Super Mario Timeline

The Mario series has never had an official timeline. Here is one theory. You can add your own games to this timeline, or create new timelines based on this one.
== Before Mario Brothers ==
For the entire history of the Mario universe, see History of the Mario universe
=== Star Angel creates Mushroom Galaxy ===
10 billion years ago, before Mushroom Galaxy were here, there was a special Luma, known as the Star Angel, who had impossible power. The Star Angel made the ultimate sacrifice of 1 million Luma to make the an entire galaxy, Mushroom Galaxy.
=== Life on the planet ===
The planet started out very hot and began to cool over the years. When the planet was cool enough to support life (5.6B Before Mario), organisms came to the planet from other galaxies. 
=== The foundation of the Mushroom Kingdom ===
Toads descended from a line of species who liked to eat mushrooms (2K Before Mario). Toads started reproducing, and families, homes, and Toads formed together to make the Mushroom Kingdom and crowned the Mushroom King as their ruler.
=== First known Millennial Starfall ===
The Millennial Starfall is a little-known phenomenon where life forms from the far universe fall on other planets. Prankster Comets are comets being controlled by mischievous souls and are also born from this phenomenon.
==The Infant Era==
The Infant Era comes first (0 After Mario), before the Employment Era, and details events during the youth of the Mario brothers.
===Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island===
One day, as the stork was taking Baby Mario and his brother Baby Luigi to their parents, Kamek attacked and kidnapped Baby Luigi. Baby Mario and Yoshi eventually rescued Baby Luigi.
===Yoshi's New Island===
However, the stork brought the Mario brothers to the wrong parents, and ended up being attacked again on the way to the real parents. Yoshi and Baby Mario rescued Baby Luigi once again, and even had to deal with a giant Bowser from the future.
===Yoshi's Story===
Baby Bowser, enraged by his failures, attempted to attack the Yoshis directly by stealing the Super Happy Tree. The Yoshis beat him once again, and he swore to himself that he would get revenge.
===Yoshi's Woolly World===
However, Baby Bowser invaded Craft Island, but was fought back.
===Yoshi's Crafted World===
Baby Bowser and Kamek steal the Sundream Stone from the Yoshis, but were defeated once again.
===Yoshi's Island DS===
Bowser returned from the future, intent on capturing the Star Children. However, he was defeated at last, and sent back to the future.
===Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (past)===
The Shroobs launched their invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom, which would have been successful if it wasn't for time travelers coming from the future. After the events of this game, Mario and Luigi were forced to leave the Mushroom Kingdom.
==The Employment Era==
The Employment Era (19 After Mario) occurs after the Infant Era, but before the Invasion Era.
===Mario Bombs Away===
Mario working in the Army and planting bombs in Jungle operations.
===Wrecking Crew===
Mario and Luigi, all grown up, begin to look for jobs. They eventually found jobs at a construction site, where they work to demolish buildings. Their boss, Foreman Spike, was not a very good one, as he abused his workers. Mario eventually quit, while Luigi stayed behind.
===Mario's Cement Factory===
Mario Opens a Cement Factory which the player needs to make sure the Machines don't overflow with Cement.
===Pinball===
Mario plays Pinball with his girlfriend Pauline with a Construction gurder.
===Alleyway===
Mario has to control the paddle to break all the remaining bricks in the playfield by using a ball to break the breakable bricks.
===Punch-Out!!/Dr. Mario/Mario's Picross/Mario Artist/Game & Watch===
Mario became a job drifter, drifting from job to job. He first found a job as a doctor, but quit because he was craving a different, more exciting job. He found temporary work as a boxing referee, but when a certain man with green boxing gloves won the championships, Mario was fired until the next season. Not content to wait that long, he found work as an archaeologist, but was fired due to his methods. He eventually found work as an artist, but quit due to not finding a big audience that appreciated his work. He continued to do miscellaneous jobs, such as those featured in the Game & Watch games.
===Mario Juggler===
Mario Juggles to get nickles and pennies on a boardwalk.
