2. Mario’s Enemies By: Neilson Henderson

3. Enemies Mario Faces

4. Most Common Enemies

5. Piranha Plant It come out of its pipe and tries to bite Mario. Mario loses a life or his item if a piranha plant succeeds to bite him. If he doesn’t bite Mario, it goes back into its pipe and tries again.

6. Koopa It runs towards Mario and tries to make him lose a life. It tries to make Mario lose a life or item by running into it. If it doesn’t attack Mario, Mario could stomp on it and make it go into its shell.

7. Goomba It runs at Mario and tries to defeat him…..but he almost always fails. If he does hit Mario, he makes him lose a life or item. If he fails, he could get stomped with Mario’s boots.

8. Enemies Found Underwater

9. Porcu-Puffer The porcu-puffer chases Mario on land and sea by jumping out of the water in Mario’s direction and bounces on land twice before it lands in the water again. If it lands a hit, Mario either loses a life or his item, if he has one. If it doesn’t hit Mario, it jumps back into the water and tries again.

10. Bloopers The blooper only lives in the water, most- likely appears after Mario goes in front of it, and they sometimes come in groups. The blooper attacks by swimming and slamming Mario while he’s swimming. If it doesn’t hit Mario, it just keeps swimming.

11. Cheep-Cheep Cheep- Cheeps can live on land and sea and sometimes they hunt Mario in groups. Cheep-Cheeps attack Mario by bouncing on land and chasing him in water. If they miss, they keep swimming or bouncing in Mario’s direction.