Editing Mario

|image=[[Image:Mario2.jpg|200px]]

|caption=Mario in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

|voiced by=[[Charles Martinet]] (1996-2022)<br />[[Kevin Afghani]] (2023-Present)

|debut=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''

'''Mario''' is the main star of the [[Portal: Mario|''Super Mario'' series]] and acts as the mascot of [[Nintendo]]. He is part of a pair of twin siblings known as the Mario Brothers. Mario is the more commonly featured and popular of the pair, who generally has a greater tendency to adventure. He has gone on many types of adventures against a variety of foes, often saving damsels in distress and/or entire kingdoms, with his most common type of quest involving rescuing [[Princess Peach]] from the grasp of the evil [[Koopa]] king, [[Bowser]]. Despite his short stature, Mario is famed throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and beyond for his jumping abilities, and he has been acknowledged by many as a great hero. He is often joined by his brother [[Luigi]], who is a better jumper but more reluctant to engage in constant adventure.

[[Image:Babymario.jpg|thumb|150px|Mario as a baby.]]Mario's first adventure took place before he was officially born, in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He and his brother [[Luigi]] were being delivered to their parents by the [[stork]]. But [[Kamek]], having prophesied that the babies would grow up to cause trouble for the [[Koopa]] clan, intercepted the stork and attempted to kidnap the babies. Luigi was captured, but Kamek but Mario was accidentally dropped in the process. Baby Mario fell down to [[Yoshi's Island]] and landed on the back of a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. The Yoshi's clan helped to escort Baby Mario across the island in search of his brother, before Kamek's men kidnapped Mario as well. Baby Mario was able to lead the Yoshis towards Luigi's location through some kind of strange intuition (possibly referring to the concept of 'twin telepathy'). Mario was mostly a backseat rider for the adventure, but he had some brief moments of glory whenever he grabbed a [[Super Star]], which temporarily made him invincible and able to run around with Yoshi in tow. In the end, Yoshi defeated Baby [[Bowser]]. The Baby Mario Brothers were reunited and taken to their parents by the Stork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Mario (as well as Luigi and Wario in [[Super Mario 64 DS|the DS version]]) was invited to [[Princess Peach's Castle]] for cake. Upon his arrival, he found that Peach and her retainers had been sealed within the walls of the castle by Bowser. Only the power of the [[Power Star]]s (120 in the original game, 150 in the DS version), hidden throughout the castle and the worlds hidden in the castle's portraits, could restore the castle. In the DS version Mario was captured early in the adventure and held captive by the [[Goomba King]] until Yoshi saved him. Mario and the others continued on their adventure and defeated Bowser again, at which point they celebrated with Peach.

Bowser once more kidnapped Peach in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', but this time there was a twist in that Bowser had stolen the magical [[Star Rod]] and used it to make himself invincible. Mario was defeated by Bowser and left for dead near [[Goomba Village]]. He was nursed back to health by the family of a young [[Goomba]] named [[Goombario]]. Goombario and six others became Mario's partners in his latest quest. He was contacted by the seven [[Star Spirits]] and instructed to find and save them. Their combined powers could nullify the effects of Bowser's Star Rod. Mario succeeded in saving the Star Spirits, but it was only when Peach contributed her own power to Mario and the Star Spirits that Mario was able to finish Bowser off.

[[image:Marioluigi3.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Mario Bros. in action again.]]

Despite always being the rescuer, Mario was the one who needed rescuing in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. Mario had been captured by [[King Boo]] and trapped in a painting. Luckily, Luigi was able to face his fears and eventually rescue Mario. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario and Peach tried going on a vacation again to [[Isle Delfino]], but it once again turned rotten due to Koopa intervention. Upon arriving on the island, Mario was arrested as he was suspected of being the man responsible for polluting and vandalizing the island. Mario was sentenced to clean up the mess, which he worked on with the aid of a talking water-pump named FLUDD, collecting the island's [[Shine Sprites]] at the same time. He also had several confrontations with the true vandal, [[Shadow Mario]], who later revealed himself to be a disguised [[Bowser Jr.]] and kidnapped Princess Peach for his father. The adventure concluded with a showdown against both Bowser and Bowser Jr. FLUDD nearly died out afterwards, almost bringing Mario to tears, but Peach's Toads were able to repair it. Afterwards, Mario's true vacation began.

The original plumbing duo was reunited in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' when Mario and Luigi traveled to the [[Beanbean Kingdom]], initially to retrieve Princess Peach's voice from the evil [[Cackletta]]. The brothers found themselves lost in a land they were not familiar with, one where not everyone saw them as the superstars they were in the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario and Luigi had to learn several new cooperative Bros. Moves and Attacks in order to survive. They eventually destroyed the evil Cackletta and whipped her minion [[Fawful]] into submission. Mario's popularity led to the creation of a line of [[Mini-Mario]] toys. But this caused trouble in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', when [[Donkey Kong]] became infatuated with the toys and stole a giant bag of them. Mario went on a long quest, similar to his pursuit of the original Donkey Kong, until Donkey Kong was defeated. But Mario was generous enough to let the Kong keep one of the toys, rekindling their friendship.