===Mario Bros.===
Mario eventually found his true calling: plumbing! Luigi joined him since he was fired from the construction crew, and the two of them proceeded to clean the pipes of New Donk City. Meanwhile, in the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser learned from Kamek that the Mario brothers were in New Donk City, and sent troops through the pipes to capture them. He was unsuccessful, and Mario and Luigi found the pipe to the Mushroom Kingdom.
==The Invasion Era==
The Invasion Era (28 After Mario) occurs after the Employment Era; this can be the end of the Era of Peace.
===Mario Clash===
Mario Goes into more sewers to kill enemies he has never seen before like Para Goombas and Pokies.
===Super Mario Bros.===
Some time after Bowser launched his first ever attack on the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr. proceeded through the pipe to the Mushroom Kingdom. While DK and his son went to find the rest of the Kongs, Mario and Luigi went to find out who sent the turtles through the pipes. On their journey, they entered castles and defeated foes they only thought existed in their dreams, while rescuing mushroom people who said something about an invasion. Mario and Luigi eventually rescued a princess who was being held hostage by Bowser.
===Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels/Donkey Kong Country===
However, just before Peach could say thank you, Bowser emerged from the lava and kidnapped her again. Mario and Luigi continued to proceed through the Mushroom Kingdom, rescuing her again.
Meanwhile, Donkey Kong and his son found a life for themselves on an island off the coast of the Mushroom Kingdom. Donkey Kong would later become Cranky Kong and his son would take up the mantle of Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong would build up a great hoard of bananas during this time, before King K. Rool, the leader of the Kremlings, came in and took the bananas for himself. Donkey Kong, alongside his best friend Diddy, went out to secure the Banana Hoard and defeated King K. Rool.
===Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars===
Mario and Peach spent some time together, learning of where each of them came from. However, Bowser kidnapped Peach again, but this time, his usual plans were interrupted by invaders from beyond: the Smithy Gang. They attempted to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, but were defeated by Mario, with the help of some new friends. Mario also found the Yoshis, who knew him from the past and told him of his adventures as a baby.
===Luigi's Mansion===
Luigi won a contest that got him a free mansion. However, in this mansion, he had a wacky adventure of his own that resulted in confronting King Boo, who had captured Mario. With the money left over, he built a smaller house. Luigi eventually sold the D class house after the events of the sequel, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. It is also believed that a future E. Gadd from around the same time period as Dark Moon had sent Gooigi to train him to hunt ghosts.
===Super Mario World===
Mario, Luigi, and Peach decided to take a vacation to Dinosaur Land, where they could rest after the chaos of Peach's three kidnappings. However, Bowser was waiting for them, and kidnapped Peach once again. This time, with Yoshi at their side, Mario and Luigi successfully defeated Bowser, and went on yet another vacation...
===Super Mario Sunshine/Dr. Luigi===
Luigi stayed behind in the Mushroom Kingdom to pursue a new job while Mario and Peach traveled to Delfino Isle. However, Bowser's son, Bowser Jr., was working with him to defeat Mario. However, with the help of F.L.U.D.D., Mario defeated Bowser and Bowser Jr.
Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi decided to help cure the sickened Toads who were suffering from sickness by using the medical knowledge that Mario taught him. Although Luigi was successful, he quit to go back to adventuring.
===Yoshi's Safari===
Bowser later invaded Jewelry Land, splitting it into the Light and Dark Realms. Mario and Yoshi, armed with the Super Scope, freed the kingdom from Bowser and the Koopalings.
===New Super Mario Bros./Donkey Kong Country 2===
Bowser attempted to kidnap Peach for the sixth time, but left most of his plan to Bowser Jr.. Mario and Luigi defeated their foe yet again as usual.
Meanwhile, King K. Rool kidnapped Donkey Kong, demanding the Banana Hoard as ransom. Diddy Kong went to save him alongside Dixie Kong, and succeeded in doing so.
===Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions===
When Cackletta stole Peach's voice, the Mario brothers went to get it back, going on one of their wackiest adventures yet. On the way, they encountered Professor E. Gadd, who Luigi had met before. He showed off the prototype Poltergust 3001, which would be refined and used in the future.
Meanwhile, the Koopa Troop fought to rescue Bowser from Fawful, succeeding in doing so.
