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List of Mario series characters
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, from left to right: Waluigi, Shy Guys, Blooper, Birdo, Chain Chomp, Bob-omb, Dry Bones, Toadette, Hammer Bros., Donkey Kong, MC Ballyhoo, Big Top, Bowser, Wario, Princess Peach, Boo, Princess Daisy, Yoshi, Toad, Luigi and Mario]]
This is a list of fictional and recurring characters who appear in the Mario series of video games developed by Nintendo, as well as spin-off media, such as books, comics and animated series.
Peach
Luigi
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Secondary characters
Birdo
Birdo, known in Japan as , is an enemy of Mario and playable character in various games.
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, from left to right: Waluigi, Shy Guys, Blooper, Birdo, Chain Chomp, Bob-omb, Dry Bones, Toadette, Hammer Bros., Donkey Kong, MC Ballyhoo, Big Top, Bowser, Wario, Princess Peach, Boo, Princess Daisy, Yoshi, Toad, Luigi and Mario]]
This is a list of fictional and recurring characters who appear in the Mario series of video games developed by Nintendo, as well as spin-off media, such as books, comics and animated series.
Main characters
Mario
Peach
Bowser
Luigi
Toad
Yoshi
Wario
Donkey Kong
Secondary characters
Birdo
Birdo, known in Japan as , is an enemy of Mario and playable character in various games. Birdo first appeared in the Japanese game Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic and the remade Super Mario Bros. 2 as a recurring boss who shoots eggs, misnamed "Ostro" (which is really the ostrich enemy; the game labels Ostro as Birdo and vice versa; this has been corrected in Super Mario Advance). Birdo later appeared in Wario's Woods as an ally of Toad, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as a boss character, and in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, as a boss paired with the thief Popple. Birdo was first playable in the Nintendo 64 installment of Mario Tennis, as Yoshi's partner. Since then, Birdo appears as a playable character in several Mario sports games and the Mario Party and Mario Kart series.
Birdo's gender has changed throughout various American game versions, but has always been male in Japan. In the original manual for Super Mario Bros. 2, Birdo is referred to as male that believes he is female, and would rather be called Birdetta. Most later American-localized games, such as the Mario sports titles, have usually listed Birdo as a female. Recent localizations have avoided the use of any gender pronouns when describing Birdo. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is said that Birdo is of "indeterminate gender" in its trophy. Birdo appears in the Wii video game Captain Rainbow, which delves into Birdo's gender.
Bowser Jr.
is the eighth and youngest child of Bowser. He debuted in Super Mario Sunshine. He acts as the main antagonist of both Super Mario Sunshine and New Super Mario Bros., with his father only playing a minor role in each. In Super Mario Sunshine, he uses a magic paintbrush, invented by Professor E. Gadd, and a special kerchief to transform into a translucent blue doppelgänger of Mario, Shadow Mario, who vandalizes Isle Delfino with graffiti, tricking the native people into believing that Mario himself is to blame. In New Super Mario Bros., he kidnaps Princess Peach, taking her to a new castle each time his old one is defeated. He also appears in Super Mario Galaxy, acting as his father's right hand and challenging Mario at several points of the game to impede him. He has also appeared in Mario sports games as a playable character ever since Super Mario Sunshine. Bowser Jr. is voiced by Dolores Rogers in most of his appearances; however, in Mario Strikers Charged, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Party DS, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Super Sluggers, he is voiced by Caety Sagoian.he is the main baby of bowsers
Kamek
is a Magikoopa who acts as Bowser's caretaker during Bowser's childhood and one of his high-ranking minions afterwards. Kamek can perform various feats of magic, such as self-duplication, teleportation, shooting magical blasts and changing the size of other creatures. He first appears as the main antagonist of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which has him trying to abduct Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, who he foresees as causing trouble for the Koopas in the future. Succeeding in only capturing Baby Luigi, Kamek and his minions, the Toadies, try to steal Baby Mario from the Yoshis throughout the game; before every boss battle, Kamek will appear and change an enemy creature into a giant, or perform some magical feat, and make them fight a Yoshi.
After his appearance in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Kamek appears in several other games, such as Tetris Attack, which features him as the penultimate boss and the one who brainwashed the inhabitants of Yoshi's Island; Super Princess Peach as a boss character; Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time as Baby Bowser's sidekick; Yoshi Touch & Go, where he kidnaps the babies once again; and as a main antagonist in Yoshi's Island DS. Kamek also appears throughout the Mario Party series.
