r/mariosmadness

The version of Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin': Mario's Madness V2 is definitely one of the most heavily debated and targeted versions of the character in the community.While the vanilla game portrays Boyfriend as a completely fearless, cocky, and borderline mindless "goober," Mario's Madness V2 breaks his plot armor entirely. Many fans do get frustrated with him in this mod, but looking closer at why he acts that way makes it clear why he is a great version of the character.

Why People Call Him a "Crybaby"

Unlike standard FNF where he just beeps away without a care, MMV2 forces Boyfriend to show genuine panic, sweat, and absolute horror.

In songs like Demise and All-Stars, he is visibly crying, sobbing, and grieving. For players used to a Boyfriend who easily wins every scenario with the power of rapping, seeing him emotionally break down rubs some the wrong way.

The community is highly divided over the ending where Ultra M destroys his remaining lives and kills him. Some players felt it made his entire struggle pointless.

Why He is Actually Amazing

Despite losing his mind to fear, he never stops singing. Even when Girlfriend is killed and turned into an undead puppet right in front of him, he chooses to stand his ground against a literal god in All-Stars Act 4 out of sheer anger and love. That isn't being a crybaby, that is pure bravery.

Having BF show real emotion gives the mod an actual sense of danger. It makes the horror aspect feel real instead of just another Friday for him.

This is completely valid that you like him!

Giving him actual human flaws and emotions makes his final stand much more tragic and impactful than if he just shrugged everything off.

I was thinking about how 2011X has Horror Mario and Lord X has MX, but there are too many good candidates to be "the Majin of Mario's Madness" So, I wanted to get everyone elses opinions: who do YOU think is the best Majin adjacent character?