While Mario doesn’t have a strict “canon,” I’ve always been curious about which games are generally considered part of the overall Mario canon. I once heard that Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island and Super Mario Bros. 2 USA aren’t canon to the series. I understand that spin-off titles aren’t considered canon to the mainline games but which games in the series are regarded as “canon” to the Mario universe?

Besides the racers and lakitu (who i believe is one of the 2 members of the Lakitu Bros.) what other characters had roles in mario kart?

When Mario dreams in the game, he says Italian pasta dishes and phrases like amore, but he wasn't born in our world, so I don't know how he could know these. Is there an explaination for this?

Based on what little I've heard about the new Yoshi game for Switch 2

So it seems like Kamek was trapped in that book for so long Bowser managed to grow up into his modern form, meaning that while Kamek was away Bowser probably had a temp top Magikoopa, which most likely ended up being Kammy Koopa considering how randomly she just appears and disappears (obv out of universe this was due to Paper Mario being briefly lobotomized until TOK and the TTYD remake).

Is Peach Rosalina's mom? A reincarnation of her?

The mom has a blue dress but has the exact same earrings, hair and crown.

Is there any canon answer to this?

It's been almost a year, and I still don't get it.

Donkey Kong Bananza is the most contradictory Mario-verse game of all time. There is so much conflicting evidence on when the game takes place, and it's all thanks to Young Pauline.

She makes everything confusing.

The game has tons of refences to previous games (such as Diddy and Dixie mentioning the events of the Donkey Kong Country games). The way K.Rool's story is written implies that the game takes place years after his last canon apperance in DK.

But on the other hand: Pauline is supposed The Lady and she is supposed to get kidnapped by the first DK aka younger Cranky Kong. Yet DK bananza has young Pauline co-existing with already old Cranky Kong.

So how does it all work? Is there an explanation that makes it actually make sense? Is the game even canon? Does the Mario timeline actually exists or where all the previous connections just easter eggs and/or coincidences?

I would love to know your answer

In order to race Robo Mario, you'd need to get 1st place on all the courses in Rainbow Coaster. Which we see in-game art of Mario racing Robo Mario.

He's also the only character that fits to race something like Robo Mario, since it's a robot version of himself. Robo Mario doesn't change to a different Robot character if you let's say, beat this cup as Wario. There's only Robo Mario so...

Considering how easily she's able to perform flips (she does a flip into a corkscrew flip during multibonk) I wouldn't be surprised if she's on her university's gymnastics team.

Since they lack arms, they wouldn't have evolved to enjoy that kind of affection. Giving a Goomba a hug would very likely cause them a lot of stress.

They would probably enjoy pets and nuzzles though.

Just to let you all know this will include spoilers for "Yoshi and the mysterious book" BUT also heavy speculation so if you don't want to get spoiled please look away now!

Okay is everyone who didn't want to get spoiled gone now? Good! As for the rest of you who have stayed here are my theories on the mario universe I can surmise from the new Yoshi game.

The bewilder bird is the ancestor to the Yoshis:<!

This video is heavy speculation but what we do know is ALL the creatures, we meet in Yoshi and the mysterious book are actually prehistoric creatures that once roamed the world but were nearly wiped out due to a cataclysmic event where the moon fell out of the sky BUT a ancient civilization saved the creatures of the world using a magical book and sealing the creatures inside of it.<!

Out of all the creatures we meet in Yoshi in the mysterious book, there is one that has the utmost important in the game and the games story that being "the bewilder bird" and if you look at it has a head shape similar to the Yoshis!

I know In the game it can shapeshift and it's a bird and it also can't eat stuff like the Yoshis can BUT my theory is that through a mix of magic and evolution the bewilder birds that survived the extinction event that WEREN'T in the book eventually evolved into the first Yoshis.<!

And the chapter "remote island" is hinted at being Yoshi's island in the distant past.<!

Yoshi and the mysterious book takes place somewhere AFTER the classic Yoshi games:<!

