Super Mario Odyssey but Murder is Illegal

Pacifist speedruns and challenges have existed for what seems like forever in gaming. But what happens when our friend Mario tries this same challenge with the potential legal repercussion of going to jail if he fails?
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[@Fir]

Just to clear things up, when writing the script I was aware the broodals "come back" later and that the majority of the game doesn't take place in the mushroom kingdom. However if someone killed me and I came back later I'd still be upset, also I prefer to think that peach is the de facto shadow leader of the entire world Mario takes place in.

[@zabooka]

Hello!

[@skeppyplant5609]

@@zabooka Hello!

[@Lumberjack_king]

Lol 😆

[@Lumberjack_king]

So that's why bowser is always after her he wants to rule the world

[@ItsMeChair1]

Was this responding to me?

[@TheFrantastic]

Technically Peach's law on murder only applies to the Mushroom Kingdom, she doesn't govern anywhere else in the world, and since you start in cap kingdom, there's no illegal murder. Run solved, Mario can kill legally!

[@Shadow-cp5er]

Ah, you fail to consider that when Mario and Cappy return to the Mushroom Kingdom at the end of the game they are still murderers.

[@TheFrantastic]

@@Shadow-cp5er They did all of them in other countries, you can only be prosecuted if you did the crime in that country, and since no other place outside of the Mushroom Kingdom made murder illegal, you can just go back there and be fine! Tho since the Mushroom Kingdom is a monarchy, Peach can do whatever she wants, she could put anyone in jail or banned from her kingdom without anyone being able to oppose her, so it's kind of pointless to point out the flaws in these arguments I suppose. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@illumin187]

@@TheFrantastic "without anyone being able to oppose her" he says after Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser for the 247th time.

[@deponentfutures]

@@illumin187 Maybe Peach can't arrest Bowser. He's seems to be pretty powerful and influential, maybe there's some back-door dealings that he and Peach have.

[@AJ-Spaceboy]

@@deponentfutures Bowser is the king of the Koopas, which gives him sovereign immunity in the Mushroom Kingdom. Therefore, he can't be arrested by Peach.

[@freddyfazburet8821]

I love the idea that Cappy is a ruthless murderer, and Mario is just sleeping for half of it

[@primegenera4465]

Yeah, even though canonically its the opposite

[@treyoneil-callahan9612]

Exactly

[@ventusargentum9957]

Plot Twist: Mario knows, but isn't saying anything because he's afraid he'll be next.

[@robotninjago]

@@ventusargentum9957 OH NO 😶

[@twinslife1563ferev]

Yes

[@pug_bot8326]

"On May 12 2022 Cappy would be found guilty on 10 counts of first degree murder living the rest of his days in prison." Is the best storyline ever. And how Mario thinks about how he could have tried to stop it.

[@12WQ03]

HE WAS ASLEEP HE SAW NOTHING

[@clauxzaga]

“So mario is perfectly within the law to kick bowser’s ass.” I never thought i would hear a sentence like this.

[@valhunter97]

I'd say that those weren't Hariette's and Topper's twins, but they still were themselves (originals). Everyone knows that in Mario universe important characters have multiple lives - so do they. However that doesn't change much because taking 1 life out of many is still taking a life.

[@Haystack_]

It was a joke

[@gforce3905]

r/woosh

[@heatherkelly5333]

actually i love this explanation

[@blarg2429]

@@Haystack_ The comment was also a joke.

[@elementwindy_air4163]

@@gforce3905 whoooosh what? It is just him saying what he thinks about the life system

[@Memetastic]

this went from a super mario odyssey video to a full-fledged crime documentary

[@The_funny_person]

oh hey it’s thy memer

[@ShrekTheShrexyOgre]

Real

[@GamerProKM]

“So Mario is perfectly within the law To Beat His Ass”

[@AmethystSZS]

Very glad you can provide a good scissor diagram for each battle, very difficult to understand otherwise

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

The legend herself

[@eliop1050]

CHOP CHOP

[@thepersonwhoasked4604]

The Dual-Bladed Duelist would like to know your location

[@maximun2k10]

Fir: thanks for the mods! Amethyst:🖕

[@WillieJasinski]

The premise, the editing, the storyline, the paper Mario cutouts…absolutely beautiful😂🙌🏼 super funny video!!

