Mario is the main protagonist of (Mario) The Music Box, a fan-made RPG horror game by Team Ari. He is an older human twin brother to Luigi who visits a haunted century-old mansion near the Mushroom Kingdom to investigate missing persons. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Identity & Attributes

• Role: Protagonist and playable character.

• Personality: Brave, deeply concerned for Luigi and Peach, intelligent puzzle solver, and burdened by inner fear and dark loops.

• Abilities: Peak human/superhuman physical endurance, combat skills, and the unique mechanic of saving or reloading time upon death.

• Relationships: Protective twin of Luigi; complex, shifting dynamics with Alice, Riba, Marchionne, and the overarching entity Len.

Story Arc

• The Incident: Mario enters the abandoned mansion and takes a self-playing music box, which seals the front doors and traps him inside a lethal, spiraling nightmare.

• Paths & Endings: Across the original game, the remastered edition, and the spin-off extension -ARC-, Mario navigates branching "sane" or "insane" routes, fighting against possession by Alice and manipulation by the deity Len to reach tragic or survival-based conclusions