[[Image:Mario-pm2.jpg|thumb|100px|left|The paper-version of Mario in the second Paper Mario game.]]

Mario embarked on another grand-scale adventure in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. This time Peach had been captured by the [[X-Nauts]], who were seeking the seven [[Crystal Stars]] that were needed to open the [[Thousand-Year Door]]. Mario went on a journey to find the Crystal Stars before the X-Nauts did and attempt to save Peach. Mario had many great experiences along the way, gaining another seven partners. He became the champion of the Glitz Pit in [[Glitzville]] under the fighting name of the Great Gonzalez. But at one point, [[Doopliss]] assumed Mario's form, turning Mario into a pale shadow. Even Mario's partners believed that Doopliss was the real Mario. Despite being shunned by his friends, [[Vivian]] sympathized with Mario and helped him to defeat Doopliss and gain his form back. Mario and his partners continued their adventure and gathered the seven Crystal Stars, but they were tricked by the X-Nauts into using it to open the Thousand-Year Door. Within, the X-Nauts performed a ritual that freed the spirit of the [[Shadow Queen]], who possessed Princess Peach's body. With the help of the Crystal Stars and all the people he had helped throughout his adventure, Mario was able to separate the Shadow Queen from Peach's body and destroy her.

In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', another quest to save Peach from Bowser forced Mario to utilize a machine that turned him into a living pinball. Mario was able to master this handicap and defeat Bowser. In another weird adventure, Mario and Luigi mastered their dancing abilities in order to save the [[Music Keys]] from Wario and [[Waluigi]] in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''.

==The DS/Wii Era==

[[Image:Mariostars.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Mario in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]

Mario and Luigi were later captured by the Koopa Troop in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', after they had used the [[Vibe Rod]] to render them overly emotional and incapable of clear action. Ultimately it was the princess who saved them, repaying them for all the times they saved her from the Koopa King. Mario was held within Bowser's Villa, and he was freed from his cage by Peach after she defeated Bowser, at which point they were reunited in a running hug, with Mario instantly producing a bouquet for her. The Mario Bros. later embarked on a time-traveling adventure in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' in order to defeat the evil alien race known as the [[Shroobs]]. This adventure teamed the brothers up with their infant selves. Together, this quartet of Marios was able to repel the alien invasion. Mario and Luigi also went on an old-fashioned adventure in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', in order to save Princess Peach from Bowser Jr. while having several encounters with the original Bowser along the way (including his alternate form of Dry Bowser).

Mario later opened a theme park based around the Mini Mario toy and had Pauline dedicate it at the grand opening in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. Donkey Kong kidnapped Pauline and sealed Mario out of the area, so he sent the Mini Marios to rescue her from Donkey Kong instead. A similar course of events later played out in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', but in that case, Mario ultimately discovered that Pauline and Donkey Kong had staged the kidnapping in order to test the Mini Mario toys. In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Mario and Luigi went out to save Princess Peach from Bowser, only to see that [[Count Bleck]] had captured them both. Bleck then tossed Mario into another dimension, [[Flipside]]. There Mario met with [[Merlon]] and the [[Pixl]] [[Tippy]]. Mario joined with Tippy and a group of other Pixls in order to gather the eight Pure Hearts, which would prevent the Void created by Count Bleck from destroying all worlds. Mario was also accompanied by Peach, Bowser and Luigi. Together they were the four warriors foretold in the prophecies of the Light Prognosticus. They were able to defeat Count Bleck and afterwards his mutinous follower, [[Dimentio]], and thus save all worlds from destruction.

