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{{about|the letters characters receive in various [[Super Mario | {{about|the letters characters receive in various Mario games and media|the letters of the alphabet found in [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|[[Letter (object)]]|the letter from [[Snifit or Whiffit]] in [[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]|[[Letter from Chest]]}} | ||
{{quote2|Thank [[Mario|you]] so much. Here is a letter from [[Princess Peach|the princess]].|Mushroom King|[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]}} | |||
{{ | [[File:Reading the Letter.png|thumb|[[Mario]] reads [[Bowser]]'s letter in ''[[Hotel Mario]]'']] | ||
'''Letters''' as in-game | '''Letters''' as in-game collectibles have made various appearances in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ||
Letters first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Every time Mario clears a world, he will receive a letter from [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], which usually contain a helpful item and an adventure tip. However, the last one is not from Toadstool, but from [[Bowser]], saying he kidnapped the princess. That one was the only one in the NES version to have any musical cue, which had bars from the Boss theme music of the game accompanied by a red flash. In the remakes, however, a calming musical cue can be heard with the letters from Toadstool. In the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|GBA remake]], an extra letter was added into the game for the intro in which it is from Toad, being sent to the princess, where it is addressed to her as "Princess Peach" rather than the older "Toadstool" moniker. However, the princess's letters still retain the Toadstool moniker as opposed to using the original Japanese and the current universal "Peach" name. In the 25th Anniversary version of ''Super Mario All Stars'', her sending letters was referenced with a letter sent by Nintendo with Peach as the in-universe author of the letter. | |||
Letters first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Every time Mario clears a world, he will receive a letter from [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], which usually | |||
====''Super Mario 64 | ====''Super Mario 64''==== | ||
A letter appears in ''[[Super Mario 64 | A letter appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Mario receives one from Peach at the very beginning of the game, telling him to come to the castle to meet her, but as soon as he arrives, he finds that Bowser has stolen the [[Power Star]]s and kidnapped [[Princess Peach]]. | ||
====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ||
At the beginning of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', [[Princess Peach]] sends [[Mario]] a invitation to the [[Star Festival]]. Later in the game, letters are sent to [[Mailtoad]], who then notifies [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] when they arrive. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', letters are primarily sent from Luigi when he has become stuck in a certain [[galaxy]] and cannot get back without the player's help. The player will occasionally receive letters sent from Princess Peach, which express her concern at being kidnapped (though she is sure | At the beginning of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', [[Princess Peach]] sends [[Mario]] a invitation to the [[Star Festival]]. Later in the game, letters are sent to [[Mailtoad]], who then notifies [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] when they arrive. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', letters are primarily sent from Luigi when he has become stuck in a certain [[galaxy]] and cannot get back without the player's help. The player will occasionally receive letters sent from Princess Peach, which express her concern at being kidnapped (though she is sure the player will rescue her), and also contain 5 or 20 [[1-Up Mushroom]]s. | ||
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== | ||
''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' also starts with [[Princess Peach]] sending Mario a letter to watch the [[Star Bit]]s fall while they eat [[cake]] together. Later, letters are sent from a much wider range of characters than the first game, such as [[Gearmo]]s and [[Jibberjay]]s. They are used to accomplish a number of objectives, including notifying the player of any of [[The Chimp]]'s challenges, giving the player tips on how to perform certain moves more expertly, advising the player of a special [[Power Star]] opportunity in a particular galaxy, offering the player advice and encouragement, challenging the player to a race, or making the player aware of any other special events or occurrences that may arise periodically as the game progresses | ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' also starts with [[Princess Peach]] sending Mario a letter to watch the [[Star Bit]]s fall while they eat [[cake]] together. Later, letters are sent from a much wider range of characters than the first game, such as [[Gearmo]]s and [[Jibberjay]]s. They are used to accomplish a number of objectives, including notifying the player of any of [[The Chimp]]'s challenges, giving the player tips on how to perform certain moves more expertly, advising the player of a special [[Power Star]] opportunity in a particular galaxy, offering the player advice and encouragement, challenging the player to a race, or making the player aware of any other special events or occurrences that may arise periodically as the game progresses. | ||
====''Super Mario 3D Land''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D Land''==== | ||
