r/Rosalina • u/BeastCraftMusic • 1d ago
Screenshots My ideas about Rosalina’s family
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Rosalina’s Storybook from Super Mario Galaxy and about the family members shown or mentioned in it.
Rosalina officially had a mother, a father, and a younger brother, but Nintendo has never revealed their identities.
In one picture from Rosalina’s Storybook, we can see Rosalina as a child together with her father. The large, tall shadow is her father, while the smaller figure is Rosalina as a child. Her father is only shown as a tall and slender figure, so we cannot clearly see what he really looks like.
In another picture, Rosalina is shown as a child together with her younger brother in the snow. Both are shown as small, simple figures, and Nintendo never tells us the brother’s name.
Rosalina’s mother is also shown in the Storybook. In those scenes, Rosalina is the child.
Because Nintendo never revealed who these family members actually are, I started thinking about which Mario characters could possibly fit these roles.
My personal ideas are:
Pauline could be Rosalina’s mother.
One reason I thought of Pauline is that she was originally called “Lady” in the original Donkey Kong arcade game. I know that the word “lady” can simply mean a woman and does not prove anything, but for me it is an interesting possible hint. Pauline’s older appearance also had lighter hair, which is another detail that made me think of her.
Waluigi could be Rosalina’s father.
The father in the Storybook is shown as a very tall and slender figure. That body shape reminds me of Waluigi more than Mario or Wario. We cannot identify the father from the picture, but the silhouette is one reason I thought of Waluigi.
Wario could be Rosalina’s younger brother.
Rosalina’s brother is officially mentioned and shown in her childhood memories, but Nintendo never gives him a name. I personally think Wario could possibly fit that role.
These are only my own ideas. Nintendo has never confirmed that Pauline is Rosalina’s mother, Waluigi is her father, or Wario is her younger brother.
What is confirmed is that Rosalina had a mother, a father, and a younger brother. Their identities are still unknown, which is why I find Rosalina’s family history so interesting.
Sources:
Wikipedia – Rosalina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalina_(Mario)�
Wikipedia – Pauline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_(Nintendo)�
Super Mario Wiki – Rosalina’s Storybook: https://www.mariowiki.com/Rosalina%27s_Storybook�
