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   Synopsis Set years later after SMG4 has reached its inevitable end, Mr. Puzzles has changed--for better or for worse...

   After bravely closing a dangerous rift that jeopardized the SMG4 universe alongside Mr. WPNZ during the climactic, final War of the Fat Italians 1 year ago, the duo of villains ended up stranded in an unfamiliar universe, with the former feeling lost and burdened by his past misdeeds.

   Years later after SMG4 retired, a directionless Mr. Puzzles permanently abandons his long-held obsessions with Meggy and the SMG4 crew with him having had already done enough torment and accomplished one genuinely good act. Left without a clear purpose or ambition after trying to start fresh with fame, stardom, media domination, obsession, and attempted friendships, he faced a crisis regarding his future and reaches his absolute breaking point, until an invitation to a unique tournament for dastardly evil-doers when the galaxy's most notorious villain, The Big Bad, announces a competition to find his successor, and promises to give him the perfect chance at redemption if they succeed, but failure leads to god knows what. Together with WPNZ and a new group of quirky, villainous allies, they set out to compete against the universe's most heinous, most cruel, and most vile villains for the coveted title of the next Big Bad, whilst unfortunately knowing that only one person gets it. And if he can't be the best... then maybe he can be the worst!

   But the ultimate question remains: Will he fully give in to his deeply rooted old villainous instincts, or truly change to become a better person like what a girl he had known in his universe wished for?

   Characters Main Characters Mr. Puzzles The main protagonist of the show. A powerful TV entity who embarks on a quest for redemption with his new companions by competing to earn the title of the next Big Bad.

   Mr. WPNZ The deuteragonist of the show. A deadly assassin and Karen's former business partner/ex-husband. Pink Pose The Pink Thing One of the three tritagonists of the show. A peppy and cheerful villain who can't help it when she comes off being cute despite trying to be a tough girl.

   Lord General One of the three tritagonists of the show. A gigantic and imposing brute with the most violent, cruel and angry personalities. Although despite these attributes, he secretly has a soft spot with a lot of issues.

   Lady Killer One of the three tritagonists of the show. A silent being who can attack enemies with a swing of her sword and the agile speed of a mantis. She loves to plant stickers and has some attached to her legs.

   Mr. Puzzles is the second main antagonist of the SMG4 series, being the titular main antagonist of the PUZZLEVISION Saga and the entire Showgrounds Era. He has since become the longest-recurring antagonist in the series for 3 years. He is the one of the two main antagonists (alongside Mr. WPNZ) in the penultimate story arc, solidifying his role as a recurring foe throughout the series.

   He is the main protagonist in ZAMination's SMG4 spin-off sequel series, Calling All Villains, their first step to originality.

   He is a powerful TV entity who started out as an ordinary person before replacing his head with a television set, which gives him many powerful but dangerous abilities centered around television and an obsession for control. His childhood loneliness and the dismissal of his "creative" dreams by his father and those around him fueled an obsession with media and a desire to gain fame and recognition through entertainment, which ultimately led him to establish his own entertainment company and streaming platform, "PUZZLEVISION". His self-centered nature often lauds his own achievements and prefers to work independently. Known for his insane perfectionism, he strives for impeccable results from his plans and creations with the belief that they are flawless, and wants as little interference from collaborators as possible. He was the longest-running opponent of the SMG4 Crew as he has instigated numerous chaotic events and committed various crimes in his relentless pursuit of achieving his goals, with his worst being giving Meggy enduring crippling PTSD.

   Following numerous failed attempts, he became a stigmatized disgrace to the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as public enemy number 1, the definition of a menace to society and the best of a bad situation, where his relentless pursuit of five-star reviews over the past two years ultimately led to his downfall. Mr. Puzzles would experience friendship for the first time initially by Leggy, but Mr. Puzzles was finally arrested by the SMG4 crew after his amusement park dream failed.

   During his time in captivity, he became disillusioned about his desire for fame and made him realized that what he truly needed was a friend of his very own. This realization led him to understand that his efforts to "improve" the SMG4 show were futile, prompting him to abandon his lifelong ambition for fame and creative fulfillment. He later learned of an assassin named Mr. WPNZ, whom was recently divorced, and together they plotted an escape from prison.

   Mr. Puzzles aimed to gain the trust of the SMG4 crew through an act of redemption, but he unexpectedly formed a genuine bond with Mr. WPNZ, making him his first true friend. However, Mr. Puzzles' neurotic tendencies and indecision to go along with his revenge plan towards the SMG4 crew or to win Meggy’s trust for his changing his evil ways led him to selfishly betray his friendship with Mr. WPNZ, resulting in the latter revealing his deceit to the Glitchy Gang. This betrayal permanently shattered Meggy Spletzer's faith in him, ultimately concluding that he will never change his ways and ends her friendship with him for good. This painful rejection made Puzzles finally understand that he has ultimately gone too far. Mr. Puzzles comes to a painful realization that not only he has permanently lost Meggy's trust in him because of his duplicity, he has also temporarily lost the budding friendship he had recently formed with Mr. WPNZ. With nothing left to lose, he resolves to abandon his pursuit of seeking five stars and creative control over the show, and make amends with WPNZ and Toomp by seeking the "key" within the Internet Archives, intending to use it to "fix his past wrongdoings" at any cost, whilst now knowing that Meggy and her friends now ultimately hate him and never want anything to do with him ever again.

   After some time traveling and and a heartwarming reconciliation, a temporal anomaly emerges, threatening to cause the extinction of all of existence. With everything on the line, Puzzles sacrifices himself to seal the anomaly from within, and WPNZ steps in to help, knowing they may not return. Puzzles shares his final words with Meggy, tearfully apologizing for turning her hero into a monster, acknowledging that they will never be friends and no amount of atonement and temporal rewriting can erase the pain he caused her and her friends over the past two years, and trying to improve the show wasn't really worth it, yet he hopes his sacrifice signifies he did something right. With gratitude for the life he lived, he thanks everyone before the anomaly closes on both him and WPNZ, banishing them to a dimension beyond their world. (One where The Big Bad and a new group of allies reside) After hearing Puzzles' final goodbye, Meggy fearfully realizes that the hurtful things Leggy said to her are true, and as a result, she will never truly see Puzzles again.

   With Mr. Puzzles permanently severed from the SMG4 universe and Leggy irreversibly merged with Meggy, Mario contemplates with her about the complexity and loneliness of Mr. Puzzles after everything he did as she was on the verge of tears after seeing Puzzles redeem himself, how he sometimes resorts to desperate and erratic measures like torture to gain people's attention and affection. Ultimately, in his last moments in the SMG4 Universe, Mr. Puzzles' sacrifice led to a significant achievement; as it marked his very first genuine act of goodness. Moreover even in the face of seeming death, he also formed a genuine friendship with WPNZ, who was able to forgive him, bringing a sense of closure to the loneliness that had plagued him throughout his troubled life.

   Years after he and Mr. WPNZ sacrificed themselves to close the temporal anomaly from within and the series concluded, having integrated himself to life in his new home dimension. A directionless Mr. Puzzles permanently abandons his long-held obsessions with Meggy and the SMG4 crew, with him having had done enough torment to them and accomplished one genuinely good act. Left without a clear purpose or ambition after trying to start fresh with fame, stardom, and media domination, he faced a crisis regarding his future while trying to distance himself from the Glitchy Gang. Just when he was about to "turn himself off" for good, destiny stepped in, presenting him and WPNZ with an invitation to a prestigious villain tournament that promised them the perfect chance at salvation. Together with WPNZ and a new group of quirky villainous allies, they set out to compete against the universe's most sadistic villains for the coveted title of the next Big Bad to earn his redemption.

   Roles Mr. Puzzles served as the titular main antagonist of the Puzzlevision Saga and the Showgrounds Era, serving as the overarching antagonist of Season 13, SMG4 Movie: IT'S GOTTA BE PERFECT, one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Francis) of SMG4 Movie: Western Spaghetti, and the overarching antagonist of War of the Fat Italians 2023, the main antagonist of Season 14, SMG4 Movie: PUZZLEVISION, and War of the Fat Italians 2024, one of the two villainous main protagonists (alongside his Leggy) of The Meme Factory Arc, and A Night At SMG4’s and the main antagonist of War of the Fat Italians 2024. In the 15th and final Season, he serves as one of the two main antagonists, (alongside Mr WPNZ) serving as one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Karen's ex-boss) of the Karen Arc and SMG4 Movie: Silence of the Cats, and one of the two villainous main protagonists (alongside Mr. WPNZ) of the breakout mini-arc, the villainous main protagonist of SMG4 Movie: Guns N' Puzzles, the heroic main antagonist of SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2025, and the main protagonist of ZAMination's Calling All Villains.

   Appearance In his first appearance, Mr. Puzzles takes the form of a TV adware, heavily inspired by BonziBuddy and other internet virtual assistants, being a dark gray analog television with googly eyes and a cartoonish grin.

