Cursed Mini Mario
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| Cursed Mini Mario | |
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| First appearance | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015) |
| Latest appearance | Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (advertisement cameo) (2016) |
| Variant of | Mini Mario |
Cursed Mini Mario is an enemy is in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. It is a Mini Mario under the control of a small red monkey robot attached to its head.[1] The Mini has a purple tint over its body, and its eyes glow red.
History[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]
When the player enters a level where Cursed Mini Mario is present, a cutscene before the level begins has the small robot appear and turn a specific Mini Mario in the level into a Cursed Mini Mario. Cursed Mini Marios activate automatically and start marching onward, interacting with other elements the same way a normal Mini would. However, as it is an enemy, Cursed Mini Mario breaks any Mini that it touches. Cursed Mini Mario is impervious to enemies, long-distance falls, and spikes, on which they are able to walk normally. As shown in Level B-14, Thwomps come to a stop when they hit a Cursed Mini Mario. Cursed Mini Mario cannot collect coins, M Coins, or Hammers, and it is unable to enter the Goal Door. Cursed Mini Mario turns back into a normal Mini Mario if another Mini hits it with Hammers, slides into it, or is fired at the Cursed Mini Mario with a Cannon. Doing so is required because the Mini Mario that was turned into a Cursed Mini Mario, as with all Minis in each level, must enter the Goal Door to clear the level.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]
Despite not appearing in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, a Cursed Mini Mario can be seen in the background of an in-game advertisement for Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ダークミニマリオ[2] Dāku Mini Mario |
Dark Mini Mario | |
| French (NOA) | Mini Mario zombie[2] | Zombie Mini Mario | |
| French (NOE) | Mini-Mario zombie[2] | Zombie Mini Mario | |
| German | Schatten-Mini-Mario[2] | Shadow Mini Mario | |
| Italian | Minimario maledetto[2] | Cursed Mini Mario | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Mini Mario Maligno[2] | Evil Mini Mario | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Minimario Maligno[2] | Evil Mini Mario |
References[edit]
- ^ "When an enemy takes control of a Mini Mario, it becomes a Cursed Mini Mario." – 2015. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars North American 3DS digital instruction manual. Nintendo (English). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game name for Cursed Mini Mario in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (string editor_obj_name_SHADOW_MINI in file content/app/messageData/playtime.json). Nintendo Software Technology Corporation et al. 2015.
| Minis |
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| Mini toys |
| Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini-Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Rosalina • Mini Spek • Mini Toad • Mini Yoshi |
| Alternate forms |
| Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Key Mini Mario • Fire Mini Mario |
| Related subjects |
| Mario Toy Company • Crystal Ball • Toy box • Capsule |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ||
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| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads | |
| Minis | Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad | |
| Enemies | Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp | |
| Worlds | Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3) | |
| Objects | Items | Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup |
| Resource items | Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring | |
| Fixed objects | Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe | |
| Further info | Gallery • Multimedia • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store | |
