Mario Universe Timeline - 2024

This is a hypothesized timeline of events from the Super Mario games, and games that take place in the same continuity.
== Hundreds of Years Ago ==
=== Rosalina's Storybook ===
* A young girl named Rosalina lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with her parents and brother.
* One day, Rosalina finds a Luma in a broken space ship. Rosalina waits with them for their mother's return.
* Rosalina gets tired of waiting so the pair fix up the spaceship and set off.
* Together, they collect star bits to sustain themselves, and along their journey, they come across a comet. Luma gets excited and they land on the comet. Luma's mother was nowhere to be seen however, they discover star bits and supplies from which they can build a home on the comet.
* One night, Rosalina has a dream about her mother leaving her, promising to watch over her as the sun, moon, and stars do. She awakes crying over the grief of missing her mother, and Luma joins in.
* Eventually, they complete their home on the comet, though they acknowledge that it is quite large for just the two of them.
* One day, an apricot-colored planet appeared from which another luma of the same color came. Both lumas began excitedly shouting "My mama! My mama!", while dozens more lumas came from the planet. They all shout "My mama! My mama!" as they circle around Rosalina, who becomes the adoptive mother of the lumas.
* Many days pass, and she finds herself reminiscing about her home planet. She recounts the stories about how she would stargaze with her father on a hill, and sled down the hill in the winter with her brother. Upon recounting stories of her mother, she once again breaks down, homesick and distraught. Rosalina admits that her mother isn't watching over her from the stars, but rather that she is sleeping under the tree on the hill, revealing that she passed away and is buried there.
* After several days of crying, the first Luma thanks Rosalina for her love and care by transforming into a comet and helping propel their home back to Rosalina's home planet. Realizing that she herself must now take on the role of mother to all the Lumas on the comet, she rises into the role and cares for them all as a family, reminiscing about how one day each of them will grow up and move on to their own destinies and how she would smile each time because that is what makes a mother happiest.
* Because she still misses her home planet, Rosalina decides to return once a century.
== Donkey Kong Arcade Era ==
=== Donkey Kong ===
* Donkey Kong kidnaps the beautiful Lady and taken her to a dangerous construction site in the big city.
* Jumpman climbs to the top of the construction site to rescue the Lady.
=== Donkey Kong Jr. ===
* After the kidnapping, Jumpman has captured Donkey Kong as revenge.
* His son, Donkey Kong Jr., travels from the jungle to the big city to rescue his father, climbing vines, avoiding enemies and jumping on platforms along the way.
* Every time Donkey Kong Jr. gets close to freeing his father, Jumpman just pushes him further away.
* In his hideout, Jumpman appears to be atop a skyscraper similar to 100m from the last game. Donkey Kong Jr. has to put six keys into their keyholes to free his dad and make the platform they are standing on disappear. Donkey Kong and Jumpman both fall down and Donkey Kong Jr. catches Donkey Kong but Jumpman hits the ground. Donkey Kong Jr. carries his father away to safety.
=== Donkey Kong 3 ===
* Donkey Kong breaks into Stanley's greenhouse and goes to hang in the rafters where he stirs up nests of bugs, which will destroy Stanley's flowers in revenge. Armed with a Sprayer, Stanley must destroy the bees and chase Donkey Kong away before he eats all five of his flowers.
== Yoshi's Island Saga ==
=== Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ===
* A stork was about to deliver the newborn twins baby Mario and baby Luigi to their parents, but is ambushed by Kamek on the way there. While Kamek was successful at capturing baby Luigi and the stork and imprisons them at Bowser's Castle, baby Mario plummets into the sea, only to find himself on a Yoshi's back on an island. The Yoshis then discover that baby Mario also has a map with him, which reveals the location of Bowser's Castle.
* Kamek has then figured out that he has missed baby Mario and then has dispatched his Toadies to kidnap baby Mario.
* While the Yoshis discuss what to do with baby Mario, baby Mario then notifies the Yoshis which direction to go due to a powerful twin link, where the Yoshis then employ a relay system to transport baby Mario across the island.
* After overcoming obstacles and fighting bosses that Kamek has enlarged in various forts and castles in the island, the Yoshis finally manage to defeat Kamek and baby Bowser and rescue baby Luigi and the stork, allowing the stork to safely deliver the babies to their parents.
=== Yoshi's New Island ===
* The couple to whom the stork delivered Baby Mario and Baby Luigi allege that the brothers are not their babies. The stork then flies away to search for the real parents, when he clashes with Kamek and his goons once more. Kamek proceeds to defeat the stork in a fight and kidnap Baby Luigi, but Baby Mario slips and falls on the nearby Egg Island. He is found by a group of Yoshis who decide to take him to his brother and defeat Baby Bowser, now that he is planning to turn Egg Island into his resort.
