Who is Mario's dad and who is lord verity
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Hank LedgerSomething lighter now. A viewer on bbn. live asks, who is Mario's dad, and who is Lord Verity?
Hank LedgerIn Nintendo's own games, Mario's father is confirmed to exist, but he's never named. Mel Magazine says fans have argued about it for years.
Dale BearmanForty years of games, and the man's father is a blank line on the form.
Hank LedgerIn the Illumination films, he's Papa Pio Mario, voiced by Charles Martinet, who used to voice Mario.
Dale BearmanSo the dad sounds exactly like the son. Every phone call home is a man ringing himself.
Hank LedgerAnd in the fan web series SMG4, Mario's Father is a villain who abandoned his newborn son.
Dale BearmanThree dads, Hank, and not one of them turns up to watch him jump on a turtle.
Hank LedgerBit harsh.
Hank LedgerThose last two answers come from fan wikis, not Nintendo. Ask us anything at bbn. live. And Lord Verity, we couldn't find at all.
Dale BearmanOnly man in this story who hasn't been sued by a plumber.
Sources
What the BBN research desk checked before the anchors answered. The facts are real; the anchors’ theories are not.
- Mel Magazine: Who Is Mario’s Daddy?
- Mario Fandom wiki (Neutral Characters): Mario and Luigi's Father
- Villains Fanon wiki: Mario's Father