Mini-Mario
- This article is about the toy from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. For the transformation of Mario after he collects a Mini Mushroom, see Mini Mario (form).
- “Mini-Mario toy! It walks! It talks! It says, "Mama mia!"”
- —Advertising blurb, Mario vs. Donkey Kong's Japanese website
Mini Marios (originally styled as Mini-Marios) are energetic Mario toys sold by the Mario Toy Company. They first appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong and have appeared in all of the installments of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. Mini Mario is voiced by Charles Martinet in all games; they sound similar to Mario, but higher-pitched similar to Baby Mario and with a robotic undertones. The hands of Mini Marios resemble, and are likely designed after those of Lego minifigures.
History
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, when Donkey Kong is watching his television set, he sees a commercial for the toys, which persuades him to immediately buy some Mini-Marios. However, he soon learns that there are currently none in stock. Put to great chagrin, Donkey Kong invades the Mario Toy Company, kidnaps its Toad employees and steals the remaining toys for himself. Mario chases Donkey Kong around various levels, trying to get the toys back. In the end, he retrieves all the toys and scolds Donkey Kong for his actions. When Donkey Kong cries over the incident, however, Mario cheers him up by letting him have his own Mini-Mario that actually likes him.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
The toys reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, where they have a bigger role than even Mario. In the game, Mario and Pauline open Super Mini Mario World, an attraction park based on the Mini Marios. Donkey Kong sees Pauline and falls in love with her, attempting to give her a Mini Donkey Kong toy out of affection. At the same time, Mario gives her a Mini Mario toy. When Pauline chooses Mario's Mini Mario over the Mini Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong gets angry and kidnaps her out of envy. The Mini Marios, with some limited help from Mario, attempt to rescue her.
When a Mini Mario touches a Fire Flower in this game, it becomes a Fire Mini Mario. Additionally, the Mini Marios can touch hammers, which result in them beginning to wildly swing them around, destroying any foes in their paths. The game also introduced Gold Mini Marios.
In this game, Mini Mario spin-offs such as Mini Peaches, Mini Toads and the aforementioned Mini Donkey Kongs have been introduced. On the Game Over screen, a Mini Mario can be heard mumbling about its dreams. This is likely meant to mirror Mario vs. Donkey Kong's Game Over sequences, in which Mario himself dreamed about Italian food Super Mario 64-style, but Mini Mario, unlike the actual Mario, mentions an affinity for chocolate while dreaming ("I want the chocolate! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!").
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! the minis play a similar role as in their previous appearance. Like in Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, the game is about guiding Mini Mario to a goal instead of Mario. In this game, however, the player cannot control the minis but rather has to control the objects in the level to make sure all the minis make it to the goal safely.
The game introduces the Key Mini Mario. They appear on the Key level of each floor with one Key Mini Mario per level. Unlike Gold Mini Marios, which go at the end of a chain to get bonus points, a Key Mini Mario has to be the first in a group in order to open the locked door.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Mini Marios reappear in the game Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. They once again have to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong, just like they did in the previous two games. Mini Toad, Mini Peach (known as Mini Princess in game), and Mini DK reappear alongside the Mini Marios, and a new toy, Mini Pauline, is introduced. Donkey Kong was too late to get in Mario's new park and get a free, new Mini Pauline toy, prompting him to kidnap her yet again.
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
The Mini Marios once again appear in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. They are the default playable toy in the main game, and are available on display from the start in the Toy Collection. Mini Marios are also the only playable characters in the minigames.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Mini Marios appear again in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, as well as their gold counterpart introduced in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. There is also a possessed Mini Mario at the start of certain levels, which the other minis must attack to make it free.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Mini Mario is one of the Mini Toys available in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, accessible by scanning any amiibo depicting Mario (including Dr. Mario). Mini Mario's special ability is Wall Jump, which allows it to jump off of any wall it walks up to.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A Mini Mario appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker. When used on a fighter in The Subspace Emissary, it boosts their shield's recharge rate by three points.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
A Mini Mario appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the form of an Advanced-class Neutral-type primary spirit. It can only be obtained by purchasing it from Timmy & Tommy's location in World of Light for 1,000 points at regular price. Once it reaches level 99, it can be enhanced into an Ace-class spirit which, when used, increases the duration of the Hammer item in battles.
