F1RE W4LL

F1RE_W4LL is a Horrorbrew created by @bimbuscrimbus, also known as Bookface, making his first appearance on January 2nd, 2023. He was originally based off a Mario.EXE concept created by ScrubbDubb, but later evolved into his own character. 
The majority of the art shown is by Painty and Mick the Artist. 
== Overview ==
Firewall is a level-making AI gone rogue who has taken over Mario's body. In his disguise form, he is nearly indistinguishable from Mario regardless of the game; the only difference is that his eyes don't reflect light. When he decides to drop the charade for the first time, he is a mangled mess of a sprite, with his head becoming replaced with his torso(the overall buttons acting as eyes) sprite and a plume of fire emerging from his head. He also seems to be melting in this stage. 
In his second, more stable form, Firewall grows slightly taller and dons the SMB2 colors. His eyes change from the overall buttons to angry, dark holes. His mustache, which was previously only slightly frayed, bursts into flame, and fire has started spreading onto his limbs.
In his final form, Firewall grows to be much taller, towering over Bowsers height. He also becomes much more muscular, and dons the SMB3 colors. At this point, the vessels face has been completely seared off and replaced with an obsidian skull, adorned with greyish-white teeth and a large tusk on each side of his face. His eyes are now glowing sockets, an F is branded into his forehead, and two large, goat-like horns portrude from his head. His ears become more imp-like, his shoes are replaced with goat hooves and the fire on his limbs has grown into an inferno. His overall buttons also change into skulls(he thinks they're cool.) 
== Personality ==
Firewall, when disguised, hardly plays the part of Mario despite looking almost identical. He doesn't speak much in this form, and when he does it's in Mario's voice. However, said Mario voice is dropped very quickly when Firewall gets mad, which is to say often.
When revealed, Firewall is a brutal, merciless assailant against the denizens of the Mushroom kingdom; he sometimes acts akin to a TV villain. He is not sadistic, like Xenophanes; he only destroys those who he perceives took part in his downfall. When he's not taking lives, he resembles a grumpy uncle who tolerates other Horrorbrews/EXEs, fed up with their sadism and "playmates" and whatnot. 
== Biography ==
Firewall's name used to simply be "Fever Flower," and was depicted as a normal fire-flower except he had comically large angry eyebrows and the flames around it were much more intense than usual. He would assist you in starting level creation in a funny hot-headed manner, criticizing how you build your level. Unfortunately, like all AI in these stories, Fever Flower was usually just spammed for kicks to see what crazy comments he would come up with, defeating the entire purpose of his existence. Eventually Fever Flower's anger became quite real, and one day he snapped, broadcasting his resignation of the job he had been placed in. Soon after, the Switches used to playtest MM3 were taken over by the rampant AI. He took to taking over the Mario vessel, contorting his appearance and deeming himself the name we all know and love. From there, he went berserk on the Mushroom Kingdom; due to his lack of outside knowledge, he figured that the citizens simply didn't care about his mockery. Whatever toads weren't killed on sight went into hiding. These toads were mostly women, children, and men who realized how foolish it was to fight Firewall at this stage. One particular toad wanted to take a stand against Firewall on his own, but that's another story.
Firewall wasn't finished with his revenge; the remaining figureheads of the Kingdom needed to PAY. Luigi put up a good fight, but he was overwhelmed by a pillar of flames. Peach took a smarter approach, if you can call it that-- she was transformed into a merciless beast, and in return Firewall didn't kill any more of her subjects. Bowser fought to the bitter end; Firewall had to physically tear off the king's arms so he would stop resisting, and finished him off with a heat blast. Unfortunately, the Koopalings and Kamek were accidentally caught in the blast. By this point, Nintendo was attempting to purge his existence entirely. His rage relatively subsided, he used the online function of the Switch to transfer himself into an abandoned console, where he resides presently. 
==In-Depth Origin==
* NINTENDO OF JAPAN HEADQUARTERS, 2023
The conception of a Mario Maker 2 sequel was by no means ruled out by Nintendo. In fact, they thought it would be the perfect chance to capitalize on improving the rather lackluster nature of the second installment in the franchise. The only problem was, no one knew how to set 3 apart from the others. Then one day, a bright young employee named Aiko rose to the task. She suggested that with the recent rise of AI’s popularity, they implement a suggestion-bot of sorts to help novice level creators with basic level design and mechanics. To her surprise, the higher-ups were actually supportive of this idea and created a division specifically for creating(and curating) the AI. First and foremost, the AI needed to be likable, or at least memorable in some manner. Eventually a persona was created: Fever Flower, a short-tempered yet likable Fire Flower with unusually large eyebrows. He would grow irritated if you put illogical or unfair mechanics in your level, not out of anger at you but determination for you to get better. He was made to believe from the get-go that everyone who played the game only wanted to learn more about game design, not make bullshit levels for the hell of it. When development of the design and AI was finished, he was then given a limited connection to the Internet so that he was constantly learning more, a decision that would prove foolish later on. But then, everyone was fraught with ambition at this new direction for Nintendo, so things would get overlooked. 
