Characters from the Mario universe
This list describes the central characters from the Super Mario games from Nintendo . The appearance and role in the games as well as appearance and typical features of the individual characters are described .
main characters
Mario
Mario is a mustachioed , some diminutive and pudgy Italian plumber with blue overalls , red shirt and red baseball cap with an M - symbol whose typical sayings, "Mario It's-a-me" are "Mamma mia" and. Mario appeared as Jumpman in Donkey Kong . After another appearance in Donkey Kong Jr. , Mario appeared in Mario Bros. for the first time as the eponymous protagonist in 1983 . It was followed by the Super Mario Bros. Series and other platformers Run -Titel and different flavors for all published Nintendo consoles. He was also the hero of television series named after him. Since 1995 Mario has been dubbed by Charles Martinet .
He is the official mascot of Nintendo and is now one of the most famous video game characters. Mario's character is described as friendly, helpful, and adventurous.
Luigi
Luigi ( Japanese ル イ ー ジ , Ruīji ) is the younger brother of Mario. He made his first appearance in Mario Bros. , where he was controlled by the second player. He was the first protagonist of a game in Mario is Missing for the SNES. With the release of the GameCube, no Mario title was released, instead Nintendo decided on Luigi's Mansion , in which Luigi has to save his brother from the power of King Buu Huu.
Luigi is taller and slimmer than Mario. Like his brother, Luigi is a plumber and wears blue dungarees with his green sweater and green hat with an L on it.
He is scared and scared. Nevertheless, he repeatedly overcomes his fears in the games and helps his brother on his adventures. Also, he jumps higher and farther than Mario (in most games).
2013 heralded the year of Luigi with the 30th anniversary of Luigi's first appearance , accordingly two new games with Luigi in the lead role were released, namely Luigi's Mansion 2 and New Super Luigi U , which is also available as an additional package for New Super Mario Bros. . U is available.
Princess Peach
For the first time joined Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. on. In this game, she is kidnapped and held captive by Mario's archenemy Bowser. This principle is the basis of almost all of the following Mario titles. Peach is considered to be the symbol of the eternally to be protected or saved woman, who must be freed from her hero. Princess Peach was introduced as a playable character in the US and European editions of the game Super Mario Bros. 2 . In Super Princess Peach for Nintendo DS she was the first protagonist of a game herself. The gliding flight, which she can perform with the help of her skirt (or in some cases with her parasol, as in Super Paper Mario , for example ) is characteristic of her game dynamics .
Peach has long layered blonde hair, blue eyes, and a slim figure. Her clothes usually consist of a pink evening dress, white gloves and red pumps . Her accessories include sapphire earrings , a sapphire brooch and a small, sapphires and rubies occupied, crown .
Your personality is always polite and friendly. She is portrayed as selfless and generous. Since Super Mario 3D World she has been developing from the "lady in need" to the heroine and supporter of Mario.
Bowser
Bowser ( Japanese 大 魔王 ク ッ パ , Daimaō Kuppa ) is a character from the universe of Super Mario and is considered his archenemy. He is the king of the Koopas and rules over his own kingdom. He appears mainly as the antagonist of the Mario series. His aim is mostly to conquer the mushroom kingdom of Princess Peach. For this purpose he kidnaps the princess, who then has to be freed by Mario. In some games, Bowser can also be controlled himself and sometimes helps Mario with his adventures. For example in Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii . It can also be controlled in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Adventure and Paper Mario: The Legend of the Gate of Eons and in Super Mario Odyssey . He also has a guest appearance on SimCity , where he can devastate the city as a kind of Godzilla . In addition, Bowser appears in many offshoots of the Mario series.
Bowser is reminiscent of a giant turtle. It has a spiked armor and two horns, a head of red hair and red bushy eyebrows. Its mouth is studded with sharp teeth and it has a prickly tail. He wears two spiked steel straps on each of his arms. In all parts of the Super Mario series, Bowser has the ability to spit fire.
Bowser is choleric , opportunistic, and devious. Primarily he is hostile towards Mario. But if it favors his own goals, he occasionally joins his archenemy.