* After Baby Bowser is defeated at his castle, Yoshi and Baby Mario head over to the stork and Baby Luigi to rescue them. However, an adult Bowser travels through space and time and disrupts the reunion, challenging Yoshi to another battle.
* After Bowser loses to Yoshi once again, Baby Luigi and the stork are rescued, and peace is restored to Egg Island. The stork then leaves the island in a spectacle of fireworks to resume its job of delivering the brothers to the right parents. After a long journey, it eventually arrives at their house and leaves the babies at the doorstep, where the couple discovers them shortly after.
=== Yoshi's Island DS ===
* Kamek and his army of Toadies steal all of the babies in the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as in other nearby areas. The Toadies take the babies to Bowser's Castle, but the stork comes in and attacks two Toadies, making them drop the babies they are carrying. The two babies land on Yoshi's Island and are revealed to be Baby Mario and Baby Peach.
* The Yoshis find the babies and decide to help them. They figure out that Baby Mario, once again, wants to save Baby Luigi and the other babies from Kamek and his Toadies. The Yoshis take the babies with them and go to rescue the kidnapped babies. Later on in the adventure, sometime after the defeat of Gilbert the Gooey, a group of monkeys kidnaps Baby Peach. The Yoshis and Baby Mario find another baby, Baby DK, who was left behind when the Toadies were kidnapping all the other babies. With the help of Baby DK, Yoshi is able to rescue Baby Peach from the monkeys. Baby DK joins the team when the monkeys are defeated.
* Promptly after defeating Bessie Bass on a battleship, the Yoshis and the babies are swept away by a tidal wave in a storm. They eventually find Baby Wario, who is also left behind. Baby Wario then decides to join the party.
* When Priscilla the Peckish is defeated, Baby Wario decides to join a team of Bandits in hope of getting money. Meanwhile, after the Yoshis defeat Six-Face Sal, it is revealed that future Bowser and future Kamek are the ones kidnapping the babies and that they are looking for the seven star children. The star children are young children that have magical stars in them. If one collects all the stars, then they become the ruler of the universe. Kamek kidnaps Baby Bowser (while Kamek of the past tries to stop him), and Baby Bowser and Bowser get into a fight, ending with Bowser causing his infant self to fall out of a window of the castle. Baby Bowser lands on Yoshi's back and joins their team, although they are worried that he might attack them.
* Baby Bowser does not stay for the rest of the adventure. When Big Guy the Stilted is defeated, he leaves with Kamek, who then returns to Bowser's Castle and uses a Crystal Ball to check every baby they have kidnapped (with the exception of Baby Luigi, who hides from it) to determine if they are star children, which they are not. Bowser becomes furious, and he sends the Toadies to keep looking for more babies.
* The team finally arrives at Bowser's Castle where Baby Wario and Baby Bowser are arguing over who gets to keep some treasure. They then notice the Yoshis and help them travel through the castle. When they finally get to the top of the castle, however, Baby Bowser tells the Yoshis to leave. When they do not leave, Baby Bowser thinks Yoshi is there to steal his treasure. Baby Bowser fights Yoshi, but Yoshi defeats him.
* Bowser then comes in the room and is angry at what Yoshi did to his younger self. He then fights Yoshi, but gets defeated just like his younger self. Kamek then uses magic to help Bowser become giant. The four babies with four Yoshis fight against the Giant Bowser using Giant Eggs and are eventually able to defeat him. Kamek escapes when Bowser is defeated, with four Toadies carrying Bowser right behind him. Baby Bowser decides to escape with Bowser and Kamek, and holds on to his broomstick.
* The Yoshis save all the kidnapped babies, and the storks take all the kidnapped babies back to their homes, except for Baby Wario, who gets the Stork to land so he can play on a raft holding the treasure stolen from Bowser's Castle. A flying rock hits Kamek's broomstick, and Baby Bowser lets go and falls down right in his treasure. Baby Wario and Baby Bowser start arguing about who gets to keep the treasure again.
* The seven star children are revealed to be Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser, and newborn Yoshi, who hatches from a green-spotted egg shortly after the adventure.
=== Yoshi's Story ===
* Yoshis live in harmony on Yoshi's Island, and their ultimate source of happiness is provided by the Super Happy Tree. Baby Bowser becomes jealous of their happiness and steals the Super Happy Tree, crushing their happiness, and then performs a spell to turn the entire island into a pop-up picture book.
* Six Baby Yoshis hatch on the island and learn of what Baby Bowser has done, and thus, they set out to retrieve the tree. They venture through the island, until eventually fighting him at the end and retrieving the Super Happy Tree.
