Who are Mario's Parents? The 35 year mystery, SOLVED!

Have you ever wondered who Mario and Luigi's parents are? Nintendo have kept their lips sealed for the last 35 years. Today, I want to examine all the little details from old comics, cartoons, TV shows and video games, in order to find out who Mario's parents are!
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CREDITS
Yoshi’s Island
- Cutscene footage via xRavenXP
Yoshi’s New Island
- Ending cutscene footage via Zephiel810, other cutscene footage recorded by me
- Models extracted by ...me!
Super Mario Bros Tin
- u/l33tredrocket and u/nukemobile on Reddit
- User RAP on the Super Mario Wiki
MUSIC
- Ragtime music performed by Kevin Macleod from incompetech.net

[@ThomasGameDocs]

Here’s a bonus fact about the Super Show. According to the show’s producer, Captain Lou actually offered to legally change his name to Mario! …For some reason. Anyway, here’s my Twitter: twitter.com/thomasgdocs

[@Cliffordlonghead]

WHY

[@Cliffordlonghead]

YOU CHEATED I BEEN WAITING

[@Cliffordlonghead]

AND THIS VIDEO

[@Cliffordlonghead]

RUINED

[@Cliffordlonghead]

RUINED

[@ogluca]

In the Super Nintendo World theme park showcase, Mario and Luigi address Miyamoto as 'dad', confirming that he is their biological father

[@TheRealChrisTDH]

Since Miyamoto has confirmed that he’s Bowser Junior’s mom, then that means Mario and Luigi are brothers with Bowser Junior.

[@CSharpDCS]

@@TheRealChrisTDH sooo bowser is their father on law?

[@charmingmagican9821]

@@CSharpDCS what the FU-

[@CSharpDCS]

@@charmingmagican9821 i dont even know.

[@weevilsnitz]

even Tokka and Rahzar called Shredder "mama", Hiyamoto is more like an adoptive dad

[@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD]

Quite disturbing that the comic detailing Mario's childhood implies that he had facial hair since birth and a full grown mustache by the time he could walk

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Horrific indeed

[@stuffz1757]

Yeah...that's just weird

[@danielribeiro9678]

This implies Baby Mario from YI onward isn’t Mario

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Probably just a genetic condition. Those happen!

[@b1nary_f1nary]

The Luigi one looked ever weirder don't ya think, the baby with his 5oclock shadow

[@arishnicoff2621]

The Mario Movie just came out, and we finally got to see his parents and the rest of his family.

[@vincentr4480]

Yeah, I was about to comment that.

[@sxmplyalixia]

Yeah

[@buyerfunrun]

That’s what I was about to say

[@hovangaming]

Yeah

[@christopherschwab7571]

Yessir, so let's kick this video out of the window now!

[@coltonk.3086]

Whelp, this mystery is now solved.

[@treseancann1261]

From what I read up, they were based on designs Nintendo drew up years ago but never used them. Given these facts, I find it a missed opportunity that Nintendo never even included a family portrait of Mario and Luigi's family in the Mario Bros. House in the games. That's the least Nintendo could have done.

[@Girdyyy]

No, it's not.

[@DemonicAkumi]

"It's only a tray." Well um... why does the one that "might be" the father in the "only a tray" look a lot like the father in Super Mario Issun-boshi? Same yellow and blue clothes, and his hair just got grey/gray as it won't be black when he gotten older. Pretty sure it's the same father from Issun-boshi.

[@2Ultra]

I thought that too

[@classicspeeder]

even if it isn't overalls in the Family Album Comic he also has a yellow shirt and blue pants which I find interesting

[@stuffz1757]

Probably just a coincidence. That or the artist who made the tray was inspired by the anime

[@itzdarealpokeplayer8223]

I thought the same thing

[@coolguydoesstuff7876]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@noelkannikkatt1545]

Everyone knows Miyamoto is Mario's father, though that would also make him related to Bowser Jr.......... Wait.