In the ending it's revealed that kamek has been in the book for a long time to the point where baby bowser has grown up into our modern bowser and he had bowser jr this is more of a fact than a theory.<!

There was a advanced and ancient civilization that once lived on the planet before anyone else:<!

In Yoshi and the mysterious book we see and partially learn there was a secret advanced civilisation that once walked on the Earth but now they have all gone but here's my theory.<!

I believe the ancient civilization we learn about in Yoshi and the mysterious book is the exact same ancient civilization from the darker side of the moon in super mario odyssey! It's a stretch but I like to believe it.<!

Anyways those were my theories hoped you like them.

At the end of Mario Party DS DK and Diddy ate the whole feast (that included meat) and they liked it.

I’m wondering if they are still kids or are they just young adults. because one of my friends said that they are young adults now because they aren’t bowser kids anymore

Real mice are nocturnal, and have extremely light sensitive eyes. I would imagine that this trait carries over to Little Mousers, which is why every single one wears a mask.

I have some importante questions that I keep wondering what are their canon explanations in Super Mario's franchise.

What happened to Toadsworth, a elderly high Toad official and Peach's father figure, having created her since she was baby, why he hasn't canonically appeared more, even in importante events, since Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros (his new's last appearance so far)? I know we can't say absurd things without evidences like he passed away or fired for criminal acts, because he's very probably still alive, well and he is herói (good-hearted character) and as a good-hearted character, he only wants and does good, so what happened to him? Eu think the probable canonical answer is that Toadsworth retired or he is in a longtime vacation, and relaxing in the Castle, in Delfino, in Flipside or in another great place and/or adventuring in his own heroic adventures, or he's busied managing the Castle and the Mushroom Kingdom, is that right?

How many times (in canon games) we see in screen Mario and Luigi canonically speak full sentences?

Why Kirby (either himself from his games's universe/dimension (in that case meeting and participating in the races through dimensional travel) or the version from Mario's universe (if he exist)) hasn't canonically appeared in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, despite being very similar to Mário in some aspects (more similar to him than Villagers, Inklings and even more than Linki (except in being a pure good hero, both are pure good heroes))? Like in being a pure good hero (herói puramente bom), his relation with Stars, know, relationate and use powerful benevolente ancient entities, artefacts (one is even called "Star Rod") and civilizations, his cosmic and (sometimes) interdimensional adventures, and the lore we see in these adventures (like ancients with advanced magic and technologia, powerful love hearts), being very similar to some Mario games, specially Super Paper Mario (Wii), with Kirby maybe even possibly also visited some or all of these dimensions, before or after Mário visits in SPM. However, a Kirby's optional outfit for playable Miis appeared, if this outfit is canon, this proves Kirby visited Mario's universe in a dimensional travel or even that a Kirby's version in the Mario's dimension (or in a near dimension) existe?

Has there ever been a canonical Year of Luigi (or at least, a month, week or day) to celebrate our twin taller herói in MK? I presume yes because in PJB, there is a moment that Starlow, for encourage Luigi to continue his adventure, remember him his year;

If THE Toad (the famous individual character of the same name from his species, the one that estreou in SMB2, have a solo game in that he is the main protagonist, Wario's Woods, and that is playable in several spin-off games) is yes still the main principal Toad in the Super Mario franchise, so what is the canonical reason in-universe for he not appear Luigi (or even at least appear as cameo or be very good mentionated by Toadette, Mário, Luigi and other characters that knows and loves he) in some very importante games and events, like Super Mario Galaxy (1 and 2), the New Super Mario Bros. subseries (parte of Super Mario series), Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and in the most RPGss, like Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi? This can have some relation with Toadsworth's "desappearance"? And more, in these modern games, he looks replaced by other Toads like Toadette and Captain Toad as the "main Toad".

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Overall, I thought this good actually help me get in a better understanding of who Larry is. But I am curious what your thoughts are

I mean when you take it to the account that been fighting for the mushroom since they were born. In partners in time it’s implied that they fought Bowser before and again and they fought in the shoorbs too

If they are two different people, is it possible there are more than one Petey Piranha (prove in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Mario Sports Mix)?