[@jpshy1130]

This video fucking slaps

[@ItsMeChair1]

The Problem with Bowsers Fury Speedrunning also has these cutouts

[@NITE_CALEB]

THE KNIFE RUNNNN

[@partygoer8498]

@@jpshy1130 AYO LANGUAGE

[@RedMadMichael]

You might say... the paper Paper Marios

[@crispyparrot6080]

3:54 fir:to kick bowser ass (mario stabs bowser)

[@rusi9690]

Ikr!?!

[@rusi9690]

5:21 Fir : 'legally' speaking, there is nothing wrong with what Mario's about to do here. (Proceeds to also stab the dragon's mouth, tongue and teeth.)

[@THECHOSENONE199]

“It’s-a me” “yamingda” most beautiful conversation 🥹🥲

[@theagentoftheworld]

There's something about Mario about how even the most pacifist of runs ends up causing multiple families great grief.

[@Ace-in8qr]

This is the most semantics-abusing challenge I've ever seen and I'm here for it.

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

You should watch Ceave Gaming's videos.

[@thwartliz9786]

Love your pfp Ace

[@myfanmade-terrariacharacter]

Same

[@Mostly_Roblox]

1: The Broodal fights aren't murder because of the Mecha-Broodal fight where they all return 2: Technically none of this counts because they are outside of the mushroom kingdom 3: I think Peach would let this slide because Mario is saving her from Bowser

[@nicholasdale2712]

1:no it's still murder 2:peach would still have arrested once he arrived at mushroom kingdom 3.DOESNT MATTER MURDER IS STILL ILLEGAL SO AS STATED IN POINT 2 PEACH WOULD ARREST MARIO AS SOON AS HE GETS TO THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM

[@liamtherobot9656]

@@nicholasdale2712 POV you are an extra account of this dude

[@nicholasdale2712]

@@liamtherobot9656 bro I'm not

[@Lumberjack_king]

2:18 lol he can't break the no killing law but breaking the laws of physics is ay ok

[@teamawesomeness7137]

Peach has no law against glitches.

[@fox_box7143]

Technically if Mario has a hunting license then he is in leagal rights to kill klepto

[@ludexia5338]

2 months late, but if Yoshi's Safari on the SNES has any indication...

[@hakanstorsater5090]

He's like Mari00 ! Mari - Double - O !

[@speak0yt]

He could legally kill foxes, too

[@Lokear]

@@speak0yt And rabbits... aka the Broodals.

[@BelowFlames]

They are endangered, so yea that won’t work.

[@suspiciousshadeofgreen]

6:37 the cappy impression killed me

[@jacksonotto784]

The way the end could have been an actual true crime podcast at the end really got me. His voice was so perfect for it too

[@_snowyfall_]

Fir, the effort you put into each video blows my mind, you have the paper mario set up with all the background details, and your videos are so educational for a video game! Love your content :)

[@marnevanvliet26]

I actually thought it was the real game for a sec

[@jrcarchive1932]

It's spelt as for, not fir.

[@_snowyfall_]

@@jrcarchive1932 ummm, it is Fir, look at his channel name-

[@jrcarchive1932]

@@_snowyfall_ oh, sorry lol.

[@_snowyfall_]

@@jrcarchive1932 np!

[@anamunoz6658]

Imagine finding out your friend killed 10 people without you knowing. And you were standing right next to them when they did it

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

"Imagine"

[@mrdar3373]

Dragging

[@kadincool]

I love how this is a challenge video with no hard set rules but is instead more creative. reminds me of when I was a child and tried to challenge myself but didn't really have them to strict in a way I could get very creative!

