Sh*tter Star

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**Sh\*tter Star** is the fourth episode of Season 1, and overall fourth episode of the series.

## Plot

Mario sees a commercial for Paper Mario: Sticker Star on TV, he then goes to Bob-Omb Battlefield; where he sees SMG4 being beaten up by Goombas. Mario summons him back to the castle, where he then asks SMG4 relentlessly to buy the game. SMG4 declines; and what ensues is a montage styled after 2011 SMG4. After the montage, SMG4 finally relents and goes to the store. Mario enters, and after harassing the cashier finds the last copy in the hands of a bystander. Mario walks up to the guy and shoots him, Taking the game in the process. He then goes to the cashier. After the cashier insults him for wanting the game, Mario sets a C4 on the counter. He then walks out with the game.

Shortly after Mario and SMG4 leave, the store explodes. SMG4 asks why and Mario states it was "for the lulz", and then goes back to the castle. He plays the game for not even a second before exiting the game room and declaring war on Japan. Mario then travels to the Warp Pipe Tower to ask the Asian for help. After a grueling 33 seconds, Mario travels the path, but not before being stopped by two guards. The first he ignores, the second he shoots and decapitates. The episode then cuts to SMG4 going to the Pipe Tower, and asking the Asian for help. It is then revealed the Pipe Tower was actually a gameshow (and always was.)

SMG4 answers the question correctly, and is granted access to the path. He travels it, but is stopped by the same first guard that stopped Mario. The episode then cuts to Mario in front of a wall of TNT, ready to blow up Japan. SMG4 intercepts this (albeit briefly) and punches him. It is then revealed SMG4 killed the guard offscreen, as Mario argues why he should bomb Japan. X is then brought in to help convince Mario, this fails, and Mario sets the TNT ablaze. X and SMG4 then run back to the castle, as Mario comes back. He then plays Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and after realizing he doesn't like that game as well; he then sets off to bomb Japan yet again, with SMG4 chasing after him. The episode ends with X directly addressing the viewer, and running off screen.

## Characters

### Main

* Mario
* SMG4

### Minor

* Asian (Sh\*tter Star)
* Xboxfan997
* MarioMario761
* Starman3
* KizeeWizee22 (cameo)
* BrockIsAwesome24 (cameo)
* Kickinmario64 (cameo)
* LuigiFan383 (cameo)
* Marioluigi252 (cameo)

## Character Deaths

* Mario, shot by SMG4 during a montage, and blown up with a grenade.
* An unnamed recolor gets shot and killed by Mario.
* MarioMario761, blown up by a C4.
* An unnamed recolor falls from the sky burning, he dies upon impact.
* Brockisawesome24, gets shot by Mario, his head decapitates.
* An unnamed recolor gets hit in the head by Brock's decapitated head, his head ALSO decapitates.
* KizeeWizee22, killed off-screen by SMG4.

## Music

* "Game Over", VS. Super Mario Bros. (Arcade)
* "Title", Mario Party 3 (N64)
* "Title", Mario Paint (SNES)
* "Silver Sparkle", by Harry Rabinowitz
* "Overworld", Super Mario Bros. (NES)
* "Super Mario Bros. 2 - Paused Overworld (Seinfeld Samples)", by ZeroJanitor
* "Birabuto Kingdom", Super Mario Land (GB)
* "Athletic", Super Mario World (SNES)
* "3 PM", Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
* "Electric Rabbit - Gourmet Race (Remix)", by ElectricRabbit
* "Wii Shop Channel", (Wii)
* "World 4", Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
* "The Star Festival", Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
* "Title", Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
* "Unfounded Revenge", Mother 3 (GBA)
* "Supreme Fragrance of the World", by Yang Chun-lin
* "The Road is Full of Dangers", Super Mario RPG (SNES)
* "Super Mario Bros. 2 - Overworld Theme Remix", by pieman19
* "Shock (f)", by Dave Hewson
* "Climb The Peak!", Mario Party 7 (GC)
* "Temple of Time", The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
* "Racing", Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64)
* "Victory", Final Fantasy Origins (PS1)
* "March Ahead", Paper Mario (N64)
* "Buoy Base Galaxy", Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
* "The Castle Crumbles", Paper Mario (N64)
* "Celadon City", Pokémon R/B/Y (GB)

## References

* The commercial at the beginning is a reference to the SMG4 blooper "Super Hello Kitty Rollercoaster Tea Party 2!!!".
* The montage Mario made is a deliberate reference/jab at Season 1 of SMG4. The following is recreated;
	+ The text is thin and considerably larger, and uses thin outlines.
	+ The HUD is not removed.
	+ The comedy is notably lower quality, boiling entirely down to insults.
* Mario's line "mr. rocket fucking scientist" is a reference to the *1992* short "The Spirit of Christmas".
* The gameshow scene is a jab at the recurring twist in Paper Mario games where gameshows pop in out of nowhere.

## Continuity

* The cashier from The Bird is = To or Greater Than the Word is used here once again.
	+ This also doubles as a reference, as he is used as the cashier in the 2013 SMG4 blooper "Spaghetti Law".
* Mario's line about Pepsi being "for nazis", is a callback to the first episode, Favorite Foods.

## Trivia

* This is the first time Garry's Mod is used for ragdolls.
* This is the first episode to have a proper plot.
	+ This is also the first episode that has Hidden Peters.
		- For two frames, SMG4's Pepsi can is replaced with a Peter.
		- In the sky when SMG4 is flying.
		- Hidden in the water when Starman3 swims up to Mario.
		- Next to the cashier.
		- Appears for a second after SMG4 walks about halfway past the sign.
* This is the first episode to highlight Mario's manipulative tendencies.