Mari Mario

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Mari Mario
Mario turned into Mari Mario
Applies to Mario
Power(s) given Rolling like a ball
First appearance Super Mario-kun volume 1 (1991)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun volume 10 (1994)

Mari Mario is an original transformation that only appears Super Mario-kun. Mario is turned into a ball and it is used as such in different occasions.

In chapter 1 volume 1, Luigi balls up Mario and tosses him at a Chargin' Chuck, but he tackles Mario towards a cliff.

In chapter 14 volume 2, while Mario lists all of the transformations of Super Mario Bros. 3, he mentions Mari Mario, but Luigi points out that he does not remember such a transformation.

In chapter 8 volume 10, Mario is balled up by Roy and put into a flipper.

Mario would later take on an identical transformation for the majority of Mario Pinball Land.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリマリオ[?]
Mari Mario
Ball Mario
French Boule[1]
Mariole[2]
Ball
Mariole mean something like clown, fool or idiot

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 10, page 125
  2. ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 2, page 188