Yoshi
Yoshi ( Japanese ヨ ッ シ ー , Yosshī ) is a dinosaur that was originally known in Japan as the super dragon Yoshi . For the first time he appeared in Super Mario World as a mount and companion of Mario. He was the title hero for the first time in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island . Both titles appeared for the SNES. Yoshi appeared since then in other platformers Run -Titeln and Mario offshoots on.
With his long tongue, Yoshi can swallow fruits and opponents. If certain objects such as turtle shell are kept in the mouth, Yoshi can be granted special abilities and use them.
Yoshi is slightly taller than Mario and is equipped with a saddle on his back and shoes. Its color can vary, but it is usually shown in green. He is considered very friendly and helpful.
Toad
Toad ( Japanese キ ノ ピ オ , Kinopio ) made his first appearance in Super Mario Bros. and put the player off after every boss, except for the last one, with the words “Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle! ". This sentence has become cult and is used in many satires and parodies . It was first playable in Super Mario Bros. 2 . In the offshoots of the Mario series, such as B. Mario Kart or Mario Party , he is also a playable character. In Wario's Woods he was the first protagonist of his own game. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii there is a yellow and a blue variant that can be controlled by the player; Mario has to free the Toads here because they were kidnapped by Gumbas beforehand. In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker , he stars with his counterpart, Toadette, in which both try to save each other from a giant bird. In Super Mario Odyssey , Toads are residents of the Mushroom Kingdom and run three Crazy Cap stores. In every kingdom you can meet Captain Toad and he gives you a moon.
Toad is very small and is modeled after a fly agaric . His mushroom hat is white with large red spots. He wears a blue vest and white trousers with brown shoes. The shoes connect directly to the torso, since Toad has no recognizable legs. Toadette has a pink mushroom hat with white dots. She wears a pink dress with a red vest over it. Two pink braids peek out from under her mushroom hat, the ends of which are just as dotted as her mushroom hat.
Toad is very friendly and, despite his size, is considered very adventurous. In Super Mario Galaxy he leads his own raiding party to free Princess Peach and support Mario. However, this often puts himself in danger.
Supporting characters
Princess Daisy
Princess Daisy comes from the kingdom of Sarasaland, which is divided into five regions. She first appeared in the Game Boy game Super Mario Land . In the game's plot, she was kidnapped by the alien Tatanga and asks Mario to help free her. After that, she appeared in various offshoots of the Mario series.
She has medium-length, brown hair, dark blue eyes and a sporty figure. Daisy, like Peach, is a princess. She wears an orange ball gown and white, flower-shaped gloves. Her earrings and her brooch in the shape of a daisy (Engl. Daisy ) held. The crown set with emeralds and rubies also has a floral design. Her face is rounder than Peach's. Her eyes are cat-like and, unlike Peach's, only have two lashes each.
Daisy is described by Nintendo as a boyish girl (お て ん ば, Otenba ). She is very energetic, happy, funny and interested in sports. Allegedly she has a love affair with Luigi, which is similar to that between Mario and Peach. According to Mario Kart Wii , she is Peach's cousin.
Wario
Wario ( jap.ワ リ オ) was created by Hiroji Kiyotake and initially faced Mario as a greedy villain. Wario made his debut in 1992 as the final boss in the Game Boy game Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins . Wario first appears as a playable protagonist in Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3 . Wario has other appearances in the framework of the games of the WarioWare series, which appeared in 2004, and in various offshoots of the Mario series.
The name "Wario" originated from a play on words with the name "Mario" and the Japanese adjective warui (悪 い) for bad , hence it means "bad Mario". In English, this meaning is (incorrectly) made clear by playing on the noun war for war .
Wario is an overweight, if very muscular and red-nosed caricature of an Italian villain, its design based on the appearance of Mario. This was modified in such a way that the hero embodied by Mario became an antihero figure. Wario is also Mario's cousin.
Wario's character is portrayed as self-centered, greedy, and insidious.
In the WarioWare range, Wario has a lot of friends, is a biker and wears different clothes.
