Mario and Luigi
Every ones Favorite Italian plumbers

Mario
• Short, Fat, and an Italian plumber
• Nintendo’s Mascot
• Designer- Shigeru Miyamoto
• Appeared in over 200 games
• Originally appeared in platform games
• Appears in many types of games

Luigi
• Mario’s Younger Brother
• First Appeared in Mario Bros.
• Has a few starring games
– Mario is Missing!
– Luigi’s Mansion
• Bit Cowardly, but tough

Yoshi
• Yoshi is a fictional dinosaur
• One of the most popular creations
• His most common color is green
• Has many other colors
• Began in Super Mario World
• Many characters have rode on him

Wario
• Wario is very selfish and greedy
• Opposite of Mario
• Name is blending Mario and warui
– Warui a Japanese word meaning bad
• First appeared in 1992
• Developed to be the antihero

Bullet Bill
• Black Missile-like enemies
• Also called Banzai Bill
• Fired from Bill Blasters
• Usually have small arms and frown

Bowser
• Also known as King Koopa
• The Main Villain of Mario
• The leader of turtle like Koopa
• He is arrogant and egotistical
• Often joins good for selfish reasons

King Boo
• First appeared in Luigi mansion
• Plays minor role in Mario games
• Larger than the average boo
• Has a gold crown
• Has a unique laugh

Mario and Luigi
• Brothers since about 1983
• Created by Shigeru Miyamoto
• Here to
– Work
– Destroy enemies
– Save princess peach