Mario is the main character in the Mario Party Series. He owns every party to date, from Mario Party to DS to Arcade. Mario's favorite item is the Mushroom and Golden Mushroom, which allows you to use 2 and 3 dice blocks, respectively. In Mario Party 7, his Special Orb is the Fireball, which burns other players and makes them lose 10 coins to Mario. This Special Orb lasts for three turns. Mario's first appearance in Mario Party was Mario Party.

Mario is an italian plumber and has a younger, but taller brother, Luigi. Mario's favorite color is red. His first appearance was the original Donkey Kong Arcade, released in 1981. However, during that time, he wasn't called Mario, he was called Jumpman. He also have his own games, such as Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64), Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo GameCube), Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS), and Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii), where he collected Power Stars or Shine Sprites and rescued Princess Peach from Bowser. He is also in the Paper Mario Series and the Mario & Luigi Series. He also has games that are sports, as well. He's even in the Super Smash Bros. Series. 

First Game: Donkey Kong Arcade (1981)

Last Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (November 2009)