== Blue-Collar Era ==
=== Wrecking Crew ===
* Mario and Luigi work for Foreman Spike's wrecking crew.
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=== Mario Bros. ===
* Mario and Luigi work as plumbers in the sewers under Mushroom City.
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== All-Stars Era ==
=== Super Mario Bros. ===
* Mario and Luigi set out on an adventure across the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach and the mushroom retainers from King Bowser.
* After traversing through the kingdom invaded by the Koopa Troop, the brothers eventually reach Bowser's Castle.
* Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser and save Princess Peach.
=== Super Mario Bros. 2 ===
* Mario discovers that Subcon has been taken over by Wart and that the events of his dream are true.
* Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad go on a quest to defeat Wart and restore peace to the dream world.
* After defeating Wart and his minions, the heroes are cheered on by the inhabitants of Subcon, who arrest Wart.
* Mario then wakes up and wonders about whether the adventure was real or not, before going back to sleep.
=== Super Mario Bros. 3 ===
* Peace has returned to the Mushroom Kingdom thanks to the efforts of Mario and Luigi.
* Bowser sends his Koopalings; Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig, to seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World. They steal the royal magic wands of the seven kings, using them to transform the kings into various helpless creatures.
* Mario and Luigi vow to go and stop the Koopalings' mischief, and change the kings back into their normal form.
* Mario and Luigi fight each of the Koopalings, retrieve their wands, and return the kings to their normal forms.
* While the brothers are out in their adventure, Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach and takes her to his lair in Dark Land.
* Mario and Luigi go to Dark Land and fight Bowser. After defeating Bowser, they save the Peach and restore peace once again.
=== Super Mario World ===
* After Bowser's defeat in the Dark Land, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool decide to recuperate in Dinosaur Land.
* Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach arrive in Dinosaur Land by hot-air balloon. The brothers fly around Yoshi's Island with capes, and upon their return to the landing spot they find the princess missing and become puzzled.
* In Dinosaur Land, Bowser and his Koopalings trap Yoshi and his friends in enchanted eggs, eliminating the opposition as they secretly rebuild their forces.
* While searching for Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi find the Koopa Troop.
* Upon the Mario Bros. freeing the friendly Yoshi, he exclaims that the Koopas have invaded, confirming that Bowser has indeed returned and taken the opportunity to claim the princess.
* As Mario and his friends travel through Dinosaur Land, they uncover the Valley of Bowser, where Bowser is fought on his castle roof in his Koopa Clown Car, holding Toadstool hostage. Upon his defeat, he gently drops the princess and retreats.
* Fireworks celebrate freedom, signifying that their vacation can resume with their new good friends.
* The reunited team returns to Yoshi's House, where the team and three other Yoshis watch the eggs hatch into babies, removing the spell.
== Mario Land ==
=== Super Mario Land ===
* Mario is tasked with saving Princess Daisy and the inhabitants of Sarasaland from Tatanga. To do so, he must travel across and conquer all four kingdoms - the Birabuto Kingdom, the Muda Kingdom, the Easton Kingdom and the Chai Kingdom.
* The first three kingdoms are each guarded by a boss Mario must defeat to rescue an enemy disguised as Princess Daisy. These kingdoms are led by the King Totomesu, Dragonzamasu, and Hiyoihoi.
* Mario boards the Sky Pop to battle a cloud known as Biokinton is fought in the fourth kingdom. After this, Mario has a final battle with Tatanga in his heavily armed airship, Pagosu. After he is defeated, Mario rescues Daisy and the two ride off together in a spaceship.
=== Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins ===
* Wario took advantage of Mario's absense to take over his castle.
* After rescuing Princess Daisy from Tatanga, Mario finds that Wario has taken over his castle.
* The 6 Golden Coins (the keys to Mario's castle) are spread throughout the land.
* Mario retrieves the coins and confronts Wario in order to reclaim his castle.
== Post-Mario Land ==
=== Yoshi's Safari ===
* Bowser and the Koopalings attack Jewelry Land and imprison its rulers, King Fret and Prince Pine. They also steal the twelve gems that keep the land stable and the resulting earthquake splits the kingdom into two halves: the Light Realm and the Dark Realm. The gems are distributed amongst Bowser, the Koopalings and four powerful minions, all of whom lord over the many regions of the captured kingdom.
* Fortunately, Prince Pine is a friend of Princess Peach, who promptly sends Mario and Yoshi to save Jewelry Land; she gives them the Super Scope to aid in their quest.
* After defeating the Koopalings in the Light Realm and freeing King Fret, Mario and Yoshi head to the Dark Realm to save Prince Pine from Bowser.