===Super Mario 3D Land===
The Super Leaves were spread across the land, while Bowser kidnapped Peach for the seventh time. Mario journeyed through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue her, and eventually did so.
===Super Mario Bros. 3===
Bowser launched a massive-scale attack on the Mushroom World, with the Koopalings being used for the first time since the Dinosaur Land invasion. While Mario and Luigi attempted to save the other kingdoms, Bowser kidnapped Peach for the eighth time, but was defeated once again.
===Paper Mario Remastered===
For his ninth kidnapping, Bowser turned to supernatural methods. More specifically: the Star Rod. He captured the Star Rod, used it to kidnap Peach, and eliminated Mario. However, Mario prevailed, defeating Bowser with his new friends.
===New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Donkey Kong Country 3===
Bowser kidnapped Peach on her birthday for the tenth kidnapping, but Mario and Luigi defeated him with the help of two Toads. However, they also conquered the mythical realm of World 9.
Meanwhile, King K. Rool kidnapped both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to power his robot named KAOS. Dixie Kong, taking her younger cousin Kiddy Kong with her, successfully rescued the two and defeated King K. Rool.
===Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (present)===
Professor E. Gadd presented his time machine to the Mushroom Kingdom, but when Peach and two Toad went through, they went missing. Most of this game takes place in the past, at the end of the Infant Era.
===Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door===
Mario ventured to Rogueport to help Peach find the treasure, which was, in fact, the Shadow Queen. With the help of several partners, Mario saved Peach and defeated the Shadow Queen.
===Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey===
Bowser attempted a eleventh kidnapping of Peach, but failed miserably. However, with the help of a strange mushroom, he vaccumed up everyone in Peach's castle. However, this led to one of the biggest adventures that the Mario brothers ever experienced, with Fawful attempting to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. Of course, he was defeated.
During these events, Bowser Jr. and other minions go on a journey to defeat three of Fawful's minions known as the Best Fitness Friends (In actuality the Brute Force Federation), who eventually plan to overthrow Fawful and take over both the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser's Kingdom. They defeat them, of course.
===Super Mario Galaxy===
Bowser's twelfth kidnapping wasn't just a kidnapping, but also an attempt to remake the universe itself. When defeated, the universe recreated itself.
==== Star Angel's death ====
The god of Mario's galaxy died in the black hole. The angel's divine spirit still watches over the people of the Mushroom Galaxy, hoping that they respect each other and bond together.
===Super Mario Galaxy 2===
Bowser attempted a thirteenth kidnapping before the Star Festival could happen again, but failed once more just as the Star Festival was beginning.
===Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker===
Captain Toad attempted to go on an adventure alongside Toadette during the Star Festival, and ended up fighting Wingo before entering the Sprixie Kingdom.
===Super Mario 3D World===
As the Star Festival went on, Bowser set his sights on the Sprixie Kingdom, but was defeated once more.
===Super Mario Bros. 2===
Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad each were in Mario's dreams that had to do with Subcon and its strange inhabitants.
===Super Mario 64 DS/Donkey Kong 64===
With the Power Stars now located in the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser attempted to kidnap Mario, Luigi, and Wario, a plumber who was jealous of Mario. He took over Peach's castle, essentially staging a fourteenth kidnapping, but was ultimately defeated when Yoshi rescued the plumbers.
Meanwhile, King K. Rool attempted to destroy Donkey Kong Island using the Blast-o-Matic weapon, but was defeated by the apes once again.
===Dr. Mario 64===
Mario, once again serving as a temporary doctor, attempts to cure everyone during flu season. However, Wario steals his Megavitamins, but loses them to Mad Sciencstein, who Mario cures, since he had the flu as well.
===Super Mario Odyssey===
Bowser stages a forced marriage to Peach as part of his fifteenth kidnapping, which of course ended in his defeat.
===Super Paper Mario===
Peach is kidnapped, but not by Bowser. Instead, Count Bleck has kidnapped her, with the intention of ending all worlds with the power of the Void. However, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser defeated him and saved the worlds from destruction.
===Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon===
Professor E. Gadd is researching ghosts in Evershade Valley until the Dark Moon shatters. Luigi ends up saving Evershade Valley and rescuing Mario after another confrontation with King Boo.
===Wario's Woods===
Wario took over the Peaceful Woods with the help of some monsters, but was defeated by Toad.
===New Super Mario Bros. U/Donkey Kong Country Returns===
Bowser takes over Peach's castle yet again, kicking Mario, Luigi, and their Toad friends out as part of the sixteenth kidnapping. However, with the help of Toadette and Nabbit he is defeated yet again.
Meanwhile, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong faced a new threat: the Tiki Tak Tribe. The group took over Donkey Kong Island, taking the Banana Hoard for themselves. The two Kongs eventually defeated them and took back their bananas.
===Super Princess Peach===
Bowser sets up a summer villa on Vibe Island before attempting to kidnap the Mario brothers. However, Peach rescues them with the help of her parosol, known as Perry.
Birth of Rabbids
A Mario fan invents a pair of goggles dubbed the SupaMerge which can merge two objects into one. A time-traveling washing machine appears in the room and a bunch of rabbits burst out of the time machine. One of the inter-dimensional rabbits grabs onto the SupaMerge and zaps another rabbit, transforming it into a Mario character. More rabbits transform and soon, every creature is unique to each other. The washing machine gets zapped and it sucks up every rabbit and disappears with a flash.
===Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle===
The day a statue of Princess Peach is revealed for saving Mario, all the heroes fall into a blue vortex. Some Rabbid creatures swap their places with some of the heroes. The SupaMerge merges with a rabbit, granting it ears and a name, BEEP-0. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Peach team up with their Rabbid counterparts from a different dimension to save the Mushroom Kingdom once again.
=== Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope ===
However, as the Mushroom Kingdom starts to recover from the battle with the Rabbids, rabbit Lumas fall from the sky, crashing onto the ground softly. Mario and his friends work together to defeat Cursa and rescue Rosalina.
===Mario and Luigi: Dream Team===
Mario, Luigi, and Peach visit P'illo Island, where Antasma and Bowser work together to kidnap Peach for the seventeenth kidnapping. However, Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser even when he is empowered by the Dream Stone.
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
Bowser kidnaps Peach for the eighteenth time, using the Royal Stickers, but is ultimately defeated by Mario and Kersti.
===Super Mario World 3: Return to Dinosaur World===
Bowser kidnapped Peach for the nineteenth time during his second invasion of Dinosaur Land. However, Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads defeated him once again.
===Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam===
When Luigi knocked over a magical book detailing some of Mario's greatest adventures, Mario and his brother teamed up with a papery version of himself to stop the two Bowsers from kidnapping Peach a twentieth time.
===Paper Mario: Color Splash===
Bowser attempted a twenty-first kidnapping using the Black Paint of Prism Island, but was defeated.
===Waluigi Finally Gets a Game===
Waluigi, Wario's rumored 'brother', decides to set out on an adventure across the Mushroom Kingdom, uncovering the mysterious WAAAATTACKs to utilize in his mission to find self-purpose. 
===Super Mario Run/Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze===
Bowser attempted a more traditional kidnapping for his twenty-second, but was stopped again.
Meanwhile, the Snowmads invaded Donkey Kong Island, freezing it over. Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong fought off the Snowmads and saved their island.
===Mario & Luigi: End Time===
Bowser would eventually begin going after the Chronal Stars, forcing the Mario Bros. to venture through the space-time continuum to stop him.
===New Super Mario Bros. 2===
With tons of coins in the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser used this wealth to buy more troops for his twenty-third kidnapping. However, Mario and Luigi defeated him.
===Luigi's Mansion 3===
Luigi, Mario, Peach, and three Toads are invited to The Last Resort hotel, owned by Hellen Gravely. However, it turns out it was all a trap devised by King Boo to kidnap Luigi and his friends. Luigi escapes and meets up with Professor E. Gadd, who had also been invited and captured. With the help of E. Gadd's new invention, Gooigi, Luigi manages to defeat all the ghosts and rescue his friends.
