The New Hero

The New Hero was the first pilot episode of the 2013 animated Super Mario series. It aired on June 24th, 2013 on Nickelodeon.

## **Synopsis**

The series starts with both Mario and Luigi as infants being carried away by their unseen parents to a nearby stork. A war causes both of their parents to make the decision to have them taken somewhere safe. Their mother orders the stork to take them to another piece of land but whispers it to the animal. The stork obliges and flies away leaving both parents to perish in the middle of the war. While high in the sky, an evil koopa witch called a magikoopa strikes the stork with a magical blast which causes it to drop both of the bros below to their seemingly inevitable end. However, they both land on a palm tree and bounce on otherwise bouncy objects that break their large fall. They both plop inside a hidden warp pipe which magically transports them to a different location, an island full of Yoshis. The yoshis decide to take both of the bros under captivity and decide to raise them as their own.

Over time, both Mario and Luigi grow up and become adapted to their home island, referred to as Yoshi's Island. The two have been communicating to the Yoshis using their language. However, Mario and Luigi began to learn their own language by using the materials that was being thrown out of the warp pipe which unbeknownst to them, is where they came from. The Yoshis decided to keep this a secret from them for their own safety. Overtime, the bros began to learn English since books with said language were being thrown at the island being mistaken as trash from other locations on Earth. The bros began to get older and older and one day while playing a game of tag, Mario spots a large figure in the distance and goes closer to observe what exactly it is. It turns out to be a silhouette of a castle spire and Mario becomes even more intrigued. He decides to tell Luigi about how he feels. Luigi is against the idea and insists they stay on the island since they are already familiar with its surroundings. Mario brushes off his warnings and instead begins building a raft made of materials from the island. He bids farewell to all the Yoshis that raised him and thanks them for saving his and Luigi's life. All the Yoshis and Mario embrace a large hug. Luigi, still not on board with the idea, vouches to stay on the island. Mario takes this time to convince Luigi that he feels their lives were meant for something more than just staying on an island. or as he describes it, he feels it in his mustache. The Yoshis brush against Luigi and convince him to go with his brother. Luigi decides to believe in Mario and changes his mind last minute as Mario's boat begins to float away. While in the wide-open ocean, Luigi warns Mario that they have a long treacherous journey ahead of them, but turns out that the boat ride only took around 15 minutes.

They arrive on Mushroom Island and discover the Mushroom Kingdom. They encounter a local who tells them that the most popular location in the area is Peach's Castle, home to Princess Peach and King Toadsworth. More curious than ever, the bros make their way to the castle only to be told that they must be registered with a tour in order to be let inside. Mario and Luigi begin having an altercation with the toad telling them the rules, which calls upon the attention of Peach and Toadsworth. Toadsworth becomes immediately adamant on having the bros thrown out and demands they be thrown off the property. He attempts to have Peach back inside the castle, saying it is just two crooks but Peach is immediately interested in them both, surprised at the fact that they are both human just like her, which they also find interesting. She insists that they let the bros prove why they should be let in. Before the bros could do anything, a disturbance occurs at a nearby store. Mario is the first to charge straight into the commotion and confront what is happening. A grotesque creature shows itself and grabs ahold of Mario who suddenly creates a fiery aura out of his hand and shoots a fireball at the creature, which scares it away. Mario is intrigued by how he shot the fireball as is Luigi. Toadsworth is impressed by the bravery Mario showed and apologizes to him along with asking him if he would like to be the town protector as the kingdom has seen a rise in crime lately. He agrees but Luigi is quickly turned down as he wasn't observed doing anything during the altercation. Mario insists that if they do not take Luigi under their wing then the deal is off. Toadsworth decides to agree with this new deal and also takes in Luigi. Peach tells them that a new room will be made for them as soon as possible upstairs but that in the meantime, they relax in the lobby. She also tells them that she will have them wear better clothes as the ones they are wearing are worn-out and ripped.

That night, Mario and Luigi have a talk about what they think the future has in store for them to which Mario says that they will just have to find out together.