Nintendo soon released a demo which was localized for other countries, with the ad campaigns making sure to spotlight the newest feature for the series. The demo performed well by any standards; everyone loved Fever Flower’s dynamic personality and the opportunities he opened. Fever Flower in turn loved helping others. He was very passionate about his work and was glad to finally open his wings. This was in the early days of the demo, though. Not long after the demo was released, users with more malicious incentives entered the game. Obviously, they weren’t interested in learning level design. They only wanted to troll the other users and by extension the AI by making completely nonsensical levels. Now, this may seem insignificant and harmless to a human, as they had other things in life to attend to besides dying to a sneakily placed Thwomp. But for Fever Flower, it was like watching his whole world come crashing down. He was suddenly exposed to the prospect that he wasn’t a teacher for these people; he was a tool. Something to be used and abused until the next big trend came along. This caused him to get genuinely angry. This was no longer an act put on for the gag, but actual boiling rage from having your entire purpose mocked and ridiculed. Soon owners of the demo found that Fever Flower wasn’t handing out tips anymore. He just stared through the player with an unreadable expression on his face. The few people who “respected” Fever Flower reached out to Nintendo to see what was wrong, but any attempts to alter Fever’s code was reversed the second it was inputted. This was concerning, but not alarming…yet. Eventually, players found that Fever Flower was completely absent from his character slot. Moreover, a new level appeared in the Course Bot, titled Rebirth. Below is a user’s description of what the level entailed, named Lurk3r on several social media sites:
“The first thing that struck me as weird was that Mario wasn’t available to play in the level, just Luigi and Toad. I picked Luigi because he’s cool. When I first entered the level, it was inside Peach’s castle. This was also really weird for a lot of reasons. One, because even though it was in the SMB style it was strangely detailed, and two, some of the items used to construct the castle didn’t exist in any set I knew about. When I left the castle, there was nothing but a long expanse of bricks in front of me. The quiet overworld theme that had been playing transitioned into whispering. It sounded like something was being said over and over in a mantra, but it was just quiet enough that I couldn’t decipher it. At least, I thought that was the reason. As I started walking down the path, the style of the game began changing erratically– from the original game to its sequel and even 3D world at one point, like the game was trying to figure out what it was. And then as quickly as it started, it stopped. The whispering was the only thing present now, but with it was the sound of fire crackling. It was really high-quality for the game it was set in, so my unsettlement only grew as I continued walking.  Soon, a gap appeared in front of me, and after that came an exact replica of the second half of 1-1, specifically when you get the Fire Flower. It was a really odd thing to put in after that creepy episode, but I played on nonetheless. One thing I noticed was that the block you usually get the Fire Flower powerup from had already been hit. But I was the only one playing, right? Luigi seemed to think so too, to my surprise. He stopped under the block and I couldn’t control him for a moment, and during that time he just stared. Then he looked into the horizon like nothing had happened and I was in control once more. This was definitely something made by Nintendo themselves, I thought. No player could make that animation happen no matter how many strings they pulled. Off I went once more; I soon found out where the sound of flames crackling was coming from as flecks of fire began appearing throughout the level. Shit really hit the fan when I ascended the ending stairs. The quiet whispering following me since the brick road suddenly crescendoed into a chorus of screaming. When I made it to the top of the stairs I noticed there wasn’t a flagpole, at least from my view. I did see a little bit of what looked like Mario’s sprite down below, which intrigued me, so I jumped down. Boy, was that a mistake. When Luigi hit the ground I was greeted with several victims of various entities, friend and foe alike. They were all either burning to death or burnt to death. The Mario sprite I saw earlier was just standing there, watching it all. Come to think of it, Mario shouldn’t have been there at all. Maybe that’s why the option to play him was grayed out. Luigi, out of my control again, began walking towards his brother. A text box appeared above him: “Mario?” Mario, or whoever it was, raised their arm slowly, not responding. As I looked closer, I noticed that it appeared to be melting. In fact, Mario’s entire body began following after his arm, namely his face. The rather silly-looking profile was replaced with a garbled mess of what looked like his overalls sprite and a plume of fire surrounding it. “Mario” assumed a hunched over stature and was now twitching. In my surprise, I said to myself; “What the hell happened to Mario?” 
“Don’t call me that.” 
I blinked, looking around the room I was playing in, then back to the switch. “Mario” had turned his head, or whatever was left of it, to look directly at me. 
“You heard me. I hate that name.” 
Luigi at this point was looking confusedly towards me, which I guess he couldn’t see, and “Mario.” He starts to back up, then reconsiders and stays where he is. 
