Mario and Luigi's family: Difference between revisions

'''Mario and Luigi's family''' is the extended family of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s which has been seen and referenced numerous times throughout the many [[List of games|games]], [[List of television series and films|television shows, movies]] and [[Nintendo Comics System|comics]] that make up the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. A good majority of the family members were only ever seen or referenced on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', particularly during the live-action segments. These are all the known members to appear in any official form of media.

It was said humorously in an interview with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] that a new third brother may be created for [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] if needed.<ref>http://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/03/a-third-mario-brother-miyamoto-explains/</ref>

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mario and Luigi’s family "of Italian immigrants"<ref>https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-movie-chris-pratt-casting/</ref> consists of their mother and father, two paternal uncles, an aunt, a niece, and a grandfather,<ref name=TSMBMInterview>McWhertor, Michael (April 8, 2023). [https://www.polygon.com/23673074/mario-movie-family-members-dad-mom-uncles-aunt The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved April 8, 2023.</ref> who all live in [[Brooklyn]] in the same building. According to the film's directors {{wp|Aaron Horvath}} and {{wp|Michael Jelenic}} and Miyamoto, the designs of some of the family members are based on character sketches that were created by [[Yoichi Kotabe]]<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-koji-kondo-nintendo-interview-easter-eggs-1234706449/</ref> decades prior to the movie's production.<ref name=TSMBMInterview/>

'''Aunt Marie''' is one of Mario and Luigi's aunts. She is presumably the wife of Uncle Arthur. She appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', in a non-speaking role.

{{main|Grandma Mia}}

'''GPoppy''' is Mario and Luigi's grandfather, who was only ever seen in ''[[Nintendo Power]]''. On {{media link|Nintendo Power issue 7 image 5.jpg|page 93}} of [[Nintendo Power issue 7|issue 7]], a photograph of him can be seen hanging on a wall of Mario and Luigi's house labeled "GPoppy". GPoppy is similar in appearance to Mario and Luigi, except that he has a white beard and mustache and his clothes are yellow and blue.

'''Mama Mario''' is the mother of Mario and Luigi. She has had a few minor appearances and mentions throughout the ''Mario'' series. Her most prominent appearances were during two live-action segments of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''; "[[Mama Mia Mario]]" and "[[Little Marios]]", both of which portrayed her with a bossy demeanor and the tendency to assign her sons endless chores.

[[File:Mario riding.png|thumb|A young Mario riding on Ojīsan back as Obāsan watches]]

[[File:Marioanddad.jpg|thumb|left|Mario in Papa's hand]]

'''Papa Mario''' is the father of Mario and Luigi. He has made only a few minor appearances across official Mario media and as such, little about his personality is actually known.

[[File:Uncle Arthur.png|thumb|Uncle Arthur]]

[[File:Uncletony.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Uncle Tony]]

[[File:TSMBM Mama Mario.png|thumb|The grandfather with Mama Mario]]

[[File:Mario and Luigi's niece TSMBM.png|thumb|left|120px|The niece]]

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a little girl, defined as "Mario and Luigi's niece"<ref name=TSMBMInterview/>, appears at the dinner scene, constantly looking down at her phone. She does not have a speaking role and her parents are not shown or mentioned. This implies that Mario and Luigi have a third unseen sibling, although she could be the daughter of one of their cousins, as it is common in the United States to refer to one’s first cousin once removed by terms such as “(second) nephew” and “(second) niece” for the sake of convenience.