The beginning of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' has Bowser sending a letter stating that the latter had kidnapped Princess Peach, thus serving as the main reason for the game. Between | The beginning of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' has Bowser sending a letter stating that the latter had kidnapped Princess Peach, thus serving as the main reason for the game. Between levels, Peach sends letters of her own, which reveal that she made efforts to escape from Bowser and his forces, although by the penultimate level, Bowser had her recaptured, and sent a letter taunting Mario about how he has her (also placing her cage near his throne to ensure she cannot escape his grasp). After the ending, a letter is shown of Mario sitting with Peach on the Tail Tree. In addition, another letter is sent by Luigi requesting that Mario rescue him. If the player beats the game as Luigi, the letter shown will be the same as before, only Luigi replaces Mario as who Peach is sitting with. After completing the game fully, a letter is shown depicting Peach accidentally getting a Tanooki dress. | ||
Unlike most instances of letters in the '' | Unlike most instances of letters in the ''Mario'' franchise, there is no actual text given for the letters, just a photograph and various sound effects that imply the contents of the letter. | ||
===''Hotel Mario''=== | |||
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', the intro has [[Bowser]] sending [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] a letter assuming that he and the [[Koopalings]] have taken over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], leading Mario reading it for Luigi. As read aloud by Mario in the cutscene, the letter reads as follows: | |||
<blockquote><i> | <blockquote><i> | ||
Dear pesky plumbers, | Dear pesky plumbers, | ||
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===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Paper Mario''==== | ====''Paper Mario''==== | ||
[[File:Letterluigipm.PNG|left|frame]] | |||
{{item-infobox | |||
|image=[[File:PM-Letter.png]] | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | |||
|description=''"A letter to (person) in (place)."'' | |||
}} | |||
{{main|List of letters in Paper Mario}} | {{main|List of letters in Paper Mario}} | ||
At the start of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Princess Peach sent a letter inviting Mario and Luigi to her castle for a party, delivered by [[Parakarry]], the Mushroom Kingdom's primary mail carrier. | At the start of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Princess Peach sent a letter inviting Mario and Luigi to her castle for a party, delivered by [[Parakarry]], the Mushroom Kingdom's primary mail carrier. | ||
Later on, Letters appear for the first time as items. Parakarry dropped them all over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] during delivery. In Chapter 2, he requests that Mario help him find the three letters he has dropped on [[Mt. Rugged]]. After Mario finds them all and gives them to Parakarry, Parakarry joins his party. Mario can find other letters Parakarry has dropped during his adventure. Delivering them to whoever the letter is written to usually rewards Mario with a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario | Later on, Letters appear for the first time as items. Parakarry dropped them all over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] during delivery. In Chapter 2, he requests that Mario help him find the three letters he has dropped on [[Mt. Rugged]]. After Mario finds them all and gives them to Parakarry, Parakarry joins his party. Mario can find other letters Parakarry has dropped during his adventure. Delivering them to whoever the letter is written to usually rewards Mario with a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]. | ||
A large chain letter sequence appears as a long side quest. A letter at the end of Mt. Rugged starts the whole thing which will last until [[Paper Mario#Chapter 7|Chapter 7]]. At the end, the player will get the [[Lucky Day|Lucky Day Badge]]. The player must have Parakarry out when giving a letter. | A large chain letter sequence appears as a long side quest. A letter at the end of Mt. Rugged starts the whole thing which will last until [[Paper Mario#Chapter 7|Chapter 7]]. At the end, the player will get the [[Lucky Day|Lucky Day Badge]]. The player must have Parakarry out when giving a letter. | ||
Mario and his partners also get letters from people all throughout the game, which can be checked at Mario's house and the [[Toad Town Post Office]]. Mario receives ten from the various characters he meets | Mario and his partners also get letters from people all throughout the game, which can be checked at Mario's house and the [[Toad Town]] [[Post Office]]. Mario receives ten from the various characters he meets. | ||
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ||
[[File: | [[File:PMTTYD MailboxSP.png|frame|right]] | ||
In this game, Mario no longer receives letters from people he meets. Instead, he receives | In this game, Mario no longer receives letters from people he meets. Instead, he receives e-mails on his [[Mailbox SP]]. | ||
Before Chapter 5 of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', [[Podley]] has [[Old Letter| | Before Chapter 5 of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', [[Podley]] has a [[Old Letter|letter]] for [[Admiral Bobbery]] written by Bobbery's deceased wife, [[Scarlette]], who wrote it as she was lying on her deathbed. Delivering the letter to Bobbery strengthens his resolve and he agrees to accompany Mario to [[Keelhaul Key]]. | ||
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''==== | ====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''==== | ||
Although not an actual item in | Although not an actual item in the game, a certain part of [[Shy Guy Jungle]] has several ounces of junk documents present that Mario has to sift through. Some of them were letters, including one from [[Goombella]] titled "Observations on the Ancient Civilization of the Chomp Ruins." | ||
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', | {{main|Letter from Chest}} | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Mario finds a letter in a [[treasure chest]] on [[Fortune Island]] from the [[Snifit or Whiffit]] crew informing him that they had taken the [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Instant Camera|Instant Camera]] Thing for a prize for their show. | |||
