List of major characters

This page shows all of the major characters in the Mario series. Throughout the series, there have been countless of characters that either have a small role in one game or is reoccuring in others. This page will cover just the main/major cast of the series.

Mario
Mario is the main protagonist of the Mario series itself. Mario is an Italitan plumber that lives in the Mushroom Kingdom and his main duty is to rescue Princess Peach from the Koopa tyrant, Bowser. Mario has by far more appearances in the series itself and due to appearing in so many games throughout the years, he has become a video game icon even earning nicknames such as The Face of Nintendo and Mr. Video Game Himself. Mario is often the main and only playable protagonist in the earlier games but, as of recent games lately, Mario is playable along others. In the sports spin-off games, Mario tends to have average status which dates back to his role from Super Mario Bros. 2.

Even being a well-known hero, there are other games in the Mario series where Mario either has a side role, makes a cameo, or doesn't even appear in at all. This is the most cases for the Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Wario series. Mario is often "player 1" in most of the earlier video games with his brother Luigi being "player 2". Mario is well known for his jumping ability where, back in the original Donkey Kong arcade, he was known as Jumpman. However, even though Mario is well known for his jumping skills, Luigi is surprior in the technique as shown in games such as Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Paper Mario.

Luigi
Luigi is the secondary protagonist of the Mario series. He is the younger brother of Mario and is well known for being tall and wearing green.