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I guess I have a Mario OC now. And this isn't even the only one I have. (the dumb hick wedding is alluding to some others that I'm finalizing)
Me and my friend have been stirring the ol' backstory pot and bringing a delicious grubby stew to a simmer. Grubba is just way more entertaining as a character if you realize that if he's a former wrestling star that's now perpetuating a cycle of star exploitation, then he himself must've felt the burn of exploitation.
I figured "well, where DID Grubba find the Crystal Star that he's been using for supposed decades?" and at first I had this idea that he found it underneath Rogueport, a more elegant solution of "he STOLE it" came up. So I decided to create a character that actually fits with the general theming of the Glitz Pit more to make Grubba seem even more like a general outsider. The star wasn't his at first.
Anyways, meet Auric. Auric is a terrible person with a vast store of stolen wealth and is part of the reason why Grubba is the way he is. When "Macho" Grubba first broke through the Minor Leagues and became a minor sensation, Auric immediately decided to milk it for all it's worth and signed Grubba up on seemingly infinite merchandising deals. At a young age, Grubba was placed in makeup chairs, put on special diets so he wouldn't "get too chubby", and told over and over that eventually his star was going to burn out and every last one of his fans was going to forget who he was so hey, better make the most of it in the short time he has left, Champ.
Grubba would eventually snap from the pressure, reveal that he performed the ol' switcheroo on Auric's family relic and that Auric's been guarding a glass replica all this time, turn into a powerful orange monster in Auric's office as a final "Eff You", and then smash a desk across his head. And then Auric did the funny accordion thing when you flatten Rexes in Super Mario World.
Still debating whether or not he becomes the Suck Machine's first victim and Grubba straight up KILLS him though. I guess I'll probably go with the more family-friendly option of "He just kinda gave up and gave Grubba his entire family's legacy because Grubba beat him within an inch of his life over a contractual disagreement involving sick time", but people have been saying on the ol' social media that it'd be really really funny if Grubba drained his ass and stuck his body in a dumpster.
Me and my friend have been stirring the ol' backstory pot and bringing a delicious grubby stew to a simmer. Grubba is just way more entertaining as a character if you realize that if he's a former wrestling star that's now perpetuating a cycle of star exploitation, then he himself must've felt the burn of exploitation.
I figured "well, where DID Grubba find the Crystal Star that he's been using for supposed decades?" and at first I had this idea that he found it underneath Rogueport, a more elegant solution of "he STOLE it" came up. So I decided to create a character that actually fits with the general theming of the Glitz Pit more to make Grubba seem even more like a general outsider. The star wasn't his at first.
Anyways, meet Auric. Auric is a terrible person with a vast store of stolen wealth and is part of the reason why Grubba is the way he is. When "Macho" Grubba first broke through the Minor Leagues and became a minor sensation, Auric immediately decided to milk it for all it's worth and signed Grubba up on seemingly infinite merchandising deals. At a young age, Grubba was placed in makeup chairs, put on special diets so he wouldn't "get too chubby", and told over and over that eventually his star was going to burn out and every last one of his fans was going to forget who he was so hey, better make the most of it in the short time he has left, Champ.
Grubba would eventually snap from the pressure, reveal that he performed the ol' switcheroo on Auric's family relic and that Auric's been guarding a glass replica all this time, turn into a powerful orange monster in Auric's office as a final "Eff You", and then smash a desk across his head. And then Auric did the funny accordion thing when you flatten Rexes in Super Mario World.
Still debating whether or not he becomes the Suck Machine's first victim and Grubba straight up KILLS him though. I guess I'll probably go with the more family-friendly option of "He just kinda gave up and gave Grubba his entire family's legacy because Grubba beat him within an inch of his life over a contractual disagreement involving sick time", but people have been saying on the ol' social media that it'd be really really funny if Grubba drained his ass and stuck his body in a dumpster.
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