List of Mario franchise characters

The following are various fictional and recurring characters who appear in the Super Mario series of video games created by Nintendo, as well as spin-off media, such as books, comics and animated series.

Protagonists

Donkey Kong

Main article: Donkey Kong (character)

Donkey Kong Jr.

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Donkey Kong Jr., as he appears in Mario Tennis.

The son of the original Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. was introduced in the video game of the same name, which featured him as its protagonist who needed to save his caged father from Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. also appeared in Donkey Kong 2, Donkey Kong Jr. Math and Donkey Kong Classics as these game's main character. In Donkey Kong '94, Donkey Kong Jr. appears as an obstacle throughout the game, trying to impede Mario in his progress by pulling levers and throwing Poison Mushrooms at him; Donkey Kong Jr. also appears in Super Mario Kart and Mario's Tennis as a playable character, and as an unlockable character in Mario Tennis.

Donkey Kong Jr. is also featured as a major character in the 1982 cartoon series The Saturday Supercade, which has him searching for his runaway father, who was being chased by Mario and Pauline, with an incompetent biker named Bones; a possible alternate version of Donkey Kong Jr. also made a small appearance in the Nintendo Adventure Book "Doors to Doom" as an enemy of Mario and Luigi.

Rare, the developer of the Donkey Kong Country series, and Nintendo does not present a consistent story of Donkey Kong Jr., sometimes indicating that he grew up to be the current Donkey Kong who appears in Donkey Kong Country and onward, while elsewhere implicating that the current Donkey Kong is actually the grandson of the original.

E. Gadd

Professor Elvin Gadd (オヤ・マー博士, Professor Oyama in Japan), more commonly known as E. Gadd, is a scientist that usually helps Mario and his friends with various inventions. In Japan, he is named after Nintendo game designer Yoshiyuki Oyama. He first appears in Luigi's Mansion, where he starts to investigate the mansion that mysteriously appeared by his house to study ghosts, his favorite subject. To help him study the ghosts, he uses the Poltergust 3000, an invention that can capture ghosts, and the Game Boy Horror, an invention to track and detect objects. He lends it to Luigi, and helps him on his quest. Other major inventions include his FLUDD and Magic Brush used in Super Mario Sunshine.

In Mario Party Advance, E. Gadd is the maker of a series of devices containing minigames called Gaddgets. The purpose of the single-player game in Mario Party Advance is to recover these devices. E. Gadd also appears in Mario Party 6, which featured a stage centered around him and his inventions, called "E. Gadd's Garage." A variety of items and weaponry created by E. Gadd has also appeared in the Mario Party series and the Mario Kart series.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, E. Gadd makes an appearance supplying the Mario brothers with an array of accessories to help them along their way, after they try each drink at Starbeans Cafe, a coffeehouse that he owns. In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time E. Gadd debuts his newest invention to the Mushroom Kingdom, a time machine. However, when Princess Peach ends up stuck in the past, E. Gadd provides the Mario brothers a suitcase enhanced with artificial intelligence named Stuffwell to help them on their quest. They later meet a younger Prof. E. Gadd, who is researching the behavior of the Thwomps at Thwomp Volcano. After his laboratory is destroyed by the eruption of the volcano he mentions his interests in studying ghosts, and that he would be buying a laboratory at the edge of Boo Woods.

FLUDD

FLUDD (an acronym for Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dowsing Device) is a large artificially intelligent drinking bird-shaped water-squirting device that debuted in Super Mario Sunshine. When Isle Delfino was completely covered in paint, Mario was asked to take him by a local and use him to clean up the mess. FLUDD is able to shoot water out of his large mouth-like nozzle. He also has the ability to change nozzle heads to a jet pack-like pair of nozzles, allowing him to act like an actual jet pack, allowing Mario to hover in air for a short period of time. He also has two interchangeable nozzle heads, each found in different coloured boxes. One acts like a rocket, allowing Mario to, after charging up, launch several feet in the air. The second nozzle has a propellor sticking out of the nozzle, which, when charged up, causes Mario to move at very high speeds until he runs out of water. Whenever he runs out of water, FLUDD is unable to work, and starts making a quacking noise. Mario can refill FLUDD by standing at least waist-deep in water and activating FLUDD.

Along with Super Mario Sunshine, FLUDD, or devices similar to him, have appeared in Mario Power Tennis, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2; FLUDD will also be appearing as one of Mario's special moves in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Luigi

Main article: Luigi

Mario

Main article: Mario

Pauline

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Pauline, as seen in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2.