[@TheRealTakoOrder]

1:49 this cracked me up

[@KietKersten]

What a cinematic masterpiece. Mario is, very clearly, innocent.

[@asineewatchmaker8986]

Hopefully the new movie proves so

[@FinagleBagel]

One of the reasons this video is so good is simply how much effort was put into it. The paper models, editing and simply figuring out what footage to get must have taken a super long time

[@stripesb4914]

For saying “yamide” as Cappy is for some reason such a satisfying sound.

[@gdmrhotshot3731]

the fact that he just put story and logic into this makes it so good

[@GamerOverThere]

Mario has clearly learned since his jail time in Sunshine! Jokes aside, this video is awesome. I love the paper segments, the thumbnail looks amazing, and the loopholes were funny.

[@gabepenner3416]

Good thing mario wasn't cell mates with fat albert, mario would've 'dropped the soap' or had a 'salad tossing' for breakfast.

[@1_argon_198]

Another way to take this: the broodal fights just make topper, harriett, etc… teleport to a sleeping chamber where they regain their strength, and you know they are all fine, because they are all with each other on dark side. :)

[@jalda2791]

no they are dead, it's their twins on dark side who want to take revenge.

[@triffinne]

@@jalda2791 Triplets for the pair of them becuase of the extra ones in the robot, right? Or am I misunderstanding which one is which 🤔

[@jalda2791]

@@triffinne technically there are 5 of each lmao

[@EnigmaticLucas]

@@triffinne You can do the Dark Side fight as many times as you want, so if each fight has different ones, they're all ∞-uplets. Them being immortal would make a lot more sense than that.

[@wizard_3473]

Rabbits do have a lot of children per litter

[@Sp3ctralI]

7:38 the wig doesn’t even fit lol

[@Kplaz-Games]

Big balbis head lol

[@god_tails2]

Imagine being mario and finding out your partner is a mass murderer

[@scottydoesknow3935]

Yet the real question is how did cappy get convicted when all the murders took place outside of mushroom kingdom’s jurisdiction. Some corrupt toad judge and officers.

[@1000-THR]

Peach took over the world

[@Sp3ctralI]

The entire world in a nutshell

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

ATAB, that's how.

[@chickenites]

Would really want to see how Cappy would attempt to escape prison

[@JK17-2]

me too

[@hydra4619]

Capi can manipulate characters

[@indeepjable]

they're a ghost phase through the fence, wall, whatever

[@colleenanimation8864]

Cappy Could Just Blame Bowser

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

He just hops on the head of a security guard and leaves

[@Pixelcraftian]

This is certainly an unexpected way to go around this lol, also really loving the cardboard cutout scenes. Hope Cappy enjoys jail time, incredible video (was also the video that got me to sub)!

[@Pixelcraftian]

@@technobladerestreamed there is no bot just a lot of free time and super mario

[@DetectiveWraith]

Everyone asks how you do it, my question is why do you do it?

[@Pixelcraftian]

@@DetectiveWraith For the funny i guess

[@DetectiveWraith]

@@Pixelcraftian now we have The Who What When Where Why and How. Who: Pixelcraftian What: Comments When: All the time Where: KZbin Why: For the funny How: Lots of free time

[@NITE_CALEB]

Yoooo nice emoji:D

[@i.dgaming109]

5:39 This video got some deep lore real quick

[@AlexLorentzenloganjamesalex]

Your Paper Mario scenes are so perfect! You are my favorite Super Mario Odyssey KZbin! Keep up the great work!

[@mercedesochoa6247]

Mario and Cappy is the definition of “We understand each other”

[@ToawstTheToast]

Okay but technically you could do a normal any% run because Mushroom Kingdom laws only apply to Mushroom Kingdom.