[@arek.k8688]

Then Bowser would be his dad too

[@noelkannikkatt1545]

@@arek.k8688 Step-dad

[@pennysantana247]

@@noelkannikkatt1545 mpreg moment

[@noelkannikkatt1545]

@TheCoolestGirlThats6YearsOld Arabic name: نوف .....

[@ssbfan33]

Actually Jumpman is and you will start to figure that out once you realize Cranky is the original Donkey Kong.

[@jacobsfunnyvids]

Its honestly crazy that Lou and Danny could play all those characters by themselves. Mad props to them.

[@hakanstorsater5090]

Eddie Murphy played almost an entire Klump family in The Nutty Professor series...

[@CosmicAmato]

​@@hakanstorsater5090 didn't ask

[@Mikewee777]

"That is mama luigi to you" 10:15

[@-ShellyT-]

"Luigi used to be younger by at least some years, but now they're supposed to be twins" Isn't Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 26 years old? They're twins for 26 years by now

[@AlliroG98]

Isn't one of the twins always younger than the other? It's not like they're both born at the exact same second.

[@Mari_Izu]

@@AlliroG98 Yes. And the games only stated Luigi is the younger brother, but never by "some years". So, him being the younger twin doesn't change the fact that he's the younger brother.

[@blahmcblah7994]

@@TheRealBatabii T-They aren't koopa kids...?

[@ToadComrades]

@@TheRealBatabii I use them interchangeably

[@Chlores]

I feel personally attacked that Yoshi's Island is 26 years old. Omg.

[@CaveMiner]

Maybe we will find out in the movie. Let’s hope Mario looks like Mario in the movie and not some Illumination character with long toothpick legs

[@thornels]

I hope they cast Captain Lou again

[@Jamiroquai_the_third]

@@thornels he’s dead

[@lavajakob]

@@thornels nope its Chris Pratt

[@emilianomunozdiaz9494]

@@Jamiroquai_the_third NOOOOO

[@jawharp1992]

@@lavajakob He's so cool.

[@BinglesP]

12:07 To be honest Marylin’s design(well, in costume form, at least) is pretty cool, I wouldn’t mind if she was in more media than just an episode of a live action skit

[@LuxuriousLenay]

10:40 love this duo🤣

[@undercoverduck]

Love that Nintendo games are so ungrounded in reality that a simple a question as this video's title calls for a deep-dive into obscure lore

[@MoonwalkerWorshiper]

At the same time people trying to ask logical questions around it just end up hurting themselves with a headache and frustration. Still they insist that there is some kind of "Nintendo lore".

[@Luka1180]

@@LostAeon that’s not the point of OP

[@Luka1180]

@@MoonwalkerWorshiper kay

[@hakanstorsater5090]

If there's no grounding, the pipes could leave you underground...

[@Girdyyy]

What video games have you played that are grounded in reality? Are you 11?

[@williamdrake65]

I always love the "Actor runs off-screen to return as a different character" gag. My favorite example has got to be Mark Hamil as himself and his "cousin" Luke Skywalker on The Muppet show.

[@ArthurTRead]

one of my favourite gags of all time

[@haleyhersh3850]

I remember that episode

[@DudeFromOregon]

Another good example would be on The Amanda Show. Amanda Bynes played the role of a crazy fan named Penelope Taynt, who was always trying to meet Amanda, but hijinks and bad luck would cause her to not be able to meet Amanda.

[@BeefyDie2024]

“mystery” *laughs in Mario movie*

[@MC-yy2mu]

9:34 she's got a moustache

[@LEGOGames1000YT]

10:29 Some live-action shows, like the famous Chavo del 8 in Mexico, actually used things like early chroma-key to make the same actor appear twice (for example, Florinda Meza interpreting Doña Florinda/Mrs. Worthmore and La Popis/Phoebe in the same scene), but the vast majority of live-action shows back then just didn't! And considering that El Chavo del 8 was produced in the 1970s and not in the 1980s, that's really impressive to me.

[@YOEL_44]

Or you cold go the easy route and just split the screen...