King Boo
first appears as the final boss in Luigi's Mansion and plays minor roles in various other Mario games, including the Mario Kart and Mario Party series. King Boo's only major role is as the final boss of Luigi's Mansion (first appearance with a crown). King Boo is a member of the Boo species, though he is larger than the average Boo (in games after "Luigi's Mansion") and dons a crown, with a large ruby in Luigi's Mansion, and a regular crown in all other appearances, on his head. It is well distinguished by its blue eyes, green tongue, and unique senile laugh. As well as appearing as the main antagonist of Luigi's Mansion, King Boo also appears as a boss in Super Mario 64 DS, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Princess Peach. He is also a playable character in several sports games in the series and in the Mario Kart series as well.
Koopalings
is the generic title given to the seven children of King Bowser who help him in various games. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. Each Koopaling is a boss at the end of one of the game's seven kingdoms. The Koopalings are also world bosses in Super Mario World, Mario is Missing!, Yoshi's Safari and Hotel Mario. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, however, they are mini-bosses in Bowser's Castle. They are made up of Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa and Ludwig von Koopa. Most of the Koopalings have wild punk hairstyles and are named after musicians. It is said that each Koopaling was personally designed by a different member of the production staff of Super Mario Bros. 3, which Shigeru Miyamoto explains is a way to honor the creators of the games personally.
In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, by DiC, the original seven Koopalings are given different names based on their given personalities. They are called Cheatsy Koopa, Big Mouth Koopa, Kootie Pie Koopa, Hop Koopa, Bully Koopa, Hip Koopa and Kooky von Koopa. Aside from their names and personalities, they look slightly different and serve Bowser differently compared to their video game counterparts. Instead of acting as minions, they act directly as his children, and do things such as seek his attention, and even plot against him. They also appear in the Mario anime, Nintendo Adventure Books and comic books.
Pauline
is the damsel-in-distress and heroine of the original Donkey Kong, as well as the 1994 Game Boy game of the same name and Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis.
In the original Donkey Kong, she is held captive by the Donkey Kong and it is Mario's objective to climb up the construction site and rescue her. Along the way, the player can collect feminine articles (a hat, purse and parasol) that Pauline drops for bonus points. In the same way that Mario was originally called Jumpman in Japan, Pauline was originally known as . The name Pauline was chosen for the character during the game's distribution in North America after Polly James, the wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James.
After Donkey Kong, Pauline made cameo appearances in two NES games, Pinball and Famicom BASIC. Princess Peach, introduced in Super Mario Bros., supplanted Pauline's original role as damsel-in-distress in the Mario games.
She returned several years later in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. While previous depictions of Pauline (such as in the arcade game's cabinet artwork) portrayed her as a blonde, Pauline was redesigned as a brunette in the new version. As in the original game, she is taken captive by Donkey Kong.
She appears again in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, using the same design as in the remake. She is a guest VIP at the grand opening of the "Super Mini Mario World", a theme park based on Mini-Mario toys.
Petey Piranha
Petey Piranha, known as in Japan, first appears as the primary boss of Bianco Hills in Super Mario Sunshine. He has since appeared as a boss in games such as Super Princess Peach, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, New Super Mario Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is also a playable character in spin-off Mario games, such as Mario sports games and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Petey is a large, powerful Piranha Plant, and the result of mutation. Whereas normal Piranha Plants usually grow from pipes, Petey's leaves and roots have grown into foot-like and arm-like appendages. He can also use his leaves to fly around in the air. Furthermore, Petey sports a pair of white-spotted red briefs. Although Petey does not speak, he does make some growling, drooling and licking noises, which translate into actual speech.
Princess Daisy
is the princess of Sarasaland. Her first appearance was in 1989 in Super Mario Land, in which she is kidnapped by the tyrannical alien Tatanga, who plans to marry her and rule over her kingdom. Daisy later appeared in NES Open Tournament Golf as Luigi's caddy. After a brief hiatus, Daisy returned in Mario Tennis, after which she started appearing in Mario sports and party games. She also appears in the Mario Kart series; most recently in Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable character. She has been a playable character in every Mario Party game except for the first two and Mario Party Advance. The infant version of herself, Baby Daisy, debuted in Mario Kart Wii, as an unlockable character, and appears in Mario Super Sluggers as well.
