Santa Claus
- "Nick" redirects here. For the member of the N-Gang, see N-Gang § Nick.
| Santa Claus | |
|---|---|
 Santa Claus in the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Koopa Klaus" | |
| Full name | Saint Nicholas |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Saturday Supercade ("A Christmas Story") (1983) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) (2009) |
- “Toad, in all my life, I've never seen anyone express the true Spirit of Christmas better than you!”
- —Santa Claus, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Santa Claus (usually simply Santa, alternatively known as Nick) is a jolly man who gives presents to people on Christmas Eve. He has made a few appearances in the Super Mario franchise and has received many allusions in games. Santa Claus lives in a home near his workshop at the North Pole, where his elves make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.
History[edit]
In games, Santa Claus has only appeared in Wrecking Crew, as one of the prizes similar to the Golden Hammer, though he did appear in Saturday Supercade, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, and the Club Nintendo comic series.
Smithy bears a resemblance to Santa, and Nintendo Power even stated in the Official Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide that Smithy's first form resembled a "diabolical Santa Claus."
Saturday Supercade[edit]
"A Christmas Story"[edit]
Though Santa himself appears only briefly toward the end of "A Christmas Story", he is alluded to constantly throughout the episode. Mr. Anderson also reveals that he is Santa's remote helper. In the aforementioned appearance at the end of the episode, Santa appears while actively riding his sleigh, waving at Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, Mr. Anderson, and the redeemed Hobo brothers while wishing them all a merry Christmas.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
"Koopa Klaus"[edit]
In "Koopa Klaus", King Koopa freezes Santa's workshop, and dresses up as Santa himself, calling himself "Koopa Klaus". Koopa Klaus then kidnaps Santa, and attempts to ruin Christmas, but Mario and his friends rescue Santa. Santa is happy to be saved, but remarks that he can not make any toy deliveries since his workshop is still frozen. Princess Toadstool urges Toad to cheer Santa up by giving him his beloved snowboard for Christmas which the retainer does with no regrets. Upon offering his snowboard, Santa becomes so touched by the kindness expressed by Toad that the warmth of holiday cheer melts Santa's workshop. Santa then delivers presents and lets Mario and friends ride with him.
"Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush"[edit]
In "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush", he turned up at Mario Brothers Plumbing on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". As he used the name Nick in this episode, Mario and Luigi never concluded that he was Santa Claus, despite obvious, subliminal messages throughout his stay. Worn out and tired, Mario and Luigi felt obligated to take in the stranger on Christmas Eve, and treated him to both their dinners, despite having very little to eat.
After the CooKoo Bird announced the midnight hour on Christmas Day, Mario and Luigi rushed to open their presents, but they looked back at Nick. Feeling sorry for Nick, they offered their presents to him, who was grateful to be receiving presents on Christmas for once.
In the morning, Mario and Luigi woke up to see that although Nick had left during the night, he left behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportations. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh, but had serious doubts that their visitor was actually Santa Claus.
Super Mario World television series[edit]
"The Night Before Cave Christmas"[edit]
Although Santa Claus himself never appeared on the Super Mario World animated series, Mario did dress up as him to help emulate the spirit of Christmas for the Cave People during the episode "The Night Before Cave Christmas". Dressed as Santa, Mario eventually sets out to deliver toys to all of the cave children in a Winged Yoshi-drawn sleigh.
"Rock TV"[edit]
Additionally, in the episode "Rock TV", Mario remembers an outlandish phone bill he got back in Brooklyn from calling the "Speak to Santa Hotline", which seems to let users talk to Santa himself.
Club Nintendo[edit]
"Super Mario: Die Bescherung"[edit]
In the 1992 Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario: Die Bescherung", Mario and his friends throw a Christmas party. Mario leaves the house and shortly afterwards a man dressed as Santa Claus, but otherwise resembling Mario, enters the house, most of the guests are expecting that it's Mario dressed as Santa Claus. However, in this moment Mario joins the party again, astonishing the skeptical guests.
"Warios Weihnachtsmärchen"[edit]
Three years later, a man looking almost exactly as Santa Claus in "Die Bescherung", was seen in the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen". However, Wario calls him Mario and he does not correct him, so in this comic it was just Mario dressed as Santa Claus.
"Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"[edit]
A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", joining the Kongs' Christmas party and bringing gifts. He also mentions that he is surprised to see Earth back in its original position (in the story, aliens accidentally pulled the planet away from the sun, and the Kongs convinced them to return it).
