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'''{{wp|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)|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 [[Elf (species)|elves]] make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.
'''{{wp|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)|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 [[Elf (species)|elves]] make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Certain characters like [[Smithy]] have been compared to Santa.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|date=1996|title=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' Player's Guide|page=104|quote=With his flowing white beard, Smithy looks like a diabolical Santa Claus, pounding out spring-loaded Shypers with his huge sledgehammer.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
 
==History==
==History==
In games, Santa Claus only appears in ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', as one of the prizes similar to the [[Golden Hammer]], though he does appear in ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', and the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|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''===
===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:SS Santa Claus.png|thumb|200px|Santa waving at the group watching him in ''Saturday Supercade'']]
[[File:SS Santa Claus.png|thumb|200px|Santa waving at the group watching him in ''Saturday Supercade'']]
===="A Christmas Story"====
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 Bailey|Bones]], Mr. Anderson, and the redeemed [[Hobo brothers]] while wishing them all a merry Christmas.
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 Bailey|Bones]], Mr. Anderson, and the redeemed [[Hobo brothers]] while wishing them all a merry Christmas.
===''Wrecking Crew''===
Santa Claus one of the prizes in ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', similar to the [[Golden Hammer]].


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===="Koopa Klaus"====
[[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|230px|Santa holding [[Toad]] after he finally learned the true meaning of Christmas]]
[[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|230px|Santa holding [[Toad]] after he finally learned the true meaning of Christmas]]
In "[[Koopa Klaus]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] freezes Santa's workshop, and dresses up as Santa himself, calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus|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 Peach|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.
In "[[Koopa Klaus]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] freezes Santa's workshop, and dresses up as Santa himself, calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus|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 Peach|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.
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===="Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush"====
[[File:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|"Nick" with Mario]]
[[File:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|"Nick" with Mario]]
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.
In "[[Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush]]", he turned up at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". 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. Mario and Luigi wake up in the morning and found that Nick had left during the night, but not without leaving behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportation. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh. The name "Nick" was enough to never convince Mario and [[Luigi]] that he is actually Santa Claus.
 
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.
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===="The Night Before Cave Christmas"====
Santa Claus has only ever been references in two episodes of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. Mario dressed up as Santa to emulate the spirit of Christmas for the [[Cave People]] during "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]" and sets out to deliver toys to all of the cave children in a [[Winged Yoshi]]-drawn sleigh. Santa is mentioned by Luigi in "[[Rock TV]]" when he asks Mario if he remember them having to pay an expensive bill for the ''"Speak to Santa Hotline"''.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Luigi]]|quote=Remember that trouble we got into with that "Speak to Santa" hotline back in Brooklyn?|title="[[Rock TV]]" - ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series|date=1991|publisher=[[DIC Entertainment]]|language=en}}</ref>
Although Santa Claus himself never appeared on the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|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"====
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''===
===''Club Nintendo''===
[[File:SantaClausCN.jpg|thumb|Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung"]]
[[File:SantaClausCN.jpg|thumb|Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung"]]
===="Super Mario: Die Bescherung"====
In "[[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.
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"====
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.
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"====
A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", joining the [[Kong]]s' 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).
A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", joining the [[Kong]]s' 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===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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Santa Claus is mentioned on a [[sign]] outside of the chimney in [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]] by the [[List of implied characters#Cabin Proprietor|Cabin Proprietor]].<ref>{{cite|author=[[List of implied characters#Cabin Proprietor|Cabin Proprietor]]|date=1996|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote={{file link|Super mario 64 santa.png|Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Cabin Proprietor|date=2004|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote={{file link|SM64DS Sign.png|Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!}}}}</ref>
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', if Mario chooses to sleep in the [[Toad House]] in [[Shiver City]], he will occasionally wake-up to find several [[Mushroom]]s and an [[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]] in the Toad House. The [[Toad (species)|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.
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', if Mario chooses to sleep in the [[Toad House]] in [[Shiver City]], he will occasionally wake up to find several [[Mushroom]]s and an [[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]] in the Toad House. The [[Toad (species)|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''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
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".
If Mario talks to a [[Bandit]] on the East side of [[Rogueport]] in {{a|PMTTYD|l}}, the bandit claims that he saw "a guy jumping from roof to roof" and said he was "sneaking into chimneys".


