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Mario's distinctive look is due to technology restrictions in the mid-1980s. With a limited number of pixels and colors, the game developers, including Mario's creator, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], could not animate Mario's movement without making his arms "disappear" if his shirt was a solid color, so they gave Mario overalls. The developers additionally did not have the space to give him a mouth, the result of Mario's mustache. Finally, they used a cap to bypass the problem of animating and drawing hair.
Mario has undergone major changes since his initial appearance in ''Donkey Kong'' up until ''Super Mario Bros.'' Although he has the general features such as the clothing and the mustache, it is not until ''Super Mario Bros.'' where he resembles as he is today. In ''Donkey Kong'', Mario appears lankier with a more realistic-looking red nose and a cleft chin. In some portrayals in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', however, he appears stouter with a round nose, which resembles more closely to Mario's current design, although some promotional art retains Mario's original ''Donkey Kong'' design. The stubbier design is retained in ''Mario Bros.'', with a few changes.
Since ''Super Mario Bros.'', however, Mario is depicted as a stocky young man who wears a trademark cap, a long-sleeved red shirt, blue overalls with two yellow buttons, brown shoes, and white gloves, with a large round face, a big round nose, clear and slightly tanned skin, chocolate brown hair (although the DiC cartoons sometimes depict it as black like his mustache) with three locks on the front, just above his forehead, four back locks that cover the back of his neck and a small sprout-like tuft on the top of his head, and a black mustache (sometimes brown like his hair). His neck is very short, to the point that both in artwork and in gameplay outside the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, it is very rarely visible due to Mario's large head and the position of his chin. Though he was originally imagined as middle-aged, his age has been approximated to be about 26 years old,<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/ssbm_j2e.shtml#trophies ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (set to Japanese).] The Mushroom Kingdom. (Retrieved May 29, 2010)</ref> while Shigeru Miyamoto later placed it at either 24 or 25.<ref>Griffin, A. (September 30, 2016) [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/mario-super-age-24-25-nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-game-character-a7338911.html Mario is only 24 years old, creator Shigeru Miyamoto says in unearthed interview]. ''Independent''. Retrieved October 1, 2016.</ref> The ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic also implies Mario (and Wario) is roughly in his late 20s or early 30s, as he recalls his childhood 20 years ago.
While Mario is consistently portrayed as a short character, his precise height and proportions vary across media. An Amazon listing for a figure of Mario that is marketed as "life-size" lists its height as 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B005BLYI2O ''Amazon'' page for the life-size figure of Mario]</ref> Crossover artwork featuring Mario and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] (who stands at 1 m / 3 ft 3 in.) shows Mario at around the same height as him, if not two or three inches shorter due to Sonic's quills. Mario's height relationship with other humans has been varied. Some media, such as ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Mario's Time Machine'', show Mario as much shorter than a realistic human, while others, including ''Mario Golf'' and the DIC cartoons, show Mario's height closer relative to other humans. The director of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', [[Kenta Motokura]], stated in an interview that New Donk City was realistic to showcase the extent of Mario's abilities in a realistic environment for a scale that is easy to understand,<ref>rawmeatcowboy (October 22, 2017). "[https://gonintendo.com/stories/293589-super-mario-odyssey-director-explains-why-new-donk-city-takes-a-r Super Mario Odyssey director explains why New Donk City takes a realistic approach with its visuals]" ''GoNintendo''. Retrieved November 28, 2020.</ref> while Shigeru Miyamoto referred to the humans of New Donk City as "normal people".<ref>Sinha, Ravi (June 28, 2017). "[https://gamingbolt.com/super-mario-odyssey-miyamoto-was-worried-about-initial-reaction Super Mario Odyssey: Miyamoto Was "Worried" About Initial Reaction]" ''GamingBolt''. Retrieved November 28, 2020.</ref> As far as in-game information or other official materials are concerned, Mario does not have a specified height.
Merchandise for the original ''Donkey Kong'' showed Mario as balding, although most media depict Mario with a full set of hair. The most notable change Mario has received over the years since ''Super Mario Bros.'' (omitting stylistic variations such as depictions in ''Paper Mario'') is his change in stature; Mario is shown to be much stubbier in his earlier appearances compared to his more recent appearances, starting with ''Super Mario 64''. Mario's legs and arms have grown longer over the years, giving him a slimmer look. This may have been the result of Shigeru Miyamoto's response to their "cute" appearances, who considered redesigning them to "become a bit more grown-up" in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] era—for instance, by removing their trademark {{wp|V sign}}.<ref>[http://cube.ign.com/articles/069/069250p1.html IGN] (Accessed on 7-6-09)</ref>
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Mario from his ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' appearance is depicted with darker blue overalls and bigger eyes than in his current appearance based on the one in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. He has a slightly darker skin, and his ears are also rounder. His overall straps are longer, and his cap is less round. Mario is overall less defined in the game artworks of the time due to the older software used to design him, especially noticeable in his hair, which appears reddish instead of chocolate brown and with a similar shape of his hat. The differences in Mario's 3D art over time, as a result, is more pronounced than the differences in Mario's 2D art since ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ever since ''Luigi's Mansion'', however, Mario has received only minor changes to his general appearance, such as longer limbs, an increased height, a clearer and slightly tanned skin tone, brighter colors, and added detail in his shoes, eyes, and cap emblem in most game artworks since ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', though in the Wii U and Switch generations, Mario's irises have been slightly thicker.
Mario has a few stylistic variations across some games, sometimes within series. One variation is Mario's overall appearance in the ''Paper Mario'' games: it is generally the same, with black dots for eyes and no eyebrows, although he has a shorter stature. Since ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', however, Mario's body is more simplistic, with legless feet, a rounder face, and a full outline around the arms. In addition, starting with ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', all of Mario's paper appearances have depicted him with a white outline around his entire body. Another variation is Mario's depiction in the ''Mario & Luigi'' games, although it is more subtle, where Mario is given black eyes rather than blue.