[@poeter14]

@@YOEL_44 no

[@max_punch]

Damn, i didn't know el chavo had an english dub It's so weird seeing the translated names lmao

[@retrofan4963]

@@max_punch The animated cartoon El Chavo has a english dub as far I'm aware. I don't know if the original live action El Chavo has one. If there is, I'd like to check it out.

[@LEGOGames1000YT]

@@retrofan4963 The original series doesn't have an official dub; only the animated series has one.

[@Gothamsgamer]

At the Nintendo world store in New York at the interactive Mario kiosk where you get to talk to Mario and Luigi as voiced by Charles Martinet, Mario often refers to his mother as his “Mamma Mia” and his father as his “Papa Pia”

[@cinderstheace4094]

*Baby got the diarhhea*

[@jeonbassig8278]

Mariomia is his name now

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@jeonbassig8278 I was gonna say that Mario's description of his parents implies that the whole "Mario's mother is abusive" is wrong, and that Wario's mother is the one who's as abusive as the Super Mario Mama Mario.

[@jeonbassig8278]

@@robbiewalker2831 i did not even say enything about that now stop i am trying to watch netflix

[@jezzikakaiaRomeo346]

😀

[@skakirask]

I'm most intrigued by Marilyn's parents. This suggests Mario and Luigi have another sibling that has somehow mysteriously stayed out of the limelight.

[@ThunderSpeedStudios]

Mario's Parents were revealed in The Mario Movie

[@cessnafun5385]

TL;DW: Best image we get of Mario's parents are cross-dressed men and a scribble on a tray.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yep

[@hedgelad712]

I have more questions than answers

[@maxwellmooremillions8527]

@@hedgelad712 Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep Yep yeah pondering

[@maxwellmooremillions8527]

Pretty

[@maxwellmooremillions8527]

Nfjss

[@zixserro1]

Pretty sure the actual real answer to questions regarding any parentage of any Mario characters from Nintendo is "Miyamoto is their mother/father".

[@zacknattack]

Charles Martinet stated as Mario that his mother is Mama Mia Mario, father Papa Pio Mario, grandmother Grandmama Mia Mario, etc.

[@Rupninjatrash]

He is a man, a woman and a god.

[@SolsticePeltier]

But then Mario and Peach are siblings…uh oh

[@PANZA222]

@FortyFore THEN RIGHTLY IN A SPIN OFF GAME EVERYTHING SEEMS THAT IT IS ACTING TOO MARIO AND BOWSER SEEM TO BE FRIENDS IN THAT SAME GAME

[@SackboyLBP]

Then that would make Bowser Junior their brother

[@legoflix4real]

In the Mario Movie they answered this question.

[@mariobroultimate1808]

Well, the movie has answered your question. We don't know their names, but at least their faces are shown on screen.

[@gabrielbn]

The existence of Marilyn as Mario and Luigi’s niece implies that Mario and Luigi have a third undisclosed sibling.

[@souljastation5463]

She could be a second niece, hence the daughter of their cousin Wario.

[@souljastation5463]

@FortyFore I don't know, I said she _could be_ Wario's daughter. Wario is a cousin of Mario and Luigi, so if she was Wario's daughter that would make her a second niece of Mario and Luigi.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Sponge

[@bezirochepolska1295]

Yes, he forgot to say that Wario and Waluigi are Mario's evil cousins.

[@ZeldaMcFly]

Well according to a Finnish grocery store's sausage section, his name is Pablo and his main color is orange. Therefore there must also exist a Wapablo whose main color is blue.

[@LeviChurch]

Mario's real father is Yoshi. He's actually there for Mario when he needs him most!

[@Atrael]

Ever heard of adoption?

[@goatmilk1]

@@Atrael Joke or not, this just doesn't work here🗿

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Like Gohan and Piccolo :)

[@mariomarioplushseries2536]

i was adopted! Play or Watch Yoshi's Island again

[@Chara_Dreemurr1]

Luigi after he is the parent of a Yoshi: That's mama Luigi to you Mario.

