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This is a list of fictional 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.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Protagonists 1.1.1 Donkey Kong 1.1.2 Luigi 1.1.3 Mario 1.1.4 Peach 1.1.5 Yoshi 1.2 Antagonists 1.2.1 Bowser 1.2.2 Bowser Jr. 1.2.3 Fawful 1.2.4 Kammy Koopa 1.2.5 Kamek 1.2.6 King Boo 1.2.7 Koopalings 1.2.8 Waluigi 1.2.9 Wario 1.3 Supporting 1.3.1 Birdo 1.3.2 Daisy 1.3.3 Diddy Kong 1.3.4 Pauline 1.3.5 Petey Piranha 1.3.6 Professor E. Gadd 1.3.7 Rosalina 1.3.8 Toad 1.3.9 Toadette 1.3.10 Toadsworth 1.4 Recurring enemies 1.4.1 Blooper 1.4.2 Bob-omb 1.4.3 Boo 1.4.4 Bullet Bill 1.4.5 Chain Chomp 1.4.6 Cheep-Cheep 1.4.7 Dry Bones 1.4.8 Goomba 1.4.9 Hammer Bros. 1.4.10 Koopa Troopa 1.4.11 Lakitu 1.4.12 Magikoopa 1.4.13 Monty Mole 1.4.14 Piranha Plant 1.4.15 Pokey 1.4.16 Shy Guy 1.4.17 Thwomp 1.4.18 Wiggler 1.4.19 Whomp 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Characters

[edit] Protagonists

[edit] Donkey Kong

[edit] Luigi

[edit] Mario

[edit] Peach

[edit] Yoshi

[edit] Antagonists

[edit] Bowser

[edit] Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. (クッパJr., Kuppa Junia^?, Koopa Jr.) is the eighth and youngest child of Bowser. He acts as the main antagonist of both Super Mario Sunshine and New Super Mario Bros., with his father playing only 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. Thus disguised, he 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 he 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. Bowser Jr. also makes an appearance alongside his siblings the Koopalings in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. 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, Mario Super Sluggers, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, he is voiced by Caety Sagoian.

Bowser Jr. ranked in the sixth slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list.^[1]

[edit] Fawful

Fawful, known as Gerakobits (ゲラコビッツ, Gerakobittsu^?) in Japan,^[2] is a recurring character in the Mario & Luigi series. Fawful is a follower of Cackletta in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and the owner of a shop called "Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge" in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. He is the primary antagonist of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
Starting in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, he is characterized by his use of broken English and his pronunciations of several different phrases, namely, "fink-rat", a parody on the usual term "rat-fink". He is considered only a minor pest throughout the course of the game, only performing minor tasks to impede the Mario Bros., or being pushed to the side altogether, until he is super-charged at the end of the game, becoming a boss-battle in himself. He is a main worker for Cackletta, showing loyalty to such as "saving" her by absorbing Cackletta's remains, giving up Bowser's Body for Cackletta to use, or for not falling for the False Beanstar. He does however, seem to not show any more loyalty in the future games.
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he runs a shop called "Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge", only accessible by the younger versions of the Mario Bros (due to a small gutter that is only accessible to the Babies). He does, however, allude to his defeat in the previous game, and explains his hidden contempt for the Mario Bros. and his defeat. This shop trades extreme Badges for Beans found all over the Kingdom. Fawful was said to be hiding here to figure a plan to take revenge on "Red & Green."
This lead up to his role in the third title, "Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story" where he is responsible for Mario and Luigi going into Bowser's stomach along with other Mushroom Kingdom residents, as well as infecting Toad Town Vicinity Toads with the "Blorbs". Fawful's main plan was to take over the whole Kingdom, and take revenge against "Red & Green".

[edit] Kammy Koopa

Kammy Koopa (カメックババ, Kamekkubaba^?) is an old female Magikoopa who acts as an adviser and babysitter for Bowser in the Paper Mario games. She can perform the usual Magikoopa powers, primarily distinguished by her ability to summon yellow blocks, which she has used to both block Mario's way and in combat. She first appeared in Paper Mario for the N64, helping Bowser by leaving enemies in Mario's way, transporting Bowser into the Star Spirit Sanctuary, and augmenting his size and power in the final battle. After being defeated by the Star Kid, Twink, she continued to work for him.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, she acted as Bowser's second-in-command, although not doing very much to help him, acting primarily as comedic relief. She does participate in one fight with Mario in the Palace of Shadow, but is fairly easy to defeat.