Daisy has orange/brown hair and wears a yellow and orange dress with two panniers, a golden crown, and wrist-length gloves. She originally had long hair when she debuted, and wore a yellow and white dress with a white sash and a red crown before Mario Party 4. Her skin was tan during a short period after her debut and before her revamp.
Daisy's first voice actress was Kate Fleming in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. Daisy's next voice actress was Jen Taylor, who provided her voice in Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4 and Mario Party 5. In every other game, Daisy has been and is currently voiced by Deanna Mustard. Outside the video games, Daisy appears as a main character in the Super Mario Bros. 1993 film, played by Samantha Mathis. She also appears in the comic books. Her emblem is a daisy. Peach has pallet swaps in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl which borrow the colors of Daisy's design. In Brawl, she also has multiple stickers and a trophy.
She also appeared in the live action Super Mario bros. movie and she was used instead of Princess Peach.
Professor E. Gadd
Professor Elvin Gadd ( in Japan), more commonly known as E. Gadd, is a scientist who, with his various inventions, helps Mario and his friends. In Japan, he is named after Nintendo game designer Yoshiyuki Oyama. He first appears in Luigi's Mansion, in which he investigates the mansion that mysteriously appeared by his house. To help him study the ghosts in the mansion, he uses the "Poltergust 3000", a high-powered vacuum cleaner that can be used to suck in and capture ghosts, and the "Game Boy Horror", an invention for tracking and detecting objects, such as boos. He lends it to Luigi, and helps him on his quest. It is also a kart in Mario Kart DS. Other major inventions include his F.L.U.D.D.—a Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device—and Magic Brush used in Super Mario Sunshine. In Mario Party 6, E. Gadd is featured on a party board called E. Gadd's Garage. He later appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time where he creates a time-traveling machine. He also makes brief appearances in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga with various inventions as rewards for making bean coffees at the Starbean Cafe.
Toadette
is a female Toad who appears as a playable character in various Mario spin-off games, such as those in the Mario Party and Mario Kart series. She first appeared as Toad's partner in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as a hidden character, and later appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as an instructor when Mario receives upgraded boots and hammers. Since Mario Party 6, she has regularly appeared in the Mario Party series as a playable character, with the exception of the handheld games, where she acts as a non-player character. The official Mario Kart Wii guide names her as Toad's sister.
Other playable appearances include Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Kart Wii; in both games, she must be unlocked. She appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix as the owner of a hotel Mario and Toad must rebuild. She also made a cameo appearance in Super Mario Galaxy. She is voiced by Jen Taylor in most of her appearances; however, in Mario Party 8, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Super Sluggers, she is voiced by Samantha Kelly.
Toadsworth
, is an elderly Toad and Princess Peach's longtime steward, first appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, when he comes along with Princess Peach and Mario to Isle Delfino. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the game where he presents Mario and Luigi with a suitcase, he accompanies Princess Peach on her trip to Rogueport during Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he keeps Princess Peach very close to him, but ends up losing her. In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he is with Mario and Luigi when Princess Peach takes an experimental trip back in time. He is also included in Super Princess Peach where he gives Peach a parasol named Perry in the cinema and is seen as a lead guitarist of the band called Peach Hit Five in the music room.
Toadsworth makes a cameo appearance in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! whenever a player wins a cup. In Mario Party 7, he appears as a host of the boards. He finally becomes playable in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers on Peach's team. Toadsworth is voiced by Charles Martinet, the same voice of Mario and Luigi.
Waluigi
was created by Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet. He is more or less an underground character, as opposed to the main platformer games, but his costume is wearable in one of the Paper Mario games. He is the same age as Luigi. Waluigi has a hat and gloves with an inverted L (G).
Waluigi's first appearance was in the Mario Tennis games for the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64, as Wario's doubles partner. later, along with Princess Daisy, he joined the Mario Party series' roster in Mario Party 3 where he plays an important role, in which he owns an island full of explosives. He has been a playable character in many entries in the series since, as well as various Mario sports games and the Mario Kart series. He acts as an antagonist in Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix, in which he wreaks havoc in the Mushroom Kingdom by stealing special objects called the Music Keys to hypnotize the world with his dancing, thus enabling him to conquer it. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waluigi is one of the characters who can be summoned using the Assist Trophy item and as an alternate costume for Luigi (although this is only Luigi in Waluigi's palette). When summoned, Waluigi attacks opponents by striking them with a tennis racket and by angrily stomping on them until they become temporarily stuck in the ground. Waluigi also appears as a selectable character in the game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii and DS.he is purple
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