[@Pnc531]

Thomas: *Makes an entire video analyzing what Mario's parents might look like and digging through game files to find an answer* Mario movie- *Shows Mario's entire family in the first 20 minutes*

[@jimmer4039]

spoilers for mario movie: FINALLY WE HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER NOW

[@andreworders7305]

He was born in the Mushroom Kingdom and moved to New Donk City as an adult to find work. That’s my interpretation at least.

[@andreworders7305]

@You have to know Islamic prayers?

[@seandwalsh3]

That’s the canon yeah, though his family may have moved to New Donk when he was still a child.

[@YOEL_44]

@@andreworders7305 Don't engage with spambots, just report them

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Brooklyn, New Donk?

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

After the babies were kidnapped again in Yoshi's Island DS, and aliens invaded the Mushroom Kingdom is Partners in Time, I always figured that the bros. parents went 'screw this' and fled to New Donk City. Or to our world. Take your pick.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Pretty sure we already knew who Mario's mom is. It's Mama Mia.

[@ExNihiloComesNothing]

Hello there

[@nathaliesantibanez]

Mamma mía!

[@pamelablasse6920]

This whole time mario and luigi had parents

[@Your_average_kirby_fan]

AND THEN THE MARIO MOVIE HAPPENED

[@weebsquit347]

This unlocked some Super Mario Bros Super Show memories. Not gonna lie, i actually liked the live action segments. They're bizarre.

[@daffers2345]

"Swing your arms from side to side! C'mon, it's time to go! Do the Mario!"

[@MasterLink221]

I've always thought that Wario and Waluigi were cousins of mario and luigi

[@greenamogus]

In my head that’s canon

[@MasterLink221]

@@greenamogus i agree

[@LANERRRRRRR]

Same!

[@Gothamsgamer]

So apparently, according to an old Nintendo power magazine, wario needed a tennis partner so that he could rival Mario and Luigi so he took to the internet to try and find someone, lo and behold he found someone named Jimmy Poppadopolos who would later change his name to Waluigi. Wario and Waluigi aren’t related but they formed a great friendship and maybe even a romance but together the two of them worked together to be the Bros greatest rivals

[@artstylejutsu2004]

Same I thought they are Cousins since I was a young kid

[@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027]

Coming from a viewing of the Super Mario Bros. Movie We know now.

[@CatsNCreepers]

Because of the movie, this has to be updated

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

So... Mario and Luigi are their own parents, basically.

[@FakeItemBoxLetsPlays]

No, Jumpman and Lady are. Pauline becomes a singer because she was a fan of lady.

[@nightflare_x]

@@FakeItemBoxLetsPlays thank you someone who believes the same theory

[@FakeItemBoxLetsPlays]

@@nightflare_x Your welcome 😃

[@nonvisiblyy]

but in super mario odyssey pauline calls him jump man at the darker side

[@StarTheTripleDevil]

But Jumpman is Mario. But also Jumpman is 40 years older than Mario (or the Donkey Kong games take place a few decades after the Mario games and Donkey Kong III is actually a time traveler).

[@emmag6954]

Hopefully the upcoming movie gets into this whole theory and reveals to us who Mario and Luigi's family actually is. Knowing that Kamek will be in the movie, there's definitely gonna be a flashback of some sort. I've always wanted to know the mystery behind Mario and Luigi's childhood past.

[@Mister_Toad]

There's also some other things pointing out that it will be about their past : Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong from the arcade) and Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew, the old boss of Mario

[@orance2526]

I kinda want mario to have a baby so we can see a new original idea being brought into the mario games. Along with an another movie. This would also bring the idea of Mario and Luigi being stolen into reality. Like the baby of Mario would have to save their dad and uncle. That would be a pretty unique idea.

[@linkthehero1234]

@@Mister_Toad wait so newer dk isn’t the same one as in the original game?

[@just_kuroo6204]

@@linkthehero1234 no, cranky Kong is the original. Donkey Kong is just Donkey Kong Jr. and Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong’s father i think

[@omnipasta]

@@just_kuroo6204 Diddy Kong is just a friend of Donkey Kong.