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Santa Claus is mentioned very briefly in Super Mario 64 and its remake. His name is stated on the sign near the cabin at the top of Cool, Cool Mountain, where it can be seen that the Cabin Proprietor wrote "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!"
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
In Super Mario Odyssey, a Crazy Cap costume based on Santa Claus consisting of the Santa Hat and Santa Outfit was released on November 21, 2018. If Mario wears the Santa Hat, he also wears Santa's beard. Goombas and Ty-Foos in the Snow Kingdom also wear Santa Hats.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, if Mario chooses to sleep in the Toad House in Shiver City, he will occasionally wake-up to find several Mushrooms and an Ultra Shroom in the Toad House. The Toad caretaker of the Toad House also mentions a wet floor inside the building, similar to melted snow, and asks Mario if someone has left gifts for him, possibly suggesting Santa Claus.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
If Mario talks to a Bandit on the East side of Rogueport, the bandit claims that he saw "a guy jumping from roof to roof" and said he was "sneaking into chimneys".
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, one of the questions Boomer the Pixl asks Mario is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]
Hermie III of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga mistakes Mario for Santa Claus, even though Mario is a well-known Superstar.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
The Hollijolli Mayor of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is a reference to a Santa for the Toads, being the mayor of the winter-themed Hollijolli Village and getting stuck in a chimney while wearing a red costume with a white beard and having a Toad-like appearance.
Mario Party 7[edit]
In Mario Party 7, there is a Bowser Time event exclusive to Neon Heights wherein Bowser will refer to himself as "Santa Bowser" before stealing either ten coins from every player or a Star from the player in the lead. Bowser will then order Koopa Kid to add the loot to the Treasure Chest on the board that already contains either the Star or twenty coins, noting that the player who claims the prize is getting a bonus out of it.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Santa Claus appears as a VIP member in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games during the month of December. He gives out 300 Star Tokens rather than 100 like the other VIP members. This is the only time that Santa Claus himself has directly appeared in a Super Mario game.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
- “Santa! Ho ho ho!”
- —Mario (Santa), Mario Kart Tour
Mario and Bowser dressed in Santa Claus costumes, with the former using the Santa Hat and Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey, were introduced in the 2019 and 2020 Winter Tours respectively in Mario Kart Tour as High-End drivers, referred to as Mario (Santa) and Bowser (Santa). In addition, a Santa Mii Racing Suit was introduced in the 2022 Holiday Tour.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, one of the outfits in the game that Mario and Luigi can use is a Santa outfit, which is the same Santa Hat and Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey that previously appeared in Mario Kart Tour, only recolored green for Luigi.
Gallery[edit]
Santa Claus briefly seen in the December 2019 LINE calendar
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Père Noël[1] | Father Christmas | |
| Italian | Babbo Natale[?] | Father Christmas |
References[edit]
| Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong Junior segments) | ||
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| Episodes | Episode 1: "Trucknapper Caper" • Episode 2: "Sheep Rustle Hustle" • Episode 3: "Rocky Mountain Monkey Business" • Episode 4: "Magnificent Seven-Year Olds" • Episode 5: "The Ventriloquist Caper" • Episode 6: "The Great Seal Steal" • Episode 7: "The Jungle Boy Ploy" • Episode 8: "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo" • Episode 9: "The Amazing Rollerskate Race" • Episode 10: "A Christmas Story" • Episode 11: "Gorilla Ghost" • Episode 12: "The Teddy Bear Scare" • Episode 13: "Double or Nothing" | |
| Characters | Recurring | Bones • Donkey Kong Jr. |
| Other | Al • Alan • Aurora • Belinda • Biff • Bruno • Charlie • Clyde • Dandy Andy • Dr. Demise • Flippie • Gorilla Ghost • Harry • Hobo brothers • Horace • Hugo • Jenny • Jenny's father • Kid Dynamo • King • Lightning • Lucy Belle • Mickey • Mr. Anderson • Mr. Bancroft • Mr. Barkley • Mrs. Johnson • Nature Scouts • Patty • Peter Windson • Roller Stars • Santa Claus • Sheep Rustlers • Shorty • Slick • Stretch • Trucknappers • Uncle Julius • Walt • Wrestling Gorilla | |
| Locations | Big Gorilla Burgers • City Zoo • Clearwater Cave • Golden Bridge Theatre • Mexico City • Oceanland • San Francisco Hotel • Sweetville Station • Turnpike Tex • Twin Falls River | |
