He was created by Shigeru Miyamoto as a stand-in for Popeye. Mario also has a baby counterpart named Baby Mario, introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as his infant counterpart but later made a standalone character in Mario spinoffs.
While not adventuring, Mario participates in a variety of parties, races, sporting events and even works as his alter-ego, Dr. Mario mainly fulfills the role of rescuing Princess Peach and other innocents from the clutches of power-hungry villains such as Bowser, the ever-persistent King of the Koopas, in Super Mario games. As confirmed in DiC Cartoons, Mario and his twin brother, Luigi, used to live in Brooklyn as plumbers. Mario also sometimes rules his own land, Mario Land. He is a mustached Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. Video Game Himself and Jumpman and also called Super Mario or Mario Mario) is the titular protagonist of the long-running and highly successful Nintendo video game franchise of the same name. Mario ( マリオ, Mario ?, Mario) (originally called Mr. 'It's-a me, Mario!' -Mario, Super Mario 64