   Physically, Mr. Puzzles is a tall and thin humanoid, with a gray 50s/60s television box head that is identical to his adware form, minus his face. His real face is a light gray static background with differently shaped eyes with his left eye being larger than his right eye along with a large grin taking up most of the lower half of his face. His teeth's colors, which are yellow, cyan, lime green, pink, red, and blue, are intended to resemble a TV ‘s SMPTE color bars. Although his face is depicted as a screen, it is implied that his face is actually behind it as it remains intact even after the screen is shattered by Mario, implying it is made of light or plasma. The bottom edge of his head has the word "Puzzlevision" printed on it in a ligature type font, which was an entertainment streaming service platform that he owns. His original face prior to his self-decapitation is never fully seen.

   He also seems to have a black cable-like neck that connects to the back of his TV head, which bares similarity to what actual cables do with TVs. He wears a black bowler hat with a gray band on his head, with two TV antennas sticking out, though one is bent. He wears a grey vest with a white undershirt and a black bow tie, as well as white elongated four fingered rubber hose gloves and black and white dress sneakers. His pants are dark grey, with silver puzzle patterns, his pants also come with suspenders with grey puzzle pieces as buttons. His pants are also a tad bit short and thin black cable-like legs are visible if one looks closer. Then sad, paranoid, crazy or slowly descending to anger, he shows one cyan pupil on his left eye.

   He cycles through different facial expressions that appear on his screen, using the same colored grin, gray eyes, and eyebrows for majority of them and he is capable of showing random images on his screen to show expressions or project something. But when he is really upset or goes insane, he cycles through more eerie and creepy faces which represents his rage and frustration. These faces are more distinct than then the usual faces he displays and has different features than the normal ones. Face features include creepy looking eyes, unsettling grins and darker backgrounds. This is usually dubbed by fans as Photoshop Mr. Puzzles or just the Insane face. (See faces below).

   In his childhood, during flashbacks, his appearance was identical to Ninten and Ness (model wise). His body was shown as a silhouette with white glowing eyes and he presumably wore a baseball cap of some kind.

   During his time in prison, he had changed into an orange outfit similar to his usual outfit representing a prison jumpsuit, retaining his bow tie, however there is now a noticeable amount of rust around the edges of his TV screen. He would eventually change back to his original outfit when he went to the Internet Archives.

   In SMG4: Mr Puzzles Works At Walmart, when he was an employee, his clothes changed from orange to blue representing a Walmart uniform.

   In the SMG4 spinoff series, Calling All Villains, Mr. Puzzles’ design was remade. His antennas become thick with bigger caps. The knobs become smoothly round and his vents have six instead of seven. The exterior of his frame became warped, showing a more distance from his screen. He now wears a red bowtie and his grey vest becomes darker. Instead of displaying facial expressions that appear on his screen that he cycles through, he can move his face freely, like blinking his eyes and moving his mouth naturally when he is talking.

   Personality Despite the charismatic and showmanship demeanor he portrays, Mr. Puzzles in reality is an attention seeking sociopathic TV host with a strong ego and an expectancy for control due to his desire to become famous and to hopefully find a friend he can call his own. This is because, deep down inside his heart, he was actually a very lonely individual who did terrible things out of finding real friendship due to his loneliness throughout his childhood and his father’s dismissal of his dream of running an amusement park because he believed Puzzles lacked "creative vision". This would plague him and motivate him to prove to the world that he does have creative vision and would watch every form of television media ever made in his pastime and became a TV show creator after replacing his head with a TV set. He would then start creating his own shows in orders to prove to the world that he does actually have creative vision. Due to his over-obsession and desperation for attention, he often loved and savored any amount of attention and praise he receives from anyone, even from his enemies. His huge obsession to achieve his dream for gaining fame and recognition from his works was the driving force for his manipulative and egotistical nature, as he had no problem manipulating those around him for his own gain and benefit, including the SMG4 crew, making them obsess over their objectives, and turning them into adversaries for his twisted shows.

   In his first appearances, Mr. Puzzles was a charismatic and joyful TV host who seem liked he only wanted to entertain his viewers with his show. However, this was a facade to hide his true personality and motives and to keep his reputation safe while attempting to expand his Puzzlevision streaming service. After the facade drops, he is shown to have unstable mental tendencies and sociopathic traits, demonstrating a troubling lack of empathy and a talent for exploiting others for his benefit which he demonstrated many times throughout his appearances. For instance, he showed enjoyment in seeing Meggy tortured and becoming emotionally scarred by Oneshot Wren and took delight in SMG4's ability to "play an antagonist so well." His unstable mentality made him have severe breakdowns when something kept going wrong, and his temper reflected it, as seen in "Mr. Puzzles' Incredible Game Show Spectacular!" due to his plan not going the way he intended and the fact that he was striving for perfectionism for his Puzzlevision service to dominate the world.

   His dedication to entertainment was so compulsive that he transformed into a cyborg with a television set for a head; and once he took over Didneyland and replaced it with Puzzle Park, he fused with the engine room of his new amusement park, becoming its power source. All of this symbolized his obsessive nature to gain fame from his creations and his willingness to sacrifice his dignity and sanity in order to achieve his dreams. Even though he possessed ruthless ambition and craved for control over his entertainment platform, Mr. Puzzles was still able to be affable when he wanted to, as evidenced by his temporary bond with Leggy. He experienced deep emotional distress when she was taken away, revealing his underlying vulnerability and shreds of humanity, as he has never had friends before which was the main reason that contributed to his malevolent villain persona.

   Following Mr. Puzzles’ imprisonment, he would most likely never be able repent on his flagitious acts, nor change his ways due to his deteriorating sanity and desire for vengeance on the SMG4 crew for destroying his plans of achieving fame and recognition. However, as of the events of "SMG4: A VERY Unlikely Friendship, SMG4: The Final Step", and "SMG4 Movie: Guns N' Puzzles", Mr. Puzzles's affability and ability to make friends began to develop again. For the first time since his friendship with Leggy, Mr. Puzzles achieved normalcy with Mr. WPNZ and Toomp. However, when Meggy offered to consult with him and determine whether or not he has changed, Mr. Puzzles became torn over choosing Meggy's offer or going through with the "kidnapping" with Mr. WPNZ and Toomp. Over the course of his prison break, Mr. Puzzles had shown signs of self-doubt, wondering if his plans for revenge against the SMG4 Crew were really worth it, or if he should keep putting Mr. WPNZ and Toomp through the mangle to put his staged kidnapping plan into action, especially after being called "pal" by Mr. WPNZ on many occasions. This indicated that deep down, Mr. Puzzles appreciated being seen as a friend to someone else. Additionally, after a long talk with Mr. WPNZ about letting go of the past and moving on, Mr. Puzzles seemed to want to let things go, but he still had trouble deciding on whether to move on or continue with the staged kidnapping. His indecisiveness and anxiety, combined with his attempts to maintain his villainous persona, ultimately costed him his friendship with Mr. WPNZ and Toomp, as well as Meggy's trust.

   Mr. Puzzles' life came crashing down when Meggy found out that he lied to her about changing, even though he admitted to wanting to show her he could change. After failing to gain Meggy's trust, he succumbed to depression and remorse for his actions. This was his final and most excruciatingly painful regret, as he realized his betrayal shattered his chances for redemption and his actions from the past has eroded the trust of everyone he ever knew. Witnessing the consequences of his two years of tormenting the crew finally led him to an emotional breakdown. His tears were not from the loss of a scheme, but from a genuine, painful recognition of the damage and trauma he has caused over the years, realizing that his obsession with fame had led him to hurt others and betray his true friends. With nothing left, a dejected Mr. Puzzles vowed to mend the damage and atone for his mistakes, beginning his newfound desire to become a better person.

   Aside from his dilemmas and faults, Mr. Puzzles demonstrated another interesting quirk—the willingness to teach others. This example was shown in the episode, "Mr. Puzzles Teaches Cinema", where he disguised himself in his Professor P. persona and taught Zack, Cory, and Katie about cinema. Mr. Puzzles also demonstrated surprisingly great skills in drawing comparisons between classic cinema and modern-day trends like The Minecraft Movie with "chicken jockey," as well as inspiring the Katphish kids to utilize cinema as a means to pursue their dreams. He used this quirk in order to break the ice with the Katphish kids and to help them develop an interest creating their own films. When Zack, Cory, and Katie successfully created their own film while Mr. Puzzles and Mario clashed with each other behind their backs, Mr. Puzzles actually exhibited pride and appreciation for the kids' interest and efforts in making their own movie, blending modern-day trends with classic cinema elements.

   Despite the fact Mr. Puzzles regretted manipulating WPNZ and Toomp and wanted to redeem himself, he still maintained his obsession over entertainment and fame, as shown in "SMG4: Mr Puzzles Works At Walmart". Furthermore, he expressed disbelief and disdain at the fact he stooped so low as to work a part-time job at a Walmart against his will, describing it as "subpar customer service." If anything, this obsession grew stronger, as he went completely manic at the idea of making something as mundane as a Walmart into something big and popular. This was likely due to the fact he had been in complete obscurity for over a year and had very little chances to use his creativity like he used to compared to when he was making shows for his PUZZLEVISION service and running Puzzle Park. This trait remained unchanged, but was not directly responsible for the ruination of his friendship with Mr. WPNZ to start with. Mr. Puzzles' impulsiveness and obsession with entertainment and fame lead him to make dramatic, unnecessary, and even outright ridiculous changes to the store, ranging from redesigning the bathroom to make it aesthetically pleasing for the employees, driving Wild Wing cars throughout the store instead of pushing shopping carts, "reforming" Wario, Dr. Pootis, Marty, and El Bombo by forcing them to watch a 28-hour training video, and changing the Freddy Fivebears toy aisle into an entire Blockbuster revival section for pure nostalgia, much to Karen's chagrin and the store manager's delight. However, despite his obsession and mania, Mr. Puzzles' creative vision had undergone significant improvement, as it had actually earned him a promotion as deputy store manager.

