First page of the comic

"Betrayal Most Proper" is aSuper Mario Bros. comic featured as part ofValiant'sNintendo Comics System brand.

Plot synopsis[edit]

While visiting theMushroom King's throne room,Mario hears the king yelling atWooster, saying he committed "treason" by "attacking the royal crown". The Mushroom King goes on to say that Wooster insulted and disrespected his recently bought crown, calling it an "abomination" due to its clunky design and neon lights. The King says that the only way Wooster could redeem himself is by delivering a humiliating apology, but Wooster simply resigns as the Mushroom King's adviser/assistant. Mario, realizing that the King will not be able to make any coherent decisions without Wooster, tries to rush after Wooster, but the King forbids it. Before Mario and the Mushroom King can debate the issue further, a batteredToad suddenly bursts into the room, saying that Wooster has just been kidnapped byKoopa Troopas. Hearing of Wooster's kidnapping, Mario decides to rush off and rescue him; unfortunately, the stubborn Mushroom King will not allow Mario or Toad to go rescue Wooster, believing that Wooster had willingly joinedKing Koopa's side. The Mushroom King goes on to say that if Mario and Toad disobey him and go after Wooster anyway, they should not expect to be welcomed back when they return.

Deciding to work things out with the Mushroom King later, Mario and Toad make their way to aMask Gate. After some off-screen journeying, they make it toKoopa's castle, where they battle a multitude ofShyguy guards, with Toad taking a Shyguy hostage, planning on "throwing him at Koopa". While traveling through the castle with the ever-queasy Shyguy, Mario and Toad are surprised to see that none of the Shyguy,Snifit, orBirdo guards are attacking them. Wondering why they have been met with such little resistance, Mario and Toad spy on Wooster acting as Koopa's willing servant, feeding him a large amount of food.

Despite Wooster's apparent change of allegiance, Mario and Toad still decide to go and rescue him anyway, and they begin fighting their way through a brigade of Shyguys, with Toad's unwilling Shyguy companion offering commentary all the way. It is only when Mario and Toad reach the entrance to Koopa's throne room that they realize that if they do "rescue" Wooster and take him back toMushroomland, they will be labeled as traitors by the Mushroom King. Disregarding this fact, Mario and Toad burst into Koopa's throne room, preparing for battle; oddly though, Koopa, along with all his bodyguards, are all asleep. It is only then that Wooster appears, saying that he had fed Koopa and his minions enough junk food to induce hibernation in them and make them lethargic. A joyous Mario and Toad, happy that Wooster was innocent all along, begin to head off to the Mushroomland with him, with Toad throwing his Shyguy hostage at Koopa's head for fun.

It is only when Mario, Toad and Wooster reach the Mushroomland that Wooster begins to become resistant, saying he will not return to the Mushroom King's staff until he is appreciated more, and he still refuses to apologize to the King. Regardless of Wooster's decision, Mario and Toad drag him to the Mushroom King's throne room, saying that Wooster has "decided to apologize". In the throne room, Mario, Toad and Wooster are surprised to find the Mushroom King hiding fearfully fromPrincess Toadstool, who is angry at him for letting Wooster resign. A terrified Mushroom King runs from the recently appeared Princess Toadstool, crashing right into a broom closet. Seeing Wooster, Princess Toadstool happily welcomes him back as the Mushroom King is buried under a mountain of junk in the closet.

Characters[edit]

• Mario
• Princess Toadstool
• Toad
• King Koopa
• King Toadstool
• Wooster
• Mushroom People
• Shyguys
• Birdos

Notable mistakes and errors[edit]

• AsMario andToad enterKoopa's castle, the former's nose is not colored in.

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics) comics