Editing Mario (section)

==Characteristics==
Mario is depicted as a portly plumber who lives in the fictional land of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] with [[Luigi]], his younger, taller brother.<ref name="History" /><ref name="mariobioign" /><ref name="luigibioign">{{cite web |title=Luigi Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817041854/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288_biography.html |archive-date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> The original ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' depicted Mario and Luigi as Italians in [[New York City|New York]],<ref name="usatoday" /> with the [[Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|television series]] and [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|films]] specifying them as originating from the borough [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="mariobioign" /> Mario's infancy, in which he was transported by a stork to the Mushroom Kingdom, was first depicted in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/sub-gems/23283668/yoshis-island-super-mario-world-2-nintendo-switch-online-sub-gems |title=Yoshi's Island is the Super Mario series' loveliest detour |first=Oli |last=Welsh |website=Polygon |date=August 1, 2022 |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801182448/https://www.polygon.com/sub-gems/23283668/yoshis-island-super-mario-world-2-nintendo-switch-online-sub-gems |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/super-mario-world-2-yoshi-parenting.html |title=Yoshi Is a Good Dad |first=Dom |last=Nero |website=Vulture |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114073520/https://www.vulture.com/article/super-mario-world-2-yoshi-parenting.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2005 interview, Miyamoto stated that Mario's physical age was about 24–25 years old,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelsohn |first=Tom |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Mario is only 24 years old, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto|work=Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/09/mario-24-years-old/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806115419/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/09/mario-24-years-old/ |archive-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2005 |title=2.宮本 茂ロングインタビュー マリオの生みの親からのメッセージ |trans-title=2. Long Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, Message from the Creator of Mario |work=Nintendo Co., Ltd. |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0510/interv/index.html |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104074617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0510/interv/index.html |archive-date=November 4, 2005 |language=Japanese |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' stated that his birthday is October 11.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transience.paragonsigma.com/nintendo/Nintendo%20Power%20002%20-%201988%20Sep-Oct.pdf |title=Nintendo Power – Issue #2 (September–October 1998) |access-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003221713/http://transience.paragonsigma.com/nintendo/Nintendo%20Power%20002%20-%201988%20Sep-Oct.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=daniel.harris.porter |url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20003%20November-December%201988?view=theater#page/n95/mode/2up |title=Nintendo Power : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>

He wears a long-sleeved red shirt, a pair of blue overalls with yellow buttons, brown shoes, white gloves, and a red cap with a red "M" printed on a white circle. In ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'', he wears red overalls and a blue shirt. In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', he wears a brown shirt with red overalls. He has blue eyes, and, like [[Luigi]], has brown hair, and a dark brown or black mustache. This consistent difference in color is attributed to being a relic of technical limitations of the vintage platforms, wherein certain features were actively distinguished but others had to be curtailed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Miyamoto explains Mario's mismatched hair and mustache color |url=http://archive.beefjack.com/index.html?p=148496.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231051/http://archive.beefjack.com/index.html%3Fp=148496.html |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=November 2, 2017 |website=BeefJack}}</ref>

