Mushroom Kingdom

The Mushroom Kingdom is a collosal nation on the Mushroom Planet. It is the largest country by size and population, but is suprisingly the weakest nation of all. The military consists of little more than Toads with spears, the occasional gun or military item, and such, along with mercinaries and other volunteer species. Due to this, the head of state is captured at least twice a year.

Fortunately for the Kingdom, Mario and Luigi are always there to save the day.

Background
The Mushroom Kingdom's origins are vaugue but existant. Founded at least one hundred years ago, the realm was initally governed by the ancestors of Princess Peach Toadstool of the still-reigning Toadstool dynasty, a family of kings and queens which has yet to be broken since the nation's founding.

This kingdom has been cursed, lifted, smashed, decimated, destroyed, damaged, saved, and disrupted more than any nation on any planet combined, due in part to its ruler and to its key location and resources. The weak military makes an initial defense impossible, so the Mario Brothers are always the first and last defense for the land.

Upon the birth of Princess Peach, the current monarch, the Mushroom Kingdom was couped and decimated by an alien race known as the Shroobs, who temporarily annexed it to ther creepy empire, calling it the Shroob State. Mario and Luigi somehow travelled back in time and altered the history, toppling the Shroob State only six months after its rise to power.

Bowser is the usual villain of the country, having attempted to either topple or conquer the country from the inside out, or with brute force. Primarily, he will kidnap Princess Peach and force Mario and Luigi to save her and the entire country from ruin.

Examples of Koopa Coups include turning everyone into blocks and building castles, Bowser buying out the nation with his life savings and erecting resorts for himself and his family, and attempting to coup the kingdom from the inside via a rigged "election" and by having a Peach impersonator (almost) hand over sovereignity legally.

Through it all, however, Mario and Luigi have successfully saved the Kingdom time and time again, and the nation continues to prosper to this day.

Government
The government of the Mushroom Kingdom may seem simple, but it is in fact extremely complex and much more confusing than it first seems.

First and foremost, the present-day Mushroom Kingdom is not a true monarchy, on which a king or queen rules, but is in fact a principality, in which a prince or princess is the true ruler of the kingdom. ,ost Mushroom Kingdom residents incorrectly call their government a Monarchy anyway. When Peach dies, however, and the next in line takes over, they may choose to assume the title of King/Queen or be the next Prince/Princess. If the latter is the case, the Mushroom Kingdom would once again be a Monarchy.

The sovereign head of state is the reigning monarch. In the case of modern times, that would be Princess Peach Toadstool.

As ruler, the leader has near-absolute power and can do almost anything, though the kings and queens have practiced common sense while on the throne, using their power wisely and not abusing it.

All leaders of the Mushroom Kingdom serve for life and can not be impeached, or, specifically, there isn't a known way to abdicate a ruler.

A major issue in the Mushroom Kingdom is kidnapping. When the head of state is kidnapped, a Regent is called to the throne and reigns over the nation as if he or she were the monarch, excercising the exact same powers and authority as the missing ruler. When Peach was a minor, Toadsworth ruled as the Regent of the kingdom, though the title was, for a while, handed over to the Mushroom Chancellor, who is conincidentally Toadsworth's younger brother. The Chancellor managed to serve a quick regency while Mario tried to save his entire dimension, though he was eventually deposed. Toadsworth then took the position back from his brother and continues it to this day. Each time Princess Peach gets kidnapped, Toadsworth assumes the throne as the Regent, promptly awaiting her return.

The Regent's rule tends to be extremely short, since Mario and Luigi save the day within a half of a year at most.

Toadsworth has issued many annoying decrees over his years as Regent, namely ones entertaining his persnickity ways of life, such as higher fines for littering and a public ban of spitting on the sidewalk. Peach tends to repeal these upon reassumption of her rightful title.

The Mushroom Kingdom also has a council of sorts, though it is mostly ceremonial and is actually regarded as annoying by the public. Called the Mushroom Retainers, this council consists of seven Toads who serve for life and for afterlife (should they decide to return as ghost toads or Boos).

Their only outlined powers are to formally redirect the military and national defenses (AKA Mario and Luigi) to the true head of state. This is accomplished by uttering the infamous lines "Thank you {phrase describing defense force), but our Princess (or king, or queen) is in another castle!". Sometimes, however, the Retainers can be specific and actually state where the ruler is. However, they seem to enjoy annoying others, or at least this is the opinion of the public.

The Mushroom Retainers stand in one of the many royal castles of the Mushroom Kingdom, though they are never in the official capitol itself, and for good reason.

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Capital
Officially, the capital of the Mushroom Kingdom is Toad Town. However, there are two Toad Towns in the Kingdom, so they are designated Toad Town One and Toad Town Two, with TT1 being the true capitol (with Peach's Castle behind it).

Capitol
By law, every castle owned by the federal/royal government is a Capitol of the Mushroom Kingdom. In other words, if the Princess uses it, it is a capitol. To add to the confusion, most castles go by the identical name of Peach's Castle. There is a Peach's Castle in Tooad Town One, a Peach's Castle in Mushroom Kingdom Village (where the Retainers live), a Peach's Castle when the Shroob State reigned (Princess Shroob's Castle), and a Peach's Castle in the outskirts of the kingdom, commonly known as World Eight-Four.

Neighbors
The Mushroom Kingdom is a large and sprawling state without clear and straight borders. It probably lacks any straight contours, bearing an irregular and sparse appearence (much like an amoeba). It is due to this that almost every other nation shares a border with the Mushroom Kingdom.

The two most notable nations are the BeanBean Kingdom to the west, and the "Mushroom World", which is composed of eight satellite states, each ruled by their own king or queen, to the northeast. Oddly, the BeanBean Kingdom and the Mushroom World each have a more powerful military than their larger neighbor. The BeanBean Kingdom is completely independent of the Mushroom Kingdom, but the Mushroom World seems to be nearly controlled by the Mushroom Kingdom, since the kings and queens of said realms listen to Peach more than their own ideas and subjects.

To the very far southwest is the realm of Rougueport and the Thousand-Year Door, which sits on an oceanic coast overlooking various islands and such. The Twilight Republic is an enclave of Rougueport, being completely surrounded by Rougeport on all four sides.

Furthermore, the various oceans and seas around the Kingdom contain hundreds upon hundreds of islands, such as Isle Delfino (a sovereign nation) and Yoshi Island, just to name two.

Another key enemy is the nation of Dark Land, which is home to Bowser, his relatives, his cronies, and the Koopa Troop, which is his entire army. This threatening realm of fire and lava can be seen from various mountains and such.

Also, directly above the Mushroom Kingdom is the Star Road and the Star Haven, along with most other "star" worlds.

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Inhabitants
The Mushroom Kingdom is home to multiple varients of creatures, from Goombas to Toads to Twilighters to Boos to Lakitus, and so on and so on and so on. The list is innumerable, so pelase see this for everything.

Villains
Obviously, Bowser is the number one enemy to the Kingdom, but many other villains have risen to tyranny as well, such as the Shroobs, Koopacious or Count Bleck.

Currency
The currency of the Mushroom Kingdom is the Coin. Coins come in face values of one, five, ten, twenty, two, one hundred, fifty, and others. Pure gold is also accepted as a de facto form, and was used by Luigi to finance his Mansion.