In its initial form, the spirit depicts one of the solo artworks of Mini Mario used for Mario vs. Donkey Kong. In its enhanced form, the spirit depicts the toy's Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis solo artwork, where it wields two Hammers.
Super Mario-Kun
The Mini Marios make an appearance in a Mario vs. Donkey Kong segment in volume 33 of Super Mario-Kun. The story follows closely with the games with a few differences. For instance, while Donkey Kong is searching for Mini Marios in vain, a sales Toad offers a bootleg-like variant of Mini Mario, called Mimi Mario (ミミマリオ), to Donkey Kong, who he remarks as cute, but rejects. While Mario and Toad find Mario's company ransacked by Donkey Kong, Mario finds a remaining Mini Mario, who is damaged and malfunctions, frequently hitting Mario in the face. This Mini Mario, who talks, accompanies Mario and Toad and helps them defeat Donkey Kong. This Mini Mario is distinguished from other Mini Marios by its eyes, which resemble Mario's eyes.
In the segment, it has been shown that Donkey Kong controls the Mini Marios he has stolen using an embedded chip (which the Mini Mario Mario has found removes). Additionally, the Mini Marios can combine and transform into weapons. One weapon shown is a gun that shoots Mini Mario heads while the other is a cannon that also shoots Mini Mario heads. At a last effort, Donkey Kong rides a mech to attack Mario, but the Mini Marios transform into a Mini Mario mech, which Mario uses to defeat Donkey Kong.
Profiles
Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
| Image | Artwork from | Effect in The Subspace Emissary |
|---|---|---|
|
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | Shield Recovery +3 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits
| Name | Image | Series / game | Type | Class | Strength / effect(s) | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent(s) | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | |||||||
| Mini Mario | 
|
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Series | Primary (3) | Advanced | Neutral Can be enhanced to Mini Mario & Hammers at Lv. 99 |
Timmy and Tommy's | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mini Mario & Hammers | 
|
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Series | Primary (3) | Ace | Neutral Hammer Duration ↑ |
Enhanced from Mini Mario | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mini-Mario.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミニマリオ Mini Mario |
Mini Mario |
| Chinese (simplified) | 迷你马力欧 Mínǐ Mǎlì'ōu |
Mini Mario |
| Chinese (traditional) | 小型瑪利歐[1] (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) Xiǎoxíng Mǎlì'ōu 玩偶瑪利歐[2] (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!) Wán'ǒu Mǎlì'ōu 迷你瑪利歐 (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) Mínǐ Mǎlì'ōu |
Small Mario Doll Mario Mini Mario |
| Russian | Мини-игрушка Марио Заводной Марио (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) Mini-igrushka Mario Zavodnoy Mario |
Mini toy Mario Wind-up Mario |
| Spanish | Minimario |
Minimario |
References
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads |
| Minis | Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong |
| Floors | Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement |
| Items and objects | Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring |
| Enemies | Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp |
| Miscellaneous | Media • Staff • Super Mini Mario World |
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Minis | Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad |
| Enemies | Bullet Bill • Donkey Kong's robots (Capture Kong · Catapult Kong) • Fly Guy • Shy Guy |
| Items and objects | + Clock • Blue Spring • Bomb • Conveyor Belt • Key • M-Token • Spikes • Star • Tile • Warp Pipe |
| Worlds | Mario's Main Event • Puzzle Palace • Many Mini Mayhem • Giant Jungle |
| Minigames | Mini Target Smash • Fly Guy Grab • Cube Crash • Elevation Station |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads | |
| Minis | Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad | |
| Enemies | Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp | |
| Worlds | Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3) | |
| Objects | Items | Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup |
| Resource items | Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring | |
| Fixed objects | Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe | |
| Further info | Gallery • Media • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store | |
- Minis
- Mario Toy Company
- Allies
- Playable Characters
- Cannon Kaos
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stickers
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits
