EP 3 Animatic
Added 2025-05-06 15:20:07 +0000 UTCFigured out my computer problem that led to the delay, so that won't happen again. One fun aspect about pulling these sketches from Aesop's Fables is choosing what Mario character to replace the original with and consequently how that develops their character in this series.
Luigi is slowly becoming a witty wise-guy that no one can get one over on, sort of in the spirit of Bugs Bunny. In the moral/amoral distinction Luigi is the wise against the trickster and Mario the upright against the wicked. Mario seems to work as a more naive adventurer doing the right thing.
I like Wario being someone who may appear to do the right thing, but his intentions are wicked and self-centered. Episode 4 will feature him again and it'll play with this idea some more.
I have a Luigi vs. Waluigi episode planned which will be my version of The Ant and the Grasshopper which will reveal Waluigi as one who demands good things by stoking pity in others and Luigi won't be having any of it. This one might be episode 5 or 6 depending on how quickly I find the right voice actor for him. He'll have a thick French accent.
