>> He does. But all that means is that Mario never had a public funeral. >> He is a private individual. >> That said, I would be surprised if Vlad was Mario reincarnated. > Surprised, yes. But would it be Cool? You know, I don't think so. Vlad interaction with Mario has some Coolness potential. Since Vlad is already someone reincarned, having him be someone else reincarnated would likely be more Cheesy than Cool, unless there's some Really Cool underlying reason why Vlad is every kickass assassin of all time. -Dennis