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{{about|Mario, the main character of the namesake franchise|the overall franchise|[[Super Mario (franchise)]]|his infant counterpart|[[Baby Mario]]}}
{{redirect|"Jumpman" and "Jump Man"|the badge of the same name|[[Jumpman (badge)]]|the Donkey Kong minigame from ''Mario Party 7''|[[Jump, Man]]|the arcade game in [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]|[[Jump Man (fictional game)]]}}
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|image=[[File:MvDK NS Mario.png|130px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]]
|full_name=Mario Mario<ref name="full name">{{cite|author=Brian|url=nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-says-marios-full-name-is-mario-mario|title=Miyamoto says Mario’s full name is “Mario Mario|publisher=Nintendo Everything|date=September 14, 2015|accessdate=May 26, 2024}}</ref>
|species=Human
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Kevin Afghani]] ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]–present)
}}
{{quote|It's-a me, Mario!|Mario|Super Mario 64}}
'''Mario''' is the main character and titular protagonist of the long-running and highly successful [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. He was created by Japanese video game designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and serves as the main mascot of [[Nintendo]]. Mario made his first appearance as the protagonist of the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', released in [[List of games by date#1981|1981]] (in which he took the alias "'''Jumpman'''"). Since ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', his trademark abilities have been his [[jump]]ing and [[stomp]]ing powers, with which he defeats most of his enemies, and his ability to gain even more powers with a plethora of items, such as the [[Super Mushroom]], the [[Fire Flower]], and the [[Super Star]]. Games have usually portrayed Mario as a silent, straightforward character. According to Nintendo's philosophy, this allows Mario to fit in many different genres and roles. In most games, he is the hero who goes on an adventure to save [[Princess Peach]] from his arch-nemesis, [[Bowser]], but he has been shown doing many other activities besides adventuring, such as [[Mario Kart (series)|racing]] and sporting with his younger but taller twin brother, [[Luigi]]; his friends such as [[Yoshi]] and [[Toad]]; and others.