PrincessColumbidae]

the x-nihilation link isn't working anymore, was it removed?

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

We lost a lot of good men that day. Still haven't fully recovered.

[@mightymorphin2472]

Oh man

[@_Domo_]

O.O

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

🤣