Fumihide Aoki, the character designer who brought us the legendary Waluigi, has dropped a bombshell on the gaming world today. Aoki designed Wapeach for 2004's Mario Power Tennis and now, two decades later, he's revealing those designs to the world.
Aoki shared several images of his Wapeach design on Instagram, including a handful of sketches and even a few renders showcasing what the character might've looked like in-game. She's short, childlike, clad in a purple dress, and occasionally trades her tennis racket for a giant ax. Maybe the weirdest part is how much she looks like a much younger version of Bowsette - a fanart meme who wouldn't be invented until many, many years later.
