Endings

This page contains information about all possible endings the player able to achieve for *(Mario) The Music Box*and *(Mario) The Music Box -ARC-*. The endings resulted based on the choices the player makes. Certain endings will also be obtained if there are requirements that are not met. Here's a list of possible endings:

***WARNING! The plot contains spoilers below. Read at your own cost!***

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## Omitted Memory

* *How to Obtain: When Mario and Luigi reunite, there will be two directions the player can head: Upstairs or Downstairs. Taking upstairs will lock the player into the Omitted Memory route.*

Mario and Luigi confront Alice in the rooftop of her home, with a dead corpse of Riba. When Luigi tries to confront Alice by questioning her, Mario warns Luigi to get away from her, but Luigi is soon knocked unconscious in the process, and Mario must face her alone. The player is required to fill a gauge 3 times to defeat her. Luigi regains conscious after the battle is over and notices Alice's spirit begins to grow out of control. Mario believes the only way to stop her is to provide her with a host to contain her spirit before it spreads throughout the Mushroom Kingdom, with that host being his own body.

Luigi objects to Mario's idea, but Mario's has already made his decision and bids Luigi farewell by telling him to watch over the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach. Mario disappears into the darkness with Alice and knocking Luigi out again. He and wakes up in Princess Peach's castle with Princess Peach sitting right next to him. Luigi asks her where his brother Mario is, but the princess responds with having no idea who Mario is, and that Luigi has never had a brother. She believes Luigi has gone crazy and suggests, a doctor has a look at him. Luigi rushes out to his room to prove of Mario's existence by searching through his photos. Soon he realizes all the photos of Mario disappears one by one.

Later that night, Mario's spirit enters Luigi's room in his sleep and removes all memories of his own existence, figuring this was best for Luigi to forget all about him. The next morning Princess Peach visits Luigi and tells him the doctor is ready. Luigi doesn't understand and Peach recalls him going crazy over someone named Mario. Luigi doesn't remember yesterday's events but somehow gets a feeling his heard Mario's name before.

In the remastered version, Alice teleports Mario to an unknown location, challenging him to a final showdown. Mario hears the voice of Marchionne, not knowing who he is, telling him to use the holy water. The boss battle uses a target system, with the player having to fill up their gauge of holy water. A bar appears, most of it being red, with a small section of green, and a yellow arrow moving across the bar. The player must land on the green part for the attack to land, with Alice doing the same, although there is high likelihood of her attacks missing.

Mario defeats Alice, but is overtaken by the curse. Determined to prevent anyone else from getting hurt, Mario uses his body as a host for the curse in an effort to save everyone. Luigi wakes up in a white space, with Mario in front of him. Mario states that he needs to stay behind to prevent the curse from spreading or attaching itself to Alice. He says his goodbyes, sending Luigi away. Mario tends to the newborn baby Alice in his arms, planning on giving her a better life.

The rest of the Omitted Memory remains the same, but a secret scene after the credits shows the fate of Mario and Alice. They're both in a new reality Mario created, separate from the main one. Mario has spent the last few years raising Alice as her father, having grown fond of her. Alice has grown from a baby to a young child. Unfortunately, Mario can't stay in this reality forever. He must return to the mansion, otherwise the world he's in will crumble. One night, while the two are stargazing, Mario says his final goodbyes to Alice, stating that he will watch over her as well. Alice, now all alone, strives to be a strong independent woman when she grows up, for her Appa Mario.

***Beyond this section contains the other possible endings. These endings can be achieved when the player heads downstairs instead of upstairs after Mario and Luigi have reunited.***

## Missing (Canon Ending)

* *How to Obtain: When entering the foyer with Luigi in Mario's party, simply leave through the front door.*

Mario is surprised that the front door has reappeared. Luigi tells Mario that that's where he came from when he came to the mansion searching for Mario. After the brothers attempt to leave, Mario gets a strange feeling that he's forgotten something and needs to return to the mansion. Luigi tells Mario that he's out of his mind. Mario will become possessed by Alice and stab Luigi with a knife. Luigi will call out to Mario as Alice pierces the knife deeper into his wound, and leaves him to die on the road as she returns to the mansion. The next scene shows a newspaper of Luigi being discovered "dead" in front of the house and Mario has gone missing.

In the remastered version, the same events play out, albeit with slightly different dialogue. Mario, before Alice takes control of him, questions if anything he's seeing is even real. When Alice stabs Luigi and leaves him for dead, Luigi accepts his fate. Rather than his fate being ambiguous, it's led to believe he does succumb to death. The newspaper end screen is removed and replaced with Luigi reaching out for Mario as he walks back to the mansion.

Layla appears, stating that this is not an ending, that we have reached the "Arc," alluding to the story's continuation, Mario: The Music Box (Arc).

## Sealed

*How to Obtain (Original Version): When entering the mineshaft, proceed to the right.*

*How to Obtain (Remastered Version): Go through the mineshaft without bumping into Anna.*

Mario & Luigi finds a switch and they activate it, thinking it will open a new pathway for them. But the whole mineshaft ends up collapsing, barely being able to escape. Alice takes control of Mario and tries to kill Luigi, but someone comes and knocks out Mario. Luigi continues traversing the caves to try finding his brother. It is then revealed that it was Riba who knocked out Mario.

He is seen holding a piece of cutting glass. He then reveals his true intentions of completing the ritual and finally escaping the mansion. Luigi finds Mario, unconscious, as the ritual begins. After a quick scuffle with Riba, Alice awakens. As revenge for what he did before to her, she kills Riba in cold blood.

