Old Man Raysfire

Old Raysfire, photographed by LifeMushroom.

"*Isn't Old Man Raysfire just Raysfire?*" —sweetnoodle[src]
**Old Man Raysfire** is the name given to older future versions of Raysfire who sometimes time travel to guide their past self. So far, two of these Old Men Raysfire have surfaced in the year 2021 alone: **Old Raysfire** (**OldRays**) and **Old Doctor Raysfire** (**Old DrRays**).

## Physical appearance

"*You know what, if I get older and I become a doctor, I'm down for that look. I'm down.*" —June 2021's Raysfire upon meeting Old DrRays[src]
OldRays is a Shudman with aged white hair (at least on the sides) and weary expression. He wears a Frog Cap, Ninji Shirt, and a Burner Skirt; the Frog Cap may or may not cover his baldness.

Old DrRays, meanwhile, is a Shudman with a happy expression, dark gray hair on the sides, and small glasses. Unlike OldRays, the doctor proudly exposes his baldness without fear or shame. He also wears a Doctor Coat.

### Age

OldRays' age has been approximated as the following throughout This Versus Match Couldn't Have Gone Worse...; Old DrRays is probably a bit younger based on his dark gray, rather than white, hair:

* Baby boomer (57 to 75 years old, from c. 2051–2070)
* In his 50s (from 2044–2054)
* From 2050
* 56 years old (from 2050–2051)
* 51 years old (from 2045–2046)
* 70 years in the future (from c. 2091)

## Biography

Whether OldRays and Old DrRays are from the same timeline or not is unclear, although OldRays looks older than his doctor counterpart. At least one Old Man Raysfire aged rapidly from the stress of flagwaiting for gremlins who refused to finish.

The main timeline's Raysfire began his journey to becoming old in May 2021 during the events of *The Forgotten Nintendo Enemy...*, where he used his old powers to triumph over OßAMA's gumption.

### Old DrRays

"*I'm you from the future. Gaming will be revolutionized, but you have to buy, uh, like an Audi in order to do it.*" —Old DrRays guides his past self[src]

"*Wait, what's happening here? This is some* Back to the Future *stuff. If I am being carried by an older version of me, how does that work?*" —Raysfire[src]
Sometime between 2021 and c. 2050, a future version of Raysfire became a doctor (at least in the Mushroom Kingdom). **Old Doctor Raysfire** eventually decided to time travel to June 2021 to play *Super Mario Maker 2* Versus Mode with his past self.

On his new 2021 account, Old DrRays became an S Rank Gamer and played as Toadette against the era's raysfire, \*Flawed\*, and BrzyGianni in the level *7-1 Musical Skies* on June 5. While Current Rays shared his thoughts on *Fortnite*, Old DrRays carried his past self in a return of the Rays Dynamic Duo. As Current Rays questioned the implications of it all, the doctor fell into a Pit while chasing Flawed down. Nevertheless, Raysfire eventually avenged his future self by acquiring the Dub.

On June 7, Old DrRays played as Luigi against raysfire, Newie!, and whoGrindel in an SMB Ground Fourlaner. The doctor joined the Green Pipe Gang for a Thumbnail Shot and schmooved to help revive his past self's malfunctioning controller. Struggling on a Spring section early on, Old Man Raysfire struggled with age to reach the End Screen. Fortunately for him, his past self waited patiently and joined him in terrifyingly losing their heads on the Goal Pole.

### OldRays

Around the year 2050, another version of Raysfire, older than Old DrRays yet not considering himself a doctor, time traveled to February 2021 to play *Super Mario Maker 2* Versus Mode with his past self. Like Old DrRays, OldRays became an S Rank Gamer. Why he time traveled to a pandemic is unclear, although it may have been to guide and mentor his past self.

OldRays first encountered his past self in a match set in *World 4-4* by Jumpman204 against Altitude and the impostor PePanga. PePanga carried Old Rays to form a Toad Stack as the match began, but soon betrayed him in a Backthrow Andy maneuver. Nevertheless, Old Rays eventually passed Altitude and PePanga to reach second place, waiting on the End Screen and sketching his past self the heck out. Forming the Rays Dynamic Duo against the Enemies, the Raysfires waited patiently until PePanga threw Old Rays as a Toad Missile, forcing Current Rays to finish.

## Personality

Both incarnations of Old Man Raysfire are gamers who compete with yet are on good terms with their younger counterpart in a friendly rivalry kind of way. Old DrRays has even carried the younger Raysfire in a Player Stack.

They mean well, but Old Men Raysfire are a bit weakened by age compared to younger Raysfire. Despite their best intentions, Old DrRays was unable to maintain his Player Stack with young Raysfire and fell into a pit. During one Fourlaner, Old DrRays struggled to efficiently traverse springs and took a while to reach the End Screen. OldRays was unable to avoid being used as a Toad Missile by the impostor PePanga.

Although he may older, Old DrRays at least is willing to enjoy shenanigans like literally losing his head alongside his younger self. He also has no qualms exposing his baldness in public. OldRays has a weary expression, although this may just be a product of age without meaning anything about his personality.

## Relationships

* Raysfire - Past Self

Allies* Doctors (Old DrRays)
* Newie (Old DrRays)
* whoGrindel (Old DrRays)
* Frogs (OldRays)
* Ninjis (OldRays)
* Burners (OldRays)
* Rays Dynamic Duo
	+ Raysfire - Past Self
* Flawed (Old DrRays)
* BrzyGianni (Old DrRays)
* The Enemies (OldRays)
	+ Altitude
	+ Impostor PePanga

## Speculation

Old DrRays and OldRays might be from different timelines, explaining why OldRays looks older than Old DrRays despite not being a doctor. Alternatively, he might only use the "doctor" title on special occasions, much like the doctors of the Mario Universe.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ This text has been changed to standard English to maximize comedically encyclopedic quality. The original text reads: "isn't old man Raysfire just Raysfire?".
2. ↑ Baby boomers are typically defined as being born between 1946 and 1964. As this estimate was made in 2021, when this demographic would be 57 to 75 years old. Raysfire was born in November 1994, so he would be 57 to 75 from 2051 to 2070.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Raysfire waiting for gremlins despite knowing they won't touch the flagpole anyway
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 I Played FORTNITE in Mario Maker 2 Versus Mode
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 The ULTIMATE snipe...
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 This Versus Match Couldn't Have Gone Worse...