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Welcome to the [[MarioWiki:BJAODN|BJAODN Museum]]. Admission is free. Our featured piece here is '''''In Search of Lost Brother''''' (formerly '''''A Plumber's Lament''''') by venerable sculptor [[Garro]] of [[Nimbus Land]]. No, it is clearly not just [[Mario]] covered in gold and standing perfectly still.

This page contains two revisions on an article of this "statue" from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. The first is from November 15, 2014, and the second is from January 8, 2024 and is the exact revision before its merge (other than two edits adding and modifying a {{tem|Merge to}} template).

==November 15, 2014 revision==
:''Mario Statue redirects here. For information about the transformation [[Tanooki Mario]] can undergo, see [[Statue Mario]].'' 
[[File:SMRPG Plumberslament.png|right|frame|'''''A Plumber's Lament''''' next to some gold statues of [[Valentina]].]]
'''A Plumber's Lament''' is the name of a piece of art created by master sculptor [[Garro]] of [[Nimbus Land]] for the kingdom's usurper queen [[Valentina]] during the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. The gold-colored statue is a depiction of a seemingly ordinary, working-class male [[human]] plumber. According to Garro, the sculpture's thick mustache covers the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns serve as a reminder of the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represent the "legs of the masses." While Valentina was initially repulsed by the sculpture, after Garro's analysis of his masterpiece's proletariat symbolism, the queen-to-be lauded ''A Plumber's Lament'', calling it a piece of "gentle beauty" and "raw power." Valentina quickly has the statue put on display by her servant [[Dodo]] next to gold sculptures made in her likeness, which were also created by Garro.

Unbeknownst to Valentina, ''A Plumber's Lament'' is actually [[Mario]] in disguise as part of a plan to infiltrate Nimbus Castle in order to restore [[King Nimbus|King]] and [[Queen Nimbus]] to the throne and topple the regime of the false queen Valentina (who had manipulated the [[Nimbus (species)|Nimbus population]] through various political schemes, setting herself up as ''de facto'' ruler of Nimbus Land). In order to expose Valentina's ruse to the greater population, King and Queen Nimbus need to be extradited from the confines of the castle. However, only those with official business with Valentina are allowed entrance to the castle by her guards, the [[Birdy|Birdies]]. Therefore, Garro, Valentina's private sculptor but secretly an ally of Mario and the King and Queen's son (and true heir to the throne) [[Prince Mallow]], devise a plan to get Mario past the guards undetected by turning him into his "latest masterpiece" ''A Plumber's Lament''. To do so, Garro actually applies a coat of gold dust all over Mario's face and clothes in order to make him ''appear'' to be a gold sculpture. Mario, standing perfectly still in order to mimic a statue, is then delivered to Valentina along with several gold sculptures made in the image of the usurper queen, thus allowing Mario to safely and covertly infiltrate the castle.

A similar statue appears in ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' as an item, found three times in each level. Each one gives the player an extra life.

Another similar statue appears when the player collects 1 million [[coin]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It appears in the background of the revamped title screen.

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File:SMRPG Mariostatue.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
File:BSSMUSA Mariostatue.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
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<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>Trivia</div>
*After Valentina and Dodo flee Nimbus Land, and King and Queen Nimbus (along with Prince Mallow) are restored to the throne, Garro sculpts an ''actual'' gold statue of Mario (along with statues of Mallow, [[Geno]], [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach|Toadstool]]). The sculptures are put on display in the center of Nimbus Palace for the public to enjoy.

==Before deletion==
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[[File:SMRPG Plumberslament.png|frame|"In Search of Lost Brother" next to some gold statues of [[Valentina]]]]
{{quote|Observe… the thick mustache… With it, I depict his kind feelings for his younger brother… And the sideburns… conveying his strength of heart. And the legs…well defined… Strong. Legs that can leap any distance in a single bound.|[[Garro]]|''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''}}
[[File:SMRPG Mariostatue.png|frame|left]]
"'''In Search of Lost Brother'''" (originally called "'''A Plumber's Lament'''") is a piece of art created by [[Garro]] of [[Nimbus Land]] for the kingdom's queen [[Valentina]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. The gold-colored statue is a depiction of a plumber, which resembles [[Mario]]. According to Garro in the original version, "A Plumber's Lament"{{'}}s thick mustache covers the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns symbolize the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represent the "legs of the masses." In the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, however, Garro says that the sculpture's thick mustache depicts "his kind feelings for his younger brother," that the sideburns convey "his strength of heart," and that the legs are well-defined and strong and "can leap any distance in a single bound"; this description, along with the new title of "In Search of Lost Brother," matches closer to the original Japanese description and title of the statue, and in turn, it references Mario's relationship with [[Luigi]]. While Valentina initially dislikes the sculpture, after Garro's analysis of his statue, she lauds "In Search of Lost Brother," calling it a piece of "gentle beauty" and "raw power." Valentina has the statue put on display by her servant [[Dodo]] next to gold sculptures of herself.

