You’ve heard the rumors. Whispers on obscure forums, late-night Reddit threads, and glitchy video compilations. There’s talk of something—or someone—behind the countless “fail” videos that flood the internet. Skateboard crashes, cat missteps, on-air bloopers. Too perfectly timed to be coincidence

One theory stands out among the rest: *“They’re not accidents. It’s him. A pixel-sized menace. Super Bad Mario.”

You’re holding a modified smartphone with a special lens—capable of revealing what others can’t see

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You rewind a popular video: a guy skating down a long ramp. The moment he nears the bottom, his board stumbles and launches him forward like a ragdoll But this time, through your enhanced camera... There he is

A tiny Mario—clearly stylized, like ripped from an old-school game—appears from nowhere. With a mischievous grin, he kicks a green Koopa shell straight at the skateboard’s wheel

CRACK! BOOM!

The skater flies off. Super Bad Mario turns toward the camera, strikes a flamboyant victory pose, then vanishes in a swirl of pixels, humming his own theme music

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Another video: a cat lining up an elegant leap across two rooftops Normal eyes would see a simple fail—cat slips and falls. But you know better

Through the lens, you catch him again Super Bad Mario springs into frame mid-air, bounces off the cat’s head with a classic “boing!”, and uses the boost to grab a floating golden coin only he can see The cat tumbles. Mario sticks the landing with jazz hands and a wink

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In yet another clip, a news reporter suddenly starts coughing uncontrollably on live TV. No one knows why. But in your footage? Super Bad Mario casually strolls across the frame holding a Poison Mushroom, which he somehow slips into the reporter’s coffee cup. He waves at the screen, smug as ever

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You lower your phone for a moment—when suddenly, CRASH!

You fall out of your chair

Pain shoots up your side as you hit the floor. Looking around in shock, you see the snapped leg of your chair

But then—a sound. That familiar pixelated jingle

With your special lens, you spot him: Super Bad Mario, barely a foot tall, hopping up and down gleefully. Behind him, a tiny, smoking Bob-omb still rolls in place, its explosion having sabotaged your chair

Super Bad Mario spins, arms wide, and shouts:

“Yeah! Hah-hah hah!”

From the corner of the room, a miniature Luigi drifts in riding a toy-sized Kart. He drifts to a perfect stop, jumps out, and gives Mario a high five. Together, the two vanish in pixelated sparks, humming the classic Mario tune

Ding! A new notification pops up on your phone “Your fall just went viral!” You open it. There it is: the video of your very own fail. Already at 1.2 million views #FailOfTheDay #SuperBadMarioStrikesAgain