   On a side note, Mr. Puzzles took pride in his appearance. He was very particular about his clothes and his TV head and did not appreciate either one getting touched or dirty. Mr. Puzzles also didn't like his TV dials being fiddled around with by anyone other than himself, as he reprimanded Leggy for doing so in "A Night At SMG4's…" when she fiddled with them, even though it ultimately helped the duo defeat Bob in the Monster Energy River. He especially disliked getting his TV screen smashed in or collecting rust on his TV head. This was evidenced when Mario would punch his screen on multiple occasions, and when he looked at his appearance in the mirror outside of Walmart and became hysteric over his head collecting rust, becoming desperate to shoplift for a container of TV polish before Karen stopped him.

   When visiting "The Internet Archives", he found the perfect key to "fix his mistakes." With his reputation ruined, his friends gone, and his Puzzlevision empire in shambles, he genuinely desired to fix all of his mistakes by rewinding time and returning to the exact point in time where he, Mr. WPNZ, and Toomp had escaped the Death Cube and began discussing letting go of past mistakes and grudges. However, in reality, Mr. Puzzles began to realize that he wasn't rewriting the past just to make amends with Mr. WPNZ and Toomp, but to use that chance to erase his own guilt despite the consequences of rewriting the timeline. In the end, Mr. Puzzles showed a great deal of humility and decided to no longer go through with rewriting history and decided to talk it out with Mr. WPNZ in the present and allow him to vent his frustration on him without resistance.

   In "SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2025", he proved his humility and newfound maturity once again by sacrificing himself to seal the time rift, which would potentially mean ending his life. But before sealing the time rift, Mr. Puzzles' remorse and gratefulness was put on full display, calling out to Meggy and telling her that he knew he could never truly atone for all of his actions, but that he hoped his sacrifice would mean something. Furthermore, he wished that his final act of heroism would allow Meggy to find peace in the future to come. His final moments in the SMG4 universe are filled with a tearful apology to Meggy, acknowledging the harm he caused over three years by manipulating their ambitions and obsessions for his own selfish desire to be considered better. He fully understands his obsession for her was corrupting him throughout his last years in the SMG4 universe. Before the rift closed, Puzzles spoke his last words to Meggy, tearfully apologizing for the torment he caused. He admitted that his actions to make their lives "entertaining" were not worth the pain and that he could never forgive himself. He hoped his sacrifice would give her a brighter future.

   Overall, although Mr. Puzzles has displayed multiple sociopathic traits and his abilities to manipulate, torment, and gaslight those around them in an act to be famous and to have control over the SMG4 show, which was his long term goal before abandoning it altogether, after all of his plans failed at the hands of the SMG4 crew, it is shown that he wasn’t really evil on the inside, just very lonely and willing to do anything in his power to be recognized and accepted by anyone after he was lonely as a child and his dreams to make people happy was dismissed which would plague him and motivate him to become a TV media producer in order to prove his creative vision which was the main reason for his sociopathic nature. He really wanted to have someone to accompany him, although he wasn’t used to having anyone by his side, hence why he was still trying to act villainous when he bonded with Leggy, even though in reality, he was really happy that he had made a friend, even if he didn’t want to show it. It was only until he met Mr. WPNZ that he shows his more sympathetic side and normalcy compared to the villainous persona that he tries to portray by when he was with Leggy in the Meme Factory and he genuinely wanted to make things right after he betrays both Meggy and WPNZ.

   After he realized that his ways of achieving his goals weren’t worth it if it was impacting everyone around him so negatively, he would then turn into an anti-hero, becoming one of the few villains to team up with the SMG4 crew (apart from SMG3) when trying to escape with the SMG4 crew from the time portals and when the time rift was threatening the universe. He is also among the few villains who had an major change in motives and character development, from being the crazy and sociopathic TV media producer to wanting to have friends of his very own and feeling normalcy over his newfound relationships he made along the way even when he still retained a bit of his creative obsession after abandoning his plan to become famous. He also is among the few villains to finally learned to face the consequences of his actions rather than trying to avoid them in order to get rid of his guilt and went out on his own terms rather than going out through the result of the consequences of his actions for five star reviews and fame (although he accidentally created the time rift in the first place.), then he sacrificed himself and he tearfully apologized to the crew for everything he has done for the past 2 years. making him slightly redeemed with the SMG4 crew.

   In the "Calling All Villains" announcement trailer, Mr. Puzzles is revealed to be still alive. Years after the events of "SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2025" and "SMG4: THE END" with the permanent cancelation of Puzzlevision and fame no longer an option, Mr. Puzzles has a choice to make while competing to be the next Big bad, between still remaining a villain and seek power, or discover who he truly is deep down.

   Powers and Abilities Mr. Puzzles is one of the more dangerous and powerful enemies the SMG4 crew has faced, having been at odds with the crew for two and a half years ever since his first interaction with SMG4 indirectly as an adware on his computer. Despite his numerous face-offs with the crew, which always end in failure, he has shown a multitude of different ways to confront them, such as lying and manipulation, technological, imitation and most notably, his brainwashing ability that allows him to enslave people inside his of his TV-themed mindscape or by being blasted by his finger beam to control anyone who comes in contact with it in the real world. While most of the time he's not a physical fighter, his ability to tap into the digital world can make him nigh unstoppable. In addition, he has demonstrated he can hold his own in a fight at times, as seen in the beginning SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2025 when he took out 3 guards.

   Genius-Level Intelligence: Mr. Puzzles is a calculative, cunning, and intelligent entity who is capable of exploiting people who are their lowest by giving what they want, at the cost of them falling to villainy due to the power, and is a capable strategist, able to use the SMG4 Gang's tendencies to get him to 5 Stars due to how entertaining it is. This ingenuity also extends with certain tools in his arsenal such the YouTube Remote. Digital Omnipotence: Due to his nature of being one with television itself, Mr. Puzzles is practically a god within the digital world, able to shape the laws of reality and existence to his preferences. Creative Control: An ability he obtains by achieving a 5-star rating; Mr. Puzzles is able to harness all of his immense powers in the real world. Television Manipulation: He can cause TVs to turn on or off and play commercials. Omniscience: It has been shown that he watches and spies on the SMG4 Crew. This is amplified in the digital world where his awareness to other shows implies he has well versed knowledge of them. Reality Warping: His capability to manipulate reality, such as creating alternate dimensions, scenarios or altering the internet, showcases his immense power and control over the environment. Complete control of Puzzle Park: Once he fused with Puzzle Park's engine room, he's able to control all of the machines of the park with the strength of his will, as well as being able to change the reality around the park to his will, like summoning a door that leads to a strange, eerie setting with mirrors. Creation: The ability to create objects like the Mysterious Keyboard and the Wild-West simulation demonstrates his creativity and proficiency in crafting tools to achieve his goals. These creations are able to cause mass devastation, even outside of the digital world. Technological Manipulation: His capacity to manipulate various forms of technology, from computers to printers, extends his control over the digital and physical realms. Charisma: Despite his malevolent nature, Mr. Puzzles' charismatic demeanor enables him to manipulate and persuade others effectively, making him a formidable adversary. Shapeshifting: The ability to take on different forms, such as an internet pop-up adware or a humanoid figure, this grants him versatility and stealth in his interactions with others. Sound Manipulation: He was able to mute Mario and SMG3 using his remote when they annoyed him. Even without it, Mr. Puzzles can adjust the volume of his voice, as shown in Despicable Mr. Puzzles. Self-Decapitation: While unconventional, the ability to detach and control his head suggests a unique aspect of his nature. Time Reversal: Mr. Puzzles can reverse time, as shown when SMG4 referenced Mario's Mysteries, and when Mario and Luigi discovered a room they weren't supposed to enter. Brainwashing: His most common power is his brainwashing ability, he has the power to brainwash people when making shows for himself, he was even capable of brainwashing The SMG4 Crew (especially Melony) with his western simulation. He even managed to brainwash himself. Fourth Wall Awareness: In addition to his range and awareness of shows outside of SMG4, Mr. Puzzles' awareness of the audience and occasional direct communication with them adds an meta-fictional layer to his character, putting a gradient between the lines of both fiction and reality, he also created the PuzzleVision website which was able to be interacted from the real world. Teleportation: Mr. Puzzles is shown to be able to teleport to other TV's within the real world and can grow his full body out of a TV (granting him a new vessel to control) This is shown when he comes out of the TV back at the Castle to capture Mario. This requires the TV to have Puzzlevision branding, however it is revealed in Mr. Puzzles Clubhouse that he can come out of any TV as Meggy’s TV formed into his actual TV head, saying he had to put her TV out of his misery. Screen Shifting: He has shown to be able to switch his screen. Regeneration: While he has gotten his screen shattered before, he is capable of restoring it, such as transporting to a new TV.