[[image:Marioluigi2.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Mario and Luigi explore Bowser's body.]]In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', the Mario Bros. attended a conference in Peach's Castle regarding the Blorbs epidemic and defeated Bowser after he crashed the meeting. However, he soon returned under the influence of a Vacuum Shroom and sucked up everyone in the conference room, which had the added effect of shrinking them and trapping them within his body. Mario and Luigi, with the guidance of the Star Sprite [[Starlow]], navigated Bowser's body in search of Princess Peach and the missing Toads, at the same time performing various tasks within Bowser's body to improve his abilities as well as allowing them to progress further through his body. They eventually rescued Peach, but she was then snatched by Fawful, who was using her to resurrect the Dark Star. At this point, the Mario brothers found Warp Pipes that took them out of Bowser's body, although they still had to return there several times later on. After seeking guidance from Dr. Toadley, they sought the three Star Cures that they needed to get to Peach's Castle (as well as cure the Blorbs) and stop Fawful. Mario and Luigi were able to gather all three (although it was actually Bowser who retrieved the second one), and successfully created the Miracle Cure. After freeing Bowser from being trapped in a safe, they returned to his body so that he could storm the castle more easily. They then hunted down and defeated the Dark Star Core after Bowser swallowed it, but it was able to reform as a Dark Bowser. During Bowser's climatic battle with the Dark Bowser, he made sure to swallow the Dark Star Core (which had bonded with Dark Fawful's remains), and the Mario brothers were able to defeat it. Dark Fawful then attempted to take Mario and Luigi down with him by self-destructing, but this instead made Bowser regurgitate everyone. Mario and Luigi proceeded to trounce Bowser, who was furious to learn Mario and Luigi had been inside his body all along, over the end credits. They then however helped Peach to prepare a thank you cake for their old enemy.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Bowser had Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings capture Princess Peach on her birthday. As usual, Mario and Luigi (as well as two Toads) traveled relentlessly across eight lands, defeating all eight of the Koopalings as well as Kamek and Bowser Jr. as they proceeded. In the end, they were able to defeat Bowser as well in order to save the princess. Luigi and the Toads then stole a pair of hot air balloons from Bowser's castle, one of which Mario and Peach rode him together while she told him about the secret ninth world. In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', Donkey Kong captured Pauline again after missing out on a giveaway of Mini Pauline toys, and Mario sent the Mini Mario toys to defeat Donkey Kong and rescue her once again.

Mario went on another adventure to save the princess from Bowser in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. A Tanooki Tree near the castle had been stripped of its [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]], which empowered many of Mario's enemies with [[Tanooki Suit|Tanooki]] tails. At the same time, Mario was also able to make heavy usage of the suit. He once again defeated Bowser and rescued the princess. This unlocked a secondary adventure within the Special Worlds, where he saved Luigi, and after this was accomplished, one of them had to save Peach a second time. Mario and Luigi embarked on further adventures to defeat Bowser and save Peach from him in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. In the latter game, he also ended up saving Daisy from Bowser in the Remix 10 mode.

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Mario attended the Sticker Fest at Decalburg with Princess Peach to watch the passing of the wish-granting Sticker Comet. However, Bowser intervenes and attacks the comet, causing the six Royal Stickers to scatter and absorbing one of them himself to become more powerful. With his newfound power, Bowser was able to defeat Mario, kidnap Peach and leave a lot of Toads taped up. He was accosted by [[Kersti]], a sticker fairy who looked after the Royal Stickers, and they decided to work together to find the Royal Stickers. After gathering five of the Royal Stickers, they went to Bowser's Castle for the last one. Kersti sacrificed herself to become a sticker and give Mario the power to defeat Bowser, and once he defeated him, Mario used the Royal Stickers to restore the Sticker Comet, the festival and Kersti. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', Mario was captured by King Boo and turned into a painting again. Luigi ultimately restored him after defeating King Boo once more. Mario proceeded to join in on the celebrations with Luigi, E. Gadd, Gadd's Toad assistants and the now-friendly ghosts. Mario also appeared in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'', where he worked with Donkey Kong and Pauline to host a Mini Toy Carnival, with Mario hosting the game's Main Event.

The Mario Brothers later accompanied Princess Peach and Toadsworth on a trip to [[Pi'illo Island]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. Peach and Toadsworth soon got lost in the ancient ruins of the Pi'ilo Castle, and as the brothers searched the area for them, they discovered a [[Pi'illo]] that was trapped in a pillow-like form and found that Luigi could open up portals to the dream world when he slept on said Pi'illos. Mario traveled to the dream world and worked with Luigi's dream self, Dreamy Luigi, to rescue Prince [[Dreambert]] of the lost Pi'illo Kingdom. However, Peach was also pulled into the Dream World and captured by [[Anatasma]], the enemy of the Pi'illo people. Mario and Luigi, accompanied by Dreambert and Starlow, embarked on a quest across the Pi'illo Kingdom to awaken the other cursed Pi'illos and seek a way to save Peach. They eventually found Peach and saved her, but then Bowser intervened and teamed up with Antasma. The two villains stole the Dream Stone and used its power to make a floating fortress with a weapon that destroyed the island's barrier islands. Mario and Luigi tried to help Peach find shelter in the dream world, only to find that she had already been captured by Bowser and replaced by Kamek. They then went to assemble the pieces of the legendary Ultibed and find a bedsmith who could put it together, so that they could use it to awaken the [[Zeekeeper]] and call upon the being's aid. They succeeded in this task, and with the Zeekeeper's aid, they then entered Bowser's castle. There, they fought Bowser in the dream world to force him to wake up, so that Antasma could stop draining power from him. They proceeded to destroy Antasma and then defeated Bowser, who had been temporarily empowered by the recently-shattered Dream Stone. They then returned to the island with the princess, where the Dream Stone was restored as a Dream Coin by the Zeekeeper, and they proceeded to enjoy the rest of their vacation.