[@scottdenby290]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this. I mean cap kingdom is full of ghosts so I don't think murder matters too much there

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@scottdenby290 Although I imagine they'd be a little wary of Luigi and E.Gadd

[@TechBlade9000]

Counterpoint: There's an irl country who if you diss at all and they find out, the second you enter that country you're in jail So Peach could, you know

[@teamawesomeness7137]

The other kingdoms made murder illegal too.

[@amyolsen7372]

2:43 Ah yes that is a rock and not a log.

[@ethanpenguin_1512]

No, there Toppers and Harriet’s clones.

[@natec5373]

Scissor gag was great, good job fir!

[@k3nb055]

Easier way to do this: Every boss you defeat comes back later, so they don't die.

[@Crazycoleson]

Exactly

[@b1uesi1ver66]

Or mario is defending himself cause most of the bosses try to kill him

[@growlithekid1]

@@b1uesi1ver66 As he says in the video, Princess Peach hadn't set in self defense laws yet so that would still count as murder in the eyes of the law

[@teamawesomeness7137]

They do die but they have infinite lives so they come back after they die

[@trentgawd4292]

Cappy’s negotiation skills are so good, he managed to “convince” everyone to leave them alone

[@lasercraft32]

I really wish there were more of these story-themed videos... they're so good!

[@ROYBGB]

Technically since Princess Peach only rules the Mushroom Kingdom, she has no control over the other kingdoms meaning that murder is in fact legal as long as it isn’t in the mushroom kingdom.

[@supermaximglitchy1]

but what if the other kingdoms had these laws too

[@teamawesomeness7137]

@@supermaximglitchy1 but who rules all these other kingdoms?

[@supermaximglitchy1]

@@teamawesomeness7137 the ruined kingdom is ruled by the dragon cap kingdom is probably ruled by cappy and tiara cascade kingdom might be ruled by that T-Rex or that giant triceratops but I don’t know who rules the other kingdoms

[@teamawesomeness7137]

@@supermaximglitchy1 but Cappy is the one doing the murdering. So if Cappy rules the cap kingdom, then the cap kingdom wouldn’t have anti-murder laws

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

@@supermaximglitchy1 Well, that brings up questions of whether the Ruined Kingdom and all those other kingdoms have lèse-majesté or not...

[@gregorygrice5795]

3:46 I have never heard "perfectly within the law to kick someone's butt."

[@user-rc4ne6ww1v]

Ass*

[@1SLMusic]

This content is actually unique in its delivery. Love it already

[@sledgen.]

this is one of the most well-made videos I've actually ever seen

[@julianthemeta-roar]

The whole Paper Mario thing was very enjoyable and the video was really good, thank you for making this =]

[@MrLuigiBean1]

So happy I found your channel though the Odyssey Hide and Seek videos, I love your style and content! Can't wait for whatever video is next! :D

[@pizzahutkidman8806]

00:38 Well, considering that marrying Bowser ends the world... I gues they live happily ever after?

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

The paper Mario visuals are beautiful. Thought they were from a game at first. Great job on those

[@bluestarpalette319]

Another great video! I love the little cutouts and the story telling is so good

[@lava1staff]

How did you make the puppets and the background they are amazing!

[@Fir]

A lot of glue, cardstock, carboard and a cutting machine

[@lava1staff]

@@Fir this video turned out great! and I love the story telling it seems like it was worth it!

[@A_PersonOnEarth]

Magic

[@cookieman3855]

"Mario is perfectly in the law to kick bowsers ASS" that was hilarious! You just got a sub lol

[@VeeSMG]

“Mario the mass murder” Peach: “no, no, no!” Mario: “Why was Cappy arrested again?”

[@LenoxVeleno]

This was insane! I applaud everyone who put that together

[@SirBoomster]

Dang Cappy really went all out. Poor innocent Mario. Loved the editing and how the story was being built as the video went on! Ahaha

[@cyan7244]

Topper: You won't hit me, Cappy, I've got witnesses! Cappy: Turn around, Mario. Topper: Mario?