   Weaknesses Despite his threat level, his abilities are far more finite in the real world. Compared to the digital world such as his TV Dimension where he can control those who end up inside it against their will, he has noticeable weaknesses which makes him far more vulnerable and prone to defeat, especially in a fight as he is mostly incapable of directly fighting against people like Mario and Meggy Spletzer, while being no match against much more seasoned, capable fighters such as Mr. WPNZ despite having a size advantage to all of them. Thus, he relies on his intelligence and ability to lie and contort people's feelings to his advantage and manipulate them rather than facing them and fighting head on, as he has shown multiple times against people like SMG4 and Meggy.

   However, his gaslighting isn't infallible as someone with a much stronger will like Mr. WPNZ is capable of breaking through his facade and turning the tables against him through sheer anger alone, which leaves Puzzles in a state of shock when his greatest weapon fails and leaves him in a vulnerable state long enough for his enemy to retaliate, which WPNZ and Toomp succeeded in doing after they managed to defeat him inside of his own TV Dimension, a feat of which the SMG4 crew were incapable of doing as they were far more like insects to Puzzles in his mind.

   Vulnerable Screen: His weakest spot is notably his screen, as it is easily breakable and can weaken him. Electricity (to his head): If enough electricity is discharged straight at his head, it can cause a malfunction which results in him and anybody else around him to be sucked into a TV parody. This also results in him becoming brainwashed himself, not having any awareness that he is trapped in his own show. Fluids (ex. water, Monster Energy): Just like an actual TV, Mr. Puzzles is weak against liquid matter because they can cause his TV head to malfunction and break upon contact. Digital Environment Dependence: While in the digital world he can rival forces such as that of SMG0/Niles or the YouTube Remote, in the real world Mr. Puzzles powers are much more limited, along with having the vulnerability of an average person. This can be seen when he fled and barely escaped a fat Italian whose TV time was stolen by Mr. Puzzles. And despite having a brief size advantage against the other crew, he was weakened and eventually taken out. Show Upstaging and Interference: Though a 5-star rating allows Mr. Puzzles to retain his god-like status in the real world, this effect is nullified if any sort of media surpasses his ratings, even reducing him offline. His powers are also threatened if his own show is disrupted, such as Mario causing chaos.

   Crimes Murder: In Mr. Puzzles Clubhouse, Mr. Puzzles usurps Mickey's role as owner of Didney by throwing him to his doom off of Didney Worl's Engine Room balcony. He also murders Donald by choking him to death, to prevent him from accusing him and calling 911. Stalking: Mr. Puzzles stalked SMG4 through his computer while he was making his "Perfect Video". He also continued to watch the SMG4 Gang ever since and possibly before. Assault and Battery: Numerous occasions. Attempted mass murder: Through the goop his keyboard created, he has endangered SMG4's Gang when they tried to stop it from escaping the castle. Later in Mr. Puzzles' Incredible Game Show Spectacular!, he endangers the lives of everyone in the room by crushing them with all of his show props. Destruction of property: The Goop from the Mysterious Keyboard resulted in the destruction of Peach's Castle and what remained was left to rot inside the caverns, which he pronounces the event as "High Marks". This has also forever changed the lives of the SMG4 gang. False Imprisonment: He imprisoned and SMG4 unlawfully in order to make him complete his "Perfect Video", even when SMG4 broke free of his influence and wanted to leave. He later has forced the entire gang to perform shows for him under his Puzzlevision banner. Bodily Mutilation: The Demonic Goop his keyboard created resulted in SMG3 temporarily mutated and fused to a monster. As well as forcefully transforming Meggy into Leggy to be his mascot in Puzzle Park. Mass kidnapping: He helped Oneshot Wren kidnap SMG4's Gang and trap them inside of Wren's Wild West Simulation and kidnapped all of SMG4's crew execpt SMG4 and Mario in Welcome To Puzzle Park Psychological torture and abuse: Mr. Puzzles helped and deliberately enabled Oneshot Wren to psychologically and mentally torture Meggy as it has "brought him into tears". Possibly one of the most despicable and most darkest things Mr. Puzzles has ever done, he's also indirectly responsible for the trauma she still has of him. Theft: In Mario Loses His Mustache, Mr. Puzzles steals Mario's mustache to give it to His evil copy, Pedro. Inciting theft: By sending a fax to Marty, he convinced him and Mario to steal SMG3's Sussy Notebook for his own personal gain. Coercion: Through the Demonic Goop, he was able to corrupt both SMG4 and SMG3 during the events of SMG4 Movie: IT'S GOTTA BE PERFECT. Since SMG4 still shows some signs of sane sentience while corrupted and is aware of his actions after escaping, this can be considered an extreme form of coercion. Attempted Mass Enslavement: With a 5-star rating under his possession, Mr. Puzzles has sought to turn the entire world into a TV show (forcefully enslaving its inhabitants), with him as the main character, only to be neutralized by the antics of Mario (who Mr. Puzzles had come to view as the source of his shows' bad ratings). Manslaughter (possible Gross Negligent Homicide): Oneshot Wren's death was caused by the collapse of the simulation equipment Mr. Puzzles gave him, his death would not have occurred if the equipment did not allow the user to warp reality, and makes Mr. Puzzles liable for his death. Trespassing: In Despicable Mr. Puzzles, he entered the Meme Factory without SMG4's permission. He breaks into Mario's House in Mario Loses His Mustache. He enters Karen's house without her permission in Mr. Puzzles' Lowest Point. In Mr. Puzzles Clubhouse, he breaks into Meggy's house by hijacking her TV. Intimidation: In Mario Loses His Mustache, when SMG4 and SMG3 decide to rig the votes to get Mario's mustache back, Mr. Puzzles threatens them with violence if they don't stand down. Shoplifting: In SMG4: Mr. Puzzles Works At Walmart, Mr. Puzzles shoplifts for a container of TV polish. Even after receiving his first paycheck, when Karen scanned the item, the TV polish turned out to be one dollar higher than Mr. Puzzles' paycheck, prompting the TV man to snatch it and run away. Mass brainwashing: In SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2024, he brainwashed SMG3, Luigi, Melony, Saiko, Tari, Bob, Boopkins and Karen.