Luigi faces off against Alice in Mario's mindscape in order to save his brother. Anna comes in and begins to seal Alice into the music box. However, Alice tells Luigi that Mario himself will go with her. Mario then falls from the edge of a cliff and Luigi fails to save him. He leaves the mansion and tells Princess Peach about what happened to Mario, but she doesn't believe him. A search party is sent to the mansion to find him. They find Mario where he has fallen. He was found dead and Luigi held on his corpse, crying. Mario is dead, with his soul sealed in the music box along with Alice.

In the remastered, this ending stays the same, aside from more visuals and more details on Luigi making his way back home. The boss battle is different, with Luigi having to turn off six lanterns within a 2 minute time limit, while also fending off Alice/Malice and skinny monsters made from darkness.

## Puppet

* *How to Obtain (Original Version): When entering the mineshaft, go left first before going to the right.*
* *How to Obtain (Remastered Version): Find Anna in the mineshaft.*

When Mario and Luigi go left, they find a wire that blocks their way. Luigi tries to cut it with his hand, but it hurts Luigi's hand. Mario is able to cut the wire with a knife. They find a letter from Alice saying how she got a disease that shortens her life span. She said that she has decided to take Serina's body for the ritual because she wants to let Anna have a break. After that, Mario and Luigi encounter Anna's corpse where she was buried by Alice and the spirit of Anna appears in front of the two and says that she doesn't have to explain why she has been killed. She then reveals to Luigi that Mario's body has been taken hostage by Alice.

Mario then asks Anna why did she kill Serina and she answers by saying that she was jealous because Alice cared about Serina more than her. She thought that killing her own sister would make Alice love Anna again, but she has ended up killing Anna. Mario aggressively tells her that killing Serina wasn't the answer. Anna then hurts Mario's head and confesses that she has to kill him, so Alice will not be able to escape. Mario shouts to Luigi to show the photo to Anna. She looks at the photo and the letter, after reading it and discovering that Alice had a disease, her soul is freed and cries apologizing that she killed Serina. She then disappears and Mario and Luigi proceeds.

The rest of the events leading up to the final battle against Alice take place, except Mario doesn't get sealed in the music box. Luigi succeeds in doing saving Mario and seals Alice inside the music box, or so they think. The two brothers escape the mansion, with Mario feeling an eerie presence within him.

They finally return home and sleep. But the player controls Luigi again, who has woken up in the middle of the night. He finds that Mario is awaken too and asks him why he awake so early. Mario has no response. A cutscene appears with Mario's eyes covered and a evil smile. Alice's laughter is heard with Mario asking *Where his daughter is*​. The game then ends with the credits.

In the remastered version, Anna knocks out Luigi to speak with Mario directly. This interaction affects how her arrival after the final boss. Anna seals half of both Mario and Alice's souls inside the music box, while the other halves of both of them remain in Mario's body. As a result, Mario feels empty and becomes susceptible to Alice's control. During the night Luigi awakens, only for Alice to kill him in cold blood by stabbing him in the neck. Alice goes on to puppeteer Mario's body, beginning her plan to purge the world.

## Coward (Smart Ending)

* *How to Obtain: This ending is exclusive to the remastered version. After entering the mansion for the first time, simply leave the way you came in, instead of searching the area for a light source.*

After breaking into the mansion, Mario at first decides to look around for something to light his way. However, he has second thoughts and decides to just leave the mansion altogether and head home. Mario gets an ominous feeling about the place and decides for his sake that despite never knowing what events took place in the mansion, it's better he not find out what exactly.

## Cowardice

* *How to Obtain: This ending is exclusive to the remastered version. When Luigi first enters the mansion, simply leave the way you came in, instead of searching for Mario.*

Luigi, feeling the mansion's negative energy decides to leave, assuming Mario already left, being unaware of the events transpiring in the mansion. The fate of Mario, Alice, Riba and the rest of the spirits remain unknown.

## Comatose

* *How to Obtain: This ending is exclusive to the remastered version. Use the holy water obtained from Rosa on Alfred instead of Mario. Complete the crown key and escape.*

Layla appears in front of Luigi, stating that there is a door out of the mansion and that all he needs to do is get rid of Rosa and Alfred in order to escape. After setting Rosa's spirit free and obtaining the holy water, you will obtain the first half of the key. Rather than using the holy water to dispel Alice's spirit from Mario's body and head down the path of the Omitted Memory ending, Luigi instead erases Alfred's spirit and obtains the second piece of the key, allowing the door to be unlocked. The two are finally able to leave, but at a costly price.

Due to not using the holy water on Mario, he remains in a comatose state, not being able to move. His eyes also remain a glowing green, since Alice is still inside of him. Luigi desperately tries to find any sign of Mario being alive and that his condition will get better, to no avail. Luigi contemplates killing Mario and putting him out of his misery, immediately begging Mario's lifeless body for forgiveness for those thoughts. Unable to do anything to help Mario, he can only cry on his brother's lap.

Mario remains in comatose, and whether he is ultimately put down or spends the rest of his life paralyzed remains unknown.

## Tragedy

* *How to Obtain:* *This ending is exclusive to the remastered version. Let Riba complete the ritual, and walk away.*

In the remastered version, Riba manipulates Mario into being used for the ritual, stating that if he gives up his body for Alice, Riba will protect Luigi from her wrath. Mario agrees to make the sacrifice to save his brother. Meanwhile, Layla tells Luigi about the ritual currently happening and Luigi rushes to stop it. Riba suggest Luigi leave, letting the ritual take its course. Rather than choosing to stay and face off against Malice when the ritual is completed, Luigi chooses the coward's way out and walk away.

