He stood on the Bridge, lava beneath it, within Bowsers castle.

You were his older brother, Mario.

He was your younger but taller brother, Luigi.

You two were known as the Mario Bros. But he felt like, that he was stuck in your shadow.

He had made an alliance with Bowser, Luigi would become number #1 and kill you, and Bowser would have the Mushroom Kingdom.

Once you stepped foot onto the bridge, he spoke.

“You thought Koopa worked alone?”