In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad discovered that the seven [[Sprixie Princess|Sprixie Princesses]] of the [[Sprixie Kingdom]] had been captured by Bowser. The four of them teamed up on an adventure through the Sprixie Kingdom and then Bowser World, liberating the Sprixie Princess and defeating Bowser. Mario later sent the Mini Mario toys on another quest to save Pauline from Donkey Kong in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', in which the kidnapping once again turned out to have been staged, this time for the sake of luring Mario to a surprise party. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', it was shown that ''Paper Mario'' versions of everyone existed within a storybook that was kept in the attic of Peach's castle, and Luigi accidentally unleashed them from the book. Mario and Luigi teamed up with Paper Mario after both versions of Bowser kidnapped both versions of Princess Peach. The three of them worked together as a trio and sometimes operated a variety of giant [[Papercraft]] constructs that were made by [[Toadette]]. After the Bowsers were defeated, farewells were exchanged as Paper Mario and his other Paper allies returned to the storybook. Mario and Luigi wasted no time in fending off Bowser again.

Mario later traveled to [[Prism Island]] with Peach in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' in order to investigate the mystery of a Toad who had been drained of color. The island itself was found to have been drained largely of color, and it was discovered that this had to do with the Big Paint Stars having gone missing from the Prisma Fountain. Mario worked together with a living paint can named [[Huey]] to track down the different Paint Stars, while battling the Koopalings and other forces of Bowser's. Peach was kidnapped in the process, and Mario later learned that Bowser was actually being possessed by some evil black paint this time. Mario and Huey worked together to defeat Black Bowser and restored him to normal. They then escaped from the collapsing castle, except for Huey who stayed behind to deal with the black paint. Peach later tried to comfort him about Huey's status, and Huey was indeed ultimately confirmed to have survived.

The events of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' started with Bowser kidnapping Peach again, this time intent on forcing her into a marriage. Mario attempted to stop Bowser and fought him on his airship. However, Mario was defeated and thrown from the airship while Bowser shredded his signature cap. Mario landed in the [[Cap Kingdom]], where he was found by a local [[Bonneter]] named [[Cappy]]. Cappy had witnessed the battle and salvaged the remains of Mario's hat. Cappy's own sister, [[Tiara]], had also been captured by Bowser to be used in the marriage. As they shared a common goal, Mario and Cappy agreed to team up to stop Bowser. Cappy acted as Mario's new hat and gave him the ability to possess other beings and objects by throwing Cappy at them. They journeyed from kingdom to kingdom on Cappy's ship. the [[Odyssey]], and they collected [[Power Moon]]s to power the craft while pursuing Bowser and his new comrades, the [[Broodals]]. They were constantly a step behind Bowser, and there were also instances were they caught up to the enemies (with Mario beating Bowser at a fight in on instance), only for the Odyssey to be damaged and for them to end up stuck in remote areas. Ultimately, they found Bowser in a wedding chapel on the moon in the middle of his attempt at a marriage ceremony. Mario and Cappy ended up fighting Bowser in the caves underneath the chapel and defeated Bowser. However, the surrounding area immediately started to collapse, so Mario possessed the defeated Bowser and used his brute strength to find an escape route for all of them, the princess and Tiara included. Once they were safe, they witnessed Cappy and Tiara's reunion. Mario and Bowser both chose this chance to make a move, and they chose to try to present flowers to Peach at the same time (Bowser's being a Piranha Plant bouquet), only for Peach to turn both of them down. She then started to leave without them in the Odyssey, but she then beckoned them aboard, and Mario was able to leap to the ship while leaving Bowser behind. Afterwards, Mario and Cappy decided to adventure some more together to gather more Power Moons.

