Mario

**Mario** is the titular protagonist of *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.

## Profile

### Physical description

Mario's appearance resembles his video game counterpart but far more detailed. He now wears a red collared shirt rather than the basic red tee his video game version dons, his shoes now have laces, and his overalls now have a pocket on the front.

### Personality traits

Mario is shown to be friendly, as even when it was his first time visiting the Mushroom Kingdom, he did not hesitate to give a Coin back to a Toad who dropped it or greet the Toads. He cares a lot about Luigi, as he gets annoyed when people talk lowly about him. He is shown to be confident in himself, sometimes too much, to the point of thinking he can handle a challenge despite having no idea how to, resulting in him getting himself injured in the process. Ironically, he has a distaste for mushrooms, as shown by him picking them off his pasta in disgust and refusing to eat a Super Mushroom.

### Speech

Unlike his video game counterpart, he does not speak in an Italian accent, instead speaking in a (faint) Brooklyn accent.

## Biography

Mario and Luigi worked for Foreman Spike before they opened their new business, Super Mario Bros. Plumbing, in Brooklyn. At some point, Mario and Luigi enter a pipe that lead to the Mushroom World. Luigi is taken hostage by Bowser while Mario meets Toad and Princess Peach in the Mushroom Kingdom. They join forces to rescue Luigi and stop Bowser.

## Real-world influences

### In pop culture

Pratt's voice has been receiving negative reception from the internet. A comment states Pratt as the "prime example" of why voice actors must be hired for the role. A comment has criticised Mario's lack of Italian accent. A comment from Tara Strong, a Canadian-American actress has posted a tweet on the same day as the trailer release stating "It should be Charles."

Eventually, however, on February 24th, every Nintendo and Mario fan alike have changed their minds and are currently excited for Pratt’s portrayal in the film.

## Fan fiction

*If Mario appeared in your fan fiction, you can add your own details about them here!*

## Names in other languages

 Spanish (Latin America)
 French
 Dutch
 German
 Italian
 Portuguese (Brazil)
 Russian
 Korean
 Mandarin (Taiwan)

## Voice Actors

* Taylor Clarke-Hill (*UK*)
* Chris Pratt (*US*)
* Lander Severins (*Belgium*)
* Raphael Rossatto (*Brazil*)
* Rosen Rusev (*Bulgaria*)
* Ivan Labanda (*Catalonia*)
* Zhao Yi (*China*)
* Tin Rožman (*Croatia*)
* Martin Písařík (*Czech Republic*)
* Pilou Asbæk (*Denmark*)
* Priit Võigemast (*Estonia*)
* Riku Nieminen (*Finland*)
* Pierre Tessier (*France*)
* Philippe Martin (*French Speaking Canada*)
* Leonhard Mahlich (*Germany*)
* Konstantinos Lagos (*Greece*)
* Tyson Chak (*Hong Kong*)
* János Szemenyei (*Hungary*)
* Shanoor Mirza (*India*)
* Ali Saboori (*Iran; Abanda Studio dub*)
* Mohammad Reza Solati (*Iran; AlphaMedia Studio dub*)
* Arash Azad (*Iran; Avaye Javdan dub*)
* Reza Aftabi (*Iran; Baniwak Studio dub*)
* Hossein Haqparast (*Iran; Dubfilm Studio dub*)
* Ali Bagherli (*Iran; GapFilm dub*)
* Shervin Tagaei (*Iran; Qualima dub*)
* Keyvan Askari (*Iran; Rava Dubbing Studios dub*)
* Hamid Sarbandy (*Iran; Sahar Dub Studio dub*)
* Vahid Ronaghi (*Iran; Saam Studio dub*)
* Shervin Ghetei (*Iran; Seda Pishe dub*)
* Nasser Mohammadi (*Iran; Soren Studio dub*)
* Babak Vatandoost (*Iran; Unique Dub Studio dub*)
* Ido Mosseri (*Israel*)
* Claudio Santamaria (*Italy*)
* Mamoru Miyano (*Japan*)
* Raúl Anaya (*Latin America*)
* Vaidotas Baumila (*Lithuania*)
* Moataz El Shazly (*Middle East*)
* Christopher Robin Omdahl (*Norway*)
* Kamil Pruban (*Poland*)
* Luís Barros (*Portugal*)
* Dragoș Ioniță (*Romania*)
* Alexander Naparin (*Russia; SC Produb dub*)
* Đorđe Stojković (*Serbia*)
* Michal Hallon (*Slovakia*)
* Mirko Medved (*Slovenia*)
* Hwang Chang-yeong (*South Korea*)
* Guillermo Romero (*Spain*)
* Oscar Harryson (*Sweden*)
* Zhang Teng (*Taiwan*)
* Phubet Patpreecha (*Thailand*)
* Florus van Rooijen (*The Netherlands*)
* İlham Erdoğan (*Turkey*)
* Volodymyr Ostapchuk (*Ukraine*)
* Nguyễn Anh Luân (*Vietnam*)

## Trivia

* Despite Chris Pratt playing the role of Mario, Charles Martinet appears as Mario’s father and Giuseppe.
* In a interview, it was stated that Mario and Luigi are of Italian descent. They have these genetics due to being born into a family of immigrants from Italy.

### Games and other media references

* The "Mushroom Kingdom, here we come!" line is from *Super Mario Adventures*.