There's no video game hero who is more well known than Mario. He has gone on hundreds of adventures through various versions of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario Bros. and its spin-offs. He's always there to rescue Princess Peach and save the day. However, there is room for other heroes in the Super Mario Bros. universe.

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One obvious one is Mario's brother, Luigi. Luigi has been apart of many of Mario's adventures as an optional character to swap in or as a partner. But sometimes, the game's main antagonist Bowser also gets some time in the hero spotlight. It doesn't always happen for these two, but there are a few not⛎able heroic moments.

10 L🔯uigi: Finding The Key

Luigi presenting Mario and Olivia a key in Paper Mario: The Origami King

Luigi's latest example of heroics doesn't come from fighting bad guys but from looking for something very important. At the beginning of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Paper Mario: The Origami King, Luigi set off to find the key to Princess Peach's castle, even though the castle itself had been uprooted and brought to a volcano. Throughout the game, Mario and Olivia discover Luigi in poor circumstances but with a key that helped the pair advance in the game, despite it not being the key he was looking for. Despite these 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:hilarious moments, Lu🌺igi came through in the end, unlocking the castle for his brother to take on King Olly.

9 😼 Bowser: An Unexpe✱cted Partner

Bowser wanting a kiss in Super Mario RPG

Bowser is obviously not known for playing nice, which is why it was stunning to see Bowser team up with his mustached rival in Super Mario RPG: Legends of the Seven Stars. Princess Peach had found herself in trouble again after she fell into Booster Tower, landing into Booser, who is obsessed with the prospect of marrying her. Mario is locked out of the tower and is unable to get in. That is until Bowser shows up and decides to break down the door for 🙈Mario, then subsequently joining Mario on the adventure.

8 Luigi: The Prettiest Princeꦅss

Luigi as Princess Peach in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga

Mario and Luigi have had many adventures, but no game has truly had them work together like the Mario & Luigi series. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, h🤡owever, there were momentsꦰ Luigi had to shine on his own.

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For example, Luigi had to help Mario overcome Bean🅠 Fever, going into the dangerous Guffawha Ruins in order to find a cure. Despite being so scared he couldn't jump, he pulled through. On top of this, he also temporarily posed as Princess Peach in order to trick Fawful and Bowletta into abducting him instead of the actual princess.

7 🐻 B꧙owser: Becoming The Sumo

Paper Sumo Bowser fighting Paper Sumo Olly in Paper Mario: The Origami King

Going back to168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Origami King, Bowser also had his fair share of helping Mario defeat the true antagonist of the story, King Olly. Being folded up by Olly early on, Bowser had to deal with walking around like a folded note. Despite this, he still was able to lead the charge against the Origami King by letting Mario bor🐻row his ship. After this, he would later become folded into paper sumo by Olivia in order to take down Olly, who also took on a si𒆙milar form. His success in the battle helped bring Mario one step closer to saving the kingdom and Toads everywhere.

6 🌱 Luigi: Searching For Mario

Mario, Yoshi, and Luigi in Mario Is Missing!

Luigi has had many memorable moments as a protagonist, but one game that is more known for its meme-worthiness than Luigi saving the day is Mario is Missing! This educational game for both Nintendo consoles and co꧟mputer systems has Mariꦗo, Luigi, and Yoshi looking to stop Bowser from melting Antarctica. When Mario takes candy from a stranger that happens to be Bowser in disguise, he is kidnapped by the Koopa King. Luigi spends the game looking to rescue Mario while also stopping Bowser from following through on his plot.

5 🐭 Bowser: Holding Up Ceilings

Bowser and O'Chunks in Super Paper Mario

During the events of Super Paper Mario, Bowser joins Mario, Peach, and Luigi as they looked to stop the worlds from being destroyed. He realized that if he didn't help, he wouldn't be able to rule over the world himself. During an encounter with O'Chunks, one of Count Bleck's minion🌳s, he decides to take on the brute himself. After beating him, the gang nearly gets crushed by a falling ceiling. Bowser and O'Chunks work together to hold up the ceiling as Mario and friends pass through, allowing them to get closer to Count Bleck.

4 Luigi: ꦬSaving The World In His Sleep 📖

Luigi facing Robo-Drilldigger in Mario & Luigi Dream Team

The Year of Luigi was a fun one as many of the Mario games that year focused on Luigi in various ways. One of these games in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. In this game, "Dreamy Luigi" assists Mario as they work to🀅gether to save Princess Peach from a dark figure who has kidnapped her into Luigi's dreams.

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The dream version of Luigi has various abilit𒁃ies called "Luiginary Work," where he can transform in ways that help Mario advance through his dreamscape. One of the most heroic moments in the game is when Dreamy Luigi grows huge to take on𒆙 a boss all by himself.

3 Bowser: A Mustached Koopa King ꧅

Mario as Bowser next to Peach in Super Mario Odyssey

This may not count as a heroic moment for Bowser himself, but without him, Mario and Peach likely would not survive the final series of events in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario Odyssey. After crashing Bowser and Peach's wedding and defeating Bowser in an underground arena, the core of the moon begins to collapse. With Bowser knocked out, Mario throws Cappy at Bowser's head to take over the Koopa King's body. In the sequence of events, Koopa Mario is able to carry Peach back to the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:service of the moon before they perish.

2 🐠 Luigi: Defeating King Boo

King Boo battle in Luigi's Mansion 3

Luigi has saved the day many times, but nothing compares to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the three times in which he dealt with spooky places and took down King Boo in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Luigi's Mansion🐼 series. The original game has Luigi receiving a notice that he won a mansion through a contest he didn't partake in. Nonetheless, Luigi goes there only to find out the mansion was an illusion for King Boo to capture Mario and Luigi. With Mario trapped in a portrait, Professor E. Gadd provides Luigi with a vacuum device to take on the ghosts and rescue Mario. Overcoming his fears in all three g༺ames, Luigi has earned the hero tag.

1 ♏ Bowser: The Protagonist

Bowser fighting his castle in Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

Bowser being a protagonist is incredibly odd, but in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, he takes on that role along with the usual two plumbers. After Fawful convinces Bowser to eat a "Lucky Mushroom," Bowser goes to Peach's Castle and sucks up almost everything in sight🤪, including the Mario Bros. and Princess Peach. Looking to stop Fawful from conquering the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser's Castle, Bowser sets forth on an adventure while Mario and Luigi work to keep Bowser going strong while they're inside him. Bowser still gets his butt kicked in the end, but that's after saving everyone.

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