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[[Image:Mario2small.jpg|frame|right|Mario's current appearance, with mustache, blue overalls, red shirt and trademark hat.]]
A '''Yoshi''' is a sub-species of dinosaurs and/or dragons. Their main home is [[Yoshi's Island]] in [[Dinosaur Land]], although they've been seen in places like [[Yoshi Village]] and on the [[Excess Express]].


'''Mario''' is the hero of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Mario was orignally created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in [[1981]], where he first appeared in the video game ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' in the arcades. Despite his lengthy history, Mario is in many ways an undeveloped character, with many details of his accepted biography having been created through a complex lore spawned from the imaginations of comic book artists, cartoon writers, and fans.
[[Image: YoshiTransaltion.jpg|frame|right|A translation of the '''Yoshi''' ''language'', as seen in the old non-canon Super Mario Adventures comic.]]


Mario got his name when someone at Nintendo thought that he looked like the Italian landlord of a [[Nintendo]] of America office in New York, Mario Segali. His surname is also "Mario" since the name of the first game starring [[Luigi]] had the name "Mario Brothers."


Officially, Nintendo producers have stated that Mario's biography is kept simple in order to make the character versatile and reusable in many different games and situations. Mario is one of the most underdeveloped characters in the [[Marioverse]], with characters such as [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]] having more complex, consistent, and unique back stories.


In his first appearance in ''Donkey Kong'', all that was stated was that he was a carpenter who had to save [[Pauline]] from [[Donkey Kong]].  He later reappeared in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade)|Donkey Kong Jr.]], and was actually the villain.  He had DK caged up, hitting him with a whip.  DK's son, [[Donkey Kong Jr.|DK Jr.]] had to save him.  His third appearance in ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' changed his profession to plumber, which was more fitting with the pipe theme of that game. Here, Mario and his brother Luigi cleaned out the sewers of [[Brooklyn]]. This fact, in addition to both the cartoon series and the movie, led many to believe that Brooklyn was Mario's original home. Newer games and manuals, however, state that he grew up in the fictional [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Some have suggested that the brothers were taken to the "[[Real World]]" at an early age, while others disagree with this because it contradicts the other games and the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' guide, which was written after ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.  It appears as though the idea that Mario grew up in Brooklyn was retconned, and, at any rate, in no actual Mario game does it say that Mario grew up in Brooklyn, just the text manual of Mario Bros.
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[[Image:Yoshi smw2.PNG|100px|thumb|left|Mario riding [[Yoshi]] in [[Super Mario World]].]]
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Over the course of his many games, Mario has rescued a number of women from captivity (including Pauline, Princess Peach, and [[Princess Daisy]]) and has become regarded as a great hero in the Mushroom Kingdom. There is no definitive time line for the events in the various games, most of which could be placed in nearly any order.
== Biology ==
Mario's distinctive look is due to technology restrictions in the mid-'80s: with a limited number of pixels and colors, the programmers could not animate Mario's movement without making his arms "disappear" if his shirt was a solid color; they did not have the space to give him a mouth; and they could not animate hair, so Mario got overalls, a moustache, and a cap to bypass these problems. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto has also stated when interviewed that Mario wears a cap because he finds it difficult to draw hair.{{fact}}
A Yoshi's dominating feature is its nose, taking up most of its head. They are very sensitive when smelling out fruit or secrets that could be buried underground. They probably locate family and friends by smell, along with skin color.
Even though they have teeth, these are rarely seen or used. The [[Fighting Polygons]] version of a Yoshi shows three pointy teeth, even though in the game [[Yoshi (character)|The Yoshi]] didn't show teeth.
The saddle they have could actually be some sort of shell, since each Yoshi is wearing one when hatched.
They have long adhesive tongues that can cling to most enemies, allowing a Yoshi to swallow it whole. They can either swallow whatever they eat, or encase it in an [[Egg]]. The eggs can be used as projectile weapons to defeat enemies and bosses.


