Editing Mikhail S. Gorbachev

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Gorbachev.png|250px|Mikhail S. Gorbachev]]
|full_name=Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' - "[[Plummers Academy]]" (1989)
|latest_appearance=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' - "[[Glasnuts]]" (1989)
|species=Human
|portrayed_by={{wp|Martin Garner (actor)|Martin Garner}}
}}
'''{{wp|Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev}}''' (Russian: '''Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв''', ''Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov'') (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Russian politician who served as the final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991. He is credited with helping to end the {{wp|Cold War}} thanks to his reform policies and acquiescence towards the {{wp|Revolutions of 1989}}. He was also known for the {{wp|port-wine stain}} on his forehead.

Gorbachev appears in the animated episode "[[Plummers Academy]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', being given a tour of [[Brooklyn]] by the [[Mr. President|President of the United States]]. After [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] save them from the flood, Mario receives the [[Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy)|Golden Plumber's Helper]] and Luigi receives the golden wrench. Gorbachev himself is actually only seen very briefly while riding in the American President's car, waving to the citizens of Brooklyn.

In the associated live-action segment, "[[Glasnuts]]", Gorbachev (played by {{wp|Martin Garner (actor)|Martin Garner}}) visits Mario and Luigi at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] to learn how to make pizza. When he piles unusual ingredients onto the pizza, Mario and Luigi become concerned that once he tries it, he will hate it, and they will get in trouble for it. However, Gorbachev ends up loving the pizza, and decides to open his own pizza place in [[Russia]].

Gorbachev is the only character besides Mario and Luigi to appear in both the live-action and animated segments of the series.

==Gallery==
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TSMBSS Mr. President and Gorbachev.png|Gorbachev with the [[Mr. President|President of the United States]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Plummers Academy]]"
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== Heading text == Trivia
* List Item Dr. Cossack from the Mega Man series was named after Gorbachev.

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