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|image=[[Image:SantaCartoon.jpg{{!}}250px]]<br>'''Santa Claus''' in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Koopa Klaus]]".
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|first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' ("[[A Christmas Story]]") (1983)
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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{{quote|[[Toad]], in all my life, I've never seen anyone express the true Spirit of Christmas better than you!|Santa Claus|[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]}}
'''{{wp|Santa Claus}}''' (usually simply '''Santa''', alternatively known as '''Nick''') is a jolly man who gives presents to people on Christmas Eve. He has made a few appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and has received many allusions in games. Santa Claus lives in a home near his workshop at the [[North Pole]], where his [[Elf (species)|elves]] make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.


{{LLQuote|[[Toad]], in all my life, I've never seen anyone express the true Spirit of Christmas better than you!|Santa Claus|[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]}}
At one point, [[Smithy]] has been compared to Santa.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|date=1996|title=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' Player's Guide|page=104|quote=With his flowing white beard, Smithy looks like a diabolical Santa Claus, pounding out spring-loaded Shypers with his huge sledgehammer.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
 
'''[[wikipedia: Santa Claus|Santa Claus]]''', (usually simply '''Santa''', alternatively known as '''Nick''') is a jolly man who gives presents to people on Christmas Eve. He has made a few appearances in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series, and has received many allusions in games. Santa Claus lives in a home near his workshop at the [[North Pole]], where his elves make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.  Santa Claus has been seen on both [[Earth]] and on [[Mushroom World]].


==History==
==History==
In games, Santa Claus has only appeared in ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', as one of the prizes similar to the [[Golden Hammer]], though he did appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and the ''[[Club Nintendo]]'' comic series.
===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:SS Santa Claus.png|thumb|200px|Santa waving at the group watching him in ''Saturday Supercade'']]
Though Santa himself appears only briefly toward the end of "[[A Christmas Story]]", he is alluded to constantly throughout the episode. [[Mr. Anderson]] also reveals that he is Santa's remote helper. In the aforementioned appearance at the end of the episode, Santa appears while actively riding his sleigh, waving at [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], [[Bones Bailey|Bones]], Mr. Anderson, and the redeemed [[Hobo brothers]] while wishing them all a merry Christmas.


[[Smithy]] bears a resemblance to Santa, and ''Nintendo Power'' even stated in the Official ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' Player's Guide that [[Smithy]]'s first form resembled a "diabolical Santa Claus."
===''Wrecking Crew''===
Santa Claus is one of the prizes in ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', similar to the [[Golden Hammer]].


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===="Koopa Klaus"====
[[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|230px|Santa holding [[Toad]] after he finally learned the true meaning of Christmas]]
[[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Santa holding [[Toad]] after Toad had finally learned the true meaning of Christmas.]]
In "[[Koopa Klaus]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] freezes Santa's workshop, and dresses up as Santa himself, calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus|Koopa Klaus]]". Koopa Klaus then kidnaps Santa, and attempts to ruin Christmas, but [[Mario]] and his friends rescue Santa. Santa is happy to be saved, but remarks that he can not make any toy deliveries since his workshop is still frozen. [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] urges [[Toad]] to cheer Santa up by giving him his beloved snowboard for Christmas which the retainer does with no regrets. Upon offering his snowboard, Santa becomes so touched by the kindness expressed by Toad that the warmth of holiday cheer melts Santa's workshop. Santa then delivers presents and lets Mario and friends ride with him.
In "[[Koopa Klaus]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] had frozen Santa's workshop, and dressed up as Santa himself, calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus (alter ego)Koopa Klaus|Koopa Klaus]]". Koopa Klaus then kidnapped Santa, and attempted to ruin Christmas, but [[Mario]] and his friends rescued Santa. Santa was happy to be saved, but remarked that he couldn't make any toy deliveries since his workshop was still frozen. [[Princess Peach]] urges [[Toad]] to cheer Santa up by giving him his beloved snowboard for Christmas which the Mushroom Retainer does with no regrets. Upon offering his snowboard, Santa becomes so touched by the kindness expressed by Toad that the warmth of holiday cheer melted Santa's workshop. Santa then went to deliver presents and let Mario and friends ride with him.
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===="Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush"====
[[Image:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|"Nick" with Mario.]]
In "[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush]]", he turned up at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". As he used the name Nick in this episode, Mario and [[Luigi]] never concluded that he ''was'' Santa Claus, despite obvious, subliminal messages throughout his stay. Worn out and tired, Mario and Luigi felt obligated to take in the stranger on Christmas Eve, and treated him to both their dinners, despite having very little to eat.
 
