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Mario is playable in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and the first character revealed for the game. He is ostensibly meant to be the most balanced character like before. He has undergone a visual redesign, but he is apparently essentially the same fighter as he appeared in Melee, retaining all of his moves (although his former [[Down B]] attack, the Mario Tornado, has become an aerial attack, [[F.L.U.D.D.]]). His Fireball looks more realistic. Like all of the games other returning characters, he comes equipped with a high-end new [[Final Smash]] attack which can be used once he collects a [[Smash Ball]]. His [[Final Smash]] is the [[Mario Finale]], where he projects a colossal, intertwining fireball to engulf all opponents in his direction across the stage. The Mario Finale extends to both well above and well below Mario's position, so [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] recommends that he is standing on a moderately elevated platform for maximum effect.

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==''Donkey Kong'' series==

Mario's outfit rarely changes, though he's known to change it on occasion if the situation calls for it. For example, in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (''Mario Smash Football'' in Europe), Mario wears an Association Football(soccer) outfit as opposed to overalls. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]],'' Mario wore a red T-shirt with his hat and overalls rather than a long-sleeved shirt. (It was also possible to for him to put on sunglasses and a Hawaiian-style [[Shine Sprite]] shirt.) Also, in some Mario games, Mario can transform into different forms, each with a different costume, such as [[Tanooki Mario]], which allows him to fly and turn into a statue to hide from enemies, Fire Mario where, after collecting the Fire Flower, he will wear red overalls with a white shirt and hat (in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]],'' he wore white overalls with a red shirt and hat, but just as his normal color scheme changed, so did his fire color scheme) and can throw fireballs. He can put on the frog suit to become Frog Mario, where his jumping and swimming abilities are greatly enhanced. And collecting a Hammer Suit turns him into Hammer Mario, an almost exact clone of the Hammer Bros, and in New Super Mario Brothers for the Nintendo DS, Shell Mario, where he can skid across the level as if he kicked a Koopa Shell. He also flashes different colors when utilizing a star, which gives him temporary invincibility. Also many items could enhance him or his abilities, such as the "leaf" in Super Mario Bros. 3 which turned him into Raccoon Mario, allowing him to fly. He could also fly in Super Mario World by obtaining a feather which would give him a cape. He also collected a carrot in [[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]], in which "Bunny Mario" grows white rabbit ears and can float slowly to the ground or glide across caverns. A Power Balloon made Mario grow about 3 times his own weight and float in the air for a short amount of time (in [[Super Mario World]] & [[Super Mario 64 DS]]). A Power Wing in Super Mario Bros. 3 gave him a Racoon Tail and unlimited full charge, allowing him to take off at any given time (though this ability is lost after one level.)

Mario has taken on the role of mascot of Nintendo and has since been extensively merchandised. Mario's major rival was [[Sega]] mascot [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] who debuted in the early 1990s; the two mascots competed head-to-head for nearly a decade afterward, until around 2001 when a ''Sonic'' game showed up on a Nintendo console due to Sega's new third party status, ending a lengthy rivalry.