Mario

Ossan

**Mario**is the main protagonist of the *Super Mario*series. He was created by Shigeru Miyamoto as the main character for the *Donkey Kong*arcade game. He is best known for his platforming games, but has appeared in much more. He is now the mascot of Nintendo.

## Biography

Mario was born as one of the Star Children, kids with an "extraordinary amount of power". When he and his brother Luigi were being delivered to their parents by a stork, Kamek would interrupt the delivery and kidnap Luigi. Mario would receive help from the Yoshis, who would take him to Bowser's castle, where they would rescue Luigi. Mario would later grow up to be a carpenter, where he would then go on to save Pauline from Donkey Kong. Mario, as well as his brother Luigi, would later appear as plumbers in *Mario Bros.*, and have since been plumbers. Mario is now the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, often rescuing Princess Peach from villains.

## Appearances

*For a list of all of Mario's video game appearances, see Mario/Appearances.*

## Artwork

Baby Mario as he appears in *Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time*Mario, along with Donkey Kong and Pauline, in the official artwork for the *Donkey Kong* arcade gameMario and Luigi in official artwork for *Mario Bros.*Mario's artwork from *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*Mario from the Mercedes Benz commercialMario as he appears in the *Super Mario Super Show!*Mario, as Fire Mario, in the box art for *Super Mario Bros.*Lou Albano as Mario in the live action segments of *The Super Mario Super Show!*Bob Hoskins as Mario in the live action film*Super Smash Bros. Brawl* artwork of MarioFire MarioMario as he appears in *Super Smash Bros. Melee*Mario and Rabbid Mario from *Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle*Mario as he appears in *Super Mario Odyssey*, along with Cappy*Super Smash Bros. for Wii U*Mario in his construction outfit from *Super Mario Maker*Artwork of Mario, as well as Pauline and Donkey Kong, from the Donkey Kong Saturday Supercade series
## Trivia

* Mario's appearance as the referee in *Punch-Out!!*for the NES was done so without permission.

## References

1. ↑ Giggs, Jamie (November 26, 2009). Mario Was Almost Called Mr Video. Nintendo Life. “I felt that I had come up with a pretty solid character, which is why I thought: "Right, I'll keep using him from now on!" That's why I decided a solid, imposing name like "Mr. Video" would work best. But thinking back, I don't think I should have gone with that name. If he had been called "Mr. Video," he might have disappeared off the face of the earth.”
2. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (October 6, 2010). Before Mario, Before Jumpman, There Was 'Ossan'. Kotaku.
3. ↑ Deezer. Super Smash Bros. Melee. The Mushroom Kingdom. “His Japanese trophy description says he's "about 26 years old," while the English text mentions that "his tastes have changed over 20 years of gaming..."”
4. ↑ Nix, Marc (September 17, 2015). IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros.. IGN.
5. ↑ Feloni, Richard (May 30, 2014). Super Mario Gets A Mercedes In This Awesome Ad. Business Insider.
6. ↑ Ashcraft, Brian (March 5, 2016). First Details on Nintendo's Universal Studios Collaboration. Kotaku.
7. ↑ O'Connor, James (March 13, 2020). The New Mario Movie Is Happening Because Illumination CEO Told Miyamoto About His Failures. Gamespot. “The Mario movie currently in the works at Illumination is still a while away, as it's due to release in 2022.”
8. ↑ Good, Owen (August 8, 2009). Mario was Put in Punch-Out Without Permission. Kotaku.