Written by: Andymii (talk)
Welcome to another issue of Guess… huh?! It’s ‘Shroom Issue #100? And it’s just been my birthday? Well, such amazing coincidences mean something special’s happening. Special as in…
100 GUESS WHO QUESTIONS STUFFED IN ONE ARTICLE!!!
That’s right, 100 questions, spanning four different levels and all kinds of games! To picture how many questions that really is, let me just say that’s about 5 times all of the Guess Who questions I’ve ever made up to the point, all in one oversized article. This is going to be exciting!
The sections are Easy, Bosses, Smash Bros., and Challenge. Get them all right, and I swear Nintendo should hire you. (In other words, good freakin’ luck.) Answers are at the end, and you can score yourself.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or complaints, or see some wrong facts you would like to correct, please contact me on my talk page. Aaaaaand, let’s get started!
Level 1: Easy
Not very confident yet on your Guess Who skills, not too knowledgeable on the Mario series, or simply want to warm up your mind? Use this section as your starting point!
- This character is capable of exploding.
- It has a wind-up key on its back.
- It has two plain white eyes but no other facial features, which sounds creepier than it actually is.
- Question 2
- To attack, this enemy throws an unlimited amount of a specific work tool.
- It has a green shell.
- It first appeared in Super Mario Bros.. One appears right before the final battle with Bowser.
- Question 3
- This squid-like creature lives in the water.
- Oddly, it is weak to fireballs. Yeah, fireballs. While underwater. It makes no sense.
- It became a Mario Kart item starting in Mario Kart DS.
- Question 4
- This green character spits spiky balls to attack. Weird.
- It first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3.
- It became a playable character in the Mario Party series in Mario Party 10.
- Question 5
- This character is the opposite of Luigi.
- He debuted in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 as a partner for Wario.
- His hat symbol is an upside-down “L”.
- Question 6
- As of now, she has had three different voice actors.
- She first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, and is now a relatively major character in the Mario series.
- Her job is to watch over the cosmos.
- Question 7
- This enemy is the first one encountered in Super Mario Bros..
- It has become and stayed as one of the most common Mario enemies.
- It represents a shitake mushroom. People also argue that it is a chestnut. Hey, I’m not arguing.
- Question 8
- This hero wears a red hat.
- He has saved the Mushroom Kingdom multiple times from Bowser.
- If you don’t know him, then what are you doing on this website?
- Question 9
- He hopes “she has lots of spaghetti!” At least in Hotel Mario.
- He can jump higher than his brother, but has less traction.
- His first starring game was Mario is Missing!
- Question 10
- Though mostly portrayed as the antagonist of the Mario series, he has occasionally teamed up with Mario to fight for the greater good.
- He is often mistaken for being a lizard or dragon, but is in fact a large turtle.
- He enjoys cake, so much so that he will kidnap princesses multiple times to receive a slice. Dang. And after all that, he still hasn’t gotten a single one… poor him.
- Question 11
- This woman wears a pink dress.
- She is the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom.
- She keeps going missing, thanks to a certain spiky-shelled character.
- Question 12
- He is named after his own species.
- His signature moves include the Flutter Jump, and also can eat most enemies in his way.
- He first appeared in Super Mario World. He’s even on the box art.
- Question 13
- This character’s father was the main antagonist of the first game Mario was in.
- You won’t find him on Sega!
- He became especially popular after a game on the Super Nintendo game out, boasting pre-rendered graphics.
- Question 14
- As a child, this character was jealous of Mario, so as an adult, he stole Mario’s castle. You gotta admire his perseverance.
- He is designed to be the opposite of Mario, and his name translates into Japanese to “Bad Mario.”
- Despite this, he has many starring roles of his own.
- Question 15
- This character often acts extremely spoiled.
- He often gets his father to make the most expensive of machines for him, most of which are immediately destroyed by Mario. Judging by the machines’ looks, they must cause billions of dollars in total. Some are bigger than the planet they inhibit.
- Is Super Mario Sunshine, he pretends to believe that Peach is his mother.
- Question 16
- This character is Peach’s #1 security guard.
- Like Question 12, he is named after his own species.
- Oftentimes, he’s pretty useless, but his species has been “protecting” Peach since Super Mario Bros..
- Question 17
- This turtle comes in both red and green.
- Although it is an enemy, it can be manipulated to provide Mario with infinite lives, or defeat enemies in front of Mario.
- It’s predecessor, the Shellcreeper, first appeared in the arcade game Mario Bros..
- Question 18
- This princess owns a cruise ship, which doubles as a racetrack.
- An alien hired by Wario to distract Mario kidnapped her once.