[edit] Kamek

Kamek (カメック, Kamekku^?) 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. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kamek gets a very minor appearance as two stickers.

[edit] King Boo

King Boo (キングテレサ, Kingu Teresa^?, King Teresa) is the primary antagonist of 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. 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 an unlockable playable character in several sports games in the series and in the Mario Kart series as well.

[edit] Koopalings

"Koopaling" (コクッパ, Ko Kuppa^?) (or sometimes "Koopa Kids") is the generic title given to all of Bowser's children (except for Bowser Jr.) 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.^[3] The Koopalings are also world bosses in Super Mario World, Mario is Missing!, Yoshi's Safari, Hotel Mario and New Super Mario Bros. Wii^[4]. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, however, they are mini-bosses in Bowser's Castle. They are (from youngest to oldest) Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, and Ludwig von Koopa.^[5] 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 Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains is a way to honor the creators of the games personally.^[6]

In the animated cartoon series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 by DiC, the original seven Koopalings are given different names based on their given personalities. They are Hip Koopa, Hop Koopa, Cheatsy Koopa, Big Mouth Koopa Jr., Kootie Pie Koopa, Bully Koopa, and Kooky von Koopa, again from youngest to oldest (Hip & Hop being twins). After this, they appear in the animated cartoon series Super Mario World with the same names, though they better resemble their looks from the games. Aside from their names and personalities, they look slightly different and serve their father King Koopa (as Bowser was called in the series) 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 a 1989 Mario anime OVA, Nintendo Adventure Books, and comic books.

[edit] Waluigi

Waluigi (ワルイージ, Waruīji^?) is a character who was first introduced in Mario Tennis. He has not appeared in the main platformer games, but Mario can wear his costume in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is the same age as Luigi^[7] and he wears black (though sometimes dark purple) overalls, a dark purple shirt, and a dark purple hat with a yellow upside-down and flipped L, resembling the Cyrillic letter Ge or the capital Greek letter Gamma (Г). His nose, like Wario's, is a different color (dark pink) than his face, and has a sharp, large shape. His smile, also like Wario's, is an evil grin with huge white teeth. He has elf-like shoes that are colored a dark orange and his body type is strangely lanky and tall. His mustache forms upside-down L-shapes just as Wario's form Ws.

Waluigi was created by Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet. His name is a portmanteau of Warui, meaning bad, and Luigi, a protagonist from the Mario series of whom Waluigi is an evil version. Martinet stated that the cornerstone of Waluigi's personality is one of self-pity, a character who feels that everything goes right for everyone but himself.^[8]

Waluigi's first appearance was in the Mario Tennis games for the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64, as Wario's doubles partner (Wario and Waluigi have been paired in all pair sports since). Later, along with Princess Daisy, he joined the Mario Party series' roster in Mario Party 3, 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 pilfering 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 ranked in the 10th slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list; the site explained that he gets the shaft worse than Luigi, and should at least get his own puzzle game.^[9] He also ranked 6th most annoying character in the XLEAGUE.TV series, Wez and Larry's Top Tens.

[edit] Wario

[edit] Supporting

[edit] Birdo

[edit] Daisy

Princess Daisy (デイジー姫, Deijī-hime^?) 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 her kingdom. Daisy later appeared in NES Open Tournament Golf as Luigi's caddy. She then appeared 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 also appears in Mario Super Sluggers. Daisy's first voice actress was Kate Fleming in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64.^[10] Daisy's next voice actress was Jen Taylor, who provided her voice in Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, and Mario Party 5.^[10] In every other game, Daisy has been and is currently voiced by Deanna Mustard.^[10] Outside video games, Daisy appears as a main character in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, played by Samantha Mathis. She also appears in the comic books. Peach has palette 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.