[@VixisAU]

Respect to Thomas for spending 3 hours downloading sketchy software just to get the models for the wrong parents

[@BrendanJSmith]

Well now we know!

[@Plaza_Main64]

Yes the new movie just seen it yesterday.

[@helloworld6209]

11:45: *THE TRUE ORIGIN OF JOE BOB*

[@bryceherdt2363]

9:06 has a miscaption. Luigi's actually saying, "You *clog* 'em, we clear 'em."

[@bhilscher]

In the Mario movie, we actually get to see Mario's parents.

[@treseancann1261]

From what I read up, they were based on designs Nintendo drew up years ago but never used them. Given these facts, I find it a missed opportunity that Nintendo never even included a family portrait of Mario and Luigi's family in the Mario Bros. House in the games. That's the least Nintendo could have did.

[@InsertTheNameHere1]

1:17 that’s terrifying

[@deez2037]

I still think that Luigi was born at least a few seconds after Mario’s birth, which would make him technically younger still lol

[@artstylejutsu2004]

Yeah but still twin brothers tho!

[@Marius_YTOfficial]

Technically, That's how twins are born

[@unripetheberrby6283]

I love that in the comics when Luigi and Mario are babies they have stubble. 🤣 Also somewhat forgot they were made twins, I usually will think of Luigi as a couple years younger

[@Taekaleaf]

Same lol

[@aishiiisback4831]

Same cuz of mario maker

[@sandshew4158]

I love these videos! Questions we have all thought of and answers that are insane! I love that even if it isn't the "canon" answer you still give us an answer

[@MintBerryCrunchPower]

After years we found out his parents

[@namnaweawe1203]

if u look closely, the father in "Super Mario Issun Boshi" have the same layout of the one in the painting at the end of the vid, and the same yellow shirt in the family album

[@raelogan]

I love how the mother in the 2D sprite looks like she's got hands like a character out of "Ed, Edd & Eddy"

[@Tennosan]

11:35 actually they should be spelled Luigina and Marianna.

[@Adrifluxi]

so much time and energy for entertaining us, love it!

[@ionryful]

To make a long story short: Canonicly, the mystery of Mario Bros' parents are still a mystery. You're welcome

[@DomSlayerIdk]

At least we know tony from Tony's frozen pizza is his uncle

[@Kyfor8]

@@DomSlayerIdk as someone who eats tony’s frozen pizza, I am shocked.

[@toomanywhales]

Plot twist: Mario is in fact 1 inch tall, he just eats a lot of mega mushrooms

[@drdewott9154]

explains how he can enter pipes and such lol. And the massive mushrooms In that case Bowser is probably just the size of a regular small turtle.

[@DekuWolf64]

XD

[@DavidKozakiewicz]

It’s 2023 in my life and When we saw the super Mario brothers movie we get to see mario’s parents

[@justjenson6347]

Super interested in the video. Your videos are cool because I never knew any of this and it is a gripping thriller. This is one of the most awesome, interesting, and best channels I've ever watched.

[@LOL-kd1fq]

I love how Mario as a baby had a mustache, I was the same! LOL

[@tyhfgjtrt9871]

LOL

[@NadeemKhan-fw3pm]

SUPERIRIZARRY!

[@Sly88Frye]

I know it's cringy and hilarious to see that the same actors who played the Mario Bros with play the mother and Aunt, but I got to give them respect for the fact that they were comfortable to actually cross-dress and play these characters especially back then. And it was interesting to see them playing a variety of different people. There is such a resemblance between all these family members. That must mean the niece was adopted. She doesn't look anything like the rest of them. Lol

[@scribblecloud]

probably because it was done as an intentional joke. Crossdressing wasnt unusual or unheard of if it was making _fun_ of crossdressing

[@michaelbilarmino985]

Your bit Cringe (Mario Movie just came out)

[@paulineblozzom]

Your dedication truly impresses me. I love watching your videos!

[@monisaha5062]

Mario mom and dad is finally revealed in Mario Movie?

