Top 10 Most Important Mario Characters
Mario, one of the most popular video game
characters today. Mario has been from jumping over barrels to running
all around the world for saving a princess, racing in little karts on
many different tracks, flying around the universe for collecting lost
stars, competing in the Olympics with Sonic, etc. The games he’s been
starred in include Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Super Mario World,
Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Party, and a whole bunch
of others. Obviously he didn’t make it here all by himself. He had to
had some help from a lot of other characters. They have a load of
importance for Mario’s existence. And with this said, I give you the
list of the 10 characters whom Mario never could have made it without.
Just a heads-up: Mario himself will be on this list, but I’m not going to make it cheesy with him being #1. I have my reasoning.
10. Lakitu
Lakitu is that koopa on the smiling cloud. So what makes
him so important? He’s just the annoying jerk who throws spiky balls at
you that turn into Spinies when they hit the ground! Well, honestly, I
have to agree that Lakitu is just a freaking pain! But, when he’s not
throwing Spinies at you, he’s either your personal camera man on Super
Mario 64 or the race starter in any Mario Kart
game. How can you see mario on the screen when there’s no camera man?
How can you start a race without someone to hold out the starting light?
Then again, there is the very annoying factor of him, which is why I
put him so far back on the list.
9. Luigi
Luigi, as everybody knows, is Mario’s little brother. Now, I
bet you’re all freaking out and raging at me for putting him so far
back on the list. Well, hear me out. Sure, he has been with and fought
along side Mario for his whole life. Also, he is kind and generous and
has a great personality. He is the favorite of many, MANY Mario fans.
But, let’s look on the lines of video game logic. Mario didn’t
really NEED a brother. The creators just thought it would be nicer for
Mario to have someone to take on his adventures with. Just think about
it! If Luigi didn’t exist in the first place, meaning that nobody
ever knew about him, it wouldn’t have an extremely bad effect on Mario
or his fans. Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean I have a grudge against
Luigi. I am just stating facts, not opinions. Actually, in my opinion,
I think Luigi is just epic!
8. Goomba
Goomba is the first little baddie featured in any Mario
game (not including the barrels from Donkey Kong). I honestly have no
idea what to compare him to. I guess he would be some kind of two-legged
mushroom with upside-down fangs. What’s so great about a small, weak,
pointless, annoying little pest? Well, if you’re smart enough to realize
that the goomba is the basis of all the baddies in many Mario games,
then you know exactly why it’s on this list. The goomba represents all
of the obstacles in the way of your big adventure to save Princess
Peach. What the hell is a video game without something trying to get in
your way?
7. The Koopalings
These are the koopalings, and they are Bowser’s kids. They
are a major factor in games like Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario
World, and Super Mario Bros. Wii, as they are the bosses in each castle
before getting to Bowser and his big hell of a castle. There are Larry,
Wendy, Lemmy, Iggy, Morton Jr, Roy, and Ludwig. Larry is the youngest;
he’s the one with the blue mohawk. Wendy is obviously the girl among
them. Lemmy is the one with the colorful mohawk and no teeth. Iggy is
the the one with the green explosion hair and the freaky-looking eyes.
Morton Jr. is the gray tough-looking one. Roy is the one with the pink
head and sunglasses. Ludwig is the oldest; he’s the one with
the long dark-blue hair and the middle tooth. Without the koopalings,
who knows what Super Mario Bros. 3 and the games after it would be like,
if they would’ve even been made at all?
6. Toad
This little mushroom kid is one of many who live their life as servants for Princess Peach.
