Editing Kings

{{Articleabout|the Mushroom Kings in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|the king of the Mushroom Kingdom|[[Mushroom King|here]]}}  

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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]])

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{{quote|Hey [[Hammer Mario|you]]! How about lending me [[Hammer Suit|your clothes]]? No dice? What a drag!|Mushroom Kings|Super Mario Bros. 3}}

 

The '''Mushroom Kings''' are the monarchs of the various lands of the [[Mushroom World]]. They are first found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. There are seven Mushroom Kings in total, and each was turned into a different creature by [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopalings|children]]. The Kings do not have official names, although ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' gave some of them names, and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' even introduced several Mushroom King-like characters and their territories. Like [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], they have [[Toad (species)|Toad]] helpers.

 

[[File:Air Assault.Jpg|left|thumb|The transformed Sea Side King pointing at the Koopalings' airship in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]

Not long ago, the evil [[Koopalings]] invaded the seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World. Each Koopaling came to the castle of the land and knocked out the [[Toad]], then stomped the Mushroom King to steal his [[Magic Wand]] and transformed him into a creature. The evil Koopaling then ruled over the world in the king's place, the king being in his vunerable state, with [[Boom Boom]] and the [[Koopa Troop]] all over the kingdoms, until [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], sent by the princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] came to help them, first starting with [[Grass Land]].

To save a Mushroom King, the Mario Bros. have to go to his castle, where the Toad is pleading the heroes to save the world and return the Mushroom King back to the way he was, with the Magic Wand the Koopaling stole from him. After that, Mario and Luigi must defeat the Koopaling, destroy the [[airship]] and return the Mushroom King back into his human shape. As a Mushroom King, he thanks the Mario Bros. for saving him, he gives a letter from [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to Mario and receives a special item. Mario and Luigi may continue their way to the next kingdom of [[Dark Land]] after saving the Pipe Maze King. If the player manages to restore the Kings to their human forms while wearing a special suit, then they get a different answer for each different suit. With the Tanooki Suit, the King says "Thank you kind racoon! Please tell me your name?" With the Hammer suit he asks if they could lend him their clothes. With the Frog Suit, he asks if they want to be restored to their original form, thinking that they had been transformed into actual frogs.

In the GBA remake, ''Super Mario Advance 4'', if the player defeated Bowser before saving the kings, upon selecting the castle, the player is treated to a cutscene where it shows the Koopaling of the respective world invading the castle, snatching the Magic Scepter, using it to transform the king, and then escaping seconds before Mario arrives. In addition, because Princess Toadstool would have been saved beforehand, the King will not give the player a letter from her.

[[Image:SMB3_MushroomKing.jpg|thumb|right|One of the '''Mushroom Kings''' who was turned into this kappa.]]

Each Mushroom Kings had been transformed into strange creatures by the Koopalings:

*[[Grass Land]] King – Turned into a [[dog]] (a [[Cobrat]] in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes).

*[[Desert Hill]] King – Turned into a spider (a [[Hoopster]] in the remakes).

*[[Sea Side]] King – Turned into a kappa (a [[Dino Rhino]] in the remakes).

*[[Big Island]] King – Turned into a dinosaur ([[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the remakes).

*[[The Sky]] King – Turned into a vulture (an [[Albatoss]] in the remakes).

*[[Iced Land]] King – Turned into a seal (a [[Monty Mole]] in the remakes).

*[[Pipe Maze]] King – Turned into a [[Venus Fire Trap]] ([[Green Yoshi]] in the remakes).

''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' created personalities for several of the Mushroom Kings. Many, if not all, of them also looked different.

*Desert Hill – The [[Sultan]]

*Big Island – [[Prince Hugo]] (Note that Prince Hugo was established as a new ruler in [[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas|his only appearance]], and, considering that ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' takes place after ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', it is likely that he is a different King than the in-game one.)

The following screenshots are from the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

===Mushroom Kings===

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Image:SMAS 1-A4.PNG|King of [[Grass Land]]

File:Grasslandking.png|Sprite of the king of Grass Land

Image:SMAS 2-A4.PNG|King of [[Desert Hill]]

Image:SMAS 3-A4.PNG|King of [[Sea Side]]

File:Seasideking.png|Sprite of the king of Sea Side

</gallery></center>

===Transformed Mushroom Kings===

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Image:Smb3 king1.png|King of [[Grass Land]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king2.png|King of [[Desert Hill]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king3.png|King of [[Sea Side]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king4.png|King of [[Big Island]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king5.png|King of [[The Sky]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king6.png|King of [[Iced Land]] (NES version)

Image:Smb3 king7.png|King of [[Pipe Maze]] (NES version)

Image:SMAS 1-A1.PNG|King of Grass Land (remakes)

Image:SMAS 2-A1.PNG|King of Desert Hill (remakes)

Image:SMAS 3-A1.PNG|King of Sea Side (remakes)

Image:Smas-smb3_king4.png|King of Big Island (remakes)

Image:Smas-smb3_king5.png|King of The Sky (remakes)

Image:Smas-smb3_king6.png|King of Iced Land (remakes)

Image:Smas-smb3_king7.png|King of Pipe Maze (remakes)

</gallery></center>

*If Mario defeats a Koopaling as [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Hammer Mario]], or [[Frog Mario]], the King says one of the following:

**"Thank you, kind raccoon. Please, tell me your name."

**"Hey you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice? What a drag."

*The king of Sea Side bears a striking resemblance to Mario.

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