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{{redirect|Real World|the general locale from [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]] sometimes colloquially referred to as the "real world"|[[Pi'illo Island]]}}
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|image=[[File:MIM-Globulator Map.png|250px]]<br>Earth, as depicted by the [[Globulator]] in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
|located={{wp|Solar System}}
|capital=
|ruler=
|inhabitants=[[Human]]s, [[Goomba]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[2019]])
}}
'''Earth''' is a planet that features a wide variety of people, cultures, and ecosystems. It exists both in real life and within the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], with the latter featuring fictional alterations to the planet. In the video games, Earth is most notably recognized and featured in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. It is orbited by a single natural satellite, the [[Moon]].

In the [[List of television series and films|cartoons]], there are two versions of the planet which are the '''Real World''' and a parallel one featuring the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. In most ''Mario''-related media, they are all part of one world.

Earth is first featured as the setting of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', in which [[Luigi]] must travel around the globe on a hunt to rescue [[Mario]] and save the world. Following this, Earth's most consistently prevalent portrayal has been in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]'', in which species from both the ''Mario'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchises are also present on Earth.

==Continents==
Earth is organized into seven continents whose borders are based on geographical features rather than political boundaries. Continents are not necessarily separated by water. With the exception of [[Antarctica]], each continent is further subdivided into countries, political bodies ruled by a government. Several countries are in more than one continent. The subdivisions of countries vary, but every country has population centers such as towns or cities.

===Africa===
{{main|Africa}}
Africa is home to both sandy deserts and lush rainforests. Luigi visits one of its countries, [[Egypt]], in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''; specifically, he visits the city of [[Cairo]].

===Antarctica===
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Antarctica is a large icy desert continent located at the southernmost point of the planet, mostly populated by [[penguin]]s. In ''Mario is Missing!'', Bowser attempts to melt Antarctica in a plot to flood Earth, thus setting the game's plot into motion.

===Asia===
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The largest continent, Asia includes [[Japan]], China and India. The [[Great Wall of China]] is one of the continent's most famous landmarks, visited by Luigi in ''Mario is Missing!''. He also visits the city of Mumbai—or [[Bombay]] as it was previously known—in India. China's national capital, [[Beijing]], is the location of the {{wp|2008 Summer Olympics}} in which [[Mario]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], and others competed during the events of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. [[Tokyo]] is the location where the ''Mario & Sonic'' cast competes during the events of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.

===Australia===
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Australia is the smallest continent on Earth; its largest country [[Australia|shares the same name]], and is home to a very large variety of animal species, including [[kangaroo]]s. It is often referred to as "down under", due to its location in the southern half of the planet.

===Europe===
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Europe shares a landmass with Asia, separated from it by the Ural Mountains. Famous for its varied culture and large role in Earth's history, Europe is divided into countries such as France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Italy. Famous cities include [[Venice]], [[Paris]] and [[London]], the latter of which is the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', where the {{wp|2012 Summer Olympics}} took place. In addition, the Russian city of [[Sochi]] is the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the {{wp|2014 Winter Olympics}} took place.

===North America===
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North America is the location of the [[United States of America]], [[Canada]], and [[Mexico]], among some other nations. The United States of America is home to many famous and influential cities and other locations, many of which were featured in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. These include [[New York City]] and its borough [[Brooklyn]] (which is depicted as [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s hometown in certain media), [[Washington, D.C.]] (the nation's capital), [[Hawaii]], and the [[Kennedy Space Center]]. The Canadian city [[Vancouver]] is the setting of both ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.

===South America===
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A largely tropical continent, South America is famous for the Amazon rainforest. Countries include Argentina, of which [[Buenos Aires]] is the capital and one of the locations in ''Mario is Missing!''. One of the continent's main cities, [[Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil, also appears in ''Mario is Missing!'' and likewise serves as the main setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', where the {{wp|2016 Summer Olympics}} took place.

==Game appearances==
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:Welcome New Galaxy Ending.png|thumb|left|A full view of Earth during the last cutscene of ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:SMG2 Map W1.png|thumb|Earth, as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''{{'}}s [[Grand World Map]].]]
The television commercial for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' features thousands of children and teenagers on the Earth's surface forming a giant Mario face spanning the United States when the Earth is seen from space.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Earth is shown primarily in the opening and ending cutscenes, with [[Peach's Castle]] [[Castle Gardens|Gardens]] being the first setting that [[Mario]] traverses through. Earth is first shown from space when Bowser kidnaps Peach, removes her castle from its foundation, and carries them both into space. Earth is also the setting of [[Grand Finale Galaxy]], due to it involving Mario returning to Peach's Castle Grounds in order to attend the uninterrupted [[Star Festival]].

Earth returns in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', where it is shown in the background of [[World 1 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 1]] and the [[Grand World Map]]. The settings of subsequent worlds also resemble real places, such as the Solar System in World 2, the Orion Arm in World 3, the Milky Way galaxy in World 4, the Local Group in World 5, and a black hole/quasar in World 6. World S is exempt, due to it featuring a planet with star-shaped islands instead, as well as the backgrounds of the first two [[Bowser Jr.]] galaxies ([[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]] is the exception, due to it featuring a Sun in the background).

