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Super Mario Character Bios

The Mushroom Kingdom who’s who

Super Mario Character Bios

Profiles of 55 heroes, villains and Mushroom Kingdom species – who they are, who their friends and enemies are, and where they first appeared.

  • 55 characters
  • 5 groups
  • Debuts 1981–2020

Welcome to the Character Biographies section. Find out everything you could ever want to know about your favourite Super Mario characters here including background information, who their friends are, who their enemies are and where the character has featured. Each card shows the year the character debuted and the game they first appeared in.

Mario

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Mario

Nintendo’s plumber has been saving the Mushroom Kingdom ever since he jumped barrels as Jumpman in 1981’s Donkey Kong. Start with his profile, then meet the rest of the cast.

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Heroes & friends

21 characters

Mario, his family and the allies who join the adventure.

1981MarioMarioDonkey Kong (Arcade)1981PaulinePaulineDonkey Kong (Arcade)1983LuigiLuigiMario Bros. (Arcade)1985Princess PeachPrincess PeachSuper Mario Bros.1985ToadToadSuper Mario Bros.1987BirdoBirdoDoki Doki Panic / SMB21989Princess DaisyPrincess DaisySuper Mario Land1990YoshiYoshiSuper Mario World1994Diddy KongDiddy KongDonkey Kong Country1996GenoGenoSuper Mario RPG1996MallowMallowSuper Mario RPG2001Professor E. GaddProfessor E. GaddLuigi’s Mansion2002ToadsworthToadsworthSuper Mario Sunshine2003ToadetteToadetteMario Kart: Double Dash!!2004GoombellaGoombellaPaper Mario: TTYD2007Captain ToadCaptain ToadSuper Mario Galaxy2007RosalinaRosalinaSuper Mario Galaxy2013PolterpupPolterpupLuigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon2016HueyHueyPaper Mario: Color Splash2017CappyCappySuper Mario Odyssey2020Olivia & King OllyOlivia & King OllyPaper Mario: The Origami King

Rivals

3 characters

Frenemies who are as likely to race Mario as fight him.

1981Donkey KongDonkey KongDonkey Kong (Arcade)1992WarioWarioSuper Mario Land 22000WaluigiWaluigiMario Tennis (N64)

Bowser & the Koopa Troop

12 characters

The King of the Koopas, his children and his most loyal lieutenants.

1985BowserBowserSuper Mario Bros.1988Boom BoomBoom BoomSuper Mario Bros. 31988Iggy KoopaIggy KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31988Larry KoopaLarry KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31988Lemmy KoopaLemmy KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31988Ludwig von KoopaLudwig von KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31988Morton Koopa Jr.Morton Koopa Jr.Super Mario Bros. 31988Roy KoopaRoy KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31988Wendy O. KoopaWendy O. KoopaSuper Mario Bros. 31995KamekKamekYoshi’s Island2002Bowser Jr.Bowser Jr.Super Mario Sunshine2002Petey PiranhaPetey PiranhaSuper Mario Sunshine

Villains & bosses

13 characters

Big bads from the RPGs, the Game Boy era and beyond.

1987WartWartDoki Doki Panic / SMB21989TatangaTatangaSuper Mario Land1996SmithySmithySuper Mario RPG2001King BooKing BooLuigi’s Mansion2003BowlettaBowlettaM&L: Superstar Saga2003CacklettaCacklettaM&L: Superstar Saga2003FawfulFawfulM&L: Superstar Saga2004Shadow QueenShadow QueenPaper Mario: TTYD2005The ShroobsThe ShroobsM&L: Partners in Time2007Count BleckCount BleckSuper Paper Mario2007DimentioDimentioSuper Paper Mario2007Mr. LMr. LSuper Paper Mario2013AntasmaAntasmaM&L: Dream Team

Enemies & species

6 characters

The everyday inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom, friendly and otherwise.

1983Koopa TroopaKoopa TroopaMario Bros. (as Shellcreeper)1985GoombaGoombaSuper Mario Bros.1985LakituLakituSuper Mario Bros.1987Shy GuyShy GuyDoki Doki Panic / SMB21988BooBooSuper Mario Bros. 31988Chain ChompChain ChompSuper Mario Bros. 3

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