Mario's occupation is plumbing, though in the original ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' games he is a [[carpenter]].<ref name="usatoday" /> Mario has also assumed several other occupations: in the ''[[Dr. Mario (video game)|Dr. Mario]]'' series of [[puzzle video game|puzzle games]], which debuted in 1990, Mario is portrayed as a medical physician named "Dr. Mario";<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/classic-nes-series-dr-mario-review/1900-6112134/ |title=Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario Review |first=Bob |last=Colayco |website=GameSpot |date=November 2, 2004 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317163731/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/classic-nes-series-dr-mario-review/1900-6112134/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in the [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Mario's Picross]]'', Mario is an [[Archaeology|archaeologist]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/05/marios-picross-review |title=Mario's Picross Review |author=Lucas M. Thomas |website=IGN |date=August 5, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409064733/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/05/marios-picross-review |url-status=live }}</ref> in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong series|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]], Mario is the president of a profitable toy-making company.<ref>{{Cite news |title=First screens of Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis for DS |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/mario-vs-donkey-kong-2-march-of-the-minis/first-screens-of-mario-vs-donkey-kong-2-march-of-the-minis-for-ds/ |date=May 9, 2006 |first=Owain |last=Bennallack |work=[[Pocket Gamer]] |access-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128153726/https://www.pocketgamer.com/mario-vs-donkey-kong-2-march-of-the-minis/first-screens-of-mario-vs-donkey-kong-2-march-of-the-minis-for-ds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mario partakes in sports activities such as [[tennis]] and [[golf]] in [[List of Mario sports games|''Mario'' sports games]], as well as [[kart racing]] in the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series.<ref name="mariosports">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/g40274525/mario-video-game-sports-ranked/ |title=Is Mario Actually Any Good at Sports? |last1=Sherrill |first1=Cameron |last2=Langmann |first2=Brady |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311084846/https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/g40274525/mario-video-game-sports-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2017, Nintendo confirmed on their official Japanese profile for the character that Mario was no longer considered a plumber,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=September 4, 2017 |title=Mario Is Officially No Longer A Plumber |url=https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-no-longer-a-plumber-1799118840 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904115834/http://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-no-longer-a-plumber-1799118840 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |website=Kotaku}}</ref> but the statement was changed in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=March 6, 2018 |title=Mario Is Officially A Plumber Again |url=https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-a-plumber-again-1823545849 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151208/https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-a-plumber-again-1823545849 |archive-date=March 19, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Kotaku}}</ref> According to Nintendo, Mario has seven careers, which include plumber, doctor, racer, martial artist, basketball player, baseball player, and soccer player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/random_mario_holds_seven_jobs_and_still_saves_the_mushroom_kingdom_regularly |title=Random: Mario Holds Seven Jobs And Still Saves The Mushroom Kingdom Regularly |first=Liam |last=Doolan |website=Nintendo Life |date=January 3, 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326205023/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/random_mario_holds_seven_jobs_and_still_saves_the_mushroom_kingdom_regularly |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nintendo's characterization of Mario as a [[Brooklyn]]ite Italian-American has been described as an example of ''[[mukokuseki]]'', or "nationlessness", with "roots across [the] three continents" of Europe, North America, and Japan.<ref name=PivotTrans>Zhang, X., & Song, H. (2023). The Mukokuseki Strategy and the Application of Pivot Translation in the Localization of Japanese Games. ''Games and Culture'', 0(0).</ref>

