Baby Mario (originally "baby Mario") is the infant form of Mario who appears as a major character in the Yoshi's Island series. Baby Mario, with Yoshi helping him, is often rescuing his younger brother Baby Luigi, who is carried off by Kamek in several games. Since then, he has appeared in three other games in the Yoshi series and alongside his older self in several sports spin-off games. Despite being a baby, he is capable of playing various sports, driving karts, and even battling enemies.
Adult Mario has been portrayed as an infant in other media, namely in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode Toddler Terrors of Time Travel and the Family Album "The Early Years" comic, though the Baby Mario character is considered a distinct entity from these forms.
History[]
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island for the SNES, Baby Mario and his brother Baby Luigi are getting delivered to their parents via a stork, when, suddenly, Kamek, an evil Magikoopa, knowing the problems the duo will cause to Bowser in the future, crashes into the stork, snatching Baby Luigi, but on mistake, drops Baby Mario. On Yoshi's Island, Yoshi catches Mario, and decides to help get his brother Luigi back, and bring the two to their parents.
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Baby Mario, along with his older self, plus Luigi and Baby Luigi, appear as playable characters. He can manipulate hammers and smashing enemies and items, unlike the adults. In Yoshi's Island DS, Baby Mario returns along with Baby Peach and Baby Donkey Kong as they and Yoshi decide to rescue the babies that got kidnapped by an unknown enemy. Baby Mario can do many attacks that the other two can't, such as allowing Yoshi to use a star power.
Along with these playable games, Baby Mario also appears as a playable character in Mario Tennis and Mario Golf, along with Mario Kart: Double Dash‼, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Super Sluggers, Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart Wii. In each of the games, Baby Mario has special attacks. For example, in Mario Kart: Double Dash‼, Baby Mario's exclusive item is a Chain Chomp, which will allow him to go much faster, and to ram into everyone. Baby Mario also appears in Mario Kart Wii, yet again as a playable character, and in Mario Kart 8, taking the same role as before.
List of Appearances[]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)
- Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)
- Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
- Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash‼
- Yoshi Touch & Go
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Mario Superstar Baseball
- Yoshi's Island DS
- Mario Kart Wii.
- Mario Super Sluggers
- Mario Tennis Open
- Yoshi's New Island
- Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
- Mario Sports Superstars
- Dr. Mario World
- Mario Kart Tour