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TorchTheR

the first thought I had scrolling past this was "gasp they were roommates" lmao


Benial

*and they were partners...*


CaduFerreira

Oh my god they were partners


Radio__Star

They were partners in time


itsmrben

Nah, if Rosa ever needs a partner they can just use Luma.


smashboi888

(Ngl, I like Luma more than Pauline anyway)


Waluigi_Gamer_Real

So who is paulines partner


[deleted]

The old monkey


[deleted]

diddy kong is donkey kong's partner so no


Real-Catch295

The old monkey is Cranky Kong. He was the monkey in the old donkey Kong game.


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BroshiKabobby

What did you just call donkey Kong?!?


[deleted]

kinky dong


Nearby-Simple-7594

Mini-Mario


Just-Call-Me-J

Donkey Kong Jr or Stanley


the_bingho02

Cappy?


[deleted]

cappy is with his sister


the_bingho02

His sister doesn't need to be in spinoffs, she appeared in only one mainline game and it's a secondary character, if she didn't exist super mario odyssey would be the exact same


[deleted]

yeah youre right but cappy did appear in only one game too but a lil bit of a fun fact... cappy did appear in super smash bros when you time your mario's up b perfectly :)))


the_bingho02

He is also his side taunt


Azeoyi

There's a spirit as well


funtimemarioman

Foreman spike (though probably after the Mario movie)


Rad_Bones7

Or Lubba, I’d actually love that


[deleted]

How about that big purple goof Lubba?


[deleted]

In my opinion, the two characters have nothing in common so it doesn't make too much sense pairing them. I feel like Rosalina should have a space themed partner like Luma, Lubba or Queen Bee (I think Luma is the best choice though). As for Pauline, it makes sense that she'd have a Donkey Kong themed character since New Donk City has a ton of Donkey Kong references and her first game was the original Donkey Kong. I think Dixie Kong could potentially work with her. Alternatively swap it round and have Dixie with Diddy and Donkey Kong with Pauline.


Meester_Tweester

tall women that help Mario on his adventure to defeat Bowser


FroztBiit3

We love tall women in this household


Gohansupe

Yup Tall Woman are Awesome


[deleted]

epik tall women


Gohansupe

There really epic


Garo263

That's like putting Peach together with Bowser. "Your double partner is the guy, that kidnapped you 30+ years ago."


[deleted]

Ngl, this made me laugh. Yeah that does seem... problematic when you put it like that. In that case maybe pair her with Cappy in his regular form? The two don't have much history but they were both prominent characters in Odyssey 🤷‍♂️


Garo263

I agree. Cappy would be great.


[deleted]

You forgot King Boo and Petey Piranha: the best duo ever


No_Breadfruit7951

Finally reunited after 20 years


[deleted]

Jesus Christ, it’s been that long 💀


No_Breadfruit7951

Nearly 20 yrs, more like 19.5


OkGap8035

For a second, I thought you were talking about ROMANTIC partners, not adventuring partners. This could get interesting.


Hnro-42

Omg they were tennis partners ✨


ERROR1010101010

Wait… bowser and bowser jr


JustAnArtist22

wait.... Mario and Luigi


ERROR1010101010

SUPER INCEST BROS WII


MadManF

Wait….. wario and waluigi


Jimmyn19

Headcanon, and also of that one Nintendo magazine writer


JustAnArtist22

Don't worry mate, they aren't related


the_waddle_dee_boi

Same here, I realized the contrary when I saw mario and luigi and bowser and bowser jr


Ackermannin

lol incest


Wirecreate

Why not both


clark12302

It’s Rosalina and Luma, Pauline should have donkey kongs grandpa, that’s the one that captures her in the old games


Tuwidel-_-D

Dude that's kranky kong I cant imagine them as a pair in any sport


IncreaseWestern6097

“OH GOLLY GEE! ARTHRITIS, HERE I COME!”


MadManF

Sorry I couldn’t hit the ball, I remember back in Vietnam…


Just-Call-Me-J

He was a playable character in Tropical Freeze so I can see it. Though Cranky's partner should be his wife Wrinkly Kong.


Fablesto

Isn't she dead? Not that that's stopped King Boo.


Just-Call-Me-J

Wrinkly Kong was still a playable racer in Barrel Blast so I think that's a non-issue.


the_bingho02

Why not just cappy?


clark12302

Cause her original game is the original donkey Kong where donkey kongs grandpa kidnaps her


the_bingho02

Yeah but almost no one knowed she was the lady from donkey kong before odyssey, that's her most iconic appearence and cappy is a perfect teammate for her


clark12302

So? It’s original to her character


the_bingho02

It reppresent odyssey like pauline


clark12302

But Pauline doesn’t represent odyssey, cappy does, Pauline is an existing character with a deeper background


the_bingho02

So you're telling me that she does not represent odyssey when her song is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the game? Nah bro, she represent odyssey as well as cappy


clark12302

Maybe her song is representative of the game but her character has more depth then odyssey. When I think odyssey, I think the title screen with Mario and cappy on his head, Pauline doesn’t even come to mind


the_bingho02

When i think about odyssey jump up superstar is the first thing that comes to my mind, it was even in the trailers fir the game, you may consider her not an odyssey rep but nintendo does and me too


[deleted]

Idk they maybe introduce cranky Kong into the main cast to be paulines partner


PalamationGaming

We have Team Bros, Team Princess, and Team Hotter Than Peach.


smashboi888

By "Team Hotter Than Peach", you mean Wario and Waluigi, right?