=== Mario & Wario ===
* Within the forest's depths lives a fairy, and those who behold it find happiness. One day while Mario, Peach and Yoshi were searching for the fairy in the forest The group looked for lost Luigi.
* In his personal plane, Wario throws a bucket from the sky, landing right over Mario's head.
*Watching was the forest's fairy, Wanda. She somehow wanted to help, but the small fairy did not have the ability to remove the bucket. Thus, Wanda decided to use her magic wand on Mario to send signals, guiding him to Luigi.
=== Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 ===
* Desiring to replace the castle he lost to Mario, Wario sets out to steal a golden statue of Princess Peach from the Brown Sugar Pirates and Captain Syrup, which he then intends to ransom for the money to buy his own castle.
* Along the way, he collects or steals any other coins and treasures he finds or knocks out of enemies. Wario reclaims his lost treasures, and defeats Captain Syrup.
* Wario fails to steal the Peach statue, because Mario retrieves it by airplane.
=== Donkey Kong Country ===
* During a stormy night on Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong orders Diddy to guard his banana hoard for his "hero training" until midnight. While watching for predators beneath the darkness, Diddy hears noises outside. He nervously asks, "W-w-who goes there?!". An ominous voice tells the other to seal Diddy in a barrel, kick it into the bushes, and steal the bananas. Diddy gets ambushed by Kremlings, some of which he manages to defeat with his Cartwheel Attack until being overpowered by Klump. He seals Diddy in a DK Barrel and kicks it across the jungle. The Kremlings load the entire banana hoard onto their vehicles and carry them through the jungle, dropping behind trails of bananas.
* The next morning, Donkey Kong wakes up by a loud calling of his name. Realizing that he slept through his watch, Donkey Kong quickly exits his tree house, only to find Cranky Kong outside. Cranky prompts Donkey Kong to check the banana cave for a "big surprise". Inside the cave, Donkey Kong finds out that all of his bananas were stolen, with only a few discarded peels lying around. Cranky mocks Donkey Kong for shirking his responsibility, noting that Diddy is also gone. Meanwhile, Donkey Kong is in disbelief over his stolen bananas and rages that the Kremlings stole all of them. Donkey Kong vows to bring payback upon the Kremlings and recover his banana hoard.
* Donkey Kong tells Cranky Kong that he will save Diddy and recover the stolen bananas. Donkey Kong leaves and follows a trail of bananas along his way. Cranky briefly hesitates, but then follows after Donkey Kong. Cranky mumbles that Donkey Kong may need his help and further mentions that kids do not have respect for their elders anymore.
* Donkey Kong saves Diddy Kong from being trapped in a barrel. Together, the Kongs travel through various jungles, mines, forests, temples, snowy mountains, caves, and factories. With assistance from Cranky, Funky, and Candy Kong, the two Kongs eventually reach a large pirate ship, the Gangplank Galleon, where they are confronted by the Kremling Krew's leader, King K. Rool. After Donkey Kong and Diddy defeat King K. Rool, Cranky congratulates them and tells them to check the banana hoard. They do so, finding that the bananas have been returned.
== New 3D Adventures ==
=== Super Mario 64 DS ===
* After Super Mario World.
=== Luigi's Mansion ===
* After Super Mario 64.
=== Super Mario Sunshine ===
* After Luigi's Mansion.
=== New Super Mario Bros. ===
* After Super Mario Sunshine.
=== Super Mario Galaxy ===
* Mario appears in front of Rosalina, who saves him from the cataclysm and tells him that this is not the end, but a new beginning for the universe, which repeats its cycle indefinitely and slightly different across each repetition.
== Galaxy's Rebirth ==
=== Super Mario 3D Land ===
* Outside Peach's Castle stands the Tail Tree, a stripe-tailed tree with Super Leaves on its branches. All of the Mushroom Kingdom is familiar with the tree. One night, a huge storm blows all of the leaves off, as Bowser laughs in the background.
* Later on, when Mario and three Toads (red, yellow, and blue) check the Tail Tree, they discover that the Super Leaves are gone. However, the yellow Toad notices a hovering letter near the tree, and the group of four goes to investigate. Mario grabs and opens the letter, and a picture of Bowser holding Princess Peach hostage with Super Leaves flying in the background pops out. The message shocks the three Toads and Mario, and immediately, Mario and the three Toads run to save the Princess. Throughout his adventure between each world, Mario receives more letters about Peach's predicament and about various stages of Bowser's Super Leaf-related plan.