Daisy's physical appearance and wardrobe has been very similar to Princess Peach 's. Ever since Mario Party 4 , Daisy has had shoulder length auburn hair a few inches below her shoulders with flipped up ends, a very pale complexion, a round face and large indigo eyes. Daisy's makeup is light pink lipstick , light pink nail polish in several sports games, and black mascara. She wears a yellow dress with two orange panniers , orange high heels , and white wrist-length gloves. For her standard jewelry, Daisy wears a teal pendant with white flower petals, matching jade flower earrings, and a golden crown with the jade flower in the center with two rubies at the side. In sports series, Daisy wears a yellow camisole, orange shorts, and yellow ballet sneakers with orange accents. In the Mario Strikers series , she wears an orange crop top and gym shorts along with orange and turquoise track spikes . In Mario Strikers Charged she wears orange/teal midriff baring battle armor. The player can change her uniform color as the intensity of the game increases. Before then, Daisy wore a yellow and white dress with a white sash, a red crown with blue and yellow flower gems, a blue flower pendant and earrings. In some early sports games, she wore a minidress based on her classic dress. Daisy did not wear her crown in sports games until Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, but has ever since.

Daisy ranked in the ninth slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list.^[11]

[edit] Diddy Kong

[edit] Pauline

Pauline (ポリーン, Porīn^?) is the damsel in distress and heroine of the original Donkey Kong, as well as the 1994 Game Boy game of the same name. She also appeared in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again.

In the original Donkey Kong, she is held captive by 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 Lady (レディー, Redī^?). 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Pauline 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, she 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), where she is kidnapped by Donkey Kong. She also appears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! for DSiWare, where she is again kidnapped by an angry Donkey Kong.

Pauline was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and other developers for the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. She is the earliest example of a female with a speaking role in a video game, and is cited as a famous example of a damsel in distress in fiction.^[12][13][14] In the book "Game design workshop: a playcentric approach to creating innovative games", author Tracey Fullerton discusses Donkey Kong, mentioning Pauline at times. She states that one thing that could be improved was to increase the distress Pauline suffers as the game goes on.^[15]

[edit] Petey Piranha

Petey Piranha, known as Boss Packun (ボスパックン, Bosu Pakkun^?) in Japan,^[16] 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.^[17] 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.

[edit] Professor E. Gadd

Professor Elvin Gadd (Professor Oya Mā (オヤ・マー博士, Oya Mā Hakase^?) 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.^[18] 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 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. Other major inventions include a Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device or "F.L.U.D.D." and Magic Brush used in Super Mario Sunshine. E. Gadd also a creates a Time Machine in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and various inventions as rewards for making bean coffees at the Starbeans Cafe Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. In Mario Party 6, E. Gadd is featured on a party board called E. Gadd's Garage.

[edit] Rosalina

Rosalina, known as Rosetta (ロゼッタ, Rozetta^?) in Japan,^[19] is the adoptive mother of the Luma race and overseer of the Comet Observatory; she was voiced by Mercedes Rose. She first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, and has also appeared in Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable character. Rosalina wears a silver crown, has pale blonde hair with a side-fringe, a frilly light blue dress, star earrings, a star pendant, and purple nail polish, and she carries a star wand.

In Super Mario Galaxy, the player may optionally view Rosalina's shrouded past in the Comet Observatory's Library through unlocking chapters of Rosalina's storybook, while progressing through the game. The mysterious storybook read by Rosalina herself details how she came to meet the Lumas and build the observatory, as well as her childhood struggle to overcome her mother's death.^[20] In a review, GameSetWatch said that "some players won’t care about or connect with Rosalina’s tale." but that it's all right since the game separates the story from the gameplay. They also say they can argue that "Super Mario Galaxy is, at its core, a game about Rosalina – or at least her worldview." as finishing all of the objectives in the game gives the player a secret ending about her.^[21]

[edit] Toad

[edit] Toadette

Toadette (キノピコ, Kinopiko^?) 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.^[22]

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 has made a cameo appearance in the introduction of 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.

