The gaming website Cribbage Online wondered the same thing, so they analyzed data from a Ranker survey of over 87,000 people to determine the 20 most-loved characters in the Super Mario franchise.
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Who is the Most-Loved Super Mario Character?
With over 6,000 votes, Yoshi– who debuted as Mario and Luigi’s sidekick in Super Mario World in 1990 – takes the crown as the most-loved character in the Super Mario Universe, followed by Mario’s fraternal twin brother, Luigi, in second place.
Surprisingly, Mario, the star of over 200 video games since his first appearance in Donkey Kong in 1981, came in third place, despite being named the “Most Prolific Video Game Character” of all time by Guinness World Records.
“Super Mario is one of the most popular video game franchises around the world and remains the best-selling franchise to date,” said a spokesman for Cribbage Online. “Whether or not you play video games, most of us will recognize some of the characters.”
Here are the 20 most-loved characters in the Super Mario franchise:
- Yoshi – 6084 votes
- Luigi – 5771 votes
- Mario – 5602 votes
- Toad – 5514 votes
- Bowser Jr. – 5229 votes
- Bowser – 4871 votes
- Princess Peach – 4727 votes
- Kamek – 4653 votes
- Waluigi – 4637 votes
- Donkey Kong – 4182 votes
- Koopalongs – 4140 votes
- Wario – 4115 votes
- Birdo – 4077 votes
- King Boo – 3987 votes
- Princess Daisy – 3807 votes
- Lemmy Koopa – 3592 votes
- Toadette – 3464 votes
- Toadsworth – 3189 votes
- Petey Piranha – 3033 votes
- Pauline – 3004 votes
