Mario

**Mario** is the leader of the Heroes in *Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle,* unlocked at the very start of the game. He is required to be used in every single battle of the game, including challenges. He is a non-Rabbid Hero.

## Appearance

Mario has a red shirt and hat, as well as blue overalls fastened with yellow buttons. He has brown shoes. His hat has a red and white "M" logo on it. His facial features include a large nose, large eyebrows, a mustache, and light blue eyes. The only part of his appearance that is unique to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the blaster that he wears on his right arm.

## Strategies

Mario is a character that players should get familiar with, especially considering the fact that he is always present in the party. He is a low to mid-range offensive powerhouse with multiple ways of dealing large amounts damage. M-Power can be used on all teammates early in a battle to easily wipe out the most threatening enemies. In later games, Hero Sight can give Mario two high-damage bonus attacks. It is typically recommended to buy Melees with the Bounce Super Effect, as this can prevent Mario from being swarmed by enemies that may excel at close range combat. As for his Blaster, it is mostly up to the player to decide wether Honey or Bounce works better with their intended playstyle.

Mario's main weakness is his lack of movement. Mario has a maximum movement of seven cells, as he only gets one upgrade for his movement. This also means that the player needs to be careful where they place Mario, and that he needs help from teammates to increase his movement. His unique Stomp Jump technique can sometimes make up for his lack of movement on the ground, however, and his limited movement can also be patched up with Luigi's Itchy Feet technique.

An important thing to remember is that Mario has the ability to increase the healing he gets from mushrooms. You can abuse this mechanic by resetting your Skill Tree for him and upgrading this ability fully before healing with a mushroom, then resetting your Skill Tree once more and applying the upgrades you previously had. This strategy, though somewhat tedious, can allow you to effectively get Mario's max healing from Mushrooms without wasting any Power Orbs.

### Battle strategies with other characters

**Rabbid Peach**: Mario is a frontline fighter, which means he can lose a lot of health during battle, so having Rabbid Peach lead with him can mitigate this consequence. Her Super Effects allow her to control the battlefield while Mario takes advantage of this control, and in sticky situations she can use her Shield to get in close with Mario.

**Rabbid Luigi**: Rabbid Luigi can provide good support to Mario by affecting enemies with Super Effects such as Vamp to allow Mario to heal huge amounts of lost health, or Stone to mitigate the consequences of Mario being in the thick of battle at the end of his turn. Rabbid Luigi's extremely high chances of Super Effects late game allow him to provide a dependable benefit to Mario.

**Luigi**: Luigi can provide long-range support for Mario, sniping from the sidelines while Mario charges into battle. Ink and Bounce can defend Mario from Smashers, and Luigi's Steely Stare can protect Mario from a distance when he may be in a tricky situation. In addition, Mario can also protect Luigi using Honey or Bounce in situations where Luigi might be unable to run away, such as when he is affected by Honey. Finally, Luigi's Itchy Feet technique can be used to patch up Mario's lacking movement abilities.

**Rabbid Mario**: He can get helped out by Mario due to his Honey effect, which can immobilize enemies and can reassure that they won't escape Rabbid Mario's Boomshot. Stone from Rabbid Mario works with everybody, and Vamp is already covered with Rabbid Luigi.

**Peach**: Peach can help Mario by soaking up the damage he takes with her Protection technique and team jump near him to heal him.

**Rabbid Yoshi**: [WIP]

**Yoshi**: Mario and Yoshi's abilities appear very different, but their role in the game is actually quite similar. Yoshi's Ground Pound Jump is akin to Mario's Stomp Jump, and the high damage output that comes from his Super Chance ability is akin to Mario's M-Power. For this reason, it is recommended that you keep Mario and Yoshi together, as Mario's high focused damage and Yoshi's high area damage can be combined to clear swaths of enemies quickly.

### Cleansing Jump

The Cleansing Jump allows Mario to clear Super Effects from other Heroes when he Team Jumps off of them. This works with any lingering Super Effect. This ability is not unique to Mario; every Hero has it.

## Trivia

* Mario is the only Hero to have the ability to upgrade the amount of heath restored from a Mushroom, which is most likely because the player cannot take him out of the team in between battles, unlike other Heroes.