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Genesis Arc is a highly controversial story arc among the SMG4 fanbase.

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“

Its time we told you the full story of SMG4.

” —Official description
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The Genesis Arc is a science-fiction horror-mystery story arc in SMG4's channel. It is the fifth major story arc in the SMG4 series after The Waluigi Arc, The Rapper Bob Arc, The Anime Arc, and The YouTube Arc. It follows the mystery of the SMG's, the memes and the Zero. Seven months after the events of The YouTube Arc, we were attacked by a corrupted Morshu and taken to the Internet Graveyard where SMG3 gave the place upgrade on social life-

” —SMG4 explaining the arc to Meggy, SMG4: She's Back!
...let's just watch mine...
Warning! This article contains information regarding an intensive story arc. It may contain SPOILERS. Continue reading at your own risk, but we recommend you do not read this page unless you have seen the video!

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Genesis Arc (originally called Super Meme Genesis, also known as the SMGs Arc or the Zero Arc) is a science-fiction horror mystery comedy dark fantasy story arc and the second instalment in The SMG4 Cosmology Lore on SMG4's channel. It is the fifth major story arc in the SMG4 series after The Waluigi Arc, The Rapper Bob Arc, The Anime Arc and The YouTube Arc. It follows the mysterious origins of the Super Meme Guardians, their avatars, the meme life cycle and most of all, the mysterious virus from another universe named Zero, that is somehow connected to the Super Meme Guardians and their origins.

Warning! This article contains spoilers. Continue reading at your own risk. If you want to see the list of episodes, go here.

Synopsis[]

SMG4 embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about his origins and the true history of his universe, with two mysterious strangers offering answers. When a powerful and sinister entity threatens to destroy everything, SMG4 and the gang must form unlikely alliances and realize their true potential to stop their greatest enemy yet and protect the very being that keeps the universe alive. Will the SMGs and their allies save Mario and finish the fight against the monstrous being known as Zero, or will it all be too late?

Plot[]

Main article: Genesis Arc/Plot

Episodes[]

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Arc episodes[]

No. In Arc or
Lore 		Title Card Title Airdate
1 SMG4-_Perfectly_Balanced. Perfectly Balanced. March 20, 2021
He's baaaaack.
2 SMG4-_SMG4's_Origins SMG4's Origins April 24, 2021
So that's where I'm from.
3 SMG4_Movie-_10_Year_Anniversary_Special 10 Year Anniversary Special May 8, 2021
SMG4 decides to invite many friends and even some enemies to a big party celebrating the tenth anniversary of SMG4. But things don’t go as planned...
4 SMG4-_Into_the_Dark_Web Into the Dark Web June 19, 2021
Mario, SMG4 and friends go to the dark web to retrieve SMG4's USB.
5 SMG4-_If_Mario_Was_In..._Newgrounds-2 If Mario Was In... Newgrounds July 10, 2021
Mario and SMG4 set off to find SMG1 & 2's USB... only a bunch of old indie games stand in their way.
6 SMG4-_The_Other_Universe The Other Universe July 17, 2021
After entering the USB's wrecked interior, Mario and SMG4 found the console and went through the memories of SMG1 and SMG2.
7 SMG4-_The_Day_HE_Arrived. The Day HE Arrived. August 14, 2021
This will be a very different arc.
8 SMG4-_Doomsday_but_Mario_is_Okay Doomsday but Mario is Okay August 21, 2021
Mario and friends get ready for the end of the world.
9 SMG4-_Mario_and_The_Backrooms Mario and The Backrooms August 28, 2021
Mario clips out of the world and ends up in the backrooms. Things get very very weird.
10 SMG4-_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY_MARIOS_OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY September 4, 2021
Mario goes a bit COO COO crazy
11 SMG4-_The_Final_Piece The Final Piece September 11, 2021
With Mario captured, Eldtrich Axol reveals his final plan. What will our heroes do?
12 SMG4-_War_Of_The_Fat_Italians_2021 War Of The Fat Italians 2021 September 18, 2021
WOTFI 2021 is here! Bringing an end to the Genesis Arc and a big change to SMG4, Mario and friends.

