Marco Polo's Plumbers

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Marco Polo's Plumbers
Marco Polo's Plumbers
Appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Species Humans

Marco Polo's Plumbers were two unnamed plumbers who were employed by Marco Polo. They bear a great resemblance to Mario and Luigi.

Marco Polo's Plumbers are referenced in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Venice Menace". While Mario and Luigi are in Venice, Mario feels something reaching out to his soul, but he is unable to figure out what it is. At one point, they unknowingly pass by statues of the two plumbers that rested atop a tall column.

Later on, after Mario and Luigi save Venice from King Koopa, a gondolier shows them around the city and directs their attention towards the statues. He introduces the statues as Marco Polo's Plumbers, and explains that they brought plumbing back from China to help make Venice the city it is now. Princess Toadstool and Toad deduce that the plumbers are ancestors of Mario and Luigi, explaining why Mario previously felt so attached to Venice.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Chinese (Simplified)马可波罗的水官工
Mǎkěbōluó de Shuǐguāngōng (Mandarin)
Marco Polo's Plumbers[1]
CroatianLimari Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumbers[2]
FrenchPlombiers de Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumbers[3]
GermanMarco Polos KlempnerMarco Polo's Plumbers[4]
GreekΥδραυλικοί του Μάρκο Πόλο
Ydravlikoí tou Márko Pólo
Marco Polo's Plumbers[5]
ItalianIdraulici di Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumbers[6]
Portuguese (Brazil)Encanadores de Marco PoloMarco Polo's PlumbersBKS dub[7]
Bombeiros de Marco PoloHerbert Richers dub[8]
Portuguese (Europe)Canalizadores de Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumbers[9]
RussianСантехники Марку Полу
Santekhniki Marku Polu
Marco Polo's Plumbers[10]
Spanish (Latin America)Fontaneros Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumbers[11]
Spanish (Europe)Hermanos Fontaneros Marco PoloMarco Polo's Plumber Brothers[12]
SwedishMarco Polos RörmokareMarco Polo's Plumbers[13]

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