- She rules Sarasaland.
- Question 19
- To this day, there is a debate whether this character is male, female, or a male who wants to be female.
- He (or she) is Yoshi’s default racing partner in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
- It first appeared as bosses in the American Super Mario Bros. 2.
- Question 20
- This is the undead version of a Koopa Troopa.
- When stomped on, it comes back to life after a short period of time.
- A winged version debuted in Super Mario 3D World.
- Question 21
- This enemy is very shy.
- A member of its species races Mario and Luigi twice within Super Mario Galaxy.
- It looks like Kirby, except white, without feet, and with fangs.
- Question 22
- This enemy is a carnivorous, man-biting plant!
- However, its strategy is pretty dumb: it doesn’t attack when Mario is right above of it. Wow.
- They usually inhibit pipes.
- Question 23
- This character is a Magikoopa.
- He took care of Bowser when Bowser was young.
- He has dressed up like Princess Peach before.
- Question 24
- This character is both friendly and unfriendly, depending on the game.
- He’s mad because someone made fun of its glasses, so he attacks by throwing his pet.
- However, the species is also capable of directing the Mario Kart races, and filming the entirety of Mario’s adventures in Super Mario 64.
- Question 25
- This small, red, turtle has a spiky shell.
- Yoshi can jump on it and take not harm.
- It is the pet of a turtle on a cloud.
Level 2: Bosses
Warmed up? Now it’s time to recognize the Big Guys who dared to face Mario in combat. They come in all shapes and sizes, but all share one common goal: to defeat Mario! Use this section to expand your boss knowledge.
- Question 26
- This “thing” is a hybrid of plant and dinosaur.
- I like to say that it has “bad turning skills.”
- It is the first boss of a game (which happens to be my favorite!).
- Question 27
- This small character loves to toss harmless, bouncy projectiles.
- He is called Hip Koopa in the cartoons.
- His hair is multi-colored, which is actually pretty cool.
- Question 28
- For some reason, this boss has a cork in its mouth.
- First appearing in a GameCube game, it reappeared in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
- He attacks by smacking with his tentacles.
- Question 29
- His name is derived from the Spanish word for “hot.”
- He appeared in both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- Besides fireballs, has the extremely strange ability to spit coconuts, which is stupid considering they can be deflected to attack him back.
- Question 30
- This easy first boss leads an army of explosives against another army of explosives.
- He attacks by picking Mario up and throwing him off a mountain. It’s actually not nearly as bad as it sounds.
- He can be beaten by picking him up and throwing him to the ground three times.
- Question 31
- This big, scary monster is actually secretly sensitive and cowardly.
- He eats ghosts! Peter Venkman should hire him.
- His heart can be fought separately.
- Question 32
- This boss wears pink sunglasses.
- He holds a portable Bill Blaster in New Super Mario Bros. U.
- In that game, he is the boss of Rock-Candy Mines.
- Question 33
- This octopus-like boss shoots fireballs and coconuts.
- He represents an octopus from Super Mario Galaxy.
- Though he isn’t King Kaliente, he is implied to be closely related.
- Question 34
- In the cartoons, this character was Lemmy Koopa’s twin.
- Recently, he has been seen with a pet Chain Chomp.
- He might not be completely sane.
- Question 35
- This character’s face is the logo of the dreaded Impossible Pack from New Super Mario Bros. 2.
- He is a DLC character for Mario Kart 8.
- He can spit blue fireballs.
- Question 36
- This is the developer of Swoon.exe and digibutter.nerr.
- He is “hi-technicaaaal!”
- He went to the hospital after getting injured playing video games.
- Question 37
- This boss is a column of rocks, covering a layer of shadows.
- He once kidnapped Luigi.
- He has the magical power to summon Bomb Boos.
- Question 38
- This boss looks similar to a boss from the first game in its series.
- It represents a Snifit.
- It can be defeated by a Spin Drill. One would think a boss that attacks with drills would be immune to drills! Ah, whatever.
- Question 39
- Of course, Nintendo had to make Bowser Jr. tell the player this boss’s weakness right before the fight. Because otherwise, it’d be too hard. (It wouldn’t.)
- There is also an on-fire version of this boss.
- It resembles a Chinese dragon. Huh. I thought Chinese dragons were friendly. I guess this one isn’t.
- Question 40
- In multiple 2D side-scrolling platforming games, he is the first boss to be fought.
- He was named after the drummer from the band U2.
- In the cartoons, he is the “emperor of eavesdropping.”
- Question 41
- This character has multiple Scottish stereotypes.
- He was a general of an army a long time ago.
