Ages of Mario Characters

[Lin Beifong]

Peach has to be slightly younger than Mario and Luigi

What is this assumption based on?

 

[superlumiella]

Peach has to be slightly younger than Mario and Luigi

What is this assumption based on?

Female protagonists are usually younger than their male counterparts and Peach looks younger than them also. I'd think there's no more than a 2-year age difference between them so it's not significant anyway.

 

[superlumiella]

I never saw Mario as 26. To me, he's in his late thirties at the very youngest.

Without his mustache he easily looks around 26

 

[Lin Beifong]

Well, a cliché is not the same as definite proof, so I don't see how she HAS to be younger than Mario.

Plus, you have to consider she's a princess, so she's probably dolled up and plastered with make-up every time she appears. She could easily be five years older than Mario, we wouldn't know.

 

[superlumiella]

Well, a cliché is not the same as definite proof, so I don't see how she HAS to be younger than Mario.

Plus, you have to consider she's a princess, so she's probably dolled up and plastered with make-up every time she appears. She could easily be five years older than Mario, we wouldn't know.

Mario as a series is pretty much based on cliché and archetypes, not that there's anything wrong with it.
Also, we have to take note Peach use to be very young (possibly a child) in her first appearance until they aged her up and most likely still kept her younger than the Bros. to fit with that whole "young maiden in distress" thing.

I don't see why she would be older, but I see why she would be younger.

 

[Lin Beifong]

Also, we have to take note Peach use to be very young (possibly a child) in her first appearance until they aged her up

This is the first time I've ever heard of that.

This is artwork associated with Peach from her debut appearance in Super Mario Bros.. I don't really get "child" out of that. That seems to be the face of a grown woman.

Where is your information coming from?

 

[superlumiella]

Also, we have to take note Peach use to be very young (possibly a child) in her first appearance until they aged her up

This is the first time I've ever heard of that.

This is artwork associated with Peach from her debut appearance in Super Mario Bros.. I don't really get "child" out of that. That seems to be the face of a grown woman.

Where is your information coming from?

This looks older and she looks like a kid here

Also the fact that Super Mario used to be taller than Peach

She seems at least younger than she is now.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Peach has to be slightly younger than Mario and Luigi

What is this assumption based on?

In Partners in Time, Peach is still in complete baby clothes while Mario and Luigi aren't. That's MY assumption anyway.

 

[Starlight24]

It worries me that a 20 or 30 something short man with a moustache tries to sound like he sucked some helium tank whenever possible.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Charles Martinet intended to give Mario a soft voice so he doesn't frighten children. I like its playfulness, suits him very much.

 

[Starlight24]

i wasn't serious.

To me Mario doesn't have age , i couldn't care less as the whole point of his character is to appeal children anyway.

 

[Koops]

I believe Mario is at least in his late twenties, as some people suggested but I i would go for 32 because damn does his mustache make him older. For other characters here are my guesses:

Luigi 31
Peach 26
Bowser 57
Toad (not to be confused with the species) 36
Kamek 90
And Bowser Jr probably 11

 

[freakworld]

I believe Mario is at least in his late twenties, as some people suggested but I i would go for 32
[...]
Luigi 31

 

[Mcmadness]

Pretty sure Luigi is younger than Mario by about 5 seconds.

 

[Mister Wu]

Pretty sure Luigi is younger than Mario by about 5 seconds.

I'd say the in-world duration of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, if we count the first time his head comes out of the bundle as date of birth.

 

[Magikrazy]

What is it about this thread that keeps getting it bumped?

 

[Time Turner]

For the record, Peach actually does have an official age.

 

[Princess Céline]

Toadsworth is stated to be 60 years old according to an e-mail in TTYD. There's also the fact that Petey Piranha in Partners in Time looks the same as he does in the present day, while Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser were babies, meaning he may well be much older than them (except possibly Toadsworth the Younger).

 

[SonicMario]

Miyamoto says Mario is 24-25 Years old

 

[Mister Wu]

[quote author=Shigeru Miyamoto]
When we make a game we take care not to add incongruence to that game’s world. With that caveat, I’d like to keep using Mario in future games.
[/quote]
That was an obviosuly improper translation, was it?

Spoiler

Times, they are-a-changin, how things were different in 2005...

 

[Paper Jorge]

so my 2006 estimate was a mere 5/6 years off

 

[The RPG Gamer]

Mario character ages (as of now).
Mario: 31
Luigi: 31
Peach: 31
Yoshi: ??
Bowser: 38
Bowser Jr. 14
Daisy: 29
Rosalina: 2000
Fawful: 13
Midbus: 41
Dimentio: 14
Grubba: 60
Toadsworth: 72
Toad: 25
Toadette: 9
Toadiko: 16
Toadbert: 19
Goombario: 6
Kooper: 16
Bombette: 14
Parakarry: 23
Lady Bow: 15
Watt: 1
Sushie: 10
Lakilester: 17
Goombella: 16
Koops: 15
Flurrie: 100
Yoshi Kid: 0
Vivian: 1000
Bobbery: 51
Ms. Mowz: 18
Jolene: 45
Prince Mush: 43
Donkey Kong: 21
Wario: 31
Waluigi: 31
Merlon: 500
Nolrem: 500
Starlow: 6
Stuffwell: 6
Cackletta: 93
Kamek: 84
Kammy Koopa: 86
Kamella: 87
Elder Princess Shroob: 130
Princess Shroob: 100
Kylie Koopa: 17
Koopalings: ??
Pauline: 21
Cortez: 950
Sir Grodus: 49
Lord Crump: 24
Beldam: 1050
Marilyn: 1032
Count Bleck: 52
Tippi/Timpani: 48
Nastasia: 49
O'Chunks: 61
Mimi: 13
Mr. L: 31
Wingo: 3
Tubba Blubba: 25
Francis: 16
Diddy Kong: 16
Doopliss: ??
Birdo: ??
King Boo: 100
Petey Piranha: 20
Gooper Blooper: 14
Funky Kong: 20
Dry Bowser: 64
Dark Star: 1000
Prince Peasley: 13
Prince Dreambert: 1000
Antasma: 1000
Queen Bean: 35
Professor E. Gadd: 98
Lakitu: 28
Goombaria: 4
Shadow Queen: 1100
Kersti: 16
Huey: 16
Rawk Hawk: 19

 

[mettyton]

so i'm just gonna jump in and say that we could potentially estimate how old characters are by their appearances in games and their voice clips (particularly in the rpgs)

now with that said i'm gonna contradict that by saying that starlow probably doesn't really have an age as such, i mean she's a star sprite and most of the star sprites are really old, so by logic she would be pretty old as well

 

[Mister Wu]

Flurrie: 100
Shadow Queen: 1100

Funnily enough, in the Italian version of TTYD, Flurrie is described as being a goddess of the wind, while the Shadow Queen is described as a witch (although there might be an explanation for this latter difference)...

 

[Presto]

so i'm just gonna jump in and say that we could potentially estimate how old characters are by their appearances in games and their voice clips

I don't know, I mean, I feel like Mario's voice is getting higher (in pitch) in new games (except Smash Bros.), specially in 3D World. I still can't believe Mario is ~25 years.