The Super Mario Universe is one of the most popular video game series among children and adults. The character Mario has been running around the world saving princesses, jumping over obstacles, exploring the universe while collecting stars, and racing on different tracks among others.

Mario could not have accomplished these tasks without the help of his brothers. In this article, we will take a closer peek at the top Super Mario brothers characters that have contributed to his success.

Yoshi

Yoshi, sometimes referred to as Yossy is a fictional dinosaur in super Mario and most other games published by Nintendo. Yoshi is ranked as one of the cutest super Mario brothers, and he is known for making players happy. Yoshi is a secret weapon for super Mario players, and you should strive to get or unlock him.

Luigi

Luigi is a character commonly featured in Nintendo games. The renowned game designer Shigeru Miyamoto created the character Luigi. Luigi is portrayed as a fraternal twin brother to the mascot Mario. Luigi is considered an amusing character and a younger brother to Mario who is always scared, but follows his instincts.

Luigi is one of the well-developed characters and he has even had his official video game. Being a nice person, Luigi is always ready to assist others, even if they perceive him as a coward. Luigi is more athletic than his brother Mario is, for example, he can jump higher, and can manipulate electricity and fire.

Bowser

Bowser is the key antagonist of the Super Mario franchise. As a villain, Bowser poses a formidable challenge to players through criminal acts ranging from kidnapping princesses to destroying buildings and other infrastructure. In addition, Bowser prevents Mario and his friends from having fun.

Bowser is considered the ideal bad guy by many players because of his big, strong arms with spiky bands. Bowser spits fire and he looks scary with giant claws and shell covering his back. Bowser has millions of foot soldiers called minions. Although the minions are dumb, their large number under the leadership of Bowser makes them a formidable force.

Toad

Toad is called Kinopio in Japan, and he is a major character of the super Mario brothers. His main role is to help Princess Peach in the mushroom kingdom at any cost. Toad made his debut appearance in the classic Super Mario 2. Toad is considered a cute, loyal, kind and funny character. He assists Luigi and Mario with peaching.

Rosalina

In Japan, Rosalina is known as Rosetta and she is one of the key characters of the super Mario brothers. Rosalina made her debut appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy published in 2007. Rosalina is not the type of princess that sits around and let others defend her; she punches and kicks things. Players consider Rosalina a majestic and amazing character apart from being a motherly figure. She possesses magical powers that enable her to perform tricks such as levitation, creating force fields, and controlling large objects such as spaceships.

The list above captures the top super Mario brothers characters. If your favorite character has been left out, feel free to express your views.