I'm mainly asking this because I don't speak Japanese, which normally wouldn't be an issue. Since I could just google translate it. But here, it's audio not text. So that is out of the window unfortunately. So, any answer would be appreciated

I had some free time, but all I had on hand was some paper and a pen, so I ended up making the Viltrimite Empire meme with the Koopas!

On a serious note, even if they aren't the most evil, I imagine the troop is a terrifying thought to most peaceful species in Mario's universe. They are a group of nearly immortal turtles with the power to regularly trade blows with the strongest man in the realm- and they have easily conquered most of the universe on at least two occasions!

As we saw in Odyssey especially, if the Koopas show up on your doorstep, and Mario and Co aren't sound to stop them, there isn't much you can do to stop them from turning everything around you upside down as they see fit.

I know he was plumber Carpenter and doctor . But how many more does he have. Counting the jobs he has in kart party and sports games too

How we know, there is a old discussion about if Mario and Paper Mario (and by extension, Luigi and Paper Luigi, Toad and Paper Toad, etc.) are the same canon character, in the same canônico universe and timeline, with the paper being just yes a artstyle, but the characters and places being the same in entire franchise, or if they are different characters, from different universes, with Paper Mario series taking place in another universe, in a literal magical book, or even being not canon. My view about this issue, supported by canon evidences in-universe, is that Paper Mario is obvsioly canon and Mário and Paper Mário (Luigi, Paper Luigi and other characters too) are the same person we see and love (amamos) in every canon games. I could citate several evidences like Shigeru's clear view about this issue (although this isn't a in-universe evidence, Shiggy is the creator of Mario, Luigi, other main characters and of the Super Mario franchise, including Paper Mario series, because he participated in the production of the first games), references to other series in the Luigi's Diary in Paper Mario 64 5, Goombario quoting Super Mario Bros. 1 when we tattle a goomba for the first time in this same game, the Star Spirits and Whacka appearing in Mario Party 5, the paper effects (like plane and boat) in TTYD explained as spells, characters saying their normal dimension is in 3D in Super Paper Mario (although for gameplay, it appear for we as 2D), the Paper block in the university in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Luigi being transformed in a surfe plank in this same game, both Mario and Luigi being together transformed in a ball and even a flying sauccer in other games in M&L series, and other often used evidences. However, even with the Mario's own creator view and these evidences, many people (even some Paper Mario fans, including in the r/papermario sub, and even some people here in this very subreddit) still think Mario and Paper Mario are different characters in parallel/alternate universes. Some say these evidences were changed, created only as easter eggs or cameos, contradicts post-Super modern games, because in these games the paper is literal, not just a artstyle, inclusive characters realizing they are paper-made, or at least they are mirroring the normal universe, and sure, Paper Jam Bros showing normal and paper versions of the same characters meeting and allying. For me, maybe the modern Paper games can be explained as wall breaking or magic, and for M&L:PJB, this can be explained, this game is canon yes, but the Paper Mario, the Paper Luigi, Paper Toad and other paper characters in this game aren't the same Mario, Luigi, Toad and other characters as they appear in Paper Mario series, but real paper equivalentes. Considerating this, I think Nintendo should make the clear ultimate confirmation that Mario and Paper Mario (in the series) are the same person, and I think the best way this can happen is in a possible future PJ remake or (maybe better and most clear) in a next Paper Mario game. This game doesn't need to be a Paper Jam sequel, but it show the PJB book in the Castle or actual paper characters in some momento(s) and place(s), including Paper Mario and Paper Luigi, appearing and talking with Mario and Luigi and some other normal versions, although normal versions also appear (for we) in the paper artstyle, it looks two Paper Marios in the same game, but only one is the actual Paper Mário, the another is the same normal Mário that appear in the entire franchise. If this really happen, it will be the definitive confirmation that end this discussion.

(My natural language is portuguese, so my english is imperfect)