Mario.exe (Marco Antonio)

"Oki doki! Mario will get you next time!"

- Mario

"This is MY WORLD."

- Mario.exe

"Oh, so you want to play smart, eh?"

- Mario.exe

"Oh no, dont-a be afriad! I'm not-a gonna like you. Yet."

- Mario.exe

Mario.exe is an exe take by Marco Antonio, and is the first antagonist encountered in Mario's Madness. The character itself is created by Shadow-Shana, titled "Super Horror Mario", and is based directly on a piece of fanart of the aforementioned user.

Appearance
Mario.exe appearance reflects what he looks like in the piece. He has an overall darker color scheme, sharp teeth, black eyes, and red glares. In Marco's depiction, his gums are bleeding, gloves are stained, and is armed with a butcher knife.

Biography

 * The following details are not canon to Shadow's depiction.

Mario.exe resides in an altered video game cartridge of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Himself, as well as the environment, is changed heavily, and Mario's personality contrasts greatly from how he behaves in canon. He is a psychotic murderer hellbent on killing those unfortunate enough to enter his world.

Abilities
Butcher Knife - Mario.exe is armed with a butcher knife, and is oftentimes used for malicious purposes.

Reality Transport - Mario.exe can enter other universes at will. In the case of real life, he can also take his victims, and force them into "his world," and plan to kill them.

Banishment - In addition, when worst case scenario comes, Mario.exe can banish his victims to another game, so they can be dealt with by someone else. Boyfriend, and Girlfriend encounters this fate by being transported to a copy of Super Mario Land 2. to be dealt with by GB.

Trivia

 * The original art piece was inspired after the Artist heard a quote from MarioKart: Double Dash! It was "Oki doki. Mario will get you next time!"
 * The artist also acknowledges the mod, and appreciates it.
 * There are multiple design changes in Marco's depiction of the character.
 * He wields a butcher knife, rather than a kitchen knife. And has blood stains in his mouth, and hands, in which the original depiction was devoid of any stains.
 * Super Horror Mario is is often associated with Sonic.exe due to their design similarities. Thus, is often dubbed "Mario.exe."
 * The artist never intended the art piece to be related to any particular creepypasta, and is rather disappointed by the lack of any credits given to those that used it in the past.
 * A similar art piece created by the same user involves Princess Peach. Which was created for a contest turning good characters evil, and vice versa.
 * Initially, the artist was going to use the Mario image, until they stumbled a guideline discouraged pre-made works.