After the [[CooKoo Bird]] announced the midnight hour on Christmas Day, Mario and Luigi rushed to open their presents, but they looked back at Nick. Feeling sorry for Nick, they offered their presents to him, who was grateful to be receiving presents on Christmas for once.
 
In the morning, Mario and Luigi woke up to see that although Nick had left during the night, he left behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportations. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh, but had serious doubts that their visitor was actually Santa Claus.


[[File:Nick.jpg|200px|thumb|left|"Nick" with Mario]]
In "[[Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush]]", he turned up at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". Worn out and tired, Mario and Luigi felt obligated to take in the stranger on Christmas Eve, and treated him to both their dinners, despite having very little to eat. After the [[CooKoo Bird]] announced the midnight hour on Christmas Day, Mario and Luigi rushed to open their presents, but they looked back at Nick. Feeling sorry for Nick, they offered their presents to him, who was grateful to be receiving presents on Christmas for once. Mario and Luigi wake up in the morning and found that Nick had left during the night, but not without leaving behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportation. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh. The name "Nick" was enough to never convince Mario and [[Luigi]] that he is actually Santa Claus.
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===="The Night Before Cave Christmas"====
Santa Claus has only ever been referenced in two episodes of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. Mario dresses up as Santa to emulate the spirit of Christmas for the [[Cave People]] during "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]" and sets out to deliver toys to all of the cave children in a [[Winged Yoshi]]-drawn sleigh. Santa is mentioned by Luigi in "[[Rock TV]]" when he asks Mario if he remember them having to pay an expensive bill for the ''"Speak to Santa Hotline"''.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Luigi]]|quote=Remember that trouble we got into with that "Speak to Santa" hotline back in Brooklyn?|title="[[Rock TV]]" - ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series|date=1991|publisher=[[DIC Entertainment]]|language=en}}</ref>
Although Santa Claus himself never appeared on the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series, Mario did dress up as him to help emulate the spirit of Christmas for the [[Cave People]] during the episode "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]". Dressed as Santa, Mario eventually sets out to deliver toys to all of the Cave Children in a [[Winged Yoshi]]-drawn sleigh.
 
===="Rock TV"====
Additionally, in the episode "[[Rock TV]]", Mario remembers an outlandish phone bill he got back in [[Brooklyn]] from calling the ''"Speak to Santa Hotline"'', which seems to let users talk to Santa himself.


===''Club Nintendo''===
===''Club Nintendo''===
[[Image:SantaClausCN.jpg|thumb|Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung".]]
[[File:SantaClausCN.jpg|thumb|Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung"]]
===="Super Mario: Die Bescherung"====
In "[[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]]", Mario and his friends throw a Christmas party. Mario leaves the house and shortly afterwards a man dressed as Santa Claus, but otherwise resembling Mario, enters the house, most of the guests are expecting that it's Mario dressed as Santa Claus. However, in this moment Mario joins the party again, astonishing the skeptical guests.
In the 1992 Club Nintendo comic "[[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]]", Mario and his friends throw a Christmas party. When Mario leaves the house and shortly afterwards a man dressed as Santa Claus, but otherwise resembling Mario, enters the house, most of the guests are expecting that it's Mario dressed as Santa Claus. However, in this moment Mario joins the party again, astonishing the skeptical guests.


===="Warios Weihnachtsmärchen"====
A man looking almost exactly as Santa Claus in "Die Bescherung", was seen in the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]". However, [[Wario]] calls him Mario and he does not correct him, so in this comic it was just Mario dressed as Santa Claus.
Three years later, a man looking almost exactly as Santa Claus in "Die Bescherung", was seen in the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]". However, [[Wario]] calls him Mario and he does not correct him, so in this comic it was just Mario dressed as Santa Claus.