Pauline (ポリーン, Porīn) is the damsel-in-distress of the original Donkey Kong, as well in the 1994 Game Boy game of the same name and Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. She is best known as Mario's first romantic interest prior to the introduction of Princess Peach and is notable for being one of Nintendo's earliest game characters. In the same way Mario was originally called Jumpman, Pauline was simply referred as the Lady (レディー, Redī) in the original arcade game. The name Pauline was given to the character during the game's distribution in North America after the wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager at the time.

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, a purse and a parasol) that Pauline has dropped for bonus points. After Donkey Kong, Pauline only made a few cameo appearances in a couple of early NES games (Pinball and Famicom BASIC) before she was eventually phased out in favor of Princess Peach as Mario's primary damsel-in-distress.

When she was brought back in the Game Boy remake of Donkey Kong, Pauline was redesigned as a brunette in the new version, in contrast to her blonde-haired design in the arcade game's cabinent. As in the original game, she is taken captive by Donkey Kong. She returns once again in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis where she appears as a guest VIP at the grand opening of the "Super Mini Mario World", a theme park based on the Mini-Mario toys. While Pauline was first described as "Mario's girlfriend", more recent games in the series simply describes her as "Mario's surprisingly hot sister."

Pauline is also a main character in CBS' animated series The Saturday Supercade, which depicted her as Mario's niece instead of his girlfriend. On the show, Pauline aided Mario in searching for the escaped circus ape Donkey Kong, who often tried to capture Pauline and flee with her, much like in the video game.

Poochy

A dog-like creature, Poochy is a friend and possible pet of Yoshi first appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where he could be found in few levels and could be ridden by Yoshi over spikes and into enemies, who are instantly destroyed upon touching Poochy. In Tetris Attack, Poochy is among the denizens of Yoshi's Island who are brainwashed by Bowser and Kamek; Poochy must be battled and defeated by Yoshi in order to free him from this brainwashing. In Yoshi's Story, Poochy appears in some levels, but is smaller in size and can not be ridden, and can only be used to sniff for buried treasures.

Poochy has made cameo appearances in later games, such as Picross NP Vol. 2, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Party Advance, additionally, early screenshots of Paper Mario showed that Poochy was going to appear in the game.

Princess Daisy

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Daisy in Mario Party 8.

Princess Daisy (デイジー姫, Deijī-Hime) is a princess who first appears in Super Mario Land, where she is kidnapped by a tyrannical alien named Tatanga who wishes to marry her and rule over her kingdom, Sarasaland, as king. She later appears in NES Open Tournament Golf as Luigi's caddy. Daisy does not reappear until Mario Tennis eight years later. Since then, she has maintained part of the main roles in various Mario sports games and the Mario Party series. Daisy's old dress is "mimicked" in Super Smash Bros. Melee; one of Princess Peach's palette-swaps changes her dress and hair color.

Outside of the video games, she appears as one of the main characters in the Super Mario Bros. 1993 film, played by Samantha Mathis, and takes up her Super Mario Land role in the Game Boy comic books. Daisy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee appears to hint at some sort of relationship between her and Luigi.

Daisy's first voice actress was Kate Fleming in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. Her next voice actress was Jen Taylor, who provided her voice in Mario Party 4 and Mario Party 5. In every other game, Daisy has been and is currently voiced by Deanna Mustard.

In her original design, she wore a yellow and white dress, had on a red crown in her debut and then a pink crown in Mario Party 3, had tanned skin (in the N64 games featuring her and her trophy appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee) and hair the same length as Peach. Since Mario Party 4 , she now wears a yellow and orange dress, a golden crown, has slightly pale skin, shoulder-length hair, and is depicted as being stronger than Peach.

Princess Peach

Main article: Princess Peach

Star Spirits

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The seven Star Spirits in Mario Party 5.

The Star Spirits are a group of deity-like beings who guard the Star Rod, an ancient object capable of granting wishes; the Star Spirits watched over the Star Rod and use its power to grant the wishes of the righteous. In Paper Mario, Bowser, upon learning the Star Spirits were ignoring his wishes, broke into Star Haven and, while stealing the Star Rod, also imprisoned the Star Spirits in cards. Mario would need to rescue the Star Spirits from Bowser's minions in order to defeat Bowser, who was near-invincible due to possessing the Star Rod. In Mario Party 5, the Star Spirits return as the main hosts of the game.