- After the certain Paper Mario game he appears in is completed, he can be found looking for Nastasia, hoping to give her some of Saffron’s yummy treats. What a nice character.
- Question 42
- He is named after his species. (I feel like that’s being said before. Like, multiple times.)
- After a long absence, he returns in Super Mario 3D Land, along with a female counterpart.
- He attacks by flailing or spinning his arms. It actually looks quite silly.
- Question 43
- This was the final boss of a game.
- He was sent by Wario to distract Mario while Mario’s castle was stolen.
- He makes a brief but notable appearance in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
- Question 44
- Among her siblings, this character is the only female.
- She attacks by summoning rings. Yes, rings. The kind you put on your wrist.
- In her first appearance, she is the leader of Water Land.
- Question 45
- This character literally reappeared in a throwback.
- He and his people build your houses, paves your roads, and you still walk over them. Show him some respect!
- He also can get tired of his speech.
- Question 46
- This character wields a boomerang with a ribbon on it, which is used to attack.
- She first appeared on a Nintendo 3DS game.
- She is one of the few female members of the Koopa Troop.
- Question 47
- This boss’s original name in development was “Malletoid.” Don’t look on the Wiki front page.
- It is one of Bowser Jr.’s completely unnecessary robots.
- Once destroyed, it reappears in a different level, in pieces, but still able to shoot Bullet Bills.
- Question 48
- This character, named after a composer, makes “Koopa Symphonies.”
- He is the cleverest among his siblings.
- He is often the second-to-final boss in 2D platforming games.
- Question 49
- This King-snake-thingy really likes plates!
- Like many other silly bosses, he literally provides the player the power-up needed to defeat him. I want to make a comment here, but… just wow.
- Additionally, his weak point is a large X-bandage. Huh. I wonder if they could get any more obvious.
- Question 50
- These strange rock guardians have eyes on their palms.
- Until Mario woke this character up, they had been sleeping forever. Hey, you can’t blame they for being a tad bit grumpy.
- It acts similarly to Gohdan from The Legend of Zelda: the Windwaker.
Level 3: Super Smash Bros. Fighters
No one said Guess Who was only for Mario characters! For the first time ever, Guess Who brings you characters beyond just Mario and focuses instead on characters from all different backgrounds. Some questions may be extremely easy for you, and some you may have no idea. Either way, use this section to expand your knowledge on a wide variety of series, or the Smash series in general! (Special thanks to various NIWA wikis, especially SmashWiki, for providing much of the necessary information.)
- Question 51
- This character is usually portrayed as left-handed.
- He is the protagonist of one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises.
- He has a very powerful, legendary sword, called the M*****r S***d.
- Question 52
- This character was originally drawn as white for the cover art of this first game he appeared in.
- Unlike many fighters, he can jump six times.
- However, this is balanced by the fact that he is very lightweight.
- Question 53
- This character debuted in a 2006 Japan-only game.
- He is currently a DLC for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
- He first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Question 54
- The same company behind Resident Evil and Ace Attorney makes this character.
- He isn’t actually a human, but is close to one.
- He has appeared in two Smash games.
- Question 55
- Though he is only the height of a quarter, this character’s height is greatly inflated for Smash purposes.
- He has many plant-animal thingies helping him.
- Recently, a few of his palette-swaps change him into the protagonist of the most recent game of his series. (It’s hard to say that clearly without giving it away.)
- Question 56
- This character is one of the earliest-created characters fighting in Smash.
- He was in a highly popular arcade game.
- The company that made him merged with another company, making the new company N****-B*****.
- Question 57
- This character can be seem to play a similar role to Princess Peach, except a million times more independent.
- The first game she herself was playable in was the Phillips CD-i games, which were, as everyone knows, terrible. Huh. Sounds like the story of Luigi.
- She was first playable starting from Super Smash Bros. Melee, and has been playable ever since.
- Question 58
- This character is arguably one of the most iconic characters of its series.
- He loves ketchup. Who wouldn’t?
- He has red cheeks.
- Question 59
- This character’s Final Smash is “Secret ***** Attack.”
- He has incredible speed.
- The game he debuted in was released less than a year before his first appearance in “Smash”.
- Question 60
- This character is an expert pilot.
- His father was supposedly killed in a failed mission against the series’ main antagonist.
- He is one of eight characters to appear in every “Smash” game.
- Question 61
- This character is currently available for DLC.
- Club Nintendo users who registered both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U before a certain date got this character for free. (That’s how I go this character!)
- This character was genetically engineered from the supposed ancestor of all the characters of its series.
- Question 62
- This character shares a major taunt trait with Solid Snake.
