Ummm... Is Mario really a good guy?

[Gors]

I think that it's dumb to burn your brain with 'iconic' features of a given universe; Everything in a game like this serve as an icon for simple tasks; they're just avatars that you control to defeat enemies that were set up for that task. (but that's me being boring as always)

Logicness aside, Mario is not 100% good or evil, because he is an 'actor' kind of thing. Depending on the game he is pitched to be good or bad. Nowadays Mario has solidified into a good guy mostly, but I think that the reason Mario doesn't really react in some things (and doesn't talk) is because you are supposed to be his thinking. But that could be false, I don't know.

As for brotherly relationships, anyone who uses his/her own situation as the 'default' situation should think twice before posting here because just because someone is your sibling it doesn't mean they can't be a fucking prick. Or that they can't be empathetic and caring of each other. In the case of Mario/Luigi, I'd say that he is not much of a dick. Mario have always been the star of the eponymous series, but if they really were terrible brothers, they wouldn't try saving each other, or working together to defeat enemies. This is emphasized in this year even, being the Year of Luigi and all.