Mario is a Super Mario figure introduced in 2020.
Description[]
Mario is a larger than a usual Minifigure and features electronic functionality: his eyes, mouth, and chest all light up in different manners according to his reaction. The figurine includes a scanner that allows the figure to react to specialized tiles included in the Super Mario sets and react to bricks depending on their colours. Mario will treat red bricks as lava and react in a painful manner by burning and treat purple ones (Soda Jungle) as poisonous and react in a sickening manner by acting disgusted towards the poison. Mario can also react to motions alone: shaking him, for instance, will provoke a dizzy reaction with spiral eyes. He will also yelp ‘Mamma-mia!’ if somebody pulls off his overalls.[1]
When Mario interacts with certain action tiles, he generates virtual coins, the total of which becomes visible on his chest after he finishes a level. When he interacts with a Warp pipe's action tile, he triggers a time limit and Mario has to generate as many coins as possible before finishing the level. The maximum number of coins that Mario can generate before finishing is 999,[2] but this is almost impossible to achieve without playing on a deliberately unbalanced course.
Mario's appearance and abilities can be customized through Power-Up Packs, such as 71370 Fire Mario Power-Up Pack, 71371 Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack, 71372 Cat Mario Power-Up Pack, 71373 Builder Mario Power-Up Pack, 71384 Penguin Mario Power-Up Pack, 71385 Tanooki Mario Power-Up Pack, 71392 Frog Mario Power-Up Pack, and 71393 Bee Mario Power-Up Pack.
Background[]
Mario is an Italian plumber who protects the Mushroom Kingdom from the threats of Bowser. His full name is Mario Mario[3] and he has a younger, thinner, taller brother named Luigi.
LEGO.com Description[]
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It’s-a me… LEGO® Mario™! You’ll recognize a lot in the new LEGO Super Mario, there’s also HEAPS of amazing new stuff that will blow your mind! Like the fact that the LCD screens on his eyes, mouth and belly react and give feedback as you play! Oh, and the fact that you can get four cool suits – Fire Mario, Propeller Mario, Cat Mario and Builder Mario – that allow you to play with your levels in new and amazing ways! |
Gallery of Variants[]
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| Normal | Pixelated | Fire | Propeller | Cat | Builder | Penguin | Tanooki | Frog | Bee | Ice |
Appearances[]
- 71360 Adventures with Mario Starter Course
- 71439 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario Starer Course
- 72043 Mario Kart - Interactive LEGO Mario & Standard Kart
- 5006216 Starter Kit Bundle with Gift
Quotes[]
- LEGO Mario time!
- Okie-dokie!
- Let's-a go!
- Luigi?
- Are you okay?
- Mario time!
- Scaaary...
- Hello, Mario!/Hi, Mario! (Heard when pairing him up with another LEGO Mario)
- High-five!
- Oh, yummy!
- Oof!
- Phew...
- Me again!
- You're welcome!
- Time to play!
- Oh, no!
- Hi!
- Mamma-mia!
- For you!
- Here we go!
- Hello!
- Ow!
- Mario, number one!
- See you later!
Notes[]
- He is the first minifigure with a talking/sound feature and is voiced by Charles Martinet, mostly using archives.[4]
- Mario's hat (along with other references to the franchise) previously appeared in LEGO City Undercover in 2013.
- There are a few reports of early Mario models suffering graphical glitches and an inability to collect coins after updating them through the current, official LEGO Super Mario application.[5]
- Before LEGO Luigi was released, there was a teaser where Mario had a chance of calling out his name after sleeping for long enough.
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