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===Speech===
===Speech===
Like many other protagonists of Nintendo games, Mario rarely fully speaks in the mainline video games, making him a mostly semi-silent protagonist. In early games, however, Mario fully speaks for long periods of time, such as in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' and ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''. Mario, originally voiced by Charles Martinet before being replaced by [[Kevin Afghani]], speaks sometimes broken English with a heavy Italian accent and in a soft, high-pitched voice, often referring to himself in the third person as {{wp|illeism}}. There are some games where Mario has also been given complete dialogue bubbles, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''Fortune Street''. Mario has also spoken in full sentences in various promotional events, such as the 2006 interview for ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'',<ref>Inkydog (November 8, 2007). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxy2D8kXdHk Mario Interview - New Super Mario Bros.] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 28, 2022.</ref> a [[Mario Press Conference|press conference released for ''Mario Sports Mix'']], the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system demonstration,<ref>mattwu64 (November 3, 2011). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYa7G467_Yo Super Mario's Nintendo 3DS Tour]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 16, 2022.</ref> and [[Play Nintendo]]'s series ''[[Mario Reads Your Letters]]''. In promotional venues with MIRT, people can communicate with Mario by asking various questions; there, too, Mario speaks for long periods of time.<ref name="Mario Mario"/><ref>Replay the past (November 7, 2007). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihWsOcbS_E mario diss to sony at e3 and also does impressions]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>Sly Peach (October 13, 2014). [https://youtu.be/BXyJwvhrNCY Mario In Real Time at New York Comic Con 2013]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 23, 2023.</ref> In ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'', Mario can speak fully, but he has an entirely different voice. In ''Super Mario 3D World'', as well as various games from the [[Nintendo Switch]] era (including ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Luigi's Mansion 3''), Mario's voice has become noticeably deeper (though not to the extent as the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as of ''Brawl'') and slightly weaker in energy due to Martinet aging.
Like many other protagonists of Nintendo games, Mario rarely fully speaks in the mainline video games, making him a mostly semi-silent protagonist. In early games, however, Mario fully speaks for long periods of time, such as in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' and ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''. Mario, originally voiced by Charles Martinet before being replaced by [[Kevin Afghani]], speaks sometimes broken English with a heavy Italian accent and in a soft, high-pitched voice, often referring to himself in the third person as {{wp|illeism}}. There are some games where Mario has also been given complete dialogue bubbles, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''Fortune Street''. Mario has also spoken in full sentences in various promotional events, such as the 2006 interview for ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'',<ref>Inkydog (November 8, 2007). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxy2D8kXdHk Mario Interview - New Super Mario Bros.] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 28, 2022.</ref> a [[Mario Press Conference|press conference released for ''Mario Sports Mix'']], the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system demonstration,<ref>mattwu64 (November 3, 2011). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYa7G467_Yo Super Mario's Nintendo 3DS Tour]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 16, 2022.</ref> and [[Play Nintendo]]'s series ''[[Mario Reads Your Letters]]''. In promotional venues with MIRT, people can communicate with Mario by asking various questions; there, too, Mario speaks for long periods of time.<ref name="Mario Mario"/><ref>Replay the past (November 7, 2007). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihWsOcbS_E mario diss to sony at e3 and also does impressions]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>Sly Peach (October 13, 2014). [https://youtu.be/BXyJwvhrNCY Mario In Real Time at New York Comic Con 2013]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 23, 2023.</ref> In ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'', Mario can speak fully, but he has an entirely different voice. In ''Super Mario 3D World'', as well as various games from the [[Nintendo Switch]] era (including ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Luigi's Mansion 3''), Mario's voice has become noticeably deeper and slightly weaker in energy due to Martinet aging. In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', after Charles Martinet stopped voicing the character, Kevin Afghani succeeded him and game Mario a similiar voice but more higher-pitched.


Most non-game media, such as the comics, manga, anime films, and the cartoons, also show Mario speaking. In the cartoons and ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Mario is usually associated with a Brooklyn accent, the former with a gruff voice. Mario speaks in the various anime films and shorts such as in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', though his voice is not as gruff as in the cartoons.  
Most non-game media, such as the comics, manga, anime films, and the cartoons, also show Mario speaking. In the cartoons and ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Mario is usually associated with a Brooklyn accent, the former with a gruff voice. Mario speaks in the various anime films and shorts such as in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', though his voice is not as gruff as in the cartoons.