[edit] Toadsworth

Toadsworth (キノじい, Kinojii^?), 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. He makes a brief appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga at the beginning of the game where he presents Mario and Luigi with a suitcase, and he accompanies Princess Peach on her trip to Rogueport during Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, keeping 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. He also appeared in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, where he was inhaled by Bowser.

Toadsworth makes a brief appearance in Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ when the player wins a cup. He acts as an umpire in Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube as well as in the remake for the Wii, in which Toadsworth reprehends the player when a foul shot is made. In Mario Party 7, he is 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, who also voices Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi.^[23] An N-Philes editor criticized Toadsworths' voice in Super Mario Sunshine, calling it "laughable".^[24]

[edit] Recurring enemies

[edit] Blooper

Bloopers (Gessō (ゲッソー^?) in Japanese, originally known in English as Bloobers^[25]) are white, squid-like creatures that first appear in Super Mario Bros.. In some Mario sports games and the Mario Kart series, they are items that can be used by players; in the latter, they temporarily reduce drivers' visibilities by spraying ink on them. Blooper is also an unlockable playable character in Mario Party 8. To get him, the player has to beat the Star Battle Arena once. He was also an unlockable character in Mario Super Sluggers.

[edit] Bob-omb

Bob-ombs, known as Bomuhei (ボム兵^?) in Japan, are living, circular, walking bombs, sometimes with windup keys on their backs. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2. They wander around aimlessly and eventually explode. They appear as items in other games, including the Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. series. Bob-ombs are common enemies in Super Mario 64 (and Super Mario 64 DS). In these games, Bob-ombs are first encountered in Bob-omb Battlefield, a level that is ruled by the Big Bob-omb. A pink version of Bob-ombs called Bob-omb Buddies, assist Mario in Super Mario 64; these pink Bob-omb Buddies also appear in Super Mario 64 DS; and Paper Mario as Bombette, a party member with a feminine personality. Bob-ombs appear both as allies and enemies (but in different colors) in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. A co-existing type of Bob-omb called a Kab-omb appears in the third-to-last level in New Super Mario Bros., and will wildly run towards the player before exploding in a fireworks-like show. Bob-omb also appears as a throwable item in the Super Smash Bros. series. Another species, mutated by the Shroobs, was found in Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time. It was called the "Shroob-omb". Yet another variation appeared in Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story called the Alarm-omb, which could be fought or inhaled.

[edit] Boo

Boos, known as Teresa (テレサ^?) in Japan, are spectral beings with beady eyes, long tongues, and sharp fangs. The first appearance of Boos was in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear under the name Boo Diddly. In the Super Mario World version of the game there are much larger variations of the boo under the name of Big Boo. Like ghosts, they are able to pass through solid matter. However, they are shy, and will cover their face with their arms if they are looked at.^[26] In Luigi's Mansion, Boos, led by King Boo, act as the main antagonists. Boos appear as playable characters in various Mario spin-off games. In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario can transform into Boo Mario, where he can float and become transparent. Also in Galaxy is a variation of a Boo called a Bomb Boo that latches onto Mario when he spins and will revolve around him until it comes into contact with an object, where it will explode. Boo also has a small appearance on a level in New Super Mario Bros. Although Boo is considered shy, it has made appearances as a playable character in games such as Mario Party 8 and Mario Tennis. Boo has also appeared in all of the games in the Mario RPG series, including the "Mario and Luigi" games, the "Paper Mario" series and "Super Mario RPG"

Takashi Tezuka's wife was the inspiration for the Boos featured in Super Mario 64; like Boos, she is often shy, but once became very angry at him for spending too much time at work.^[27]

Boo ranked in the fifth slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list.^[28]

[edit] Bullet Bill

Bullet Bills, known as Killers (キラー, Kirā^?) in Japan, are black, missile-like enemies, commonly depicted as having small arms and fanged frowns on their faces. Bullet Bills are fired by cannons known as Bill Blasters, although they are sometimes fired from other sources, such as Snifits and generic cannons. In Super Mario World they can sometimes just fly in from the edge of the screen, including the top and the bottom. Bullet Bills commonly appear as enemies or obstacles, attacking by either flying forward after being shot or actively seeking a target, either smashing into them then continuing movement or exploding on contact. In Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii, the Bullet Bill is one of the usable weapons, turning any character into a Bullet Bill for a brief while, speeding them ahead and knocking away any drivers in their path. Bullet Bills also make cameo appearances in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as enemies.

