Bowser and Shantae

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**Super Plush Mario: Bowser and Shantae** is the 2nd episode of the third season of Super Plush Mario. It aired on March 18, 2018.

## Synopsis

After discovering the pyramids of Desert Land, Bowser finds a mysterious magic lamp. But what will be the outcome of the situation?

## Plot

In scene played out with LEGOS, Bowser finds the Tomb of Ultimate Power, and muses he will be one step closer to ultimate power if he can find a specific room. However, not only is the door locked, but the winged temple guardians attack him. Though he manages to fight off several of them, more arrive, so using what he was taught by the Big Bad Wolf, he blows down the temple door and heads inside. There, he begins searching for the lamp, finding an Egyptian headdress (which would be good if he wanted to be a Pharaoh), Eventually, he ends up on top of the temple and taunts the mummy guards, but one reminds him they could easily fly up and get him, causing him to "slowly back away." The guards then argue over which of them should go after Bowser, with one suggesting they play Musical Chairs.

Back in the Temple, Bowser finds the lamp, but overhears the guards saying that one of them is out. While he ponders how to escape, he overhears a group of explorers suggesting blowing up the tomb with dynamite, though one protests this idea, saying it is bad. Back with the guards, one named Ted is ordered to go, since he lost Musical Chairs, but he refuses, claiming he'll lose the scarab if he does. Meanwhile, the explorers' dynamite blows a hole in the temple, allowing Bowser to escape (although one of the guards hears this, he ignores it due to the others having not noticed it).

After kicking aside the sarcophagus he escaped on, Bowser muses on what to do with the lamp. Just then, Kamek appears, telling his master he was preparing to wash the Chain Chomps, and notices Bowser trying to hide the lamp by sitting on it (with Bowser telling him not to "look at me down there"). Despite Bowser's efforts to hide it, Kamek tosses him aside and sees the lamp, recognizing it and wondering how Bowser obtained it. The Koopa king claims he found it all on his own (with a flashback showing him threatening a serape & sombrero clad Monokuma to tell him where the lamp was) while Kamek tells him to get rid of it. When Bowser asks why, Kamek explains the lamp is dangerous and he is doing it to protect his leader. Bowser asks if he can simply look at it and Kamek agrees. While looking it at, Bowser notes it's dusty, but Kamek forbids him from touching it, so he dusts it with his eyes. This causes the lamp to shake, and Kamek quickly hides behind his boss.

Smoke emerges from the lamp and appears in the persona of the young genie Shantae. She introduces herself to Bowser, admitting that she's only a half-genie, but will give him wishes anyway. Though Kamek is upset, Bowser is pleased to have wishes. Kamek confronts him, saying they may be villains and use magic, but genies are untrustworthy, so Bowser uses his first wish to get rid of him, causing him to get his head stuck in a warp pipe like Roy (with Kamek wondering why they still have the pipe).

Bowser is excited for his new wishes, but Shantae tells him there are certain limitations to her powers (she can't make him rule the world, for example\_. Bowser instead asks to see what he would look like "as a dead guy" so she conjures up Dry Bowser, which scares him away (leading the skeletal Koopa to emit a Steve Urkel-esque "did I do that?"). On his bed, a scared Bowser admits seeing his dead self was a bad idea, but quickly regains his composure, noting he still has a Genie (or half-genie) on his side and ponders what else he can still do with her.

Elsewhere, Dark Star addresses Lord Brevon, Quick Man, & Dr. Wasabi Cookie, saying he wants them to bring him the lamp from Desert Land (the forbidden one, not the 'hidden in plain sight' one). Dark Star reveals he wants the lamp to have hair, with Brevon noting he doesn't have hair either, but doesn't complain about it; however, Dark Star explains he wants the hair to ask out Valentine. In a flashback, he is shown approaching Valentine, who says "Hi, I'm a nurse, go to h\*ll." Wasabi points out that she could just make him some hair, but Dark Star refuses, since he wants the real thing, and notes the villains can have their own wishes as well. However, when he realizes that there are three other villains, meaning only two of them can get wishes, he decides they need to "talk this out."

