Mario
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| Aliases | Jumpman Star Child Super Mario Dr. Mario The Great Gonzales Hero of Legend |
| Residence | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Family | Luigi (brother), Unnamed parents |
| Species | Human |
| Affiliations | Mushroom Kingdom Beanbean Kingdom Toad Brigade Princess Rosalina (close friend) Princess Peach (girlfriend) Pauline (ex-girlfriend) |
| Powers and Abilities | Great jumping skill, Super Strength, Super speed, Control over fire and some other elements, Knowledge of an unknown martial art, Great skill with hammers |
| Enemies | Bowser Kamek Koopa Koopalings Bowser Jr. King Wart Smithy Cackletta Shadow Queen Princess Shroob Elder Princess Shroob Dimentio |
| First Appearance | Donkey Kong |
| English voice actor | Charles Martinet |
Mario (Japanese マリオ) serves dual roles as the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and Nintendo's mascot. Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981, where he first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong in arcades. In this game, he was referred to as Jumpman.
After Nintendo lost the license to create a video game based on the Popeye universe, the game design was used to create Donkey Kong, but characters, including Mario, were designed to replace those belonging to the lost license.
Jumpman was renamed Mario when an employee at Nintendo of America's office in New York City pointed out the similar physical appearances of Mario and Nintendo's Italian landlord, Mario Segali. According to popular legend, this connection was made when an ill-tempered Segali burst in on a meeting to collect rent. The purpose of the meeting was to find a better name for Jumpman.
Mario is one of the most recognizable videogame characters of all time. He is best known for rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser along with his brother, Luigi, by using his many powers, among them his amazing jumping ability.
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[edit] Characteristics
Over the course of his many games, Mario has rescued a number of women(and men) from captivity (including Pauline, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, as well as other people in distress such as Prince Pine.) and has become regarded as a great hero in the Mushroom Kingdom. There is no definitive time line for the events in the various games, most of which could be placed in nearly any order.
Mario is always seen as a kind-hearted and brave hero. He is willing to risk his life to save the lives of millions from a large amount of evil. However, he has been known to mistreat his 'pet', DK (which triggered the events of Donkey Kong) , and force him to work in circus.
[edit] Appearances alongside D&P characters
chronologically, Mario first met P1 when they were both babies helping Yoshi (although this may have been Ping; see [[Controversy over original Donkey Kong & Pong]].
They then met again when D&P duels Mario's friend P2. Slinging P2 across his back, D&P ascended the metal girders of a construction site in Big Ape City on Donkey Kong Island. When Mario pursued, the ape began throwing barrels at him and rolling them down the structure. Mario jumped over and dodged the barrels and other hazards of the structure as he approached, picking up the stick P2 had dropped along the way.
Ponging, mario is the ball march of the megas, D&P ok.
In lighter meetings, Mario and DK have competed or teamed up in sports, racing or the super smash bros. series.
[edit] Relationships with Other Characters
[edit] Cranky Kong
Mario and Cranky are sworn enemies, after the events of Donkey Kong (Mario going so far as to imprison him for it.)
[edit] Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is Mario's old enemy from the Donkey Kong Jr. era, in which DK was just a kid. Despite Mario's old conflicts with DK's father, now known as Cranky Kong, he has developed a friendly and somewhat competitive rivalry with Donkey Kong as witnessed in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.
[edit] Diddy Kong
Mario and Diddy have a neutral relationship, competing in numerous sports together, but don't hesitate to beat each other up in SSBB.
[edit] Trivia
- Mario appears in cross-overs with Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.