===="Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"====
A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", joining the [[Kong]]s' Christmas party and bringing gifts. He also mentions that he is surprised to see [[Earth]] back in its original position (in the story, aliens accidentally pulled the planet away from the sun, and the Kongs convinced them to return it).
A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", joining the [[Kong]]s' Christmas party and bringing gifts. He also mentions that he is surprised to see [[Earth]] back in its original position (in the story, aliens accidentally pulled the planet away from the sun, and the Kongs convinced them to return it).


===''Super Mario 64''===
===''Super Mario'' series===
Santa Claus was mentioned very briefly in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. His name was stated in the sign near the cabin at the of [[Cool Cool Mountain]], where a sign said "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!"
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Santa Claus is mentioned on a [[sign]] outside of the chimney in [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]] by the [[List of implied characters#Cabin Proprietor|Cabin Proprietor]].<ref>{{cite|author=[[List of implied characters#Cabin Proprietor|Cabin Proprietor]]|date=1996|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote={{file link|Super mario 64 santa.png|Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Cabin Proprietor|date=2004|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote={{file link|SM64DS Sign.png|Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!}}}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', a [[Crazy Cap]] costume based on Santa Claus consisting of the [[Crazy Cap#Santa Hat|Santa Hat]] and [[Crazy Cap#Santa Outfit|Santa Outfit]] was released on November 21, 2018. If Mario wears the Santa Hat, he also wears Santa's beard. [[Goomba]]s and [[Ty-Foo]]s in the [[Snow Kingdom]] also wear Santa Hats.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', if Mario chooses to sleep in the [[Toad House]] in [[Shiver City]], he will occasionally wake-up to find several [[Mushroom]]s and an [[Ultra Shroom]] in the Toad House; the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] caretaker of the Toad House also implies that it may have been Santa Claus who left Mario these gifts.
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', if Mario chooses to sleep in the [[Toad House]] in [[Shiver City]], he will occasionally wake up to find several [[Mushroom]]s and an [[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]] in the Toad House. The [[Toad (species)|Toad]] caretaker of the Toad House also mentions a wet floor inside the building, similar to melted snow, and asks Mario if someone has left gifts for him, possibly suggesting Santa Claus.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
If Mario talks to a [[Bandit]] on the East side of [[Rogueport]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the bandit claims that he saw "a guy jumping from roof to roof" and said he was "sneaking into chimneys".


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the questions [[Boomer (Pixl)|Boomer]] the [[Pixl]] asks Mario is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.
One of the questions that [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] asks Mario in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]]|date=2007|title=''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus.}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Planet''===
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]'' skit, ''[[Le gros rouge qui tache]]'', [[Donkey Kong]] is seen dressed as Santa Claus. He goes down the chimney while [[Candy Kong]] and two [[Diddy Kong]]'s are arguing. Candy Kong yells at Donkey Kong for interrupting and he apologizes.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
Santa Claus is only referenced in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]. At one point in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', [[Hermie III]] mistakes Mario for Santa Claus.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Hermie III]]|date=2003|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=Why! {{color|red|Red clothes}}... And a muthtache, even... That meanthh... <big><big>''C-Could you be...'' THANTA CLAUTH!?!''</big></big>}}</ref> The [[Hollijolli Mayor]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' is a reference to a Santa for the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, being the mayor of the winter-themed [[Hollijolli Village]] and getting stuck in a chimney while wearing a red costume with a white beard and having a Toad-like appearance.
[[Hermie III]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' mistakes Mario for Santa Claus, odd since Mario is a well-known Superstar.
 