- He first became playable after a long hiatus in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Soon after, he got his first game in while, where is character model was based after the one in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Question 63
- This character’s first game made players believe she was a man until the very end.
- Though she was once tasked on wiping out an entire species, she left one hatchling for scientists to study.
- She goes through tight cracks in a not-so-efficient way.
- Question (N)64
- This character can sing and make others fall asleep.
- This is the only character not to applaud on the results screen, due to its tiny arms.
- Even though this character isn’t a major character in its series, it was chosen to appear in the original Super Smash Bros. for its similarities to Kirby, so similar models and animations could be used.
- Question 65
- This character is in constant communication with another fighter through psychic communications.
- She has no playable appearance in any other game but Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- She is the Goddess of Light.
- Question 66
- One of his music theme goes “dun dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dun, dun dun dun!” Say it out loud, and mind the commas. It actually helps.
- He has the same voice as another character. Actually, the same character. But apart. So confusing…
- He does his job in a rather questionable way.
- Question 67
- One of this character’s attacks is very powerful, but makes the character take damage. Use with caution. (Or spam-attack it like me.)
- Until recently, this was an Assist Trophy as opposed to a stand-alone fighter.
- One of his attacks gets weaker and weaker over time, but can be recharged with a short break.
- Question 68
- Though the main antagonist of his series, this character seems more selfish than evil.
- He is the only antagonist to appear in every Smash game, though this includes cameos.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, he is carried in by a few Waddle Dees, in classic lazy king style.
- Question 69
- This character is argued by many to be the most over-powered.
- He is seen as both a hero and a villain.
- He is the first character to have a victory theme different from other characters in its series.
- Question 70
- This character was a real-life toy.
- He made an appearance in Mario Kart DS.
- It was first advertised as a toy instead of a video game product, as stores were not very enthusiastic about selling video games back when it was released in 1985.
- Question 71
- This character was made to compete against Nintendo. And now he’s in a Nintendo game? Wow, things really do change.
- He is 15 years old.
- There was a hoax that this character was unlockable in Melee. This would prove to be false.
- Question 72
- Unlike many of other Nintendo’s bosses, this character is cunning, smart, and… let’s just say more capable than Bowser.
- Throughout the games in his series, he has developed from a simple monster to a well fleshed-out character.
- He can play the organ! Hey, bad guys can enjoy the arts, too.
- Question 73
- This “character” is technically two characters, not one. Actually, are technically three characters if the not-seen character that pulls off their Smash Attack is counted.
- One of the characters within the group is famous for doing something that really pissed gamers off. Like, Toad-level pissed off.
- The “duo” was a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Question 74
- He’s your Kid’s Meal at McDonalds. (It makes no sense until you think about it.)
- He is 17 years old, and from the Bronx.
- He has great ground fighting, but has poor aerial attacks.
- Question 75
- This fighter is mostly blue and black.
- Its canine-like properties make it look similar to Anubis, the Egyptian god of funerals. Huh.
- He possesses the best wall jump and wall cling abilities.
Level 4: Challenge
Now, let’s get back to focusing on the Mario series. Except this time, it won’t be so easy! Included in this section are some of the more vague and lesser-known characters within the series. If you can ace this section, then you’re truly a Mario character pro! Use this section if you have supreme confidence in your Guess Who skills. Or if you want a challenge. Both work.
- Question 76
- This character appears in a platforming GameCube game.
- He owns many Bloopers.
- He is not liable for any accidents that may happen. And they will happen. A lot.
- Question 77
- This character is a racing character (Il Piantissimo, Koopa the Quick, etc.)
- After the game it appears in is completely beat, it suddenly grows in size.
- He claims to be a world champion sledder.
- Question 78
- This character is the leader and the fastest of his species.
- At one point, he challenges Mario to a race.
- He is a black-colored bird.
- Question 79
- This assistant can carry Mario and co. over hazardous materials.
- She appears as a geometric net of a cube.
- She functions similar to Lakilester.
- Question 80
- Don’t become his lunch!
- This gentle sea dragon looks similar to the Pokémon Lapras.
- It makes a reappearance in New Super Mario Bros.
- Question 81
- This machine can shoot more water than the amount in its tank, which is physically not possible.
- In the Smash games, it can push fighters.
- It can talk through its nozzle.
- Question 82
- This character functions as one of the “lazy-player” tools. Seriously, it literally beats the level for you.
- However, it makes Power Stars turn into Bronze Stars, so it’s pretty much useless.
- She never appears when the player is Luigi. Poor Luigi. Why does no one want to help him?
