AnotherCastle

AnotherCastle is a character by @TheWinterReaper. He was made on March 18, 2022 and was originally made for fun, but then became a fully fledged out character.

Overview
AnotherCastle is a tall monstrous toad, who possesses the game of someone whose relative or friend has gone missing, and uses said missing person to lure in his victims.

Biography
AnotherCastle is a entity who possesses the original Super Mario Bros games, of those whos relative, friend or partner goes missing. He appears in the castle stages at the end, where toad normally would be. He starts off by saying "Sorry (Players name), but (Missing person) is in another castle", he continues with "I can show you where they are, do you want to see them?". The player will be given a "Yes" or "No" option. If the player chooses yes, the player will die within 12 hours by a natural disaster, a sickness or being killed AnotherCastle himself. The place they died will be filled with the smell of rotting fungus and fresh blood. Later after the player dies, the missing person will be found alive again. If the player chooses no, the screen will go black and turn back on, showing a police report of the missing person found dead, and the area where they died will be filled with mushroom spores and a awful smell. Though if the player decides to not answer AnotherCastle with in 20 minutes, the game will turn off, and AnotherCastle will disappear.

No one really knows why he exists or how he exists, he isn't made of code, he isn't a soul trapped in the game and is seeking revenge, and he isn't a creature from the void or anything. He is simply there without explanation, like an anomaly. He only shows up in the games of people whos relative or loved one has gone missing, there isn't an explanation why, other then its the way he catches his prey. Using something they love against them, just so he can kill another one. It anyone saw AnotherCastle with their own eyes, would it be worth to tell anyone? No one would believe them anyways.

The surviving one out of the player and the missing person will start getting side-effects from what happened, these side-effects include mood swings, insomnia, loss of appetite, asthma, fungi on their body, voices in their head and hallucinations. Most of the hallucinations they see are of AnotherCastle, the hallucinations doesn't seem to harm the person, but rather stalk them from outside the window, between trees and outside the corner of their eye. Most of these people have just been called insane, as there is no proof that AnotherCastle exists, and no one would believe them that he exists.

Victim 1: Sasha Greywinder
Sasha Greywinder was a 17 year old girl who was burnt alive in a house fire, her body was found in her home on August 23. 1996. It is believe she died not long before she was spotted. Her body was covered in 3rd degree burns, with only the right half of her face survived with only a few burn marks. Near the site of death, a NES was found with a copy of Super Mario Bros. A unknown smell of rotten fungus and fresh blood near the site of death, though the source of the smell could not be found. Not long after Sasha was found dead, her little sister, Olivia Greywinder, was found after being missing for 2 weeks. After being checked at the hospital, it was found that Olivia was unharmed, but was suffering from hallucinations after going missing.

Victim 2: Trevor Robinson
Trevor Robinson was a 18 year man who was found dead in his apartment on January 9. 1989. His body was found sliced open, his cheeks were sliced open and jaw was dislocated. His stomach was cut open with his organs left hanging outside his body. His eyes and arms were unable to be found. Inside his apartment, a NES with a copy of Super Mario Bros. 2 inside of it. A unknown smell of rotten fungus and fresh blood near the site of death, though the source of the smell could not be found. After Trevor Robinson was found dead in his apartment, his parents who were thought to have died in a car crash were found alive and unharmed.

Victim 3: Jerry Rogers
Jerry Rogers was a 12 year old boy who was found dead near a pile of tree logs outside his home on October 17. 1999. His body was found with an entire tree log though his abdomen, and a axe lodged into the front part of his skull. One of his arms were missing, but believed to have been cut off with a tree grinder. Inspection of the body and site of death show that the tree log and axe had been thrown at him at great force, meaning it was a murder. Though it is not known how the log and axe was thrown at him, and its not known who and/or what threw it. Inside his home, a SNES with a copy of Super Mario World was found, the game was still turned on and was on the start screen. Around the area of Jerry Rogers corpse and inside his home was a awful smell of blood and rotting fungus, though the source of the smell was never found. Though not long before Jerry was found, his dog was found lost in the forest, but was luckily not harmed.