[[File:World Star SM3DW.jpg|thumb|Earth, as seen in the background of [[World Star (Super Mario 3D World)|World Star]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.]]
Earth also appears in the backgrounds of [[World Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Worlds Star]], [[World Mushroom (Super Mario 3D World)|Mushroom]], and [[World Flower (Super Mario 3D World)|Flower]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', due to those [[world]]s being set in space. Upon completing [[Super Galaxy]] in World Star, [[Rosalina]] will be unlocked as a playable character. Like Rosalina, both [[Luma]]s and [[Star Bit]]s are also fittingly present.

[[File:World Map SMO.png|thumb|left|Earth, as seen in ''Super Mario Odyssey''{{'}}s world map.]]
Earth is featured primarily in the game ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where Mario and [[Cappy]] must travel the world in a hat-shaped airship called the Odyssey in an attempt to both stop Bowser's wedding to Peach and to save Cappy's sister Tiara (who was also kidnapped by Bowser for the wedding). In ''Odyssey'', Earth looks completely different than how it appears in real life, with the western hemisphere featuring a landmass resembling Pangaea and the eastern hemisphere featuring landmasses resembling Laurasia and Gondwanaland, as well as islands shaped like a top hat, a Triceratops head, a flower, and a mushroom. The game features various kingdoms serving as stand-ins for real countries and cities such as London, England; Mexico; Greece; possibly Germany, New York City, NY; Russia, the French Riviera; Italy; and Japan.

Earth also makes an appearance in the background of the [[Moon Kingdom]], where it is seen rising from the horizon, while its southern hemisphere is seen during the escape sequence after the final boss fight, where Mario (controlling a captured Bowser), Cappy and Peach must try to find a giant [[spark pylon]] in order to escape the collapsing Wedding Hall. Additionally, the [[Odyssey]] features a globe that allows Mario to travel to a different kingdom by throwing Cappy at it.

Earth appears in the background of the box arts for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (Japanese version) and ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Its atmosphere can also be seen in the background during the battle against [[Raphael the Raven]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.

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===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:Worldplay.jpg|thumb|''Mario Kart DS'' artwork of Mario, Peach, Yoshi, and Wario racing across Earth, representing game's Wi-Fi capabilities]]
Official artwork for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' depicts various [[List of characters|characters]] racing and battling on the Earth's surface, visually demonstrating the worldwide scope of the [[Nintendo DS]]'s [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] capabilities.

In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Earth appears while the player is waiting in the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, in the [[Mario Kart Channel]] and in the [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii)|Rainbow Road]] course. The planet is located in the background of the course, underneath the track. If the players accidentally fall off the course, they will fall to the void by the gravity of the planet, instead of floating in space.

''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' continues the trend of featuring Earth while the player is waiting in the online multiplayer, as well as now featuring it in the Mario Kart Channel. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Earth is still shown when the player plays online. Also, like Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart Wii'', ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]] is set above Earth, along with a [[Blooper]] spaceship and [[Mario Kart TV|MKTV]] satellites floating in space. The planet also can be seen in the background of the [[Lunar Colony]] battle course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. A globe of the Earth can be seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}, due to it now taking place inside a child's bedroom.

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', a few [[List of tours in Mario Kart Tour|tours]] are aptly named after the real-world cities they occur in, while Earth itself also appears in the background of [[3DS Rainbow Road]]. The key art, the loading screen (prior to version 2.0.0) and the multiplayer menu for the game features Earth, resembling ''Super Mario Odyssey''{{'}}s iteration.
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===Other appearances===
Earth appears in the maps of the [[Astro Avenue]] and [[Rocket Road]] boards from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', the former being the starting space, and the latter in the map's background. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' (in a [[Surf's Way Up|minigame]] in the latter), the Earth can be seen. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', there is a minigame titled [[Globe Gunners]] where players run around on a globe and shoot opponents.

Earth can be seen in the background of [[Galaxy Arena]] in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''.

In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', the Earth can be seen in [[Diddy Kong]]'s eagle, albatross, and hole-in-one animations when he soars so high on his [[Barrel Jet]] out of joy that he ends up in Earth's atmosphere next to space, leaving him [[Fourth wall|staring at the camera]] comically confused.

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', on Chapter 7-3 if either Mario or company jumps on [[Cyrrus]], they will be sent into orbit and back down to Earth, which is seen in the background.

[[File:Asteroid Belt.png|thumb|left|Earth, as seen in ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', Earth can be seen in the background during [[Asteroid Belt]] and the fight with [[Sumo Kong]].

[[Wario]] refers to the area below the [[Awazon river basin|Awazon]] as "deep within the Earth" in the manual of ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. In the ''WarioWare'' series games, Wario has a map of the Earth inside his house. Additionally, the Earth appears in the opening and closing cutscenes of ''WarioWare Gold''. The Earth also appears in the microgame "[[Shave the World]]" from ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' and ''WarioWare Gold''.