[@nickynatal27]

4:35 There are actually four moons available: Love above the lava, Lurking in the pilar´s shadow, Piled on Salt and Luncheon Kingdom timer challenge 1

[@BaconFearMC]

4:50 that’s unfortunate cause luncheon needs 18 moons

[@BaconFearMC]

15 rip

[@Fir]

the 15 was how many moons I needed to collect after passing Spewart because there are 3 available before his fight.

[@BaconFearMC]

@@Fir didn’t think of that, just heard 15 and thought it was funny 🙊

[@GalaxyKoala]

oh my gosh this is hilarious!

[@turquoisechannel2.0commentsYT]

3:16 what would actually make more sense is that it’s night time Which means Marie I have to go to bed he says good night to copy and then Capi kills you know who

[@turquoisechannel2.0commentsYT]

Also I think I might do the thing where I base subscriptions to KZbinrs by percentage before you were okay at 95% but with the twin thing and a bunch of others you have now been decreeded to 54% any more bad stuff (or cringey stuff in this matter) you might end up like cwitchy with -1,000,000,001% because there is no way I’m subscribing to that dipstick But there is still a chance I will subscribe to you

[@turquoisechannel2.0commentsYT]

But also what would make more sense if Capi actually told Mario that they were The same with the same kind of attitude they had before when in reality capping knows about the Respawning generation and how they’re really annoyed about how cappy killed both of them

[@Vidiocity92]

I LOVE the cut-outs!!! So cute and adorable.... apart from the scissor stabbing 😅

[@levraif]

INCREDIBLE VIDEO fir ! It's so funny ! Mario is not so perceptive, I believe...

[@RyderMK]

1:07 These segments are nice lol

[@Hat64]

2:54 “if WE kill Harriet” (MARIO IS DEEMED GUILTY FOR PLOTTING IT AHEAD OF TIME!)

[@Twillva]

"Super Mario Odyssey, but Cappy is too good of a friend to let Mario go to jail and volunteers to kill all the enemies behind Mario's back"

[@jayseal633]

I love the paper cutout flourish!

[@ElariaFlori]

I'm only 2 minutes in and this is already one of my favourite videos I've seen in a while. Holy shit this is amazing.

[@indeepjable]

cappy is, however *technically* a ghost, they can just phase out and given their known abilities, they can, at any time, take over the body of anyone, and change appearance to not only take over their body; but make it seem like that person is still normal, and not possessed by a ghost

[@teamawesomeness7137]

Cappy decided to accept fate in jail

[@TheExpertAfterDark]

This video was so nice to watch it's funny and well edited

[@AnimusArmatus]

I did not understand until you cut toppers hat off. Cappy is so barbaric. Mario is a perfectly innocent man operating under the assumption he can’t be tried for past crimes.

[@Litcheck]

This was very funny. I will now use my philosophy degree to suggest that instead of addressing the condition 'knowingly', you could just suggest that he doesn't do anything 'voluntarily' because the player is in control. Thank you have a nice day loved the video

[@VeeSMG]

Mario: “Hey Cappy, do you know what happened to Topper?” Cappy: “Uhhh- no? Mario: “I fell asleep while cowering in the corner and accepting my death, and when I turned around I just saw his hat on the ground.” Cappy: “heh! That’s weird..”

[@Idiotic_Idiot666]

If you think about it, non of the broodals don’t die, they all come back in bowsers kingdom and dark side

[@ilostmybrainagain3041]

1:14 Technically Mario would not be guilty of murdering people like Topper. He was an accomplice, which is not illegal under these rules.

[@Th3GamerR4smu5]

6:00 "poking each of the broodels" *me who groundbounded the broodels*

[@capybara2515]

better spelling please

[@Abdullah-Zaki-Alharbi]

@@capybara2515no

[@capybara2515]

@@Abdullah-Zaki-Alharbi groundbounded? broodels? bro 💀

[@Abdullah-Zaki-Alharbi]

@@capybara2515 sat ith korekt N-glch lnguge wdym?