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the questions [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] the [[Pixl]] asks Mario is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.
One of the questions that [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] asks Mario in {{a|SPM|l}} is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]]|date=2007|title=''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus.}}</ref>


===''Donkey Kong Planet''===
===''Donkey Kong Planet''===
====''Le gros rouge qui tache''====
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]'' skit, ''[[Le gros rouge qui tache]]'', [[Donkey Kong]] is seen dressed as Santa Claus. He goes down the chimney while [[Candy Kong]] and two [[Diddy Kong]]'s are arguing. Candy Kong yells at Donkey Kong for interrupting and he apologizes.
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]'' skit, ''[[Le gros rouge qui tache]]'', [[Donkey Kong]] is seen dressed as Santa Claus. He goes down the chimney while [[Candy Kong]] and two [[Diddy Kong]]'s are arguing. Candy Kong yells at Donkey Kong for interrupting and he apologizes.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
Santa Claus is only referenced in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]. At one point in {{a|M&LSS|l}}, [[Hermie III]] mistakes Mario for Santa Claus.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Hermie III]]|date=2003|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=Why! {{color|red|Red clothes}}... And a muthtache, even... That meanthh... <big><big>''C-Could you be...'' THANTA CLAUTH!?!''</big></big>}}</ref> The [[Hollijolli Mayor]] of {{a|M&LPIT|l}} is a reference to a Santa for the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, 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.
[[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''====
The [[Hollijolli Mayor]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' is a reference to a Santa for the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, 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.


===''WarioWare'' series===
===''WarioWare'' series===
====''WarioWare: Touched!''====
[[File:WWMI Santa Clauses.png|thumb|Santa Clauses in ''WarioWare: Move It!'']]
In the second level of the ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' microgame [[Spin a Yarn]], the player must unravel a sock, which reveals Santa Claus leaving a present.
Santa Claus' first role in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]] is in level 2 of [[Spin a Yarn]] from ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', where fulfilling the objective of unraveling a sock shows him leaving a present.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/rHv6C5OQ9tE?feature=shared&t=567|timestamp=09:27|title=''WarioWare: Touched!'' - All Dr. Crygor (Slightly Unscrewed)|date=November 5, 2021|author=Jose Angel Alas|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> He has a more active role in {{a|WWMI|l}}, where three of them can appear in the second and third levels of [[Limbo!]], riding a sleigh and having to be avoided. Furthermore, in the third level, a Santa hat must be worn after dodging them.
 
====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' / ''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====
In the microgame [[Snow Fall]] in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', the man trapped inside the snowball wears a Santa Claus outfit.


====''WarioWare: Move It!''====
Although Santa is not in {{a|WWDIY|l}} and {{a|WWDIYS|l}}, the man trapped inside the snowball in the microgame [[Snow Fall]] wears a Santa outfit.
In ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', three Santa Clauses riding a sleigh can appear in the second and third levels of the [[Limbo!]] microgame, where they must be avoided. In the third level, a Santa hat must be worn after dodging them.


===''Mario Party 7''===
===''Mario Party 7''===
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 [[coin]]s from every player or a [[Power Star|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.
Bowser refers to himself as "Santa Bowser" during a [[Bowser Time]] event exclusive to [[Neon Heights]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Bwaaa ha ha ha! It's {{color|green|present}} time! Let's see what special gift Santa Bowser has...|location=[[Neon Heights]]|date=2005|title=''[[Mario Party 7]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref>


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
[[File:VIP Santa Invitation.png|200px|thumb|A letter noting Santa's appearance]]
Santa Claus is a VIP member throughout December in the [[Wii]] version of {{id|M&SATOWG|Wii}}. He gives out 300 Star Tokens, which is more than the 100 given by the other VIP members.
Santa Claus appears as a VIP member in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|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 (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', one of the [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit#Playable|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.
A Santa outfit is one of the [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit#Playable|outfits]] in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can use. It is the same Santa Hat and Outfit from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' that previously appeared in ''Mario Kart Tour'', only recolored green for Luigi.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NL Calendar 12 2019.jpg|Santa Claus briefly seen in the December 2019 [[LINE]] calendar
NL Calendar 12 2019.jpg|Santa Claus briefly seen in the December 2019 [[LINE]] calendar
WWMI Santa Clauses.png|Santa Clauses in ''WarioWare: Move It!''
VIP Santa Invitation.png|A letter noting Santa's appearance in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Santa Claus
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 WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
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. Certain characters like Smithy have been compared to Santa.[1]

History

Saturday Supercade

Santa Claus as he appears in the Saturday Supercade episode "A Christmas Story"
Santa waving at the group watching him in Saturday Supercade

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.