The following are the Star Spirits, in the order they are encountered in in Paper Mario:

• Eldstar: The leader of the Star Spirits, he has a large, white mustache. He restores Mario's HP and FP By 5 and cures Mario's Shrunken or Poisoned status. In Mario Party 5 he is the host of Party Mode.
• Mamar: Possesses a pink ribbon on her head, Mamar imbues Mario with the power to put enemies to sleep. In Mario Party 5, she is the host of Bonus Mode.
• Skolar: Is purple in color and wears glasses, Skolar also has a brown mustache and large eyebrows; Skolar allows Mario to use Star Storm, which causes seven damage to enemies. In Mario Party 5, Skolar is the host of Super-Duel Mode
• Muskular: A blue star with a sailor hat, Muskular lets Mario use Chill Out, which weakens enemies. In Mario Party 5, Muskular is the host of Mini-Game Mode.
• Misstar: A pink star, Misstar can use Smooch to make Mario recover twenty HP; in Mario Party 5, Misstar hosts Story Mode.
• Klevar: A star with a bow-tie and book, Klevar's Time Out attack can immobilize enemies. In Mario Party 5, Klevar hosts the Game Modes section.
• Kalmar: Possesses a mustache and can use Up and Away, which turns enemies into stars and flings them away. In Mario Party 5, Kalmar hosts the Options sections.

Toad

Toad, known in Japan as Kinopio (キノピオ), is a humanoid mushroom that is both a single character and the collective name of the "Mushroom People" found in the Mushroom Kingdom. The Toad species first appeared in Super Mario Bros. as seven guards that serve Princess Peach, called Mushroom Retainers. In games prior to Paper Mario, which features an entire race of Toad inhabiting Toad Town, the capital of the Mushroom Kingdom, manuals referred to them as Mushroom People, but they were always referred to as Kinopio in Japan.

Toad first appears as a single character in Super Mario Bros. 2 as one of the four playable characters. He is stated to be the chief guard of the Mushroom Retainers. The character then goes on to star in Wario's Woods, and appear in the Mario Kart series and various sports games. Toad also makes a brief appearance in Super Smash Bros Melee, in which he can be seen running back and forth frantically in the first stage of adventure mode. He is also one of Princess Peach's attacks in which she throws Toad in front of herself to take the blow of a foe's attack; this attack of Peach's will be reused in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In other games, he acts as an instructor, such as in the earlier Mario Party games, and helps guide characters in other games. As with the games, Toad plays a major supporting character in other forms of media starring Mario. He usually tags along with Mario in the various cartoons and comics as a sidekick.

Toad's voice is first heard in Mario Kart 64 (only American and PAL version), which features actor Isaac Marshall. By the advent of the GameCube, Jen Taylor has continued to provide the voice of Toad until 2005, when Kelsey Hutchison took over for games such as Super Mario Strikers. Recently, Nicole Mills voiced him in Mario Party 8.

In the Super Mario Bros. live-action film, Toad (portrayed by Mojo Nixon) was reimagined as a street musician and one of the poor inhabitants of Dinohattan, all of whom were descended from dinosaurs; unhappy with King Koopa's rule, Toad was placed under arrest by King Koopa's police force for singing "anti-Koopa songs" and placed in custody, where he befriends Mario and Luigi. Toad is later forcibly devolved into a Goomba, but apparently retains his humanity, as evidenced by his kindness towards Princess Daisy and the fact that he aids Mario and Luigi, giving them the devolution gun that is ultimately used to end the threat of King Koopa.

Toadette

Toadette is a member of the Toad species that appears as a playable character in various spin-off games. Toadette is first introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as the partner of Toad, and goes on to join other sports games and the Mario Party series. In other games, she simply acts as an instructor or a background character, for example in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (in which she apparently has feelings for Mario, even becoming tearful at the end of her last session with him). Recent promotions for Super Mario Galaxy have shown Toadette will have a role in the game. Jen Taylor is her voice actor in the main series and Jennifer Hale takes up the role in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Recently, in Mario Party 8, she was voiced by Nicole Mills.

Toadsworth

Toadsworth, known in Japan as Kinojii (キノじい), voiced by Charles Martinet, is an elderly Toad steward of Princess Peach, first appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, where he travels to Isle Delfino with Mario, Princess Peach and an entourage of Toad; despite not making any previous appearances, the Super Mario Sunshine manual refers to Toadsworth as Princess Peach's long-time steward, and indeed, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time showed that a younger, much more care-free Toadsworth cared for Princess Peach since she was a toddler. Toadsworth made his first, and so far only, playable appearance in Mario Superstar Baseball, with most other games having him as an NPC, often giving advice or being in charge of mini-games. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it is revealed that Toadsworth is sixty five years old. In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, you can look inside some lockers, and one of them shows a fake mustache, with Toadsworth written on it.