Luigi, questioning his decision, wanders the caverns. Eventually, he stumbles upon the exit and heads back to the Mushroom Kingdom to get extra help and begin a rescue mission to save Mario, but it's too late. He discovers the sky is red and the landscape is ravaged in fire. Layla mocks Luigi for his cowardice, stating that he had caused the end of the world. Alice, puppeteering Mario's body, successfully spread her curse and plunged the world into apocalypse. Luigi is left in tears, devastated on what his choice cost the world.

## Better off Lost (True End in original game)

* *How to Obtain (Original Version): When entering* the mineshaft, go left first before going to the right. Make sure you have all of the 18 journals.
* *How to Obtain (Remastered Version): Free the souls of both Serina and Anna. Getting all the journal entries is no longer required to complete this ending, however, if all journal entries are collected, a secret scene will play after the ending.*

The majority of events in the Sealed/Puppet ending remain the same in this one. Alice, in control of Mario, kills Riba. Luigi faces off against her to save his brother. Unlike the other two endings, Luigi is able to successfully and completely remove Alice from Mario's body, but she still isn't sealed in the music box.

Before leaving the mansion, Alice's spirit appears and begs for the two to not leave her. She just wanted to be free and kill Riba for revenge. Mario says he always forgive and forget. He then breaks the music box for Alice to be free. After that, they arrive home and Mario burns the journal. He doesn'​t want to remember about the mansion anymore and that nobody needs to know about it. Luigi accepts the promise and the game ends.

In the remastered version, this ending is considered the best ending, no longer being a true one due to Len's powers revealing there are alternate timelines. The events remain mostly the same, except that both Anna and Serina as glitter form stop their mother and contain the curse together, and Alice is freed while Mario and Luigi are making their way home.

The secret scene that plays after the credits, and if all journal entries are collected is Riba celebrating his freedom now that Alice's curse is gone. Layla appears and taunts Riba, prompting him to chase after her. Riba gleefully hunts Layla down, stating the gory ways he'll kill her, only for him to stumble into a trap. Layla led Riba to the forgotten town of Evangeline, where the spirits of Marchionne, Luciano, Misery and the other residents and people he hurt are waiting, ready to torment him. Layla warns Riba to "run away like a coward."

## (Mario) The Music Box ARC

***In all endings, if you gather all 6 memory fragments, a secret scene about Mario, Marchionne, Riba, or Alice's past will play after the credits before going back to the title screen.***

***However, in certain endings, a scene showing what happens after the credits will play.***

### Missing Ending A: Betrayal

*How To Obtain: Just play through the Sane Route and complete. This is essentially the default ending.*

After Riba's death, Luigi helped him leave the church. After they're out, Luigi stabs Mario in the back, saying that since Alice was still possessing him, Mario was still a threat, and allowing him back into the Mushroom Kingdom would be potentially dangerous. As Mario is bleeding, Alice apologizes for possessing Mario, who then apologizes about "being a bad brother." Mario then encourages Luigi to go back home and to continue protecting the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario then dies, though Luigi is very regretful for killing him and is scared of what others will think after they come to know what he has done. Afterwards, Luigi was able to go out of the mansion through the front door. However, Mario comes back as a red ghost (red indicates that a spirit is malevolent) and stabs Luigi. Luigi is shocked, and asks Mario why he would kill him if he wanted him to go back home. Mario replies that he lied, stating that people say stupid things before they die. Mario then explains that he wants to kill him because Luigi murdered him just before Mario was finally able to escape the mansion and return home. Mario then kills Luigi. However, Luigi's soul is able to move on, while Mario's spirit remains stuck in the mansion for eternity. Some time later, Luigi's corpse was found by a couple of Mushroom Kingdom Toads. Luigi's death made them worried about Mario, so they then send out a search party for him. The game then ends.

The secret scene after the credit roll takes place after Alice kills all of her family, residents and servants in the mansion. Riba appears, knowing what Alice had done to Anna, and why. Alice tells Riba that she knew about his "affair" with Elizabeth, and that she was heartbroken since she had sacrificed so much to show her loyalty to him. After hearing this, Riba then attempts to prove that his relationship with Elizabeth was not cheating. Riba then mocks Alice, telling her that she failed as a wife, a mother and his successor. Offended and enraged, Alice curses Riba's soul to be bound to the mansion and that she will spread her wrath across the world. Riba, tired of dealing with Alice, kills her using a crowbar (which subsequently is the same crowbar Mario uses to break into the mansion in the original game) and takes her corpse to Anna's spirit.

Anna seals Alice's soul away in the music box, and Alice's curse comes into effect. Riba chronicles his experiences in the mansion after Alice's death, saying that he saw several people come into the mansion and die shortly after due to the enraged spirits. Every time Riba tries to escape the mansion, he is sent back, and every time he dies, he simply return in the house in a new body. The scene ends with Riba seeing Mario arrive at the mansion.

### Missing Ending B: Absent

*How To Obtain: Find the two Dispel Charm pieces and combine them.*

After Mario enters the church, he is met with Riba, who then sends Luigi after him. But Mario manages to use the Dispel Charm to break Riba's control. Luigi is then stunned, wondering what was happening. Riba quickly impales Luigi and kills him, stating that he was no longer any use to him. Mario is shocked. The battle then begins, and Mario emerges victorious.

