Mini Mario
- Not to be confused withSmall Mario.
- This article is about the form characters take after obtaining aMini Mushroom. For other uses, seeMini Mario (disambiguation).
| Mini Mario | |
|---|---|
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Applies to | Mario,Luigi,Yellow Toad,Blue Toad,Toadette,Mii,Bowser, any playable character inMario Party 4, theSuper Smash Bros. series, andMario Sports Mix |
| Item needed | Mini Mushroom (most games) Poison Mushroom (Super Smash Bros. series) |
| Power(s) given | Jump higher, walk on water, enter tiny warp pipes/doors, fit through small spaces, run up walls (New Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U, andNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) Reduced size and attack power (Super Smash Bros. series) |
| First appearance | Mario Party 4 (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Tennis Fever (2026) |
- “Mini Mario: There are advantages to being small. This mini pipe is only accessible to Mini Mario. The pipe leads to a hidden Star Coin.”
- —New Super Mario Bros. official website
Mini Mario is the form thatMario orLuigi takes upon collecting aMini Mushroom. Occasionally, this transformation may also be brought about by using aPoison Mushroom or various other items. Some early appearances of Poison Mushrooms, such as inSuper Mario Kart andGame BoyDonkey Kong, result in a similar, temporary form. InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii,New Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U, andNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe,Yellow Toad,Blue Toad, andToadette can also use this form. This transformation is similar toWario'sTiny form andTiny Kong'sMini-Monkey ability.
Mario has been shrunk in other media, namely in theSaturday Supercade episode "The Incredible Shrinking Ape" andThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes "Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers", "Mario Meets Koop-zilla" and "All Steamed Up" as well as during the events ofMario Party DS, though Mini Mario is considered a distinct entity from these occurrences.
History[edit]
Mario Party 4[edit]
Mario Party 4 introduces the Mini Mushroom to shrink players. While in their Mini form, the player can only roll a 1-5. TheSuper Mini Mushroom allows them to roll two 1-5Dice Blocks. Players who shrink themselves can also entertiny pipes, access different parts of a board, and playMini Mini-Games. In theBowser's Gnarly Party board, if a mini player crosses Bowser, Bowser burns them and sends them to a special start in the board that is adjacent to twoBowser Spaces and oneFortune Space. Bowser can also shrink players at a random turn in the board while preventing them from using items.
Mario Pinball Land[edit]
InMario Pinball Land, Mario can buy a Mini Mushroom for ten coins. While mini, Mario can get into entrances like beehives and igloos that would normally be too small for Mario to enter to earn morePower Stars.
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
InNew Super Mario Bros., Mario becomes Mini Mario by eating a Mini Mushroom. While in this form, the player canjump higher, run on water, and fit throughsmall pipes. Mini Mario cannot duck, similar to Small Mario inSuper Mario Bros. andSuper Mario Bros. 3.Donut Blocks will also not fall under Mini Mario's weight. However, enemies that Mario can defeat with a stomp at regular size take a Ground Pound to defeat as Mini Mario, as he merely bounces off if he jumps on them. He also cannot grab and hold anything in this form. Mini Mario is additionally fired a considerably longer distance when he enters aPipe Cannon. As withSmall Mario, he loses alife if hit in this form, and can only get Super Mushrooms from blocks.
In Mario vs. Luigi, Mini Mushrooms can spawn if a brother collects 8Red Coins. In addition to the above, fireballs in this mode instantly defeat Mini Mario and Mini Luigi if they are hit by one, rather than stunning them.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
The Mini form also appears inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, retaining the effects from the previous game, except for the inability to pick up objects, thus making it possible to stomp on enemies without ground pounding if the player is holding a heavy object above their head. In this game, Mario gets a higher-pitched voice (pitched up by eight semitones) in his Mini form. He also gains the ability to duck.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
The Mini form also appears inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, along with the Mini Mushroom, having the same effects from the previous games. They only appear inWorld 3-B,World 4-A,World 5-3 and certainToad Houses. Like the Wii version, his voice gets higher-pitched.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
The Mini form reappears inNew Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U, andNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe with the same effects from the previous games. The form now has the ability to run up and down walls in a similar way to aTriangular Block.
Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS /Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
While Mini Mario does not appear inSuper Mario Maker,Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Mario Maker 2 as a usable form, knocking on aWarp Door in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style while in editor mode may causeWeird Mario to appear in this form.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
In the DS version ofMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mini Mushrooms appear inPolastraits,Icepeak, andBlizland. As Mini Mario, Mario is able to cross thin ice, as well as narrow spaces. While Mario can become Mini Mario,Sonic cannot.