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   Trivia Mr. Puzzles was designed by Matt Gaglione, modeled by Guillaume Coquel-Danchin, and was rigged by Evan Huang. He is generally considered to be one of the most sadistic villains in the series due to the permanent effects he inflicted on the main cast. In SMG4: Our New Home, when SMG4 buys The Showgrounds, his theme plays when Boopkins is talking. In addition, the Showgrounds purchase has a Puzzlevision icon next to its name, showing he used to own it. His theme plays in several other important places in the series: When the Adware appears in It's Gotta Be Perfect. In the War Of The Fat Italians 2023 rap battle, from 31:51 to 31:57. It can also be heard at the end of the rap on the official song on Spotify. During when Marty received the fax, his theme is playing too. It is also heard when his physical form is finally revealed. In the intros for the first four Puzzlevision originals, albeit a slightly different version made to sound like an old TV program. As the background of TV Time In Scooby Mario, Where’d You Go!, his theme can be heard in the ad for his pizzeria. In Mr. Puzzles’ Incredible Game Show Spectacular!, his theme can be heard for most of the intro. In COMING UP NEXT, during the ad segment where he asks the viewer to rate them, his theme plays multiple times. After the 45-hour mark, it sounds almost like it’s playing at a distance. After the 21 hour mark, the song is corrupted heavily. In SMG4 Movie: PUZZLEVISION, the Puzzlevision Original remix of the song plays, but repeats a note at the end several times as the screen goes corrupt. During the events of SMG4: We Interrupt This Broadcast, several signs are pointing that Mr. Puzzles was the one behind the events of the episode and the gang heading for the "Wild West" to spend their vacation: Meggy and Tari come across a TV that plays a commercial about Oneshot Wren's whereabouts just as Meggy enters the room. This is so coincidental that Tari herself believes something to be wrong due to the TV somehow showing this commercial just as they appear and turns off on his own. The description of the thumbnail is just a TV emoji, identical to the one that appeared on the Showgrounds advertisement on the real estate website and Boopkins himself being suspicious of how he came upon their website in the first place, further hinting that he is manipulating these events behind the scenes and attempting to trick the SMG4 gang into doing what he wants for his own amusement. Meggy appears to have seen his symbol before, but it is currently unknown where she's seen it. In WESTERN SPAGHETTI, she sees the logo and thinks that she's seen it before. This may be an error due to only SMG4 seeing the logo in the previous movie, or he could have shown her the listing for the Showgrounds with the logo offscreen. He is the second character with a screen head as an original character. Hal Monitor is the first. In the credits of WOTFI 2023 he is listed as "Mysterious TV Guy", the first time he was given some sort of official yet unnamed alias. In Mario's Mysteries, his real name is revealed to be Mr. Puzzles. He is the second character to become a marketable plushie but later be defeated in the same episode he was promoted. The first being Axol. He is the first SMG4 villain to be voiced by Brendan Blaber, who is also known for creating Epithet Erased. He is also Blaber's first villainous role in general. His voice is shown to get out of tune when his screen has been punched in. This has been seen in SMG4 Movie: PUZZLEVISION and SMG4: Mario loses his moustache. A fan-animatic created by former MOB Entertainment artist Opossol, entitled "Creative Control", features Mr. Puzzles (voiced by official SMG4 writer, Zachary Preciado) battling against Eliza, one of Opposol's OCs, and was uploaded on April 8, 2024. It was recognized and respected officially by SMG4 himself, in a X/Twitter post on April 9. What’s ironic is the fact that Mr. Puzzles' song is also called “Creative Control”. Some people have stated he is quite similar to Vox from Hazbin Hotel and/or that Tenna from Deltarune is similar to him as both are eccentric entertainers who revel in media control albeit with varying moralities; Vox controls the media, to exert tyrannical control over Hell and Heaven, Mr. Puzzles wants to make good media for his own selfish desire of achieving recognition for his work, and Tenna simply wants to not be lonely and is somewhat rejected by the Dreemurrs. Humorously, Vox would later make a cameo in SMG4 Movie: PUZZLEVISION in which he is mistaken for Mr. Puzzles by Mario and gets attacked as a result. Despite never being put on a official tier list, it is notable that he has an impressive amount of abilities due to his fourth wall awareness and brainwashing abilities, even overpowering characters such as Melony who attempted to use the Fierce Deity (though it's worth mentioning she was in state of atrophy, having never trained in two years.) While the silhouette and white glowing eyes make him look like the humans from Murder Drones, his young form model looks like Ninten as well. Although, Ness's model was used once in Mr. Puzzles Clubhouse before the custom Ninten model was repurposed. It can be easily confusing due for both sharing the same body shape. As revealed in the PUZZLEVISION movie, he is shown to smoke cigarettes, despite his face being behind a screen. The new faces that first appear in the episode "The Despicable Mr. Puzzles" are the fan made works of Richard Animations ™ as well as a Twitter/X user by the name of Sapphzeal, ported to GMOD by JustSomeDrone. In YOU WILL SEE, he says "Thank you!" in 3 Languages: Italian, French and German[7] As shown in A Night at SMG4’s…, Mr. Puzzles has an Android phone. This is a reference to Apple's 'no villain' clause, where Apple does not allow villains or bad guys to use their products on-screen in movies or other forms of media. In Mr Puzzles' Lowest Point, when he's near reaching his breaking point, the background of his “deranged” face has a warning sign on top of it. Mr. Puzzles' core form may have came from a piece of fanart from the discord user Sunhex, in particular as the clothes appear to be based off this fanart and there's an indication he has a director’s gun.[8] In SMG4 INSIDE OUT, on the milk cartridge, Mr. Puzzles appears to resemble a similar appearance to Leggy. Apparently, this version of Mr. Puzzles is called "Goomba Puzzles," and was made by a Discord user by the name Blue Doofus on May 17. She has a DeviantArt profile of the same name where she posted him the day after. This is an indirect reference to how Leggy resembles a Goomba, as Mr. Puzzles had a Leggy for a temporary sidekick. Ironically, he resembles Mario in terms of history, because just like Mario, they both had a father who scorned them. In Mr. Puzzles' case, his father told him that he would never be anything in this life. In Mario's case, a father who hated his son to death. He serves as a dark reflection of SMG4, specifically, him in SMG4 Movie: IT'S GOTTA BE PERFECT, as both of them are directors and are known to create videos that's entertaining and hilarious, but while SMG4 is a compassionate person who cares for his friends and doesn’t manipulate them for his own benefit and lets go of his obsession with the perfect video, Mr. Puzzles is a downright sociopath who manipulates both physically and psychologically his victims for him to get his 5-Star Rating and plans to involve everyone in the world in to his platform, to the point of devoting his time to torment SMG4 and his friends just for the sake of his entertainment. If SMG4 hadn’t let go of his obsession for perfection and having people he cared for, he would've ended up like Mr. Puzzles. Their similarities are later mentioned in SMG4: The Final Step when Mr. Puzzles names SMG4 as a “nitpicky little perfectionist,” Mr. WPNZ replying with the phrase “pot calling the kettle black,” which led into their brief argument. His appearance in Welcome To Puzzle Park seems to be similar to Omega Flowey from Undertale, a reference to the game. Mr. Puzzles has sung in five whole songs; TV Time, Creative Control, Tunnel of Puzzles, Puzzle Park (Rap Battle), Jailbreak Jive and Worlds Collide. Unlike most villains who are killed (Francis and Niles) or reformed (Waluigi, Bob Bobowski, SMG3 and Lawyer Kong), Mr. Puzzles is the only villain who was imprisoned for his actions in his villainous arc. While Marty was arrested in the preceding WOTFI, he was apparently released from custody. Although Marty has recently been incarcerated again. Ironically, Mr. Puzzles along with Mr. WPNZ would later sacrifice their lives order to save the crew and ultimately the entirety of the universe. Mr. Puzzles is the second character besides Mario and SMG4 to have a major focus in more than one WOTFI (WOTFI24 and WOTFI25), the first being SMG3 (WOTFI20 and WOTFI23) Of all the antagonists in SMG4, Mr. Puzzles is the one who holds the record of most merchandise, having a total of 11, which consists of a regular plush and keychain from the Puzzlevision Movie, a lanky plush, Hoodie, another keychain in the form of the Puzzlevision logo, and (alongside the SMG4 Crew, Karen, and Leggy) a poster from War Of The Fat Italians 2024, an Animatez figurine from the Silence Of The Cats movie, a Plush Keychain, Acrylic Standee, and Hat from the Guns N' Puzzles movie, and a Pillow Plush, Pin Set, Sticker Pack, and (alongside Mr. WPNZ and Toomp) a t-shirt from War Of The Fat Italians 2025.

   "Mr. WPNZ" (pronounced "Mister Weapons", full name unknown[2]), also known colloquially as simply "WPNZ", is a major antagonist of the SMG4 series, and the deuteragonist of Calling All Villains, serving as the secondary antagonist of the PUZZLEVISION Saga and the Showgrounds era and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Mr Puzzles) of the 15th and final season of the SMG4 series. He is also the last main villain to be introduced in the series and one of the two final antagonists of the series overall, alongside Mr. Puzzles.

   Being the former business partner/ex-husband of Karen Katphish and the biological father of Zack, Katie, and Cory, he serves as the main antagonist of "The Karen Arc", specifically its second half and Silence Of The Cats. Following his defeat, he was approached by Mr. Puzzles, who was plotting to redeem himself in the eyes of the SMG4 crew and escape from prison due to both of them being criminals and having nothing left to lose.

   He served as the villainous deuteragonist of Guns N' Puzzles. Where with the help of Toomp, they managed to break Mr. Puzzles out of jail and narrowly avoided escaping from The Death Cube. The two had formed a genuine friendship, but everything changed when Mr. Puzzles had WPNZ kidnap someone. In a twist of betrayal, WPNZ became part of Mr. Puzzles' scheme to look like a hero, disregarding their friendship. Enraged with his treachery, WPNZ and Toomp confronted him, resulting in a fierce battle in which they ultimately overpowered him.

   Once the dust had settled, Mr. WPNZ reveals to Meggy and her friends that Mr. Puzzles was using them just like how he used him and Toomp and had tricked her into thinking he was a changed man. This revelation shattered Meggy’s faith in Puzzles upon seeing the criminal mastermind that he really is. WPNZ is ready to finish off Puzzles once and for all. Just then, the Death Cube arrives, sending Mr. Puzzles flying and forcing WPNZ and Toomp to make a quick escape. Afterwards, Toomp became WPNZ's new partner in crime.

   Mr. WPNZ served as one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Mario but his in a villainous way) of War Of The Fat Italians 2025 where he (and Toomp) planned to eliminate Puzzles for good for his betrayal. As Puzzles tries to change the past to erase the guilt and rewrite the mistakes he has made but went against the SMG4 crew too as they constantly got in his way of eliminating Puzzles. After a chase and battle through time, the two manage to mend their friendship. In a selfless act, he chose to help Puzzles seal the anomaly rift as the latter banished himself (along with him) from the universe to protect reality, and as self remorse for his actions.

   ZAMination’s new show: Calling All Villains, premiered October 31st 2026, serves as a non-direct continuation of the series and continues the stories of Mr. WPNZ and Mr. Puzzles after their self-imposed sacrifices.

   Biography Mr. WPNZ was a former assassin and would do fierce missions, throughout his life he would fall in love with a young anthropomorphic cat named Katana. Things were turning up for the world, however things went sour after Karen got pregnant. WPNZ would be left with nothing until years later that he develops a longing to "reconnect" with his family, having Mario to abduct Karen's children so he can fulfill his role as their 'cool, and fun' father[1].