The church starts to crumble, and Mario escapes, not being able to spare any time to bring Luigi's body. Riba appears in front of Mario and transforms into a wild demonic beast. Mario runs until he finds a cliff, eventually falling down. Soon later, Daisy found the injured Mario while taking a stroll, who is then taken to a hospital to recover from his paralysis. However, Riba, disguising as a doctor, appears, locks the door of Mario's room behind him, and delivers poison to Mario to ensure his death. He then takes Mario's corpse to hide it where the Mushroom Kingdom can never find it. Daisy returns to check back on Mario. When she doesn't hear a response from him outside of his room, she then breaks the locked door down. The game ends with Daisy panicked over the realization that Mario is missing.

The secret scene that plays after the credit roll takes place when Marchionne and Luciano were exposed for being twins. Luciano overhears Riba revealing the truth to the citizens of Evangeline, and they start revolting. Luciano rushes to warn Marchionne, but because of Marchionne's anger towards Luciano for producing a bastard child, Marchionne refuses to listen. Luciano tries to force Marchionne to come with him, but accidentally pushes Marchionne down the stairs, which renders him unconscious.

Luciano then puts Marchionne in a horse carriage and attempts to drive away, from the town, only to be surrounded by Riba and the angry mob of citizens. As Luciano is thinking how to escape the mob. Marchionne awakes. He then accuses Luciano of being a witch who put him in an enchanted sleep to try and kidnap him. The citizens then tackle Luciano and hold him down.

Some time later, Luciano is sentenced to be burned at the stake. Marchionne visits Luciano the night before his execution and reveals that he knew Luciano was trying to save him. Luciano, heartbroken, yells at Marchionne telling him how he hates him and that he doesn't believe in God. Marchionne, disappointed in his brother for not sharing his religious beliefs, says to Luciano that he will not receive a final meal, since final meals are for those who repent to God. Marchionne leaves, and Luciano cries more, wondering why he was cursed to live a miserable life.

### Missing Ending TBA: TBA

*How to Obtain: This ending is exclusive to the revamped version. Find TBA.*

### Missing Ending C: Continuance

*How To Obtain: What version of ending C you get depends on the relationship you build up with Riba.*

*C1: Don't give Riba any of the items/trigger the events listed below, or cut Riba with a knife on the hall of greed and then run away to another room.*

*C2: Give Riba Elizabeth's ribbon.*

*C3: Give Riba Elizabeth's ribbon and an apple that can be found in Evangeline District 2, but when you're at the hall of pride, head straight to the Marchionne boss battle without interacting with him.*

*C4: Do everything in C3, but talk to Riba before facing off against Marchionne.*

*Each of these acts will cause Riba to gradually gain trust and respect for you.*

**Note all titles given in this ending are fan-made and ARE NOT official.**

#### #1: Riba's Second Execution

After Mario wakes Riba up, Riba will not ask for his help, saying Mario's done enough and helps himself up. Mario and Riba then walk out of the mansion, all while Mario refuses to give Riba anything.

Riba refused to talk to Mario during the walk, and after they get out, Riba then claims he can finally "leave this God-forsaken place." Mario then gets a chest pain, and when saying it hurts, Riba claims he should "put Mario out of his misery," grabbing Mario by the throat and choking him until he dies, then he grabs the knife he had earlier, and chops off his head.

Afterwards, Riba claims that red looks good on Mario, even when it's stained in blood. He then claims that his and Mario's paths will cross again, ending with him saying "See you in your next life." The game then ends.

The secret scene that plays after the credits is a flashback of Misery seeing Marchionne for the first time. She spots Marchionne taking a stroll through the forest accompanied by Riba. Misery realizes she's in love with Marchionne. Some time later, Dorothy (Daisy's ancestor) finds out Misery has been spying on Marchionne.

She scolds her for endangering the witch clan and tells her that Marchionne will always see witches as "devil worshippers" due to his belief in God. Misery protests confessing her love for him. Dorothy traps Misery and goes after Marchionne herself, telling Misery she'll bring back his head if she wants.

Hours later, Dorothy strikes. Riba gets in the way of Dorothy's attack as Marchionne runs off. Eventually, Marchionne is cornered and Dorothy almost kills him, but Riba knocks her out. It's unclear whether she died or not. Riba carries Marchionne back to Evangeline. From that day on, Marchionne feared death, causing him to do whatever it took to survive.

#### #2: Riba's Betrayal

After Mario wakes Riba up, Riba will not ask for his help, saying he can do things just fine on his own. He then helps himself up, and Mario and Riba walk out of the mansion, all while Mario only gives Riba the ribbon he had earlier.

Riba and Mario had short conversations with each other. They finally manage to get out of the mansion, but Mario makes a mistake and claims that Mario and Riba are friends, making Riba go insane and stab Mario, claiming that they are not friends and that Mario has annoyed him ever since his first appearance.

Riba then claims that all Mario was supposed to do was contain Alice, before leaving him to die on the road like Alice had done with Luigi in the first game. However, before Mario dies, mysterious people come to his aid after calling him a poor soul.

It's revealed in a final scene that Luigi was alive. In fact, he had never gone back into the mansion to save Mario. He collapsed to the ground and was saved by random Toads. He was lucky to be alive, and has spent all his time trying to find his brother ever since. The game then ends.