Unknown to Valentina, "In Search of Lost Brother" is actually Mario himself in disguise as part of a plan to break into Nimbus Castle to restore [[King Nimbus]] and [[Queen Nimbus]] to the throne. To expose Valentina's plot, King and Queen Nimbus need to be freed from the castle. However, only those with official business with Valentina are allowed entrance. Therefore, Garro and [[Mallow]] devise a plan to get Mario past the guards by turning him into "In Search of Lost Brother." To do so, Garro applies a coat of gold dust all over Mario to make him look like a gold sculpture. Mario, standing perfectly still to add to the effect, is then delivered to Valentina, allowing him to enter the castle. The statue's title and description were therefore made up on the spot when Garro was being interrogated by Valentina in regards of the statue, similar to when Garro was being interrogated by two [[Birdy]] guards at the castle entrance (to which Garro stated that the statue was a sculpture of Valentina's nephew, '''Mariotta''', instead). After Valentina is removed from the throne, Garro creates true sculptures of Mario and his party to thank them for their efforts.

<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>Names in other languages</div>
{{foreign names
|Jap=『弟をたずねて四千里』
|JapR=Otōto o tazunete yonsenri
|JapM=4000 Leagues in Search of Little Brother (parody of ''{{wp|3000 Leagues in Search of Mother}}'')
|Chi=『尋弟四千里』
|ChiR=Xún dì sìqiān lǐ
|ChiM=4000 Miles in Search of Little Brother
|Dut='Zoektocht naar een verloren broer'
|DutM=In search of the lost brother
|Fre="À la recherche du frère perdu"
|FreM=In search of the lost brother
|Ger="Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Bruder"
|GerM=In Search of the lost Brother
|Ita="Alla ricerca del fratello perduto"
|ItaM=In search of the lost brother
|Kor=『동생 찾아 사천 리』
|KorR=Dongsaeng Chaj-a Sacheon Li
|KorM=3000 Leagues in Search of Little Brother
|Spa="En busca del hermano perdido"
|SpaM=In search of the lost brother
}}
<div id=fh4 class=mw-headline>Mariotta</div>
{{foreign names
|Jap=アラビアータ
|JapR=Arabiāta
|JapM=From「マルガリータ」(''Marugarīta'', [[Valentina#Names in other languages|Margarita]]); may also refer to {{wp|arrabbiata sauce|arrabbiata}} <small>(described as Valentina's father's mother's son's child)<small>
|Chi=阿拉比亞塔
|ChiR=Ālābǐyǎtǎ
|ChiM=Arrabbiata <small>(described as the child of Valentina's father's mother's son)<small>
|Dut=Mariolo
|DutM=Mariolo <small>(described as Valentina's nephew)</small>
|FreA=Mariotta
|FreAM=Mariotta <small>(described as Valentina's nephew)<small>
|FreE=Mariotina
|FreEM=Mariotina <small>(described as Valentina's uncle's mother's grandson)<small>
|Ger=Mariotto
|GerM=Mariotto <small>(described as Valentina's nephew)<small>
|Ita=Mariottino
|ItaM=Mariottino <small>(described as Valentina's uncle's sister's son)<small>
|Kor=아라비아타
|KorR=Alabiata
|KorM=Arrabbiata <small>(described as the child of Valentina's father's mother's son)<small>
|Spa=Mariotto
|SpaM=Mariotto <small>(described as Valentina's nephew)<small>
}}

<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>Trivia</div>
*The title "In Search of Lost Brother" is a parody of the title of the novel ''{{wp|In Search of Lost Time}}''. Its previous title, "A Plumber's Lament," may be a reference to the poem "A Mother's Lament" by {{wp|Robert Burns}}.
*Coincidentally, Mario's disguise as a gold statue would make him look identical to [[Gold Mario]], a [[List of power-ups|power-up]] introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' 16 years after ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.

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