Invincible Mario: Difference between revisions

|item=[[Star]], [[Invincibility Barrel]]

|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Toad]], [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], [[Rosalina]], [[Plessie]], [[Wario]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Kiddy Kong]], all characters in ''Mario Party: Island Tour'', ''Mario Party 10'', the ''Mario Kart'' series, ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and Mario Hoops 3-on-3

'''Invincible Mario''' is a form that makes its debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] (among others) can assume the form after using a [[Star]], which made its debut in the same game; while in this state, he is resistant to any [[Enemies|enemy]], and can defeat most of them by simply touching them. However, the state only lasts a few seconds. In most games, when Mario is damaged, he will be invulnerable for a few seconds as well (though he cannot defeat enemies).

Invincibility is depicted by a flashing, color-changing character. Since ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[Mario]] flips when he jumps in this form, in a similar fashion to [[Samus Aran]], who only appears alongside Mario in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. Since this is not a "true" transformation, Mario can become invincible and retain his current form (for example, if [[Fire Mario]] gets a Star, he becomes invincible, but retains his Fire form). Wario can also become invincible and much faster in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' by using a Starman as well.

In the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, every driver can become invincible by touching and/or using a Star, allowing them to drive faster and make other drivers spin-out or tumble by touching them.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', there are some [[? Blocks]] that normally contain coins, but will contain Stars if Mario or Luigi is invincible when they strike the block. This allows the player to string together a long period of invincibility.

Starting in ''Super Mario World'', Invincible Mario could get [[Extra life|extra lives]] by defeating eight (five in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'') or more enemies while invincible, and will keep getting lives for each additional enemy (every eighth enemy in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'') defeated until the Star wears off completely, and the player becomes vulnerable again. In ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', Wario gains 11 hearts for each enemy destroyed through physical contact in this state.

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', neither Invincible Mario or Luigi ever made an appearance, as a Starman would not turn Mario or Luigi invincible, but instead served as an alternative to the [[Fire Flower]] for becoming "Super Mario" or "Super Luigi". In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', Starmen functioned as they normally did in the games, granting them their invincible forms for a limited time.

Additionally, in the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]], the [[Kong]]s can become invincible by breaking through an [[Invincibility Barrel]]. While in an invincible form, they gain the same effects as a Super Star, such as flashing and defeating enemies without performing a specific move. They also still lose a life if they fall in a pit, even when invincible.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', [[Bowser Memory M]] uses a Star to become invincible and attack the Mario Bros., complete with theme music and the effect of knocking a hit bro off-screen for the move's duration.