Mario

"It's-a-me, Mario!"

- Mario's iconic catchphrase.

"Here we goooo!"

- Mario

Mario (マリオ) is a heroic plumber and the protagonist of the Super Mario franchise, along with his brother Luigi. He has appeared in multiple Super Mario titles and over 200 games up to date, even in multi-crossover games such as Super Smash Brothers, who he, is one of main icons along with Link, Pikachu, Kirby, and Samus. His iconic design has since been a recognizing point of gaming and other social media, used by Gojiran103 respectively.

Appearance
Mario is typically shown wearing his trademark outfit wherever he goes. He has a long-sleeved red shirt with a noticeable collar at the neck, and are tucked under a nice pair of white gloves with cuffs at the wrist and three plaits on each. Layered over the shirt is a pair of royal blue overalls with light yellow buttons, and stop at his ankles. On his feet is a pair of light brown work shoes that curve to just above his heel, with tan bottoms. In the Paper Mario series, these are known as the Boots.

Personality
Mario is known for being kind, cheerful, courageous, and headstrong and is also eager and cocky in certain occasions. He has an immutable sense of heroism, friendliness, and somewhat of a fiery personality. Officially, however, Nintendo producers have stated that Mario's biography is kept simple in order to make the character versatile and reusable in many different games and situations. Mario is indeed one of the most underdeveloped characters in the Mario series. In fact, his brother Luigi has even gained a bit more of a personality in recent games. In most media and some games, though, Mario is depicted as an Italian plumber from Brooklyn who stands for what is right and has a love for Italian food. He is also bilingual, as he can speak both English and Italian, though he knows little English. Mario has proven himself to be an excellent fighter, all-around sports player, and party lover in Mario spin-off titles. Mario shows generally good sportsmanship for his wins and losses, even complimenting his opponent if he fails to be first, such as instances in Mario Kart 8 and Fortune Street. At other times, however, such as in Mario Kart 64, he cries, and in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, he throws a small fit as well as crying.

Mario has been shown on very occasions, such as certain cutscenes in Mario Power Tennis, but often in Super Mario-Kun, to have an almost overbearing attitude towards his brother. However, this could also just be Mario's outgoing "big brother" personality interacting with Luigi's more introverted nature. Additionally, Mario is much more impulsive and aggressive than his brother Luigi and is willing to enter dangerous situations all alone. Mario will often attempt to quickly solve a problem with his actions. Mallow even had to physically restrain Mario from brawling several times, such as before the battle with Bowyer, so that the heroes could figure out what exactly was happening to their world. While Mario will accept help and even partners during his adventures, at times he may also resent the implication that he needs the help in the first place. Despite this, he seems to enjoy their company. In the Super Mario-Kun, Mario is short-tempered, and he resorts to yelling at his friends for failing or making uncalled-for actions. In Super Mario-Kun, Mario is not above in certain vulgar actions, such as farting to taunt his opponents or urinating on Yoshi, and he also cross-dresses several times. The title itself and the artstyle of the Super Mario-Kun manga also depicts Mario with a childish personality. which shows at points. "Kun" is a generally masculine Japanese honorific for juniors such as boys or teenagers.

Despite these potential flaws, Mario is a kind-hearted and brave hero who often places the problems and needs of others before his own. This is shown in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door when Doopliss steals his identity, and he is still willing to help Vivian with her problem. He is willing to risk his life to save the lives of millions from Bowser's destructive forces and any other villains he comes across.

Powers and abilities
Mario's most notable ability is having some manipulation of fire, and his jump (Although Luigi's is more recognizable). He's also shown as an excellent fighter and capable of other things, as said before, playing in sports and others. He also has a large variety of power-ups, some of them even able to pull up close to superhuman levels, though a majority of them have the same ability, bit pulled to a higher extent or a lower extent. Normal form= Mario
 * Some manipulation of fire.
 * Excellent use of fighting.
 * Excellent use of sport techniques.
 * A jump physically higher than an ordinary human.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the fire flower, his hat turns to a white color, and his vest turns to a red color.
 * -|Fire form= Fire Mario
 * Manipulation of fire is enhanced and increased.
 * Able to form multiple arts of fire: firing flaming rays, flame-made moves, etc.

