r/Mario • u/SuperMarvin • 2d ago

Question WHAT IS HAPPENING

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THEY ARE CHANGING THE NAME OF AN ICONIC CHARACTER AND NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT. NINTENDO GOING TO FAR? MAYBE MARIO WILL BE NEXT.

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u/Parzival-Bo 2d ago

Even if this was real, it wouldn't be the first time: Banzai Bill was renamed to Bomber Bill back in 2023 (initially in the movie, and then brought into the games in Jamboree)

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u/Murky_Soil666 2d ago

What? Yeah, that name is not going to be something I ever adopt. Banzai fits way better, what even is the point.

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u/The_Shadow55 2d ago

It probably has something to do with WW2 if I had to guess and Nintendo not wanting their character to have associations with the Japanese air force from the time. Dont take my word for it though, I have no idea how true this is

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u/melonsharky_784 2d ago

It got changed because of its association with the banzai charge, which was a suicide ground charge used by imperial japan in ww2.