Mario

Mario is a playable character, portrayed by James "Bacon" Heyes, in Budgens and Dragons.

## Physical Description

### Height

5 foot 1 (without Mushroom)7 foot 4 (with Mushroom)

## Game Information

### Portrayed By

James 'Bacon' Heyes, Charles Martinet, Eddie O'Keeffe

## Show Bio

It'sa me, Mario!

**Pros**: Has all the items available from Mario games

**Cons**: Can only speak using voice clips from Mario games

## Appearances

### Episode 4: Into the Alleyway and Back Out Again Cuz It's Really Wet

As it's rainy, Mario grabs his FLUDD and sets off for the day. Bob-omb Battlefield plays as he collects coins whilst going into the kitchen. Mother and Mario have an interesting conversation, in which she gets frustrated with him. Alto Goeman walks in, all unshaven. Mario called him Luigi, and Alto responds with "It'sa *ME* Mario... Alto Goeman!". Alto finds out the scratch card is going to cost them £20, and as they've only scrounged £5 from Mother, Mario shows off the coins he collected earlier. Mother determines that these coins are legal tender at Budgens. Alto Goeman hands the £5 to Mario. They leave the house to the Underground theme from Super Mario Bros. it's very wet, but everyone manages to stay on their feet. Mario starts to charge up his FLUDD, but it explodes. Nobody was hurt.

They make it to the main road, and Mario triple jumps across the road, posing on his landing. Sweet Potato is thoroughly impressed, and then, with the use of his newly acquired braincell, urges the group to go to Budgens. Mario finds 8 Coins as they walk. They make it to the junction, and Alto Goeman convinces the group to go down the alleyway. This means they have to cross another road. Thankfully, the DM rolls a 1, so the roads are clear, and they make it across with no trouble. Mario triple jumps across, however, and ends up botching it on the final jump, and poses before jumping. A truck hits him, and kills him in a very messy way. After a brief hesitation, the group brings Mario back from the dead, as they need his coins. Mario is now tiny. He looks for flowers, and finds some. They are regular flowers.

They continue down the alleyway, and end up at a shop. This shop is a CostCutters. Alto asks Mario to look for more coins. Mario says "Okie Dokie" but does not look for coins. Mario instead hands out 5 coins. Inside, they notice that they have the same scratch cards here as they do in Budgens. Alto asks if they should lie to Mother, and before Sweet Potato has a chance to answer, Mario implies that they should, and will. They buy a scratch card, and an umbrella.

Suddenly, the rain gets worse. There are flood warnings. The group tried to buy a coat for Sweet Potato but Mario won't budge on giving up the scratch card. The cashier then implies that there are hidden blocks around the shop, and Mario finds 11 coins, which then buys a Yazoo raincoat for Sweet Potato. They then leave the shop, with the receipt. On the way back, Alto Goeman remembers a bit too late that he has an umbrella, so they get wet. Except Sweet Potato, who put his coat on before he left. Even with the umbrella up, Mario gets wet. They make it to the alleyway, and Mario realises it's an underwater level. He watches as Alto and Sweet Potato fail to sail across on the umbrella, and then the cat kills himself running across the fence. Noticing potential danger, Alto asks Mario to hand him the scratch card. Mario obliges, then skins Sweet Potato in an attempt to wear a cat suit. Donning the cat suit, Mario returns to normal height.

Mario successfully navigates the underwater level, and climbs the flagpole. This earns him an extra life. This brings back Sweet Potato. He also attempts to find the scratch card on Alto's corpse. But he cannot find it. They head home, and Mario attempts to cat glide across. However, as if by fate, the same truck as before hits Mario, who dies instantly.

## Quotes

> **"BABIES!"** *- Episode 4, Loop 5*
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## Trivia

* The first character in Budgens to be a complete one-to-one portrayal of who he is supposed to be.
* The decision to use Mario voice lines in the edit was made on the day of the edit.
* He was later added to the pre-made character list
* In Episode 44, he returns as a boss battle but is killed by Dan the Yorkshire Man and his cricket bat.