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It was super (mario) controversial at the time, he put his career on the line and evangelical groups wanted his head, but he ended up being on the right side of history.
He showed that giant turtle dragon dinosaurs of any orientation can make it to the top, and be flung face-first into a spiky floating sky mine.
Or if Mario is straight in kayfabe and gay irl?
The mystery deepens...
Mario is ace^1^. Luigi is straight^2^. Wario is gay^3^ and Waluigi is both transmasc and pansexual^4^.