Mario

Not to be confused with Mario Mario, also known as Super Mario, the franchise's main hero, or Mario, the all-encompassing name for all things Mario.

Super Mario is a franchise surrounding Mario "Jumpman" Mario and his brother Luigi Mario. But mainly Mario. As it follows them, the two brothers go on adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, to space, and everywhere in between. Their adventures are most commonly had in the name of saving the Mushroom Kingdom's princess, Princess Peach, from the king of the Koopa Kingdom, King Bowser. Mario and Luigi don't travel alone all the time as they may be accompanied by fairies, spirits, stars, and even some of the games' enemies, as well as some residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, to get the task at hand completed before too long.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Super Mario has relatively stayed the same as it's consisted of the same basic movements such as running, jumping, and swimming in many of the franchise's installments. But the player can enjoy other means of movement on their journey with Mario and his friends, like flying with a power-up and horseback-like transportation with Yoshi the dinosaur.

Power-ups
The Super Mario franchise and the Mario super-franchise have many power-ups Mario can use to make his travel easier and more enjoyable. Many of the power-ups are mushrooms or flowers of some type, but some can be articles of clothing like caps or capes. The most iconic of these, as found by many, is the Super Mushroom, a mushroom that turns Small Mario into Super Mario once Small Mario uses the mushroom. In earlier games, if Mario is already in his Super form, then the Super Mushroom will be replaced by another power-up, like the Fire Flower.