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The Mushroom King, also named King Toadstool, is a ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the father of Princess Peach, known as "Princess Toadstool" in early media. The Mushroom King is first mentioned in the instruction booklet for Super Mario Bros., but makes his first physical appearance within the book How to Win at Super Mario Bros..

Despite having an apparent major role in the Mushroom Kingdom's governance, the Mushroom King does not appear in any Mario games. The Mushroom King does make somewhat notable appearances in some Western-produced Mario media such as Nintendo Comics System and Nintendo Adventure Books.

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Physical description[]

The Mushroom King is a human who has a golden crown on top of a black mushroom-like hat. The Mushroom King's robes are purple, his shoes are purple, and his mustache is similar to Luigi's.

Personality[]

In the Nintendo Comics System stories, the Mushroom King is shown to be scatterbrained and dimwitted, so Princess Toadstool often fills in for him. In comparison, Wooster is the smarter and more sensible advisor of the Mushroom King. The Mushroom King's intelligence is low enough that the Stupid Bomb in the story "The Stupid Bomb!" had no effect on him.

In Super Mario Bros.[]

In the instruction booklet of the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Super Mario Bros., the Mushroom King is briefly mentioned. While this mention had been carried over into Super Mario Bros. Deluxe's manual, other reissues of Super Mario Bros. generally do not include it, possibly because the instruction booklet for the original Family Computer release does not mention him.

In the Nintendo Comics System[]

The Mushroom King is the de facto leader of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Based on his role, the Mushroom King was likely based on the Kings from Super Mario Bros. 3, as the Mushroom King also has a magic wand often stolen by Bowser's forces, who then use it to transform the Mushroom King into an animal. In "Mutiny on the Bouncy," the Mushroom King is transformed into a dog, and in "Piranha Round-Sue," he is transformed into a chameleon.

Other appearances[]

The Mushroom King is mentioned in Princess Toadstool's profile within Nintendo of America's Nintendo Character Guide from 1993.

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