Mushroom Kingdom

The land of Toads

The Mushroom Kingdom is a wonderful land of many cultures and different types of people. It is a main and recurring location in the Super Mario series.

## History

### Era 1

The Mushroom Kingdom was one of the many great kingdoms formed at the beginning of recorded time. It was built off of an island that was shaped like a mushroom. This strange land shape, along with the name of the family that started the kingdom, the Toadstools, inspired the name of the Mushroom Kingdom.

The Mushroom Kingdom was initially a very peaceful kingdom, but there was trouble brewing within the Toadstool family. The blood heir to the throne, the young Princess Plum, killed Queen Vanity and King Iwan, her own parents, for control over the kingdom. The first law she passed was one saying that the princess shall always hold more power than the king or queen, out of spite for her parents. The second thing she did was use her armies of Toads to conquer the nearby Cascade Kingdom, then the far-off Seaside Kingdom.

However, due to Plum's childish nature, she had no idea how to organize the armies. Soon, the virtuous Koopa Kingdom declared war on the Mushroom Kingdom. By the end of the war, the Koopa Kingdom was victorious. The Mushroom Kingdom was defeated, and the now Queen Plum was executed by the Koopa. This would have been the end of the Toadstool lineage had Plum not had children with a chivalrous Toad knight by the name of Zorion the Great. Zorion kept their children safe as the Koopa tore down the castle. Zorion fled the scene with the children in tow, knowing full well he could have defeated the Koopa and avenged his wife, if he had stayed and placed his daughters' lives at stake. However, he knew Plum would have wanted the children to have a chance at life.

The children grew up to eventually split paths. The older twin went on to continue the Toadstool lineage and maintain rule in the Mushroom Kingdom, while the younger twin founded the Birabuto Kingdom on the far away planet of Sarasaland. Meanwhile, tensions with the Koopa Kingdom only grew.

### Era 2

Many millennia later, the land of the Mushroom Kingdom came under rule of the fair, kind Peach Toadstool. She abolished many of the laws of the former royal leaders, and the Mushroom Kingdom entered a new era. Not all was well. The latest ruler of the Koopa Kingdom, the evil Bowser Koopa, was in love with Peach. He wanted to marry her not only for the purpose of fulfilling this love, but also to gain control over the Mushroom Kingdom and merge the kingdoms together to make a political superpower, to then take over the planet. Bowser set up a series of castles in the Mushroom Kingdom. He then kidnapped Peach in hopes of marrying her, thus starting a new war.

Two brothers named Mario and Luigi heard of the kidnapping. Having been friends with Peach since childhood, and having developed feelings for her over the course of many years, they set off through eight of the many regions in the Mushroom Kingdom, towards Bowser's Castle to save Peach. Defeating Bowser in his own castle, the two brothers brought Peach home to the castle.

## Notable Locations

### Peach's Castle

Peach's Castle is actually the name used for the entire castle grounds. Although the castle itself is the main attraction for many, many joyfully explore the surrounding area. It's full of wondrous sights and secrets. Though Peach's Castle is almost always a lush, green paradise, there have been times when it has been turned into a volcanic hellscape. Bowser has actually succeeded in taking over the kingdom twice in history. Once during the events of New Super Mario Bros. U, and the other after Mario disappeared from the events of (MARIO) The Music Box -ARC- through Super Mario Continuance (REITERATED). If Peach's Castle is ever not beautiful, you usually have Bowser to blame.

### Moo Moo Meadows

Moo Moo Meadows is a farm off the coast of the Mushroom Kingdom. Often used as a thrilling racetrack, after Mario disappeared it was transformed into a Vim brewing ground through factories made by Bowser himself. However, upon Riba and Mario waking up in the Final Iteration, it was back to its old self. In the distant past, it was near Abir's Farm.