Oh god! He's staring right threw my soul!

Nightmares will ensue.

With that nose he could put bloodhounds out of business.

Mama Mia...
My favorite part is the chin-stubble, it's those little details that really make it.

@ServiceMaster: He's staring so hard, I can't grammar correct!

Holy shit. That's going to give me nightmares tonight.

Its kinda like Disney characters in real life...

hmm, wonder how a similar version of peach would turn out...

Kill it with fire! That's genuinely hideous. Some things were meant to remain cartoon-like.

Thanks for the nightmares, Luke.

@ServiceMaster:

"Oh god! He's staring right threw my soul!"

I saw this a few days ago. I <3 Mario but.... I have nightmares now. :(

Mr. Plunkett my lawyers would like to have a word with you. D:

Im getting tired of seeing mario pictures, art, lego, 3-D side scroler, painting cakes, and anything. how about the real mario protrayed in the super mario bros. movie with real cool Luigi. don't forget the cartoons.

OH MY FUCK!

I wonder what the real Wario would look like.

He should do a Real Kirby next

some guy on deviant art is apparently passing this off as his own.

Almost picture! I need to upgrade to CS2 now, still running PS 6.0 and 7.0. I kinda have an idea how it was made, but the guy should post a quick tutorial. Apparently it took him 24 hrs to make, wow.

What's odd is that they chose to give him stubble... As if the real Mario would shave regularly.

Also. Grey stubble?

The eyes are the worts part of the whole picture.

He looks so.....sad.

Maybe he's never actually enjoyed his adventures.

what a good job i havnt seen good photoshop or well real legit photoshop like this in a long time. yes its creepy but i like it.

Nice, but he looks Frencher than Italian right now.

@Witzbold: I assume it would be horrifying enough to make your head explode. Wario already disturbs me enough in a virtual form...

@Vander: He has been chasing after the same princess for 20+ years, and she is still a princess...

Yes, he is sad. =p

Ahhh!

An abomination I tell you!

@Vander: Hey! how would you feel if after a grueling level you were told "Im sorry Mario but the princess is in the OTHER castle" Theres only so much a simple italian plumber can take!! It was never in his list of duties!!!

Children and adults around the world idolize this man?

What the fuck?!

so awesome!! good job. good job.

And I thought "Mario Is Missing"-era Luigi was creepy.

That's awesome. For some reason, there seems to be a tinge of Sean Penn to him, or am I just crazy?

I guess I never really thought of Mario as being that old...a man who has a mustache and wears overalls and a cap has something of an ambiguous age, for me.

This is still pretty impressive, albeit creeptastical.

@TheMysteriousStranger: Yeah playing "Virtual Boy Wario Land" was enough to make anyones head explode...Ohhh you meant "wario" just in any game...*just wanted to throw in some nostalgia, *sneak*

Yikes. He's got "I didn't mean to molest that kid" face.

Jesus, mother of god. It's an abomination. Only one acceptable solution. Fire.

Mario, you sly dog, where have you been all my life?

@Witzbold: Please. Never bring up the idea of a real Wario ever again.
kthnxbi.

@mishakoz: Yeah... think about Bambi if those proportions were real. No wonder her mother got shot.

wow, this has forum signature written all over it.

@dexterk03: You're right, I thought the FAQ on the thief's deviantart site was copied from Pixeloo but it was just made up. Which means hopefully it took less time to create the image thus a tutorial can be posted. I'd really love to try something like this. I'd render a 3D Real Link and submit the photo to the girl from this article: [kotaku.com]

Its scary and somewhat "charming" at the same time. There needs to be MOAR realistic mario characters! I hereby demand that they be made starting with wario... it NEEEEEEEDS to be done!

"Hey, little boy. Want some candy?"

in b4 real versions of the messed up character models from brawl D:

Yeah, I'm going to have to Adblock that image.

He looks like he's seen some things we don't wanna see... poor guy.

@BenignMuffin: Super Mario Rock-Bottom.

@BenignMuffin: "THE GOOMBAS MAN! THEY CAME FROM NO WHERE MAN!"

@Vander: If I looked like that Id be sad too.

Oh God please don't make a real life Bowser...

The ear looks a little greasy, but besides that, I'm surprisingly OK with this. If they do make another life action movie, I'd rather a CG Mario looking like this than have Hollywood use a real life actor.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BURN IT WITH FIRE.

is that a nose, or is that a tumor?

Is this why nintendo doesn't go for graphics?

Totally unnecessary to traumatize your readership. What did we do wrong?

how is he that old? he's such a youthful(-ish) sprite with a pep in his step, what's with the wrinkles and little gray whiskers?

but yes, destroy it with every weapon known to man so it cannot multiply.

Actually I like the picture. Yes, the eyes are a bit large. I wonder how big the eyeballs would have to be to have such saucers. But apart from that I don't think it's that creepy.

Nice job.

Is it scary because it's scary? Or is it scary because it's firmly situated in the lowest, most horrible part of the uncanny valley?

Yes.

@Krytha: I think this is revenge for nobody sending Mr. Plunkett a copy of Rock Band. D:

There's 2girls1cup, and then there's this...

Is that Geraldo Rivera's moustache?

I tipped it! Kotaku posted it!

I feel like a real reporter now.

Wonder what a real Reggie Fils-Aime would look like?

[en.wikipedia.org]

@PapaBear434: So when I can't sleep tonight because I'm crying and vomiting, I know whose fault it is? Thanks, PapaBear :D

Eh, this is nothing after the real Haruhi you guys put up a while back.

I still have that bookmarked to scare the crap outta people.

Somebody should make a real-life Yoshi and let the cuteness ensue.

OMG! Those eyes!!! and that nose!!!

That's amazing. It's so utterly creeptastic.

On a side note, in regards to the jackass that's stealing the original artists glory, I say we all make a deviant art account, and call them on it and post the original artists link.

I hate people that try and take credit for something they didn't do, especially when they try to give themselves THIS music credit: [xgalagax.deviantart.com]

I vote mass spam. Anybody with me?