Tumble

Tumble is a die that was brought to life by the Millennium Star. His appearance is a large blue dice with white dots, a small head underneath, and gloved hands and red shoes which aren't connected to his main body (similar to Rayman). In Mario Party 3 he oversaw the players' competition to become the superstar and, in the end, is revealed to contain the real Millennium Star in his dice hat. His second appearance was in Mario Party Advance, where he acts as the game's main host.

Wario

Main article: Wario

Yoshi

Main article: Yoshi

Antagonists

Big Bob-omb

Big Bob-omb resembles a normal Bob-omb, but he has arms, a golden crown and an enormous white mustache. He fights by throwing Bob-ombs at his opponent or by picking them up and throwing them away. He appears in Super Mario 64, Super Mario 64 DS, and Mario Kart DS, each time as a boss. He makes cameo appearances in the numerous Mario Party series of games, notably in Mario Party Advance, where he reveals himself to be the leader of a Bob-omb mafia that defends Shroom City. In his latest cameo appearance, Big Bob-omb appears in Mario Superstar Baseball in the mini-game "Bob-omb Derby".

Birdo

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Birdo as seen in Mario Party 7.

Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン, Kyasarin) is an antagonist in various games. Birdo first appeared in the Japanese game Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and the remade Super Mario Bros. 2 (mistakenly named Ostro in the credits and manual) as a minor boss appearing at the end of many of the levels. Birdo later appeared in Wario's Woods as an ally of Toad and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as a boss character; Birdo made its first playable appearance afterwards in the Nintendo 64 installment of Mario Tennis, where it was Yoshi's default tennis partner for doubles matches. Since then, Birdo appears as a playable character in several Mario sports titles and in the Mario Party series.

Birdo's distinguishing characteristic is its gaping tubular snout that can shoot eggs that aren't limited to the size of its head, as well as fireballs on occasion. Birdo is most frequently depicted as pink, although red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and gray Birdos are also seen in Super Mario Bros. 2 and other games. In later games such as Mario Tennis, Birdo's personal icon is its bow ribbon. As of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the individual Birdo character now wears a diamond ring. However, in Super Mario Strikers, all Birdos wear diamond rings.

In Birdo's biography of the Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, it reads "He thinks he's a girl and he spits eggs from his mouth. He'd rather be called Birdetta." Contrary to popular belief, this is not the result of a poor translation. In Japan, Catherine was always male, despite the feminine name. Nintendo of America later censored Birdo to female to avoid potential controversy. Recently, in the Mario Strikers Charged official website, Birdo is again referred to as "he". Despite this, many gamers categorize Birdo as the first full Male to Female transsexual in the video game universe.

Boom Boom

Boom Boom is the boss of the various fortresses in Super Mario Bros. 3; Boom Boom would attack by either running from side to side, flailing his arms, or by growing wings and flying through the air.

Boom Boom appeared as an infrequent antagonist in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, which depicted him as a violent and snarling beast; though Boom Boom doesn't actually appear in the Super Mario Bros. live-action film, the name of one of the movie's major settings, the Boom Boom Bar, refers to him.

Bowser

Main article: Bowser (Nintendo)

Bowser Jr.

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Bowser Jr, as he appears in New Super Mario Bros.

Bowser Jr., known in Japan as Koopa Jr. (クッパJr., Kuppa Junia), is the child of Bowser that debuted in Super Mario Sunshine. He acts as the main antagonist of both Super Mario Sunshine (where he first appears as Shadow Mario) and New Super Mario Bros., with his father only playing a minor role in each. He also appears in the various sports games, often as a "Speedy" or "Tricky" character. He is also set to appear in Super Mario Galaxy, as evidenced by official artwork released by Nintendo, as well as Super Mario Stadium Baseball where he has been revealed in a screenshot . Bowser Jr. shares many physical similarities with his father, with the main differences being a red ponytail as opposed to Bowser's mane, small black beady eyes, a more rounded snout, and a single sharp tooth visible in his mouth--features which, along with his body shape, make him look almost identical to Bowser himself at a younger age. He wears a kerchief constantly. It was originally a drawing of Mario's distinctive nose and mustache, but it is later replaced with a set of sharp teeth.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser Jr. 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, tricking the native people into believing that Mario himself is to blame. He does this to Mario because Bowser tells him that Princess Peach is his mother, and that Mario has kidnapped her. Bowser Jr. kidnaps her himself, and is eventually defeated along with Bowser. He realized that Princess Peach isn't his mother before Bowser decided to tell him, but he still refers to Peach as "Mama" sometimes in later games, such as when he challenges Princess Peach to a game in Mario Superstar Baseball.