This form is the product Mario absorbing Super Mushroom, causing him to grow much bigger in size.
 * -|Super Mario= Super Mario
 * Stands at 28m.
 * Strength is enhanced and increased.
 * Speed is slower.
 * Cannot do his high jump.
 * Power can wreck weak to hard objects, and if hit on a opponent, it will cause a plethora of damage.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Poison Mushroom, making him much smaller.
 * -|Mini form= Mini Mario
 * Stands at 1'11
 * Strength has decreased much more.
 * Speed has increased much more.
 * His size can allow him to get in small and tiny objectives.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Ice flower, possessing ice-based abilities that are already increased. His hat and arms alters to a ice blue color, and his vest turns to a slightly darker shade of red.
 * -|Ice form= Ice Mario
 * Manipulation of fire alters to the control of ice attack abilities, also increased.
 * Able to form multiple arts of ice techniques: summoning ice glaciers, shards, ice beams, etc.


 * -|Frog form= Frog Mario
 * Loses the ability to create fire.
 * Has the ability to swim but pulled near to a superhuman extent, such as swimming through hurricane-like-turbines, typhoons, etc.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Super Star, as it grants him an amazing ability, though it only lasts for a short time. He possesses a multicolored aura around him, and he also is engulfed in the same color. White sparkles fill in all around his body.
 * -|Invincible form= Invincible Mario
 * He loses the ability to create fire, but Mario's use of fighting is increased much much more. As each of his attacks will inflict a plethora of damage.
 * His own body reacts to nearby objects to a high level, though not able to destroy intense objects by running into them, levels below that will allow his body to break through them with ease.

This form is the product of Mario of eating the Double Cherry, allowing him of a unique ability. Nothing changes on his appearance.
 * -|Double form= Double Mario
 * Abilities from previous form.
 * Ability to make up to 5 clones of himself, each with the same ability as the real Mario does.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Cape Feather, making him don a yellow cape on his back.
 * -|Cape form= Cape Mario
 * Ability to float/fly.
 * Can cape spin foes.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Boomerang Flower, as his stomach is now a shell, he wears a shell-like hat, his vest is now red in color, his shoes are also blue, and he holds a white and blue boomerang.
 * -|Boomerang= Boomerang Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * When sent flying at an enemy inside his shell or outside, facing towards the enemy, his shell can inflict a plethora of damage.
 * When sent flying or is at high speeds head-top first, his shell-like hat can inflict a plethora of damage.
 * When throwing his boomerang, it can also set a massive amount of damage.

This form is the product of Mario getting a hold of the Penguin Suit. Mario's appearance is basically him in a penguin suit, but his vest is outside the lower part of the suit. This form is an upgrade to the Ice form.
 * -|Penguin form= Penguin Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * The suit allows Mario slide on his belly at extreme speeds.
 * Manipulation of water and ice.

This form is the product of Mario grabbing the iconic giant hammer of the Super Mario series. He has the shell-like hat like his Boomerang form, black and white in color, he dons a black and white shell on his back, his vest alters to a black color, the cloth color of his arms turn white, and dons a giant hammer. This form is similar to the Boomerang ability in terms of power, but this form is an upgrade and is arguably stronger.
 * -|Hammer form= Hammer Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Like the Boomerang ability, when sent flying or is at high speeds and hits an opponent, the hit itself can inflict a plethora of damage.
 * Hat can also do the same like said ability, when sent flying or at high speeds head-top first, his shell-like hat can inflict a plethora of damage.
 * His hammer is the most dangerous weapon here, when she slams or hits his hammer at someone, charging with full power, it can inflict a accumulative massive amount of damage, when at the sky, it's enough to send them flying past midair.

This form is the product Mario absorbing the Cloud Flower, donning a cloud like hat and is in a color scheme exactly like Fire Mario's.
 * -|Cloud form= Cloud Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Ability to create clouds that he can step and float on.
 * Can walk on clouds he didn't create.
 * Can control clouds he didn't create.
 * Manipulation of creating clouds as an object; and can be used as a weapon, for say, like a sword, hammer, axe, etc.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Super Flower, altering his hat color to black, the cloth of his arms turning red, and his vest turning to a red color.
 * -|Superball form= Superball Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Can create a bowling like-superball out of thin air up to a small to an immensely large size.
 * Throwing said balls can inflict a plethora of damage, similar to a speeding shell's damage.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Metal Cap on. His whole body including his clothing is now coated in silver-metal matte. level. This also contrasts to that when hit, Mario can feel almost nothing hit him.
 * -|Metal form= Metal Mario
 * Fire has altered to silver-metal flames.
 * Standard speed now lowers.
 * Body is harder to hit through and harder to piece, though not to an intense