To some, he is extremely fun and adorable. To others, he is that dumb
little idiot who tells you that Peach isn’t there when you get to the
end of a Bowser castle and then FLIPS YOU OFF. To those people who look
at him this way, they wonder how he got on this list in the first place,
especially more into it than Luigi! Well, let’s face it. If Toad wasn’t
there to tell you at the end of each castle that Peach isn’t there,
then how are you going to find out where she went? And no, she wouldn’t
automatically be there. Obviously, it would still be where she would be
taken to another castle. The only difference is that you wouldn’t have
known! So, how are you going to save her if you don’t even know where
she is?? Now, on another note, I could say that this right here could
get people a little flared:
5. Princess Toadstool (Peach)
Princess Peach is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She
has been featured in every single Mario game that has been made (as far
as I know). Occasionally, she gets kidnapped by an evil villain, usually
Bowser, and gets saved by Mario. Of course, she is popular, but why is
she so important? The answer is so simple and so obvious that even a
3-year-old would know it if they were asked this question. PEACH IS THE
ONE MARIO HAS TO SAVE. In nearly all Mario games! I mean, seriously, is
it really that hard to figure out? What the hell is a Mario game without
a princess to save!?
4. Bowser
Bowser, as everyone knows, is the main villain of the
average Mario game. The reason to why he is so important is also as
clear as the look on somebody’s face when they just got an 18% out of
100% on a kindergarten-level spelling test (where this simile came from,
I have no idea). All it takes is just 4 words: He. Is. The. Villain.
There cannot simply be a Mario game in existence without a main villain
to try to ruin your day. Just imagine a Mario game without a main
villain. It would be like trying to save Peach from NOTHING. I don’t see
how she can be kidnapped from nothing, and I also don’t see how Mario
can save Peach if she’s not even being kidnapped by anything.
3. Yoshi
Yoshi
is probably one of the most popular and favorite Mario characters in
existence, next to Luigi. He is also one of my personal favorites. Now,
the question to ask here is how is he more important than Princess Peach
AND Bowser? Well, there are 2 ways of looking at it. The first way is
the way we’ve been looking at it with all of the other Mario characters
on this list: by the actual games. This time, we’re going to look at it
by Mario’s personal history instead of the games. Let’s go back to when
Mario was just a little bitty baby in the game Yoshi’s Island. He was
being flown along with Baby Luigi in a bag by a stork to their parents’
home. But, tragically, the stork was attacked by Kamek in an attempt to
kidnap the 2 baby siblings. Luigi and the stork were both kidnapped, but
Mario on the other hand was missed by Kamek, and he fell all the way
down to Yoshi’s Island. Now, this is where Yoshi himself comes in. When
little Baby Mario fell, Yoshi broke his fall by catching him on his
back. He got the feeling that the little guy got lost. So, Yoshi and his
friends went on a journey to go find Luigi and the stork and get them
back to their home. It is very, very important to consider this little
story. If Yoshi didn’t exist, it would be a BIG possibility that Mario
would’ve never grown up to be such a hero if Yoshi hadn’t have rescued
him in the first place, meaning that if these 2 ways of looking at Mario
were combined, there would be NO Mario game in existence, which means
it would’ve been like Mario never existed in the first place.
2. Mario
Mario. The one that this list is based off of in the first
place. He has been in every game based off of him that has ever been
made (like I really needed to state this fact). Now obviously, if Mario
didn’t exist, then none of his games would exist either. That means none
of the Mario characters would exist either. That ALSO means that the
Mario characters on this list wouldn’t exist. Hell, this list or
anything else concerning Mario would’ve ever exist in the first place.
Let’s just put it at that. Well, I guess that ends this list
of…wait…Mario is number 2? THERE’S SOMEONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MARIO
HIMSELF!?!? Hmm…well…I guess you’re gonna have to scroll down to find
out who it is…
1. Donkey Kong
Unexpected, huh? Well, let me explain. Who was the villain
in the VERY FIRST Mario game ever made before Bowser? Who was the one
who had the title of that game based of his name? Who was the one who
started it all? Donkey Kong. He started, not 1, but 2 different game
series! He started Mario’s AND his own! But what difference does it
make? Wouldn’t it be the same for Mario? He started them both too,
didn’t he? How is Donkey Kong more important than Mario? Well, this very
good question is answered with these 2 questions right here: Was Donkey
Kong featured in any other Mario game? YES. Was Mario featured in any
other Donkey Kong game? NO. With this said, Donkey Kong overpowers Mario
himself in importance, even in his own game series.
Well, that pretty much covers it! This was my first top 10s list, so
comment on what you think I did right and wrong and how I can improve
with making more in the future. I hope you enjoyed it!
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