The secret scene that plays after the credits roll is the aftermath of Riba's attack. Mario wakes up in a cave wearing a black cloak, with no memory of who he is. Another cloaked figure comes in and explains to Mario that he has been accepted into a mysterious cult. It's unclear on what this cult represents and it's agenda.

Mario, now going by the name Allen, spends several weeks in the cult. He has vague memories of Luigi and Alice throughout his stay. Eventually, Mario passes out while eating and wakes up in the middle of a ceremony. A cult member stabs him several times with a ceremonial knife and the other members start eating Mario alive. Mario dies.

(CUT CONTENT: In a live stream on CorpseSyndrome's YouTube channel, there was an Arc Sneak Peak, revealing that the ending was planed to be playable. Mario could either search for his memories or wait for his inauguration ritual into the cult to begin. If you choose to search for his memories, you will meet Riba's sister, who is a part of the cult. She warns Mario of the cult's true intentions. When Mario fully remembers everything, he tries to escape, but the cult would be prepared. A cultist would snipe Mario with a bow and arrow, killing him. Riba's sister would also die for trying to interfere. If you choose to wait for the ritual, the same thing that happens in the final cut happens here; Mario is killed by the cultists.)

#### #3: Riba and Mario

After Mario wakes Riba up, he then asks where he is and where Marchionne was. Mario then offers a hand up, but this time, Riba accepts it, and they both walk out of the mansion, all while Mario gives Riba the ribbon and the apple.

Riba and Mario had talked, before Mario had overexerted himself and collapsed from exhaustion. Riba then asks if Mario is okay, with the latter replying that he is. Riba offers a hand up and Mario gets up. Mario then thinks to himself that Riba was not as kind before as he is now. This thought can be reflected in Continuance 1 and 2, and the first game of the series.

Riba and Mario got out of the mansion, before Mario claims that he lost everything. Riba then claims he has done the same thing in the past, before claiming it will hurt for a little while. He then says they can travel the world together, and he asks if Mario will trust him. This goes in two ways:

If you choose to doubt Riba, he will then pull out the knife he had earlier, and Riba breaks into tears as he points the knife toward Mario, who will then attempt to calm Riba down. Riba then says that all he had left was Mario, who was (at this point) the only person to keep him company.

Mario then asks Riba to put the knife down, with Riba then asking how Mario is this compassionate. Mario then replies that Riba has changed and has learned to become a better person. Riba then tells Mario something, but doesn't have time to finish the sentence.

However, if you chose to trust Riba, the same thing happens, only Riba doesn't pull out the knife and he says he's glad Mario trusted him.

Mario then sobs in sorrow, saying that even if he moves forward, his own guilt (molded from Alice's and Mario's murders) will make him confess, and that he doesn't want to live life as a prisoner. Riba then suggests making a new name and starting over, with Mario then replying that people would recognize him by his nose and mustache.

Riba then suggests going to a new town, then claims he's been trapped here for centuries, with each of his deaths resulting in the resurrection with fewer memories. Mario then wishes he had a chicken farm, and that he would love to be a farmer.

Riba then tells Mario that with the wedding ring they could buy food, clothing, and shelter, the latter one of which might be impossible. He then tells him that he could stay with Mario if he trusts him enough. Mario then says he will live his life and no one will stop him. The game then ends.

The secret scene that plays after the credits roll is the aftermath of the game, which takes place years in the future. Mario and Riba bought a farm and lived a simple life in the countryside. However, Mario was dying. He had attracted the same illness that Alice had many years ago. As he lied on his deathbed, Mario says his final goodbyes to Riba, giving him full ownership of the farm, in hopes he'll start a new family. Mario states that he will watch over Riba, and dies. Riba buries his best friend, now all alone.

**If you don't count the secret scene in this ending, it could be counted as a true/good ending.**

#### #4: Life and Death: Goddess Len

After the battle, Mario finds Riba and wakes him up. Riba takes Mario's hand and then asks if Mario is hurt anywhere, with the latter replying that it's only a few scratches. Mario and Riba then walk out of the mansion.

Afterwards, Mario bursts out crying in grief, lamenting that his loved ones (Luigi and Peach) are gone, that it's his fault if they are dead because he failed to protect them and that it hurts so much that he can't be strong anymore. Riba then tells Mario that he can't go back in time to fix their mistakes, and that he shouldn't put the blame all on himself.

He then says that the only thing they can do is move forward, and that his loved ones wouldn't want to see Mario this way, they would want to see Mario happy and live the most of his life. Mario then questions Riba, asking him how he is this kind to him despite being rude to him beforehand.

Riba then engages in some English, telling him that he taught Riba to feel compassion, and no one has been as kind to him as Mario has been, so he respects him. Riba repeats his previous sentence, telling Mario again to move forward and never look or walk back, and that he would always be there to guide him.

He then engages in English again, asking if Mario trusts him. Like Continuance 3, this can go in two ways:

If you chose to doubt or trust him, the same sequence from Continuance 3 will happen, however, Len will make her first appearance.

After Riba says he's glad Mario trusted him, the game then flashes a blue color, with Mario questioning what happened. A cat then appears saying that "it's" seen it play out countless times and it always turns out bad. This sentence can be reflected in the Continuance 3 secret scene.

Mario then asks who "it" is and what "it" did to Riba. The cat then transforms into a human, saying that Mario trusts people who manipulate him, and that it makes him suitable for someone's puppet. This can be reflected toward the first game and Continuance 1 and 2, all of which have either Alice or Riba controlling Mario's actions.

