The Mario franchise is a series of video games developed and published by Nintendo. The franchise features an extensive cast of characters.
For the main characters that appear under the franchises of spinoff series Donkey Kong and Wario, please refer to list of Donkey Kong characters, list of Wario characters, list of Banjo-Kazooie characters, and list of Conker characters.
All protagonists, supporting characters, antagonists and anti-heroes are listed in alphabetical order.
Mario (Japanese: マリオ Hepburn: Mario?, [ma.ɽi.o]) (English /ˈmɑːrioʊ/; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo]) is an Italian-American plumber and the main protagonist of the series who was introduced in 1981.
Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ Hepburn: Ruīji?, [ɽɯ.iː.dʑi]) (English /luːˈiːdʒi/; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi]) is Mario's twin brother and is also a plumber. He is the official 'Player 2' of the series.