Sol Valentine
~Magnificent Ruffian~
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Mario is reknowned for his superhuman jumping ability. Jumping — both to access different areas of a level and as an offensive move — remains a core element of gameplay in most Mario games, especially in the platform games. Mario's most commonly portrayed form of attack is jumping to stomp on the heads of enemies. Alongside his superb jumping ability, Mario also possesses super-human strength. In Super Mario 64 Mario displayed immense physical power, being able to lift, carry, and throw the game's first boss, King Bob-Omb, who was vastly larger than him. An even more impressive feat is that during the fights with Bowser, Mario can grab Bowser by the tail, spin him around, and toss him tremendous distances.
Mario with his Fire Flower ability in Super Mario Bros.
Powerups
Most of Mario's abilities stem from the collection and usage of items. In the platform genre, the most prominent of these items is the Super Mushroom, which allows Mario to grow to twice his size. In this form he is usually labelled "Super Mario", and receives an additional hit point. Other examples include a Fire Flower, which transforms Mario into Fire Mario (originally called "Fiery Mario"😉 and allows him to throw fireballs at enemies, and the Star, which renders Mario temporarily impervious to harm, and gives him the ability to defeat virtually all foes with but a touch.
The Raccoon Leaf, transforms him into Raccoon Mario and allows him to fly for short distances as well as whip his tail the Cape Feather, which gave Mario a cape (Cape Mario) that he could use to attack and fly. There are also three Special Suits: the Frog Suit, which turns Mario into Frog Mario, increasing his swimming and jumping abilities, however he is slower on land; the Tanooki Suit turns him into Tanooki Mario, whose abilities are the same as those of Raccoon Mario, but he can also become a statue; and the Hammer Bros. Suit turns Mario into Hammer Mario, allowing him to throw hammers and protect himself against fireball attacks. There's also a Blue Shell in New Super Mario Bros. which turns him into Shell Mario and allows him to perform the Shell Dash and protect himself against some enemies. This game features a Mega Mushroom. With it Mario becomes very huge. As Mega Mario, he can destroy everything on his path, including pipes, bricks and even the end flag. Super Mario World introduced Mario's dinosaur friend Yoshi to the game series, whom Mario can ride when he finds the egg in which Yoshi is hidden.
In Super Mario 64, Mario will take twice the normal damage if he is attacked without his hat, as in Super Mario 64 DS he will take twice the normal damage and when he strikes a "?" block, a bomb-omb will be released instead of the normal item. In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario will automatically take damage after a few seconds when his hat is stolen. In addition to this, Super Mario 64 features different boxes with hats inside that, when donned by Mario, offer him different abilities; the Wing Cap, for example, allows him to fly for a limited amount of time (Wing Mario), the Metal Cap transforms him into Metal Mario, and the Vanish Cap into Invisible Mario.
Mario in the Paper Mario series.Metal Mario first appeared in Super Mario 64. He is completely impervious, and can harm enemies by simply running into them. Along with this, he does not have to breathe, which allows him to walk in noxious gas and water. His heavy weight allows him to be able to sink in water, helping in some missions. He loses the ability to speak (which, while not having significant impact on overall story or gameplay, only serves to show that Mario became composed entirely of metal). In the enhanced remake, Super Mario 64 DS, the ability to turn into a metal being is granted to Wario instead. Metal Mario appeared as a secret unlockable character in Dr. Mario 64 and Mario Golf. In Mario Golf he is very strong, having an even longer drive than Bowser. He is also one of the last enemies in Super Smash Bros. He requires damages of about 300% to be knocked off (regular characters usually need about 100%). He reappears in Super Smash Bros. Melee together with Metal Luigi (if Luigi is unlocked) as well as the metal power being an item any character can use. In the Mario Party series, an Orb containing a mushroom called a Metal Mushroom can be used to make the character utilizing it metal to avoid traps placed on the board. In this case, in the event of Mario using this Orb, Mario can transform into Metal Mario.
Mario as he appears Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsAlthough Mario is not usually portrayed using weapons in games, one exception is his use of hammers in certain games. In Super Mario RPG, the Mario & Luigi series, and the Paper Mario series, Mario uses his hammer to hit switches and solve puzzles as well as to hit enemies. In the Wrecking Crew series, Mario wields a hammer to break bricks. The hammer element was first introduced in Donkey Kong.
Mario also has the ability to throw fire or burn objects with fire at will. In older games Mario needed a Fire Flower to turn into Fire Mario, in which form he can throw fireballs. In more recent games, he has done so without the use of this power-up.