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The '''Mushroom King''' (also referred to as '''King Toadstool''' or just '''Toadstool''' in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'') is a seldomly seen ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the father of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Although he is said to rule alongside the princess, he is a figure that is absent in the video game series. He resembles a human, with the top of his head resembling a [[Toad (species)|Toad]]'s. He does make somewhat notable appearances in other early media such as the ''Nintendo Comics System'', ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', and the strategy guide illustrations for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' He is also [[List of Princess Peach profiles and statistics#Nintendo Character Guide (1993)|mentioned]] on Princess Toadstool's profile in a 1993 character guide produced by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]].
The '''Mushroom King''' is a seldom-seen ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. He is a figure that is absent in the video game series, where the princess is depicted as its current monarch. However, he does make an appearance in other early media.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.''===
===''Super Mario Bros.''===
In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] instruction booklet of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the Mushroom King is briefly mentioned in passing as the father of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. With the exception of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', this is not included in subsequent releases. This is due to the fact that no Japanese manual mentions him, and his hinted existence was invented by the English localization team.<ref>[http://legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/manuals/ Legends of Localization] comparing the Japanese and North American storylines of ''Super Mario Bros.'' (Retrieved April 30, 2014)</ref>
The Mushroom King is briefly mentioned in passing in English localizations of the manual.<ref>{{cite|quote=The only one who can undo the magic spell on the Mushroom People and return them to their normal selves is the Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King.|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=2|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> With few exceptions such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'',<ref>{{cite|quote=It is said that only the daughter of the Mushroom King, Princess Toadstool, can break the evil spell and return the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom to their normal selves.|date=1999|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> this is generally not included in subsequent releases as the Japanese manual does not mention him.<ref>{{cite|url=legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/manuals|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' Translation Comparison: Manuals|publisher=Legends of Localization|language=en|accessdate=June 26, 2024}}</ref> ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' mentions that he ruled the kingdom with a [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|queen]].<ref>{{cite|author=Yamashita, Tatsumi|title=''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=999832369X|page=28|quote=The Mushroom people were ruled by a good king and queen.}}</ref> Although unmentioned in the games themselves and the Japanese manual for ''Super Mario Bros.'', he was mentioned in the Japanese guidebook ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''
 
===''Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban''===
At the end of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' chapter, [[Mario]] takes Princess Peach back home and then departs on his way while the entire kingdom, including the Princess, the King, and the Queen, bids him farewell. The royals are depicted with the same appearance they had in ''How to win at Super Mario Bros.'': the King has a mustache, a goatee, and a Toad-like piece of headgear with the crown on it.
 
===''Super Mario Bros.'' activity books===
At the beginning of one of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (activity books)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' activity books, the Mushroom King can be seen with Princess Peach living peacefully until Bowser and his Koopa Troopas take over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnap Peach.


===''Nintendo Comics System''===
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', the Mushroom King is Princess Toadstool's father and the de facto leader of the Mushroom Kingdom. However, he is depicted as scatterbrained and dimwitted, so his responsible daughter often performs his royal duties in his stead. [[Wooster]], one of his subjects, is occasionally at odds with him due to his intelligence.
[[File:KingToadstoolComics.jpg|thumb|The Mushroom King in the ''Nintendo Comics System'' issue [[Magic Carpet Madness]]]]
In the ''Nintendo Comics System'', the Mushroom King is the de jure leader of the Mushroom Kingdom. However, he is depicted as scatterbrained and dimwitted, so his responsible daughter often performs his royal duties as de facto ruler in his stead. [[Wooster]], the "chief mushroom assistant" and the king's personal subject, is occasionally at odds with him due to his lack of intelligence.
 
Based on the Mushroom King's role, it is likely that he was based on the [[kings]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as he plays a similar role in the comic strips (having a [[Magic Wand|magic wand]] that is often taken by [[Bowser]]'s forces and being transformed into various animals). [[Cloud Nine (comic)|One story]] also implies that he is frequently kidnapped by [[Wart]].
 
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
The Mushroom King appears in most of the ''Nintendo Adventure Books'', continued from his depiction in the ''Nintendo Comics System''.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
The King is mentioned once in the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|thirteen volume]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', where he is stated to be the sponsor of the fierce survival race.
 
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
The king appears in ''[[Super Mario Land 3 (manga)|Super Mario Land 3]]'' as the principal of the [[Kinoko Gakuen]] and then as the presenter and announcer of the Baseball match between Mario and Bowser's teams.
 
In ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'', the Mushroom King is briefly seen near his daughter while she welcomes [[Princess Daisy]] to the Mushroom Kingdom.
 
