List of Mario series characters
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This is a list of various fictional and recurring characters who appear in the Mario series of video games created by Nintendo, as well as spin-off media, such as books, comics, and animated series.
[edit] Protagonists
[edit] Donkey Kong Jr.
[edit] Mario
[edit] Luigi
[edit] Princess Peach
[edit] Princess Daisy
Princess Daisy (デイジー姫 Deijī-hime?) is the princess of Sarasaland. Daisy's debut appearance was in 1989 in Super Mario Land, where she was kidnapped by the tyrannical alienTatanga, who planned to marry her and rule over her kingdom. Daisy appeared later in NES Open Tournament Golf as Luigi's caddy. After a long hiatus, Daisy made her return in the game Mario Tennis, after which she began making recurring appearances in Mario sports and party games. Daisy is best friends with Princess Peach, and is also rumored (among the characters of the Mario universe) to be in a romantic relationship with Luigi. She is also rumored to be Princess Peach's sister. [1] As of Mario Kart Wii, this relationship seems to have been made canon, with statues on the Daisy Circuit course depicting the two characters dancing with each other. She also appears in both Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable character.She is a movable character in every Mario Party game except for Mario Party, Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Advance. The infant version of herself, Baby Daisy, debuted in Mario Kart Wii and appears in Mario Super Sluggers.
Daisy has dark brown hair, pale skin, and wears a yellow and orange dress with two orange pieces of cloth, a golden crown with a flower on it, and wrist-length gloves. She originally had orange hair when she made her debut, and wore a yellow and white dress with a white sash and a red crown prior to Mario Party 4, and her skin was tan during the Nintendo 64 era.
Daisy's first voice actress was Kate Fleming in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64.[citation needed] Daisy's next voice actress was Jen Taylor, who provided her voice in Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, and Mario Party 5.[citation needed] In every other game, Daisy has been and is currently voiced by Deanna Mustard.[citation needed] Outside of the video games, Daisy appears as one of the main characters in the Super Mario Bros. 1993 film, played by Samantha Mathis. She also appears in the comic books. Her emblem is a daisy. She also appears as a alternate costume for Peach in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and she has a sticker and a trophy
[edit] Professor E. Gadd
Professor Elvin Gadd (Professor Oya Mā (オヤ・マー博士 Oya Mā Hakase?) in Japan), more commonly known as E. Gadd, is a scientist who, with his various inventions, helps Mario and his friends. In Japan, he is named after Nintendo game designer Yoshiyuki Oyama.[2] He first appears in Luigi's Mansion, in which he investigates the mansion that mysteriously appeared by his house. To help him study the ghosts in the mansion, he uses the "Poltergeist 3000," an invention that can capture ghosts, and the "Game Boy Horror," an invention for tracking and detecting objects. He lends it to Luigi, and helps him on his quest. It is also a kart in Mario Kart DS. Other major inventions include his FLUDD--a Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device--and Magic Brush used in Super Mario Sunshine. In Mario Party 6, E. Gadd is featured on a party board called E. Gadd's Garage. He later appears in Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time where he creates a time-traveling machine. He also makes brief appearances in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga with various inventions as rewards for making bean coffees at the Starbean Cafe.
[edit] Pauline
Pauline (ポリーン Porīn?) is the woman whom Mario must rescue from Donkey Kong in the original Donkey Kong. In the same way Mario was originally called "Jumpman,"[citation needed] Pauline was simply referred to as Lady (レディ Redi?) in Japan.[citation needed] It was during the game's distribution in North America that she was given the name Pauline after Polly James, the wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James.[3] Pauline later appeared in Family Basic and in Pinball for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Princess Peach, who was introduced in Super Mario Bros., took Pauline's place as damsel-in-distress in that game, eventually becoming Mario's primary romantic interest in most of the subsequent games in the series.
Pauline did not appear in another game until the 1994 Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, where she was once again taken captive by Donkey Kong and his son. Whereas the original arcade game's cabinet depicts Pauline with blond hair, the Game Boy remake features a redesigned modern Pauline as a brunette, distinguishing her from the blond-haired Peach, wearing a red dress with a torn skirt. This version of Pauline makes an appearance in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis for the Nintendo DS, where she appears as the guest of honor in the opening of the Super Mini-Mario World theme park.
[edit] Toad
[edit] Toadette
Toadette (キノピコ Kinopiko?) is a female Toad who appears as a playable character in various Mario spin-off games (such as the mario party series and mario kart). She first appeared as Toad's partner in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as a hidden character, and later appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as an instructor when Mario received upgraded boots and hammers. Since Mario Party 6 she has made regular appearances in the Mario Party series as a playable character, with the exception of the handheld games, where she acts as a NPC. The official Mario Kart Wii guide suggests that she is Toad's sister. She is voiced by Dina Lohan.[citation needed].
