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* [[The Determinator]]: Mario's only real personality traits are his kindness and simply not stopping for anything to save the world. Luigi may be [[Lovable Coward|scared]], but if you threaten his friends, he becomes [[Cowardly Lion|even more unstoppable than Mario]].
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]] / [[Art Evolution]]
** Mario's always had the same basic character design, but the coloration of his outfit and hair was in flux until [[Super Mario Bros. 2]]. For example, do you remember when [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/Mariobrothers.png Mario wore a blue hat?]
** Early installments had Luigi (even in official art!) as [[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|a white-and green]] [[Palette Swap]] of Mario, [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/Mariobrothers.png or wearing red.] His voice can also be an example of this: In the N64 to early [[Game Cube]] days, it fluctuated between higher in pitch than Mario to a voice that's lower in pitch than the voice he sports nowadays. His current voice debuted in [[Mario Kart|Mario Kart 64]], and it wasn't made the standard until after [[Mario Kart|Mario Kart: Super Circuit]], and [[Super Smash Bros|Super Smash Bros Melee]].
* [[Elemental Powers]]: Courtesy of the various powerups found around the Mushroom Kingdom.
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Debut: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' }}
 
[[The Hero]]; a short, pudgy Italian plumber and inhabitant of the Mushroom Kingdom. He is primarily charged with saving the perpetually [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]], Princess Peach, from the clutches of Bowser and the Koopas. Since his debut in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' in 1981, he's gone on to take many different professions, including golfer, tennis player, [[Dr. Mario|doctor]], and [[Mario Kart|go-kart racer]].
 
Mario [[The Everyman|doesn't have much of a personality]], aside from a cheerful get-up-and-go attitude; he's primarily a [[Heroic Mime|silent protagonist]] through which the [[Audience Surrogate|player gets to experience the game]].
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: In ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]]'' and the cartoons.
* [[Desperately Craves Affection]]: A variation. He doesn't crave affection so much as for people he's known for years to remember his name.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: When he first started out, Luigi was nearly identical to his brother in every way. The game designers started to differentiate him in the U.S. version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' with the floaty jump, and, as of [[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]] has since started to take on a personality of his own, in contrast to [[The Everyman|Mario]]. A more cowardly one, but at least it's something. (Heck, the trope was originally called "Luigification"!)
** His divergent character evolution actually began with the Japanese Super Mario 2, where he could jump higher than Mario but had terrible traction and slid around quite a bit.
*** Inverted in [[New Super Mario Bros]] and [[New Super Mario Bros Wii]], where he plays identically to Mario.
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Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' }}
 
Originally named Princess Toadstool in America, she is the crown princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and Mario's main love interest. She gets kidnapped frequently by Bowser in the main ''Super Mario Bros.'' games, but proves herself to be very skilled in sports. Though she's often the [[Damsel in Distress]], there are times she will get up and do something herself (such as in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', and her own game, ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'').
 
Tropes associated with Peach:
* [[Achilles Heel]]: [[Word of God]] [http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/06/super-mario-galaxy-2/ says it's cake].
* [[Action Girl]]: In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
** She's no slouch in ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'', or the ''Paper Mario'' games either. One wonders why she's so easy to kidnap when she can fend for herself so formidably. [[Distress Ball]], perhaps?
** In a Nintendo Power comic run in the days of the Super NES, until Bowser brainwashed her Peach was pretty much the hero of the story. While the Mario Brothers were characterized as happy-go-lucky bumblers, Peach was a [[Badass Damsel]]. She charged down a warp pipe after Bowser when he attacked her kingdom, and once she got captured the first time she rescued ''herself' from the Koopalings by flying out of their tower on a cape, then broke back in with Luigi and Yoshi to rescue Mario when he got kidnapped.
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* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: In ''Mario Golf'' for the N64, whenever she makes a bad shot she says, "Mama mia!"
** She also says that in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Advance]]'' when she loses a life.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: She shows this [[Depending on the Writer|at times]], most especially during [[Super Smash Bros|The Subspace Emissary]].
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: The entire point of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Is shown to be this in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: All too often, except for ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where she is the main character, while Mario gets to be in [[James Bondage]]. Frequently lampshaded in the [[RPG|RPGs]].
* [[The Ditz]]: Was originally a more generic princess but became this is later games.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: America originally called her Princess Toadstool. Later, ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and later games would call her Peach, making Toadstool her last name.
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* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: In the racing and sports games.
** Inversely, she's a [[Mighty Glacier]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', being the slowest of the four characters (it must be hard to run fast in a [[Pimped-Out Dress]]).
* [[Girly Run]]: In SSBB.
* [[Heart Beat-Down]]
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** Funnily enough, Mario&Luigi reveals a bit of the economic state of the Mushroom Kingdom... which is not good. Specifically their coins are rather low value per coins compared to the Bean Bean Kingdom's. Then again, this is a country where they have a [[Mario Tennis|university specifically for Tennis]], [[Mario Kart|go-kart races in the streets]], and get invaded and ransacked twice a month.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: According to Luigi, this is her relationship with Mario.
* [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]: She ranges from a [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]] to an effective [[Lady of War]] depending on the game.
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: She's the present page picture proper.
* [[Princess Classic]]: Parodied, especially in the ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Has her castle, her kingdom, and her pretty dresses. She is ''not'' the [[Alpha Bitch]], though.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: She seems to be at least six feet tall.
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* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: Almost all male Toads look alike, with the exception of Toadsworth.
* [[The Lancer]]: Purple Toad in the Toad Brigade.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Toad was the fastest runner and fastest grabber in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', but he was held back by a poor jump.
* [[Lovable Coward]]: Toad is utterly worthless in dangerous situations, but cute enough to get away with it.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Blue and Yellow Toads, but see [[Fanon]] and [[Word of God]].
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Debut: ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' }}
 
A reptile-like creature who hails from [[Yoshis Island|Yoshi's Island]]. Like Toad above, there is "Yoshi" (singular), and the race of Yoshis (plural). They often serve as mounts for Mario and his friends.
 
Tropes associated with Yoshi:
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: [[YoshisYoshi's Island]] and all related games.
* [[Always Lawful Good]]: Except for Boshi in [[Super Mario RPG]], who is more of a bully anyway. All Yoshis encountered in the games are friendly.
* [[Baby Talk]]: In the cartoon.
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* [[Black Hole Belly]]
* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]]: It flip-flops whether Yoshis are dragons or dinos.
* [[Double Jump]]: Since [[YoshisYoshi's Island]], all members of the species have the ability to "Flutter Jump", which means it kicks rapidly in midair to gain additional height.
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]
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* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Peach is the blonde, Pauline is the brunette, and Daisy is the redhead.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: She appears to have some level of control over crystals.
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: ''Super Mario Land'' only.
** [[Badass Damsel]]: In ''Mario Party 3'', Bowser attempts to get in everyone's way before the Beauty Star Stamp battle. What does Daisy do in response? {{spoiler|''She [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|slaps him]] so hard he [[Crowning Moment of Funny|goes flying]] and becomes a [[Twinkle in The Sky]].''}} And people wonder why Bowser goes only for Peach...
* [[Expy]]: Started out as this for Peach, but has since changed into a very different character.
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* [[Blue Eyes]]/[[Gray Eyes]]: Halfway between.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Poor Pauline got hit by this hard over the years - while she made a few appearances in [[The Eighties]], her appearances became a lot more rare afterwards. In fact, she was pretty much a [[Brother Chuck]] in the main series after ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', and she gets occasional appearances in spin-off games.
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Lady in Red]]
 
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