“The green brother who lived in Mario's shadow — until a haunted mansion gave him a solo spotlight.”
The textbook underdog, and the most endearing one in gaming. He grew up in Mario's shadow, but his real appeal is refusing to hide his fear. He goes anyway, trembling. He proves that courage isn't the absence of fear — it's moving forward while scared. There's something more honest and human in his anxiety than in any hero who never flinches.