Mario then asks what the human is talking about, with the human replying that Mario would have been stabbed in the back by Riba if she hadn't stopped time. Mario then asks what she wants from him and why she was doing this. The human then asks if "Marchionne" had remembered her, then introduces herself as Len Alwenia Foska.

Len then says that "Marchionne" is the one that gave the real Marchionne a brooch and that she was called a witch. She also says that she was there for the execution and that she had the power to grant Marchionne one wish. Marchionne had used up the wish and said he wanted to be with his friends and family (Misery/Peach and Luciano/Luigi) before having his head chopped off.

Afterwards, the crowd had cheered, with a few people saying that they are free from the bad omen, when they weren't. Len then points this out and says that humans are foolish creatures, before moving to another flashback. Marchionne says that Len was a witch trying to trick him upon being given the brooch to hold. Len isn't triggered by this, instead of telling Marchionne that he has a once in a lifetime opportunity.

After telling Marchionne the brooch's powers, she then says that Marchionne will serve her in exchange for the wish, then saying she wants to study human nature. Marchionne then denies the brooch, saying he won't serve anyone, and that Len's brooch is "forbidden treasure."

Len then says that Marchionne is fated to die soon, and she claims that God is giving Marchionne a second chance to cleanse his sins, one of them being his twin's execution. Marchionne then exclaims if Len is a goddess.

The flashbacks end there, and Mario rages in fury, saying that it's Len's fault he was in this situation. Mario then exclaims that it had nothing to do with Alice and the cursed music box, then saying that Len was the one who gave Mario the curse, when in fact, the truth lied in the music box.

Len then says that Mario is being irrational and that she explained the conditions of the wish, and Marchionne and Mario had accepted the terms. Mario then snaps that he didn't want this to happen, he wanted to be happy with his loved ones, when he himself chose the fate of going into the mansion, and that Len is making Mario suffer the same fate over and over.

Len then says that what Mario is saying is not true, and that Len is not in control of Mario's fate, instantly breaking the fourth wall. Mario then exclaims that he was in the mansion because of Len, when Mario himself chose to "investigate" the mansion. Len then repeats a line from the second flashback, stating that the catch was to serve as a test subject for human life forms.

She then says that the moment that Marchionne was reborn as Mario, she was watching over the reincarnation. Len breaks the fourth wall again, saying that Mario had died several times, and that Mario had even died in the spot he was standing on. She then continues breaking the fourth wall, asking the player and Mario how many saves the player had loaded, and that each time the player saves, it is a new iteration of Mario.

Len then continues the fourth wall break by saying that the player and Mario died in this game and that the player needed to load the save to prevent the exact same death that had happened. Mario then asks what Len is talking about, with Len verbally pointing at the player by saying it had been repeated several times already. Len then makes Mario remember the deaths that had happened by flashing images of the Betrayal and the Continuance 2 endings.

Mario then gets an undefined pain and repeatedly says to make it stop. Len then says that he's a cog on the wheel of fate, and that there isn't any reason to stop it. Mario then says that what Len is doing is cruel and that Len makes Mario suffer for every iteration. He then questions if he's been repeating the same day over and over and he's been losing his loved ones so many times, then asking why Len makes Mario suffer like this, before claiming that Mario will destroy Len, with the latter claiming that it's impossible by saying that it always turns out bad for him.

Len also claims that she will end up killing Mario, with the player loading the previous save, trying to break out of the cycle. Mario then claims that he doesn't care if it takes him a million iterations, despite the fact that there are only 9 saves available. Len then sighs and takes Mario to a different place, triggering a boss battle.

Len will then break the fourth wall again and will ask what the player will do with Mario in the battle. This can go in two ways, with one of them resulting in a restart of the boss battle.

If you let Mario get killed by Len via boulders, Mario will die and Len will claim that it's a mess, before saying that it's a boring way to go. It then transitions to the game over screen, making players that have made it that far think that they would go back to the title screen.

The music then comes to an abrupt stop, with Len claiming that "Marchionne" wouldn't have given up that easily. Marchionne then tells Mario not to let Len win, and that she's been "tricking" them for too long, before the screen flashes twice, with Mario questioning that he's alive.

Len then tells Mario not to disappoint her again, going back to the point before the "game over" had occurred.

On the other hand, if you manage to dodge Len's attacks, Len will then question why Mario is fighting for his life, with the latter claiming that he has hope. Len then stabs Mario via telekinesis of some sort, while saying that hope's for fools, a little reference to the song that had played on MTMBA's release date.

Len then tells Mario to "go with the others," and that this version of Mario isn't needed for her experiment anymore, before saying goodbye to "Marchionne" once and for all. Mario had fallen, making it seem like an endless pit, before landing on one of the Marios and passing out.

Mario then questions where he is, before the stench hits him. Mario gets up and pulls out his lantern, being greeted with every Mario that had died since the first game. Mario vomits at the sight of it. Mario then thinks to himself, beginning to question if what Len said about "the others" was what she meant, then slightly breaking the fourth wall by saying that these are all him.

He then continues to break the fourth wall, this time, more severely, by asking how many times this moment had been repeated. Mario then thinks that it's just a nightmare, while going insane quickly by saying that none of it is real. He then goes around looking at the previous Marios that had died during the entire lifespan of (Mario) The Music Box.

Afterwards, Mario thinks to himself, while looking at the Marios. Mario then breaks the fourth wall while narrating that some of them were killed in brutal ways, and that some are missing their bodies, their head, or even their limbs. He then questions why he's still alive, before questioning if either Len "wanted" Mario to survive, or if he himself managed to stay alive.