Other playable appearances include Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Kart Wii; in both titles, she must be unlocked. She is voiced by Jen Taylor in most of her appearances, however in Mario Party 8, she is voiced by Nicole Mills. She appeared in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix as the owner of a hotel Mario and Toad must rebuild, she is voiced by Jennifer Hale in this game. She also made a cameo appearance in the beginning of Super Mario Galaxy.
[edit] Yoshi
[edit] Antagonists
- See also: List of Mario series enemies
[edit] Donkey Kong
[edit] Birdo
Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン Kyasarin?), is an enemy to Mario and playable character in various games. Birdo first appeared in the Japanese game Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and the remade Super Mario Bros. 2 as a recurring boss, misnamed "Ostro" (which is really the ostrich enemy; the game labels Ostro as Birdo and vice versa; this has been corrected in Super Mario Advance). Birdo later appeared in Wario's Woods as an ally of Toad, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as a boss character, and in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, as a boss paired with the thief Popple. Birdo made its first playable appearance in the Nintendo 64 installment of Mario Tennis, as Yoshi's partner. Since then, Birdo appears as a playable character in several Mario sports titles and in the Mario Party and Mario Kart series.
Birdo's gender has changed throughout various American game versions, but has always been male in Japan. In the original manual for Super Mario Bros. 2, Birdo is referred to as male that believes he is female, and would like to be called Birdetta.[4] Most later American-localized games, such as the Mario sports titles, which have featured Birdo with a diamond ring, have usually listed Birdo as a female.[citation needed] Recent localizations have avoided the use of any gender pronouns when describing Birdo. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is said that Birdo is of "indeterminate gender" in its trophy.
In addition, the trailer for the Wii game Captain Rainbow is narrated by Birdo using a distinctly male voice. However, reviews have stated that part of the plot surrounding the Birdo character is gender related and involves proving its womanhood[5].In Super Mario Advance Birdo is wearing a bow and can be green or pink.
[edit] King Boo
King Boo (キングテレサ Kingu Teresa?, King Teresa) first appears as the final boss of Luigi's Mansion and plays minor roles in various other Mario games, including the Mario Kart and Mario Party series. King Boo is a member of the Boo species, though he is larger than the average Boo and dons a crown, with a large ruby in Luigi's Mansion, and a regular crown in subsequent appearances, on his head. It is well distinguished by its blue eyes, green tongue and unique senile laugh. As well as appearing as the main antagonist of Luigi's Mansion, King Boo also appears as a boss in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart DS, and Super Princess Peach. He is also a playable character inMario Superstar Baseball, Mario Super Sluggers, and Mario Kart Wii.
[edit] Bowser
[edit] Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. (クッパJr. Kuppa Junia?, Koopa Jr.) is the eighth and youngest child of Bowser. He debuted in Super Mario Sunshine. He acts as the main antagonist of both Super Mario Sunshine and New Super Mario Bros., with his father only playing a minor role in each. In Super Mario Sunshine, he uses a magic paintbrush, invented by Professor E. Gadd, and a special kerchief to transform into a translucent blue doppelgänger of Mario, Shadow Mario, who vandalizes Isle Delfino with graffiti, tricking the native people into believing that Mario himself is to blame. He appeared as a host for Bowser's level in Mario Party 2, after forcively taking Toad's position. In New Super Mario Bros, he kidnaps Princess Peach, dragging her off to a new castle each time his old one is defeated. Additionally, he appears in Super Mario Galaxy, acting as his father's right hand and challenging Mario at several points of the game to impede him. He also has been appearing in Mario sports games as a playable character ever since Super Mario Sunshine. Bowser Jr. is voiced by Dolores Rogers in most of his appearances, however in Mario Strikers Charged, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Party DS, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Super Sluggers, he is voiced by Caety Sagoian.
Bowser Jr. shares many physical similarities with his father. Unlike his father, though, he is about the same size as Mario, and has small black beady eyes, a more rounded snout, and a single sharp tooth visible in his mouth. He wears a kerchief that shows a set of sharp teeth.
Bowser Jr. can sometimes show cruelty like his father yet deep down he is a good koopa. He has a Calvin and Hobbes related friendship with Baby Luigi and Baby Mario, much to his father's disgust. His father even once called him sacreligious on Halloween for dressing as Mario. He has a huge crush on Toadee, a blue Toadette.