Wrecking Crew

Santa Claus one of the prizes in Wrecking Crew, similar to the Golden Hammer.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Santa holding Toad after he finally learned the true meaning of Christmas

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
"Nick" with Mario

In "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush", he turned up at Mario Brothers Plumbing on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". 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. Mario and Luigi wake up in the morning and found that Nick had left during the night, but not without leaving behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportation. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh. The name "Nick" was enough to never convince Mario and Luigi that he is actually Santa Claus.

Super Mario World television series

Santa Claus has only ever been references in two episodes of the Super Mario World animated series. Mario dressed up as Santa to emulate the spirit of Christmas for the Cave People during "The Night Before Cave Christmas" and sets out to deliver toys to all of the cave children in a Winged Yoshi-drawn sleigh. Santa is mentioned by Luigi in "Rock TV" when he asks Mario if he remember them having to pay an expensive bill for the "Speak to Santa Hotline".[2]

Club Nintendo

Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung"

In "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.

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.

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

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Santa Claus is mentioned on a sign outside of the chimney in Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and its remake by the Cabin Proprietor.[3][4]

Super Mario Odyssey

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

Paper Mario

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

If Mario talks to a Bandit on the East side of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the bandit claims that he saw "a guy jumping from roof to roof" and said he was "sneaking into chimneys".

Super Paper Mario

One of the questions that Boomer asks Mario in Super Paper Mario is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.[5]

Donkey Kong Planet

In the Donkey Kong Planet skit, Le gros rouge qui tache, Donkey Kong is seen dressed as Santa Claus. He goes down the chimney while Candy Kong and two Diddy Kong's are arguing. Candy Kong yells at Donkey Kong for interrupting and he apologizes.

Mario & Luigi series

Santa Claus is only referenced in the Mario & Luigi series. At one point in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Hermie III mistakes Mario for Santa Claus.[6] 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.

WarioWare series

Santa Clauses in the Limbo! microgame in WarioWare: Move It!
Santa Clauses in WarioWare: Move It!

Santa Claus' first role in the WarioWare series is in level 2 of Spin a Yarn from WarioWare: Touched!, where fulfilling the objective of unraveling a sock shows him leaving a present.[7] He has a more active role in WarioWare: Move It!, where three of them can appear in the second and third levels of Limbo!, riding a sleigh and having to be avoided. Furthermore, in the third level, a Santa hat must be worn after dodging them.

Although Santa is not in WarioWare: D.I.Y. and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, the man trapped inside the snowball in the microgame Snow Fall wears a Santa outfit.

Mario Party 7

Bowser refers to himself as "Santa Bowser" during a Bowser Time event exclusive to Neon Heights in Mario Party 7.[8]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Santa Claus is a VIP member throughout December in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He gives out 300 Star Tokens, which is more than the 100 given by the other VIP members.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Tour

“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

A Santa outfit is one of the outfits in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit that Mario and Luigi can use. It is the same Santa Hat and Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey that previously appeared in Mario Kart Tour, only recolored green for Luigi.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Père Noël[9] Father Christmas
Italian Babbo Natale[?] Father Christmas

References

  1. ^ "With his flowing white beard, Smithy looks like a diabolical Santa Claus, pounding out spring-loaded Shypers with his huge sledgehammer." – Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller (1996). Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 104.
  2. ^ "Remember that trouble we got into with that "Speak to Santa" hotline back in Brooklyn?" – Luigi (1991). "Rock TV" - Super Mario World animated series. DIC Entertainment (English).
  3. ^ "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!Media:Super mario 64 santa.png" – Cabin Proprietor (1996). Super Mario 64. Nintendo (English).
  4. ^ "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!Media:SM64DS Sign.png" – Cabin Proprietor (2004). Super Mario 64 DS. Nintendo (English).
  5. ^ "You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus." – Boomer (2007). Super Paper Mario. Nintendo (English).
  6. ^ "Why! Red clothes... And a muthtache, even... That meanthh... C-Could you be... THANTA CLAUTH!?!" – Hermie III (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Nintendo (English).
  7. ^ Jose Angel Alas (November 5, 2021). WarioWare: Touched! - All Dr. Crygor (Slightly Unscrewed) (09:27). YouTube (English).
  8. ^ "Bwaaa ha ha ha! It's present time! Let's see what special gift Santa Bowser has..." – 2005. Mario Party 7. Neon Heights: Nintendo (English).
  9. ^ Sign on Montagne Gla-Gla