[@lennardkempter4028]

omg i love ur playing and telling stories in the paper mario style! Go on !

[@luma4682]

The paper mario example are somethimg epic, Love it, u merit more like !!!

[@TazerXI]

Another paper one! These are awesome

[@Miyuki_thecat]

yeah

[@precutmuffin]

new paper mario looks great

[@paladin2726]

"In moon kingdom there are two *required* fights; Madam Broode and Bowser." "We can skip the Madam Broode-"

[@SuperBaconBoi1]

Love this video so much i cant stop watching it

[@chlorocombatant9803]

Murder is illegal. but Assault and battery is perfectly fine 👍

[@michaelkaterine5317]

0:29 makes me laugh

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

Wow, this skyrocketed to your most popular video. It's 100% deserved, this video is extremely well done.

[@LoganLanimations]

I like to think that the reason mario was sleeping during the Herriot fight was that after the topper fight Mario thinks he’s basically invincible and is starting to get cocky

[@Redcrewmate1296]

0:07 The letter caught me off guard 😅

[@user-gu2gx2vz8q]

dear mario: you absolute fool i made murder illegal get fucked princess toadstool

[@manioqqqq]

"get fucked" AYO- 💀🗿

[@Cosmiccarkey1.3]

I have better lines for 0:22 here are my lines “Mario’s a good guy But topper has to die”

[@user-Toucan_6000_BEC]

Self defense because topper is the one who is starting the violence and Mario is just defending him self from getting KOed

[@frizzydagamerz_4328]

These are so funny. You deserve more subs!

[@pacifistichuman82649]

i love this so much imagine this but animated

[@hamsterman7895]

This video format is the literal perfection, I like it a lot.

0:47 Yes but he can be charged for aggravated Assault

[@user-Toucan_6000_BEC]

Self defense because bowser wanted Mario to get out of his face so he literally wanted to KO him with a boxing hat so he’s the one with the charges

[@skidnpump6608]

Judge: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF CAPPY!? Cappy: baysayeea

[@juanletsplay1550]

Your papercrafts are amazing!

[@Shadowdragonknight1]

OK im at 1:00 of the video and paused it because I need to say something bout character death and murder! Technically Mario has only killed TONS of YOSHIS, ( and maybe some koopas if we get into the account of throwing them with their shells down a pit) but other than that Mario never rlly killed these guys!!! throughout the Mario game series koopas and goombas having conversations on how it hurt to get beaten by him so basically u can only say he beaten the crap out of every b-minnion, let them lie there in pain and stole their goldcoins. as for bossbattles the koopalings and also in this case Tophat he dont kill him because later in the game is is fought serveral times as are his siblings so he only TKOd them stole some money (maybe if he collects the coins) and continues his story. BUT he does disappear doesnt he? welll heres the thing we have magic with the koopamage (aka kamek) so it could be used to collect tophat or others (maybe to make an exchange with goombas and koopas (since they only drop money on disapperance and that bunny dont). Even tho that a resurrection is also possible in the Mario universe it also consumes a lot of time when we remember the 3ds game where bj resurrects bowser in a pot with kamek. It took Kamek 8 worlds! to prepare the pot and the magic which could be serveral weeks? or just days, but he rlly didnt kill anybody there. So basically he only isnt allowed to kill yoshis anymore :D

[@SirPlayzAlot]

5:16 Animal Cruelty.

[@Kplaz-Games]

I was bout to say dragons aren't animals, but a dragon is literally a big fire breathing flying salamander.

[@manioqqqq]

It's that murder is illegal. It's perfectly within the law to kick an animal's ass.

[@user-vk8qc8of5z]

I laughed so hard at the "ya minday" cappy - mario conversation

[@rabanzabalkan]

Cappy be like: 39 dead, 0 found