Waluigi
Waluigi is a friend of Wario's and appears for the first time in Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64. It was created by Fumihide Aoki . Its name is derived from the Japanese adjective warui (悪 い), which means evil , and refers to Mario's brother Luigi. In Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix for Nintendo Gamecube, he made his only appearance as the antagonist of a video game.
Waluigi's character can be described as a mixture of choleric and melancholy . He is very self-compassionate and believes that bad things will always happen to him.
He is wearing black pants, a purple hat and a purple sweater. He is very tall and skinny. His hands and feet seem oversized to his thin body. Like Wario, he also has a large, conspicuous nose.
Rosalina
Rosalina ( Japanese ロ ゼ ッ タ , Rozetta ) is a star guardian and adoptive mother of innumerable, star-like beings, the Luma. Rosalina was once a perfectly normal girl who had a family, a brother, and a father and mother. One day she found a Luma who had been separated from his mother and decided to fly into space with him to look for her. However, they did not find the Luma's mother and declared her dead. When she got homesick one day, Rosalina and the Luma flew back to Rosalina's mother, who had died during their absence. So Rosalina simply became the new mother of the Luma and built with him a huge observatory on a comet as her new home. But since the observatory was too big for two, they took in all the Lumas that had no families.
Rosalina has blond, straight hair that hides her right eye and wears a turquoise, floor-length dress that has a gray hem on the sleeves, on the skirt and on the collar. She wears a star-shaped, yellow brooch, matching earrings and a small silver crown. In addition, she always has a magic wand with her, with which she can transform the energy of the Lumas into magic. Rosalina has a motherly and always friendly character. It first appears in Super Mario Galaxy . She later appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Mario Party: Island Tour . She is also in Mario Kart Wii , Mario Kart 7 , Mario Kart 8 , Mario Kart 8 deluxe , Super Mario 3D World , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, Mario Party 10 , Super Mario Party , Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash and Mario Tennis Aces playable.
Pug
Mopsie made his first appearance in New Super Luigi U as an alternate character in multiplayer mode . In contrast to all other characters from the Mario universe, it takes no damage when it comes into contact with an opponent and is therefore particularly suitable for beginners, according to Nintendo. Only lava and abysses can kill him.
Bowser Jr.
Bowser's son first appears in Super Mario Sunshine . Bowser Jr. is also the antagonist in New Super Mario Bros. , in which he kidnaps Princess Peach. Previous names under the name Bowser Jr. refer to childhood Bowser.
Its appearance is based on Bowser. Since he represents a toddler, the child scheme comes into play. However, Bowser Jr. has little black button eyes. Unlike his father's, his steel bracelets have no spikes. Occasionally he wears a cloth over his mouth with a painted mouth including fangs , as he does not yet have his own fangs.
His behavior, like his appearance, is very childlike. He is gleeful and gleeful when Mario loses, but just as hurt and surprised when he loses himself. Often his over-zeal has to be slowed down by his father.
Koopalinge
The so-called Koopalinge consist of Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, and Ludwig von Koopa. They were named after the musicians and composers Larry Mullen, Jr. , Morton Downey Jr. , Wendy O. Williams , Iggy Pop , Roy Orbison , Lemmy Kilmister and Ludwig van Beethoven . They appear for the first time in Super Mario Bros. 3 and each occupy one of the kingdoms in this game. They represent the final boss in each level. The wand in their possession must be returned to the rightful ruler. The Koopalinge are represented again in Super Mario World . Again, they are the bosses of every world. Unlike in the predecessor, everyone here has their own special ability and must be defeated in an individual way. The same applies to New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U. In addition to individual tactics, the individual Koopas also have magic wands with which they can attack the player.
They also appear in the series for the two games produced by DiC Entertainment .
The behavior of the koopalinge is very similar. Everyone is a slave to Bowser and tries to defeat Mario. Only the hobbies or passions of the individual Koopas differ from each other. Ludwig and Wendy are very enthusiastic about music while Iggy is very playful.
The appearance of the Koopalinge is very individual. Everyone has their own characteristics that visually distinguish them from their siblings. So has z. B. Ludwig von Koopa blue hair that is reminiscent of a caricatured hairstyle by Ludwig van Beethoven . Sometimes the characters' stature and fangs also vary.