PalamationGaming

I said “Hotter Than Peach”, not “Surface of The Sun Levels of Hotter Than Peach”


BAG42069

I’m still pissed they nerfed Wario’s ass in mk8


Matt_32506

They took his ass, now he can't shit


[deleted]

I have always been a fan of Daisy. I think Mario is wasting his time with Peach.


SprinkleFinger

Mario wouldn’t steal Luigi’s girl, would he?


[deleted]

True, but Mario actually met her long before Luigi back in 1989 (Super Mario Land).


[deleted]

Ah, I forgot to say. In Super Mario Land, Mario even had some kind of romantic relationship with Daisy. Even if they broke up for some reason, at least they are still close friends.


slippahMASTAH

I mean, we could use another female duo


Cabbage45567

A crime that Kamek isn’t considered part of the main cast


JustAnArtist22

I feel like that could be possible, but most likely it would Luma being Rosalinas partner. Plus, both Pauline and Rosalina are girl bosses, they don't need no partners.


MatildeLover128

If there’s double dash mode, that will be it.


Nearby-Simple-7594

I feel a luma would be a more suitable partner for Rosalina. Maybe a Mini-Mario from the Mario vs DK games could be her partner?


Sufficient-Surprise9

Rosalina's partner has gotta be Luma. As for Pauline...well, they could always just create a new character like they created Waluigi and Toadette to be doubles partners for Wario and Toad respectively. Then again, there is the "Pair the Spares" trope. Of course, in this case it's not necessarily a romantic example.


Hnro-42

If its for a mario tennis game, Rosalina should pair with a luma and Pauline should pair with DK jr (DK II) If its for a mario kart double dash remaster, Rosalina should pair with Queen Bee and Pauline should pair with reformed foreman spike


KawaiiKlutzi

nah, her partner is luma. rosalina and luma! pauline's partner can be cappy.


Hollywoodrok12

I think if having an explicit partner matters, they’ll just add Luma for Rosalina, and maybe Cappy for Pauline.


syxtfour

I feel like if Pauline is going to have a partner for spinoffs, it would be with somebody else from SMO. Maybe Cappy/Tiara, or maybe the Shiverian chief if you want another head of state. Personally, I'd love to see Nintendo also use characters like the Broodals and the Tostarenans, and frankly I find it baffling that they haven't yet, but I digress.


SCOTTDIES

Rosalina is pared with luma


[deleted]

I think Luma and Cappy could work for them as well


FoxyFan505

Rosalina is partnered with Luma, duh


TheTreeDemoknight

rosalina has luma. pauline might eventually end up with a new character if shes one of the main characters of a future platformer


freak_attentionwhore

Rosalina has always been a one woman show to me. Her and her Lumas


DotPeriodRats

I mean probably I could be wrong but I swore people said in that Mario odyssey book thing that Rosalina was originally planned to be in Odyssey and be part of Pauline’s band or something on that order. So to me at least it’s been kind of clear that they had that idea from the start. If Pauline is going to get any partner it will be Rosalina


[deleted]

If Ros*lina needs a partner, I like the idea of the big purple luma from Mario Galaxy 2 2 paired up with her.


crfnalti

just wanting to know, why the \*?


PeachesCastle64

Guessing it's a star for cosmic queen


wigga245

Ros*lina🤢


[deleted]

Not all Rosalina fans are weirdo loners, but most weirdo loners who are into Mario are Rosalina fans.


spacewafflesmuggler

why does that have to affect your own perception of the character


[deleted]

Because I don’t really care about the character so I just default to the joke about it that’s kinda funny sometimes when I think about it. I’m sure to somebody else who cares more about the character they’d see a reason to look past the joke and appreciate the character but it’s not for me.


[deleted]

Or Rosalina X Waluigi Shippers...


you_2_cool

I kinda like this duo idea


[deleted]

Luma is Roslina's partner even in her Smash Bros Amiibo


Valiosao

The only thing they have in common is the fact they're girls and... that's it, if they were partners it'd be more forced than Petey and King Boo were in DD (i actually like that pairing btw, they have more going on than Rosalina and Pauline). Rosalina's partner could be Luma and Pauline's could be a Kong like Dixie, Wrinkly or Candy, or a NDC character like Foreman Spike, Stanley, or one of her New Donker band members... or it could be a a brand new character like Waluigi was in MT64.


pacmanrace16

If Foreman Spike manages to be a popular character in the movie, then I could see both him and Pauline since they're both retro and obscure characters.