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Statue Leaf, his body now in a salute-like pose and his body is now completely just stone and is frozen. He has features similar to the Tanooki suit. Mario rarely uses this ability, but he usually uses it when he is in deep trouble and someone must use his body to smash onto other opponents, inflicting lot's of damage.
 * -|Statue form= Statue Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Body can be used to smash opponents or other objects, able to cause lot's of damage.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Rock Mushroom, as his body is engulfed in a big rock with only his head popping out, and dons a rock-like hat.
 * -|Rock form= <font style="color:black">Rock Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Can roll into opponents at fast speeds, and when sent flying or send hitting into an opponent it can cause massive damage.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Spring Mushroom, as his body is wrapped around in a thick spring.
 * -|Spring form= <font style="color:red">Spring Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Can jump up into midair.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Bee Mushroom, as he now dons a bee suit and a brown cap with yellow antenna, and his arms also pop out.
 * -|Bee form= <font style="color:black">Bee Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Ability to float/fly.
 * Can use his stinger to stab an opponent.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Super Bell, wearing a golden, orange, and white cat suit. Even though this ability brings great powers to Mario, he does not like wearing this suit much, and whoever would read this section would probably see why.
 * -|Cat form= <font style="color:yellow">Cat Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Has an advanced climbing ability, like the Frog form, almost to a superhuman level.
 * Previous ability also contrasts with Mario having an excellent amount of speed.
 * Able to use claws to slash and scar his opponents.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Lucky Bell, transforming him into a golden cat-like statue. It has a slot machine-like ability, and this form is practically an upgrade to Statue Mario.
 * -|Lucky Cat form= <font style="color:orange">Lucky Cat Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Has the ability to move unlike the Statue form, but it is still much more downgraded.
 * The coin you see in the middle of Lucky Cat Mario's stomach can be used to shoot out coins that deal a plethora of damage. Lucky Cat Mario pulls a "lever" besides his cat cloth, the coin in the middle of his stomach shoots out as many coins Lucky Cat Mario wants, and a multiple barrage of coins can send the opponent flying past midair.
 * Body can be used to throw or hit with, and the damage thrown inflicts more than Statue Mario, enough to send someone past midair.

This form is the product of Mario eating a specialized carrot yet to be properly named, as he adopts bunny ears on the top of his hat.
 * -|Bunny form= <font style="color:pink">Bunny Mario
 * Abilities from normal form.
 * Allows him to hop up in the sky, midair as his max.
 * The ability grants him increased speed.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Wing Cap on, as he adopts two little wings on each side of his hat.
 * -|Wing form= <font style="color:white">Wing Mario
 * Abilities from normal form.
 * Ability to float/fly.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Vanish Cap, making him intangible, though his half transparent appearance can give him away.
 * -|Vanish form= <font style="color:red">Vanish Mario
 * Abilities from normal form.
 * Is intangible, ability to walk through objects, enemies, etc.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Luigi Cap, possessing his brother's abilities as his hat and arms alter to a green color and his vest is slightly darker.
 * -|Luigi Mario form= <font style="color:green">Luigi Mario
 * Has Luigi's physical abilities, having more potential strength, and potential like-speed.
 * Has a higher jump like Luigi comparing between this form and his normal form.
 * Possesses worse traction.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Wario Cap, as his hat and arms alter to yellow, his vest is purple, and his shoes are now a green color. Mario prefers to never use this power-up because the cap possesses his rival's abilities and powers, who he also finds Wario very annoying.
 * -|Wario Mario form= <font style="color:purple">Wario Mario
 * Has Wario's physical abilities, having increased strength and low speed.
 * Has a lower jump than both Mario and Luigi.
 * Possesses Wario's 'exploding fart' ability.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Super Leaf, donning raccoon ears on each side of his hat and a raccoon tail.
 * -|Raccoon form= <font style="color:DarkRed">Raccoon Mario
 * Has the ability to control fire.
 * Ability to float, fly, and glide.
 * Can tail whip his enemies.
 * High speed.

