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Mario loves food, especially Italian food, which is most notably seen in the DIC cartoon trilogy but is also shown in the games such as in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Odyssey'', where he dreams about Italian food; ''Super Mario Sunshine'', where he is attracted to the promise of seafood, remarks balefully that the disturbed Delfino Airstrip resembles a "giant empty plate" and frets that he is going to miss dinner;<ref>@MarioBrothBlog (April 13, 2024). [https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1779212979633783260] ''X''. Accessed April 13, 2024</ref> ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', where Mario is drawn to a food display in the [[Grand Lobby]]; and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', where he offers [[Yoshi]] to help look for cookies before suggesting that he has already eaten the cookies ("''just give me a second to brush these cookie crumbs out of my mustache!''"). Mario is pickier in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', however, showing his disgust at mushrooms. Characters also occasionally suggest he pay attention to his diet, such as [[Hoot]] from ''Super Mario 64'' and the [[Star Temple gate]] from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.

Since then, like many other protagonists of Nintendo games, Mario has rarely spoken in full sentences in the mainline video games, making him a mostly semi-silent protagonist. In early games, however, Mario fully speaks for long periods of time, such as in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' and ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''. Mario, originally voiced by Martinet before being replaced by [[Kevin Afghani]] starting with ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', speaks sometimes broken English with a heavy Italian accent and in a soft, high-pitched voice, often referring to himself in the third person as {{wp|illeism}}. When he screams or is happy or excited, his voice tends to go falsetto. There are some games where Mario has also been given complete dialogue bubbles, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''Fortune Street''. Mario has also spoken in full sentences in various promotional events, such as the 2006 interview for ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'',<ref>Inkydog (November 8, 2007). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxy2D8kXdHk Mario Interview - New Super Mario Bros.] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 28, 2022.</ref> a [[Mario Press Conference|press conference released for ''Mario Sports Mix'']], the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system demonstration,<ref>mattwu64 (November 3, 2011). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYa7G467_Yo Super Mario's Nintendo 3DS Tour]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 16, 2022.</ref> and [[Play Nintendo]]'s series ''[[Mario Reads Your Letters]]''. In promotional venues with MIRT, people can communicate with Mario by asking various questions; there, too, Mario speaks for long periods of time.<ref name="Mario Mario"/><ref>Replay the past (November 7, 2007). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihWsOcbS_E mario diss to sony at e3 and also does impressions]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>Sly Peach (October 13, 2014). [https://youtu.be/BXyJwvhrNCY Mario In Real Time at New York Comic Con 2013]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 23, 2023.</ref> In ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'', Mario can speak fully, but he has an entirely different voice. After the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] era, Martinet made a slight change to the way he voices Mario, using his tenor voice more consistently and taking on a slightly lower pitch to make him more expressive, while in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' onwards, Mario's voice became deeper and raspier than usual, similarly to ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. In ''Super Mario 3D World'', as well as various games from the [[Nintendo Switch]] era (including ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Luigi's Mansion 3''), Mario's voice has become noticeably deeper and slightly weaker in energy due to Martinet aging. In ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', after Martinet stopped voicing Mario, Afghani succeeded him and gave Mario a similar but higher-pitched voice.

Mario is typically known as a plumber since ''Mario Bros.'', although he started as a carpenter in ''Donkey Kong''. Although he is best known for being a plumber, the games rarely portray Mario being directly involved in plumbing, with one exception being the intro to ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Other media, such as ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', however, put a much bigger emphasis on Mario's job. According to the live-action segments in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', Mario works a menial job at [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|Mario Brothers Plumbing]] in Brooklyn, just barely able to make enough money, and sometimes complains about a dull life. Despite this, he and Luigi seem to excel at their jobs, as it is stated that they have one of the best plumbing in [[New York City]]. Also according to the show, Mario has received his plumber training from the [[Brooklyn Plumbers Academy]], founded by [[Salvador Drainotto]], whom Mario holds to great respect. Mario is also skilled with various plumbing tools throughout the show's episodes, such as the [[All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper]] and [[Plumber's Putty]], which he uses to assist him and his friends in some hazardous situations. In 2016, a bio on the Kids section of the Nintendo Co., Ltd. site indicates that plumbing was Mario's former occupation; the bio on ''Mario Portal'' reconfirmed this.<ref>[https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-no-longer-a-plumber-1799118840 Mario Is Officially No Longer A Plumber]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved October 4, 2017.</ref> However, as of March 2018, the Japanese profile was updated to state that Mario is still a plumber,<ref>Schreier, Jason (March 6, 2018). [https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-a-plumber-again-1823545849 Mario Is Officially A Plumber Again]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved February 2, 2020.</ref> and that statement is further confirmed by ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.<ref>''"Mario works as a plumber with his little brother Luigi."'' – Loading screen tip, ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''</ref>

In addition to plumbing, Mario has dabbled in various other occupations. One of his most notable recurring alternate careers is in medicine, as his alter-ego [[Dr. Mario]], who stars in [[Dr. Mario (series)|an entire spinoff series]] and is even a separate character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games (even though Mario and Dr. Mario are the same person). Mario is also known for his participation in a wide variety of spinoff sports games, including but not limited to golf, tennis, basketball, hockey, soccer, and both kart and motocross racing. He also participates in a wide array of Olympic events and has even made a cameo as a referee in ''{{wp|Punch-Out!! (NES)|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!}}'' Another series-specific recurring role Mario takes is as the president of the [[Mario Toy Company]] in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games]].

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