* Inspired by Mario's courage, Peach ultimately attempts to escape from Bowser and his army, but she is soon recaptured. Mario travels through World 8 and defeats Bowser, only to be tricked by a cardboard cutout of Peach, as Bowser escapes with the real Peach. Mario eventually finds Bowser's lair, but before they can battle, the floor beneath them breaks and they fall. After being pursued through various obstacles, Mario manages to press a switch making the bridge under Bowser collapse, sending Bowser into a pool of lava. At last, Mario and the three Toads find Princess Peach and, using their Tanooki powers, bring Peach back to her castle.
* After that, Mario finds out that Luigi was kidnapped. Mario then sets off to save Luigi.
=== New Super Mario Bros. 2 ===
* Standing on the balcony of Peach's Castle, Mario and Luigi wave goodbye to Princess Peach to go on a coin hunt as Raccoon Mario and Fox Luigi. However, as soon as they return, the Koopalings suddenly appear, crashing their Koopa Clown Car onto the ground, as well as damaging the brothers, making them revert to Super Mario and Super Luigi. Roy Koopa reveals Princess Peach from his back. They soon fly away in their Koopa Clown Car, and Mario and Luigi chase after them.
* The Koopalings kidnapping Princess Peach while on the Koopa Clown Car.
* After defeating all of the Koopalings, the brothers head out of World 5-Castle and see Peach locked in a cage inside the Koopa Clown Car, which transfers her to Bowser's Castle.
* When Mario and Luigi arrive at Bowser's Castle, they find Bowser and Peach, who is locked up in a cage. One of the duo has to step on the ! Switch behind Bowser, making the bridge collapse and sending Bowser to his doom. Just before the bros. can celebrate their victory, Peach's cage gets pulled off screen. After riding some bony platforms, Mario and Luigi find the Koopalings in their Koopa Clown Car. They power Bowser up and Bowser transforms into a gigantic size. At the top of the tower is a giant switch that, when pressed, sends Bowser falling through the floor. Afterward, the princess is released from her cage. Then, everyone returns home, with Mario holding Peach in his arms and Luigi following closely behind, collecting coins along the way.
=== New Super Mario Bros. Wii ===
* Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad are celebrating Princess Peach's birthday, when a big cake slides in. As Princess Peach approaches it, Bowser Jr. (who masterminded the plot to infiltrate via the birthday cake) and the Koopalings jump out. The Koopalings throw the cake on top of Princess Peach, the Mario Bros., and the Toads, trapping Princess Peach inside and leaving the Mario Bros. and Toads briefly stunned. From there, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. run out of the castle and load the cake onto their airship while the Mario Bros. and the Toads recover and follow closely. The Toads from the castle soon use a cannon to blast away presents containing Propeller Mushrooms and Penguin Suits so Mario and the others can obtain them, but they explode in the air and spread the items in 9 worlds.
* Throughout the chase, Mario and co. battle the Koopalings in their towers, followed by in their castles. Afterward, Bowser Jr. flies in the airship with Princess Peach stuck in it, though during two occasions, the airship leaves without Bowser Jr., allowing the Mario Bros. and Toads to chase after him. When the gang defeats Bowser Jr. in World 8, Magikoopa appears and takes Princess Peach away, taking her to Bowser's Castle and locking her in a cage.
* When Mario and the gang finally get to Bowser's Castle, they find Bowser. One of them has to jump on a ! Switch behind Bowser to "defeat" him. After Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad celebrate their "victory", they see "Princess Peach" crying in a cage, until they find out it actually turns out to be Magikoopa disguised as her. Magikoopa then powers Bowser up, making him giant. After Bowser has been powered up, the four can do nothing but flee from the giant boss. Soon they find a dead end with a huge ! Switch, and the real Princess Peach in a cage above them. They push it, and Bowser falls through the floor in final defeat as the princess is released from her cage. As Mario and Princess Peach walk out, they see Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad arrive in their hot air balloons. Luigi lets Mario and Princess Peach into his balloon but is accidentally left behind. Yellow Toad and Blue Toad then offer Luigi a ride in their balloon. As they sail off, Princess Peach asks Mario if she told him about the secret world. If the player beats the level again, Princess Peach will ask Mario to tell her about his adventure again.
* After the Koopa Troop's defeat, Larry Koopa is seen exhausted and limping toward Bowser's Castle. As he collapses and passes out, Bowser Jr. walks up to him, orders him to get up, and shows him the rest of the Koopalings trying to push Bowser, who is back to normal, right side up. They finally succeed and celebrate, but the castle soon falls on top of Bowser.
=== New Super Mario Bros. U ===
* Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad are with Princess Peach in Peach's Castle dining together. Bowser and the Koopalings suddenly arrive in their Airships, with the former sporting a Mecha Hand that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads away from the castle. Mario and his friends crash into the Acorn Tree, launching Super Acorns through the area. They then tumble out of the tree, passing by a Bubble Baby Yoshi and Balloon Baby Yoshi, and they then look into the horizon to see Bowser beginning a siege on Princess Peach's Castle, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and to save Princess Peach.