When Mario was first conceived, he looked, more or less, as he does today: a short, plump man with the trademark hat, brown hair, black mustache and overalls. He normally wears blue overalls on top of a red shirt, but such was not always the case. Originally, he wore red overalls on top of a blue shirt — almost exactly the opposite of what he wears now. The American ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' was the first appearance of his modern outfit (the box had the red overalls-on-blue shirt, but the game itself had a blue overalls-on-red shirt); however, it was ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that standardized today's blue overalls-on-red shirt outfit. (Incidentally, the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has neither in-game; Mario wears a brown shirt with red overalls). Mario's outfit rarely changes, though he's known to change it on occasion if the situation calls for it. For example, in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario wore short sleeves instead of his usual long sleeved shirt, and could even forgo this entirely in favor of a more tropical shirt design worn over his normal shirt, which he always wore with sunglasses.


== Initial Stats in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ==
== Skin Pigment ==
*Level 1
Their skin color can be anything, even black and white. They can change skin color in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' by eating diffent fruit, and yet their colors are determined by hatching time in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' they had abilities depending on their color and Koopa Shells. If a [[Blue Yoshi]] eats Koopa Shell, it could grow wings. If a [[Red Yoshi]] eats a Koopa Shell, it could spit [[Fireball]]s.
*HP: 20
Their shoes color is in conjunction with their skin, a green Yoshi has red shoes, a red Yoshi has blue shoes, ect.
*FP: 10
*Speed: 20
*Attack: 20
*Defense: 0
*Magic Attack: 10
*Magic Defense: 2
*Special Attacks:
**Jump:
***FP Used: 3
***Magic Power: 25
***Description: Mario jumps one one enemy. Right before he stomps, push the "Y" button.


== Tattle Information ==
"It's Mario, silly! He's here to save Princess Peach, who was kidnapped by Bowser. Remember? He fights until the bitter end, no matter what enemies attack!" -[[Lee]] or a [[Duplighost]], when copying [[Goombario]]'s Tattle ability


== Mario's Powers and Abilities ==
== Speech ==
[[Image:ssb-marios.jpg|thumb|200px|right|When Mario appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', his clothing was much more realistic.]]
Most Yoshi's can speak english, as proved by [[Yoshi (character)|Yoshi]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and various Yoshi's in games like ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]'', ect.
* Mario can (in some games) control fire without a powerup.
They probably replace nouns and verbs with the word "Yoshi", much like the Smurfs always used the word "Smurf" in their language.
* In ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Mario and the other three playable characters have a Super Jump. Mario would duck down, and after about two seconds, he'd start to glow. When he releases his energy, Mario would jump twice as high.
In ''Super Mario World'', hopping onto a Yoshi's saddle made an odd sound created by a record scratching and then playing the sound backwards. In ''Yoshi's Story'', the Yoshis are voiced by Nintendo musician Kazumi Totaka, who mutters his name and unintelligible words (such as "gong" and "hup"). Even though the game was by no means a favorite, because of it everybody assumes Yoshi's can only say "Yoshi".
* Mario's Super Jump height was exceeded only by his Ultra Jump, from ''Super Mario RPG''. With this special attack, Mario can jump on enemies consecutively one hundred times (if performed correctly). This is one of Mario's most dangerous attacks.
* Mario even has his own fighting style. Although he never really uses it in his games, he does use the martial arts in a ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' comic. In the comic, while figting [[Lemmy Koopa]], Mario says "Good thing I know karate." In the following panel, Mario jumps many times in a rapid motion, dodging all of Lemmy's attacks with ease.
* Mario has many different jumps: Jump, Super Jump, Ultra Jump, Running Jump, Backflip, Somersault, Spin Jump, Mario Tornado, Super Jump Punch, and the Triple Jump.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Mario can perform three or more jumps in midair.
*In ''Super Mario 64'', Mario can hold his breath underwater for 46 seconds before dying. However, in other Mario games, the plumber can hold his breath indefinitely.
*Mario has 4 powerups that can make him fly- the [[Tanooki Suit]], the [[Raccoon Suit]], the [[Wing Cap]], and the [[Cape]].  
*In the RPG sub-series, Mario's most powerful weapon is the [[Ultra Hammer]] (However, in ''Super Mario RPG'', the Ultra Hammer is only the second most powerful weapon; the hidden item, the [[Lazy Shell]], is his most powerful weapon.).


