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'''Luigi''' is Mario's younger twin brother. Luigi often joins Mario on his adventures, and the two of them are normally paired together in sports titles and spin-offs. They have a strong brotherly bond and will stop at nothing to help each other when one is in trouble, as seen in games such as ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. While they love each other, in ''Paper Mario'' Luigi admits that he also feels jealousy towards his brother at times, and has also expressed that he is "tired of being Player 2", for despite being a hero in his own right, he is often overshadowed by Mario. While Mario jokes that "Luigi loves being my sidekick" in the ''Mario Sports Mix'' press conference, in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', he is quick to give Luigi proper credit for defeating the Shroobs in the previous game. At times, Mario does let sibling rivalry get the best of him, such as when he intentionally steps on Luigi's foot when the latter receives a trophy in ''Mario Power Tennis''. Overall, however he acts as a good brother and role model for Luigi.

One of Mario's firstearliest friendfriends wasis [[Yoshi]], who, along with other Yoshis, saved him and Luigi from the Koopas when they were still babies. In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Mario has also reciprocated by traveling to the past to help Baby Mario and Yoshi save Baby Luigi. In the present day, Yoshi continues to help Mario against Bowser, usually serving as his steed. However, although''[[Super heMario-kun]]'' isdepicted capableMario ofin autonomouslya fightingmore alongsidechildish, hisaggressive humanmanner, friendwhere he would yell at Yoshi for his mistakes, or even urinate on him as ina ''Superpunishment; this would often upset the latter. Overall, Mario 64and DS''Yoshi get along well, and they always support each other through tough times. Another good friend of Mario's is Toad, who occasionally goes on adventures with him, such as in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''Super Mario 3D World'', ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix'', ''Mario Tennis Aces'', various ''Mario'' cartoons, and the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]], where he is seen to be Mario's loyal and trusted sidekick'. Toad trusts that Mario will always savesaves the day and, even when not fighting alongside him, will beis quick to offer advice and encouragement. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Mario has also shown to be a caring parental figure over Baby Mario, but he also steps in if any of his teammates misbehave. Mario appears to enjoy the babies' company. When Baby Mario finally returns to the present, he gives Mario his hammer, showing his pleasure to be with his adult self.

Mario saves [[Princess Peach]] quite often, and she usually rewards him with a kiss him upon her rescue, and often bakes him a [[cake]] as well. They care about each other very much, share good chemistry in sports games and have been good friends since childhood. The German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", it is even revealedreveals that they spent their graduation ball in school together, and in the official guide of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the description for the level [[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo]] states they have teamed up as babies to stop evil before the "romantic entanglements" of their adult lives. While both Mario and Luigi deny a relationship when [[Luvbi]] asks if Peach was Mario's "lady friend"," Luvbi also comments that the princess "looms large in his regard" and then wonders if Mario had a "one-sided crush"." Many other sources, however, do portray Mario and Peach as having an ongoing romantic relationship, such as the official European ''Mario'' website listing Peach as Mario's girlfriend, and ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' calling Peach and Mario's team "Cutest Couple." However, there have been rare occasions where Mario upset Peach, though unintentionally. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Mario is shown to be visibly distressed when Bowser attempts to propose to Princess Peach once more at the end of the game. Mario then proposes to Peach as well, with the two rivals closing in on the monarch. Peach refuses the red plumber and the Koopa King, leaving both distraught. However, immediately afterward, she invites them both to go back home to the Mushroom Kingdom, and it is strongly implied after the game's ending that she forgives him for the events on the Moon.

Peach has not been Mario's only romantic interest, however. In the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Pauline]] was Mario's (or Jumpman's) first girlfriend and damsel-in-distress, but while he still has to occasionally rescue her in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, the two are simplyconsidered just friends now. In addition, when Mario saved [[Princess Daisy]] in her debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', a heart appeared overhead, implying a possible romantic connection. This was never explored further, however, and while ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' gave them the team name "Nice Couple"," most games link Daisy with Luigi instead, with her and Mario simply being friends, not even sharing any player chemistry in the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series.

Mario's mainarchrival rival,is howeverWario, is Wario.with Variousvarious comics depictdepicting their antagonistic relationship starting in childhood, and it is a major theme in the ''[[Super Mario-Kunkun]]'' manga. In Wario's first appearance, in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', he stole [[Mario's castle]], and in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', he tried to destroy Mario, although for the most part, their rivalry is far more mild in nature, and the two even team up to defeat Bowser in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. NintendoFinally, Poweraccording hasto statedWario thatin [[Wario's isWarehouse]], both Wario and Waluigi hang out with him, although Mario frequently peeks at Wario's cousinWarehouse. Wario has shown mostly contempt for Mario, but he does not have the same level of dislike as Bowser, whereas Mario, although he has been initially bitter and even called Wario an "evil creep,"<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' instruction booklet. "''While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell. The intruder goes by the name of Wario. He has been jealous of my popularity ever since we were boys, and has tried to steal my castle many times. It seems he has succeeded this istime. Wario has scattered the 6 Golden Coins from my castle all over Mario Land. These Golden Coins are guarded by those under Wario's spell. Without these coins, we can't get into the castle to deal with Wario. We must collect the six coins, attack Wario in the castle, and save everybody!''"</ref> maintains his cheerful and positive attitude as he does with most of his unconfirmedenemies.