Mushroom Kingdom

The Mushroom Kingdom, as seen in Super Mario Odyssey

**The Mushroom Kingdom** is the main setting of the *Super Mario* series. It is a recurring location in the *Car Wash* series.

## Brief "Democracy"

Following yet another war that absolutely nobody wanted, the character White Lightning managed to end the monarchy and become President. How people agreed to this is unknown. Following various acts of authoritarianism, Whitey's rule came crumbling down after Ray Trace livestreamed him in a "swordfight" with flower bouquets. This not only improved the economy but also got Whitey impeached and subsequently exiled from the universe. Mario later ran for President, but after being elected, he gave up and reinstated the monarchy, as it should be.

### The Governing System of the Mushroom Kingdom, in and out of MCCW

The greatest understanding we get of the Mushroom Kingdom's government is in *Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars,* in which a Toad is depicted in the position of Chancellor. The title of "Chancellor" is most associated with Germany, in which the head of government is known by that title. However, the United Kingdom also has a "Chancellor of the Exchequer" which is considered the second highest position in the government. The UK also has a Lord Chancellor, which used to be a very important job but is now all but pointless. So while the Chancellor may be an elected legislative position, such as in Germany, it could also be appointed, either by some unseen Prime Minister like in Britain or by the sovereign like in medieval England. The existence of the Chancellor does not necessarily imply democracy, however it could be a hint towards it. In the public imagination, the word "Chancellor" may also remind some of the *Star Wars* prequel films, in which the future Emperor Palpatine is elected Chancellor. Despite "Emperor" being a head of state and "Chancellor" being a head of government, George Lucas gave the villain the title of Chancellor to draw a not-so-subtle parallel to German Chancellor Adolf Hitler.

On that cheery note, we now transition to the Presidency of White Lightning in *Mushroom City Car Wash.* "President" is a title used by the head of state in a republic. Despite this, the name of the country is still the "Mushroom Kingdom" during this interregnum. Princess Peach also still uses her royal title, though this is slightly more precedented. President Lightning also declares the creation of the Kingdom's Senate and Congress[source needed]. Assuming White Lightning (the user, not the character) was basing this new republic off of the United States, this is hysterically inaccurate, as the complete legislative branch of the United States is called Congress, of which the Senate is a part of. This leads credence to the theory that White Lightning never finished high school. President Lightning appoints his wife, anime waifu number seven hundred and something or other, as Vice President[source needed], which is a blatant example of nepotism. Infamously, he personally redesigned the Mushroom Kingdom's flag to include the Star of David, for some reason. Despite coming to power through conquest, President Lightning was later supposedly elected democratically**[source needed]**. After his exile from the universe, Mario declared his candidacy for the Presidency, meaning that there was at least a democratic system in place after the comedic fall of White Lightning.

## Notes

1. ↑ The first *Paper Mario* game briefly features a character with a similar appearance called the "Toad Minister". This character seems more similar to Toadsworth than the Chancellor from *Legend of the Seven Stars*, and so shall be ignored for the purposes of this article.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whether I am referring to the user or the character is up to your interpretation.