   He quickly wins over her children by engaging with their interests, earning their admiration and love. As he reveals that they have inherited his powers, the children begin to look up to him more than their mother, ultimately deciding to stay with him. However, when he takes them on a heist to steal the Monopoly Man's golden pieces, the three kids, despite their powers, feel frightened and powerless. WPNZ, frustrated by their failure, offers no help. Just then, Karen arrives to rescue them, sparking a heated confrontation with WPNZ. Their argument centers on their differing views on parenting; Karen believes in nurturing the kids, while WPNZ views them as tools to exploit and discard. Fueled by pure rage over his children's decision to remain with Karen and permanently cut ties with him after everything he has done to raise them, Mr. WPNZ attempts to kill her, which leads the kids to retaliate, labeling their father a psycho. Mr. WPNZ was then defeated, he boasts about making them stronger, but Karen quickly silences him with a sharp kick to the face. With that, she declares her intention to divorce him for good before walking away.

   Mr. WPNZ lay defeated in the rain-soaked streets, his limb severed and spirit crushed, he noticed a screen above expressing sympathy. A reassuring voice reminded him that in his darkest hours, what he truly needed was a friend. Focusing on the static-filled display, Mr. Puzzles offered companionship, asking if he would like to be his friend.[1]

   WPNZ abruptly rejects the offer, even as Mr. Puzzles points out how his fading memories of family have reduced him from a skilled assassin to a mere shadow of his former self, frustrating WPNZ. In response, Puzzles suggests erasing these memories and rebuilding him anew, reassuring him that his family despises him and questioning what else he has left to lose. WPNZ reluctantly agrees, reminding Puzzles to uphold his end of the deal. Puzzles then directs WPNZ to a junkyard on the town's outskirts, where they can remain in contact.[3]

   At the junkyard, Mr. WPNZ awaits a message from Mr. Puzzles, who remains disassembled and motionless. Confusion arises when Toomp arrives instead of Puzzles and connects Puzzles' receiver to a nearby television, revealing a news report about Puzzles' death sentence. Despite his predicament, Puzzles vows to rebuild WPNZ but, lacking a physical form, asks Toomp to create a body for him. Annoyed, Toomp scavenges the junkyard, but the makeshift body he constructs frustrates Puzzles due to its poor quality. Meanwhile, WPNZ informs Puzzles of his dire situation on death row, causing Puzzles to panic at the thought of execution by the infamous Death Cube. Terrified, he begins to work on fixing WPNZ, despite Toomp's eagerness to help and his own malfunctioning body.[4]

   Mr. Puzzles struggles to reassemble Mr. WPNZ, resulting in clumsy efforts that spark frustration and a heated argument between them. Amid their bickering, Toomp gets an idea to help WPNZ but is pushed aside by Puzzles, who is determined to keep his promise. WPNZ, proud of his kids, the Katphishes, feels they don't deserve a family due to their actions. Intrigued, Puzzles compliments WPNZ's acting and offers him a lead role in his next play. They focus on fixing WPNZ, with Puzzles vowing to work until nightfall, but both end up falling asleep. WPNZ is awakened by Toomp, who drags him into a warehouse. When Puzzles wakes up and sees Toomp with what appears to be a buzzsaw, he panics and breaks a window to get inside, only to find that the "buzzsaw" is actually a gear Toomp is using to help reassemble WPNZ. Soon, WPNZ wakes up fully restored, leaving Puzzles in shock.

   Mr. WPNZ is grateful to Toomp for having helped him, and Mr. Puzzles, feeling annoyed with how helpful he was to WPNZ, praises him albeit begrudgingly, though Toomp isn't too happy. With Puzzles' side of the deal settled, WPNZ then gets down to business freeing him, however he is stopped by Puzzles, who tells him that he's got one last thing that he wants him to do, specifically with the mission of stealing a specific list of items from the Glitchy Gang at the Showgrounds. WPNZ immediately agrees, having been assigned a hit, and fist bumps Puzzles, accidentally dismantling his makeshift body. Despite this, Toomp takes out the receiver and gives it to WPNZ, who hears Puzzles giving him orders, so he takes Toomp and the two set out for the Showgrounds.

   Mr. WPNZ and Toomp managed to secure the final items needed for Mr. Puzzles' escape, despite the SMG4 crew's efforts to ambush them. On their way to the prison, Toomp highlights Mr. WPNZ's key contributions and notes his decision to spare the crew in respect of Puzzles' wishes. They all feel relieved and happy to have everything they need to help break out Puzzles. Mr. Puzzles promises to update them later and disconnects his call. Hal Monitor finds that Mr. Puzzles is illegally reaching out to his "friends," prompting him to accelerate Mr. Puzzles' execution to tonight. In response, Puzzles needs to have Mr. WPNZ aid his prison escape by tonight.[5]

   As Mr. WPNZ and Toomp arrive near the facility, WPNZ contacts Puzzles, who confirms he is ready for the plan. Unbeknownst to WPNZ, Mr. Puzzles is scheming to use their supposed friendship to kidnap Meggy Spletzer. He plans to "rescue" her afterward to win her trust and show that he has changed for the better. Mr. Puzzles' play soon begins, and he goes on in front of the audience, as part of his distraction.

   Mr. Puzzles is nearing the end of his play, but is soon interrupted by the arrival of Mr. WPNZ. With the plan now in motion, Puzzles gets WPNZ to play along, under the threat of armed guards, they launch into an improvised musical number. After escaping with Toomp, he tells WPNZ about a plan to kidnap someone at the Showgrounds, promising to keep his side of the deal. When WPNZ probes him into saying why he is so insistent on kidnapping, wondering what Puzzles is hiding. In a burst of frustration, Mr. Puzzles insists that he just has to do it, emphasizing WPNZ's own feelings on the matter and assures him that they can do whatever they want afterward. WPNZ begrudgingly agrees, to Puzzles' excitement, though Toomp remains suspicious of his intentions.

   Following a chase involving the police and the Death Cube, Mr. WPNZ lets Mr. Puzzles know that he no longer wants his memories of his former family erased, emphasizing his resilience despite the pain. He gifts Puzzles a projectile shell as a reminder of their shared experiences, WPNZ also assures Puzzles that he'll have his back, encourages him to consider letting go, as WPNZ has done.

   The trio arrives at the Showgrounds castle, where WPNZ prepares to confront the crew, but Puzzles intervenes and proposes they feign peace to lure the crew out. WPNZ agrees, but Toomp suspects Puzzles' plan. WPNZ impatiently waits for Puzzles' signal but quickly seeks a hiding spot as police sirens approach and bursts into the castle, ready to carry out to "kidnap" Meggy. However, Puzzles surprises everyone by shooting him, quickly binding and, gagging him. Toomp soon frees WPNZ, who starts to be very furious with Puzzles and tries to kill him, forcing Puzzles to fight back. While doing so, WPNZ vents his fury about Puzzles' betrayal, believing they were friends after all they had been through, to which Puzzles tells him that it was all a "means to an end" to achieve his goals. Completely enraged, WPNZ and Toomp confront the madman, leading to a fierce fight inside Puzzles' head. During the fight, Puzzles insists that WPNZ could never understand his struggles and claims Leggy was his only true friend. WPNZ retorts back that Puzzles doesn’t deserve real friends after betraying him. Losing his temper, Puzzles attempts to crush WPNZ, cruelly suggesting that it was no surprise his family had abandoned him, and pushes WPNZ over the edge, making him unleashed his full power and ultimately overpowering Puzzles. After exiting Puzzles' head, WPNZ reveals Puzzles' deceit to Meggy and the rest of her friends, leading the latter (and Leggy) to completely lose trust and faith in Puzzles and any hope of him changing upon seeing him for the villain he has truly become.

   WPNZ pins Puzzles down on the table, about to execute him. The Death Cube soon bursts in, landing on the table and inadvertently catapulting Puzzles far away before setting its sights on WPNZ and Toomp. Seeing that Toomp is too weak to fight any more, WPNZ decides to flee and get Toomp to safety, succeeding in losing the Death Cube's trail in the junkyard. As WPNZ continues to try to protect Toomp, a television set flings from one of the Death Cube's explosions and lands in front of them. He gazes at it with a sad expression, reminding him of Puzzles, their friendship, and his betrayal, before being overcome by anger, blasting the screen, and vowing to make him pay.

   Mr. WPNZ, resolute to eliminate Mr. Puzzles, pays a visit to Puzzles's hideout, where he discovers the villain's latest scheme involving a search for a "key". Recalling Puzzles's betrayal, WPNZ reacts angrily towards at the board, only to realize it indicates that Mr. Puzzles has located the key hidden within the Internet Archives. Understanding that this is likely where his fake friend is, WPNZ, accompanied by Toomp, sets off towards the Archives.

   After encountering SMG4 at the Archives, Mr. WPNZ, Toomp, and the rest of the Glitchy Gang discover Mr. Puzzles standing within a pentagram, having replaced his TV head with the YouTube Remote. Mr. WPNZ is struck by the sorrowful, tear-streaked expression on Mr. Puzzles' face just as he prepares to pull the trigger, the latter reiterating his intent to fulfill his promise to rectify for everything.[6]

   As Mr. Puzzles prepares to alter the past, SMG4 is resolute in his determination to thwart his plans, while WPNZ is equally committed to eliminating him. Just as the SMG4 crew is gearing up to confront the villains, Puzzles activates a time portal that begins to draw everyone into it.

