Gold Mario

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Template:Form-infobox Gold Mario and Silver Luigi[1] are forms debuting in New Super Mario Bros. 2, acquired by grabbing a Gold Flower. In this form, Mario and Luigi can throw explosive gold and silver fireballs, respectively, which can defeat most enemies, turn any Brick Blocks hit into coins, and empty out any item-holding blocks caught in their blast radius.

Occasionally, like other power-up forms, Gold Mario appears as a separate character from Mario himself.

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Gold Mario

Gold Mario debuted as a power-up form in New Super Mario Bros. 2. In this form, Mario turns into gold, but Luigi becomes silver. In both cases, the form resembles Mario's Metal form, since gold and silver are types of metal. If Mario/Luigi reaches the Flagpole in this form, he receives a coin bonus. The higher the pole is grabbed, the more coins he will receive. However, he will revert to Fire form upon clearing a stage, making it impossible to keep this form between levels. This form's fireballs are able to defeat almost every enemy in the game, including Boos, Thwomps, and even Spiked Balls (though not the giant ones; Boohemoths are also unaffected), rivaling the power of Hammer Mario's hammers. He can also defeat most bosses with one fireball (though the Koopalings take three fireballs to be defeated).

Gold Mario and Silver Luigi can also gain coins by defeating consecutive enemies, either by stomping on them without touching the ground, hitting multiple enemies with a shell, or staying invincible. The values gained consecutively are 5, 10, 15, 20, and finally 50 coins for the fifth enemy onwards. When the area is under the influence of a Gold Ring, these values double to 10, 20, 30, 40, and 100 coins. The same values apply if a single blast from a fireball defeats multiple enemies at once.

Super Mario Maker

One of the Mystery Mushroom costumes the player can obtain by chance after winning the 100 Mario Challenge in Super Mario Maker is that of Gold Mario (referred to as "Mario (Gold)"). This costume can likewise be unlocked if the Mario - Gold Edition amiibo is scanned upon the Wii U's GamePad. The costume consists of the original sprite of Mario from Super Mario Bros., only gilded. While acquiring this costume, the transformation sound effect from New Super Mario Bros. 2 can be heard. Sparkling sounds can also be heard at the time of wearing the costume. Gold Mario's blunt position, seen if the player presses +Control Pad up on the controller, is that of him raising his hand while looking at the player. All of these traits are shared with the Silver Mario costume, which can be unlocked either by completing the 100 Mario Challenge, or by scanning its respective amiibo on the GamePad. Collecting a Super Star while this costume is active plays the Metal Mario theme from Super Mario 64 rather than the normal invincibility theme; this is also shared with the Silver Mario costume.

Super Mario Run

Gold Mario, Peach and Bowser statues are available in Super Mario Run as a My Nintendo or Remix 10 reward. The pose is identical to the regular statues but with a solid gold finish. Gold statues of Luigi, Daisy, Yoshi and Toadette were added in version 3.0.4 of the game, and can only be obtained in Remix 10.

Super Mario Odyssey

Gold Mario returns as a costume for Mario in Super Mario Odyssey. It can be unlocked immediately using either the Gold or Silver Edition Mario amiibo figures, or if the player obtains more than 480 Power Moons. Unlike previous games, Gold Mario has a different finish and reflection color to the gold coins in the Mario franchise. Mario's voice clips do not change when wearing the costume.

Super Smash Bros. series

On the Golden Plains stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, if a character collects 100 of the coins scattered across the stage, they turn gold temporarily. While in this form, the character's attack power is increased, and the character does not flinch and cannot be launched. Despite this, the character can still be launched by being grabbed and thrown. While in the form, the character cannot collect additional coins until the form wears off. Unlike in New Super Mario Bros. 2, Luigi does not turn silver when he attains this form.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, some fighters can appear in their gold forms during spirit battles. In addition, Gold Mario appears as a Legend-class support spirit, using artwork from New Super Mario Bros. 2. When equipped, the fighter gains a permanent "Super Armor" which makes them harder to flinch or throw. The spirit can be summoned using a Metal Mario, Super Mushroom, and Fire Flower core.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

In Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Gold Mario appears as a Mii Wear costume. This can be obtained by using any Mario amiibo (except the Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards). In the 3DS version, players can activate the Gold Mario costume for a limited time, whilst it can be unlocked permanently in the Wii U version if players complete the Mario amiibo league. The costume's stats are overall better than all the characters in the 3DS game with the exception of Super Sonic, whilst in the Wii U version, it has balanced stats.