[@coltonk.3086]

I’d say the old man on the tray painting is their father. In the Anime, Mario’s Dad had very similar facial features and the same exact color scheme on his clothing!

[@BlueLegion]

Given that Mario is a self-insert blank slate character, of course his background including his parents is kept deliberately vague.

[@MoonwalkerWorshiper]

Nintendrones don't want to admit it and it's sad to see how people are hurting themselves over this.

[@Quinhala11]

He's not a self-insert character at all

[@MoonwalkerWorshiper]

@@Quinhala11 Empty-headed people love blank characters and lie about them being blank. Hypocrisy and stupidity rule the world.

[@Supermarioplushadventerz]

welp at least the mystery is solved thanks to the Mario moive

[@darkallyultimate]

6:13 Fun fact: if you look at the area where their face is suppose to be, you can be a bit of the moms hair. On the back there are some streams of hair.

[@justeverything4461]

I don’t feel like analyzing what I believe is canon right now, so I’ll just say this... The Toad on that tray, man.

[@daffers2345]

It's only a tray. It's only a tray ...

[@arminarlert7273]

Well after the Mario Movie this video is officially obsolete.

[@patrickdixon7202]

No.

[@arminarlert7273]

@@patrickdixon7202 Yes

[@patrickdixon7202]

@@arminarlert7273 Not even canon.

[@arminarlert7273]

@Patrick Dixon Many of the stuff reference in this video isn't canon either. So we only have seen them in the Mario Movie therefore those are their parents wether you like it or not. Miyamoto was involved proving my point further.

[@KidDanger-tc2rg]

Uh his Parents is found I think you already know there’s a full Mario parents that looks like the movie version

[@3DoublePoint]

Have you seen the movie?

[@BX56_YT]

7:32 Well OBVIOUSLY he took a mini mushroom.

[@YE4rt]

12:34 I'm actually pretty sure that IS Mario's father, if you look at the Issun-Boshi animation, their shirt is the same colour. But that's just speculation.

[@judgejudge1309]

Well fun fact,they do have parents,in movie

[@user-roninwolf1981]

Will you be updating this video post-The Super Mario Bros. Movie?

[@MagixJourney]

7:07 Looks like Wario lmao

[@uglify1325]

Wario: what will you have after 500 years?! Mario: you dad...

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

No, it's Luigi's clothing from the anime movie

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

my psychologist: "pre Yoshi's Island baby mario doesn't exist. Pre Yoshi's Island baby mario can't hurt you. me: 0:03

[@luma2172]

Anyone here after the movie?

[@niconicokneecaps9950]

5:31 why does kid Mario have a mustache

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

The comic explains that Mario was born with hair and facial hair

[@Drakestophet_Sframes]

Danny wells and Lou Albano did such an amazing job acting and voicing The Super Mario Bros Super Show still nostalgic to this day

[@chloeg6399]

Perfect way to start the week and my lunch thanks Thomas. :)

[@FelixGamesYT]

SPOILER FOR SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE Well in the Mario Movie we actually get to see their parents

[@BING_CAT]

In the new mario movie the parents and siblings are revealed

[@bairnonessie]

'Mario could fix almost any leak' with a picture ol luigi in a nappy with a box of "dampers".

[@GTV-Japan]

In the Super Mario Land 2 manga books, There’s a painting of Mario and Luigi’s parents in the castle. The late king and queen of Mario Land.

[@israeldiaz4189]

Noice

[@cesardamiansanchezteran3594]

I remember one part of my childhood, as a kid my family used to go to a BlockBuster to rent some movies and they always let my brother and I to choose one VHS to rent. And me and my brother always go and rent the literal same Super Mario Bros Super Show VHS each time lol. I just remember this when you talked about the Super Mario Bros Super Show, thanks for unlocking me nice memories

[@xMysticJex]

Love how you have "the great ace attorney" as your bg 💕 got good taste Also concerning the picture on the wall at the end that shows the old man: he actually wears the same clothes as in the Special where Mario is 1 inch tall

[@MrRuePine]

I saw a theory before about that. It was back at the '81 Donkey Kong game. The main character was Jumpman Mario, who were to save Pauline from Cranky Kong (he was the first DK), then, some time then, Jumpman and Pauline married each other. They had three kids. First, a girl, who was named Pauline II (or Jr) after her mother. Then it came the Mario Bros. But, because of the events of SMW2, they came a little late. Now, the rest, I don't know.