Some games include a much larger variation of Bullet Bill called the Banzai Bill, known as Magnum Killers (マグナムキラー, Magunamu Kirā^?) in Japan. Though having the same purpose as the Bullet Bill, the Banzai Bill is significantly larger and has fanged teeth. In Super Mario World, Super Princess Peach, and Super Mario Galaxy, Torpedo Ted is an underwater version of Bullet Bill. Torpedo Teds are similar to Bullet Bills, but have propellers and shake their arms while swimming.

[edit] Chain Chomp

Chain Chomps, known as Wanwan (ワンワン^?) in Japanese, are black, spherical dog-like creatures that are restrained by chains. When not held back by chains, they are sometimes referred to as just Chomps. Chain Chomps constantly strain against the chain holding them, attempting to break free and bite anything that passes close by. They first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. Chain Chomps and different variations appear in all of the Mario RPG games.

Chain Chomps also appear without chains, such as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they are seen at first from afar, then lunge high into the air and drop down suddenly, creating a huge crater in the ground. There are also "Chomp Sharks," in which the Chomps chase the player, by "eating" the platform Yoshi is running on, until it hits a solid surface.

Outside the Mario games, Chain Chomps appear in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 animated series. They also appear in various installments of The Legend of Zelda series of games.

The inspiration for Chain Chomps comes from a childhood experience of the Mario series' creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, where a dog tried to attack him. The dog lunged at him, but was jerked back by its leash just as the canine snapped at Miyamoto inches in front of his face.^[29]

Chain Chomps also appeared in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as a special item and an obstacle on circuit courses, and reappeared as an obstacle in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. Chain Chomps are also seen on the rainbow course in Mario Kart 64, repeatedly biting their way over the course trying to hit the player.

[edit] Cheep-Cheep

Cheep-Cheeps, known as Pukupuku (プクプク^?) in Japanese, are fish that made their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. in the water levels. They are common recurring enemies throughout the Mario series.

There are many different species of Cheep-Cheeps. Cheep-Cheeps come in different colors, such as gray and green. In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Cheep-Cheeps are found swimming in the underwater levels, where they can only be defeated with a fireball, or jumping out of the water in large arcs, where they can be defeated more normally. In New Super Mario Bros., there is a big purple Cheep-Cheep in some water levels that will eat the player upon getting too close. They also appeared in Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3 except they were red. Cheep-Cheeps appeared briefly in Super Mario Galaxy jumping around on a small planet with little water.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Cheep-Cheeps act the same, although they can also jump out of lava. They are mainly seen in World 3. Also, around this time, Cheep-Cheeps' tail fin colors change from white to yellow, and the slow-moving Cheep-Cheeps were recolored green (instead of gray).

[edit] Dry Bones

Dry Bones, known as Karon (カロン^?) in Japanese, are skeletal reanimated Koopa Troopas. They collapse after being attacked, but then reassemble themselves after a little while. Dry Bones first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, and have since then appeared in the various forts and castles of many games. Dry Bones appear as playable characters in various spin-off Mario series such as Mario Baseball, Mario Kart, Mario Party games. Dry Bones appears as a trophy and sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

[edit] Goomba

Goombas, known as Kuribō (クリボー^?) in Japanese, are brown mushroom-like creatures. The Goombas once lived in peace in the Mushroom Kingdom but betrayed their homeland to side with Bowser. In Super Mario World, they appear orange and white and are not mushroom-shaped. Some Goombas act as friendly characters in the Paper Mario series; two join Mario on his journey. Goombas also make cameo appearances as enemies in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Goombas make an appearance in almost all games in the Mario franchise. The exception is in "Luigi's Mansion" on the Nintendo Gamecube, and "Super Mario Sunshine" also on the Gamecube.