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  • This arc is tied with The Anime Arc for having the most episodes. It beats the Anime Arc in total runtime due to two episodes being 30+ minutes.
    • This also serves as the longest produced arc in the SMG4 series, taking up entirely 6 months, since most episodes came out once a month (SMG4: Perfectly Balanced in March, SMG4: SMG4's Origins in April, SMG4 Movie: 10 Year Anniversary Special in May, and SMG4: Into the Dark Web in June). The only exceptions are SMG4: If Mario Was In... Newgrounds and SMG4: The Other Universe, which both premiered in July, SMG4: The Day HE Arrived., SMG4: Doomsday, but Mario is Okay and SMG4: Mario and The Backrooms which all premiered in August, and SMG4: MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY MARIOS OKAY, SMG4: The Final Piece, and SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2021 which all premiered in September.
  • This is the first arc in the series:
    • To not have the word "The" in the title.
      • It previously lacked the word "Arc" in the title as well when it was named "Super Meme Genesis." That was until it was renamed to "Genesis Arc" sometime during its run.
    • To have regular episodes in between arc episodes.
    • To directly retcon a character's history to match the story.
    • In which one of the included episodes is a movie.
    • In which Meggy Spletzer only has minor appearances or cameos, as she is vacationing in Port Aurora until her return in SMG4: She's Back!.
      • Even after returning, she's mainly limited to supporting roles due to the arc's emphasis on the SMGs, the avatar, and Axol and Melony's relationship.
    • In which Luigi plays a supporting role, only having three major roles.
    • To include an episode of If Mario was in... as part of the arc.
    • To remove an episode from the playlist, with the removal of SMG4: The Internet Graveyard and SMG4: SMG4 Goes Insane.
    • In which the main antagonist is a completely original character not in any way related to Nintendo, as Waluigi, Peach, Francis and SMG3 all come from or are related to the Mario franchise, Bob Bobowski is a Garo, which originates from the Legend of Zelda franchise, and Desti, Team Killer Ink and Shadow Meggy are all related to the Splatoon franchise.
    • Where one of the characters are brainwashed into being an antagonist.
    • Where the main antagonist was already excessively heinous before the arc, as Waluigi and SMG3 weren't that heinous before their arcs, Peach and Francis were initially allies of the heroes, Shadow Meggy came into existence during her 'arc', and Desti and Team Killer Ink are merely jerks.
    • Where in Axol plays an antagonist role, or otherwise being the main antagonist of an arc.
      • He is an antagonist as long as he is possessed by Niles.
      • Coincidentally, he was supposed to be the main antagonist of the The Anime Arc but was scrapped.
    • Where the main antagonist doesn't have a ludicrous motive for his plan (compared to the other arc villains, at least. Waluigi because he wasn't a fighter in Smash, Bob because he wanted to be famous, Francis because he wanted an island of waifus, and SMG3 because he wanted to exact his revenge on SMG4 for destroying his production studio, and, consequently, his chance at redemption.).
    • Where a major (main) character dies.
    • Where there is a romance subplot and confession.
    • Where the new surviving characters (SMG1 and SMG2) don't become series mainstays.
    • Where SMG4 is the main protagonist.
    • Where the main antagonist's fate is completely ambiguous, as SMG0's story is stated by James Bailey to not be over.
  • This is the second arc in the series:
    • In which SMG3 plays a main role, the first being the YouTube Arc.
    • To have the main antagonist be a new character, the first being The Anime Arc with Francis (excluding his background cameos in SMG4: AREA 64 and SMG4: Doki Doki Mario Club).
    • In which one of the main characters is a specific target in the villain's plan (Meggy Spletzer in The Anime Arc being the first, Mario in this arc).
    • In which SMG3 is a protagonist. The first one being the The Waluigi Arc where he and Wario are the ones who cause Waluigi's redemption.
      • In this arc, SMG3 serves as an 'Anti-Hero'.
    • Wherein a character dies. The first being the The Anime Arc
    • To end on a bittersweet note, considering the fact that, while Niles as Eldritch SMG0 is defeated and the universe is saved, Axol was killed by Melony in order to stop the Eldritch SMG0.
      • To be controversial among fans because of split opinions on Melony.
  • This is the third arc in the series:
  • This arc is widely considered the darkest arc in the series, above the Anime Arc and the YouTube Arc. This is due to the villain being played dead seriously, major dark themes like mass omnicide and forced possession, the death of a major character and being serious for all 12 of its episodes.
  • The beginning of this wiki page was read by SMG4 in SMG4: She's Back!, from a book titled 'Genesis Arc Wiki'.
  • After SMG4: Doomsday but Mario is Okay was released, the channel banner was changed to SMG4 and Mario heading towards Niles to save Axol, who is in front of Niles, represented by a black mass with tendrils coming out of it. After SMG4: Mario and The Backrooms was released, the channel banner was added with SMG3 and Niles covering more of the right side of the banner, while Axol changed into his possessed form. After War Of The Fat Italians 2021 (Official Trailer) was released the channel banner was added SMG2 and Niles covering more and more of the right side of the banner, while Axol had changed to his 2nd stage of his possessed form. After SMG4: The Final Piece was released, SMG1 joins the other SMGs and Mario as Ax0l now faces them in the final stage of his demonic possession, surrounded by the eyes of Niles.
  • Strangely, the majority of the bloopers in this arc accidentally use the 2018 - 2019 logo.
  • The Genesis Arc is very different from the other Arcs because the other Arc had existing themes, but Genesis Arc is about a theme that Luke had come up with all by himself.
  • For this arc, Luke & Kevin have created at 7 new ragdolls.
  • On September 16, 2021, SMG4 released the models for SMG1, SMG2, and all three Eldritch Axol models on the GMod workshop,[1] making this the first instance where the models for arc characters are released before the finale of the arc, they debuted in.
    • As Niles is defeated and Axol is now dead, this marks the only instance where "one-time models" are released to the public.
  • After the Genesis Arc ended, the channel banner was changed again to a picture by therealseawhale that includes Axol holding Melony in his arms.
  • The word "Genesis" is Greek for "origins". This is fitting since SMG4 is trying to discover who he is.
  • All episodes in this arc are rated TV-PG on IMDb, except for "SMG4 Movie: 10 Year Anniversary Special", which is rated PG-13.
  • This arc and the Revelations Arc were most likely named after the first and last books of the Christian Bible, the Book of Genesis and the Book of Revelations respectively.

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  1. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2603170815
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