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In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/charles_martinet_would_love_to_voice_mario_in_upcoming_illumination_movie Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie]</ref> similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507024715/https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ (archive)]</ref> Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]], respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages.
In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/charles_martinet_would_love_to_voice_mario_in_upcoming_illumination_movie Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie]</ref> similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507024715/https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ (archive)]</ref> Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]], respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages.


On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, and he would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]],<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his ''Super Mario'' voices at events. Even though Martinet had stepped down from voicing Mario characters in the Mario games, he would still continue voicing Mario and Luigi in promotional material like [[Super Nintendo World]] and [[Mario in Real Time]] at [[Nintendo New York]]. The final ''Super Mario'' game released prior to this that features his voice was ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' (although the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him). He was succeeded by [[Kevin Afghani]], who has voiced Mario and Luigi starting in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and Wario starting in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder</ref> However, Martinet's voice clips are still used in [[reissue]]s of games that featured them originally,<ref name=LM2>gonintendo (August 22, 2023). [https://gonintendo.com/contents/24760-switch-release-of-luigi-s-mansion-dark-moon-to-retain-charles-martinet-s-work Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work] ''gonintendo''. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref> as well as trailers for [[Super Nintendo World]].<ref>Nintenduo World (December 22, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB4hVRuZ--w DONKEY KONG COUNTRY - OFFICIAL NEW TRAILER of Super Nintendo World (2024)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 18, 2024.</ref>
On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, and he would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]],<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his ''Super Mario'' voices at events. The final ''Super Mario'' game released prior to this that features his voice was ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' (although the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him). He was succeeded by [[Kevin Afghani]], who has voiced Mario and Luigi starting in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and Wario starting in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder</ref> However, Martinet's voice clips are still used in [[reissue]]s of games that featured them originally,<ref name=LM2>gonintendo (August 22, 2023). [https://gonintendo.com/contents/24760-switch-release-of-luigi-s-mansion-dark-moon-to-retain-charles-martinet-s-work Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work] ''gonintendo''. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref> as well as trailers for [[Super Nintendo World]].<ref>Nintenduo World (December 22, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB4hVRuZ--w DONKEY KONG COUNTRY - OFFICIAL NEW TRAILER of Super Nintendo World (2024)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 18, 2024.</ref>


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
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*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Fury Shadow]]
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Fury Shadow]]
*[[Super Nintendo World]] (meet-and-greet,<ref>GameXplain (March 18, 2021). [https://youtu.be/oN8-U2Rsb6c We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]])<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). [https://youtu.be/DKDpWMrZSJA Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> &ndash; Mario / Luigi (2021-present)
*[[Super Nintendo World]] (meet-and-greet,<ref>GameXplain (March 18, 2021). [https://youtu.be/oN8-U2Rsb6c We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]])<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). [https://youtu.be/DKDpWMrZSJA Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' &ndash; Wario (English) / [[Wario Bug]] (English) / [[The Supreme Developer]] (English)
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' &ndash; Wario (English) / [[Wario Bug]] (English) / [[The Supreme Developer]] (English)