This form is the product of Mario wearing the Tanooki suit. Not much is told about his appearance, as said, he wears a Tanooki suit and his gloves pop out of where the arms fit in. This form is an upgrade to Raccoon Mario.
 * -|Tanooki form= <font style="color:LightSalmon">Tanooki Mario
 * Abilities from Racoon form, all but losing the ability to control fire.
 * Has higher speed.
 * Can turn into a statue for those to grab him and hit opponents/objects on.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Invincibility Leaf, and acts as an upgrade to his Raccoon form. His suit except for the tail turn into an all-white color, and his tail is now a white and gold striped color.
 * -|White Tanooki form= <font style="color:gold">White Tanooki Mario
 * Fire has altered to gold-white flames.
 * Abilities from Raccoon form.
 * Higher speed.
 * Strength has increased.
 * Like the Invincible form, his body reacts to objects near him and can smash through objects to a weak to hard level.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing a Red Star. His appearance is similar to Superball Mario's, the only difference being that his vest is red and the cloth of his arms are black.
 * -|Flying Mario= <font style="color:red">Flying Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire, as his fire now alters to the manipulation of solar-star-like powers.
 * Able to float/fly freely, a blue aura of several bodies of him following behind him when he moves.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Rainbow star, a enhanced version of the Super Star. His whole body is now full of rainbow colors, white sparkles appearing around his body, and several rainbow aura bodies following behind him when he moves. This form is an upgrade to Invincible Mario.
 * -|Rainbow form= <font style="color:green">Rainbow Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire, but use of fighting has enhanced much more, exceeding the Invincible form's levels.
 * Hits to opponents can cause a massive plethora of damage.
 * Like the Invincible form, his body reacts to nearby objects, and can destroy and smash through them with ease whether they are at a weak to an intense level.
 * The form lasts longer than the Invincible form, but still in a fair amount of time.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Super Acorn, donning a flying squirrel outfit.
 * -|Flying Squirrel form= <font style="color:red">Flying Squirrel Mario
 * Ability to control fire.
 * Can float/fly.
 * High speed.
 * Can cling onto objects with ease.
 * Midair jump.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the P-Acorn (or Power Acorn), as he looks similar to the Flying Squirrel form, though his hat and the cloth color of his arms change to a light wood color, and a big red "P" faces at his hat. This form is an upgrade to the Flying Squirrel form.
 * -|Power Squirrel form= <font style="color:red">Power Squirrel Mario
 * Abilities from Flying Squirrel form.
 * Manipulation of fire increased.
 * Speed has enhanced.
 * Can jump past midair.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the P-Wing. His appearance his basically the Raccoon suit, but with two big blue "P"'s on each side of his hat. This form acts as a side or alternate upgrade to the Raccoon Mario form, as its alternate upgrade is the Tanooki suit.
 * -|P-Wing form= <font style="color:blue">P-Wing Mario
 * Abilities from Raccoon Mario.
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Higher speed than Raccoon form.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Propeller Mushroom, as he wears an all red Propeller suit and a Propeller hat, and his shoe color changes to blue.
 * -|Propeller form= <font style="color:crimson">Propeller Mario
 * Ability to control fire.
 * Can use the propellers on the top of his hat to drill through objects or enemies.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Boo Mushroom, as he adopts a Boo body, though his nose, and his hat remain on his body to differ from regular Boo's.
 * -|Boo form= <font style="color:gray">Boo Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * Intangible, able to pass through objects, enemies, etc.
 * Can read Booish.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Gold Flower, like the Metal form, his body is coated entirely in golden-yellow matte, and golden-yellow sparkles appear around his body. This form is an upgrade to the Metal Mario form.
 * -|Gold form= <font style="color:gold">Gold Mario
 * Abilities from Metal Mario form.
 * Body is more harder to hit and pierce through. This also contrasts to when hit, Mario can feel as if nothing hit him.
 * Fire has altered to solar flames, already enhanced.
 * Unlike his Metal form, his speed is higher.

This form is the product of Mario hopping in the Goomba's shoe. He appears sitting or standing inside a giant green shoe.
 * -|Goomba's Shoe form= <font style="color:red">Goomba's Shoe Mario
 * Loses the ability to control fire.
 * The shoe can move; and is able to truck through weak to hard objects.

This form is the product of Mario absorbing the Mix Flower. His hat and cloth color of his arms turn to orange, and his vest is a red color. This form acts as an upgrade to Fire Mario.
 * -|Nuclear form= <font style="color:red">Nuclear Mario
 * Abilities from normal form and Fire Mario.
 * Manipulation of fire has changed to nuclear fire, and is increased to extreme levels.
 * Can perform multiple arts of nuclear fire: firing flame rays, adding flames into regular abilities, etc.

Trivia

 * When Mario optionally returns to the Glitz Pit to fight Rawk Hawk a second time, someone in the crowd yells, "Jumpman! Wait. Who?" Mario's name in Donkey Kong was Jumpman.
 * Despite a life-size poster measuring at 5'1", crossover artwork shows Sonic the Hedgehog (who stands at 3'3") to be at least two or three inches taller.
 * The 1993 Nintendo Character Guide classifies Mario's species as homo nintendonus. If this is true, then Mario is technically not the same species as a modern human (Homo sapiens sapiens).
 * In Mario's earliest years, he was described to be middle aged, though this seems to have been dropped. Although there has never been any kind of confirmation about Mario's age, he was described to be a young 26-year-old in the Japanese version of Mario's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * Mario's name was based on Nintendo's landlord, Mario Segale. Segale ran in angrily, demanding overdue rent. After he left, they realized that he was a good guy but could get angry when something does not go his way, and so was "Jumpman", so they changed Jumpman's name to Mario.