{{fact}}<noinclude>Lots of those abilities.</noinclude>


== Paper Abilities of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''==
== Gender ==
'''Airplane Mode:''' The player can make Mario enter this mode by positioning him over a plane panel and pressing Y. This turns him into a plane. He can then glide through the air. The player uses the control stick to steer him. <br>
A popular debate indeed. A possible explanation is that there's male and female, and both can lay eggs, but only female eggs can produce babies. It's also possible that [[Pink Yoshi]]s can be male and female, since identifying gender by pink and light blue was a [[Human]] idea.
'''Paper Mode:''' Mario can turn sideways if the player presses R. (He is paper thin in the [[Paper Mario]] series, so sideways he can get through thin cracks.) <br>
'''Tube Mode:''' Hold down R and rotate the control stick.<br>
'''Boat Mode:''' Position Mario over a boat panel and press Y.  


==Names of Mario==
[[Image:Dr mario.gif|left|thumb|150px|Mario as a [[Dr. Mario|doctor]].]]
*Jumpman (Mario's original name in the Japanese arcade version of [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]. He was renamed for the American release)
*Doctor Mario (Mario when he assumes his medical persona in [[Dr. Mario]])
*Mario (Mario's standard name)
*Super Mario (Mario when he grows large from a [[Super Mushroom]]) 
*Fiery Mario (Mario when he grabs a [[Fire Flower]])
*The Great Gonzales (Mario's fighter name in the [[Glitz Pit]])
*Mario Mario (Mario's full name)


==Portrayals==
==Diet==
Was voiced/portrayed by:
They eat mostly [[Fruit]], and in the case in [[Yoshi's Story]], they become happy when eating fruit their own skin color. Melons are their favorite, and only the [[Black Yoshi|Black]] and [[White Yoshi]]s could digest chili peppers (which hurt any other Yoshi).
*[[Lou Albano]] in the [[Super Mario Bros. Super Show]].
*[[Walker Boone]] in [[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]] and [[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]] cartoons.
*[[Charles Martinet]] in most of the video games.
*[[Bob Hoskins]] in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]] movie.


==''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' Bio==
"Everyone's favorite hero. When Peach is in trouble, he always saves the day!
A kart racer, tennis player, golf enthusiast, docter...the list goes on and on,
showing that he's a jack-of-all-trades. His trademark [[fireball]] will help him in his first
foray into baseball."


==External Links==
== Other notes ==
*http://www.mariotendo.com
*Yoshis are the originator of the "[[Ground Pound]]" — a move in which a creature jumps into the air, flips and then slams into the ground. Yoshis first performed the move in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. The move has been performed by many characters in later games, such as ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and various entries in the ]][[Mario Party]]'' franchise.
*http://www.smbhq.com
*http://www.Mariomonsters.com/frames.html


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*The plural for Yoshi has often come up in debates. Some argue that "Yoshis" is the proper term, while others argue that "Yoshies" is correct. Japanese plurals have no indicative marks, meaning that "Yoshi" is another (unlikely) possibility. Nintendo of America has used both "Yoshies" and "Yoshis" in the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Advance versions of Yoshi's Island, respectively. It could be that both versions are canon.
{{succession box |
  | title = Champion of the [[Glitz Pit]]
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
  | before = [[Rawk Hawk]]
  | after = [[Rawk Hawk]]
|}}


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*In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4'' adaptations of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the king in the castle of World seven is transformed into a [[Green Yoshi]] by [[Ludwig Von Koopa]] (whereas in the [[NES]] version of the game, predating Yoshi's, the king was transformed into a [[Piranha Plant]]).
  | title = Champion of the [[Glitz Pit]]
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
  | before = [[Rawk Hawk]]
  | after = Incumbent (possibly the [[Yoshi Kid]] as the Great Gonzales Jr.)
|}}
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[[Category: Characters]]
 