Kamek
Kamek is Bowser's assistant, who raised Bowser, and a warlock. He is the leader of the "Magikoopas", a subspecies of the Koopas, which specialize in attacking Mario and his friends with magic. In the games of the Yoshi series, Kamek, along with Baby Bowser, is the antagonist.
Kamek has an extremely cruel character and won't stop at anything. However, if he has been defeated by Mario, he still does not give up and tries with the last of his strength to help Bowser defeat Mario. Kamek wears a blue smock and a blue pointed cap, glasses with glasses so thick that you can't see eyes, brown (sometimes red) shoes and is often seen with a brown flying broom. Kamek looks confusingly similar to the other Magikoopas, but his character and the fact that he's always with Bowser set him apart from the rest. Kamek has the ability to use the circle-triangle-square spell on enemies by firing the shapes at the enemy. Besides, he can also teleport, fly, make opponents appear, time travel, heal Bowser and also make himself huge, and much more.
Toadette
Toadette ( キ ノ ピ コ , Kinopiko ) is generally seen as a female Toad, although the developers deny this and describe her as genderless. She differs from the other Toads by her striking pink head and her two braids of the same color, which are also pink. She is the friend of Toad and Peach. She received most of the appearances in the Mario Kart and Mario Party series. She made her debut in Mario Kart: Double Dash !! . There she formed a driver duo with Toad. It can also be played in Mario Kart Wii . She owns the track there called the Mushroom Gorge . In Mario Kart 8 it is playable again after a failure in Mario Kart 7 . She was also a playable character in the Mario Party series , namely in the. 6., 7. and 8th version. In Mario Party DS , on the other hand, she does not appear as a playable character, but has a game board there, namely Toadette's music room . Toadette is also playable in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker , this being the first time it can be played in an official game. She goes there with the Toad-Captain in search of the power star, but is kidnapped by the giant female bird Wingo when she tries to take it with her. The Toad Captain must now free Toadette and the Power Star from Wingo's clutches. The process then repeats itself, but this time Toadette has to save Captain Toad from Wingo. In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe , she can transform into Peachette through the Super Crown .
Toadsworth
Toadsworth ( キ ノ じ い , Kinojii , German for "Grandfather Mushroom") is Princess Peach's butler. Even when Peach was a little girl he had looked after her like a father and raised her. According to Nintendo, he is 60 years old. He is often quick-tempered and overprotective. He believes Princess Peach still needs a butler and doesn't understand that Peach can take good care of herself. He trusts Mario and likes him very much as he is a good protector. But if anything goes wrong, he blames Mario. Toadsworth belongs to the Toads species and has the typical Toad physique. His mushroom hat is light brown with dark brown spots. He has a gray mustache, wears glasses and has a wooden walking stick. Like all Toads, he is dressed in a vest, which is sky blue and closed with gold buttons. He also wears a red bow tie and, like all toads, white pants and brown shoes.
Birdo
Birdo ( キ ャ サ リ ン , Kyasarin , "Catherine") made her first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 2 and attacked the player with eggs. It was taken from the template of Super Mario Bros. 2 , Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic . In the English version of the game instructions, it is incorrectly called Ostro . Initially, Birdo was released by Nintendo as a boy who would rather be a girl. Birdo is also described as a boy on the official website of Mario Strikers Charged Football and Mario Party 8 . Birdo was therefore considered a transsexual character for a long time . However, Nintendo made it clear in recent years that Birdo was a girl. Birdo is considered to be the female counterpart to Yoshi and is seen as his partner in some games.
Birdo is reminiscent of a lizard on its hind legs. It has a round, wide mouth from which it can shoot eggs. Her skin is completely pink. She wears a red bow on her head. She has round eyes that protrude slightly from her head and wears blue eyeshadow. Their claws on their hands and feet are white. The spines on her back are red. She also sometimes wears a diamond ring.
