Mario

Mario is a local plumber and former acrobat who is the older brother of Luigi. Mario and Luigi used to work in a travelling circus, with Mario as an acrobat and Luigi in the freak show as a "human calculator". Eventually, the two left the circus to settle down and have a more stable life, with Mario taking up vocation as a plumber to support his disabled brother. Mario cares greatly for Luigi, and looks after him whenever he isn't working. He also tends to supervise group outings of local disabled children, which has caused many of them to look up to him with the affectionate moniker "Uncle Mario".

Mario was married to Peach for a time, and she cohabitated with Mario and Luigi. However, Peach could not stand the burden of caring for Luigi and pressured Mario to put him into a care home many times; Mario vehemently refused. The stress of this unpaid disability support work drove Peach away, ending in a divorce. While the pain of the divorce eats away at Mario, it does not impact his love for Luigi.

Interesting Facts
Luigi often asks where "Auntie Peach" is; rather than explain the upsetting truth, Mario repeatedly tells Luigi that Peach has been kidnapped and that he must rescue her.

Quotations
"Come-a on Peach, he's-a my brother"