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The franchise revolves around the adventures of an extensive cast of recurring characters. The main protagonist of the franchise, the titular [[Mario]], is a fictional Italian-American plumber who serves as the hero of a realm called the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], which he endeavors to defend by traversing through stages filled with obstacles and enemies. His arch-nemesis is [[Bowser]], the king of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, a race of evil-driven anthropomorphic turtles. Bowser is responsible for the vast majority of the Mushroom Kingdom's invasions, and almost always appears as the final boss, who consistently attempts to put an end to the escapades of Mario and his friends. | The franchise revolves around the adventures of an extensive cast of recurring characters. The main protagonist of the franchise, the titular [[Mario]], is a fictional Italian-American plumber who serves as the hero of a realm called the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], which he endeavors to defend by traversing through stages filled with obstacles and enemies. His arch-nemesis is [[Bowser]], the king of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, a race of evil-driven anthropomorphic turtles. Bowser is responsible for the vast majority of the Mushroom Kingdom's invasions, and almost always appears as the final boss, who consistently attempts to put an end to the escapades of Mario and his friends. | ||
Mario's younger but taller | Mario's younger but taller 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 the main platformer series' recent 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 [[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. | 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. | ||