Dolphin (Mario)

A Dolphin is a recurring Mario Character in the Mario Games, predominantly appearing the Party & Kart Spin-Off series these helpful sea-dwelling mammals are known to help Mario and Co. on their adventures and swim about in the open waters around the Mushroom Kingdom and Dinosaur Land.
==Appearance==
The Dolphin appears to be much like its real-life counterpart in many ways although features a more cartoonish design. It retains the standard cetacean body-shape while fancying a pair of goggles that cover both of its eyes which appear as small black beady eyes. It has a large round snout in all appearances and has a dorsal fin that is further back on its body. Despite sharing the name with the real-life creature these Mario creatures lack the distinctive blow hole.
Their bodies have a blue back and a white underside.
==Behaviour==
Generally friendly, these Dolphins appear more often to aid Mario rather than hinder him in any manner, the Red Plumber is able to jump atop the Dolphins using them as temporary platforms as they leap out of the water providing him safe passage across large open bodies of water. Some dolphins will swim alongside Mario while others well leap out of the water from a stationary point.
==Appearances==
===Dr. Mario World===
The Dolphin appears as a playable character in the Nintendo Switch re-release of Dr. Mario World. The game used to be available for mobile devices, but the app was delisted from the app stores as support ended on November 1, 2021.
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version of Super Mario World Yoshi was able to eat Dolphins however this was removed in the Western Releases.
**In the GBA release of Super Mario Land this was added back into Western Releases.
*The Dolphin is one of the only Mario Creatures listed as an enemy without directly harming Mario, as the only way Dolphins can negatively impact Mario is by carrying him in the wrong direction.
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Category:Nintendo Characters
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Category:Non-fanon
Category:Non-fanon characters