2nd

2nd is a horrorbrew created by @bear_berrington. Fueled by the debatably widespread opinion of Luigi being the more popular of the Mario brothers, 2nd formed as a physical manifestation of the ideology. His main goal is to remove Mario from the greater picture to ensure Luigi becomes, as he calls it, "Number One".
==Biography==
2nd's existence is confined within a special edition cartridge of the 1985 Super Mario Bros. game. Specific parts of the cartridge seemed to be influenced by public perception of the Mario franchise, which is where 2nd comes into play. 2nd is influenced by the public opinion of Luigi being the so-called "better Mario brother"; a statement that becomes his main motivation and purpose.
2nd soon forms as a physical entity within the game, bound to Luigi. His main goal is to erase Mario from this cartridge; not out of jealousy or hate, but merely because he is viewed as a useless asset in the eyes of 2nd. Once Mario is erased from the cartridge, then Luigi can become "Number One", as 2nd calls it.
In this world, not only must Mario and Luigi fight to save the Mushroom Kingdom, but now they must fight to save themselves against this heartless threat.
==Abilities/Weaknesses==
===Abilities===
*False Form: 2nd has access to this form, usually in order to lure Mario. This form is not used often by 2nd, because he prefers to keep his true form and his False form is not too believable.
*Mouth: While not normally visible, 2nd does have a mouth. It is only exposed when 2nd feels strong emotions of joy, rage, or anything similar.
*Powerups: 2nd has access to many of the powerups within the game's cartridge, albeit his potential is limited.
**Super Mushrooms: While 2nd doesn't normally take advantage of these powerups, he uses them usually when in his False form.
**Fire Flowers: 2nd has access to these powerups and uses them to his advantage quite often. His fireball projectiles, although glitched, still maintain basic functions.
**1-Up Mushrooms: 2nd uses these to maintain his life force; due to his code being converted into a "middle-ground" (a combination of NPCs like Peach and Toad, and players like Mario and Luigi), he is able to maintain a basic life system. 2nd has to maintain his lives to ensure he survives.
**Super Stars: 2nd does NOT have access to this powerup.
*Wrong Warps: Because of 2nd's anomalous nature within the SMB1 cartridge, he has the ability to use the "Wrong Warps". Wrong warps take corrupted data within the cartridge, and convert them into playable levels, albeit heavily nonfunctional. 2nd's main goal is to seal Mario within the Wrong Warps to ensure he cannot escape.
*Strength: Due to 2nd's data not being accounted for within the cartridge, he has an advantage in strength due to him not being classified as an enemy or boss. This does not render him invincible, however.
===Weaknesses===
*Data: 2nd is not accounted for within the game cartridge; as a result, certain aspects related to the game will not fully work in his favor.
*Ego: 2nd is very egotistical and has the ideology that "Luigi is superior to Mario". This often obstructs him from seeing Mario's true potential.
==Trivia==
*2nd views Luigi in a positive manner, wanting him to succeed even if he has to go through drastic measures to do so. Likewise, he views Mario as a useless asset, simply believing that he'll get in the way of his goal and Luigi's success. Any other characters within the game are often viewed by 2nd in a neutral way, neither hating nor liking them.
**Outside of canon, 2nd shares this same ideology with other horrorbrews that fall under the same categories.
*In canon, 2nd can only mimic select powerups from the SMB1 cartridge he resides in. Outside of canon however, 2nd has the ability to mimic basic powerups from various Mario games.
*Parts of 2nd's body that aren't viewable beyond what is shown in spritework and design still exist. Whenever they do become viewable, they form into a glitched mass that attempts to form into the shape of what would normally be there.
**For example, if 2nd attempts to stick his hand out of his sleeve, a glitched mass that looks like a hand would come out.
*2nd's eye is normally confined to one side of his face. In the rare instance that 2nd displays two eyes, it means he is full of pure rage.
*It's possible that 2nd is aware of the world outside of the game, given the fact that his creation is from the perception of the public opinion that Luigi is the better Mario brother. If he is aware of the world outside, he doesn't pay attention to it.
*2nd was created on July 13th, 2022, as part of a Gartic Phone prompt to create an EXE character on the spot. He ended up gaining a proper design only a day later.
*2nd, while not having an official voice (as of the current moment), would sound similar to Luigi from Mashed's Dial L for Luigi series.
==Gallery==
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|-|Official Artwork=
File:2ND Reference Sheet.png|2nd's current reference sheet.
File:2ND Forms.png|2nd's False and True forms, both normal and fire.
File:2ND Chase.PNG|2nd chasing down Mario.
File:2ND Torment.PNG|2nd looming over Luigi, while the latter is in torment.
File:2ND Confrontation.PNG|Mario and Luigi confronting 2nd, all in their fire forms.
File:2ND Mario and Luigi.PNG|The cartridge's Mario and Luigi.
File:2ND Origin.png|2nd's initial sketch in Gartic Phone.
File:2ND Powerups.PNG|Non-canon sprites of Mario, Luigi, and 2nd with the Ice Flower and Raccoon Leaf powerups.
|-|Outdated Artwork=
File:2ND Old Full Body.png|2nd's original design.
File:2ND Next Sprites.png|2nd's old True sprite, next to the original one.
File:2ND First Sprites.png|2nd's original False and True forms.
File:2ND Chase Torment Old.PNG|2nd's old sprites of him chasing Mario and looming over Luigi.
|-|Fanart=
File:2ND Beta.png|Artwork of 2nd interacting with Beta, both the horrorbrew and artwork created by plumbadumba.
File:2ND Player One.png|Colored artwork of 2nd created by plumbadumba.
File:2ND Glitches.png|A (crude) display of 2nd's glitching body. Also, the Nintendo man! By plumbadumba.
File:2ND Plumb.png|Full body artwork of 2nd's old design created by plumbadumba.
File:2ND Brother.png|Artwork of 2nd encountering Mario created by plumbadumba.
File:2ND Mouth.png|A concept of 2nd with a mouth created by plumbadumba. This would be the main inspiration behind 2nd being given a mouth in his current iteration.
File:2ND Flowers.png|A doodle of 2nd being offered flowers created by plumbadumba.
File:2ND Roblox.PNG|A Roblox model of 2nd's old design created by beav200.
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Category:Luigi-based
Category:Male
Category:Entity