Mario finds | |||
===''Luigi's Mansion''=== | ===''Luigi's Mansion''=== | ||
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A letter also appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', which is one of Mario's missing items. It reads, "L-o-o-k--o-u-t--f-o-r--B-o-o-s,--L-u-i-g-i-!". | A letter also appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', which is one of Mario's missing items. It reads, "L-o-o-k--o-u-t--f-o-r--B-o-o-s,--L-u-i-g-i-!". | ||
==='' | ===''Super Mario Run''=== | ||
At the beginning of ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', [[Princess Peach]] sends [[Mario]] a letter inviting him to a party with cake. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===''Super Mario Bros | ===''Super Mario Bros 3''=== | ||
====NES version==== | ====NES version==== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
World 1 Letter SMB3 NES.png | File:World 1 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Grass Land]] | ||
World 2 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Desert Land]] | File:World 2 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Desert Land]] | ||
World 3 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Water Land]] | File:World 3 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Water Land]] | ||
World 4 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Giant Land]] | File:World 4 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Giant Land]] | ||
World 5 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Sky Land]] | File:World 5 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Sky Land]] | ||
World 6 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Ice Land]] | File:World 6 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Toadstool's letter upon completing [[Ice Land]] | ||
World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's letter upon completing [[Pipe Land]] | File:World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's letter upon completing [[Pipe Land]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Paper Mario''=== | ===''Paper Mario''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
PM Peach's Letter.png|A letter from [[Princess | PM Peach's Letter.png|A letter from [[Princess Peach]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SMG Peach's letter to Mario.png|A letter from [[Princess | SMG Peach's letter to Mario.png|A letter from [[Princess Peach]]. | ||
SMG Letter Peach.png|Another letter from Princess Peach. | SMG Letter Peach.png|Another letter from [[Princess Peach]]. | ||
SMG Luigi Good Egg Letter.png|A letter from [[Luigi]] to go to [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. | SMG Luigi Good Egg Letter.png|A letter from [[Luigi]] to go to [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. | ||
SMG Luigi Battlerock Letter.png|A letter from [[Luigi]] to go to [[Battlerock Galaxy]]. | SMG Luigi Battlerock Letter.png|A letter from [[Luigi]] to go to [[Battlerock Galaxy]]. | ||
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== | ===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SMG2 Peach invite.png|[[Princess | SMG2 Peach invite.png|[[Princess Peach]]'s letter from the prologue. | ||
SMG2 Letter | SMG2 Letter Thechimp.png|A letter from [[The Chimp]]. | ||
SMG2 Letter Honeybee.png|A letter from a [[Bee|Honeybee]]. | |||
SMG2 Letter Honeybee.png|A letter from a [[Honeybee]]. | |||
SMG2 Letter Starbunny.png|A letter from a [[Star Bunny]]. | SMG2 Letter Starbunny.png|A letter from a [[Star Bunny]]. | ||
SMG2 Letter | SMG2 Letter Peach.png|A letter from [[Princess Peach]]. | ||
SMG2 Letter Rosalina | SMG2 Letter Rosalina.png|A letter from [[Rosalina]]. | ||
SMG2 Letter | SMG2 Letter Gearmo.png|A letter from the [[Gold Gearmo]]. | ||
SMG2 Letter | SMG2 Letter Gearmo2.png|A letter from the [[Silver Gearmo]]. | ||
Jibberjayletter.png|A letter from the black [[Jibberjay]]. | |||
Smg2luigiletter.PNG|A letter from [[Luigi]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SM3DL Prolog4.png|[[Bowser]] kidnapping Princess Peach. | SM3DL Prolog4.png|[[Bowser]] kidnapping Princess Peach. | ||
SM3DL W2.png|Bowser | SM3DL W2.png|Bowser giving some [[Goomba]]s [[tanooki Mario|Tanooki]] abilities. | ||
SM3DL W3.png|Bowser taking Peach away in his [[airship]]. | SM3DL W3.png|Bowser taking Peach away in his [[airship]]. | ||
SM3DL W4.png|Peach thinking of Mario. | SM3DL W4.png|Peach thinking of Mario. | ||
SM3DL W5.png|A [[Goomba Tower]] attacking Peach. | SM3DL W5.png|A [[Goomba Tower]] attacking Peach. | ||
SM3DL W6.png|Peach using [[ | SM3DL W6.png|Peach using her [[parasol]] to hit the Goomba Tower. | ||
SM3DL W7.png|Bowser and [[ | SM3DL W7.png|Bowser and his [[Koopa Troop|minions]] chasing Peach. | ||
SM3DL W8.png|Bowser holding Peach in [[ | SM3DL W8.png|Bowser holding Peach in his [[castle]]. | ||
Tanooki Tree SM3DL.png|Mario and Peach sitting on the [[Tail Tree]]. | Tanooki Tree SM3DL.png|Mario and Peach sitting on the [[Tail Tree]]. | ||
Peach and Luigi on the Tanooki Tree.png|Luigi and Peach sitting on the Tail Tree. | Peach and Luigi on the Tanooki Tree.png|Luigi and Peach sitting on the Tail Tree. | ||
Luigi 3DL.png|Luigi trapped by Bowser's minions. | Luigi 3DL.png|Luigi trapped by Bowser's minions. | ||
Tanookipeach SM3DL.png|Peach and two Toads | Tanookipeach SM3DL.png|Peach and two Toads wearing [[Tanooki Suit]]s. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=てがみ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English"]. (June 17, 2013). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved February 4, 2015.</ref> | ||
| | |JapR=Tegami | ||
| | |JapM=Letter. Sometimes written with kanji as 「手紙」. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{PM | {{PM Items}} | ||
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[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]] | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]] |