Mini-Mario: Difference between revisions

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|title=Mini Mario

|image=[[File:MVSDK Wii U Mini Mario alt.png|200px]]<br>A Mini Mario

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

|parent_species=[[Mini]]

|derived_species=[[Cursed Mini Mario]]<br>[[Fire Mini Mario]]<br>[[Gold Mini Mario]]

|related=[[Mini Luigi]]<br>[[Mini Peach]]<br>[[Mini Pauline]]

'''Mini Marios''' (originally styled as '''Mini-Marios''') are energetic [[Mario]] toys sold by the [[Mario Toy Company]]. They first appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and have appeared in all of the installments of the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series. Mini Mario is voiced by [[Charles Martinet]] in all games; they sound similar to Mario, but higher-pitched. The hands of Mini Marios resemble, and are likely designed after, those of [[Wikipedia:Lego minifigure|Lego minifigures]].

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', when [[Donkey Kong]] is watching his television set, he sees a commercial for the toys, which persuades him to immediately buy some Mini-Marios. However, he soon learns that there are currently none in stock. Put to great chagrin, Donkey Kong invades the Mario Toy Company, kidnaps its [[Toad (species)|Toad]] employees and steals the remaining toys for himself. Mario chases Donkey Kong around various levels, trying to get the toys back. In the end, he retrieves all the toys and scolds Donkey Kong for his actions. When Donkey Kong cries over the incident, however, Mario cheers him up by letting him have his own Mini-Mario that actually likes him.

[[File:MiniMariowalk_MvsDK2.png|300px|thumb|The walk cycles of a Mini Mario.]]

The toys reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', where they have a bigger role than even Mario. In the game, Mario and [[Pauline]] open [[Super Mini Mario World]]. Donkey Kong sees Pauline and falls in love with her, attempting to give her a [[Mini Donkey Kong]] toy out of affection. At the same time, Mario gives her a Mini Mario toy. When Pauline chooses Mario's Mini Mario over the Mini Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong gets angry and kidnaps her out of envy. The Mini Marios, with some limited help from Mario, attempt to rescue her.  

When a Mini Mario touches a [[Fire Flower]] in this game, it becomes a [[Fire Mini Mario]]. Additionally, the Mini Marios can touch [[hammer]]s, which result in them beginning to wildly swing them around, destroying any foes in their paths. The game also introduced [[Gold Mini Mario]]s.  

In this game, Mini Mario spin-offs such as [[Mini Peach]]es, [[Mini Toad]]s and the aforementioned Mini Donkey Kongs have been introduced. On the [[Game Over]] screen, a Mini Mario can be heard mumbling about its dreams. This is likely meant to mirror ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''{{'}}s Game Over sequences, in which Mario himself dreamed about Italian food ''[[Super Mario 64]]''-style, but Mini Mario, unlike the actual Mario, mentions an affinity for chocolate while dreaming (''"I want the chocolate! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!"'').

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' the minis play a similar role as in their previous appearance. Like in ''Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'', the game is about guiding Mini Mario to a goal instead of Mario. In this game, however, the player cannot control the minis but rather has to control the objects in the level to make sure all the minis make it to the goal safely.

The game introduces the Key Mini Mario. They appear on the Key level of each floor with one Key Mini Mario per level. Unlike Gold Mini Marios, which go at the end of a chain to get bonus points, a Key Mini Mario has to be the first in a group in order to open the locked door.

Mini Marios reappear in the game ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''. They once again have to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong, just like they did in the previous two games. Mini Toad, Mini Peach (known as Mini Princess in game), and Mini DK reappear alongside the Mini Marios, and a new toy, [[Mini Pauline]], is introduced.  Donkey Kong was too late to get in Mario's new park and get a free, new Mini Pauline toy, prompting him to kidnap her yet again.

The Mini Marios once again appear in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. They are the default playable toy in the main game, and are available on display from the start in the Toy Collection. Mini Marios are also the only playable characters in the [[minigame]]s.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

A Mini Mario appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. When used on a fighter in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], it boosts their shield's recharge rate by three points.

A Mini Mario appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' in the form of an Advanced-class Neutral-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. It can only be purchased from Timmy & Tommy's location in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], for 1000 points at regular price. Once it reaches level 99, it can be enhanced into an Ace-class spirit, which increases the duration of the [[Hammer]] item when equipped onto a fighter.

 

===''Super Mario-Kun''===

The Mini Marios make an appearance in a ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' segment in volume 33 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. The story follows closely with the games with a few differences. For instance, while Donkey Kong is searching for Mini Marios in vain, a sales Toad offers a bootleg-like variant of Mini Mario, called Mimi Mario (ミミマリオ), to Donkey Kong, who he remarks as cute, but rejects. While Mario and Toad find Mario's company ransacked by Donkey Kong, Mario finds a remaining Mini Mario, who is damaged and malfunctions, frequently hitting Mario in the face. This Mini Mario, who talks, accompanies Mario and Toad and helps them defeat Donkey Kong. This Mini Mario is distinguished from other Mini Marios by its eyes, which resemble Mario's eyes.

 

In the segment, it has been shown that Donkey Kong controls the Mini Marios he has stolen using an embedded chip (which the Mini Mario Mario has found removes). Additionally, the Mini Marios can combine and transform into weapons. One weapon shown is a gun that shoots Mini Mario heads while the other is a cannon that also shoots Mini Mario heads. At a last effort, Donkey Kong rides a mech to attack Mario, but the Mini Marios transform into a Mini Mario mech, which Mario uses to defeat Donkey Kong.

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' sticker===

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