Mario

Mario is the main protagonist and namesake of the Super Mario series, making his first video game appearance in Donkey Kong (1981), originally known as "Jumpman". Since then, he has repeatedly defeated Bowser, who constantly takes Princess Peach hostage. His younger twin brother is Luigi.

He appears as a plumber, with a red hat, shirt, and blue overalls.

In 1992, a spin-off of the Super Mario games was released, Super Mario Kart, with Mario being the namesake for the game. Since then, Mario has been the main character in the following titles, helping Mario Kart become the icon in the video game industry that is. Mario is the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, but he is also a plumber. He is a guy who likes to jump and has an Italian accent. He commonly wears brown shoes, blue overalls with two golden buttons, a red long sleeved shirt and white gloves. He has a black moustache, but he has brown hair. His catchphrases are "It's a Me, Mario!", "Oh Mama Mia!", and a bunch of other sayings. He has a red cap with his initial M on it, which is also his logo.


 * Mario Circuit (GCN**, DS, Wii, 3DS, Wii U, Switch)
 * Luigi Circuit (GCN)
 * Figure-8 Circuit (DS)
 * Mario Kart Stadium (Wii U, Switch)
 * Excitebike Arena (Wii U, Switch)
 * Big Blue (Wii U, Switch)
 * Mario Circuit 1 (DS*)
 * Mario Circuit 2 (3DS*)


 * There is a battle course in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! called Tilt-A-Kart which is made up of an 8-bit Mario sprite.


 * He's basically the official mascot of Mario Kart, he has appeared (and been nerfed significantly) in every Mario Kartgame. This is also evident by the fact that his name is on the title of the series.
 * Mario is Nintendo's mascot and has been claimed by fans to be the overall face of video games as a whole.


 * Mario is one of the six characters to appear in every installment along with Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad, and Bowser.