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Create a Second Page for Mario (species)

As you can see in this deleted page, there's a lot of inconsistency about Mario. Some sources treat Mario as one specific character, while others say Mario is a species. Right now, all we have is this one Mario page which treats him as a singular character, glossing over the instances where more than one Marios appear onscreen, and not discussing the inconsistent game manual descriptions. I feel that the best way to deal with this situation is to keep this character page and make a second page for the species. It would be called Mario (species), like how Birdo (species), Yoshi (species) and Toad (species) distinguish the eponymous characters from their overall species. It would also work the same way as those pages, with the bulk of the information on this main "Mario" page, and only the stuff that's not the one guy getting moved to the other page.

The Mario (species) page was deleted by the admins for being "spam". Since the admins didn't justify why this is spam, this is clearly an abuse of power that I want to correct. Broken down appearance-by-appearance (ignoring games I don't care about), the situation is as follows:

• The Donkey Kong game: Only one Mario is ever seen at a time. The official story from Nintendo of America reads: "But wait! Fear not, fair maiden. Little Mario, the carpenter, is in hot pursuit of you this very moment." - Verdict: Character.
• The Donkey Kong Jr. game: While the official story from the 3DS Virtual Console manual refers to Mario as a single character, this is in relation to the home console port. In the original arcade version (e.g., the creators' original vision for this game), there are two Marios seen in the opening cutscene. - Verdict: Species.
• The Mario Bros. game: While Mario is once again treated as an individual, he is now accompanied by another member of his species, Louie. This is more evidence that Mario is a species, but it doesn't mean Mario is treated as a species in this instance; it's a similar relationship between Boom Boom and Pom Pom. However, it's worth noting that there are two Louies in the Luigi Bros. minigame in the Super Mario 3D World game, implying that Louie is also a species. We can decide if Louie is a variant of Mario in a separate proposal. - Verdict: Character.
• The Super Mario series: For the most part, Mario is treated as an individual in these games. However, there are a few cases where other Marios are seen, such as in the Trampoline Time minigame in the Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. game, or Weird Marios appearing when knocking on doors in the Super Mario Maker game. We can therefore extrapolate that Mario is considered a species in this entire series for obvious reasons. - Verdict: Species.
• The I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater game: You can knit multiple Marios. - Verdict: Species.
• The Mario Kart series: You can have multiple players play as Mario at the same time. - Verdict: Species.
• The Mario Party series: - Verdict: Species.
• The Mario Golf series: In the Mario Golf game for the Nintendo 64 system, a second Mario appears as the referee if one player is playing as Mario. - Verdict: Species.
• The Super Smash Bros. series: You can have multiple players play as Mario at the same time. - Verdict: Species.
• The Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition game: Small Mario, Super Mario, Ice Mario, Raccoon Mario, Fire Mario, Boo Mario, Penguin Mario, Flying Squirrel Mario, Bee Mario, Statue Mario, Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario are all treated as separate instances of his species. - Verdict: Species.
• The upcoming Mario's Mirror Mania game: There are eight different Marios, each with different outfits. - Verdict: Species.
• The Yoshi series: Mmmmm, apples. - Verdict: Apples.

One of the arguments against creating a species article is that it'll mean we'll have to make a "Dr. Mario (species)" page because more than one Dr. Mario appears in the Super Mario Kodansha manga. That's not true, and it's comparing apples to oranges to grapes. The Kodansha manga is playing by a completely different set of rules due to the nature of its medium, and while it's all canon, you can't compare in-universe Kodansha manga realities to the Dr. Mario series.

Creating two pages, one for the character and one for the overall species, is the best way to deal with that ambiguity, by providing a way for us to include both stories and organize the conflicting information in a clear and unbiased way.

Proposer: Dive Rocket Launcher (talk)
Deadline: April 15, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

Support splitting Mario (species)

1. Dive Rocket Launcher (talk) Per proposal.
2. Maw-Ray Master (talk) Per proposal.
3. Hewer (talk) I like this idea!
4. Mario (talk)
5. Well... (talk) IT BEGINS ANEW.

1. SONIC123CDMANIA+&K(B&ATSA) (talk) IN HONOR OF ME AND MY FUTURE SELF, AS WELL AS FUNKY KONG, I MUST CONTINUE THE CHAIN!

[option title (e.g. Oppose, Option 2)]: [brief summary of option]

1. Dive Rocket Launcher (talk) I'm also voting against my own proposal because I want to appeal to both sides.
2. Hewer (talk) I hate this idea!
3. Arend (talk) Why would a the wiki require TWO pages about a species?! We can just have Mario and Mario (species): one for the character and one for the species, just like we always do. We don't need a second species page, we never did that for Toad (species) or Yoshi (species), which only had ONE page for the species and that's it. If we actually do have a second page for those, then PLEASE point to me: where are these Toad (species 2) and Yoshi (species 2) pages?

Comments (species)

The Double Cherry in Super Mario 3D World allows Mario to duplicate himself. Additionally, the Pal Pill in Super Paper Mario surrounds Mario by eight miniature 8-bit copies of himself, while the ! Block in the Super Mario World television series episode "Rock TV" releases a swarm of miniature Marios. Do any of these count as instances of Mario as a species, and, if not, can they be mentioned on the article? Maw-Ray Master (talk) 21:03, April 1, 2026 (UTC)

I mean, Weeglee Candy counts. Why wouldn't these? rend (talk) (edits) 21:25, April 1, 2026 (UTC)