Super Mario

Super Mario (スーパーマリオ) is the main series of video games in Nintendo's Mario franchise. The games in the series generally featured Italian-American plumber Mario and his brother Luigi as they often save Princess Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser, King of the Koopas.

The franchise crossed over with the Dragon Quest series in both the Itadaki Street Series and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Characters

• Mario - Main character of the series and franchise. Mario made his debut as the character Jumpman in the first installment on the Donkey Kong franchise which was also called Donkey Kong and has been part of the SSB series since the first game. Among his arsenal in since Brawl is F.L.U.D.D. (short for Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device) who made its debut in Super Mario Sunshine.

• Luigi - Younger brother of Mario and occasional star of his own game. Luigi made his debut in the game Mario Bros. and has been a part of the SSB series since the first game, with the 3DS/Wii U installment of SSB being the only time he's playable from the start.

• Princess Peach - Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Peach, originally called Toadstool in the US until Super Mario 64, made her debut in Super Mario Bros. and part of the SSB series since Super Smash Bros. Melee.

• Princess Daisy - Princess of Sarasaland and ally to the Mario Bros. She made her first appearance in Super Mario Land and later became a recurring character since Mario Tennis 64.

• Bowser - Enemy of the Mario Bros. and the Mushroom Kingdom, though sometimes ally. Bowser made his debut in Super Mario Bros. and part of the SSB since Super Smash Bros. Melee.

• Rosalina and Luma - Team character consisting of Rosalina, the princess of the cosmos, and Luma, a sentient star-like creature. The duo made their debut in Super Mario Galaxy and were first playable in the 3DS/Wii U installment of SSB.

• Bowser Jr. - Son of Bowser, Bowser Jr. made his debut in Super Mario Sunshine. Instead of having alternate colorings, the character has different forms consisting of the seven Koopalings, all of whom made their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3. Collectively, they made their SSB debut in the 3DS/Wii U installments.

• Dr. Mario - An alter-ego of Mario who debuted in the puzzle game Dr. Mario. This form previously appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee and returned for the 3DS/Wii U installment of SSB, and is treated as a separate character in both the later games, as well as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

• Piranha Plant - One of the most recurring enemies in the Super Mario franchise, debuting in Super Mario Bros. It debuted in Smash as the first DLC character for Ultimate.

Captain N: The Game Master

The series crossed over several times with Dragon Quest in "Three Men and A Dragon" & "The Trojan Dragon". Though characters from Super Mario didn't appear, sound effects, music and the term Warp Zone were used. Additionally:

• "Three Men and A Dragon" has several BGM from Super Mario played:
  • Super Mario Bros - The "Underground" music plays after the N Team learns that all of the dragons have (apparently) been caught.
  • Super Mario Bros. - The "Castle" music plays when Kevin, Duke, Simon and Kid Icarus hide a cave.
  • Super Mario Bros 2 - The "Boss Battle" Music plays briefly when Lana and Mega Man find the power items.
• "The Trojan Dragon" as with all other Season 2 episodes premiered as part of the Captain N & The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 hour. The SMB 3 episode airing with it was "The Ugly Mermaid"/"Mush Rumors".

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Playable characters at the start

• Mario

Playable characters to be unlocked

• Luigi - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Luigi being the 33rd character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Mario and those in his unlock tree up to Ike. After either condition is met, he must be defeated in Luigi's Mansion.
  • Recruiting him at the Mysterious Dimension in the World of Light.
• Princess Peach - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Peach being the 12th character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Fox and those in his unlock tree up to Zero Suit Samus. After either condition is met, she must be defeated in Princess Peach's Castle.
  • Recruiting her at the Molten Fortress in the World of Light.
• Princess Daisy - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Daisy being the 28th character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Fox and those in his unlock tree up to Falco. After either condition is met, she must be defeated in Figure-8 Circuit.
  • Recruiting her at Dracula's Castle (first building balcony) in the World of Light.
• Bowser - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Bowser being the 3rd character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Donkey Kong. After either condition is met, he must be defeated in Mushroom Kingdom U.
  • Defeat Giga Bowser in the World of Light.
• Rosalina and Luma - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with the duo being the 45th character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Donkey Kong and those in his unlock tree up to Pokémon Trainer. After either condition is met, they must be defeated in Mario Galaxy.
  • Recruiting them at the North Dark Realm in the World of Light.
• Bowser Jr. - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Bowser Jr. being the 61st character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Fox and those in his unlock tree up to Daisy. After either condition is met, he must be defeated in Delfino Plaza.
  • Recruiting him at the left Path of Wisdom of the Gerudo Desert in the World of Light.
• Dr. Mario - The character can be unlocked by:
  • Going through VS Matches, with Dr. Mario being the 62nd character to unlock, or Classic Mode with Mario and those in his unlock tree up to Roy. After either condition is met, he must be defeated on New Donk City Hall.
  • Recruiting him at the Edge of Ribbon Road and Lumiose City in the World of Light.
• Pirana Plant - Can be downloaded for free if players earned My Nintendo points through Ultimate prior to Piranha Plant's release; upon release, it was made available for purchase for $4.99 USD.