Clawgrip

Clawgrip (チョッキー, Chokkī) is an enemy boss character that appears in Super Mario Bros. 2 at the very end of World 5. He is a giant crab monster that throws large rocks. It lives in a giant tree awaiting the arrival of Mario and his friends. The manual describes him as "growing suddenly", but this isn't apparent in the game itself, but it is in its remake, Super Mario Advance. He also gains a pirate voice, saying "Aar! You'll make a tasty treat!" He replaces the third white Mouser that was a boss in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.

Clawgrip made a few appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, in the episodes "Rolling Down the River", "Pirates of Koopa" and "Mario of the Deep", though all these appearances were relatively minor ones. Several Clawgrips also appeared in the Nintendo Comics System issue "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away".

Foreman Spike

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Foreman Spike, as he is depicted in Mobile Golf.

Foreman Spike, known as Blackey (ブラッキー, Burakkī) in Japan, is the main antagonist of the game Wrecking Crew, his first appearance. He has also appeared in a few subsequent games; he depicted as an obese, bearded and apparently corrupt construction worker, whose face is mostly obscured by his sunglasses.

In Wrecking Crew, Foreman Spike would at first appear only in the game's bonus levels, in which the player must find a hidden gold coin before Spike does; later in the game, Foreman Spike would begin to appear outside of bonus levels, trying to hinder Mario in his demolition work. In the Japan-exclusive Super Famicom game Wrecking Crew '98, Foreman Spike returns, with an altered appearance, and is hired by Bowser to build him a new castle. In this game, Foreman Spike appears as the second-to-last boss, right before Bowser. Foreman Spike's most recent appearance has been in Mobile Golf, in which he is an unlockable character.

Fryguy

Fryguy (ヒーボーボー, Hībōbō) is an enemy character that appears in Super Mario Bros. 2. Fryguy is essentially a giant living fireball that spews smaller fireballs when it is angry. Contrary to what his name may imply, he is not a member of the Shy Guy family. According to the original Super Mario Bros. 2 game manual, "Wart gave life to this entity which is created from fire. He spits fireballs when he is mad." He, along with Mouser, Tryclyde and Clawgrip, is one of the boss characters that appear at the end of each world in Super Mario Bros. 2. Fryguy lives inside a very tall castle-type fortress, waiting for the arrival of Mario and his friends.

Fryguy was also a recurring character on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where he worked for King Koopa. He also appeared occasionally in the Nintendo Comics System's Mario comic stories, which revealed that there was more than one of him. According to the comics, Fryguys are made by exposing Toads to fire or lava. Additionally, one scene of the Super Mario Bros. movie referred to the flamethrowers used by King Koopa and his minions as "Fryguy Flamethrowers".

Goomboss

Goomboss is a large, mustached Goomba dressed in royal finery and wearing a crown. Goomboss first appeared in Super Mario 64 DS as the boss keeping Mario captive; in battle, Goomboss would try to trample the player and also summon Goombas to aid him in combat. Goomboss also appears in Mario Kart DS as a boss raced by Toad in the Baby Park in Mission Mode. Goomboss is most likely the Goomba King, a minor boss from Paper Mario, or at least based on him, as the characters are largely identical in appearance.

Gooper Blooper

Gooper Blooper is a giant variation of the Blooper. It has appeared as a boss in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Princess Peach, and as an obstacle in Mario Power Tennis and Mario Hoops 3-on-3. It has four large tentacles on the front and four small tentacles on the side. Its skin is colored white with blue spots. At the end of the tentacles are blue-colored bulges, similar to suction cups. Its head is arrow-shaped, and the point of it is colored light blue. It has a black strip across its face, where its eyes are. It can commonly be seen with a cork in its tube-like snout. Gooper Blooper also has a small resemblance to the colossal squid. Mario defeated Gooper Blooper in Super Mario Sunshine by pulling his tentacles and snout.