===Super Mario Land/New Super Luigi U===
Mario eventually built a castle, but when Daisy was kidnapped by Tangata, he went on his first adventure in years.
Meanwhile, with Mario out of the picture, Bowser attempted a twenty-fourth kidnapping, but failed due to Luigi taking over for his brother and Nabbit returning.
=== Super Mario Bros. Wonder ===
Mario and friends were invited to the Flower Kingdom by Prince Florian. Suddenly, Bowser touches a Wonder Flower, merging him with the Flower Castle. He was then beaten, once again.
==Path==
Here you can decide which path the series takes
===Bowser's Fury (Timeline ends here)/Mario Endgame===
In Lake Lapcat, Mario encounters Bowser, who has become a larger and more powerful form known as Fury Bowser. The final battle leads to Bowser being defeated, slaughtered, and killed for good.
Nabbit leads all of Mario's friends to finish off the Koopa Troop, he is successful.
===Paper Mario: Rebooted (Era of Peace happens)===
Bowser signed a peace treaty before the Bringer of Eternal Darkness, who was really Dimentio in disguise, came forth to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom. However, with the Blinding Crystals in hand, Mario and some new friends managed to save the Mushroom Kingdom from destruction once more.
==Era of Peace==
The Era of Peace is the final era in the timeline.
===Mario VS. Donkey Kong series/WarioWare series===
With the wealth obtained in New Super Mario Bros, 2, Mario established a toy company. However, he ran into an old friend: Donkey Kong. DK stole some of his Mini-Marios, but was defeated. However, he got to keep his own Mini-Mario. Later on, Pauline came to the Mushroom Kingdom and served as vice-president of the company, but DK kidnapped her several times.
Meanwhile, Wario, jealous of Mario's success, started his own company with the coins he obtained: WarioWare Inc. With the help of his friends, he made lots of money, but not as much as Mario did.
===Mario Kart series/Mario Party series/Mario sports games===
With plenty of money, Mario bought several racing companies and spent the rest of his days playing sports with friends, partying, and racing. Even Bowser and his kingdom joined in on the fun. Still, he craved adventure.
===Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins===
When Mario returned to his castle, he found out that Wario had taken over. However, Wario was defeated once more. Mario then returned to his friends, selling his castle.
=== Princess Peach: Showtime! ===
As Peach and her toads go to the newly-opened Sparkle Theater, a new villain named Grape took over the theater, Peach teams up with Stella to use the theater's transformations, and pretty soon, Grape was defeated.
===Ultra Mario Land===
Tatanga comes back more powerful than ever with "Dark Beast"! They end up failing but Tatanga survives and does a truce with Mario. Tatanga goes back on the planet where he lives in and he'll probably never leave it for a long time.
===Wario Land series===
Wario continued to search for treasure while maintaining his company.
=== Super Mario: Mirror Worlds ===
The story takes place three months after Ultra Mario Land. A tornado that came for an unknown reason had sucked up Mario's crew, and Mario follows the tornado's path to Titanium Island, rescuing his friends on the way. Meanwhile in an opposite universe, there was someone named Maria. She is Mario's Mirror World counterpart. Mario ends up meeting his long lost brother, who was possessed by a strange energy. The Koopa Demon, who started out as a Shellcreeper who mistakenly ate Star Angel's stardust after the world reset from the black hole. He became evil and started destroying planets and gets the role as the main antagonist. Mario defeats his brother, and his brother says he was actually possessed and he was very sorry. Just as he was going to come back to Mario's side, the Koopa Demon shot a 4000 trillion watt beam out of his mouth at Mario. Armando sacrificed himself to save Mario, and died. The Mushroom Kingdom celebrated Mario rescuing everyone. Toad explored throughout the seas in search for new lands to discover. Maria went back to the Mirror World to back to her sister Lucy. Toadsworth is planning on remodeling Peach's Castle. Peach is baking a cake for everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mushroom Kingdom had its peace again.
==Alternate Timelines==
The following games or forms of media take place in their own timelines, separate from the other games.
===Bowser's Minions===
Takes place shortly after Bowser's Inside Story in its timeline, revolving around the Trio within the Koopa Troop.
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