===''WarioWare'' series===
[[File:WWMI Santa Clauses.png|thumb|Santa Clauses in ''WarioWare: Move It!'']]
Santa Claus' first role in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]] is in level 2 of [[Spin a Yarn]] from ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', where fulfilling the objective of unraveling a sock shows him leaving a present.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/rHv6C5OQ9tE?feature=shared&t=567|timestamp=09:27|title=''WarioWare: Touched!'' - All Dr. Crygor (Slightly Unscrewed)|date=November 5, 2021|author=Jose Angel Alas|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> He has a more active role in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' where three of them can appear in the second and third levels of [[Limbo!]], riding a sleigh and having to be avoided. Furthermore, in the third level, a Santa hat must be worn after dodging them.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
Although Santa is not in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' the man trapped inside the snowball in the microgame [[Snow Fall]] wears a Santa outfit.
The [[Hollijolli Mayor]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' is a reference to a Santa for the [[Toad]]s, being the mayor of the winter-themed [[Hollijolli Village]] and even getting stuck in a chimney while wearing a red costume with white beard and having a Toad-like appearance.


===''Mario Party 7''===
===''Mario Party 7''===
In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', there is a [[Bowser Time]] event exclusive to [[Neon Heights]] wherein Bowser will refer to himself as "Santa Bowser", before stealing either ten [[coin]]s from every player, or a [[Power Star|Star]] from the player in the lead. Bowser will then order [[Koopa Kid]] to add the loot to the [[Treasure Chest]] on the board that already contains either the Star or twenty coins, noting that the player who claims the prize is getting a bonus out of it.
Bowser refers to himself as "Santa Bowser" during a [[Bowser Time]] event exclusive to [[Neon Heights]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Bwaaa ha ha ha! It's {{color|green|present}} time! Let's see what special gift Santa Bowser has...|location=[[Neon Heights]]|date=2005|title=''[[Mario Party 7]]''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref>


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
[[Image:VIP Santa Invitation.png|200px|thumb|Santa will visit Dream Events in December]]
Santa Claus is a VIP member throughout December in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. He gives out 300 Star Tokens, more than the 100 given by the other VIP members.
Santa Claus appears as a VIP member in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' during the month of December. He gives out 300 Star Tokens rather than 100 like the other VIP members. This is the only time Santa Claus himself appears in a ''Mario'' game.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
{{quote|Santa! Ho ho ho!|[[Mario|Mario (Santa)]]|[[Mario Kart Tour]]}}
[[Mario#Mario Kart Tour|Mario]] and [[Bowser#Mario Kart Tour|Bowser]] dressed in Santa Claus costumes, with the former using the Santa Hat and Outfit from ''Super Mario Odyssey'', were introduced in the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019]] and [[Winter Tour (2020)|2020]] Winter Tours respectively in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as High-End drivers, referred to as Mario (Santa) and Bowser (Santa). In addition, a Santa [[Mii|Mii Racing Suit]] was introduced in the [[Holiday Tour (2022)|2022 Holiday Tour]].
 
====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
A Santa outfit is one of the [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit#Playable|outfits]] in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can use. It is the same Santa Hat and Outfit from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' that previously appeared in ''Mario Kart Tour'', only recolored green for Luigi.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NL Calendar 12 2019.jpg|Santa Claus briefly seen in the December 2019 [[LINE]] calendar
VIP Santa Invitation.png|A letter noting Santa's appearance in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''
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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Ita=Babbo Natale
|ItaM=Father Christmas
|Fre=Père Noël
|FreC=<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/cmXojSb Sign] on [[Cool, Cool Mountain|Montagne Gla-Gla]]</ref>
|FreM=Father Christmas
}}


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Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus in the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Koopa Klaus"
Full name Saint Nicholas
Species Human
First appearance Saturday Supercade ("A Christmas Story") (1983)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Toad, in all my life, I've never seen anyone express the true Spirit of Christmas better than you!”
Santa Claus, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Santa Claus (usually simply Santa, alternatively known as Nick) is a jolly man who gives presents to people on Christmas Eve. He has made a few appearances in the Super Mario franchise and has received many allusions in games. Santa Claus lives in a home near his workshop at the North Pole, where his elves make toys. Santa Claus also rides around in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.