- Question 83
- This character has no official English name, and its current MarioWiki page has a French title.
- It has the power to move Prankster Comets.
- A humorous glitch turns this character upside-down.
- Question 84
- This friendly Toad delivers mail- in space!
- He enjoys snorkeling.
- He has a tendency to deliver 1-Up mushrooms, usually from Peach in captivity. If Mario denies the mushrooms, he’ll give them to the brigade as backup (in other words, precious lives are thrown away). I wonder where Peach gets the mushrooms…?
- Question 85
- This character has an ability called “Smooch”, where it restores 20 of Mario’s HP.
- Before she was freed, she was trapped by Bowser in Mount Lavalava.
- She makes a slight appearance in Mario Party 5, where she hosts one of the game modes.
- Question 86
- While technically an annoying thief that steals from Toad Houses, this creature helps Luigi on his journey in New Super Luigi U.
- He looks similar to Ravio from the Legend of Zelda series, but Nintendo has dismissed this as simply a coincidence.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he attempts to trap fighters in his bag and fly away.
- Question 87
- This elderly man runs a theme park.
- He believes Mecha-Bowser is a wonderful theme park attraction. (It isn’t even an attraction. Bowser would be offended that his death machine would ever be compared to that.)
- He tells Mario that his theme park has become less popular due to the lack of new rides.
- Question 88
- This Bob-omb represents (and may very well be) a Bob-omb Buddy.
- She is the first explosive teammate in the Paper Mario series.
- She has a ponytail-shaped fuse.
- Question 89
- After appearing in an extremely successful Nintendo 64 Mario game, this character didn’t appear again until Super Mario 3D World.
- A large version, called “Prince *****,” appears in this game.
- It attacks by bumping, hopefully off a ledge.
- 'Question 90
- These tropical characters have palm trees on their heads.
- Some of them have incredible strength, and can toss Mario a great distance!
- At some point, many of them falsely blame Mario for vandalizing their island.
- Question 91
- This clone of Mario is quite evil!
- Mario has to race this character to a goal. If Mario loses, Mario spontaneously dies. Maybe he got really disappointed?
- Colliding with him causes Star Bits to fly out.
- Question 92
- This bird is quite shy.
- A Jibberjay claims that this character cannot fly, but can glide.
- As a team, Mario and this character race the Jibberjays at some point.
- Question 93
- This character and his acquaintances name are a pun on something you’d see on a highway.
- He and his acquaintances give friendly advice, along with his many other acquaintances.
- He tells Mario that the Mushroom Kingdom is a wonderful world, but he’d enjoy it more if he weren’t a… sign.
- Question 94
- This character owns a hotel in a GameCube game.
- He desperately needs Mario’s help, and often begs for Mario to come inside his hotel. Oh yeah, and once Mario is inside, he can’t leave until he beats the level or quits! What a rude, albeit kindhearted, jerk.
- At one point, ghosts overrun his hotel.
- Question 95
- This archeologist is desperate to reach his goals, to a point of being a little bit silly.
- At one point, he finds a long-searched for treasure, but is too short to reach it. Makes you a little sad, doesn’t it?
- His often quests anger his wife, as he is rarely home.
- Question 96
- This is often cited as one of the scariest Mario enemies.
- Mario has to interact with this character, as it holds a Red Coin.
- It is a living, vicious musical instrument. That I play. ☹
- Question 97
- This is a fortuneteller that talks in rhyme.
- She can randomly give Mario and co. items.
- Her birthday is March 25th, her favorite smell is fresh air, her favorite food is strawberries, and her hobby is looking through catalogs for Crystal Balls.
- Question 98
- This is one of the characters in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! that can use all special items.
- In his first appearance, he spits brown-colored slop at you. That’s pretty disgusting.
- He got his look from a mutation.
- Question 99
- These mischievous monkeys like to steal hats.
- One of them grabs a Power Star for Mario.
- However, Mario has to chase it for a while.
- Question 100
- This represents the Pokémon Diglett.
- They are on the verge of extinction. Please whack in moderation.
- When hit, these innocent creatures leave behind a delicacy.
And… that’s it! I hope you enjoyed these questions, as I put a lot of time into creating them. Have a great time looking at all the other Issue 100 articles, and as always, don't forget to check out August’s edition of Guess Who!
Here is the Answer Key.
SCORING:
- 90-100 correct: Nintendo should hire you!
- 70-89 correct: You’re definitely a Mario veteran!
- 50-69 correct: It’s clear you enjoy the series!
- 30-49 correct: Keep on trying!
- 10-29 correct: Try to do better!
- 0-10 correct: Oh, come on! Were you even trying?
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