Kamek

Kamek is a Magikoopa and was also Bowser's caretaker back when Bowser was a child and is currently one of his high-ranking minions. Kamek can perform various feats of magic, such as self-duplication, teleportation, shooting magical blasts and increasing 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; Kamek also appears as a boss character in Super Princess Peach, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and as a main antagonist in Yoshi's Island DS, which has him traveling back in time alongside Bowser. Kamek also appears throughout the Mario Party series, most commonly as an orb summon, though in Mario Party Advance he appears as a boss known as the Game Mage. Kamek is also to be a boss in the upcoming game Super Mario Galaxy.

Kammy Koopa

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Kammy, as she appears in promotional art for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Kammy Koopa (カメックババ, Kamekku Baba, Kameck Baba), first introduced in Paper Mario, is an old witch Magikoopa who works for Bowser. Kammy is described by Goombario in Paper Mario as "the brains behind Bowser" and is high up in the Koopa hierarchy. Kammy oversees the Magikoopas similarly to Bowser's advisor Kamek, as one looked forward to getting a raise from Kammy for defeating Mario. However, unlike most Magikoopas, she doesn't have a fang, and instead has a square tooth on her bottom jaw.

Kammy continues as Bowser's lieutenant in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. In the second Paper Mario game, Kammy is the one who informs Bowser about Mario's quest to collect the Crystal Stars and that Princess Peach has been kidnapped. She then proceeds to aid Bowser in his journey to retrieve the Crystal Stars and Princess Peach although their efforts are unsuccessful most of the time. At the end of the game she aids Bowser in fighting Mario and his allies in the Palace of Shadow and is defeated.

King Boo

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King Boo, as he appears in promotional art for Luigi's Mansion.

King Boo (キングテレサ, Kingu Teresa, King Teresa) first appears as the boss of Luigi's Mansion and plays minor roles in various other Mario games. He is member of the Boo species, though he is larger than the average Boo, and dons a crown, a large ruby in Luigi's Mansion, and a regular crown in subsequent appearances, on his head. He strangely has a blue tongue and pink eyes (as opposed to the regular red tongue and black eyes) in his first appearance. King Boo also has a distinctive cackle that is lower in pitch than that of smaller Boos. After Luigi's Mansion, he appears as a boss in Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario Kart DS and Super Princess Peach and continues to appear as a character in spin off games such as Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, as the partner of Petey Piranha, and other sports games. He also gives out stars on his own board in Mario Party 8 entitled "King Boo's Haunted Hideaway" and has been confirmed as a playable character in Mario Kart Wii.

In Luigi's Mansion, King Boo lures Mario and Luigi to the mansion by making them think they won it through a giveaway. After Mario arrives, King Boo traps him in a painting. He acts as the final boss, whom Luigi must defeat in order to free Mario. When Luigi reaches the mansion's secret altar, where Mario is being imprisoned in a painting, King Boo sucks Luigi into the painting of Mario, and then attacks using an unidentified Bowser-like entity as a tank of sorts.By defeating him you can get the key to the choir room.

Klepto the Condor

Klepto (Jango in Japan) is a large condor-like creature who flies around "Shifting Sand Land", "Tiny Huge Island" and "Sunshine Isles" in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It keeps that levels first Star in its talons. After Mario obtains this star, Klepto will seek revenge by swooping down at Mario to steal his hat when any star other than Klepto's is selected from the level entrance menu.

Klepto has remained a minor recurring in the Mario series since his appearance in Super Mario 64, appearing in both Mario Party 4 and Mario Party Advance. Several members of Klepto's species appear in the background of the desert course in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and as enemies in Mario Pinball Land.

Koopa Kids

Koopa Kids (Mini Bowsers in PAL regions) are minions of Bowser that appear in the Mario Party series. They do his general bidding, interrupting the players as they traverse the game boards. As of Mario Party 5, they became playable characters, although they don't appear in Mario Party 8.

Mario Party 5 introduced three differently-colored Koopa Kids (which were created by a technique of the original Koopa Kid): Red Koopa Kid, Green Koopa Kid and Blue Koopa Kid. They have been around in the Mario Party series ever since. While these three can compete with the player in mini-games in Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6, only the original Koopa Kid has ever been playable. The colorful Koopa Kids continue to make appearances in Bowser mini-games in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party Advance. They also run Bowser's Gnarly Party in Mario Party 4.

Koopalings

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The Koopalings in Super Mario Bros. 3. Clockwise from the top: Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Larry Koopa.