   Unfortunately for Mr. Puzzles, he ends up in an unintended time period, losing the YouTube Remote in the process, resulting in a chaotic fusion of moments from various SMG4 videos into a single, disordered timeline. As he and SMG4 navigate through various past episodes, they find themselves pursued by Mr. WPNZ and Toomp. Mr. Puzzles and SMG4 arrive at Peach's Castle, the location of SMG4's first video, where they found the YouTube Remote. Suddenly, WPNZ is able to catch up with and confronts him, Puzzles desperately pleads that he can still make changes for the sake of their friendship and for Toomp. WPNZ dismisses his claims, stating that his time traveling efforts won't change who Puzzles truly is.

   Returning in the present, Puzzles notices multiple time portals opening up, upon witnessing the moment captured in the portal with WPNZ and Toomp, Mr. Puzzles dashed toward it. Mr. Puzzles finds himself transported back in time with Mr. WPNZ and Toomp as he drive the van. While on the road, he receives a voicemail from Meggy but decides to ignore it. As they approach a fork in the road, Puzzles chooses to take the left lane, heading toward the border and out of the country. However, WPNZ reassured Puzzles that he didn't need to erase his memories of his former family, emphasizing that it was okay to feel pain from those recollections. When Puzzles questioned why WPNZ chose to keep those memories instead of erasing them, WPNZ explained that they added authenticity to his life, and erasing them would be a form of self-deception. He then gifted Puzzles a projectile shell as a keepsake, prompting Puzzles to wonder about the future of their friendship. WPNZ replied that it would depend on how things unfolded. This conversation led Puzzles to realize the importance of confronting his consequences rather than trying to prevent them, being controlled by five star reviews and creative control over the SMG4 show for all his life, resulting in a change of heart that compelled him to bailed out of their van and ran away after leaving a thank you note.

   As Mr. Puzzles returns to confront WPNZ about his previous actions and to apologize to him, the rift he inadvertently created in the Internet Archives has expanded, now endangering the SMG4 Universe. This disturbance teleports them to a barren landscape where WaluRambo and other past villains emerge from the portal. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Mr. Puzzles decides to repair the YouTube Remote to help close the rift, despite Mr. WPNZ's attempts to stop him. The crew intervenes, knowing that if the remote isn't fixed before it's too late, The entire multiverse is doomed… In a surprising turn, WPNZ and Toomp betray the crew and align with the villains to take that risk. The rest of the Glitchy Gang, supported by a vast array of characters from their history do battle and to hold off the villains, all while Puzzles works to repair the YouTube Remote. Once he successfully fixes it, Puzzles prepares to confront WPNZ, Puzzles expresses his remorse, admitting to feeling guilty for ruining their friendship over someone else and that his whole life has been blinded by a desire for fame, and his intention was not to mend their relationship but to alleviate his own guilt for betraying him.

   Puzzles allows himself to be beaten up, but WPNZ hesitates, unable to bring himself to kill Puzzles, leading to him forgiving Puzzles for manipulating him, and a heartfelt reconciliation of their friendship, then Mr. Puzzles in return apologizes to WPNZ for betraying him and Toomp and for insulting his abandoned family, having not know what became of him because of his past actions for fame, while blasting Mario sky high for spoiling the moment. As they almost forgot that a massive time rift has emerged, Puzzles uses the remote to attempt to close it, with WPNZ and everyone else joining in.

   In a final act of bravery, Puzzles, who feels immense regret of sending that demonic keyboard to SMG4 to begin with, sacrifices himself to seal the anomaly from within, and WPNZ hands SMG4 a note for his family before stepping in to help, knowing they most likely won't come back from this. Puzzles shares his final words with Meggy, tearfully apologizing to her for all the mental trauma she endured and acknowledging that no amount of atonement or rewrite can fix what he did, and that he will never be friends with her because he has wronged her and her friends in ways that he cannot make amends for, finally realizing his lifetime ambition for fame and jealousy has fully corrupted him, and has lost almost everything because of it, admitting that trying to improve the SMG4 show to begin with wasn't worth it. He hopes that his sacrifice might mean he did at least one thing right and hopes that it might give her and the others a brighter future. He gives out one last thank you to everyone for taking an incredible journey with him before the anomaly closes on both him and Mr. WPNZ, banishing them to a dimension beyond theirs, permanently severed from the main universe.

   After Mr. WPNZ and Puzzles made the ultimate sacrifice to save reality and with Leggy now (presumably) gone forever, the SMG4 crew decided to throw a party in their honor. During the celebration, Karen opened a note from Mr. WPNZ that SMG4 had given her, and she couldn't help but shed a few tears as she reflected on his bravery and apologized for what he did to her and the kids.

   Calling All Villains The upcoming ZAMination installment, follows the events of the SMG4 series. But not directly.

   Mr. WPNZ will be the deuteragonist in the upcoming ZAMination series, following the events of SMG4.

   Following their self-imposed exile, he and Puzzles were separated after closing the rift, causing them to presumably end up in two different places. A few years later, he builds a memorial for his friend by piling up (most likely stolen) tv's and carving his face on the wall with the words "RIP PUZZLEZ" as well as playing Taps on his chainsaw in remembrance of Puzzles, unknown he's trapped in another dimension. As he walks off from the memorial, he's then caught off guard by a symbol calling out to him from the stack of tv's. Whatever’s going to happen next, he's going to need a lot more ammo.

   Physical Appearance In SMG4 Mr. WPNZ is a rather tall and bulky humanoid cyborg with a shark-like appearance, though it is never specified what his species is. He has silver skin, sharp jagged teeth, has thick, black eyebrows, and yellow triangular eyes that can turn red white pupils when he is enraged or feeling strong emotions, such as sadism. His pupils resemble pointed-ovals, that can widen when deeply emotional in a positive way or very sad (like when he did that after Katie called him "dad", or after realizing and feeling bad about how he told his kids to "stop gawking" when he said that exact line to Toomp). His upper eyelids are dark gray, while his lower eyelids are dark blue, and he bears an X-shaped scar on his forehead. His feet are notably bulky and modelled after jet-powered blasters, each secured by a single black belt. His hands are asymmetrical, with his left arm being larger than his right but also detachable. His fingers have holes on the tips for where he can use them to shoot. His left hand also has a melded-in piece attached on the back of his hand thats somewhat resembles brass knuckles. On the back of his jacket has a vent-like piece.

   For clothing, he wears a white shirt beneath a gray jacket featuring horizontal stripes at the hem with a gray patch on the back. His right sleeve has yellow and blue bands encircling it, while the jacket itself is adorned with metal plates, some shaped like turrets, and several belts. The jacket's teeth are gray, jagged with a collar, fitted with bolt-like details. The bottom section consists of matching pants, including a light blue patch on the right leg, a light blue belt on the left leg, and a gray belt. He also wears a knife around his neck in the place of a tie, a pair of goggles resembling unused turrets, armored shoulder pads and leggings, and robotic gloves.

   Following his initial defeat and later reintroduction, Mr. WPNZ’s appearance has shown signs of deterioration, with dirtier clothing and a visible five-o’clock shadow.

   His initial appearance as a Minecraft skin is more or less a simplified version of his physical form, removing some of his mechanical features and bulkiness.

   In Calling All Villains In Calling All Villains, Mr. WPNZ's design is remade, just like Mr. Puzzles. His black jacket has been given a dark blue color, his white shirt is pale yellow, the collar of the jacket is more curved into a U-shape rather than a V-shape, his left arm has added details like added black tubes, his both of his legs have additional pieces for the knees, and the spikes on his jacket are curved and sharper. His eyes are now closer and his mouth has bigger shark-like teeth. Both of his eyes are the same, except the upper eyelids no longer have a dark gray shadow, instead having a dark blue-colored upper eyelids instead. His physical body is given a more sharper appearance, a bigger chest and a lower torso. His turret helmet has been added and the side flaps of the helmet can move freely. The vent-like piece on the back of the jacket is no longer there. The silver tips at the bottom of his hat slightly bend outwards.

   Personality Mr. WPNZ takes on the father-like role toward Cory, Katie, and Zack, but his version of parenting is twisted and extreme. He disguises questionable practices as games, such as gun training, encouraging them to be assassins like their mother back in the day in order for them to be strong just like him and their mother when they were assassins. He is shown to be ruthless and reckless to successfully achieve his goals, such as turning innocent people like Mario into practice targets and injuring Karen's allies to isolate her. Obsessed with Karen and her children, he stalks them relentlessly, forcing her to keep them hidden. His expertise in weaponry and mechanics and his very aggressive behavior makes him extremely dangerous, often requiring multiple people to take him down.