Mario Sports Mix[edit]
InMario Sports Mix, Mini Mushrooms reappear as items. While mini, the player is not able to carry a basketball, hockey puck, or dodgeball. They also have the inability to spike in volleyball, or perform a defensive maneuver in dodgeball.
Illumination film series[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
- “I guesshe got the wrong mushroom!”
- —Cranky Kong,The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Mini form appears inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. In this version, the Mini form shrinks the user to a much smaller size than in the games, and unlike the games, getting hit in this form reverts the user to normal size.
While battlingDonkey Kong in theGreat Ring of Kong,Mario grabs aMini Mushroom from a? Block, mistakes it for aSuper Mushroom, eats it, and then charges at Donkey Kong before realizing he had shrunken down. Mini Mario avoids Donkey Kong's punches and stomps, but is soon grabbed by him. Donkey Kong finger-flicks Mario, causing him to take damage and revert to his normal size upon hitting the ring's gate.
Much later on in the movie towards the end of the climax afterBowser is defeated,Peach force-feeds him a Mini Mushroom, transforming him into Mini Bowser. In a mid-credits scene, Mini Bowser, imprisoned in a birdcage inPeach's Castle, continues to sing "Peaches" loudly into the night, only to be interrupted by a Toad who informs him he is past his curfew.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]
The Mini form reappears inThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie, with Mini Bowser still being imprisoned inPeach's Castle after being forced to eat a blue mushroom at the end of the previous film.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
- Instruction manual description:"Snag a Mini Mushroom to shrink Mario down to micro size. In this teeny form, Mario can go into small pipes and travel down tiny paths. Plus, he's so light that he can perform floating jumps and run on water! If he gets hit by enemies, though, Mini Mario's done for."
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
- Instruction manual description:"Snag a Mini Mushroom to shrink Mario down to micro size. Attacks become weaker, and the only way to take down an enemy is to ground-pound them. In this teeny form, Mario can go into small pipes and travel down tiny paths. If he gets hit by enemies, though, Mini Mario's done for."
- Prima Strategy Guide (English):"Don't confuse Mini Mario with regular Mario. After grabbing the Mini Mushroom, Mario shrinks dramatically in size. Shrinking allows him to get into smaller pipes, run on water, and get long hang-time while jumping! In his miniaturized size, Mario won't pose as much of a threat to most enemies, but he will be able to safely traverse shaky platforms and even Ground-Pound certain enemies into oblivion! But be careful; take one hit and Mini Mario is no more!"
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
- Instruction manual description:"Mini Mario and Mini Luigi can't defeat enemies by jumping on them, but they can fit through small spaces and run along the surface of water!"
- "Note: You can attack enemies with a ground pound."
- "Note: You will lose a life upon taking any damage."
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
- Instruction manual description:"You can get through tight spaces and dash over water in this form. You can even run up walls! However, Mario's attacks will be weak, so you can only defeat enemies by ground-pounding."
- "Taking damage in this form will cause Mario to lose a life."
Gallery[edit]
Mini Luigi at a split path at the end ofWorld 5-Castle inNew Super Mario Bros.
Mini Toadette inNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マメマリオ[?] Mame Mario | Bean Mario, signifying small size. | New Super Mario Bros. |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 豆丁马力欧[1] Dòudīng Mǎlì'ōu | Literally "Child Mario", while "豆" (dòu, bean) is derived from the Japanese name's meaning | |
| 超小马力欧[2] Chāoxiǎo Mǎlì'ōu | Extra small Mario | ||
| Chinese(Traditional) | 超小瑪利歐[?] Chāoxiǎo Mǎlì'ōu | Extra small Mario | |
| Dutch | Mini-Mario[?] | - | |
| Italian | Mini Mario[?] | - | |
| Korean | 땅콩마리오[?] Ttangkong Mario | Peanut Mario, signifying small size. | |
| Portuguese | Mini Mario[?] | - | |
| Russian | Маленький Марио[?] Malen'kiy Mario | Small Mario | |
| Мини-Марио[?] Mini-Mario | - | ||
| Spanish | Mini Mario[?] | - |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^New 超级马力欧兄弟.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^新 超级马力欧兄弟U 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯.Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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