Many variants of the Goomba have appeared throughout the years. One of these variations is called a Gloomba. They first appeared in underground stages in Super Mario Bros., though they were first given the name in Paper Mario. Another variant of a Goomba is the Paragoomba. This flying Goomba is seldom seen except in the Paper Mario series. It also appears in Super Mario Bros. 3, where it releases mini-Goombas which clamp themselves onto Mario, making it difficult for him to jump.

Goombas appear in the 1989 television series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. They also appear in the live-action film, which depicts them as humanoid lizard creatures.They are also an enemy in some Mario Circuit levels in Mario Kart Wii.

[edit] Hammer Bros.

Hammer Bros. (ハンマーブロス, Hanmā Burosu^?) are turtles that walk upright, throw hammers, and wear helmets. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Other variations, such as Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. (denoted by the projectiles that they use) have appeared, beginning in Super Mario Bros. 3. Hammer Bros. sometimes appear as playable characters in sports games in the series and also are unlockable playable characters in Mario Party 8. They also make cameos in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy and as enemies.

Hammer Bros. appear in the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 television series, as well as in printed media such as Nintendo Comics System and Nintendo Adventure Books.

[edit] Koopa Troopa

Koopa Troopas (Nokonoko (ノコノコ^?) in Japan) are turtle-like creatures. They come in multiple colors, including, green, red, blue, and yellow. They first walked on four legs, but in later games they have both hands and feet. Their shells may be used as projectiles, which have become a fixture in all Mario Kart games. Most Koopas are members of the Koopa Troop (Bowser's army,) but both Super Mario 64 and the Paper Mario series include friendly Koopas, such as Koopa the Quick (Super Mario 64) and Kooper (Paper Mario.) Flying versions with wings, first introduced in Super Mario Bros., are called Koopa Paratroopas. Both Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas make cameo appearances in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as enemies.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, they were voiced by John Stocker.

[edit] Lakitu

Lakitus, known as Jugems (ジュゲム, Jugemu^?) in the Japanese versions, are Koopas who wear glasses. Lakitus are usually seen flying in a cloud bearing a smiling face. Primarily, Lakitus pursue Mario and throw spiked eggs at him which hatch into enemies with spiked shells called Spinies. Lakitus first appeared in Super Mario Bros., and went on to be enemies in various platform and role-playing games. In some games, like Super Mario World, Super Princess Peach, and New Super Mario Bros., after defeating a Lakitu, it is possible to hijack his cloud and fly around the level on it. A Lakitu appears in all games in the Mario Kart series as the race host, starting each kart race and providing information to racers. Lakitu makes a cameo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an assist trophy, where he throws Spinies on the battlefield like he did in Super Mario Bros. (they even used the sprites from Super Mario Bros.). Also, in Super Mario 64, Lakitu is the cameraman (and thus is "controlled" by the player when using the camera controls); this can be seen in a room with mirrors, when the character films himself. Despite Lakitu being the game's camerman, antagonistic Lakitus appear as enemies in Tiny-Huge Island and Rainbow Ride. Lakitu is also one of the referees in "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games." "Glam Lakitu" and "King Lakitu" are variations of the species found in "Bowser's Inside Story".

Their creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, said that Lakitus would represent his personality best out of all the Mario characters, as he "seems to be very free, floating in the air, going anywhere", a type of personality that Miyamoto can apparently relate to.^[30]

[edit] Magikoopa

Magikoopas (カメック, Kamekku^?) are creatures who wear a blue hat, robes, and spectacles and use a magic rod to cast spells. Some have also been seen wearing different colors as well, like red, green, and yellow. They first appeared in Super Mario World. A member of the species, Kamek, babysat Bowser when Bowser was a baby. Kamek made an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time as a boss on Yoshi's island. A Variation, the "Magifoofa" appears in "Bowser's Inside Story".

[edit] Monty Mole

Monty Moles are moles that have appeared in several Mario games, including side-scrollers such as Super Mario World. They later reappeared in Super Mario 64 and Paper Mario. In these games, Monty Moles throw rocks at Mario and then burrow underground before he can counter-attack. Monty Moles are minibosses in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. Monty Moles appear as the engineers on the Fawful express, and as Guards On Ibikki Tower in "Bowser's Inside Story".

[edit] Piranha Plant

A Piranha Plant, known as Packun Flower (パックン フラワー, Pakkun Furawā^?) in Japan,^[16] is an enemy almost always portrayed as a leafy, green stalk topped with a white-spotted red globe and sharp teeth. Piranha Plants either come up from pipes or just simply stick up from the ground. In Super Mario Galaxy, two stronger versions of a Piranha plant, Dino Piranha and Flaming Dino Piranha, appear. Some Piranha Plants spit fireballs. Piranha Plants appear in the television series. They have made cameos in The Legend of Zelda series and the Super Smash Bros. series

[edit] Pokey

Pokey, known as Sanbo (サンボ^?) in Japan, is a cactus enemy that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 2. Pokey consists of four green or yellow segments that may be detached from him. A variation unofficially known as Giant Pokey debuted in Mario Kart Wii. Pokey has appeared in the "Paper Mario" series. His latest appearance is a different variation known as a Toothy, which made an appearance in "Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story"

Pokeys make several cameo appearances in The Legend of Zelda series.

[edit] Shy Guy

A Shy Guy, known as Hey-Ho (ヘイホー, Heihō^?) in Japan,^[31] is a masked enemy who appears in several variations. Shy Guys are one of the few fictional species in the series that debuted in a non-Mario game, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was rebranded as the North American and European version of Super Mario Bros. 2. They appear in "Bowser's inside Story" as a variation known as a "Fawful Guy". A Stronger version, the "Dark Fawful Guy" appears later in the game. They also appear in the Mario Party series, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, and several sports games in the Mario series, among other games, though they play a large role as the standard enemies in many Yoshi games. Shy Guys were also playable in Mario Kart DS via Download Play or an Action Replay DS code. There are many different variations of Shy Guys, A Snifit with a cannon for a mouth and dark robes, "Fly guys", with spinning propellers on their heads, "Sky guys", with balloons attached to their robes, "Spy Guys", dressed in camouflage clothing, and other variations. Snifits were also introduced in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. Two variations of Snifits appear in the "Bumbsy Plains" area of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

[edit] Thwomp

Thwomps, known as Dossun (ドッスン^?) in Japan, are large stone blocks, depicted as having angry-looking faces and clenched teeth. First appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3, they drop onto people as they walk under them. Thwomps have also appeared in other games, including the Mario Kart series, at Bowser's Castle, Super Mario Kart's Rainbow Road, and Mario Kart DS's Thwomp Desert. The latter contains a Giant Thwomp which is replaced by a Giant Pokey for online tournaments. Thwomps make yet another appearance in Super Mario Galaxy.

Thwomps have appeared in both The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World animated series.^[32]

Thwomps have also appeared in some Legend of Zelda games.

In the 1993 motion picture, "Thwomp Stompers" are a pair of boots which grant wearers the ability to jump incredible heights.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Wiggler

Wigglers, known as Hanachan (ハナチャン^?) in Japan, are caterpillar-like creatures with a segmented body and large nose. They are typically yellow, but turn red when angered. They first appear in Super Mario World, and have appeared in several other games in the series. Wigglers do not appear frequently as playable characters, but have appeared in some sports games in the Mario series. In Super Mario 64, Wiggler is the boss of Tiny-Huge Island. In Yoshi's Story, large, fluffy versions of Wigglers appear often. A smaller version of Wigglers known as a Squiggler, appears in a single level of New Super Mario Bros. In "Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story", a family of wigglers lives inside Dimble Woods; they are farmers of vegetables.

In the Super Mario World animated series, they are referred to as "Caterpillars" and appear in the episode "Mama Luigi."

[edit] Whomp

Whomps, inspired by the Japanese folklore of Nurikabe (ぬりかべ) debuted in Super Mario 64 and have appeared in New Super Mario Bros. and various Mario Party games. As minions of Bowser their purpose is usually to block Mario 's path or attempt to crush him by simply falling on top of him. Whomps have a bandage on their backs which hides a crack, their weak point. In Super Mario 64, Whomps reside in the stage called Whomp's fortress and are led by the Whomp King, a large whomp with a crown.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Characters of the Mario series at Super Mario Wiki

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