San Mario
Applies to	Mario
Item needed	3UP
Power(s) given	Creates three clones
First appearance	Super Mario-kunVolume 12 (1995)

TheSan Mario, also calledMario-tachi, are three clones ofMario created by obtaining a 3UP at theDonkey Kong slot machine. They accompany Mario throughout the chapters set inParsley Woods inSuper Mario-kunVolume 12 (chapters 5 through 7). Personality-wise, they are identical to Mario: their only distinction is later added by Yoshi in the form of a number on their caps.

In chapter 5, while fighting againstMecha Donkey Kong, Mario collectsan umbrella, a bag, and a hat fromWario's lost items thatYoshi took before. With those, Mario accesses the slot machine and obtains a jackpot of three extra lives, creating the San Mario. Mario then orders his clones to defeat Mecha Donkey Kong, which they do by hammering it (though one of the clones ends up accidentally hitting Mario). The robot is revealed to be controlled by Wario, who was forced to do it by theghost. As the four Marios start arguing on who is going to keep the first numbered crystal ball they need to access toSyrup Castle that the robot dropped, Wario flies by in hisJet form and flees after stealing the ball.

In chapter 6, still fighting the San Mario for losing the crystal ball, Mario is knocked out by the three and, to distinguish them, Yoshi draws a number on each clone's cap. Later, on a train, due to thePouncer crashing it, the San Mario end up fusing together in a giant Mario and, as evidenced by their numbers on each body section ("1" on the hat, "2" on the torso, and "3" on the crotch), they all control a part of the body each, but they turn out to be too uncoordinated, and the entire giant Mario comes crumbling down.

In chapter 7, the Marios fight the ghost and, after being rescued byLuigi after the boss turned them into coins, he gives them a bunch of power-ups: Mario turns intoCape Mario, Mario #1 intoRaccoon Mario, Mario #2 intoFrog Mario, and Mario #3 intoBunny Mario. With their powers combined, the Marios force the ghost into possessing a pile of coins, which quickly devours all four of them. However, inside the ghost's stomach, Mario and the San Mario fuse together, becomingSuper Power-Up Mario, breaking out of the boss, killing him in the process. After the Super Power-Up form expires, Mario remains fused with his clones, and he and Yoshi later bid farewell to them.

Gallery[edit]

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  Chapter 6 cover, featuring Mario and his team, including his clones

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  Side image of Mario and his clones

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  San Mario fused form

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  Mario after fusing with the San Mario

Names in other languages[edit]

See also[edit]

• Mario ×99
• Double Mario

References[edit]

• Mario forms
• Super Mario-kun characters

• Articles with titles from other languages