Mario was also featured in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where he acted as Builder Mario and took on tasks to raise money to help rebuild Princess Peach's Castle within the Story Mode. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', Mario and Peach came with Luigi to the hotel known as [[The Last Resort]], as Luigi had won a free stay for him and his friends. Mario settled in his own room, and he was implied to have eaten a lot of pizza, with three empty boxes being found in his room. The hotel was a trap, however, and King Boo trapped him in a portrait once again, along with Peach and the Toads that had come with them. Mario's portrait was guarded by [[Hellen Gravely]], the owner of the hotel. After Luigi defeated her at the Master Suite, the top floor of the hotel, he was able to free Mario from his portrait. It seemed that Mario had some awareness while he was trapped in the portrait, as he was able to lead Luigi up to the hotel's rooftop, where Peach's portrait was held. Peach was briefly freed, only for King Boo to trap everyone except for Luigi in a new portrait. They were freed for good after King Boo was defeated. Afterwards, Mario helped everyone to build a new hotel in the old one's ruins, and then they departed on the same bus that they had arrived in.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Mario and Luigi were invited to attend an Origami Festival at Toad Town. They arrived only to find that Peach had been transformed into an origami being, and that Peach's Castle was overrun by Folded Soldiers who were other creatures who had been forcibly folded into origami forms. The culprit behind this was a living origami named [[King Olly]], who wanted to make the whole world into his origami kingdom. Mario rescued Olly's sister, [[Olivia (Mario)|Olivia]], who was seeking to stop her brother. Mario and Olivia went on a quest together to undo the five streamers that were keeping them from reaching Olly. Along the way, they worked with other companions such as a [[Bobby|Bob-omb]], [[Professor Toad]], [[Kamek]] and even Bowser. Mario and Olivia were ultimately able to defeat Olly together. In the aftermath, Olivia folded the last of 1,000 paper cranes and used the ensuing wish to restore everything back to normal, while disappearing in the process. Mario then attended the Origami Festival with Peach, and they released an origami lantern in Olivia's honor.

=In Other Mario-Related Games=

==Sports, Racing and Party Spin-Offs==

 

**In ''Tour'', Mario had to be unlocked at random through the game's pipe-firing feature, with his rarity level being Super. There were also [[Characters in Mario Kart Tour#Varients|alternate versions]] of Mario (mostly based on outfits from ''Super Mario Odyssey'') that were available with High End rarity during certain tours: Musician, Hakama, Santa, Happi, Classic (utilizing his clothes' color scheme from ''Super Mario Bros.''), Builder Mario, Chef, Swimwear, SNES (his original sprite from ''Super Mario Kart''), Sunshine, Halloween, Racing, Tuxedo, Baseball, Penguin Mario, Tanooki Mario, Satellaview, Golf, Aviator, Samurai, Dr. Mario, Cat Mario, White Tanooki Mario, King and Black Suit. High End variants of Mario who were also potentially available outside of individual tours were Metal Mario and Ice Mario (added in January 2020). Gold Mario was also exclusively playable in the Coin Rush mode until being made available as a normal racer in the Anniversary 2023 Tour.

*'''Tennis:''' Mario's first tennis game was ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' on the [[Virtual Boy]], and he continued to appear as a main playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis 64]]'', ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. In ''[[Mario Tennis GBC]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'', he was the final opponent of Singles Mode and was unlocked as a playable character after being defeated. He was also paired up with Peach in the Doubles Modes of both games.

 

 

 

*''[[Mario Party]]'': Mario and his friends (Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario) argued about which of them as a Superstar. To break up the argument, Toad brought them to Mushroom Village, and they used a Warp Pipe there to travel to different areas where they competed to decide who was the true Superstar. Mario had his own board in this game, known as Mario's Rainbow Castle.

*''[[Mario Party 2]]'': Presented as a stage play, Mario and his friends (Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Donkey Kong) worked together to build a new 'world' that they decided to call [[Mario Land]]. Wario suddenly appeared and objected to the title, demanding that it be named after him instead. This caused everyone to want the land to be named after them, and Bowser launched an invasion in the process. At Toad's suggestion, they decided to compete in seeing who could defeat Bowser. The winner would be deemed the Superstar and get to name the land after themselves.

*''[[Mario Party 3]]'': Mario and his friends met a being who appeared to the legendary [[Millennium Star]], who could only be possessed by someone known to be the Superstar of the universe. This resulted in another argument among the group, until a [[Lakitu]] suggested that they decide through playing Mario Party together. After being teleported into a toy box, they all began competing for Star Stamps to earn the Millennium Star's favor. In the end, the star they were talking with turned out to be an impostor, but the real Millennium Star revealed itself from within [[Tumble]] and acknowledged the winner of the game. If the player played as a character other than Mario, then Mario would appear to challenge the player's character to a Duel Map duel for the Courage Star Stamp.

*''[[Mario Party 6]]'': After [[Brighton]] and [[Twila]] began feuding over which was better, Mario decided that the best way to settle this conflict was by filling the Star Bank and using the power of the Stars to get them to make up. And so, Mario and his friends competed in another round of games, and in the process they filled pages of the [[Miracle Book]] that got them to settle their differences.

*''[[Mario Party Advance]]'': Bowser has stolen all of the [[Gaddget]]s and scattered them across [[Shroom City]]. Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad traveled across the city and helped various people in order to recover all of the Gaddgets, which led to a showdown with Boswer. As one of only four playable characters in this single player-oriented adventure, Mario's set starting position was in the Town Area.

