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“Oh me, oh my! You've been transformed! Shall I change you back with this wand?”
Kings, Super Mario Bros. 3

Frog Mario is an alternate form of Mario and Luigi that can be attained by acquiring a Frog Suit in the game Super Mario Bros. 3. This form improves their underwater mobility but hampers their movement on land by only allowing them to move in short hops.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Frog Mario can swim faster than regular Mario, allowing him to overcome currents in his path. Controlling Mario while swimming is also easier, as he can stop instantly, in a single spot in the water, and swim in any direction. However, Mario's on-land mobility is greatly decreased, and he cannot crouch or Slope Slide. In fact, he can only hop on the ground like a frog (though he can walk and run while carrying an item, such as a Koopa Shell). As such, Frog Mario's jumping ability is greater than regular Mario's. The Frog Suit will also prevent the player from slipping on Ice Blocks.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Frog Mario also appears as one of the unlockable Mystery Mushroom costumes in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. Weird Mario may appear in this form if a Warp Door is knocked in Edit Mode in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.

Super Mario Maker 2

The Frog Suit was added to Super Mario Maker 2 in the version 3.0.0 update as the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style's second unique power-up. It grants the ability of running on water while carrying an object, improved hopping controls and optimized swimming. In multiplayer, Frog Mario is red while Frog Luigi remains green. Frog Toad is blue with a beige spot on each side while Frog Toadette has the same appearance but pink with her pigtails shown. The character's Frog Suit's expression changes for certain poses, such as closing its eyes while crouching, much like the Frog Mario costume from the original Super Mario Maker; having angry eyes when running or jumping with an object or player; and its pupils looking up when carrying a player without running.

The Weird Mario Easter egg also returns.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess Toadstool and Toad were also able to use the Frog Suit. King Koopa also used this form through the use of a Power Pendant in the episode "Super Koopa".

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

A form of Frog Mario appears in Paper Mario: Sticker Star when a Frog Suit sticker is used; it only overlays the sticker onto Mario, rather than turning him into Frog Mario. With this sticker, Mario can dodge enemy attacks by jumping, and his jump attacks are also stronger, though only for one turn.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Frog Mario appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash, via use of a Frog Suit card. It works like it did in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, letting Mario jump over enemy attacks. It now lasts until Mario takes damage (this physically removes the Frog Suit, as in Super Mario Bros. 3) or wins the fight.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カエルマリオ
Kaeru Mario
Frog Mario

German Frosch-Mario
Frog Mario
Italian Mario Rana
Frog Mario
Russian Марио-лягушка
Mario-lyagushka
Frog Mario

Spanish Mario Rana
Frog Mario

Trivia

  • In the Club Nintendo comic "Mario will hoch hinaus", Mario is seen jumping around, saying, "It's great to be a frog", despite not wearing the Frog Suit.
  • The Penguin form has the same effect on Mario's underwater agility as this form.
  • It is impossible to complete some levels in Frog form, particularly Fortress Levels, as there are sections that players need to crouch to pass.
  • Early concept art for Super Mario Bros. 3 shows that Frog Mario would be able to use his tongue to slurp up and spit out enemies, which would later become one of Yoshi's abilities in Super Mario World.[1]
  • Although the form itself does not appear in Super Mario Odyssey, Mario can take control of a frog using Cappy's capture ability.

References

  1. ^ Supper Mario Broth (February 9, 2017). Tumblr. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

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