Small Mario

Small Mario, also known as Standard Mario is Mario's weakest form. He doesn't have any special abilites, and it also does not take any Power-Ups to assume this form. Instead, Mario immediately turns into Small Mario when being hit by an enemy. His actual size depends on the game. Usually, before being able to assume even stronger forms, Small Mario first must become Super Mario by eating a Super Mushroom. There are exceptions, however, such as the green ! Blocks in Super Mario World. In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros 3, if Mario gets a Fire Flower out of a box, but then collides with an enemy, the Fire Flower will only turn him into Super Mario.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, there was no Small Mario. Regular Mario was Mario's weakest form. Mario could become Super Mario (actually Fire Mario) by using a Fire Flower, Starman or some other source of power. The concept of Super Mario was dropped for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, which followed the physics of their respective games more closely.