*''[[Mario Party 8]]'': Mario and his friends have been invited by [[MC Ballyhoo]] and [[Bigtop]] to take part in a special event known as the Star Carnival, where the winner would be considered the Superstar and receive a year's supply of candy. The [[Star Rod]] was later revealed to be an extra prize. Mario and his friends took part in the competition, and the winner would have to fight Bowser to retrieve the Star Rod after Bowser had stolen it.

*''[[Mario Party DS]]'': Mario discovered a Sky Crystal that landed nearby. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his friends were invited to a buffet that Bowser was hosting, apparently as an apology for his past behavior. The party turned out to be a trap, as Bowser used his Minimizer to shrink Mario and his friends down and stole their Sky Crystal. While shrunken down, Mario and his friends went on an adventure across various locales, where they competed in Mario Party games and took on bosses to earn all of the Sky Crystals.

*''[[Mario Party 9]]'': Mario and his friends were stargazing together and specifically watching [[Mini Stars]] in the sky. This was brought to a sudden halt when Bowser and Bowser Jr. sucked up all of the Mini Stars in the sky. Mario and his friends proceeded to travel across several boards in order to collect the Mini Stars and foil Bowser.

*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'': Mario and his friends have been invited to a party in the sky on a set of floating islands known as the Party Islands, and they are almost immediately taken there within bubbles. There, they could compete and play games with each other. But they also had to contend with a jealous Bowser, who built Bowser's Tower there and started sealing the fun of the islands within bubbles there. One character had to navigate Bowser's Tower with the help of a green Toad and contend with bubble clones of the characters.

*''[[Super Mario Party]]'': Once again, Mario and his friends argued over which of them was the Superstar, and once more it was suggested that they compete in Mario Party games to decide it, which Mario now knew as a 'time-honored tradition'. This time, Bowser and his friends intervened, as they wanted a chance at Superstardom as well. So it was decided that all of them would compete together this time, with [[Kamek]] joining Toad and [[Toadette]] as impartial judges.

 

 

 

Some games seem to feature Mario in other roles that seem to contradict his role in the main games games. The most notable example is Dr. Mario, who has appeared in a series of puzzle games and invented the [[Megavitamins]]. While this would logically seem to clash with his normal occupation, games such as ''Dr. Mario World'' do show that it is indeed the same Mario assuming a medical persona. The original game was ''[[Dr. Mario]]'', in which Dr. Mario worked at the virus research lab in the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital with Peach as his nurse. After an experiment went wrong and caused the outbreak of a virus, Dr. Mario used his newly-invented vitamin (presumably the Megavitamin) to stop the viruses.

 

Dr. Mario later used his Megavitamins to go around curing people in ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''. But both Wario and Rudy sought the Megavitamins, and eventually Mad Scienstein stole it for Rudy. Dr. Mario and Wario chased the Scienstein until they reached Rudy's lair. After defeating Rudy, he found that Rudy only wanted the Megavitamins to cure his flu, so he treated him. A Metal Mario version of Dr. Mario also appeared as an unlockable character in the game. At the end of Wario's story, if it was completed without losing any matches, Dr. Mario would accidentally swallow all of the Megavitamins and transform into Metal Mario. He would then be faced as the secret final boss.

 

In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Mario was shown to don his labcoat in order to protect the Mushroom Kingdom from an invasion of the viruses. This time, his other allies such as Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi and even Bowser also acted as doctors in order to help defeat the viruses. Dr. Mario was the sole playable character for the first ten stages of the game. After reaching that point, the player could choose to play as Dr. Mario, Dr. Peach or Dr. Bowser. If Dr. Mario was not chosen, he could be unlocked at random through the game's Staffing feature. His skill is to clear away the bottom-most row. A Fire Mario variant of Dr. Mario was later made available in January 2020, and a variation based on his original 8-bit sprite was added for the game's first anniversary in August 2020. Dr. Mario was also added to ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a racer who could be unlocked through that game's gacha feature during certain tours, starting during the Doctor Tour in May 2022.

 

 

 

 

*In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Mario made a cameo appearance as one of the participants in [[Cranky Kong]]'s Video Game Heroes competition. Mario was originally in first place (over [[Yoshi]] and [[Link]]), having collected all but one of the DK Coins, and the player could surpass him (with [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and/or [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]]) by completing the collection.

*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' and all of its sequels not only included some of the Game & Watch games that Mario appeared it, it also featured Modern versions of Game & Wartch games which cast Mario and/or his supporting cast in roles from the original games.

*In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', there were [[Yoshi]] designs based on the appearances of Mario and Dr. Mario that could be unlocked by scanning the respective amiibo.

