MarioWiki:Extended Marioverse

The Extended Marioverse is a sub-branch of the Marioverse. For example, Link, Samus Aran, and Culex (who are clearly not Mario characters) appear in the Marioverse, while creatures such as Goombas and Piranha Plants appear in other dimensions, such as Link's land of Hyrule.

While Goombas and Piranha Plants are part of the main Marioverse because they appear in almost all of the Mario games, the other examples appear in a select few games (Link – Super Smash Bros. series, Culex – Super Mario RPG hidden boss), perhaps as a cameo (Samus Aran – Super Mario RPG). Thus, we classify these characters and related places in the Extended Marioverse.

The Extended Marioverse can have more than one connection to the Marioverse. For example, Banjo-Kazooie is on the fringe of the Extended Marioverse because Banjo appears in Diddy Kong Racing, which includes Diddy Kong, part of the Donkey Kong series, which is a sub-field of the Marioverse because of the Kongs' inclusion in many of the recent Mario sports and party games.