Koopaling (コクッパ, Ko Kuppa) is a generic title given to seven children of King Bowser who help him in various games. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 where the original seven were introduced. Each Koopaling was a boss at the end of one of the game’s seven kingdoms. The Koopalings are also world bosses in the following games of 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, from youngest to oldest.

Most of the Koopalings have wild punk hairstyles. It is said that each Koopaling was personally designed by a different member of the production staff of Super Mario Bros. 3. Explains Shigeru Miyamoto: “This is another way we give recognition to the many people who help make the games successful.” Nintendo did not initially name them for their debut in the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 3. For some reason, the color of some of the Koopalings' skin, hair and shells is changed in Super Mario World.

In the Mario cartoons 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 different, and serve Bowser differently. 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 Nintendo Adventure Books and comic books, though their first appearance outside a video game was in a set of Japanese OVAs.

Mouser

A Mouser (ドン・チュルゲ, Don Churuge) is one of Wart's generals and was featured as sub-boss of Worlds 1 and 3 in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Worlds 1, 3 and 5 in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. His strategy is to throw bombs at his opponents. Although Mousers were not featured in another Mario games for many years, they have played a big part in the game's marketing. In Level 3-3 of Super Mario Advance, a Mouser was replaced by Robirdo. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a single Mouser appeared and only ever identified by the name Mouser who was major character which cast him as King Koopa's second-in-command and a member of the Koopa Pack. John Stocker provided the voice for Mouser, who spoke with a German accent in the series; like King Koopa, Mouser would occasionally take on various aliases in his appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, some of which include Sheriff Mouser and Astro Mouser.

Mouser also made one appearance in the Super Mario Bros. comic books, which provided a backstory for him. According to his sole appearance, "A Mouser in the Houser", Mouser was the king of a peaceful race of mice living in the tunnels of the Mushroom Kingdom. But he was corrupted by Bowser, and as a result, his now-leaderless subjects now steal vegetables for food.

Naval Piranha

Naval Piranha is a magically empowered Piranha Plant who first appeared in the video game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island with many vines growing out of her. She rams, spits spores, and attacks with her vines. Her weak point is her belly button. Naval Piranha also appears in the video game Tetris Attack, as the second of four bosses. She appeared as a villain along with Hookbill the Koopa, while Raphael the Raven and Prince Froggy had turned good. Though there has been no official statement about her gender, many feel that this game confirmed her gender as a female due her dialogue, which was littered with hearts. Naval Piranha also made a small appearance in Mario Party Advance as a boss. In the closing credits, it says she now lives and thrives in the desert.

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Raphael the Raven

Raphael the Raven, also known as Raphael Raven, is an enemy known as a Raven, small, bird-like enemies in the Yoshi series, who first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as the boss of the fifth world. The battle against Raphael, who is enlarged to giant proportions by Kamek, takes place on the moon above Yoshi's Island; Raphael's attack pattern consists entirely of attempting to charge into the player's Yoshi. After his defeat in this game, Raphael is flung into space, where he becomes a new constellation.

In Tetris Attack, Raphael appears as a boss and is now an ally that has to be rescued, instead of being an enemy. In Paper Mario, Raphael appears to be still reformed, as he now lives peacefully on Lavalava Island as the leader of the Ravens living there; in order to gain access to Mt. Lavalava, Mario needs the aid of Raphael, who was alerted of Mario's quest for the Star Spirits by the stars themselves. The most recent appearance of Raphael has been Super Smash Bros. Melee, where he appears as one of the game's unlockable trophies.

Shroobs

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A typical Shroob.

The Shroobs (ゲドンコ, Gedonko) are the main enemies of the Nintendo DS game Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time. They are an evil alien race from a far-off planet that invades the Mushroom Kingdom while Mario and Luigi are infants. Although Shroobs come in numerous forms, a typical Shroob resembles a purple-colored mushroom with red eyes. Its hands have claw-like pinchers. Many Mushroom Kingdom creatures have Shroob counterparts (Such as Swiggler, SpinyShroopa, Lakitufo and Yoob). Shroobs speak in a unique language made up of raspy growls and written in symbols. Initially, none of the characters can interpret the language, but over time it becomes more understandable, from jumbled phrases to clearer sentences.

They are led by two princesses, Princess Shroob and Elder Princess Shroob, who decide to take over the Mushroom Kingdom and use its inhabitants as an energy source by converting them to vim with probes. They start with Princess Peach’s Castle, using it as a base, and move on to other locations, all while spreading their control. Both princesses and the army are defeated by the group effort of Mario, Luigi, and their infant counterparts.