Victim 4: Jasmine Harris
Jasmine Harris was a 15 year old girl who was found dead in her garden between two trees on July 18 2011. Her back was cut open with her ribs and lungs pulled out of her back, her arms were tied making her hang between the two trees by her arms. This was of dead was a torture method used by vikings called "The Blood Eagle". An unknown smell of rotting mushrooms was emitted at the place of death, source of the smell was not found, but a weird growth of fungus was found on Jasmines guard dogs gums. The fungi on the dogs gums were checked, but no data was found about the fungus, and the fungi had no DNA what so ever. Though not long before Jasmine was found, her lost brother, Gerald Harris, was found in the forest. When her brother was found, he did not have any injuries, but was suffering from hallucinations and mental problems, and was sent to a mental hospital. Its unknown who murdered Jasmine Harris, and the investigation of this case has been stopped.

Victim 5: Ash Daniels
Ash Daniels was a 8 year old boy who was found dead in his home July 6. 2005. His body was found with his head crushed under an anvil which was taken from his fathers, Mike Daniels, garage where he works. Ashs skull was broken and brain impaled by shards of his skull, his head was still intact with his body, but looked like a mess of cluddered flesh and skin covered in blood. The rest of him body was unharmed and had no signs of damages. After the anvil was examined, revealed unknown fingerprints on it, which were more than 5 times larger than a humans. After his body was buried, his lost cat, Skittles, was found lost in the forest. The cat was unharmed, but shows signs of having hallucinations.

Abilities

 * Growing and shrinking - AnotherCastle has the ability to change his size at will, though the bigger he becomes, the more monstrous and nightmarish he becomes.
 * Multitasking - AnotherCastle can be in multiple games at the same time, meaning he can't be occupied by one person.
 * Immortality - AnotherCastle can’t be killed cause he appears within a cutscene, and doesn't count as an entity. If he was killable, he would just respawn in a game once someone goes missing.
 * Regeneration - AnotherCastle can regenerate limbs after losing them
 * Mimicry - AnotherCastle can change his voice and personality to resemble anyone.
 * Shapeshifting - AnotherCastle has the ability to shapeshift, though he can only shapeshift to play with someone's fears. Though he has to always resemble Toad in some form of way.
 * Mégethoskinesis - AnotherCastle has the ability to change his height, though the taller he is, the more grotesque and beast-like he becomes.
 * Your world, his rules - AnotherCastle doesnt follow the rules of the normal game or other EXEs. No matter which rules a EXE can make and change, it doesnt apply to him. But he does have his own set of rules that he is bound to and cant change, so he isnt just playing god.

Weaknesses

 * Lack of missing reports - AnotherCastle can't appear if no one goes missing.
 * Game bound - AnotherCastle cant physically harm a real life thing, as he is bound to the game. Though this is an exception when he is triggered by the yes option.

Trivia

 * AnotherCastle can appear in other Mario games where Toad appears in a cutscene. And example is Super Mario Bros. 3 in "Toad House". He can also appear in games that already has an EXE inside it, and he can also appear in Rom Hacks and Pirated copys.


 * AnotherCastle is actually a quite nice entity and can get along with other characters.


 * AnotherCastle cant feel regret or guilt cause of killing someone, he does what he needs to do.


 * You cant outsmart him, AnotherCastle is always many steps ahead of you. He has multiple plans on how to kill someone as soon as he meets them.


 * AnotherCastle has a rival called Mario.ROM, who is made by @RooNiff. But even though they are rivals, AnotherCastle is mostly just toying and playing around with ROM, even though ROM hates him.


 * He only has three fingers on each hand.


 * AnotherCastle cant feel sexual or romantic attraction to humans/souls. Though he can feel romantic attraction to characters.


 * AnotherCastle mostly gets along with Toad and Toadette characters, but really likes Princess Peach characters/entitys. AnotherCastle is more of a gentleman towards Peach characters, helping them with things and just being extremely nice to them.


 * AnotherCastle only refers characters to the name of the person trapped within or playing the character, and instantly knows their name and lots about them just by meeting them. If he meets a character who doesn't have soul, spirit or player, then he cant get info from them instantly, and has to talk and interact with them to learn about them.


 * You cant get rid of AnotherCastle, he isnt bound to the rules of death. AnotherCastle will come back everytime his conditions are met, if you manage to get rid of him, then you have only gotten rid of one out of infinite others that appear when triggered.