| Miscellaneous | Banana • Gallery • Meteor dust | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated episodes) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toad |
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| Minor antagonists | Beetle • Big bad wolf • Crocodiles • Hildy • King Koopa's mother • Queen Rotunda • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White | |
| Koopa Pack minions | Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Mummy • Greaser Goombas • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • Thunderbirdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Wereturtle | |
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| Landmarks | Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Delawide River • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • Half Life Malt Shop • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Parsley Land • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom | |
| Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. |
All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Golden Wrench • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopallac • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Monster Robot Troopa • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robo-suit • Rocketship • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Wicked Weather Satellite | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (live-action segments) | |
|---|---|
| Mario Brothers Plumbing | Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator • aBelle |
| Guests | Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Einstein • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Tulio • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald |
| Objects, items, etc. | Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) / Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes | Super Mario franchise | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi | |
| Sonic franchise | Amy • Blaze • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Tails • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Vector | ||
| Additional team members | Chao • Shy Guy | ||
| Rivals | Super Mario franchise | Big Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Dry Bowser • King Boo | |
| Sonic franchise | Omega • Eggman Nega • Jet • Rouge | ||
| Referees | Big • Charmy • Cream • Espio • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Shy Guy • Toad • Blue Toad • Purple Toad | ||
| VIP members | Big • Birdo • Chaos • Cream • Penguin • Pianta • Santa Claus | ||
| Other characters | Animals • Snow spirits (Frosty • Sparky • Pola • Cuby • Icy • Blizza) • Cheese • Lakitu • Omochao | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Black hole • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Egg Hammer • Egg Pawn • Fire Bar • Flapper • Giant Goomba • Gola • Goomba • Kiki • Piranha Plant • Thwomp • Warp Pipe | ||
| Items | ? Block • Ammo Boost • Balloon • Barrier • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Bomb • Bonus panel • Boo • Cannon • Chaos Emerald • Coin • Dash Panel • Dash Panel • Energy Core • Fake Item Box • Green Shell • Heart • High Speed Shoes • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Feather • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • POW Block • Power Up • Puck Bomb • Rainbow Ring • Red Shell • Ring • Special Action • Spiny Shell • Spring • Star Bit • Star Team Coin • Super Star • Warp Hole • Wild Ball | ||
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| Dream Events | Dream Alpine (Individual) • Dream Alpine (Team) • Dream Ski Jumping (Individual) • Dream Ski Jumping (Team) • Dream Ski Cross (Individual) • Dream Ski Cross (Team) • Dream Snowboard Cross (Individual) • Dream Snowboard Cross (Team) • Dream Short Track • Dream Figure Skating • Dream Bobsleigh • Dream Ice Hockey • Dream Curling • Dream Snowball Fight • Dream Gliding (Individual) • Dream Gliding (Team) | ||
| Nintendo DS version | Olympic events | Alpine Skiing GS • Ski Jumping LH • Moguls • Cross-Country • Nordic Combined • Speed Skating 500m • Short Track 500m • Figure Skating • Snowboard Cross • Bobsleigh • Skeleton • Ice Hockey • Curling • Biathlon • Luge | |
| Dream Events | Ski Cross Racing • Rocket Ski Jumping • Supersonic Downhill • Intense Short Track • Ultimate Figure Skating • Deluxe Halfpipe • Extreme Snowboarding • Blazing Bobsleigh • Fever Hockey • Curling Bowling • Ski Shooting • Snow Machine Fight | ||
| Locations | Christmas Village • Frostown • Sparkleton • Polastraits • Cubyrinth • Icepeak • Blizland | ||
| Sports equipment | Stardust Shoes • Comet Skis • Battle Snow Machine • Shooting Rifle • Rodeo Bobsleigh • Fighter's Stick • Spark Luge • Blitz Skeleton • Drift Board • Planetary Bobsled • Leader's Curling Stone • Meteor Curling Stone | ||
| Minigames (DS only) | Arrange the Marks! • Blow Away Chain Chomp! • Break the Ice! • Chase off Kiki! • Cheer Up Thwomp! • Climb to the Top! • Defeat Bomb Flapper! • Get the key! • Light Five Lamps! • Move the Blocks! • Pick the Right Part! • Push the Button! • Quiz Time! • Stop the Robo-Balls! | ||
| Miscellaneous | Completion Ticket • Emblems • Gallery • Staff (Wii / Nintendo DS) • Quotes | ||
