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'''''N-Gang''''' was a comic series published in the 1999 and 2000 issues of the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine. N-Gang is also the name of a group of [[human|teenagers]], all being [[Nintendo]] fans (hence the gang's name) who featured in these comics as the protagonists. While most of the previous ''Club Nintendo'' comics centered on characters from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], in ''N-Gang'' their roles were mostly minor. Also unlike previous comics published in ''Club Nintendo'', the ''N-Gang'' comics were produced in Germany rather than Japan. The setting of ''N-Gang'' is [[Earth]].

Nick is a tall boy with curly black hair and a short beard as his trademark. He is wearing a yellow T-shirt with a big red "N" printed on it. He has appeared in every comic but two, making him the most regularly appearing characters in the series along with Toni.

Toni presumably is Nick's best friend since both are often seen together. His trademark is his long blond hair and a red cap. He is also wearing a plaid jacket and short trousers.

Big B., actually called Benno and often referred to as simply "B.", is the shortest member of the N-Gang. He is seen wearing a black cap, a purple sweater and wide trousers, all in all a very hip hop-orientated style. Big B. appears to be a very careless boy who often takes action without listening to what his friends are advising. He first appeared in the story "Kino & Ketchup".

[[File:Vipoq0.png|thumb|150px|'''VIP''']]

Gecko, debuting in the comic of the same name, is the only girl in the gang. She has skills in martial arts and uses them several times to help her friends. Gecko is wearing a red shirt with a gecko on it and black trousers.

[[File:Partyngang.jpg|thumb|right|310px|The last panel of "Freeze Frame," depicting many of the ''Super Mario'' standard and cross-over characters appearing in ''N-Gang''.]]

While the ''N-Gang'' series's focus lies on the teenagers constituting the N-Gang, in about half of the comics characters from the ''Mario'' series and its spin-offs appear, beginning with the fourth story "[[N-Gang#Jagdszenen aus der unteren Oberstufe|Jagdszenen aus der unteren Oberstufe]]."

[[Mario]] himself also played a major role in "[[N-Gang#Das Ende der Welt?|Das Ende der Welt?]]" where it was his task to fight [[Bowser]] back who was brought to Earth through one of N-Gang member VIP's experiments. The plumber was also seen in three more stories.

The comics "[[N-Gang#Freeze Frame|Freeze Frame]]" and "[[N-Gang#N-Gang vs. Nintendo|N-Gang vs. Nintendo]]" featured a lot of ''Mario'' characters, most of them playing minor roles.

The following is a list of all the ''Mario'' series standard and cross-over characters seen in the ''N-Gang'' comics:

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