Tryclyde

Tryclyde (ガブチョ, Gabucho) is an enemy character that appears in Super Mario Bros. 2. Tryclyde is a large, red serpent with three heads and the ability to breathe fire. His design is based on the hydra, a mythological creature, though his actual species in the Super Mario universe is that of a Cobrat. Tryclyde serves as Wart's lackey, and was apparently an outsider before Wart took him in due to his cunning and evil nature. He was also a semi-regularly recurring villain in the animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and a member of the semi-competent Koopa Pack (consisting of himself, Mouser, and Koopa Troopa). He was voiced by Harvey Atkin in the television show and by Charles Martinet in Super Mario Advance. He is colored blue in remakes rather than red.

Tatanga

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Tatanga promo art for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Tatanga ("the Mysterious Spaceman") appears as the final boss in Super Mario Land, where he kidnaps Princess Daisy of Sarasaland. He fights Mario in a war robot called "Pagosu" while Mario attempts to shoot him down from his "Sky Pop" airplane. Tatanga also appears in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the guardian of the "Space Zone" coin. Since then, Tatanga has remained largely obscure.

Tatanga also appeared in the Game Boy comic books, published by Valiant as part of the Nintendo Comics System in 1990. There, in addition to an obvious change in his appearance, he had taken control of an estranged human from New Jersey by the name of Herman Smirch. Tatanga often hypnotized Smirch into bringing him through "the gateway" to Earth so that Tatanga could conquer it. Fortunately, a certain other human would notice Tatanga and bring Mario out of the Game Boy to drive Tatanga back.

Waluigi

Waluigi, as he appears in promotional art for Mario Party 8.

Waluigi (ワルイージ, Waruīji) has so far only appeared in spin-off and party games, as opposed to the main platformer titles. He is the same age as Luigi and is his darker rival, in the same way that Wario is Mario's darker rival. Waluigi has a hat and gloves with an inverted L (Γ), which is similar to Wario's "W", an inverted "M". Waluigi's name is a combination of "warui", a Japanese word for evil, and "Luigi" and essentially means "evil Luigi." Waluigi's relation to Wario remains largely unknown, as some sources indicate he is his brother, though others contradict this. Nonetheless, he is a close ally to Wario. Waluigi was created by Camelot's Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet.

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's roster in Mario Party 3 where he played an antagonistic role, in which he owned an island full of traps; he has been a playable character in every main entry in the series since, as well as various Mario sports and kart games. He and Wario were also the main characters of the intro movies to Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis. He acts as the main antagonist in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, in which he wreaks havoc in the Mushroom Kingdom by stealing the Music Keys in order to hypnotize the world with his dancing, thus enabling him to conquer it.

Wart

Wart (マムー, Mamū) plays the role of final boss in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, and Super Mario Bros. 2, the game that is derived from it. Wart is a regal, fat frog, with a crown on his head and a robe that can scarcely conceal his big belly. In Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario has a dream in which a voice pleads for his help. The voice explains that Wart has taken over Subcon, the land of dreams, but that Mario can defeat him by taking advantage of Wart's severe allergy to vegetables. In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Wart abducts the youngest brother and sister from an Arabian family by snatching them away through an enchanted storybook. This game's heroes — siblings Imajin and Lina and parents Mama and Papa — fight Wart in the same manner, however. And again, killing Wart frees the mysterious red fairy folk in this game as well.

Wart appears in one comic story published for the Nintendo Comics System, his character design resembing a crocodile rather than a frog. Titled "Cloud Nine", this story has Princess Toadstool's father, King Toadstool, looking to buy a new mattress, as his current one is too lumpy. Disguised as a bed salesman, Wart takes the King up into the clouds and advertises a bed-shaped rain cloud as a Cloud Nine mattress. As the King rests up on that cloud, it causes rain all over the Mushroom Kingdom, but is quickly patched up by the Mario Bros. Wart also appeared in book six of the Nintendo Adventure Books, titled Doors to Doom. There, though, he appeared as a skateboarder who ended up helping the Mario Bros. during their current plight.

Wart also makes a cameo appearance under the name of Mamu (his original Japanese name) in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Link's Awakening DX, where he teaches Link The Frog's Song of Soul for a hefty price. Wart is also mentioned as the star of a comic book series entitled Cyborg Wart in Super Paper Mario.

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External links

• The Mushroom Kingdom's Mariopedia
• Super Mario Monster Compendium
• Spacepope4u's Mario series character guide
• Super Mario Bros. HQ
• Super Mario Wiki