[@CasualSunGod42]

Nothing personal against anyone who supports this theory, but Jumpman is definitely Mario. Mario is consistently referenced as "Jumpman" in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Mario Odyssey, and more in ways that would make no sense if they were different people. Pauline never treats Mario like a son or brother in recent games, instead as a "friend", and specifically references getting kidnapped in the original Donkey Kong in Super Mario Odyssey. Kongs, like Cranky, Jr., and Tiny, are known to age really quickly. Furthermore, Shigeru Miyamoto and Yoshiaki Koizumi have both said in interviews that there is only one Mario. There are lots of fun Mario theories, but this one's pretty debunked.

[@MrRuePine]

@@CasualSunGod42 Well I got three things that proves this theory is right. In the GBA version of DKC2, Cranky mentions "whisking off maidens and throwing barrels seven days a week" back in his days. He was asserting that HE was the first DK before nowaday's DK. 2nd: As I just said above, the nowadays' Pauline is Pauline II, while the '81 DK's Pauline was her mother. Evidence: the difference of their styles. That first Pauline wears a pink dress, while the new Pauline wears a red dress. And 3rd: the fact Mario's franchise started in '85 makes this very accurate. So it's okay if you think this theory is very "debunked", but the facts are all there, so you can't deny it.

[@Zaya512]

I've seen that too years ago and used to believe it but Odyssy debunks it as Pauline is in it and references the vents of Donkey Kong, thanking Mario again for saving her that day which wouldn't work if she were Pauline II

[@CasualSunGod42]

​@@MrRuePine I agree with you that Cranky is the first DK (like I said, Kongs age weirdly quickly), but I don't think Pauline's dress shows that she has to be a different person? Toad's voice has changed, Daisy's hair has gotten shorter; the characters change over time. I think the line that really convinced me that Mario has to be Jumpman is a specific Super Mario Odyssey quote where Pauline says "Thanks for the chat. It's always nice to catch up with old friends." Why would she say this to someone who is either her son or her brother?

[@MrRuePine]

@@Zaya512 and @CasualSunGod42 Well, there wasn't JUST that one time where the first Pauline got captured. If you guys never played Mario VS DK 2 and the sequels of that game, Pauline II got captured too. By the nowadays' DK.

[@Lego_Library]

you're one of the only youtubers i can actually trust with these things

[@wishbonefan]

Mario's father on the anime at 7:23 looks a lot like the character on the tray at 12:30, he's also using a pipe like the one in the comic does. While the depiction of the character has been inconsistent throughout these, I think I can get a good idea of who he is and what he looks like from the anime special, comic and tray. My idea is that he was probably a plumber like Mario, and wore overalls most of the time, although he sometimes just wore regular clothes when he had a day off, like a lot of plumbers, he also seem to have smoked.

[@danielasparo6341]

Hi are you available for a meeting

[@Dan_-]

I always thought Cap'n Crunch could be Mario's father. He's got the blue eyes, the round nose, the mustache...

[@prowolf633]

5:58 ok, Mario as a kid with a mustache is extremely overdoing a old joke

[@_Gabyo_]

Well now we know thanks to the movie

[@lakeprof5780]

Me knowing the Mario movie is out☠️

[@noshiyoshi]

I like how much hard work on research

[@DragonxFlutter]

So the best we have is this: Mario looks a lot like the father. Short, stocky, dark hair all around, bushy mustache; thus Luigi likely takes more physical traits from their mother. My headcanon has always been that the Mario from “Mario Bros/Super Mario Bros” is the son of the “Mario” from every prior appearance.

