Giant Mario
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- Not to be confused withMega Mario orBig Mario.
| Giant Mario | |
|---|---|
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| Applies to | King Koopa,Mario |
| Item needed | Super Sushi |
| Power(s) given | Massively increased size |
| Appears in | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! -Mario Meets Koop-zilla (1989) |
Giant Mario[1] is a power-up form that appears exclusively in the twenty-eighth episode ofThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,Mario Meets Koop-zilla. The form is achieved by consumingSuper Sushi, an invention created byDr. T. Garden, which makes whoever does grow to a gigantic size. However, the effects can be reversed using theSuper Sushi Shrinker.
In the episode,King Koopa steals the Super Sushi from Dr. T. Garden and uses it to transform into "Koop-zilla" and destroy the city ofSayonara. After many failed attempts to defeat him, Mario eats a new batch of Super Sushi and transforms into Giant Mario so that he can take on Koop-zilla. However, during their battle, Dr. T. Garden informsLuigi,Princess Toadstool andToad that he has created the Super Sushi Shrinker as an antidote for the Super Sushi, after Toad points out that if the battle continues then there will be no city left. Eventually, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad jab Koop-zilla with a large needle filled with Super Sushi Shrinker as he charges towards Giant Mario. Reverted back to normal size, Koop-zilla flees via a portal created by aMagical Potion. After the fight, Mario reverts back to normal size off-screen and returns to Dr. T. Garden's laboratory with the others, where he eats aShrinking Sukiyaki and shrinks to a minuscule size.
Giant Mario overall appears the same as normal Mario, wearing his usual blue shirt with a red cap and overalls, except he is the same size as Koop-zilla and has a giant round torso with a slight bigger head and limbs. The disproportionately bottom-heavy shape is likely a reference to theTex Avery shortKing-Size Canary.
References[edit]
- ^Homenick, B.DO THE MARIO! Perry Martin on Scripting the Cartoon Adaptations of the Super Mario Bros.!Vantage Point Interviews. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