Mario is most well-known for his jumping abilities, although most games feature Luigi as being the better jumper of the duo. The Hammer is also shown as Mario's most reliable weapon in various games; they're mostly used in the RPGs, but it originated as a power-up in ''Donkey Kong''. He has also been known to kick or throw [[Koopa shells]] at enemies. He could also don gloves and use his own fists to fight in ''Super Mario RPG''. In the platforming games, Mario can often gain a variety of power-ups that he uses to take on new forms that usually come with special abilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Adventure Mode of ''Ultimate'', "World of Light", Mario was seen in the opening cutscene, where he was among the forces assembled to confront [[Galeem]] and his [[Master Hand]] army. However, they were all wiped out by the beams of light that Galeem ended up firing, with [[Kirby]] being the only fighter to escape. Mario and the others were held captive by Galeem, who made puppet fighters of them and placed the original fighters under his control. Mario was found shortly after starting the game, and after defeating him in battle, he would be reawakened as his old self and join Kirby as a playable fighter. As for Dr. Mario, he could be found and awakened near the city area.

In Classic Mode, Mario's personal Classic Mode route is called "Let's-a Go!". In the first five stages of this route, each stage is based around pitting Mario against a group of characters from the same series (excluding antagonists). This is followed by a battle with all of the [[Koopalings]], with the boss of this route being Bowser followed by Giga Bowser. As for Dr. Mario, his personal Classic Mode route is "Colorful Treatment Plan". In each stage, he fights a group of three fighters who are color-coded to match the three Viruses. The last fighters faced before the boss stage are a group of Warios, in possible reference to the story of ''Dr. Mario 64'', and it ends with a boss fight against [[Master Hand]] (and [[Crazy Hand]] on higher difficulties).

====Trophies/Stickers/Spirits====

*Mario and Dr. Mario each have three unlockable trophies in ''Melee'', and trophies of Baby Mario, Metal Mario, Raccoon Mario and Paper Mario can also be obtained. In Japan, it was also possible to obtain an extra trophy of Mario with Yoshi.

*In ''Brawl'', Mario has two main trophies - his normal trophy and one of his final smash - as well as additional trophies of Paper Mario and Baby Mario. He also has ten different stickers which use art of him from ''Mario Kart DS'', ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', ''Super Paper Mario'', with Luigi in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', with Yoshi in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', two as Baby Mario in ''Yoshi's Island'', one of Raccoon Mario from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', one of Dr. Mario from ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' and one special ''Super Mario Bros.'' image.

*In the 3DS/Wii U installment, Mario and Dr. Mario each have two standard unlockable trophies in both games, as well as an extra trophy for their respective Final Smashes in the Wii U game. The 3DS version also has trophies for Paper Mario, Tanooki Mario & Kitsune Luigi, Boomerang Mario, Statue Mario (from ''Super Mario 3D Land''), Mario with a Propeller Box, Mario with a Gold Block, Mario from ''Mario Golf: World Tour'', Mario with a Standard Kart and Baby Mario, while the Wii U version has trophies for Bee Mario, Boo Mario, Spring Mario, Rainbow Mario, Cloud Mario, Rock Mario, Flying Squirrel Mario, Cat Mario, Propeller Mario, Penguin Mario and Mario with a Standard Bike from ''Mario Kart Wii''.

*In ''Ultimate'', Mario and Dr. Mario each have a Fighter [[Spirit]], and there are also Fighter Spirits for Mario's alternate costumes (Builder Mario and Wedding Mario). There are also Spirits of Baby Mario (which can be enhanced into a Spirit of Baby Mario's Superstar Mario form), Metal Mario, Paper Mario, Boo Mario, Rock Mario, Gold Mario and Mario from ''Mario Tennis Aces''. He is also part of the art used for the Spirits of Papercraft Mario and the [[Monster]] from ''Famicom Grand Prix II''.

==Other Media==

*Mario also starred in a Japan-only anime movie based on ''Super Mario Bros.'' In this version, Mario and Luigi were pulled into a video game, and they then went on a mission to save the princess from King Koopa (Bowser). He was voiced by Furuya Toya, who voiced several other popular anime characters such as Amuro Rei from the original Gundam series and Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon.

*Mario also appeared in a three-part anime OVA based on ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. This OVA featured Mario and other Mario characters in classic fairy tales.

*Mario starred in three cartoons in the late 80's and early 90's: the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World. In the first show, he was portrayed, both in animation and the first series' live action skits, by the wrestler Captain Lou Albano, while Walker Boone voiced him in the two follow-up series. This series introduced the concept that Mario and Luigi lived in Brooklyn before being pulled into the Mushroom Kingdom, which was located in another world. Mario and Luigi's occupations as plumbers and their love for Italian food was also emphasized.

