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Mario is Actually a Jerk

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:05 PM PDT

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1UP COVER STORY | WEEK OF AUGUST 13 | THE SUPER MARIO BROS. LEGACY

Mario is Actually a Jerk

Cover Story: We explore the secret antisocial behavior of Nintendo's squeaky-clean hero.

W

e all think we know Mario: He's a goofy, smiling, mustachioed cherub with a twinkle in his eye and ungodly spring in his legs. He waddles around like a neotenous manchild with his enormous head and stubby limbs as he rescues cute things from other cute things. Sure, he's an outrageously exaggerated Italian-American stereotype, but if anything that early 20th-century throwback is a relief after three years of Jersey Shore. It's a squeaky-clean portrayal that stands out in stark contrast against a single, undeniable fact:

Mario is a dick.
Posted by Shri Krishna

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