King Buu Huu
King Buu Huu is the king of the Buu Huus and Luigi's archenemy. The enmity between the two can be observed in Luigi's Mansion , Luigi's Mansion 2 and Luigi's Mansion 3 , various Super Mario spin-offs and Super Mario 64 DS . He is also enemies with Mario, Professor Immanuel Gidd, and everyone who likes Luigi. In Luigi's Mansion he tries to lock Mario and Luigi in paintings, even though Mario and Luigi had no conflicts or encounters with him before. His appearance varies, in Luigi's Mansion he is about twice the size of Luigi, wears a crown with a dark purple crown jewel, has red eyes, two large saber teeth and a light blue tongue. In the Mario spin-offs and in Super Mario 64 DS , on the other hand, it is only twice as large as the ordinary Buu Huus and wears a gold crown.
Prof. I. Gidd
Immanuel Gidd (mostly just Prof. I. Gidd, in the original: Oya Mā-hakase ( オ ヤ ・ マ ー 博士 , "Dr. Oya Mā")) is a researcher of the Buu Huus recognized in the Mushroom Kingdom and professor of "sensational" inventions . Gidd is very good friends with Luigi and helps him rescue his brother Mario from the clutches of King Buu Huu in Luigi's Mansion . Since then he has appeared in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its successor Mario & Luigi: Together Through Time , Super Mario Sunshine (which only mentions his name), Luigi's Mansion 2 , Luigi's Mansion 3 , Mario Party 6 and Mario Party Advance . In Mario Kart DS he was originally supposed to be playable, but has been replaced by the character Bone Dry.
Professor I. Gidd's name is a play on words with the exclamation “Yuck!” - in the original after the exclamation oyamaa “Oh my goodness!”. As a sign of his academic career, Professor I. Gidd always wears his lab coat and glasses, which (similar to Kamek and Krankfried) are so thick that you cannot see any eyes. Instead, circular patterns can be seen. Professor I. Gidd is a friendly and genius, but also a crazy scientist. He's sometimes clumsy in his research, and since he's mostly deep in his research, he's a little inattentive. He (indirectly) caused the disasters in Super Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion 2 himself, although it should be noted that he did not do it on purpose. Despite his quirks, he is a lovable character, which is probably also the reason why Luigi is friends with him.
The fairies
Fairies do not come from the mushroom kingdom, but from the countries of Subcon and Feenland . They play an important role in the games they appear in. In Super Mario Bros. 2 , for example , where the Frog King Wart has locked the Subcons (which, ironically enough, have the same name as the Kingdom) in order to rule over Subcon alone. Bowser does a similar thing with the Sprixies by locking the seven rulers of fairyland in bottles in the game Super Mario 3D World and hiding them in the fortresses. Both attempts were unsuccessful, because Mario and his friends were immediately on the spot to free the fairies again. The fairies also include the elf Wanda who appears in Mario & Wario and Wario's Woods and both times supports the protagonists (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad and Birdo) in the fight against the antagonist Wario.
opponent
Gumba
Gumbas are small, brown, mushroom-like creatures that are based on Shiitake mushrooms and are probably Mario's best-known opponents. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. in 1985 and are still the most common opponent to this day. While in the 2D offshoots always walk straight ahead unaffected by external influences until they reach an obstacle and turn around, in 3D games like Super Mario 64 they typically run towards Mario when they see him, but stop again after a short walk. However, friendly-minded gumbas are also known from Mario role-playing games such as Paper Mario 2 .
Koopa
The Koopas are erect turtles that have different abilities depending on the color of their shell. They are behind the Goombas the most frequent opponents in the various Mario - Jump 'n' runs . If Mario jumps on their heads, they roll up in their armor, which Mario can then use as a weapon. Plus, if you don't do anything to them for a long time, they'll come out of their shell again. If they are swallowed by Yoshi, he learns special skills for a short time, such as B. the spitting of fire. They are actually under the orders of Bowser, but in some parts of Mario they are also neutral persons or allies of Mario.
Paracoopa
Parakoopas are winged koopas that lose their wings and become normal koopas when Mario jumps on their heads. There are parakoopas with green and red carapaces. The former fly horizontally back and forth, paracoopas with red armor fly up and down. Their first appearance they had in Super Mario Bros .
