Mario vs Link

[Ashley Schovitz]

Who would win this battle of Nes characters?
Both characters have nearly all abilities and items available to them in all their games. This is a tough decision for me both characters take on world ending events alone and both have high skill and a ton of abilites, but Link has more. Link is probably more intelligent than Mario since his battles take a little more thinking.

Here's a list to about all the Mario items and abilities I can think of I'm not including anything from the sports games..

High Jump- All mario games
Fireflower- almost all
Mega Mushroom- New Super Mario Bros
Steel hat- Mario 64
Phasing hat- Mario 64
Invincible Star- Almost all
Tiny mushroom- New Super Mario Bros
Hammer- SMB3 Mario RPG Paper mario
Feather/Leaf- SMB3 SMW
Water thing- Super Mario Sunshine
Butt stomp- Mario Galaxy, SM64

Oops I forgot to add a poll can a mod do it please? It's really not a big deal though.

[Tavrobel]

I just turned on my Gamecube, and played some Super Smash Brothers Melee.

I find that I wind up owning Link hard with Mario.

[Cookie]

Oh I didn't realize I'd logged into gamefaqs today. Anyway, a warrior versus a plumber? Plumber, easily.

[LunarWeaver]

I'd say if Link has captured Princess Peach, then Mario would win, and if Mario has captured Princess Zelda, then Link would win.

[Monol]

I too played melee yet got very different results...Link is victorous but they both are the heros among heros in the videogame world

[Evastio]

Mario has a lot more allies, support (from items), abilities, and hero experience than Link so it's obviously Mario.

Besides, Link has never had a game that was meant for experts while Mario has (Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels).

[Pouring Rain]

I'm going to have to go with Link. I mean yes, I love Mario too, but he's just too huge. An italian eating spaghetti all the time is like, lame. AND HE'S A PLUMBER. But he's a plumber who saves the world.

...You know what? Yes, I prefer the hot blonde who's a swordsmans and a lady's man over the fat plumber.

[Momiji]

Mario has a lot more allies, support (from items), abilities, and hero experience than Link so it's obviously Mario.

Besides, Link has never had a game that was meant for experts while Mario has (Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels).

You're totally forgetting about Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest.

Personally, I would say Link. I can't explain why. I just don't care too much for Mario.

[Goldenboko]

Mario has a lot more allies, support (from items), abilities, and hero experience than Link so it's obviously Mario.

Besides, Link has never had a game that was meant for experts while Mario has (Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels).

Bzzzzzzzzzzzt. Wrong. With the release of Wind Waker, a preorder would land long-time fans a harder verision of Ocarina of Time; Ocarina of Time Master Quest. The game had revised dungeons, all of which where harder then their predecessors.

When it comes down to it this fight would be a slaughtering. Mario would start but eating a mushroom, Link would then fire an ice arrow, freeze him, and then have his way with Mario

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Yeahhhhh Link no contest. The whole "triforce-wielding avatar of the gods will" kind of wins.

[Zante]

Mario is a smurfing plumber. Link would win.

[Madame Adequate]

Mario, because Mario is not a fairy, not to mention that Mario has the capacity to speak and could thus solicit aid from others.

Hell I don't even like Mario. But he's a fat plumber who saves the world/princess without working up a sweat, whereas Link has a hell of a time saving the world/princess despite being personally chosen to do it by the powers-that-be.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Mario, because Mario is not a fairy, not to mention that Mario has the capacity to speak and could thus solicit aid from others.

Hell I don't even like Mario. But he's a fat plumber who saves the world/princess without working up a sweat, whereas Link has a hell of a time saving the world/princess despite being personally chosen to do it by the powers-that-be.

Well, Bowser's not exactly competent.

[Zante]

Mario makes for some good games, but the challenges he has to face aren't really that menacing. Turtles and bugs which he kills by jumping on them? Falling blocks with recognizable patterns? You don't need much fighting skills for that.

[Tavrobel]

Mario makes for some good games, but the challenges he has to face aren't really that menacing.

BUT THE SPINY SHELLS KILL YOU IF YOU JUMP ON THEM THEY ARE INVINCIBLE WORST ENEMY EVAR

Mario gets more lives than Link. Then again, both are affected by the Reset button, so if the battle begins to go one way, someone would just do that. He also gets power-up Stars that do instant death for all enemies on contact.