Is Zelda and Mario in the same universe?

Outside of the occasional Easter egg or non-canonical crossover in Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, Nintendo's two flagship franchises, Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, have largely existed in completely separate continuities.

Is Zelda connected to Mario?

Because The Legend of Zelda series and the Super Mario series were both created by Shigeru Miyamoto, elements from both series have often been referenced by the other. In the late 1980s, after the release of the first Legend of Zelda game, Mario and Link were often seen together on various pieces of merchandise.

Are Mario and Sonic in the same universe?

They are two different universes - people usually like to combine them to make for the sake of making a crossover.

Is Kirby and Mario in the same universe?

Donkey Kong, Mario, Conker, Banjo, Link, and Kirby are all in the same universe.

Are all the Zelda games in the same universe?

All of the games are intended to be in the same universe with several divergent timelines. It has never been fully explained, but much of the in-game mythology as explained in Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker strongly suggests that in fact, all of the "Links" are one person.

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Is Zelda story connected?

While Aonuma has stated that all the Zelda games take place in a single continuity, the third timeline branch, in which Link fails in his quest during Ocarina of Time, does not stem from events in any other part of the timeline, instead appearing to be a second, mutually exclusive continuity.

What planet is Zelda in?

Earth represents both the planet of The Legend of Zelda series and objects like dirt, rocks, and other solid terrain.

Is Donkey Kong in the Mario universe?

Every Mario Kart game has featured a version of Donkey Kong as a playable character. Super Mario Kart featured Donkey Kong Junior as a playable character. The modern Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the series with Mario Kart 64, and been in every game to date since.

Is Wario Ware in the Mario universe?

Some of 9-Volts games in Touched and Smooth Moves are actually based on earlier microgames in the series so, yeah, Warioware games exist within the Ware universe.

Are F Zero and Metroid in the same universe?

Metroid, F-Zero, Star Fox, and Pikmin also take place in the same universe, thanks to references in Super Mario RPG and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.

Who is Mario's biggest rival?

Bowser. Bowser or King Koopa (voiced by Kenneth W. James) is the king of the turtle-like Koopa race, a selfish troublemaker who wants to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. He is Mario's nemesis, and is the final boss of most Mario games.

Are Mario and Donkey Kong friends?

Donkey Kong the Third, or just Donkey Kong, is the grandson of Mario's old arch-enemy from the original Donkey Kong game, in which the younger Cranky Kong kidnapped Pauline for revenge. But unlike his grandfather, Donkey Kong appears to be on good terms with Mario and his friends and will often help Mario.

Is Zelda Princess Peach?

Though her series is named after her, the starring role in the games is Link. Zelda serves as more of the series' equivalent of Princess Peach, but she usually has active supporting roles in the plot, sometimes even being somewhat of a sidekick to Link, rather than being solely a damsel-in-distress.

What is the Mario universe called?

The Mario universe (マリオ, Mario) refers to the Super Smash Bros. series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from Nintendo's expansive and highly successful Mario video game franchise.

Are all Mario games canon?

Unlike many other franchises, the Mario franchise and its many spin-off series do not have an officially recognized canon. Therefore, arguments over canonicity (canon vs. non-canon) are purely speculative, and are of no importance to wiki articles.

Is Waluigi Mario's uncle?

Like Wario, Waluigi is also an old adversary of the Mario Bros. and not a distant relative in any way. However, unlike Mario and Luigi, Waluigi is also just a friend of his partner in crime Wario.

Are Luigi and Waluigi related?

Luigi is Mario's younger brother. He lives in his brother's shadow, and is the rival of Wario's partner Waluigi. He is also known to be a friend of Wario's. He can jump further and higher than Mario, but he has less traction.

Is Diddy Kong a part of the Mario universe?

It's weird! But Mario and Donkey kong are pals! They race, they party! And clearly DK is part of Mario's world.

Why is Bowser so big?

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, his size apparently increase because of the magic of the power stars (even though his original size is already incredible).

Is Zelda set on Earth?

We all know the land where The Legend of Zelda takes place, but on what planet does the series actually reside? Hyrule is obviously a fictional place, but the land has many elements and features of our planet Earth.