The ''Super Smash Bros.'' series also has Mario's appearance change between games. In ''Super Smash Bros.'' for Nintendo 64, Mario's appearance is derived from ''Super Mario 64'' but with minor alterations, such as a slimmer appearance. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Mario's design incorporates elements from ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Super Mario World'', as well as official artwork from the Nintendo 64 era, which is evidenced by his tanned complexion. Mario's hair and clothing have more detail in them, with his overalls particularly sporting back pockets and having denim textures, similar to his sprite in ''Super Mario World''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Mario's back pockets return, but his overall design is updated to resemble his appearances in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' and later games. However, Mario's color scheme is darker than before, while his hair and clothing have more-realistic detailing. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', Mario's design is slimmer and more vibrant, matching his appearances in games like ''Super Mario 3D Land'', ''Mario Kart 7'', ''Super Mario 3D World'', and ''Mario Kart 8''. As an accompaniment, Mario's hair and clothing have much less detailing. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Mario's design is mostly the same, aside from a more subdued color scheme and simple detailing in his hair and clothing, but not to the same extent as ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''.
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====Clothing====
[[File:Mario - MyNintendo.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Mario wearing his trademark outfit consisting of a red shirt, a red cap, blue overalls with yellow buttons, white gloves, and brown shoes]]
Mario is typically shown wearing his trademark outfit wherever he goes. He has a long-sleeved red shirt (short-sleeved in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'')
Originally, Mario wore red overalls on top of a blue shirt—nearly the opposite colors of what he wears now. The Famicom version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' is the first game to depict Mario with blue overalls and a red undershirt (although on the box art, he is depicted entirely in blue), but ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' standardized Mario's current colors.
Mario's trademark is his red
Mario has seen some variations to his outfit in the games. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', for instance, Mario has shorter sleeves. In addition, Mario can wear a tropical shirt over his normal shirt, along with sunglasses that darken the screen, if he talks to the [[Sunglasses vendor]]. Mario also usually gains alternate outfits when using power-ups, from simple recolors to covering his whole body, such as [[Fire Mario]], [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Propeller Mario]], [[Flying Squirrel Mario]], and [[Cat Mario]]. Finally, Mario can resemble different characters, even outside the ''Mario'' series, by using a [[Mystery Mushroom]] to change into one of the various forms of Costume Mario in ''Super Mario Maker''. He even has a pumpkin Halloween costume that has him in his normal outfit, but with a pumpkin head he can put his head into, along with a purple cape.
▲Mario's trademark is his red hat with a fringe at the front and a small dent on the back. In the center at the front is a white circular plait with a red "M" in the middle. He is seen with his hat even as a [[Baby Mario|baby]]. Mario's hat is sometimes an important and even necessary accessory in some games, such as in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where he takes more damage without his hat. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', if Mario loses his hat, he takes damage over time from the heat of the sun. In most media, however, Mario's hat is treated as a mere accessory, and Mario can go hatless in some games without any additional effect, such as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In some games, such as in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', if Mario is in [[Small Mario|small form]], he is seen without his hat, although it is no different from the other incarnations of the small form.
Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Mario has a total of eight different costumes to choose from in battle (five in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', six in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', and eight in ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''). Mario's first alternate costume consists of red overalls and a blue cap and undershirt, being a reversal of his current color scheme, which was previously used in the DIC Entertainment ''Mario'' cartoons. Mario's second alternate costume consists of tiger-orange overalls and a green cap and undershirt, resembling his appearance on the Japanese box art for ''Wrecking Crew'', as well as Luigi's in-game appearance from the arcade version of ''Mario Bros.'' (but with swapped colors). Mario's third alternate costume consists of brown overalls and cap, with a white undershirt, being inspired by [[Foreman Spike]]. Mario's fourth alternate costume consists of purple overalls and a yellow undershirt and cap, being derived from Wario's appearance. In ''Brawl'', Mario gains a fifth alternate costume in the form of red overalls and a white cap and undershirt, derived from Fire Mario's current colors. In ''3DS'' / ''Wii U'', Mario's reversed red and blue costume is replaced by one with a pink undershirt and cyan overalls and cap, derived from his appearance on the Japanese box art of ''Mario Bros.''; he also gains a costume with dark indigo overalls and a purple undershirt and cap, based on Waluigi; lastly, Mario gains a seventh alternate costume in the form of red-and-white striped overalls and cap, and a blue undershirt with white stars, based on his appearance in ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''. In ''Ultimate'', Mario's Fire Mario and Wario costumes are replaced with his Builder and Wedding outfits from ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
====Alternate outfits====
Although mostly seen with his default plumber attire, Mario has also worn several alternate outfits in the spin-off games. In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', Mario wears a red soccer jersey with black and dark gray-blue accents and his name on the sleeves, bermuda shorts that are half red and half dark grey-blue with white stripes and his "M" symbol on the left leg, and red and black wristbands. His jersey number is 1 decorated with a fire, Mario's associated element. His shoes has M streaks on the side, much as how his hat has the letter. Mario's gloves also have large plaits in the center. In the sequel, ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', since the sport has more physical contact, Mario is given red armor on his chest and his shoulders while he is given black sleeves . His gloves are also replaced with gauntlets. His shirt also has a bigger flame. His icon is an "M" on his cap, but the "M" is encased in fire.
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario's outfit is basically the same, except his shirt has short sleeves that reach up to his elbows, and his overalls seemed tighter. He can wear a tropical shirt design worn over his normal shirt, along with sunglasses, if he talks to the [[Sunglasses vendor]] after obtaining thirty [[Shine Sprite]]s.
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