Mario

* Mario
* Metal Mario
* Mario (Musician)
* Mario (Hakama)
* Mario (Santa)
* Mario (Happi)
* Ice Mario
* Mario (Classic)
* Builder Mario
* Mario (Chef)
* Mario (Swimwear)
* Mario (SNES)
* Mario (Sunshine)
* Mario (Halloween)
* Mario (Racing)
* Mario (Baseball)
* Mario (Golf)
* Mario (Satellaview)
* Mario (Aviator)
* Cat Mario
* Mario (Samurai)
* White Tanooki Mario

Mario. The Simplified Chinese name is chosen by Shigeru Miyamoto and used by iQue, Nintendo's former subsidiary in mainland China[1] (even after the Simplified Chinese names for many characters have been changed to the same as the Traditional Chinese variants since Mario Tennis Aces), despite the popular unofficial name 马里奥 Mǎlǐào

### Chinese (Traditional)

瑪利歐
Mǎlìōu
Mario. This Traditional Chinese name is used by Nintendo in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Its Simplified form, 玛利欧, was used by Mani (万信), Nintendo's former sale agency in mainland China before iQue.

**Mario** is the main character and protagonist of the long-running and highly successful *Mario* franchise. He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and serves as the main mascot of Nintendo. Mario made his first appearance as the protagonist of the arcade game *Donkey Kong*, released in 1981 (in which he took the alias "**Jumpman**". Since *Super Mario Bros.*, his trademark abilities have been his jumping and stomping powers, with which he defeats most of his enemies, and his ability to gain even more powers with the help of items, such as the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Super Star. Games have usually portrayed Mario as a silent character without a distinct personality (*Fortune Street* is a notable exception). According to Nintendo's philosophy, this allows Mario to fit in many different genres and roles. In most games, he is the hero that goes on an adventure to save Princess Peach from his arch-nemesis, Bowser, but he has been shown doing many other activities besides adventuring, such as racing and sporting with his younger twin brother and others. Mario's main traits are his red hat, thick mustache, Italian accent, cheerful personality, heavy use of power-ups, and high jumping ability.

## Bio

### Appearance

Mario is typically portrayed wearing his trademark outfit. He has a long-sleeved red shirt, which is tucked under a pair of white gloves and has a collar at the neck. He also wears blue overalls with yellow buttons layered over his shirt. On his feet are a pair of light-brown work shoes.

Mario's most noticeable feature is his red cap with his red M insignia. His cap is sometimes an important and even needed accessory in some games, such as **Super Mario 64**, where he takes more damage without his cap.

### Personality

Mario is known for being a heroic Italian plumber. He is known for being kind, cheerful, playful, encouraging, courageous, and headstrong and is also eager and cocky in certain occasions.

Mario loves food, especially Italian food, which is most mostly shown in cartoons but is also shown in the games such as, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Odyssey, where he dreams about Italian food.

Mario, although competitive, generally shows good sportsmanship. He still shows disappointment when he loses, as with most characters.

## Mario Cup

The **Mario Cup** is a cup that appears in the *Mario Kart* series, starting with the *Mario Kart Arcade GP* games. The cup features two courses in each of its appearances in *Mario Kart Arcade GP*, *Mario Kart Arcade GP 2* and *Mario Kart Arcade GP DX*. The first two games share the same two tracks between them, while *Mario Kart Arcade GP DX* features two tracks that have a similar layout to the two aforementioned tracks, but with different names and appearances. However, the general setting of these tracks is always a tropical seaside.

In *Mario Kart Tour*, all courses featured in the Mario Cup are treated as Mario's favored or favorite courses.