[edit] Gooper Blooper
Gooper Blooper is a giant variation of the Blooper. It has appeared as a boss in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Princess Peach. It has also appeared in Mario Power Tennis, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, and Mario Super Sluggers. It can commonly be seen with a cork in its tube-like snout; it has eight tentacles with large bulges, similar to suction cups; and it has a large arrow-shaped head with white skin and blue spots.
[edit] Kamek
Kamek (カメック Kamekku?) is a Magikoopa who acts as Bowser's caretaker during Bowser's childhood and one of his high-ranking minions afterwards. Kamek can perform various feats of magic, such as self-duplication, teleportation, shooting magical blasts and changing the size of other creatures. He first appears as the main antagonist of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which has him trying to abduct Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, who he foresees as causing trouble for the Koopas in the future. Succeeding in only capturing Baby Luigi, Kamek and his minions, the Toadies, try to steal Baby Mario from the Yoshis throughout the game; before every boss battle, Kamek will appear and change an enemy creature into a giant, or perform some magical feat, and make them fight a Yoshi.
After his appearance in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Kamek appears in several other games, such as Tetris Attack, which features him as the penultimate boss and the one who brainwashed the inhabitants of Yoshi's Island; Super Princess Peach as a boss character; Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time as Baby Bowser's sidekick.Yoshi Touch and Go, where he kidnaps the babies once again; and as a main antagonist in Yoshi's Island DS. In Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, Kamek is only a minor obstacle. Kamek also appears throughout the Mario Party series, most commonly as an orb summon and or a boss.
[edit] Koopa Kids
Koopa Kids (Mini-Bowsers in PAL regions) are minions of Bowser that appear in the Mario Party series. In the first four games of the series, they are known as Baby Bowsers. They do his general bidding, interrupting the players as they traverse the game boards. In Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6, the main one became a playable character, although they do not appear in Mario Party 8 or Mario Party DS.
Mario Party 5 introduced three differently-colored Koopa Kids: Red Koopa Kid, Green Koopa Kid, and Blue Koopa Kid. They have been around in the Mario Party series ever since. While these three can compete with the player in mini-games in Mario Party 6, only the original Koopa Kid has ever been playable. The coloured Koopa Kids continue to make appearances in Bowser mini-games in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party Advance.
[edit] Koopalings
Koopaling (コクッパ Ko Kuppa?) is the generic title given to the seven children of King Bowser who help him in various games. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. Each Koopaling was a boss at the end of one of the game’s seven kingdoms.[6] The Koopalings are also world bosses in Super Mario World, Mario is Missing!, Yoshi's Safari, and Hotel Mario. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, however, they are mini-bosses in Bowser's Castle. They are made up of Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa , and Ludwig von Koopa, from youngest to oldest.[7]. Most of the Koopalings have wild punk hairstyles and are named after musicians. It is said that each Koopaling was personally designed by a different member of the production staff of Super Mario Bros. 3, which Shigeru Miyamoto explains is a way to honor the creators of the games personally.[8]
In the Mario cartoons by DiC, the original seven Koopalings are given different names based on their given personalities. They are called Cheatsy Koopa, Big Mouth Koopa, Kootie Pie Koopa, Hop Koopa, Bully Koopa, Hip Koopa, and Kooky von Koopa. Aside from their names and personalities, they look slightly different and serve Bowser differently, compared to their video game counterparts. Instead of acting as minions, they act directly as his children, and do things such as seek his attention, and even plot against him. They also appear in the Mario anime, Nintendo Adventure Books, and comic books.
[edit] Mouser
Mouser, Don Churuge (ドン・チュルゲ?) in Japan, is one of Wart's generals featured as in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. His strategy is to throw bombs at his opponents.[9] Mouser is also a major character in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which casts him as King Koopa's second-in-command and a member of the Koopa Pack. John Stocker provided the voice for Mouser, who spoke with a German accent in the series. He also appears in the Super Mario Bros. comic books as a king corrupted by Bowser, whose now-leaderless subjects now steal vegetables for food. He is voiced by Charles Martinet in Super Mario Advance.
[edit] Petey Piranha
Petey Piranha, known as Boss Packun (ボスパックン Bosu Pakkun?) in Japan, first appears as the primary boss of Bianco Hills in Super Mario Sunshine. He has since appeared as a boss in games such as Super Princess Peach, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, New Super Mario Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[10] He also acts as a playable character in spin-off Mario games like Mario sports games and in Mario Kart Double Dash!!. A dinosaur-like version of him called Dino Pirahna also appears as the first episode boss in Super Mario Galaxy.