* As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags (after Tilted Tunnel), and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker by Magikoopa's magic (after Stoneslide Tower), entirely obscuring the castle (after Giant Skewer Tower or Freezing-Rain Tower). Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also encounter Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, Boom Boom, Magikoopa, and Bowser Jr., who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. All of them are defeated, and Bowser Jr. causes the airship to crash after making the mechanical hand punch through it. After reaching Peach's Castle and defeating Bowser, the group moves onward, but Bowser Jr. appears and urges Magikoopa to spread his magic across the area. After heading to the castle exterior, Mario and the others see Peach in a tower. Before they can save her, she is locked inside the tower and Bowser appears, now at a giant size, alongside Bowser Jr. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr., embarrassed, flees. The character that defeated Bowser gets to Peach and bows down to her, and is then kissed by her, to their shock and delight, as the clouds surrounding the castle disappear, restoring it to its former state.
* Outside the castle, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. are fleeing on the airship as Bowser, who has returned to his normal size, recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging onto Bowser Jr.'s Junior Clown Car while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are celebrating their victory, with Mario delivering a final victory pose.
=== Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ===
* Professor E. Gadd has been researching ghosts in Evershade Valley, with some assistance from his friendly Greenies. When King Boo appears and shatters the Dark Moon, breaking it into six pieces and scattering them to each mansion of the valley, the once friendly ghosts become aggressive, forcing E. Gadd to retreat into his Bunker.
* Luigi, who is sleeping at home with his television on, wakes up when it suddenly displays static. When he touches the screen, E. Gadd suddenly appears and scares Luigi. He informs Luigi about the situation and asks for his assistance. E. Gadd uses his Pixelator to teleport Luigi through the screen, much to Luigi's objection, into E. Gadd's Bunker in Evershade Valley to search for the scattered pieces of the Dark Moon and solve this problem. Luigi must explore the Gloomy Manor not far from the Bunker, the Haunted Towers found in a forest, the Old Clockworks found within a nearby desert, the Secret Mine found in the snowy mountains, and finally the Treacherous Mansion found above a ravine with the ocean around it.
* After Luigi gets four Dark Moon pieces and rescues two Toads in the Treacherous Mansion, the two Toads give E. Gadd a security image as the other Toads did when he rescued them. Once E. Gadd fixes it for a clearer view, it is revealed that Mario is once again kidnapped and trapped in a painting. It also revealed that it was King Boo who captured Mario. Because of this, Luigi heads to rescue him in the Train Exhibit in the Treacherous Mansion. It turns out the image was forged to lead Luigi into a trap, and he is ambushed by Big Boo. Afterwards, Luigi and E. Gadd ponder where King Boo and the actual painting are. Suddenly, the Parascope picks up strange readings at the Treacherous Mansion's terrace. Once Luigi reaches the Terrace, King Boo appears and opens up the paranormal portal and releases all of the undead. He then escapes inside with Mario's painting. E. Gadd tells Luigi to capture all the ghosts before their very dimension collapses. Luigi succeeds at this and promptly enters the paranormal portal, where he reaches the final area of his journey, King Boo's Illusion.
* After Luigi obtains the last Dark Moon piece from the Tough Possessor within the illusion, E. Gadd attempts to pixelate him back to the Bunker, but King Boo interferes, sending him back to King Boo's Illusion. There, Luigi sees Mario's painting, but King Boo appears and reveals that he broke the Dark Moon in order to put all the ghosts under his control. King Boo also explains that he believes he is the rightful ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and wishes to conquer it with his new army. He plans to put Luigi and his friends in paintings as well and proceeds to battle him.
* Luigi succeeds in capturing King Boo, claims the jewel from his crown, and returns to his dimension with Mario's painting. Luigi then meets up with E. Gadd at the Treacherous Mansion's Terrace. Mario is freed by Luigi's Dark-Light Device, and the Toad Assistants appear with the Dark Moon pieces. Luigi and the Toads then rebuild the Dark Moon, and the ghosts in Evershade Valley return to being friendly again. E. Gadd releases them from the Vault, and they start playing with Mario and company. Even the Polterpup who constantly disrupted Luigi throughout the mansions has become amiable, and he walks up to Luigi and whimpers. Luigi says, "Come here, doggie," resulting in the pup befriending Luigi. E. Gadd smiles as Mario gives Luigi a pat on the back, proud of his brother for overcoming his fears. Then, a Greenie comes in and takes a photo of Luigi and his allies. Luigi returns home and hangs the picture on his wall. He then goes to sleep on his couch, and his newly adopted Polterpup comes and naps with him.
