Gold Mario

Gold Mario, or Silver Luigi when used by Luigi, is a power-up which first appears in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Their move set allows them to throw golden fireballs that explode which turns obstacles into coins, and defeats enemies, which also turn into coins. The fireballs also make Brick Blocks and Question Blocks release their items. The player loses the power-up after they finish a level or gets hurt. For Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, when a player grabs 100 coins in the stage Golden Plains their character will turn Golden: this includes Mario himself. This power-up is similar to Metal Mario.
Gold Mario made several playable appearances in other games, which include Mario Golf: World Tour, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Super Mario Odyssey,  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour.
==Trivia==
 
*In the first Animal Crossing game, there are two furniture items based on Mario and Luigi, the Mario Statue and the Luigi Statue. Interestingly, the Mario Statue is golden, and the Luigi Statue is silver.
*As a promotion for New Super Mario Bros. 2 in 2012, Nintendo teamed up with Oreo to create an advertisement that featured Gold Mario shooting golden Oreos.
==Gallery==
Gold Mario WorldTour.png|Artwork for Mario Golf: World Tour
goldmariomk8d.jpg|In-game screen shot of Gold Mario with the Golden Kart and Wheels
super-mario-odyssey-gold-outfit-110717.jpg|Outfit in Super Mario Odyssey 
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