*In the 1993 live action film ''Super Mario Bros'', Mario was played by Bob Hoskins. Mario was shown as the older brother in this version, and he raised Luigi himself. Also, Luigi ended up being involved with the princess (Daisy instead of Peach) in the movie, although Mario had a girlfriend named Daniella. This movie also featured them as plumbers living in Brooklyn who were sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom, although this version of the (Mushroom Kingdom was more dystopian in nature and inhabited by reptilian beings that evolved from dinosaurs.

*Mario starred in the 2023 CGI film ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', where he was voiced by Chris Pratt. This film acted as an origin story for Mario and was closer to the game canon, while following a variation of the origin from the animated series and films in which Mario and Luigi start off as human plumbers in Brooklyn before discovering the Mushroom Kingdom while exploring the sewers. The film depicts Mario discovering the Mushroom Kingdom and rising as a hero. It also includes other references to Mario's past, such as [[Foreman Spike]] appearing as the brothers' former employer in reference to ''Wrecking Crew''. designs similar to the toddler versions of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi being used in a childhood flashback and the theme song from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' being used for one of their in-universe plumbing commercials. Mario was depicted with more of a New Yorker accent and was shown to only imitate an Italian accent in their commercials. A character named Guiseppe also acts as an home to Mario, as his design resembles Mario's original ''Donkey Kong'' design, and he is voiced by Charles Martinet using Mario's game voice, with the character supporting the brothers' attempts at accents. Charles Martinet also voices Mario's father in the film. On the note of Mario's family, this film depicts Mario and Luigi's family as consisting of their parents, two uncles, an aunt, a niece and a grandfather.

*''Donkey Kong no Ongoku Asobi'' was a canceled edutainment game for the NES (similar to ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'') that would have used the characters from the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade to teach music lessons. Mario would have appeared in the game and was depicted playing the piano in a screenshot.

*A ''Mario Land'' game was being developed for the [[Virtual Boy]], before it was canceled as a result of the system's failure.

*''Super Mario's Wacky Worlds'' and ''Mario Takes America'' are a pair of ''Mario'' games that were being developed for the Philips CD-i, but they were ultimately canceled. The former was an attempt at a traditional ''Mario'' sidescroller (conceived as a sequel to ''Super Mario World'') and the latter involved Mario on a roadtrip across America.

*There were several potential ''Mario'' games on the Nintendo 64 that were ultimately canceled: the four additional games of the ''[[Mario Artist]]'' series, ''Mario Paint 64'' and a ''Super Mario 64'' sequel. The latter was being developed for the [[Nintendo 64 DD]] add-on and was canceled due to the add-on's perceived failure.

*Mario was shown as a playable character in one build of the canceled game ''Diddy Kong Pilot''.

* Mario was originally called Jumpman before receiving his name 'Mario' in ''Donkey Kong Junior''. Prior to that, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] had actually called him "Mr. Video" due to his intentions to make the character appear in a variety of video games, which he considered akin to Alfred Hitchcock making cameo appearances in all of his movies or of how manga artists Osamu Tezuka and Fuji Akatsuka used the same character in a variety of appearances. Another early name for him was "Ossan", which was simply a Japanese word used to refer to middle-aged men.

* Mario was named after Nintendo of America's Italian landlord, 'Mario Segali'.

* Like Luigi, his original outfit was different. He used to wear red overalls with a blue shirt. His appearance was decided to fit the limitations for ''Donkey Kong''.

*Mario is often referred to as the older of the brothers, despite ''Yoshi's Island'' seemingly establishing them as twins. It is still common for the twin to be born first to be known as the older one.

*His backstory (and Luigi's by extension) has undergone some revision over the years. Originally, American media projects conveyed the idea that Mario and Luigi started out as plumbers working in Brooklyn in the "real world" until they found their way into the Mushroom Kingdom, where they became heroes in ''Super Mario Bros.''. The Game Boy version of ''Donkey Kong'' in particular seems to support this view, but it seems that later games have been retconning this. ''Yoshi's Island'' showed that the Mario Bros. were actually born within the Mushroom Kingdom, and later games featuring the infant characters have implied that the brothers lived in the Mushroom Kingdom for all their lives. ''Super Mario Odyssey'' also established that ''Donkey Kong'' took place in the same world as the Mushroom Kingdom. There is still the possibility for Mario and Luigi to have spent parts of their lives in Brooklyn, but Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that he prefers to keep details of the characters' lives (and the stories of their games in general) simple.

*Another misconception that was spread by the 1993 film is the idea that Mario's last name is also Mario. This is implied by the fact that they are called the Mario Brothers, and it was canon within the movie. On this matter, Miyamoto has stated that he found the joke in the movie to be funny, but he prefers to consider Mario and Luigi as having no last names for simplicity's sake.

* Mario 'joined' the Koopa Troop when Bowser joined his party in ''Super Mario RPG''. His brother Luigi would inadvertently share the same fate in the beginning of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.