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Mario's younger but taller fraternal twin brother, [[Luigi]], often participates in his adventures alongside him; in early games, he was playable only in the two-player mode as a simple {{wp|palette swap}}, but with the passage of time, he went on to gain more significant roles. The Mushroom Kingdom's ruler, [[Princess Peach]], is Mario's love interest and recurring damsel in distress; she repeatedly gets kidnapped by Bowser and has to be rescued by Mario, but occasionally serves as a protagonist herself. Her kingdom's inhabitants and her personal servants are the [[Toad (species)|Toads]], a species of fungal creatures who often support Mario during his adventures. A homonymous [[Toad|individualized member]] of this species often appears as a sidekick to Mario and Luigi and sometimes serves as a damsel in distress. Additionally, [[Toadette]], introduced in spin-off games as Toad's female counterpart, has also begun to play a larger role in recent ''Super Mario'' games, from [[Super Mario Odyssey|helpful side character]] to [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|playable]] [[Super Mario Maker 2|protagonist]]. Another prominent sidekick of Mario's is [[Yoshi]], a dinosaur-like creature who serves as a riding mount to Mario, and has a long tongue which he uses to eat food and enemies; this character became so popular after his debut that he was spun off into [[Yoshi (franchise)|his own franchise]]. Mario also has a greedy, hot-tempered doppelganger rival named [[Wario]], who has antagonized Mario on various occasions, and also serves as an anti-hero with [[Wario (franchise)|his own adventures]] which generally involve money grubbing and treasure hunting. [[Donkey Kong]], a muscular and somewhat dim-witted ape, originally served as Mario's first rival in his arcade debut, but eventually became the main protagonist of [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|his own franchise]]; in his adventures and spin-offs, he pairs with his buddy [[Diddy Kong]], a monkey who specializes in acrobatics. | Mario's younger but taller fraternal twin brother, [[Luigi]], often participates in his adventures alongside him; in early games, he was playable only in the two-player mode as a simple {{wp|palette swap}}, but with the passage of time, he went on to gain more significant roles. The Mushroom Kingdom's ruler, [[Princess Peach]], is Mario's love interest and recurring damsel in distress; she repeatedly gets kidnapped by Bowser and has to be rescued by Mario, but occasionally serves as a protagonist herself. Her kingdom's inhabitants and her personal servants are the [[Toad (species)|Toads]], a species of fungal creatures who often support Mario during his adventures. A homonymous [[Toad|individualized member]] of this species often appears as a sidekick to Mario and Luigi and sometimes serves as a damsel in distress. Additionally, [[Toadette]], introduced in spin-off games as Toad's female counterpart, has also begun to play a larger role in recent ''Super Mario'' games, from [[Super Mario Odyssey|helpful side character]] to [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|playable]] [[Super Mario Maker 2|protagonist]]. Another prominent sidekick of Mario's is [[Yoshi]], a dinosaur-like creature who serves as a riding mount to Mario, and has a long tongue which he uses to eat food and enemies; this character became so popular after his debut that he was spun off into [[Yoshi (franchise)|his own franchise]]. Mario also has a greedy, hot-tempered doppelganger rival named [[Wario]], who has antagonized Mario on various occasions, and also serves as an anti-hero with [[Wario (franchise)|his own adventures]] which generally involve money grubbing and treasure hunting. [[Donkey Kong]], a muscular and somewhat dim-witted ape, originally served as Mario's first rival in his arcade debut, but eventually became the main protagonist of [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|his own franchise]]; in his adventures and spin-offs, he pairs with his buddy [[Diddy Kong]], a monkey who specializes in acrobatics. | ||
Other significant recurring characters in the franchise include [[Princess Daisy]], the tomboyish ruler of a four-kingdom country called [[Sarasaland]] who later became a friend to Peach; [[Birdo]], a pink dinosaur creature originally portrayed as an antagonist but revived as Yoshi's frequent ally in spin-offs; [[Waluigi]], Wario's accomplice in many spin-off games; [[Professor Elvin Gadd]], an aging scientist and inventor; [[Rosalina]], a mysterious figure who watches over the cosmos; the [[ | Other significant recurring characters in the franchise include [[Princess Daisy]], the tomboyish ruler of a four-kingdom country called [[Sarasaland]] who later became a friend to Peach; [[Birdo]], a pink dinosaur creature originally portrayed as an antagonist but revived as Yoshi's frequent ally in spin-offs; [[Waluigi]], Wario's accomplice in many spin-off games; [[Professor Elvin Gadd]], an aging scientist and inventor; [[Rosalina]], a mysterious figure who watches over the cosmos; the [[Luma]]s, a species of stars who are cared for by Rosalina and accompany her often; and [[Pauline]], originally portrayed as the damsel in distress in the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' but eventually resurrected as a city mayor and singer. Additionally, Mario and Luigi have their own [[Baby Mario|infant]] [[Baby Luigi|versions]], who are recurring characters in Yoshi's adventures and appear alongside their adult counterparts in spin-offs. | ||
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