Mario (franchise) characters

Mario (; ) is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the Mario franchise, a recurring character in the Donkey Kong franchise, and the mascot of their owner, the Japanese company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Pr

fictional video game character from the Mario franchise

fictional character from the Mario franchise

, also known as King Bowser or King Koopa, is a character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise. In Japan, he is titled . He is the arch-nemesis of Mario and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa race. Depicted as a fire-breathing monster with a tyrannical personality, Bowser's ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.

fictional ape from the Donkey Kong series

Yoshi is a fictional creature who appears in video games published by Nintendo. Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World (1990) on the SNES as Mario and Luigi's steed. The character belongs to a species of dinosaurs, also collectively called Yoshis.

is a character in Nintendo's Mario franchise that was designed as an antithesis of Mario. Wario first appeared as the main antagonist and final boss in the 1992 Game Boy game Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. His name is a portmanteau of the name Mario and the Japanese word warui (悪い), meaning "bad". He is usually portrayed as a selfish and greedy treasure hunter who, in karmic irony, routinely loses his spoils by adventure's end. Hiroji Kiyotake designed Wario, and Charles Martinet voiced the character from 1993 to 2023.

fictional character in Nintendo's "Mario" franchise

fictional character from the Mario franchise

A Mii ( ) is a customizable avatar used by Nintendo on their Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles and mobile apps, including the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS handhelds. The name is a portmanteau of "Wii" and "me", referring to them typically being avatars of the players.

fictional character from the Mario franchise

fictional monkey from the Donkey Kong series

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Birdo, known in Japanese as is a character in Nintendo's Mario franchise. Her first appearance was as a boss character in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987), which was localized for English-language audiences as Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988). Since then, Birdo has been a recurring character in various Mario franchise games making several cameo and playable appearances.

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fictional character from the Donkey Kong series

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is a character in the Super Mario series, first appearing in Nintendo's 2012 platformer New Super Mario Bros. U for the Wii U. Nabbit, depicted as a purple rabbit-like creature, is a thief who steals items from Toads. Initially depicted as an antagonist for the player to chase down in levels to recover the stolen items, Nabbit was later upgraded to the role of playable character in the 2013 expansion pack New Super Luigi U and has since appeared in other games in the Mario franchise. Unlike other playable characters, he is immune to most forms of damage, often being designated as an "easy mode