Soon after, thoughts began to invade Mario's mind. Mario asks yet another question: What if this moment had happened to another version of Mario? What if no one found him here? After questioning all of this, he runs to find an exit, and get out of there alive, all the while hearing his bodies' viscera under him. However, he soon realized that there wasn't one. It was a pitch black place, devoid of life and ground.

Mario, however still wanted to find one, to no response. He then thought to himself. He thought it wasn't fair that he fought for his survival, all for nothing. Soon after, mirages of Peach and Luigi had appeared and said that Mario doesn't deserve to live, because he lost everything and he himself, with the help of Alice, killed them. Luigi then says that Mario will feel their pain and die alone here.

Mario then says to himself that he's losing his mind. Mario then prays that this is all just a bad dream. He then says that he's just another "failed experiment," and questions why he was given this fate, but pushes it aside and finally accepts his fate. The game ends, and it is entirely unknown if Mario had died, or stayed alive. However, the CG image suggests that he had died.

The secret scene that plays after the credits roll is what happened to Riba after Mario was taken away by Len. Riba notices Mario is gone, but sees him walking away. Riba runs towards him, but just by staring at him, he realizes that this isn't Mario. It's Marchionne inside of Mario's body. Marchionne is unaware of what Len did to Mario, but snatched his body regardless. Still angry at Riba for what he did to him and Luciano, Marchionne levitates him in the air and chokes him to death. Marchionne is aware that Riba will just come back, and warns him to stay away or else his next death will be more painful. Marchionne still sees Mario as a disappointment and a waste of a wish. He wonders what happened to him, but scoffs it off. He throws away Mario's hat and leaves.

### Missing Ending D: Drown

*How To Obtain: Kill Riba. There are multiple opportunities to kill him in the game. It doesn't matter when. As long as you kill him, you get this ending.*

Mario finds Riba at the church, but this time, he kills him instead of letting him wake up. Mario then says that he knows Riba's true nature as a killer, and that he can't trust him. Mario then goes through a cold passage and leaves the mansion. But, Mario then says that he's lost everything, before questioning what he will do. After a period of silence, Mario then says that he's hopeless.

He then asks why he's still here, if it's a dream, and if he can wake up. "Marchionne" then engages in insulting Mario, repeating a line from Len. Peach then asks the same thing Mario did, and then asks why he's so "special." Luciano then says he's pitiful, alone and unwanted. Riba assists them by saying he couldn't serve as a vessel for Alice, before he says that Mario's worthless. Alice herself ends it off by telling Mario to die.

Mario then has an epiphany to himself by saying the same thing Riba said, before telling the voices to get out of his head. He then runs, not knowing where he went, before hearing Luigi's voice, telling Mario to not let the illusions win. Afterwards, Mario runs off toward Luigi's voice. Mario then slows down before he stumbled into a lake. Mario then sees his reflection in the lake: broken, shattered, dead.

But next to him was Luigi, who had died earlier in the story. Luigi himself said that Mario is delusional, and questions why Mario would want to live his life without his loved ones (Luciano/Luigi & Misery/Peach). Mario then says that Luigi is "right," and jumps into the lake to commit suicide and drown himself. Mario then claims it feels cold and asks if it's death. He then claims that time had stopped for him and he doesn't know how long he had been drowning for.

Mario then knows that he should be dead, but somehow, he's still awake. Marchionne then appears and says that this doesn't have to be Mario's destiny, and that he and Mario can change it. He continues on, saying that he won't let it happen again, and that it isn't their ending. He then says that only Mario has the power to change his fate, and that he can break the endless cycle. Marchionne then ends it off saying that they will defeat her. The game then ends there. It's unclear what happens to Mario and Marchionne in this ending and whether they're truly dead or not.

The secret scene that plays after the credits roll is what happens to Riba after you kill him. Riba is in the middle of his rebirth. He forgets most of what happened in game as a result of his curse. A mysterious voice says that his curse can be a gift and that he'll find his purpose in time. Riba rests.

### Star/No Save Ending

***In order to get this ending, you have to play through the whole game once, without saving. If you save, you will instead get one of the other endings listed above.***

Play the game fully but do not save, doesn't matter which route is played, just don't save. Mario will wake up in bed with Luigi and Peach looking at him. Shocked by his experience in the mansion, Mario happily hugs Luigi, who is caught off-guard, with Peach telling him not to move too much. He then asks what happened to Riba (If Riba is alive on the Insane route), while Luigi says they've never met him before, and that they were go-karting and at some point Mario crashed and had got a nasty head injury that left him unconscious for a day. They then went searching for him while a cat was meowing very loudly near Mario's body. Surprised, Mario thinks about a black cat, and sees one out the window, the cat will then say that since he didn't save, Mario does not need her and his life returns to normal (It is of note that this is the only ending that could be considered a "Good Ending" in Mario The Music Box ARC).

The secret scene that plays after the credits roll is a potential teaser for what's next. Luciano's son, all grown up, wonders why his father abandoned him as a baby and why he gave him a pocket watch. He also comments that "he can't hide from him forever."

## Arc Special Updates

These endings are found in the Undertale/Valentine's, Wonderland/Easter and Delirium/Final updates.

