Big Mario

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Not to be confused with Super Mario (form) or Mega Mario.

Big Mario
Applies to	Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette
Item needed	Big Mushroom
Power(s) given	Increases size further than Super Mario, lets Mario break most kinds of solid blocks, break blocks by jumping onto them, break blocks by running into them (SMM only), defeat most enemies with one stomp.
First appearance	Super Mario Maker (2015)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

Big Mario is the form Mario takes after obtaining a Big Mushroom, appearing in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2. Big Mario is two blocks wide and two blocks tall, compared to Super Mario's size of one block wide and two blocks tall. Big Mario has the proportions of Small Mario. Big Mario increases Mario's ability to break blocks further than Super Mario, extending to ? Blocks, Empty Blocks, and Hard Blocks. Mario can only become Big Mario in courses that use the Super Mario Bros. game style.

In Super Mario Maker, a Big Mushroom appears after scanning 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo onto the Wii U GamePad's in the Course Maker. This can be done in courses that do not use the Super Mario Bros. style, but it changes the style of the course to Super Mario Bros. in the process. While the course's style can be changed after obtaining a Big Mushroom to put in the course, collecting a Big Mushroom in a course using a non-Super Mario Bros. game style only provides 1000 points.

Big Mario can break blocks by running into them with some speed or as well as jumping onto them from above. Breaking a block by landing on it lightly bounces Mario upward and resets his jumping state, such that he does not break another block when he lands from this bounce. Mario can still break blocks by jumping into them. Most enemies are defeated instantly by Big Mario stomping them. If Big Mario takes damage, he reverts to Small Mario. Big Mario does not change forms after collecting a Super Mushroom or a Weird Mushroom, but does change form if he collects any other power-up.

Big Mario has two different color schemes, one that uses the colors of Mario's normal sprite and a second that uses modern colors established in Super Mario Bros. 3. The color scheme Big Mario has depends on the type of Big Mushroom he collected, and the type of Big Mushroom that he player obtains from scanning a 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo is based on which version of the amiibo they scanned. The Big Mushroom from the Classic Colors amiibo causes Big Mario to have the first color scheme, and the Big Mushroom from the Modern Colors amiibo has the second color scheme. If Big Mario collects a Big Mushroom of the type that does not correspond to his current color scheme, he becomes Big Mario again but with the color scheme corresponding to that Big Mushroom.

Upon becoming Big Mario, several visual effects will change. Enemies will become Mario-themed, some wearing mustaches or Mario's cap, up to changing the appearance of other enemies altogether, such as Bullet Bills turning into miniature Luigis. The screen will also gain a filter that mimics the effect of a CRT television. These visual changes are purely aesthetic and do not alter gameplay.

In Super Mario Maker 2, Luigi, Toad, and Toadette can also use this form. The Big Mushoom is a standard power-up exclusive to the Super Mario Bros. game style, with no ties to amiibo. Only Big Mushrooms corresponding to the color scheme for modern colors appears, and none of the aesthetic effects from the previous game return. Big Mario now reverts to Super Mario if hit, rather than Small Mario. Unlike in the previous game, Big Mario cannot break blocks by running into them.

List of visual changes to enemies

Enemy	Image	Notes
Goomba		Gives Goombas a Mario cap and mustache.
Koopa Troopa		Gives green Koopa Troopas a Mario cap and mustache. Red Koopa Troopas do not have a mustache, but do wear Mario's cap backwards.
Piranha Plant/Fire Piranha Plant		Makes Piranha Plants red. It resembles Red Piranha Plants from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Bullet Bill/Bull's-Eye Bill		Bullet Bills change to small Luigis for the ground, underwater and airship themes. A somewhat larger variant of small Luigi will appear for the underground, ghost house and castle themes. Bulls-Eye Bills are replaced with Toads.
Blooper/Blooper Nanny/Blooper Baby		Gives Bloopers, Blooper Nannies, and Blooper Babies a Mario cap and mustache.
Bob-omb		Bob-ombs are given a moustache, making them similar in appearance to King Bob-omb.
Boo/Boo Buddies/Stretch		Boos are given mustaches and large noses, making them similar in appearance to Boo Mario. Stretches wear a Mario mask.
Buzzy Beetle		Gives Buzzy Beetles a mustache.
Cannon		Cannons will shoot Luigis. If shaken to become red, the faster cannonballs are replaced with Toads.
Chain Chomp		Chain Chomps are given Mario caps, and their posts are turned into Luigis.
Cheep Cheep		Gives both variants of the Cheep Cheep a mustache, and causes their beak-like lips to become the round lips from later designs.
Dry Bones/Fish Bone		Gives Dry Bones Mario's cap, a mustache, and is ridden by Luigi. Fish Bones only get Mario's cap.
Hammer Bro/Sledge Bro		Makes their helmets red, resembling Mario's cap, and gives them mustaches.
Lakitu		Lakitus turn into Luigis, and its cloud gains a mustache covering the smile.
Lava Bubble		Gives Lava Bubbles a moustache and eyes, making them somewhat resemble Lava Drops.
Magikoopa		Magikoopas turn into Super Luigi look-alikes, clad in green robes.
Muncher		Munchers are recolored sepia in the ground, underwater, and airship themes. Munchers are given negative colors in the underground, castle, and ghost house themes.
Rocky Wrench/Monty Mole		Gives both Rocky Wrenches and Monty Moles a Mario cap and mustache.
Spike Top		Gives Spike Tops a mustache.
Spiny		Gives Spinies a mustache.
Thwomp		Gives Thwomps a mustache and causes them to be constantly smiling.
Wiggler		Gives Wigglers a Mario cap and mustache.
Koopa Clown Car/Fire Koopa Clown Car		Gives the Koopa Clown Car a mustache. The Fire Koopa Clown Car becomes magenta with a heart and Princess Peach's face on it.
Shoe Goomba		Gives Shoe Goombas a Mario cap and mustache. The normal Goomba's Shoe turns into a Brick Block, and the stiletto variant turns into a Warp Pipe.
Bowser/Bowser Jr.		Gives Bowser a mustache and Princess Peach sitting on his back. If Bowser is damaged or defeated, Peach is revealed to be a Magikoopa in disguise. Gives Bowser Jr. a mustache, Mario's cap, and Luigi sitting on him.

Gallery

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  Big Luigi from Super Mario Maker 2

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  Big Toad from Super Mario Maker 2

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  Big Toadette from Super Mario Maker 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	でかマリオ Deka Mario	Big Mario
French	Méga Mario	Mega Mario
Korean	점보마리오[?] Jeombo Mario	Jumbo Mario
Spanish	Mario Grande[?]	Big Mario

Notes

• The modern version of Big Mario is also used for the Mario Mystery Mushroom costume. However, the two are different in that the Costume Mario version is given its own unique sound effects.
• Many of the enemies affected by the Big Mushroom resemble those captured by Mario in Super Mario Odyssey.
  • Red Koopa Troopas resemble the red Roving Racer in their Big Mushroom form, and Bowser's appearance in the 8-bit section of the final boss sequence in Super Mario Odyssey also resembles his Big Mushroom form (though he does not have the cap in the latter).