{"id":147951,"date":"2025-09-19T13:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:01:29","slug":"weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Weirdly Specific Thank-You Notes To Mario And His Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Happy Mario Day! While everyone else is listing their favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/b\/features\/archive\/2017\/10\/15\/best-super-mario-game-rankings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">games in the series<\/a> or competing in wacky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/livestream\/2021\/03\/10\/mario-day-live-who-can-collect-the-most-cat-shines-in-bowsers-fury\">Mario-related challenges<\/a>, I decided to go a different route in showing my appreciation for the series. Mario is the very reason I first fell in love with gaming as a child and its long list of characters have given me countless hours of entertainment over the years. So with that in mind, I\u2019d like to just run down a bunch of those names\u00a0and give a quick, sometimes stupid reason for why I\u2019m thankful for each and every one.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends-1.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span><strong>Mario<\/strong> &#8211; For literally existing and introducing me to video games in the first place.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Luigi<\/strong> &#8211; For giving my little brother a reason to not be Mario.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Peach<\/strong> &#8211; For pushing me to overcome any obstacle. Also for that underrated DS game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Bowser<\/strong> &#8211; For tricking me into thinking he was a dragon instead of a big turtle longer than I care to admit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Yoshi<\/strong> &#8211; For always understanding that only one of us is going to make the big jumps.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Toad<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; For making it cool to rock a vest with a bare chest long before Aladdin.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Wario<\/strong> &#8211; For legit creeping me out when I first laid eyes on him as a kid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Waluigi<\/strong> &#8211; For inexplicably winning my affection despite being the walking definition of useless<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends-2.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span><strong>Daisy<\/strong> &#8211; For having the life-action version of her be so off the mark it\u2019s hilarious.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Boo <\/strong>&#8211; For being the low-key the most adorable thing in the entire series<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Bowser Jr.<\/strong> For being the 2nd most adorable thing that deserves his own game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Birdo<\/strong> &#8211; For making me hop on eggs and toss them back, one of my earliest memories of feeling like a badass in games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Iggy Koopa<\/strong> &#8211; For mesmerizing me with THOSE EYES.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Larry Koopa\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; For making me chuckle at the thought of \u201cLeisure Suit Larry Koopa\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Lemmy Koopa<\/strong> &#8211; For always being on the ball.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Ludwig Von Koopa<\/strong> &#8211; For that luscious blue hair and can opener-like tooth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Morton Koopa Jr.<\/strong> &#8211; For being named after the guy Roddy Piper once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vdZdyYbnqZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sprayed with a fire extinguisher<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Roy Koopa<\/strong> &#8211; For rocking a pair of sunglasses Johnny Cage would be jealous of.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Wendy O. Koopa<\/strong> &#8211; For putting the \u201cheel\u201d in heels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends-3.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span><strong>Baby Mario<\/strong> &#8211; For eventually shutting the heck\u00a0up.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Baby Luigi<\/strong> &#8211; *See Baby Mario*<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Rosalina<\/strong> &#8211; For basically being a Sailor Moon character and the coolest princess of them all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Toadette<\/strong> &#8211; For always making me wonder if her pigtails are edible and\/or feel pain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Petey Piranha<\/strong> &#8211; For having the confidence to rock a speedo that I never could.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Kamek<\/strong> &#8211; For that pretty glitter effect whenever he casts his spells.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Poochy<\/strong> &#8211; For giving Yoshi a lift for a change.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Donkey Kong<\/strong> &#8211; For being Mario\u2019s one true rival.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Bullet Bill<\/strong> &#8211; For becoming gigantic and blowing my young mind in Super Mario World.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Cappy<\/strong> &#8211; For letting me possess a realistic T-Rex with a dopey mustache.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends-4.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span><strong>Chagrin\u2019 Chuck<\/strong> &#8211; For confusing the hell out of me as a kid by throwing baseballs in football gear.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>F.L.U.D.D.<\/strong> &#8211; For being a genuinely good idea done dirty by bad controls.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Pauline <\/strong>&#8211; For rising from being the OG damsel and to a pants suit-rocking mayor with a killer song.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Lakitu<\/strong> &#8211; For being the character I most want to throw my shoe at.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Plessie<\/strong> &#8211; For being a hug-worthy gem that\u2019s finally getting the recognition it deserves\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Fawful<\/strong> &#8211; For being an immensely entertaining antagonist.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Captain Toad<\/strong> &#8211; For being the most sequel worthy entity on this entire list.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Nabbit<\/strong> &#8211; For having one of the most simple yet brilliantly clever names in Mario history.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Toadsworth<\/strong> &#8211; For becoming even better in my head when I imagine him voiced by Michael Caine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Tatanga<\/strong> &#8211; For being a literal alien and making me pull a <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/media2.fdncms.com\/memphisflyer\/imager\/u\/blog\/24778732\/980x.gif?cb=1612462868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>Drew Scanlon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> when I first encountered\u00a0him.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Puff<\/strong> &#8211; For clearly looking like she wants to be put out of her misery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Boom Boom<\/strong> &#8211; For being the unsung jobber of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Peachette<\/strong> &#8211; For raising all sorts of tantalizing questions and for inspiring&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>*<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowsette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bowsette<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; For being a beautiful abomination.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span><span>Are any characters in this article or in general that you&#8217;d like to express earnest and\/or bizarre gratitude to? Show the Mario cast some love down in the comments! You can also check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/reader-discussion\/2021\/03\/10\/reader-discussion-whats-your-favorite-mario-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader Discussion piece<\/a> to tell us what your favorite Mario game of all time is!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/03\/10\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mario Day! While everyone else is listing their favorite games in the series or competing in wacky Mario-related challenges, I decided to go a different route in showing my appreciation for the series. Mario is the very reason I first fell in love with gaming as a child and its long list of characters have given me countless hours of entertainment over the years. So with that in mind, I\u2019d like to just run down a bunch of those names\u00a0and give a quick, sometimes stupid reason for why I\u2019m thankful for each and every one.\u00a0 Mario &#8211; For literally existing and introducing me to video games in the first place.\u00a0 Luigi &#8211; For giving my little brother a reason to not be Mario.\u00a0 Peach&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/weirdly-specific-thank-you-notes-to-mario-and-his-friends\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weirdly Specific Thank-You Notes To Mario And His Friends | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Happy Mario Day! 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