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Euripides
05/23/25 11:38:32 AM
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You don't work for them.

They don't sign your paycheck.

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boxoto
05/23/25 11:40:19 AM
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they're often the bosses of the enemies you fight before them.

they're really enemy bosses.

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Foppe
05/23/25 11:44:34 AM
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... I mean, why would you fight them if they were your boss?

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Euripides
05/23/25 11:44:41 AM
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But is Bowser signing the paychecks for the Koopas? Are the Bullet Bob's unionized?

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TyVulpine
05/23/25 11:45:51 AM
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Foppe posted...
... I mean, why would you fight them if they were your boss?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL6ND8PfJQ0

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fan357
05/23/25 11:53:14 AM
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Euripides posted...
But is Bowser signing the paychecks for the Koopas? Are the Bullet Bob's unionized?
He leads them. Hes the boss.

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Aristoph
05/23/25 11:55:12 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kItHp3hgoJI

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pokedude900
05/23/25 12:01:57 PM
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Euripides posted...
But is Bowser signing the paychecks for the Koopas? Are the Bullet Bob's unionized?

Yes. The enemies literally working for him as a job actually comes up a lot in the RPGs.

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McmadnessV3
05/23/25 12:03:10 PM
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pokedude900 posted...
Yes. The enemies literally working for him as a job actually comes up a lot in the RPGs.

He's also their leader they genuinely adore.

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Bass
05/23/25 12:05:33 PM
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Foppe posted...
... I mean, why would you fight them if they were your boss?
Because you're a proud member of the proletariat that is finally seizing the means of production. No? OK then.

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Antifar
05/23/25 12:08:53 PM
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Foppe posted...
... I mean, why would you fight them if they were your boss?
Read Karl Marx

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HashtagSEP
05/23/25 12:09:47 PM
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You're on to something, TC. There's literally only one "boss" in the entire world, and it's your boss, since they sign your paycheck. That's it. That's all. No other bosses.

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Foppe
05/23/25 12:11:28 PM
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I mean... 8bits Mario looks like Stalin...
He has invades a kingdom and replaces flags with communist stars...

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Pikachuchupika
05/23/25 12:13:13 PM
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What else would you call them? The leaders? The final enemies? The big baddies? The big kahunas? The big papas?
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DevilSummoner
05/23/25 12:15:54 PM
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TyVulpine posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL6ND8PfJQ0

The clang at 1:06 always kills me

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