Back at Bowser's castle, Bowser asks Shantae about her powers and she explains he can ask for anything, except she can't kill anyone (unless they are evil, but that's a different story) and can't make anyone fall in love with him (which Bowser is fine with, since he has someone in mind). Bowser then asks for a snowman, which Shantae giggles at, but grants, summoning Yukiki. The half-genie asks why he wanted one, and Bowser uses his fire breath to melt him (as Yukiki quotes a lyric from Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence"). Next, the Koopa king asks for assorted weapons', and for Waluigi to be delivered to him. When the frantic purple guy arrives, Bowser chases him with the weapons, but Shantae saves Waluigi, and chastises Bowser for trying to kill him, noting that goes against her rules. Bowser points out he simply asked for weapons, but Shantae admits she didn't expect him to use them to commit murder. Bowser replies he should be allowed to have as many wishes as he wants, and is upset when Shantae explains she can't give him a wife. Meanwhile, Dark Star and his crew arrive and are listening in, and Dark Star wonders if the genie is there, with Wasabi sarcastically pointing out that she is the one talking with Bowser (with Dark Star labeling her "Captain Obvious"). Brevon wonders why they are whispering, and Dark Star loudly explains it's so that no one will hear them, revealing their presence to Bowser & Shantae.

Now that they are exposed, Dark Star muses it's time for he and Bowser to fight. Quick Man agrees, quoting Team Rocket's motto from Pokémon, saying "make it double" when Double appears and grabs him, saying "I'll show you Double." Wasabi is freaked out by this and asks Brevon if he saw that, but the alien claims to have no idea what she's talking about. Dark Star tells Shantae he wants a wish, but the half-genie explains that Bowser already rubbed the lamp and therefore gets the wishes (leading Bowser to mock Dark Star saying it "sucks to be you.") Dark Star admits that it's "a diddly darn shame" that he can't have the lamp, only to reveal that Wasabi stole it behind their backs while they were talking. With the lamp in her possession, Wasabi wishes for a top hat and dances to "Hello ma Baby," as the others look on, with Shantae commenting "well, that just happened," and Dark Star adding "I'm not getting my hair because of this?!"

In the confusion, Brevon steals the lamp, mocking Wasabi and her hat, and claiming one of them needs to be serious in the situation. He then reveals his wishes to Shantae- a Dreadnought to help in conquering planets, an upgrade to his arsenal, and a cheeseburger with no pickles. Shantae explains she can only give him two out of three of his wishes, due to her "no world conquest" rule, with Brevon commenting he thought it was fairies that had a ton of rules on their magic. Shantae explains that she is a half-genie, and that everyone has their limitations, and she only serves those who are good & pure. Brevon laughs at this, and Wasabi comments that she thought he'd be more upset. Brevon then says he'll accept the 2 out of 3, since it sounds like "a deadly idea," before producing his sword; when he asks for the pickles to be explosive, Shantae refuses and he attacks her. Eventually, she defeats him by turning into a Tyranitar, and the others applaud her efforts (except Dark Star, who has no hands). Dark Star again asks for hair and Shantae agrees, giving him a sock on his head instead; but, he decides if it's good enough for "that guy on *Ed, Edd, & Eddy*" it's good enough for him and heads off.

Wasabi & Bowser then wonder over which of them gets the lamp now, but Kamek appears and makes it disappear, to Bowser's anger. Kamek explains he only did it to protect him, before dragging Bowser off by his ear. Wasabi calculates that, with the lamp now gone, Shantae is free, much to Wasabi's chagrin. Shantae is happy though, since it was cramped in the lamp, and eagerly heads off to Sequin Land to sleep in her bed again, while Wasabi lies there sulking. Over with a beaten Brevon, he vows "never again," before a shivering Quick Man appears, claiming he saw things "no man should see." Wasabi claims she'll believe it when she sees it in his testing results, and drags him off for said testing, but not before wondering where Kamek sent the lamp.

In a mystery location, Monstro finds the lamp and eventually brings it to Shantae's nemesis, the pirate Risky Boots. Risky offers the little blob a reward, but all he wants is a crayon; she agrees, but is angry to find Shantae is no longer present in the lamp, throwing it at Monstro and taking the crayon back. Risky then tells Shantae she got lucky, but when she finds and defeats the half-genie, then she'll have all the riches she could ever want, and laughs evilly.

## Featured Characters

* Bowser
* Kamek
* Monokuma (cameo)
* Shantae (debut)
* Dark Star
* Quick Man
* Lord Brevon
* Dr. Wasabi Cookie
* Waluigi
* Yukiki
* Risky Boots (debut)
* Monstro
* Double
* Valentine (cameo)
* Dry Bowser

## Trivia

* The first minute or so of the video is done in LEGO instead of plush.
* Shantae's rules regarding her wishes are taken from Disney's *Aladdin's* Genie; her line about having a crick in the neck due to being in the lamp a long time is also taken nearly word for word from said character's introduction.
* Brevon commenting that fairies "are the ones with a bunch of stupid rules" is referring to the old Nickelodeon cartoon *The Fairly Oddparents,* and "Da Rules," which prevented wishes for a number of reasons (one of which also involved love).