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'''3UP Mario''' (3UP マリオ) or '''Moon Mario''' (ムーン マリオ) is a form [[Mario]] assumes in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. It is gained when Mario collects a [[3-Up Moon]], which grants him this form rather than granting him three [[extra lives]] as in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

In this form, Mario gains a crescent moon on his [[Mario Cap|cap]]. Moon Mario has a big Moon centered on his hat's "M", while 3UP Mario's Moon is more inclined and can be detached and threw at enemies.

In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|volume 2]] chapter 2, Mario becomes Moon Mario and uses this form to finish the [[Mecha-Bowser]] by granting invincibility against the robot's lasers and letting him take from the [[Item Storage]] a [[Cape Feather]] to use to tickle the Mecha-Bowser to death.

In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|volume 3]] chapter 3, Mario grabs the Moon, becomes 3UP Mario to defeat [[Metto Oyakata|Boss Buzzy Beetle]] with a fire kick, but sends the flaming chief against the powder magazine.

In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 6|volume 6]] chapter 10, [[Urutora Pukupuku|Ultra Cheep Cheep]] sends Mario flying into a rock, where he finds a Moon and become 3UP Mario and uses the Moon like a fishing rod to trap the Cheep Cheep and shrinks it with the lightning rod used like a fishing wire.