Petey is a larger, much more powerful version of a Piranha Plant, which is the result of mutation. Whereas normal Piranha Plants usually grow from pipes, Petey's leaves and roots have grown into foot-like and arm-like appendages. He can also use his leaves to fly around in the air. Furthermore, Petey sports a pair of white-spotted red briefs. Although Petey does not speak, he does make some growling, drooling and licking noises, which translate into actual speech. Petey frequently vomits out mud-like Earth Goop, a substance similar to that of Shadow Mario's Paintbrush, which can make the ground slippery and sometimes generate more goop-based monsters.
[edit] Waluigi
Waluigi (ワルイージ Waruīji?) was created by Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet. He has so far only appeared in spin-off titles, sport games and party games, as opposed to the main platformer titles, but his costume is wearable in one of the Paper Mario games. He is the same age as Luigi[11] and is a rival to Luigi. He is presumably the younger brother of Wario, Mario's nemesis. Waluigi has a hat and gloves with an inverted L ( Γ ), which is similar to Wario's "W", an inverted "M". Waluigi's name is a portmanteau of the Japanese word warui (悪い), meaning "bad," and the name Luigi, so that his name literally means "bad Luigi".
Waluigi's first appearance was in 2000 in the Mario Tennis games for the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64, as Wario's doubles partner. Later, along with Princess Daisy, he joined the Mario Party series's roster in Mario Party 3 where he plays an important role, in which he owns an island full of hearts. He has been a playable character in many entries in the series since, as well as various Mario sports and Kart games. He acts as an antagonist in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, in which he wreaks havoc in the Mushroom Kingdom by stealing special objects called the Music Keys in order to hypnotize the world with his dancing, thus enabling him to conquer it. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waluigi is one of the characters who can be summoned using the Assist Trophy item and as an alternate costume for Luigi (However, this is only Luigi in Waluigi's palette). When summoned, Waluigi attacks opponents by striking them with a tennis racket and by angrily stomping on them until they become temporarily stuck in the ground.
He is ranked second on Game Informer’s list of "the top 10 worst character names."[12]
[edit] Wario
[edit] Wart
Wart (Mamu (マムー Mamū?) in Japan) plays the role of final boss in Super Mario Bros. 2, and Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, the game from which it is derived. Wart is a fat, toad-like creature, with a crown on his head and a robe that can scarcely conceal his big belly. He is voiced by Charles Martinet in Super Mario Advance. Wart appears in the comics "Cloud Nine" and "Tanooki Suits Me" published for the Nintendo Comics System, his character design resembling an alligator rather than a frog in the former story. Wart also appeared in book six of the Nintendo Adventure Books, titled Doors to Doom. There, though, he appeared as a skateboarder who ended up helping the Mario Bros. during their current plight. Under the name "Mamu", Wart also appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening to teach Link the third Ocarina song. Wart is also alluded to in Super Paper Mario.
[edit] References
- ^ Princess Daisy's trophy description: "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying him as Luigi's answer to Peach's Mario." HAL Laboratories. Super Smash Bros. Melee. (Nintendo). Gamecube. (2001-12-03)
- ^ Inside Zelda, Nintendo Power, Nintendo, March 2006. vol. 201, pp. 46-8.
- ^ Sheff, David (1993). Game Over, Random House. ISBN 0-679-40469-4.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 manual, Nintendo. pp. pp. 27. "He thinks he's a girl and he'd rather be called Birdetta".
- ^ "Captain Rainbow Preview". IGN Entertainment. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-09-02.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3, Nintendo, 1990, manual, pg. 3 & 5
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3, Nintendo, 1990, manual, pg. 4
- ^ Pam Sather, Scott Pelland, et al., Mario Mania Player’s Guide, Nintendo Power, 1991. ISBN 0-45-049606-6 Copy at:"Shigeru Miyamoto interview". Retrieved on May, 1991.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo, 1988, manual, pg. 27
- ^ Smash Bros. DOJO http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea04.html, HAL Laboratories, Nintendo, August 24, 2007.
- ^ Waluigi's trophy description Super Smash Bros. Melee, HAL Laboratories,Nintendo GameCube, 2001
- ^ "The Top 10 Worst Character Names," Game Informer 188 (December 2008): 22.
[edit] External links
- A Mario series character guide written by a user by the name of "Spacepope4u"
- Super Mario Bros. HQ
- Super Mario Monster Compendium
- Super Mario Wiki
- The Mushroom Kingdom's Mariopedia
- The Super Mario Wiki on Wikispaces
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