In the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' arc of the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' manga]], which stretches from volumes 15 to 17. After Mario and [[Luigi]] accidentally break one of his items while on the job, he sponsors a tournament, with the winner being made king for a day. Mario ends up winning the cup but has to do a mountain of paperwork for a day.


Based on his role, it is likely that he was based off the [[Mushroom Kings]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as he plays a similar role in the comic strips (having a [[Magic Scepter]] that is often taken by Bowser's forces and being transformed into various animals).
The king returns in the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' adaptation, specifically in volumes 20 and 21. [[Princess Peach]] calls him with her cell phone, and he comes to pick her and Mario up in his royal submarine, but the submarine gets smashed by a giant hammer held by the [[octopus (boss)|octopus]]. After escaping from a [[whale]], the king joins Mario and friends in their renewed quest to saving [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]]. Near the end of the arc, [[Wario]]'s dark power influences the king's [[Toad (species)|subjects]] to stage a coup and hijack a missile to destroy [[Mario's castle]] so no one can have it. Upon Wario's defeat, the subjects regain their senses.
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===''Super Mario Bros.'' Film===
==Profile==
[[File:King film 1.png|thumb|200px|King Bowser, depicted by Lance Henriksen in a cameo role.]]
===''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' trading card===
'''King Bowser''' (not to be confused with the actual [[President Koopa]]), as he is known here, appears as a main character in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]. He is [[Princess Daisy (film character)|Daisy's]] father and the king of [[Dinohattan]], but had been overthrown and de-evolved by President Koopa into a giant sentient fungus that had spread across the parallel world to obstruct Koopa's construction projects.
''Royal Ruler and father of the kidnappable princess in Mushroomland''


He continually aids Mario and Luigi throughout the film in their quest to defeat Koopa. Once they successfully do so by killing Koopa, King Bowser reverts back to his human form and exclaims, "God, I love those plumbers!"
'''''AS''' benevolent (and muddle-minded) leader of the Mushroom people, the King spends most of his time getting transformed into various creatures by his archenemy, King Koopa. That's when he's not busy getting his tie unstuck from the peanut butter jar.''


He also appears in the webcomic sequel to the film, where he is now called [[Reznor|Reznors]].
'''''HOBBIES''': Gardening, running the kingdom, asking nearby friends and enemies to help him run the kingdom.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery><center>
<gallery>
Image: KingToadstoolComics.jpg|<center>[[Valiant Comics]]
HowToWin.png|''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''
File:100px-KingToadstool coloringbooks.jpg|Coloring Book page.
SMBOriginalStory.jpg|[[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai]]'s ''Super Mario Bros.'' board game artwork (Korean edition)
</center></gallery>
Toadstool family HTKP.png|''[[Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban]]''
KingToadstool coloringbooks.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. Paint 'n' Marker Book]]'' (1989)
KC King.jpg|[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe manga]] (1993)
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jap=キノコ{{ruby|王|おう}}{{ruby|国|こく}}{{ruby|国|こく}}{{ruby|王|おう}}
|JapC=<ref>''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]], page 131</ref>
|JapR=Kinoko ōkoku kokuō
|JapM=King of the Mushroom Kingdom
|JapN=''Super Mario-kun''
|Fre=Roi Champignon
|FreN=''Nintendo Comics System''
|FreM=Mushroom King
|Ita=Re dei Funghi
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Italian manual|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Classic NES Series|NES Classic]] [[Super Mario Bros.]]'' European manual|page=95|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=King of Mushrooms
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros.'', ''NES Classic - Super Mario Bros.''
|Ita2=Re di Mushroom
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' European manual|page=103}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Mushroom King
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:46, November 2, 2024

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Describe his appearances in official manga (tagged on October 16, 2021)

This article is about the character from the games. For the character from the Super Mario Bros. film, see King (film character).
Mushroom King
ValiantComics-KingToadstool.JPG
The Mushroom King, as he appears in the comics
Full name King Toadstool
Species Human (and/or Toad)
“Excuse me, everybody! I just closed the peanut butter jar on my tie. Can somebody help me?”
—Mushroom King, Cloud Burst

The Mushroom King (also referred to as King Toadstool or just Toadstool in the Nintendo Comics System) is a seldomly seen ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the father of Princess Toadstool. Although he is said to rule alongside the princess, he is a figure that is absent in the video game series. He resembles a human, with the top of his head resembling a Toad's. He does make somewhat notable appearances in other early media such as the Nintendo Comics System, Nintendo Adventure Books, and the strategy guide illustrations for Super Mario Bros. He is also mentioned on Princess Toadstool's profile in a 1993 character guide produced by Nintendo of America.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros.[edit]

The Mushroom King is briefly mentioned in passing in English localizations of the manual.[1] With few exceptions such as Super Mario Bros. Deluxe,[2] this is generally not included in subsequent releases as the Japanese manual does not mention him.[3] The Official Nintendo Player's Guide mentions that he ruled the kingdom with a queen.[4] Although unmentioned in the games themselves and the Japanese manual for Super Mario Bros., he was mentioned in the Japanese guidebook How to win at Super Mario Bros.

Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban[edit]

At the end of the Super Mario Bros. chapter, Mario takes Princess Peach back home and then departs on his way while the entire kingdom, including the Princess, the King, and the Queen, bids him farewell. The royals are depicted with the same appearance they had in How to win at Super Mario Bros.: the King has a mustache, a goatee, and a Toad-like piece of headgear with the crown on it.

Super Mario Bros. activity books[edit]

At the beginning of one of the Super Mario Bros. activity books, the Mushroom King can be seen with Princess Peach living peacefully until Bowser and his Koopa Troopas take over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnap Peach.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

Mushroom King
The Mushroom King in the Nintendo Comics System issue Magic Carpet Madness

In the Nintendo Comics System, the Mushroom King is the de jure leader of the Mushroom Kingdom. However, he is depicted as scatterbrained and dimwitted, so his responsible daughter often performs his royal duties as de facto ruler in his stead. Wooster, the "chief mushroom assistant" and the king's personal subject, is occasionally at odds with him due to his lack of intelligence.

Based on the Mushroom King's role, it is likely that he was based on the kings from Super Mario Bros. 3 as he plays a similar role in the comic strips (having a magic wand that is often taken by Bowser's forces and being transformed into various animals). One story also implies that he is frequently kidnapped by Wart.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

The Mushroom King appears in most of the Nintendo Adventure Books, continued from his depiction in the Nintendo Comics System.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

The King is mentioned once in the thirteen volume of Super Mario-kun, where he is stated to be the sponsor of the fierce survival race.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

The king appears in Super Mario Land 3 as the principal of the Kinoko Gakuen and then as the presenter and announcer of the Baseball match between Mario and Bowser's teams.

In Super Mario Land 4, the Mushroom King is briefly seen near his daughter while she welcomes Princess Daisy to the Mushroom Kingdom.

In the Super Mario Kart arc of the Super Mario manga, which stretches from volumes 15 to 17. After Mario and Luigi accidentally break one of his items while on the job, he sponsors a tournament, with the winner being made king for a day. Mario ends up winning the cup but has to do a mountain of paperwork for a day.

The king returns in the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins adaptation, specifically in volumes 20 and 21. Princess Peach calls him with her cell phone, and he comes to pick her and Mario up in his royal submarine, but the submarine gets smashed by a giant hammer held by the octopus. After escaping from a whale, the king joins Mario and friends in their renewed quest to saving Mario Land. Near the end of the arc, Wario's dark power influences the king's subjects to stage a coup and hijack a missile to destroy Mario's castle so no one can have it. Upon Wario's defeat, the subjects regain their senses.

Profile[edit]

Nintendo Comics System trading card[edit]

Royal Ruler and father of the kidnappable princess in Mushroomland

AS benevolent (and muddle-minded) leader of the Mushroom people, the King spends most of his time getting transformed into various creatures by his archenemy, King Koopa. That's when he's not busy getting his tie unstuck from the peanut butter jar.

HOBBIES: Gardening, running the kingdom, asking nearby friends and enemies to help him run the kingdom.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノコ王おう国こく国こく王おう[5]
Kinoko ōkoku kokuō 		King of the Mushroom Kingdom Super Mario-kun
French Roi Champignon[?] Mushroom King Nintendo Comics System
Italian Re dei Funghi[6][7] King of Mushrooms Super Mario Bros., NES Classic - Super Mario Bros.
Re di Mushroom[8] Mushroom King Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The only one who can undo the magic spell on the Mushroom People and return them to their normal selves is the Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King." – 1985. Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  2. ^ "It is said that only the daughter of the Mushroom King, Princess Toadstool, can break the evil spell and return the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom to their normal selves." – 1999. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Translation Comparison: Manuals. Legends of Localization (English). Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Mushroom people were ruled by a good king and queen." – Yamashita, Tatsumi (1987). The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Tokuma Shoten. ISBN 999832369X. Page 28.
  5. ^ Super Mario-kun Volume 13, page 131
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Italian manual. Page 2.
  7. ^ 2004. NES Classic Super Mario Bros. European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 95.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe European manual. Page 103.
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