Mario (SMBZ)

Summary
Mario is one of the main protagonists of the Flash movie series Super Mario Bros Z.

Mario is the hero of Mushroom Kingdom, and on the 2006 timeline, he was racing on a Grand Prix with Luigi against the Wario Bros, when Bowser attacked them. After a long battle, Bowser took a Metal Mushroom and gained the uphand. When he was about to kill Mario, the capsule that contained Sonic and Shadow saved him.

Appearance and Personality
The SMBZ Mario is the same as the regular Mario, being a caucasian, slightly short and chubby man, with brown hair and a big moustache. His usual attire is a red shirt, blue overalls with yellow buttons, brown shoes, white glovs and a red cape. With power-ups the attire tends to change.

SMBZ Mario's personality is very much of what we see from his games. He is kind, brave, very smart, and very friendly. He is optimistic, often finding the best in situations and using them to his advantage. He has a strong sense of justice and morality, often putting the needs of others above his own as shown by his frequent battles against evil. He cares about all the other heroes, and is always willing to help them if they are hurt, even Shadow, who often insults him. He seems to have an overall friendly relationship with Sonic, often teaming up with him in fights, saving him from drowning in the Minus World, attempting to comfort him when he is saddened by Shadow's departure, and checking to make sure that he was okay when he fondly remembers flying with Tails. Mario holds a slight resentment against villains he has encountered before, and holds great resentment against those who hurt innocents, such as the Axem Rangers X. He is the most notable one who is mostly despised by the villains, such as Mecha Sonic and possibly Dr. Eggman.

He does have weaknesses in his personality, in that he is unwilling to allow others to be harmed as a result of his actions, such as being forced to concede a crushing victory over Bowser in Episode 2 due to Princess Peach being captured, or being unable to hit Basilisx in Episode 8 when he used a petrified Luigi as a shield against Mario's attacks.

Powers and Stats
'''Tier: At least 8-C, higher with power-ups. | High 7-A'''

Name: Rare Akuma.

Origin: Super Mario Bros Z.

Gender: Male.

Age: 24/25.

Classification: Human fighter, plumber, medic & hero.

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Pyrokinesis (With Fire Flower), Flight (With Feather Cape), skilled fighter, medic and plumber. | Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Invulnerability.

Attack Potency: At least Building Level (Can consistently harm people with similiar level of durability as his own), '''higher with Power-Ups. | Mountain+ Level. '''(When teamed with Star-empowered Sonic, they stomped Semi-Super Turbo Mecha Sonic)

'''Speed: Supersonic. (Scaling from Yoshi, who can react to gunfire; Can cross massive distances on the Mushroom Kingdom in little time) | At least Supersonic.''' (Blitzed Semi-Super Turbo Mecha Sonic)

Lifting Strength: Unspecified.

Striking Strength: Class GJ.

Durability: At least Building Level (Survives large explosions without any scratch). | Unknown. (Never got attacked on the series)

Stamina: High. (Can endure massive fights while wounded for a long quantity of time; While poisoned, he could still fight with Basilisk). | High. (Should be higher than before, however, he has a 10-second limit that he can stay on this form)

Range: Average human melee range; Extended melee range with his hammer; Several meters with fireballs.

Standard Equipment:

Hammer: Mario carries a heavy hammer, almost of his own size, that is strong enough to deliver devastating blows to the enemies that he faces.

Intelligence: High; He is both a medic and a plumber; Experienced and skilled into fighting, knows how to drive.

Weaknesses: Refuses to put the life of other people into risk.

Feats:

- One of the few characters on the series that can keep up with Turbo Mecha Sonic.

Notable Attacks/Techniques/Powers:

Fire Manipulation: While Mario can only access his pyrokinectic powers with the Fire Flower, he has shown to be very proficient with it, able to use the fire not only to shoot slow and "hopping" fireballs, but to charge them, to fire much faster fireballs and to wound people on the level of Bowser.

Others
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Notable Losses:

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Inconclusive Matches:

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