Well, Mario's something else. Even against my endless armies, he always managed to find his way to my lair and best me at every turn. And, believe me, it's been going on for years! You'd think that after a while he'd fall into a lava pit or get crushed by a falling Thwomp, but noooo! He always comes crawling back.

You don't see a rival like that every day, and that's all the more reason to keep him alive, that way I can really savor my new found power.