   Mr. WPNZ, in truth, is a bloodthirsty, sociopathic individual who only sees his children as mere weaponized soldiers and weapons. While he originally loved Karen, he was by no means a loyal partner to her, abandoning her after her children were born. Although he did seem to care about his kids at first and wanted to bond with them, so this might be more of him going back into his normal established cruel mindset of an assassin and growing up having to be tough rather than trying to explicitly hurt his kids because that is all he knows with all the years he’s been an assassin. This is supported by the fact he seemed upset when Mr. Puzzles offered to erase his memories of his family, as well as him lamenting what happened with his kids and still being proud of them for what they learned through him and regretting his actions toward them and Karen.[1]

   What stands WPNZ out from other villains in the series is his super serious demeanor and how prone he to becoming incredibly violent and short-tempered and really aggressive. He will fight and seriously injure people when he does so, and displays actual enjoyment in bringing pain to his enemies. He is very persistent and also shows to hold grudges against anyone who has wronged him due to him wanting to kill Mr. Puzzles for his betrayal 3 months after it happened (which is ironic due to him telling Puzzles in the car ride to the Showgrounds to "let go of the past."). He would chase Mr. Puzzles to multiple timelines to try to eliminate him and even teamed up with past enemies that the SMG4 crew has faced when they consistently got in his way saying that they will go down with Puzzles if they were gonna keep preventing him from eliminating him. He is shown to easily lose his temper and burst into rage very easily too, cursing a lot even for the show's standard, also being incredibly serious when compared to most characters in the series, being completely in shock by SMG4, SMG3 and Meggy's wacky fighting styles. Since after the fight he had against Karen, he has episodes of emotional flooding.

   Despite his homicidal personality, he still values loyalty and friendship. He bonds with Toomp and Mr. Puzzles, treating the former with care and respect while offering genuine advice and support to the latter when noticing his stress. This comes from his time he spent with his children and the reoccurring flashbacks of his fight with Karen and his children at the Amazon Headquarters when he tries to turn his kids into assassins like their mother.

   Although he was upset that Karen took his kids away from him which ceased his opportunity to be there for his children, he ultimately shows deep levels of regret in his actions to his former partner and his children (which would be shown later on when he asks SMG4 to give Karen a note he wrote before he sacrifices himself to seal the time rift along with Puzzles.) and tries to be a better person and among Mr. Puzzles, Toomp, and others, he cares about and to not makes the same mistakes as he did with his children.

   This, alongside his friendly attitude towards "Boxhead", shows that he came to view Puzzles as a genuine friend. He was truly hurt and furious when realizing Puzzles' deceit and betrayal, trying to kill him while reminiscing all the plans they had as friends and the time they spent together. This also shows his hate of being played.

   On July 26th 2026, Mr WPNZ is also revealed to be still alive. He makes a memorial for Puzzles using his gatling gun and chainsaw to carve Mr Puzzles’ face on the wall with a stack of TVs underneath it. When he finishes the shrine he salutes and plays Taps on his chainsaw to pay respects to him. (Unaware that he may be trapped in another dimension) As he walks away, a symbol calls out to him from the TV stack. Whatever’s going to happen next, he’s going to need a lot more ammo…

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   Trivia Mr. WPNZ was designed by Nelnal, modeled by Guillaume Coquel-Danchin, and was rigged by Evan Huang. Nelnal is known for his guest character design work on Deltarune as well as his artwork on Pokémon trading cards. Nelnal designed Deltarune character Tasque Manager who shares similarities towards Karen. His voice actor is Gianni Matragrano, who voices BreadHead in The Gaslight District. Matragrano has also been the voice actor for Gabriel in ULTRAKILL, Sebastian Solace in Roblox: Pressure and Satan from ANTONBLAST, among other characters. In addition, there are some ULTRAKILL references with Mr. WPNZ. Mr. WPNZ's chainsaw sometimes uses sounds from the game's enemy Swordsmachine & the weapon the Sawed-On Shotgun. Around the 18:11 mark of War Of The Fat Italians 2025, Mr. WPNZ says "Enough!", in a similar tone as Gabriel during his first encounter in level 3-2. Matragrano also has a meme YouTube channel. often known for it's Duke Nukem memes. Most, if not all of the fight scenes with Mr WPNZ in SMG4 Movie: Silence Of The Cats feature music from a piece of media Gianni Matragrano voiced a character in, such as WAR for ULTRAKILL, or the Satan boss theme from ANTONBLAST. Unlike Karen, Cory, Katie and Zack, Mr. WPNZ doesn't have a "c" nor a "k" nor a "a" in his alias. Despite being mechanical, Zack, Katie and Cory somewhat inherited the abilities of Mr. WPNZ via transforming parts of their bodies into weapons, implying the machines in his body are apparently biological in nature and therefore part of his DNA. It is never revealed whether he once officially married to Karen or not. Mr. WPNZ's partnership and relationship towards Karen and her children draws similarities to Vinsmoke Judge from One Piece. Both desired to alter their children into violent warriors against their mother's wishes which they did via modification. Both are well experienced in the field of engineering and genetics as well as a vast knowledge in weapon. Both would ally themselves with an eccentric yet intelligent villains (Mr Puzzles and Caesar Clown). It is revealed in Guns N' Puzzles that "Mr. WPNZ" isn't his real name. When The Death Cube was scanning him and Toomp for their criminal records, it shows "Real Name: ???" underneath his picture ID. We could hear more of it in Calling All Villains. He is the only major antagonist who hasn't been opposed by Mario in some way. In all cases, Mario was simply seen observing him fight other people, such as his friends or Mr. Puzzles. This is likely due to Mario not knowing him to be the walkie talkie guy who he worked with several months prior and WPNZ doing nothing to aggravate the red plumber, unlike Mr. Puzzles' desperate attempts to use Mario or get revenge on him (only to fail every time). Ironically, his relationship with Mario can be seen as a reverse of Mario's interactions with Mr. Puzzles: while Puzzles tried to enslave Mario's chaos for his own selfish reasons and only ended up getting beaten up by Mario and be seen by the avatar as a "TV idiot", Mr. WPNZ's approach was more practical in seeking Mario's help in being able to finally meet his kids, with Mario instead viewing "Mr. Walkie Talkie" as a nice guy for volunteering to "babysit" Karen's kids for her since he believed Karen to be under a lot of stress. He seems to be left-handed, as his left arm is visibly bigger than his right arm, and he primarily uses his left arm when fighting. Even though he’s a major antagonist to the series, he doesn’t really have any rivalries against SMG4 and his gang. Mainly because he was working on Puzzles’ behalf. He stars as one of the main characters in Mr. Puzzles' original series, Calling All Villains by ZAMination, which premiered Halloween 2026. His name has seemingly changed to just "WPNZ" instead of "Mr. WPNZ" in Calling All Villains, with the shortened name being used in the show itself, the credits, the trailers, and the merch, presumably to differentiate him more from Mr. Puzzles. However, the "Mr. WPNZ" name was used in the show's cast announcement.

   The Pink Thing is one of the three tritagonists (alongside Lord General and Lady Killer) of the SMG4 sequel series: Calling All Villains.

   Appearance The Pink Thing is a very small pink four-eared rabbit-like alien with blue eyes, small sharp teeth, pink hair, and a long tail that acts like a hand. She wears a black coat with leather boots and a skull belt along with pink framed glasses.

   Personality She is shown to be peppy and cheerful but despite trying to be a tough girl, she can't help it when she comes off being cute.

   She also has a hyper, bratty-adjacent or overly-eager "wannabe tough girl" attitude, which may have led to a mix-up or meme phrasing about her attitude toward the other villains in the show.

   Trivia She has a book about villainy, and a likely recurring habit of hers will be reading the book to find out what a "villain" would do. Her and Lady Killer are females.

   Lord General is one of the three tritagonists (alongside the Pink Thing and Lady Killer) of the upcoming SMG4 sequel series Calling All Villains.

   Appearance Lord General is shown to be a giant robotic demon brute with bronze armor and chains. He has two eyes with black sclera and green irises. He also has 2 pairs of horns, one pair pointing upward while the other points downward. His head is connected by 4 bars to his torso, his limbs all have massive razor sharp claws. He wears a torn black cape with spikes coming out from his shoulder blades. There's also several arrows and a sword stuck on his shoulder blades.

   Personality Lord General is violent, cruel and angry, but he has conflicting feelings about kindness that he occasionally has to fight against; this is because he is a "recovering Good Guy addict" as said in a card he gives Mr. Puzzles when they first meet. To remind himself to be evil when he accidentally says something kind he usually hits himself and starts reminding himself of things that make him angry, such as cancer, gas prices, microtransactions, etc.

   Trivia Lord General bears a very strong resemblance to the Star Wars villain, General Grievous. His voice actor previously voiced Clench in the SMG4 series. His limbs are capable of rotating separately from his head, shoulders and cape; he can use this to walk and run kinda like a wheel, or even remain airborn longer by spinning like a fidget spinner.

   Lady Killer is one of the three tritagonists (alongside The Pink Thing and Lord General) of the SMG4 sequel series: Calling All Villains.

   Appearance Lady Killer is shown to be a green insectoid being wearing red glasses and a green fedora on her head, which conceals a pair of antenna, and wields a green sword.

   Personality She is a deadly and efficient assassin but displays a kinder side when she plants motivational stickers on other villains. She is mute, and never speaks.

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