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*Even though Mario lost his glove in ''Luigi's Mansion'', he is still shown wearing both gloves while in [[Mario's Painting|his painting]]. The same applies to [[Mario Cap|his hat]] and [[Mario's Shoe|his shoe]]. | *Even though Mario lost his glove in ''Luigi's Mansion'', he is still shown wearing both gloves while in [[Mario's Painting|his painting]]. The same applies to [[Mario Cap|his hat]] and [[Mario's Shoe|his shoe]]. | ||
*As stated by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], Mario's design was originally given white gloves to make his movements easier to spot when he [[jump]]ed.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Volume-1/2-The-Reason-Mario-Wears-Overalls/2-The-Reason-Mario-Wears-Overalls-210759.html|title=2. The Reason Mario Wears Overalls|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=January 8, 2025}}</ref> Mario's line in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' about the gloves being a means to stand out, while in context being about the gloves as a visual gimmick for [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|his and Luigi's plumbing company]], was likely written as a nod to this point of origin. Despite this, Mario does not wear gloves in the original Japanese arcade cabinet or in the spritework of the game, nor in the Japanese illustrations or sprites for the sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''. Additionally, Zavier Leslie Cabarga, the illustrator for the North American flyer in a Facebook post in 2015, has claimed to be the one who gave the gloves to Mario while modeling him after Popeye. | *As stated by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], Mario's design was originally given white gloves to make his movements easier to spot when he [[jump]]ed.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Volume-1/2-The-Reason-Mario-Wears-Overalls/2-The-Reason-Mario-Wears-Overalls-210759.html|title=2. The Reason Mario Wears Overalls|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=January 8, 2025}}</ref> Mario's line in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' about the gloves being a means to stand out, while in context being about the gloves as a visual gimmick for [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|his and Luigi's plumbing company]], was likely written as a nod to this point of origin. Despite this, Mario does not wear gloves in the original Japanese arcade cabinet or in the spritework of the game, nor in the Japanese illustrations or sprites for the sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''. Additionally, Zavier Leslie Cabarga, the illustrator for the North American flyer in a Facebook post in 2015, has claimed to be the one who gave the gloves to Mario while modeling him after Popeye. | ||
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