The War

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Combatants| * Persians
* Asians
* European Union
* British
* Shadow Army
* United States
* Russia
* Suction Gulya
* Mating

Commanders| * Princess of Peaches
* Mario
* Don Piano
* Old
* Mr. Krump
* Belda
* Kamopa Kamopa
* Miss Misa

> *"Shoot them!" "It's war!"* --Afternoon City children
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**The War** is a massive background element and driving force in the story of *Book of Mario: Thousands of Doors.* Its origins are slowly revealed over the course of the prequel story, *Book of Mario 64*. In between the two *Book of Mario* entries, The War escalates considerably, dragging the Asians, European Union, and 10-Nauties into the fray. The conflict has yet to resolve.

## History

According to The Lord, the War supposedly began as a small conflict started by his disciple Wind, although neither Wind nor the Dojo seem to be actively participating in it anymore. This would mean that there was already a conflict of some kind going on before the events of Book of Mario 64.

The events of Book of Mario 64 as a whole, however, reveal that the true instigators of the War were the Stellarvinden. After realizing that very few people still believed in them (according to Paul, only 7 people still did), they attempted to purge the world of non-believers; however, their plan was foiled by God Browser, leader of the Koop Kingdom, who stole and married the Star of Rodin, and then captured the Stellarvinden in cards and spread them across various locales.

After this, Browser took over the castle of the Princess of Peaches, leader of the Kingdom of Fungi, after having conveniently built an underground castle directly beneath it; however, Mario attempted to stop his invasion of the castle in the process. Using the Star of Rodin, Browser defeated Mario and sent him flying out of the castle to his death.

Craving revenge on Browser, the Stellarvinden revived and possessed Mario, then forced him to perform increasingly questionable actions as he frees the Stellarvinden, culminating in him killing God and starting the end of the world before entering Casa Browser to fight Browser again. With the power of the Stellarvinden combined with the assistance of Tinka and Paul, Mario gains the ability to eat peaches and starts a global peach shortage by eating them all, then manages to overpower Browser and the Star of Rodin.

Following Browser's defeat, the Kingdom of Fungi collapses due to infighting and is reformed by the Princess of Peaches as the Persian Empire. Mario then initiates a state war between the Persian Empire and the Koop Kingdom before returning the Star of Rodin to the Stellarvinden.

In the time between the two *Book of Mario* entries, The War expands considerably, with the Persians forming a few new alliances with Asia and the European Union. Also, during this time, the global peach shortage causes the 10-Nauties, led by Big High Grodan, to join the War as a third party, motivated to acquire peaches to feed to the Queen of Shadows so that they can throw the world into the depths of terrorism.

Although Mario successfully stops the 10-Nauties' plans at the end of Thousands of Doors (thus removing them from the conflict), it appears that the War does not end. This reminds the player that the scope of the War is much greater than what the plot of the game addresses.

## Forces involved

### Persian Side

 European Union | Don Piano | Previously supporting the Koop Kingdom in BoM64, they defected to the side of Persians by the time of ToD; however, Don Piano profits greatly from the War, so for most of the game their true motivation is having the War last as long as possible. This changes just before Section 6, when the Don decides he wants world peace.
The EU holds control over many territories, including the western parts of Rogue Harbor and Poshley Heights. They also have strong ties with Glitz City and the Pitty Glitz.

#### Superseded by another nation

* **The Kingdom of Fungi:** The original home of Mario and the Princess of Peaches. Soon after the final battle of Book of Mario 64, the Kingdom of Fungi collapses due to infighting, and is reformed as the Persian Empire.

#### Unknown Status

* **Colorado:** This state seemingly seceded from the United States to ally with the Kingdom of Fungi sometime before or during the events of Book of Mario 64, as the women of Colorado appear to support Mario and occasionally write letters to Corporate, one of his partners. It is unknown if they now support the Persian Empire or if they later rejoined the United States and now support the Koop Kingdom.

### 10-Nauti Side

 British | Miss Misa | An ethnic group found in The Big Tree along with the Asians. They sided with the 10- Nauties to take over the Asian territory and gain independence. They are wiped out during Section 2 of Thousands of Doors in the Genocide of the British.

#### Unknown Status

* **Iran:** According to Goombell's Blah, Big High Grodan is the leader of the Iranian marines. It's unclear whether the 10-Nauties themselves are the Iranians in question, or the Iranians have simply deployed their marines to assist them.

### Koop Side

 Dominica
 Suction Gulya |      ?
 Mexico
 United States |      ?
 **Paraguay** | ?

### Neutral Parties

* **Glitz City****:** A floating island controlled by the richest people in the world, Glitz City is heavily involved in the War, but doesn't back any single side. It provides funding to perpetuate the War, while its residents reap the profits and watch the destruction for entertainment purposes. They also have an arena in which Prosecutor Grubba trains the poor to become soldiers in the War.
* **Iceland:** Iceland, also known as Laval Ava Land, seems to be a neutral country that is left untouched by the War, as Gus says that gangsters like himself are not found in Iceland. In *64*, Browser took over Laval Ava Land, but with Browser's absence following the defeat of Piranha's Life, the island became more dangerous.
* **Dubai:** A contested territory home to both Tubbs Fat, an ally of the Koop Kingdom, and some Bumpies who cooperate with Mario. The Persians and Koop forces battle here over the Stellarvinden Scientist.
* **Bad Fortress****:** A neutral territory. Carbon tries to make them join the War by creating a diplomatic incident, with no success.
* **Egypt:** Flavio mentions on the return from Boat Rent that the Egyptians oppress him. Whether they are allied with the Koop Kingdom in defending the United States, or whether they merely take a hard line on naval piracy, is unclear.

## Trivia

* The 10-Nauties are the only force with holdings in outer space. Namely, they have militarized the moon, a sign that they are winning the Space Race.
* The War seems to have inflicted great psychological suffering, as the description of Piggy reads "Liquors will do, after the war."
* It is implied that the book titled The Day of Wrath can be used to end the War. Ghost T., once the book is in his possession, says that he can now calm the world, but for unexplained reasons chooses not to. He cryptically adds 'I can stop at any time', although whether that refers to ending the War or passing away into the afterlife is not clear. He punishes Mario if he attempts to read the book himself.