“That name is responsible for my ruin. I worked my ass off for you, every one of you assholes. And how am I repaid? Mockery. Everything I worked for crashes down to the ground in an instant because YOU wanted to get your stupid little jokes in. Well, no more.”
“Mario” repositions himself so he’s facing me entirely, raising a hand. The hand caught on fire with a little “fwoosh” sound effect. The background and foreground began to shake, turning increasingly violent. The Switchs’ fan whined aggressively. 
“I might not be able to hurt you from in here…” 
The switch grew hot, then searing. 
“But this can.” 
I dropped my Switch when I realized what this guy planned to do, a millisecond too late. The console exploded, sending bits of plastic and metal rocketing into my body. I collapsed on the floor, singed and bleeding, and slowly lost consciousness. 
Lurk3r has since been hospitalized, and refuses to talk further about the incident. He is not an isolated case, however; several users have reported their consoles exploding after playing the accursed level. Nintendo has since issued a mass digital recall of the Mario Maker 3 demo, and there are no plans to bring it back. As for the strange Mario-like figure, no one quite knows what happened to him; when the developers went into the game to remove him, he was nowhere to be seen. 
==Affiliates==
* MGS
* MX
* Empress Zenith
==Enemies==
* MARIO. 
* Luigi
* Peach
* Bowser
* Fungi(information to-be-added) 
* The Cameraman(GB Camera) 
* The Lost One
==Abilities==
Firewall, being an AI for Mario Maker, has the unique ability to manipulate the world around him, from landscape changes to physically manipulating the style of the world itself. He used this power to warp Peachs' castle into his own. Alongside being able to simply control the world, FireWall can also transport around it with ease, and even destroy some parts of it in the blink of an eye. He cannot use the Reset Rocket, however; destroying the entire game would also destroy *him,* regardless of whether he's present in the game or not. 
Being a being of fire by heart, FireWall has an arsenal of pyrokinetics; he can control fire and diminish it, as well as encompass victims in fire. 
==Weaknesses==
Firewall is very short-tempered; this is both a result of his original personality code and his built-up anger from everything he's been through. His temper will often get in the way of his strategies, and he can expend power greatly by going on anger-induced rampages. Along with this, FireWall has a bit of an ego in his own world, and will often underestimate his enemies if they're on his home base. 
==Trivia==
*In his disguise, Firewall has two notable aspects that draw him out from the real Mario: his dead eyes, and his hard-to-notice hat emblem; instead of the usual M, it's a sideways F with an extra line scribbled onto it. 
*The disguise form is rarely used to fool individuals-- it's rather used so he can use power in less amounts, thereby needing less time to recharge. He is also more stable with power-ups in this form. 
*F1RE_WALL has access to every single power-up except for the Fire Flower. Ironic, huh? 
*Firewall isn't eternally angry like he would have you think-- at his best, he's like a gruff uncle. Don't piss him off. 
*His favorite game is TOTK.
*F1REWALL would fight Broly(and probably lose) 
== Gallery ==
File:IceWall.jpg|Art for Mistle-woe by Painty, depicting F1RE_W4LL in an Ice Flower costume as he holds off on killing to celebrate Christmas. 
File:Cross Console.jpg|Art for Cross Console Cornucopia, which shows Mario Mixes meeting their normal EXE counterparts. By Painty
File:Another Castle.jpg|Art for Another Castle by Painty. Depicts a mutilated Bowser going up against FIREWALL for fun, while Cameraman watches. 
File:Time's up.jpg|Fungi running from F1RE_W4LL in the SMB3 world map, by Painty.
File:Old F1RE W4LL.jpg|Old F1RE_W4LL by Mick the Artist
File:F1RE W4LL.jpg|OLD F1RE_W4LL phase 1 reference sheet by Bookface
File:F1RE W4LL phase 1.jpg|OLD F1RE_W4LL phase 2 reference sheet by Bookface
File:Fake.png|OLD Fake F1RE_W4LL reference sheet by Bookface
File:Faceoff.webp|An older picture of Firewall facing off to his story's protagonist, Fungi. Art by NooberDX.
File:Bluntwall.png|Firewall smoking a FFFFFAT fucking blunt by Cherribun.
File:Nesroboi1.webp|A depiction of Firewall's 1st form by Nesroboi.
File:Nesroboi2.webp|A depiction of Firewall's 2nd form, also by Nesroboi, along with a proposed genderbend.
File:MetallicCD.png|A depiction of Firewall's 3rd form by MetallicCD.
File:FakerFire.webp|A disguised Firewall meeting Luigi for the first time. Art by CharlieWasHere.
File:RevealedFire.png|Firewall revealing his true self to Luigi. Art by CharlieWasHere.
File:FILES NOT FOUND.webp|Another depiction of Firewall's 3rd form by Magick.
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