Piranha plant
The piranha plant has existed since the first Super Mario Bros. It usually has a piranha- like red head with white dots on a green stem. Piranha plants come in a wide variety of varieties, including some in tubes, some spitting fire, and some roaming free with their necks stretching out.
The piranha plant is playable as a character for the first time in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . It is an early buyer bonus for those who bought the game before February 1st, 2018. In addition, an amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. Collection on the piranha plant was released on February 15, 2019, at the same time as the date on which the plant is available .
Blooper
Bloopers are white mini-octopuses that are recurring opponents in the underwater levels of the Mario series. They attack Mario when they see him. In Mario Kart , Blooper is an item with which a driver can spray all of the drivers ahead with ink and thereby restrict their view. The blooper had its first appearance in Super Mario Bros. , which appeared in 1985.
Cheep-Cheep
Cheep-Cheeps are fish-like creatures and the most common type of enemy underwater. But they can also occur over water, jumping up from the bottom of the game screen at great speed and making an arcuate trajectory before disappearing again. The most common type of Cheep-Cheeps is the red Cheep-Cheep, who first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and does not react to Mario's presence. Other species were later added, including the Deep Cheep , which chases Mario when he's in his field of vision and first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. , and the larger Cheep Chomp , also known as Bos Bass and tries to eat Mario, which leads to immediate death. This first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 .
Hammer brother
The Hammer Brothers are a common type of Koopas who throw hammers at Mario when they see him. Almost without exception, they appear in groups of at least two brothers. Held its first meeting in appearance, they are Super Mario Bros . In addition to the Hammer brothers, there are also boomerang brothers who, instead of throwing hammers, throw boomerangs in the direction of Mario, which, in contrast to the hammer brothers' hammers, come back to them. There are also fire brothers who throw hot flames. Boomerang and Fire Brothers made their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3 . The ice brothers, who appear for the first time in New Super Mario Bros. Wii , throw ice and use it to freeze Mario. In Super Mario Odyssey for the Nintendo Switch, in addition to hammer and fire brothers, pan brothers also appear for the first time, throwing pans. This rare subspecies has the ability to smash cheese, but is only found on the Schmausspitze.
Loaf beetle
The loafing beetles, which are often simply referred to as "beetles", first appeared in Super Mario Bros. They cannot be damaged by fireballs. In Super Mario World, Yoshi can't completely swallow the idle beetles. The only way to defeat them is to make them fall into lava, since when Mario jumps on them, they just retreat into their shell. Alternatively, they can be defeated by Koopas or other beetles after they have retreated into their respective tanks and then been pushed sideways by Mario.
Lakitu
Lakitu are a subspecies of the Koopas, which are found relatively frequently, especially in desert and cloud worlds. You have glasses on and some hair on your head. You sit on your cloud and fly with it after Mario. When a Lakitu sees Mario, he throws stachi eggs at him, from which stachis hatch. Mario can be injured by both the stachis and the stachi eggs. In Super Mario 64 and its remake for the DS, a Lakitu named Lakito is the cameraman who films Mario and the action. In Mario Kart, Lakitu waves the flags, shows the player where to go if he drives in the wrong direction and brings a player who falls off the track back onto it.
Stachi
Stachis are small opponents that hatch from the stachi eggs that Lakitu throws. But they can also appear in levels in which Lakitu does not appear. Mostly they appear in deserts. They don't attack Mario in the 2D parts of the Mario series, but should he run into them or jump on them, he will be wounded. In the 3D parts, they attack Mario as soon as he gets too close. Stachis have a red shell with white spikes on it.
Kugelwilli
Kugelwillis are living black cannonballs with eyes and arms that are shot from so-called Willi blasters. With a jump on them, Mario can defeat them. However, if Mario touches a Kugelwilli in any other way, he will be wounded. Larger Kugelwillis are called Bonsai-Bills (English name for Kugelwilli: Bullet-Bill), these are about six times as big as normal Kugelwillis (size varies), but can also be defeated. The largest kugelwillis are king bills. They are huge, almost the size of the screen, and have a reddish tinge around them. Mario cannot defeat them.