[@cactusjack7614]

Jumpman is Mario/Luigi's Father, and the damsel/Pauline is their mother. The original Donkey Kong is Cranky Kong.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@cactusjack7614 Let's not forget that Donkey Kong Jr is not a sequel to the Arcade game, if we're to believe Cranky is the OG DK and Mario is Jumpman's son (heck, the Donkey Kong Jr game said Mario kidnapped Jr's papa, not Jumpman), then Donkey Kong '94 is the prequel to Donkey Kong Jr, as Cranky has made elitist comments about gameplay and graphics, to the point of mentioning game loops which the Game Boy version never had; not to mention, the Kong in DK '94 wore a necktie.

[@gravityisnatural8977]

I have my own theory/headcanon about Mario & Luigi’s parents: They’re Jumpman & his love interest(I know this is a popular one so here’s my take on it). It’s been confirmed that the Donkey Kong in the 1981 game is actually a younger Cranky Kong. If that stands true, then it wouldn’t really line up with the continuity, would it? In the arcade game, Jumpman saves Lady(who is known as Pauline but I beg to differ, you’ll see later). After getting with Lady, Jumpman gets revenge on CK by locking him up, which leads Donkey Kong Jr. who would go on to be the Donkey Kong we know today. After DK saves CK, Jumpman is defeated & targeted for his cruelty towards CK, which extends onto Lady. By this point, Mario & Luigi have been born & their parents fear for their safety following what happened. The family flees wherever they lived, likely either Italy or NYC, & in the process send the Bros. away with the stork while they seek refuge. The couple ends up finding a warp pipe & settle in the Mushroom Kingdom. The stork tracks them down & meets them at their new home with their sons, after their adventures with Yoshi ofc, & the rest is history. What can tie into my theory is that the Pauline we know in the modern games is actually Mario & Luigi’s younger sister(I know it sounds super weird but hear me out). They’re depicted as friendly & get along well, showing no signs of suggestive chemistry, making the perfect setup for a sibling dynamic. I also consider Pauline their younger sister bc it would make more sense for her to be born following the chaotic circumstances during Mario & Luigi’s infancy. Also, Pauline getting kidnapped by the modern DK isn’t coincidental, but bc Mario & Pauline bear a resemblance to their parents, & DK holds a grudge against them & wants to spite them in any way he can to make CK proud. So that’s my theory folks, I didn’t realize that I made a whole backstory until I was done, lol. Still hope you like it!

[@Gabriel-iy7di]

I love how all your videos are like a story

[@joaopedrosa8090]

I would love to see an confirmation that Jump man is Mario's father and Pauline his mother

[@joaopedrosa8090]

@@scratchsoft2347 yah i know, if you watch the game theory mario timeline you will find some nices theories sbout jumpman and dk jr (I don't belive in the entire timeline but it's nice to watch)

[@codezero7981]

I thought Mario was jump man?

[@waluigiwah5724]

@@scratchsoft2347 Why would Pauline be with Pario in the Mario vs Donkey Kong games? That would mean that he would have to know Pauline, So I don't think Jump man is Mario's father.

[@levthelion71810]

It's hilarious how all of mario's relatives in the super show were played by the same people and mario and luigi.

[@hansanaranketh]

mystery solved. they are in the super mario bros. movie

[@dasoxrock]

Mario movie they have parents

[@FoxMcLox]

Fun Fact: There's A Theory That Mona's Parents Are Luigi And Daisy

[@justawafflecousinofpancake4499]

Who’s Mona by any chance?

[@Razzor012YT]

@@justawafflecousinofpancake4499 the girl from the wario ware series

[@justawafflecousinofpancake4499]

@@Razzor012YT ohh 😮 gotcha

[@FoxMcLox]

@@justawafflecousinofpancake4499 Mona Is The Girl Who Drives A Motorbike. She Has A Blue Boomerang And She's A Big Fan Of Wario From WarioWare Series!

[@justawafflecousinofpancake4499]

@@FoxMcLox Got it 👍 thanks