Gold Luigi appears as a Leader as well, unlocked after earning an S rank or higher in Course 4 of the Free Challenge mode in Score Attack. Gold Luigi is a Light/Light attribute teammate with an HP rating of 5/6, an ATK rating of 3/6 and RCV rating of 3/6. Gold Luigi's Skill, Gold Flash, changes Water Orbs on the Orb field into Light Orbs. Gold Luigi shares the same Leader Skill and Skill item requirements as Gold Mario.

Super Mario Party

In Super Mario Party, characters turn gold when they use a Golden Drink, letting them receive one coin for each space they move during that turn.

Profiles

New Super Mario Bros. 2

  • Electronic manual description: "Press Y Button/X Button to throw a gold fireball. Hit blocks with gold fireballs to turn them into coins. You'll also receive coins for hitting enemies."
    • "Note: If you complete a course as Gold Mario, you will turn into Fire Mario."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Game Type Class Effect How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponents Battle conditions Stage Song
Gold Mario Gold Mario spirit artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Mario Series Support (3) Legend Super Armor Summoned with a Metal Mario, Super Mushroom, and Fire Flower core N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Gold Mario.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴールドマリオ
シルバールイージ
Gōrudo Mario
Shirubā Ruīji

Gold Mario
Silver Luigi

Chinese (simplified) 金色马力欧
Jīnsè Mǎlì'ōu
Golden Mario

Chinese (traditional) 金色瑪利歐
Jīnsè Mǎlì'ōu
Golden Mario

Dutch Gouden Mario
Zilveren Luigi
Golden Mario
Silvern Luigi
German Gold-Mario
Silber-Luigi
Gold Mario
Silver Luigi
Italian Mario dorato
Luigi argentato
Golden Mario
Silvern Luigi
Korean 골드마리오
실버루이지
Goldeu Mario
Silbeo Luiji

Gold Mario
Silver Luigi

Portuguese (NOA) Mario dourado
Golden Mario
Portuguese (NOE) Mario Dourado
Luigi Prateado
Golden Mario
Silvern Luigi
Russian Золотой Марио
Zolotoy Mario
Golden Mario

Spanish (NOA) Mario dorado
Golden Mario
Spanish (NOE) Mario Dorado
Luigi Plateado
Golden Mario
Silvern Luigi

Trivia

  • In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Garro layers Mario into a coat of gold dust so he can be disguised as a statue to sneakily break into Nimbus Castle. After Valentina is removed from the throne, Garro creates a true golden sculpture of Mario.
  • Prior to Gold Mario's debut, Metal Mario had an alternate color scheme where he can be selected into gold in Mario Golf for Nintendo 64.
  • In the first Animal Crossing game, there are two furniture items based off of Mario and Luigi, the Mario Statue, which is golden, and the Luigi Statue, which is silver.
  • The model for the gold/silver fireballs always spins clockwise, even when they are thrown to the left.
  • Gold Mario's artwork for Mario Golf: World Tour is an altered version of Metal Mario's from Mario Kart 7, replacing the tires he is leaning on with a golf club and giving him visible pupils.
  • There are different amiibo versions for Mario, where the Mario amiibo is coated either gold-colored or silver-colored paint. These versions are called Gold Edition and Silver Edition, and may be referencing the power-up.
  • In Hey! Pikmin, the Gold Mario amiibo, along with the Silver Mario amiibo and regular Mario amiibo itself, appear as treasures.
  • In Super Mario Odyssey, wearing the Gold Cap and Gold Outfit when confronting Bowser for the final boss battle scares him. This is a reference to the fact that this form's fireballs can defeat him in one hit.

References

  1. ^ Nintendo eShop description for New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Interwiki links

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