### Missing End U: Determination

***This is the ending found in the Valentine's Day Update.***

*How to Obtain: Beat the game. This is the only ending in the update.*

After finally defeating Marchionne, Mario notices a statue by the church's cross is out of place and pushes it. This sends Mario and the unconscious Riba to another location. Mario wakes up in a flower garden and finds Riba inside a building. Riba says this place reminds of something else (which we know of course is Undertale). Riba tries guessing Undertale's name, and Mario leaves him to his thoughts. He enters the next room and sees a cloaked figure, and tries asking it for help. The cloaked figure speaks in Base64, which if translated, states Mario doesn't belong in this world. Mario is forced into a Undertale style battle, and the cloaked figure destroys the Mercy button. More text reveals their name is Monochrome.

Mario defeats Monochrome and his body is destroyed, Mario is stuck in a black void with his soul dangling above him. Someone, presumably Len explains in Base64 text that Monochrome was just one of her bodies throughout the many different possibilities of the game and that defeating her is near impossible. Mario dozes off into slumber. His fate as well as Riba's fate is currently unknown.

The secret scene is a flashback of Riba and an unknown Evangaline citizen disposing of Marchionne's corpse. They simply throw his body to the ground for the crows to feast on. Marchionne holds on to Len's brooch, internally hoping his wish has been granted.

### Missing End E: Murderer

***The following endings are found in the Wonderland update.***

*How to Obtain: Head straight to the courtroom instead of finding your voice.*

After Mario is falsely imprisoned for the murder of the king, Alice arrives to try bribing him into admitting. Mario refuses. Eventually, Len arrives and explains that anyone with card symbol marks on their hands can become ruler of Wonderland. Mario has the spade, Alice has the heart and Len has the diamond. The person with the clubs is unknown. When a new ruler is chosen, they're granted one wish. Mario asks how he can become king, but this angers Len due to him constantly asking questions. So, she removes Mario's voice. The toad guards release Mario from his cell and tell him his trial is about to begin.

Due to having no voice, Mario can't defend himself. Alice automatically states that Mario is guilty and sends him to be executed. Mario is sent to the iron maiden as Alice and an angry mob watch. The iron maiden closes and Mario dies. Several hours later, Sundige Nacht arrives to the empty courtroom, aware that Mario is already dead. Len appears and mocks Nacht for trying to escape. Nacht, trapped in Wonderland, a world he created, needed Mario to break free. Len simply kills Nacht by sending a stake through his chest.

The secret scene is a flashback to the early days of Marchionne and Riba. Riba surprises Marchionne, by giving him his signature cleaver. Marchionne has a hard time even carrying it, with Riba promising him to help train him and teach him how to use it. Marchionne narrates over this flashback, saying that Riba was one of his only friends, yet he still betrayed him in exchange for power.

### Missing End F: Corruption

*How to Obtain: Go to the left to another room and get your voice back.*

Instead of going to the courtroom immediately, Mario tries to find his voice and bumps into Riba along the way. Every time Riba is late, he is put in jail. Mario's voice is locked in a chest in another cell. He unlocks the chest with a combination (which can be found in the Mad Hatter's house) and can finally talk again. Mario is ready for his trial, but things aren't going in his favor. Riba doesn't vouch for him and the Mad Hatter claims that he saw Mario bury the king's body, when it was actually someone elses. Mario is given a guilty verdict and is escorted away to be executed. But then, a massacre ensues as someone kills everyone in the courtroom except Mario. Mario turns around and sees that it was Sundge Nacht.

Mario wakes up in a black void and confronts Sundige Nacht. He explains that Len manipulated him into creating this world and he is now trapped. Although Mario doesn't believe him and refuses to join forces. The only way to escape is to become king, but Nacht refuses to give up the crown. The boss battle begins. After many trials, Mario defeats Nacht. Nacht cries in anguish as he knows that the cycle will never break, trying to convince Mario not to let power consume him. He then dies, with Mario picking up the crown and becoming the new king of Wonderland. However, through Len's manipulation, Mario wishes to have power and control, stating that he won't be a puppet. Ironically, he is still a pawn in Len's experiment as the cycle repeats again.

The secret scene is actually an extension to the Continuance 4 timeline. Riba awakens immediately after being strangled by Marchionne. Riba vaguely remembers Alice passing on and lifting the curse, but has no memory of Mario. He finds Mario's hat and despite not caring about it at first, gets suddenly attached to it and keeps it with him as he leaves Evangeline to be free.

3 weeks pass and Riba has integrated himself into society. He notices a missing poster of Mario and finally remembers him, but doesn't remember what happened to him after they escaped. Riba runs into Luigi, who was the one who put up the missing posters. Riba tells Luigi about Mario and that he was with him in the mansion, which triggers the memory of Marchionne in Mario's body. Riba cries, saying that Mario is dead. Luigi is angry and when he doesn't believe him, he reveals Mario's hat. Luigi remembers Riba and how he claimed he was an investigator, accusing him of killing Mario. Riba tries to explain that Marchionne possessed him and that his soul disappeared. He falls to the ground blaming himself for not being able to protect him, despite all the kind and selfless things Mario did for him. He also confesses he had feelings towards him. Luigi cries as well, mourning the loss of his brother and screaming in intense grief. Riba promises to get revenge by killing Marchionne.

Several more weeks pass and Riba finds out where Marchionne was hiding. He breaks into Marchionne's cottage in the forest and tries to stab him in his sleep, but finds out it was just a decoy. Marchionne knew that Riba would come for him, so he prepared for the ambush. Marchionne knocks Riba back on the head and slits his throat. Riba bleeds out as Marchionne mocks him, saying that he'll feed his body to the crows, just like what Riba did to him.