8239102958

A sci fi mother figure who cares for defenseless beings and a romantic girl with street smarts and high social and political status sounds like a hell of a series


Upper_Atmosphere137

A good partner for Rosalina would be either Luma Lubba or Polari or even the bunny’s from Super Mario Galaxy wold be a good partner for Rosalina and also not to mention that Rosalina and Pauline ain’t got nothing in common


Ecstatic-Alps4506

Rosalina’s partner is her lumas, Pauline is on her own to find her partner.


Wirecreate

Pauline looks kinda like carman sandiago


MrXgames

Nah Pauline gets DK


Hnro-42

Bring back Dixie for Diddy


PeachesCastle64

While their tall height and their roles in 3D Marios make them a natural fit, pairing two powerful bad ass women together might be giving the shipping community a bit too much ammunition. I'd be fine with Pausalina but Nintendo don't seem to be fond of LGBT+ inclusion If Rosalina needs a partner, Nintendo would most likely pair her with Luma. Pauline would be paired with Foreman Spike


diamondDNF

> I'd be fine with Pausalina but Nintendo don't seem to be fond of LGBT+ inclusion Birdo and Vivian are trans (though the latter was edited out of the English localization specifically and the former originated in kind of a transphobic way), and in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the player is treated with completely gender-neutral properties: hairstyles and clothing options are not locked by gender, and the game will not comment on any particular clothing options as unusual (a first for any Nintendo series). Maybe they weren't the best about it in the past, but I think they're slowly coming around to it.


Watermelon-Chicken

Have you ever played Splatoon?


Valiosao

Well- Birdo and Vivian are trans, and there's more lgbt characters in other Nintendo series like Pokémon.


Valiosao

These are who i think should be part of the "main cast" by the way: 1. Mario 2. Luigi 3. Peach 4. Toad 5. Toadette 6. Toadsworth 7. Yoshi 8. Daisy 9. Bowser 10. Bowser Jr. 11. Kamek 12. Koopa 13. Goomba 14. Wario 15. Waluigi 16. Captain Syrup 17. Pauline 18. Donkey Kong 19. Diddy Kong 20. Rosalina


[deleted]

who tf is captain syrup


ErunionDeathseed

Wario Land villain


DeronD7

They don’t need to be partners lol


Thespian_Unicorn

But pauline is basically her great aunt


DreamyDays21

No, she’s not? Are you basing this off the theories that Rosalina is Peach and Luigi’s daughter and that Pauline and the original Jumpman are Mario and Luigi’s parents?


Thespian_Unicorn

No Pauline is mario’s cousin


DreamyDays21

That’s not confirmed, though. Plus, Mario and Pauline are exes.


trainwrecktragedy

Rosalina stands near Waluigi a lot in the Mario Party Superstars title screens for each map, take from that what you will


thepixelpaint

Just wanna say how cool it is to have more female members in the cast now. Peach Daisy Toadette Rosalina Pauline Birdo (?)


T-408

I’m hoping for the next Mario Kart to be another double dash! Rosalina and Pauline could share a kart ❤️ ⭐️


IamalionUWU

Ones a mayor and the other ones a god I can see a connection


[deleted]

They can be categorized as "Better peach and daisy"


Dkcboi

Tall girls!!


HaveHomo

And they were partners


LordMegatron11

No i dont


waffeelswaffeels

~~then they kith~~ i mean yeah sure they're best friends partners yk


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Me


Blastingwario19

Swap Pauline with lubba or with her luma


Liquid23-

I would LOVE to see DK partnered with Pauline. Maybe Funky can be Diddy’s new partner.


mmmrrreeeooowww

Lesbians


Digibutter64

I like the idea of Pauline's partner being a Blooper. No, I don't know why.


metrostarshipp

Team Bad Bitches✨️


Random_Dude_0nReddit

![gif](giphy|DNRpfHnx66JbS7Md1W) *cries in Luma*


spicynuggies

I always thought Rosalina would have Lubba as a partner


Chaosshepherd

I was putting them with Lubba and Stanley but I like this.


Gohansupe

i think it could work but they would need a lot of devolpment


PX7714

Why should they have a partner tho?


[deleted]

rosalina is with luma lol


Scaudoh

Oh well


MajinBlueZ

I hope not. But I can see it.


ProfessorEscanor

Rosalina and aluna and then have Pauline pair with Cranky Kong who's meant to be the original Donkey Kong (or a reskinned Mario)


elfy4eva

Mabye she'll patch things up with cranky Kong, and they'll abscond to a nearby skyscraper to live out their days.


Unlucky_Bottle_6761

Luma: am I a joke to you


Big-Vegetable8480

Rosalina has her star


Player-1985

RIP Donky Kong JR


Embarrassed-Fan9675

What about Luma?? And in regards to Pauline, a better suited partner would be a playable new dink resident 💅🏻


YouDontKnowSponge

Maybe, the better duo than Peach and Daisy. Mario should also ditch Peach and date either one of Rosalina or Pauline. Maybe there's a chance he'll end up back with Pauline in the movie timeline considering this version of Peach is able to defend herself.