* It is revealed that E. Gadd went back to his research on the ghosts of Evershade Valley with Luigi joining him for some time before returning home with the Polterpup. It is shown that Luigi spends a large amount of time with the ghosts now that the Dark Moon is back.
=== Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker ===
* Directly before 3D World
=== Super Mario 3D World ===
* On an evening in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad come to view and enjoy the fireworks outside of Peach's Castle, when they discover a slanted Clear Pipe along the path. Mario and Luigi fix the Clear Pipe with hammers and wrenches, causing the pipe to eject a large number of items as well as a Sprixie Princess, a fairy-like creature of the Sprixie species. The Green Sprixie Princess begins to explain that Bowser has kidnapped six of her fellow Sprixie Princesses and that she needs their help; however, Bowser himself emerges from the pipe and traps the princess inside a bottle before disappearing back down the pipe with her. Peach, in trying to stop Bowser, falls down the pipe herself, and the others soon follow in order to assist her. The heroes soon end up in the Sprixie Kingdom, where the journey mainly takes place.
* After going through six worlds, the group encounter Bowser in World Castle, where he is keeping the Red Sprixie Princess; the only Sprixie Princess whom has not been saved yet. After the group successfully defeats Bowser, the Sprixie Princess is saved. The celebration is cut short, however, when Bowser ambushes them and grabs all seven Sprixie Princesses in a large bottle. With their combined power, he creates World Bowser: a theme park modeled after himself, and escapes to a tower.
* The heroes make their way through this world and encounter Bowser again in The Great Tower of Bowser Land. Here, Bowser uses a Super Bell to transform to Meowser and makes duplicates of himself, initiating the final battle. The group manages to defeat Meowser after climbing the tower and rescue all of the Sprixie Princesses. Now safe from Bowser, the princesses thank the heroes as they go through a Clear Pipe back to the Mushroom Kingdom.
=== Bowser's Fury ===
* After 3D World
== Modern Era ==
=== Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch) ===
* Secret of the Inverted Pyramid
* Mine Cart Cascade Crusade
* Uptown, Downtown
* Cookatiel's Sizzling Sprint
=== Super Mario Odyssey ===
* Mario and Bowser fight each other on Bowser's Airship in the skies above Peach's Castle as Princess Peach watches on. Bowser punches the ground as Mario jumps backward. Bowser then jumps at Mario and shoots fire at him, missing. Bowser then throws his hat at Mario, which misses while knocking Mario's cap off his head, then turns around, hitting Mario and sending him flying. Bowser then takes his airship toward the skies, as he prepares a forced marriage to Peach. He leaves Mario's cap adrift into the ship's back propellers, shredding it in the process. A piece is obtained by a Bonneter named Cappy, who eventually finds Mario in Bonneton, located in the Cap Kingdom.
* Cappy begins nudging Mario to awaken him. Mario wakes up, startling Cappy, who attempts to flee. Upon being calmed down, Cappy introduces himself and explains to Mario that Bowser not only had attacked their kingdom, destroying its airship armada, but had also kidnapped Tiara, Cappy's sister, to use her as Peach's wedding headdress. Together, the two decide to team up to stop Bowser's plans and save both Peach and Tiara, and using the piece he collected, Cappy transforms into Mario's cap, allowing Mario to use his abilities. Cappy then informs Mario that they may be able to find a usable airship in the next kingdom, accessible from the Top-Hat Tower. While exploring the tower, Mario captures a frog, first learning of this being Cappy's main ability. Upon reaching the top, they encounter the Broodals, who were hired by Bowser as his wedding planners. After defeating one of the Broodals, named Topper, Mario and Cappy use a spark pylon to travel to Fossil Falls of the Cascade Kingdom, where they find the airship, named the Odyssey, which uses Power Moons as energy to travel. Soon after, Mario and Cappy find and defeat Madame Broode, who is the boss of the Broodals, and her Chain Chomp. Using the power of the Multi Moon obtained from Madame Broode, the Odyssey becomes functional once more, and Mario and Cappy use it to chase after Bowser and the Broodals.
* Mario and Cappy travel through several kingdoms. They begin with Tostarena of the Sand Kingdom, in which they must discover the source of an unusually cold desert before battling and defeating Hariet and Knucklotec, respectively. However, it is revealed that Bowser had already successfully stolen the Binding Band to use as a wedding ring for his bride, this being the cause of the desert's temperature. However, once the ring's guardian is defeated, heat is restored to the desert. After this, Mario and Cappy travel to and explore Lake Lamode of the Lake Kingdom and the Steam Gardens of the Wooded Kingdom, where Bowser has stolen the Lochlady Dress and the Soirée Bouquet, respectively. After this, while the two travel to New Donk City of the Metro Kingdom, they are halted by Bowser on his airship. After a battle commences in the Nimbus Arena of the Cloud Kingdom, Mario emerges victorious. Regardless, after he is knocked onto his airship, Bowser fires at the Odyssey, causing it to crash and land in the Forgotten Isle of the Lost Kingdom.