== Notable Yoshis ==
*[[Yoshi (character)|The Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Yoshi Kid]] - ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*[[Boshi]] - ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
*[[Little Yoshi]] - ''[[Tetris Attack]]''
 
 
== Yoshi species ==
*[[Yoob]] - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*[[Red Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Pink Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Orange Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Yellow Yoshi]]'' - ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Green Yoshi]]'' - ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Light Blue Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Blue Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Dark Blue Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Brown Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Purple Yoshi]] - ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
*[[Black Yoshi]] - ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
*[[White Yoshi]] - ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
 
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[[Category: Allies]]
[[Category: Allies]]
[[Category: Enemies]]
[[Category: Yoshies]]
[[Category: Protectors of the Mushroom Kingdom]]
[[Category: Dinosaurs]]
[[Category: Mario Party Characters]]
[[Category: Humans]]

Revision as of 20:50, October 10, 2006

A Yoshi is a sub-species of dinosaurs and/or dragons. Their main home is Yoshi's Island in Dinosaur Land, although they've been seen in places like Yoshi Village and on the Excess Express.

File:YoshiTransaltion.jpg
A translation of the Yoshi language, as seen in the old non-canon Super Mario Adventures comic.




Biology

A Yoshi's dominating feature is its nose, taking up most of its head. They are very sensitive when smelling out fruit or secrets that could be buried underground. They probably locate family and friends by smell, along with skin color. Even though they have teeth, these are rarely seen or used. The Fighting Polygons version of a Yoshi shows three pointy teeth, even though in the game The Yoshi didn't show teeth. The saddle they have could actually be some sort of shell, since each Yoshi is wearing one when hatched. They have long adhesive tongues that can cling to most enemies, allowing a Yoshi to swallow it whole. They can either swallow whatever they eat, or encase it in an Egg. The eggs can be used as projectile weapons to defeat enemies and bosses.


Skin Pigment

Their skin color can be anything, even black and white. They can change skin color in Super Mario Sunshine by eating diffent fruit, and yet their colors are determined by hatching time in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. In Super Mario World they had abilities depending on their color and Koopa Shells. If a Blue Yoshi eats Koopa Shell, it could grow wings. If a Red Yoshi eats a Koopa Shell, it could spit Fireballs. Their shoes color is in conjunction with their skin, a green Yoshi has red shoes, a red Yoshi has blue shoes, ect.


Speech

Most Yoshi's can speak english, as proved by Yoshi in Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64, and various Yoshi's in games like Yoshi's Story, Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, ect. They probably replace nouns and verbs with the word "Yoshi", much like the Smurfs always used the word "Smurf" in their language. In Super Mario World, hopping onto a Yoshi's saddle made an odd sound created by a record scratching and then playing the sound backwards. In Yoshi's Story, the Yoshis are voiced by Nintendo musician Kazumi Totaka, who mutters his name and unintelligible words (such as "gong" and "hup"). Even though the game was by no means a favorite, because of it everybody assumes Yoshi's can only say "Yoshi".


Gender

A popular debate indeed. A possible explanation is that there's male and female, and both can lay eggs, but only female eggs can produce babies. It's also possible that Pink Yoshis can be male and female, since identifying gender by pink and light blue was a Human idea.


Diet

They eat mostly Fruit, and in the case in Yoshi's Story, they become happy when eating fruit their own skin color. Melons are their favorite, and only the Black and White Yoshis could digest chili peppers (which hurt any other Yoshi).


Other notes

  • The plural for Yoshi has often come up in debates. Some argue that "Yoshis" is the proper term, while others argue that "Yoshies" is correct. Japanese plurals have no indicative marks, meaning that "Yoshi" is another (unlikely) possibility. Nintendo of America has used both "Yoshies" and "Yoshis" in the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Advance versions of Yoshi's Island, respectively. It could be that both versions are canon.


Notable Yoshis


Yoshi species

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