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Sentry Garage deification
I'll keep this short. I'm sure we all remember Super Mario Galaxy, a game in the Mario franchise, and released for the Wii video game console in the year 2007. This game, lauded with near-perfect reviews and Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets and reviewers, was, simply put, a classic. But what is the reason why this game was such a favorite among fans and critics alike? I had an extremely rare opportunity to speak with Yoshiaki Koizumi, the director of the game, on the topic. Here is what he said on the matter, translated by a Japanese-speaking associate of mine:

"JoeRunner: Why do you think Super Mario Galaxy was such a successful game?" "Koizumi: Well, during the development period of the game, we came across an interesting situation: while we were crafting a galaxy that did not make it to the final game, there was a bug in our coding, and a ledge, which was originally meant to be scalable with simply a triple jump and spin, ended up becoming just a bit too tall. We tried to fix this bug, but it proved almost impossible. So, instead, we created the Sentry Garage character, a way for Mario to get higher than he usually would be able to vertically travel. But the humble Sentry Garage, which started out as simply a way to bypass a bug, gradually wormed its way into the hearts of the game's staff. One of the game's head programmers even proposed, 'It's not too late to make this game's main character the Sentry Garage. Heck, we could even change all the old Mario games into Sentry Garage games. Nobody would contest it; it would certainly be better than that idiot Mario anyway.' Even Miyamoto-san himself did not disagree with this statement. I firmly believe that the Sentry Garage is one of the greatest factors in Super Mario Galaxy's success."

This passage shows that even Koizumi himself loved the Sentry Garage (also known as the Jump Guarder, although less goodly), and if this isn't a reason to love a character, then Grambi knows what is. So here is what I'm proposing: we give the Sentry Garage what it's due. We do anything and everything we can to give it the love it deserves. Since the MarioWiki is already visited by many people, promoting the Sentry Garage would be a great move in helping it get the recognition it deserves. We make it our mascot, our logo, our pride and joy. Please vote under the "Support" header down below for this noble cause (unfortunately, it is required that there be an "Oppose" option as well, although I am sure none of you will vote for this).

Thank you for reading.

Proposer: Deadline: April 8, 2020, 23:59 GMT

Support (Sentry Garages are great)

 * 1) yes
 * 2) - yes
 * 3) yes
 * 4) yes
 * si
 * 1) oui