Shy guy
Shy guys are opponents whose faces cannot be seen because they are wearing small white masks. They mostly wear red, but there are also some that wear other colors. Shy Guys are small compared to Mario. You can be defeated with a jump on the head. Shy Guys are also playable characters in the Mario Kart franchise and Mario Party 9 . They are also the most common type of opponent in Yoshis' Island .
Pokey
Pokeys are very similar to a cactus. They consist of several, prickly balls. You can defeat them if you gradually destroy all the balls with fireballs or co-op tanks, but also if you only destroy the Pokey's head. In addition, a Yoshi can eat every single bullet. Should Mario touch a Pokey, he will be damaged. Pokeys are mostly found in desert landscapes. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2 in 1988.
Bob-omb
Bob-ombs, often incorrectly referred to as bomb-ombs, are Mario's bomb-like opponents who have a will of their own, but are treated as objects (thrown) by Bowser and his henchmen. When Bob-ombs see Mario, they run up to him and explode. If Mario jumps on them, he can disable them, in some games he can even pick them up and throw them at opponents himself. However, not all Bob-ombs are Mario hostile. "Pink Bob-ombs" appear in Super Mario 64, which help Mario in various ways to find the power stars. The Paper Mario series even features Bob-ombs who join Mario and never leave his side on his adventure.
Buu Huu
Buu Huus are shy ghosts who attack when you turn your back on them and cover their face when you look at them. Their king is King Buu Huu. They appear in almost all Mario games. In parts of the Mario Party series or in sports games such as Mario Tennis , Buu Huus are playable characters.
Bandog
The chain dog (Japanese ワ ン ワ ン , Wanwan , eng . " Wauwau ") is a ball-like creature tied to a chain, whose first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3 was. When approaching a chain dog, it will target the player and try to snap at him. In most games, you can also free him by hitting his stake in the ground. Shigeru Miyamoto developed the concept of the chain dog because as a child he was attacked by a neighbor dog, from which he could only escape because it was chained. For the first time as a character, Kettenhund was in Mario Tennis Aces .
Wiggler
Wiggler is a caterpillar that mainly inhabits the forest in the Mushroom Kingdom . She had her first appearance in Super Mario World in the forest of illusions . Wiggler's body is yellow with orange dots, he has a flower on his head and a rather large nose. If you jump on a wiggler, it gets angry, which makes it red and faster. Wigglers often appear in a larger form, you cannot injure them, but use them as a trampoline.
Characters related to Super Mario
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong ( DK for short ; Japanese : ド ン キ ー コ ン グ, Donkī Kongu ) is the eponymous hero of several video games. He had his first appearance in the game of the same name Donkey Kong . He is Mario's first antagonist in a video game. Even then, the principle of the abducted woman was taken up. At that time she was called Pauline and is considered Mario's first friend. In Donkey Kong , Mario himself was still called Jumpman. Donkey Kong was the main character and namesake of the Donkey Kong Country series. He appears in many offshoots of the Mario series, such as Mario Party or Mario Kart . The latest game in which Donkey Kong plays an important role is called Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze .
Donkey Kong depicts an adult gorilla with brown fur. In recent titles in the series, he wears a red tie with his initials.
Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's best friend. His first appearance can be found in Donkey Kong Country when he set out with his friend Donkey Kong, mentioned above, to get back the stolen bananas. Diddy Kong was not invented by Nintendo itself, but by Rare , a British software company. To date, he has made appearances in more than a dozen Nintendo games.
Diddy Kong wears a red cap and a red T-shirt that does not cover his entire body. It has large, oval eyes and, as a further distinctive feature, a tail that differs in its appearance depending on its appearance, but never runs straight back.
Other characters from the Kong family
In addition to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, the following people are also associated with the Kong family: Dixie Kong , Funky Kong , Cranky Kong , Wrinkly Kong and other characters from the Donkey Kong games : Swanky Kong, Tiny Kong, Kiddy Kong, Chunky Kong , Candy Kong,
Web links
Individual evidence
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