At one point, Smithy has been compared to Santa.[1]

History[edit]

Saturday Supercade[edit]

Santa Claus as he appears in the Saturday Supercade episode "A Christmas Story"
Santa waving at the group watching him in Saturday Supercade

Though Santa himself appears only briefly toward the end of "A Christmas Story", he is alluded to constantly throughout the episode. Mr. Anderson also reveals that he is Santa's remote helper. In the aforementioned appearance at the end of the episode, Santa appears while actively riding his sleigh, waving at Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, Mr. Anderson, and the redeemed Hobo brothers while wishing them all a merry Christmas.

Wrecking Crew[edit]

Santa Claus is one of the prizes in Wrecking Crew, similar to the Golden Hammer.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Santa holding Toad after he finally learned the true meaning of Christmas

In "Koopa Klaus", King Koopa freezes Santa's workshop, and dresses up as Santa himself, calling himself "Koopa Klaus". Koopa Klaus then kidnaps Santa, and attempts to ruin Christmas, but Mario and his friends rescue Santa. Santa is happy to be saved, but remarks that he can not make any toy deliveries since his workshop is still frozen. Princess Toadstool urges Toad to cheer Santa up by giving him his beloved snowboard for Christmas which the retainer does with no regrets. Upon offering his snowboard, Santa becomes so touched by the kindness expressed by Toad that the warmth of holiday cheer melts Santa's workshop. Santa then delivers presents and lets Mario and friends ride with him.

Santa Claus
"Nick" with Mario

In "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush", he turned up at Mario Brothers Plumbing on Christmas Eve, because someone had stolen his "transportation". Worn out and tired, Mario and Luigi felt obligated to take in the stranger on Christmas Eve, and treated him to both their dinners, despite having very little to eat. After the CooKoo Bird announced the midnight hour on Christmas Day, Mario and Luigi rushed to open their presents, but they looked back at Nick. Feeling sorry for Nick, they offered their presents to him, who was grateful to be receiving presents on Christmas for once. Mario and Luigi wake up in the morning and found that Nick had left during the night, but not without leaving behind presents for the brothers, along with a note stating that the cops had found his transportation. Mario and Luigi then saw Santa Claus ride by the basement window on his sleigh. The name "Nick" was enough to never convince Mario and Luigi that he is actually Santa Claus.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

Santa Claus has only ever been referenced in two episodes of the Super Mario World animated series. Mario dresses up as Santa to emulate the spirit of Christmas for the Cave People during "The Night Before Cave Christmas" and sets out to deliver toys to all of the cave children in a Winged Yoshi-drawn sleigh. Santa is mentioned by Luigi in "Rock TV" when he asks Mario if he remember them having to pay an expensive bill for the "Speak to Santa Hotline".[2]

Club Nintendo[edit]

Santa Claus in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung"

In "Super Mario: Die Bescherung", Mario and his friends throw a Christmas party. Mario leaves the house and shortly afterwards a man dressed as Santa Claus, but otherwise resembling Mario, enters the house, most of the guests are expecting that it's Mario dressed as Santa Claus. However, in this moment Mario joins the party again, astonishing the skeptical guests.

A man looking almost exactly as Santa Claus in "Die Bescherung", was seen in the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen". However, Wario calls him Mario and he does not correct him, so in this comic it was just Mario dressed as Santa Claus.

A differently-looking Santa Claus also appeared at the end of the story "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", joining the Kongs' Christmas party and bringing gifts. He also mentions that he is surprised to see Earth back in its original position (in the story, aliens accidentally pulled the planet away from the sun, and the Kongs convinced them to return it).

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Santa Claus is mentioned on a sign outside of the chimney in Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and its remake by the Cabin Proprietor.[3][4]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

In Super Mario Odyssey, a Crazy Cap costume based on Santa Claus consisting of the Santa Hat and Santa Outfit was released on November 21, 2018. If Mario wears the Santa Hat, he also wears Santa's beard. Goombas and Ty-Foos in the Snow Kingdom also wear Santa Hats.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

In Paper Mario, if Mario chooses to sleep in the Toad House in Shiver City, he will occasionally wake up to find several Mushrooms and an Ultra Shroom in the Toad House. The Toad caretaker of the Toad House also mentions a wet floor inside the building, similar to melted snow, and asks Mario if someone has left gifts for him, possibly suggesting Santa Claus.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

If Mario talks to a Bandit on the East side of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the bandit claims that he saw "a guy jumping from roof to roof" and said he was "sneaking into chimneys".

