Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)

Mario (Japanese: マリオ), full name Mario Mario or Super Mario, also known as Jumpman in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong, is the titular main protagonist of the longest-running video games series with the same name, and the mascot for Nintendo.

He's the main hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, who is always bright and cheerful and instantly recognizable with his blue overalls, red cap, and trademark moustache. He's a trusted friend of Princess Peach, and he and his brother Luigi are known across the land for their acts of bravery.

Mario excels at sports including tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, and even kart racing. He's good at all of them for most. He's a plumber by profession but is really a jack of all trades. He uses his masterful jumping ability and a variety of power-ups to take on his archrival, Bowser.

Why He's The Hero of The Mushroom Kingdom

 * 1) He gets massive character development. He starts off as an Italian-Brooklynite plumber before getting sucked into a pipe while becoming the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and doing Peach's training course stopping Bowser before taking over the world.
 * 2) His relationship with Luigi is very faithful to the games, making some scenes like him stepping up Baby Luigi when he was bullied at preschool and stopping the bully emotional which will most likely make you cry.
 * 3) Similar to his Nintendo counterpart, he is very friendly and kind, such as the scene where he has Luigi hold his hand and him giving a coin to a Purple Toad.
 * 4) The scenes of him separating and the scene where Baby Mario defends Baby Luigi from a bully are emotional and will likely make you cry.
 * 5) Chris Pratt does a surprisingly great job voicing Mario with him using a Brooklyn accent that is on par with the cartoons. Thanks to his moments, Chris Pratt delivers an very entertaining performance.
 * 6) He's admittedly an improvement over Nintendo's previous film counterpart of him.
 * 7) He has a bunch of hilarious/memorable lines such as:
 * 8) **"Say that again about my brother, and you are going to regret it."
 * 9) **"Mamma mia!"
 * 10) **"Luigi, are you in there?"
 * 11) **"What is this place?"
 * 12) **"Mushroom Kingdom, here we come!"
 * 13) **"Alright... Let's-a go."
 * 14) **"Wahoo!"
 * 15) His design is great, as he has realistic proportions such as a slightly smaller nose, his overalls are more detailed such as a pocket on his overalls, a visible neck, and more. Despite these changes, his design is still extremely faithful to the games.
 * 16) The concept of a Mario and Luigi origin story is great and is executed extremely well.
 * 17) He provides a bunch of funny moments thanks to the film’s writing such as:
 * 18) * Him and Luigi unclogging a bathroom sink while an angry dog named Francis (not the one from Super Paper Mario showing his anger at them with the sink clogging and flooding (no pun intended) the bathroom.
 * 19) * His uncle Uncle Tony laughing at the Mario brothers, along with Uncle Arthur and Mario's grandpa laugh, with him joking around about them getting the worst Oscars and his wife smacking him on the head.
 * 20) * Uncle Tony saying to Mario about him not quitting his former boss Spike job but he did where he laughs.
 * 21) * His dislike of Mushrooms.
 * 22) * Him telling Luigi that it is their chance and destiny is calling and Luigi saying "Destiny Del Macchio from high school?".
 * 23) * Mario about to touch a blue Mushroom (that looks like a Mini Mushroom) and Toad saying "DO NOT TOUCH THAT MUSHROOM, YOU WILL DIE!" and Mario getting scared and calling Toad a "mushroom man".
 * 24) *Him seeing a Clear Pipe for the first time and getting hit by it when he sucked into it on the face.
 * 25) *Him getting stuck in a pipe maze.
 * 26) *Him going out of Warp Pipe with his hat falling out and falling on the ground.
 * 27) *Toad also puts his Frying pan in his hand and looks like he is about to hit two of the Toad Soldiers, but cooks Tomatoes and Apples for them while Mario sneaks into Peach's Castle.
 * 28) *His dislike of mushrooms. (C'mon, twice?)
 * 29) *Him not wanting to eat the Super Mushroom (Rule of Three) and Princess Peach tries to get him to eat it but forces him to eat it where Mario puffs up like a balloon and turns into Super Mario.
 * 30) *Him failing his training in a that can be on par with hard and difficult Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 levels.
 * 31) *Himgoing into a Warp Pipe with him falling out and his hat going off of him and sucked into the pipe.
 * 32) *Mario getting a Cheep Cheep stuck on his face and Princess Peach getting it off and Toad getting it on (not in the final film).
 * 33) *Him trying to fight Donkey Kong only for the latter to beat up him, Mario turning into Mini Mushroom after eating a Mini Mushroom, Donkey Kong holding Mario, Donkey Kong doing the Seth Rogen laugh, Mario turning into Cat Mario, him sitting down and making a face and (with him getting annoyed), and Donkey Kong laughing at him and Cat Mario scratching Donkey Kong.
 * 34) *Mario says he will buy Princess Peach a turtle in Brooklyn while they are on Rainbow Road.
 * 35) *Him calling Donkey Kong a barrel-throwing monkey.
 * 36) *Luigi also questions Mario's Tanooki Mario suit while thinking he looks like a bear.
 * 37) *A Piranha Plant also gets Invincible Mario and Invincible Luigi in its mouth, Mama Mario and Papa Mario looking, and them getting out of its mouth because they are invincible.
 * 38) *Bowser tries to breathe fire on the Mario brothers when they are invincible but it doesn't work and he realizes that because they are invincible.
 * 39) *Him joking to Princess Peach he will buy Princess Peach a turtle in Brooklyn, twice.
 * 40) He is shown to care for Luigi where it is extremely faithful to the games and the rest of his family, such as the scene where he is separated from Luigi in the Warp Zone, the flashback of Baby Mario defending Baby Luigi from a bully, and Mario and Donkey Kong falling off Rainbow Road into the water.
 * 41) He and his brother Luigi decide to stay in the Mushroom Kingdom and take a pipe to Brooklyn.
 * 42) He runs an amazing plumbing business named Super Mario Bros. Plumbing. after quitting Foreman Spike to succeed their dream, alongside with an iconic plumbing commercial.
 * He, alongside with Luigi had a really bad*ss moment in defeating Bowser and his minions after collecting the Power Star.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Due to the film's pacing being way too fast, his character development about being a hero comes off as somewhat underdeveloped.
 * 2) Prior to the film's release, his performance by Chris Pratt, was deemed a bit underwhelming.
 * 3) His dislike of mushrooms, while funny, is ironic as Mushrooms are the power-ups he uses the most in the games.
 * 4) Shockingly enough, he does not use a Fire Flower when him, Princess Peach, and Toad are in the Fire Flower Garden to turn into Fire Mario. Concept art for Fire Mario is shown, which were sadly cut.

Trivia

 * Mario's invincibility colors is based on his Smash Ball glow-up from the Super Smash Bros. franchise.