===Relationships===
Mario usually saves [[Princess Peach]] and the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and purges antagonists, such as [[Bowser]], from various areas; since his first game, Mario has usually had the role of saving the [[damsel in distress]].<ref name="mariobioign">{{cite web |title=Mario Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/923/923448_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220083249/http://stars.ign.com/objects/923/923448_biography.html |archive-date=December 20, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> Originally, he had to rescue his girlfriend [[Pauline (Nintendo)|Pauline]] in ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981) from [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]].<ref name="dkhist">{{cite web |last=Trueman |first=Doug |title=GameSpot Presents: The History of Donkey Kong |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p03.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010710164559/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p03.html |archive-date=July 10, 2001 |access-date=January 1, 2010 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Despite being replaced as Mario's love interest by Princess Peach in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]],''<ref name="History" /> a redesigned Pauline that first appeared in [[Donkey Kong (1994 video game)|''Donkey Kong'']] (1994) has reappeared in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (sub-series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series as a friend of Mario. Mario reprises his role of saving Peach in the ''Super Mario'' series,<ref name="mariobioign" /> but Mario himself was rescued by Peach in [[role-reversal]] in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=February 1, 2006 |title=Hands-On: Super Princess Peach |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/01/hands-on-super-princess-peach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007025852/http://ds.ign.com/articles/685/685051p1.html |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=IGN}}</ref> Mario rescued [[Princess Daisy]] of Sarasaland in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Princess Daisy Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963167_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129224132/http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963167_biography.html |archive-date=November 29, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |website=IGN}}</ref> but Luigi has since been more linked to her; in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the text explaining Daisy states that "After her appearance in ''[[Mario Golf]]'', some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/princess-daisy-deserves-better/ |title=Princess Daisy Deserves Better |first=Daniel |last=Alvarez |website=TheGamer |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901032919/https://www.thegamer.com/princess-daisy-deserves-better/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Luigi]] is Mario's younger fraternal twin brother, who is taller, slimmer, and can jump higher than him.<ref name="luigibioign" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/life-shadows-luigi-biography/ |title=A life in shadows: A Luigi biography |first=Henry |last=Gilbert |website=GamesRadar |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126091553/https://www.gamesradar.com/life-shadows-luigi-biography/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a companion in the ''Mario'' games,<ref name="luigibioign" /> and the character whom the second player controls in two-player sessions of many of the video games.<ref name="luigiprofileign">{{cite web |title=Luigi Profile |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225211747/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |website=IGN}}</ref> Luigi has also occasionally rescued Mario as seen in ''[[Mario Is Missing!]]'' and the ''[[List of Luigi video games#Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |date=August 7, 2008 |title=The Other Mario Games, Vol. 2 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/the-other-mario-games-vol-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220003440/http://retro.ign.com/articles/897/897225p1.html |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=IGN}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' for the Game Boy saw the arrival of [[Wario]], Mario's greedy [[wikt:counterpart|counterpart]] and self-declared arch rival, who usually assumes the role of a main antagonist or an [[antihero]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wario Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924285_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712120508/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924285_biography.html |archive-date=July 12, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=IGN}}</ref> The dinosaur character [[Yoshi]] serves as Mario's steed and sidekick in games such as ''[[Super Mario World]]''.<ref name="yoshibio">{{cite web |title=Yoshi Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602142520/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html |archive-date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=January 23, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> [[Toad (Mario)|Toad]] is Mario's trusted close friend, who gives him advice and supports him throughout his journey to rescue Princess Peach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toad (Nintendo) Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/960/960455_biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327170948/http://stars.ign.com/objects/960/960455_biography.html |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>

===Abilities===
During the development of ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'', Mario was known as {{Nihongo|Jumpman|ジャンプマン|Janpuman}}.<ref name="History" /> Jumping—both to facilitate level traversal and as an offensive move—is a common gameplay element in ''Mario'' games, especially the [[Super Mario|''Super Mario'' series]]. By the time ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' was released, jumping became such a signature act of Mario that the player was often tasked with jumping to prove to [[non-player character]]s that he was Mario. Mario's most commonly portrayed form of attack is jumping to stomp on the heads of enemies, first used in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' This jump-stomp move may entirely crush smaller enemies on the stage, and usually deal damage to larger ones, sometimes causing secondary effects.<ref name="History" /> Subsequent games have elaborated on Mario's jumping-related abilities. ''[[Super Mario World]]'' added the ability to spin-jump, which allows Mario to break blocks beneath him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/super-nes-retro-review-super-mario-world |title=Super NES Retro Review: Super Mario World |first=Nadia |last=Oxford |work=VG247 |date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313114805/https://www.vg247.com/super-nes-retro-review-super-mario-world |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Mario gains new jumping abilities such as a sideways somersault; a ground pound, which is a high-impact downward thrusting motion; and the "Wall Kick", which propels him upwards by kicking off walls.<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Mario 64 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-64-review/1900-2544714/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=March 6, 2024 |date=December 1, 1996|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023346/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-64-review/1900-2544714/ |archive-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref>

''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' introduced the basic three power-ups that have become staples for the series, especially the 2D games – the [[Super Mario#Power-ups and transformations|Super Mushroom]], a large red mushroom,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/is-super-marios-most-iconic-power-up-really-based-on-magic-mushrooms/ |title=How Super Mario's Most Iconic Power-Up Was Inspired by Magic Mushrooms |first=Matthew |last=Byrd |website=Den of Geek |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308134817/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/is-super-marios-most-iconic-power-up-really-based-on-magic-mushrooms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which causes Mario to grow larger and be able to survive getting hit once; the Fire Flower, which allows Mario to throw [[fire]]balls; and the Super Star, which gives Mario temporary invincibility. These powers have appeared regularly throughout the series.<ref name="History" />