What was Mario's original color?

In Mario's first appearance in the 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong, Mario was given a blue shirt and red overalls, which are effectively opposite to the Mario we all know and love today. 1983's arcade Mario Bros saw Mario get his familiar blue overalls, but he also sported a blue hat, which just looks odd today.
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What color is Mario's?

Now, we all know that Mario's theme color is red, right. It's pretty obvious. The color red has often been associated with passion, energy, courage, bravery, which perfectly represents Mario's cheerful and courageous nature, adventurous attitude, and his love for everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom.
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What's Mario's ethnicity?

In a recently-published interview with Kotaku, Uemura revealed Mario's ethnicity at the time of his creation. “'Super Mario Bros. ' isn't set in Japan, but the character's Japanese. The name Mario sounds Italian, but he isn't Italian.
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Why is Mario so fat?

"The reason Mario is a plump shape is because gaming devices at that time could only read collisions between square boxes, not because I wanted to make him cute," Miyamoto explained. "His design turned out like that because I adjusted for the capabilities of the gaming device of the day.
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Is Wario German or Italian?

Wario is Italian now, but he wasn't always. Wario's original voice actor was German translator Thomas Spindler, and his line that sounds like “oh, I missed!” is actually “So ein Mist!” which is German for “oh crap!” On brand for Wario. Spindler said Wario was always envisioned as German.
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Is Jumpman Mario's dad?

Fan theories have suggested that Jumpman may actually be the father of Mario, however it is confirmed that Jumpman and Mario are the same character, and Cranky Kong, formerly known as Donkey Kong Sr., is also the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong.
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Why is Luigi green?

Their heads are sort of skin-toned, their shells are green, so what we could do is we could use the color palette from the turtle on this character.” So Luigi was green because the “Shellcreepers” were green, and since he and Mario looked the same, “[o]bviously they must be twins.”
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What is Mario's last name?

Nintendo's famous plumber simply goes by the name Mario. But did you know that he has a last name as well? During Japan's 30th anniversary Super Mario Bros. event this past weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto apparently stated that Mario's full name is “Mario Mario”.
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What color red is Mario?

The color nintendo red with hexadecimal color code #e4000f is a shade of pink-red.
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Who is blue Mario?

"Blue Mario", also sometimes referred to as "Referee Mario", is a recolored Mario character, first appearing in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. He is not playable, but he can be seen sitting in the referee's chair during some matches when one is playing as Mario.
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What shade of red is Mario's hat?

The reddest that Mario's shirt and hat have ever been was in Super Mario 64, where they were the hex color FF0000, the purest red representable on a screen.
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Who is stronger Luigi or Mario?

Therefore Luigi has the edge over his superstar sibling. Running into a Question Block is not a feat of endurance but a single, straightforward task. While the brothers may match one another in raw power, Luigi's mass is ultimately going to secure him a Question Block's bounty first.
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What is the last name of Mario and Luigi?

Based on the film, that's [how] their names ended up. But, just like Mickey Mouse doesn't really have a last name, Mario is really just Mario and Luigi is really just Luigi. Miyamoto also explained why Mario has a black moustache and brown hair, a strange affliction that also affects Luigi.
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Is waluigi Luigi's son?

Waluigi is not Luigi's son. Wario is the cousin of Mario and Luigi and if there is any argument to be made for Waluigi's relation to Mario and Luigi it's that they are cousins and he is the brother of Wario.
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Is Cappy a boo?

There's no was Cappy can be a Boo." Now with knowledge of ghosts from the many games, we can show that Boos can move and change their shape freely with different Boo variants like Stretch. So it'd be fairly simple for a Boo to change where on their body their arms are at and the tail is just light.
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Why does Wario eat garlic?

In Mario Tennis Aces, Wario eats a head of garlic to strengthen himself as part of his Special Shot, the Glorious Garlic Bomber.
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Why do Wario and Waluigi have pink noses?

Waluigi's nose is pink because Wario's nose is pink. Wario's nose is pink because he's frequently huffing garlic fumes.
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Are Mario and Wario cousins?

Wario originated in Mario's second Game Boy outing as the villain. According to Super Mario Land 2's backstory, Wario is Mario's childhood acquaintance, and the two have never been portrayed as blood relations despite their similar appearance.
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