* After Mario rescues Cappy from a Klepto and collects more Power Moons to restore the Odyssey, they travel through New Donk City of the Metro Kingdom, Shiveria of the Snow Kingdom, Bubblaine of the Seaside Kingdom, and Mount Volbono of the Luncheon Kingdom. They then attempt to enter Bowser's Castle in Bowser's Kingdom; however, they are encountered by Bowser before they get there. Instead of fighting Mario and Cappy, Bowser orders the Ruined Dragon to attack the Odyssey. This causes the ship to fall to Crumbleden of the Ruined Kingdom, where Mario and Cappy directly fight and defeat the Ruined Dragon. After restoring the Odyssey again, they finally go to Bowser's Castle and find Bowser with Peach. Bowser reveals that he plans to hold his wedding on the moon, and leaves Mario and Cappy to fight the Broodals in the RoboBrood.
* Mario and Cappy destroy the RoboBrood, sending the Broodals flying as they recover another Multi Moon. They then head off to Honeylune Ridge of the Moon Kingdom to stop the marriage between Bowser and Peach. They interrupt the wedding as Bowser is attempting to put the Binding Band that was previously stolen from Tostarena on Peach. Bowser then stomps the floor, revealing a trapdoor under Mario and Cappy. Cappy grabs Mario by the fingers and tries to pull him out of the trapdoor, but his hands slip, causing him to drop Mario and fall into it himself. Bowser jumps in after them and engages them in battle, but he is defeated. Mario, Cappy, Peach, and Tiara are reunited but soon discover that the area they are in is collapsing, causing Mario to capture an unconscious Bowser and escape, with all of them eventually returning to the moon. Mario and Bowser then simultaneously propose to marry Peach, with Mario offering a Rocket Flower and Bowser offering a Soirée Bouquet. Peach, overwhelmed by their fighting and arguing over her, rejects them both and leaves with Cappy and Tiara, making Mario and Bowser dejected. She then calls from the Odyssey, saying, "Let's go home!" As the ship takes off, Mario and Bowser run after it. While Mario successfully jumps onto it, he stomps on Bowser, leaving him stuck on the moon.
* The Odyssey lands in the Mushroom Kingdom near Peach's Castle, where Cappy says that he enjoyed the adventure and wishes to continue traveling with Mario to collect more Power Moons. They do so, going through the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as Rabbit Ridge of the dark side of the moon and Culmina Crater of the darker side of the moon in the process. Meanwhile, Peach and Tiara travel the kingdoms on Peach's "own terms," while finding Power Moons themselves that they give to Mario when he meets up with them.
=== Luigi's Mansion 3 ===
* TBA
=== Super Mario Bros. Wonder ===
* Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, and Toadette are invited to the Flower Kingdom, a neighbor to the Mushroom Kingdom ruled by Prince Florian. Florian shows off the Wonder Flower to his visitors, when suddenly, Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Kamek arrive. Bowser takes hold of the Wonder Flower, merging him, his Koopa Clown Car, and Florian's castle, the Flower Castle, to become Castle Bowser; he proceeds to spread havoc across the entire kingdom, including trapping the kingdom's inhabitants, the Poplins, in their homes. Not wanting to let this stand, Mario and company eagerly decide to help save the Flower Kingdom, and set off with Florian, who opts to be the gang's guide, to stop Bowser's plans once again. The group is closely followed by four Yoshis and Nabbit.
* Mario and his allies journey through Pipe-Rock Plateau, Fluff-Puff Peaks, Shining Falls, Sunbaked Desert, Fungi Mines, and Deep Magma Bog, collecting the Royal Seed from each in order to remove the Cloud Piranhas protecting Castle Bowser, defeating an enhanced Bowser Jr. in four corrupted palaces and disabling three flying battleships summoned by Kamek in the process, before confronting Bowser within the castle from Petal Isles. After getting through some more of his defenses, Mario and his allies eventually defeat Castle Bowser, preventing him from using Wonder powers to terrorize the universe, and saving the Flower Kingdom, leaving the heroes, along with Florian and the Poplins, to celebrate.
* Kamek attempts to carry Bowser Jr. and Bowser, who has reverted to his normal form, in the Koopa Clown Car; however, the weight is too heavy for Kamek and he sinks, causing them to crash into some hills near the Flower Castle.
=== Princess Peach: Showtime! ===
* TBA