==Appearances in other media==
===Television===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] lived on the "Real World" and ran a moderately successful plumbing business called [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] in their hometown of [[Brooklyn]]. Many of the brothers' relatives lived on the planet as well, including [[Mama Mario]] and [[Papa Mario]]; the show's live-action sequences take place in Brooklyn, and Australia is mentioned during a live action encounter with [[Alligator Dundee (character)|Alligator Dundee]].

The show's introduction mentions how the brothers happened upon a [[Warp Zone]] to the Mushroom Kingdom while performing a plumbing house call, and were subsequently transported to the Mushroom Kingdom as a result. While adventuring, Mario and Luigi also often try to find their way back to Brooklyn, usually via a [[Warp Pipe]]. Towards the end of the series, the Mario Bros. decide to stay so that they can protect [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

According to the show's introduction and its episode "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]" detailed how the brothers happened upon a [[Warp Zone]] to the Mushroom Kingdom while performing a plumbing house call, and were sucked down. This second explanation was later modified through the power of [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]]'s [[Time Travel Tube]], but no major changes were made to the history of the "Real World".

In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]" further elaborated on how Mario and Luigi traveled to the Mushroom Kingdom from the "Real World" by introducing the [[Time Travel Tube]]. Many episodes also featured characters using Warp Pipes to travel back and forth between the "Real World" and the Mushroom Kingdom. In the episode "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]", Bowser assigns each of his seven [[Koopalings]] to take over one of the Real World's continents.

[[File:ErrorWorld.jpg|thumb|The error screen]]
*[[Roy Koopa|Bully]] &ndash; Asia
*[[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] &ndash; [[Australia]]
*[[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] &ndash; Europe
*[[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] &ndash; [[Africa]]
*[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] &ndash; [[Antarctica]]
*[[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] &ndash; [[North America]]
*[[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] &ndash; [[South America]]

Notably, after all the trouble is undone, a screen is shown with non-native animals in the Australia section.

Also, Bowser is seen in the Real World yet again in a flashback sequence from the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Rock TV]]".

===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
The [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] features an introduction that outlines the rule and extinction of the [[dinosaur]]s on Earth.  Dinosaurs were the dominant species on the planet and overall superior to the small mammals who also inhabited Earth, until one day a gigantic meteor struck the planet.

This cataclysm not only killed off almost the entire dinosaur population, but also caused spatial and dimensional disturbances that created a parallel Earth that subsequently became the new domain of any surviving dinosaurs and other animals. On this parallel Earth, various types of dinosaurs evolved into humanoid creatures. However, some members, such as [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]], seemed to have retained their reptilian forms. Aside from one rundown city, [[Dinohattan]], the parallel Earth is an arid wasteland, lacking various resources.

However, the narrator then asks the audience to consider a "what if?" scenario based on if some of the dinosaurs went to the other dimension and evolved a society there, as shown in the film. As a result, Nintendo's stance on the applicability of this piece of Earth's history to the rest of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] series is unknown.

===''Club Nintendo'' comics===
During the events of "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", aliens erroneously took Earth for a giant [[coconut]], and since they adored this kind of fruit, they took the planet with them, pulling it away from the sun. This resulted in a sudden drop of temperature all over the planet. When [[Donkey Kong]] and some of his friends talked to the aliens, they returned Earth back to its original position.

In "[[Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All]]", from the same magazine, Mario and Luigi traveled through space in search for a new spaceship. They finally found it on Earth (which Luigi referred to as "'''Planet Terra'''").

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Earth MP2 BG.png|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
SMO - World Map.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
Mario Kart Tour - Earth art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT 1st Anniversary Site Banner.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT 3DS Rainbow Road Ring Race Earth.png|Earth seen from [[3DS Rainbow Road]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''
Diddy albatross.jpg|Earth seen in Diddy Kong's Albatross animation in ''Mario Golf: World Tour''
</gallery>

==Name in other languages==
===Earth===
{{foreign names
|Jap=地球
|JapR=Chikyū
|JapM=Earth
|Spa=Tierra
|SpaM=Earth
|SpaA=
|SpaAM=
|SpaE=
|SpaEM=
|Fra=Terre
|FraM=Earth
|Dut=Aarde
|DutM=Earth
|Ger=Erde
|GerM=Earth
|Ita=Terra
|ItaM=Earth
|Por=Terra
|PorM=Earth
|Rus=Земля
|RusR=Zemlya
|RusM=Earth
|Kor=지구
|KorR=Jigu
|KorM=Earth
|Chi=地球
|ChiR=Dìqiú
|ChiM=Earth
}}

===Real world===
{{foreign names
|Jap=現実の世界<br/>''Genjitsu no Sekai''<br/>リアルワールド
|JapR=Riaru wārudo
|JapM=Real world
|Spa=Mundo real
|SpaM=Real world
|Fra=Monde réel
|FraM=Real world
|Dut=Echte wereld
|DutM=Real world
|Ger=Realwelt
|GerM=Real world
|Ita=Mondo reale
|ItaM=Real world
|Por=Mundo real
|PorM=Real world
|Rus=Реальный мир
|RusR=Realny mir
|RusM=Real world
|Kor=현실 세계
|KorR=Hyunshil segye
|KorM=Real world
|Rom=Lumea reală <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|RomM=Real world
}}

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