Super Paper Mario[edit]

One of the questions that Boomer asks Mario in Super Paper Mario is if he ever stays up at night wondering if anyone gives presents to Santa Claus.[5]

Donkey Kong Planet[edit]

In the Donkey Kong Planet skit, Le gros rouge qui tache, Donkey Kong is seen dressed as Santa Claus. He goes down the chimney while Candy Kong and two Diddy Kong's are arguing. Candy Kong yells at Donkey Kong for interrupting and he apologizes.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Santa Claus is only referenced in the Mario & Luigi series. At one point in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Hermie III mistakes Mario for Santa Claus.[6] The Hollijolli Mayor of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is a reference to a Santa for the Toads, being the mayor of the winter-themed Hollijolli Village and getting stuck in a chimney while wearing a red costume with a white beard and having a Toad-like appearance.

WarioWare series[edit]

Santa Clauses in the Limbo! microgame in WarioWare: Move It!
Santa Clauses in WarioWare: Move It!

Santa Claus' first role in the WarioWare series is in level 2 of Spin a Yarn from WarioWare: Touched!, where fulfilling the objective of unraveling a sock shows him leaving a present.[7] He has a more active role in WarioWare: Move It! where three of them can appear in the second and third levels of Limbo!, riding a sleigh and having to be avoided. Furthermore, in the third level, a Santa hat must be worn after dodging them.

Although Santa is not in WarioWare: D.I.Y. and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase the man trapped inside the snowball in the microgame Snow Fall wears a Santa outfit.

Mario Party 7[edit]

Bowser refers to himself as "Santa Bowser" during a Bowser Time event exclusive to Neon Heights in Mario Party 7.[8]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]

Santa Claus is a VIP member throughout December in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He gives out 300 Star Tokens, more than the 100 given by the other VIP members.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

“Santa! Ho ho ho!”
Mario (Santa), Mario Kart Tour

Mario and Bowser dressed in Santa Claus costumes, with the former using the Santa Hat and Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey, were introduced in the 2019 and 2020 Winter Tours respectively in Mario Kart Tour as High-End drivers, referred to as Mario (Santa) and Bowser (Santa). In addition, a Santa Mii Racing Suit was introduced in the 2022 Holiday Tour.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

A Santa outfit is one of the outfits in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit that Mario and Luigi can use. It is the same Santa Hat and Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey that previously appeared in Mario Kart Tour, only recolored green for Luigi.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Père Noël[9] Father Christmas
Italian Babbo Natale[?] Father Christmas

References[edit]

  1. ^ "With his flowing white beard, Smithy looks like a diabolical Santa Claus, pounding out spring-loaded Shypers with his huge sledgehammer." – Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller (1996). Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 104.
  2. ^ "Remember that trouble we got into with that "Speak to Santa" hotline back in Brooklyn?" – Luigi (1991). "Rock TV" - Super Mario World animated series. DIC Entertainment (English).
  3. ^ "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!Media:Super mario 64 santa.png" – Cabin Proprietor (1996). Super Mario 64. Nintendo (English).
  4. ^ "Santa Claus isn't the only one who can go down the chimney!Media:SM64DS Sign.png" – Cabin Proprietor (2004). Super Mario 64 DS. Nintendo (English).
  5. ^ "You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus." – Boomer (2007). Super Paper Mario. Nintendo (English).
  6. ^ "Why! Red clothes... And a muthtache, even... That meanthh... C-Could you be... THANTA CLAUTH!?!" – Hermie III (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Nintendo (English).
  7. ^ Jose Angel Alas (November 5, 2021). WarioWare: Touched! - All Dr. Crygor (Slightly Unscrewed) (09:27). YouTube (English).
  8. ^ "Bwaaa ha ha ha! It's present time! Let's see what special gift Santa Bowser has..." – 2005. Mario Party 7. Neon Heights: Nintendo (English).
  9. ^ Sign on Montagne Gla-Gla