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{{about|the character|the franchise|[[Super Mario]]}}
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{{Character
|name=Mario
|image=[[File:Mario and Cappy SMO art.png|250px]]
|caption=Artwork of Mario and [[Cappy]] for ''Super Mario Odyssey''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario
|created_by=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
|portrayed_by=
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|aliases=Several, usually recurring power-up forms such as [[Fire Mario]]
}}
{{Quote|It's-a me, Mario!|Mario {{audio|Sm64_mario_its_me.ogg}}}}
'''Mario''' is the main character and titular protagonist of the long-running [[Super Mario|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as well as the mascot of [[Nintendo]]. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Mario's adventures are generally centered around rescuing [[Princess Peach]] from [[Bowser]]. Mario has a younger brother named [[Luigi]] who joins alongside him on many of his journeys. Mario made his first appearance in the [[1981]] [[arcade]] title ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade)|Donkey Kong]]'', with the alias "'''Jumpman'''."
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=== Relationships ===
In most ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series titles, Mario has to save [[Princess Peach]], and the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] from [[Bowser]] and his [[Koopa Troop]]. In several of his adventures, Mario is joined by Luigi. In the role-reversal title ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Princess Peach is instead the character who has to go on an adventure to save Mario and Luigi from Bowser.
Since his debut in ''Donkey Kong'', Mario has been rescuing a damsel-in-distress, in this case [[Pauline]], who originally appeared as Mario's girlfriend. Since ''Super Mario Bros.'', Peach has replaced Pauline's role of being Mario's love interest as well as the damsel-in-distress. As such, Pauline has not made as many appearances, and in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, Mario instead has her as a regular friend. In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', [[Princess Daisy]] instead has the one-off role of being the damsel-in-distress whom Mario must rescue, and she was subsequently repurposed into being a recurring playable character in various spinoff titles. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Daisy's [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] description states that she was "Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach."
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In the real world, during the 1990s, Mario's main mascot rival was [[Sega]]'s [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] since the latter's debut in the [[1991]] game ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. This ended in [[2001]], when Sega became a third-party game developer. Since then, the two characters have starred in the ''[[Mario & Sonic]]'' series, where they have a friendly rivalry. Various installments of the series have a story mode revolving around Mario and Sonic who, along with their friends, work to stop [[Bowser]] and [[Dr. Eggman]] from ruining or canceling the Olympic Games. Since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Sonic has appeared in every ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' title alongside Mario, although their relationship is not explored like in the ''Mario & Sonic'' series.
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=== Power-ups ===
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==Nomenclature==
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{{main|List of Mario names in other languages}}
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==References==
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