Editing Mario (section)

===Relationships===
Mario usually saves [[Princess Peach]] and the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and purges antagonists, such as [[Bowser]], from various areas; since his first game, Mario has usually had the role of saving the [[damsel in distress]].<ref name="mariobioign">{{cite web |title=Mario Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/923/923448_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220083249/http://stars.ign.com/objects/923/923448_biography.html |archive-date=December 20, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> Originally, he had to rescue his girlfriend [[Pauline (Nintendo)|Pauline]] in ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981) from [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]].<ref name="dkhist">{{cite web |last=Trueman |first=Doug |title=GameSpot Presents: The History of Donkey Kong |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p03.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010710164559/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p03.html |archive-date=July 10, 2001 |access-date=January 1, 2010 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Despite being replaced as Mario's love interest by Princess Peach in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]],''<ref name="History" /> a redesigned Pauline that first appeared in [[Donkey Kong (1994 video game)|''Donkey Kong'']] (1994) has reappeared in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (sub-series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series as a friend of Mario. Mario reprises his role of saving Peach in the ''Super Mario'' series,<ref name="mariobioign" /> but Mario himself was rescued by Peach in [[role-reversal]] in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=February 1, 2006 |title=Hands-On: Super Princess Peach |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/01/hands-on-super-princess-peach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007025852/http://ds.ign.com/articles/685/685051p1.html |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=IGN}}</ref> Mario rescued [[Princess Daisy]] of Sarasaland in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Princess Daisy Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963167_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129224132/http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963167_biography.html |archive-date=November 29, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |website=IGN}}</ref> but Luigi has since been more linked to her; in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the text explaining Daisy states that "After her appearance in ''[[Mario Golf]]'', some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/princess-daisy-deserves-better/ |title=Princess Daisy Deserves Better |first=Daniel |last=Alvarez |website=TheGamer |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901032919/https://www.thegamer.com/princess-daisy-deserves-better/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Luigi]] is Mario's younger fraternal twin brother, who is taller, slimmer, and can jump higher than him.<ref name="luigibioign" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/life-shadows-luigi-biography/ |title=A life in shadows: A Luigi biography |first=Henry |last=Gilbert |website=GamesRadar |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126091553/https://www.gamesradar.com/life-shadows-luigi-biography/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a companion in the ''Mario'' games,<ref name="luigibioign" /> and the character whom the second player controls in two-player sessions of many of the video games.<ref name="luigiprofileign">{{cite web |title=Luigi Profile |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225211747/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924288.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |website=IGN}}</ref> Luigi has also occasionally rescued Mario as seen in ''[[Mario Is Missing!]]'' and the ''[[List of Luigi video games#Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |date=August 7, 2008 |title=The Other Mario Games, Vol. 2 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/the-other-mario-games-vol-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220003440/http://retro.ign.com/articles/897/897225p1.html |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=IGN}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' for the Game Boy saw the arrival of [[Wario]], Mario's greedy [[wikt:counterpart|counterpart]] and self-declared arch rival, who usually assumes the role of a main antagonist or an [[antihero]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wario Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924285_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712120508/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924285_biography.html |archive-date=July 12, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=IGN}}</ref> The dinosaur character [[Yoshi]] serves as Mario's steed and sidekick in games such as ''[[Super Mario World]]''.<ref name="yoshibio">{{cite web |title=Yoshi Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602142520/http://stars.ign.com/objects/924/924294_biography.html |archive-date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=January 23, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> [[Toad (Mario)|Toad]] is Mario's trusted close friend, who gives him advice and supports him throughout his journey to rescue Princess Peach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toad (Nintendo) Biography |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/960/960455_biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327170948/http://stars.ign.com/objects/960/960455_biography.html |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>