Every since the beginning, their has been a big mystery involving the Mario Bros.  In all game artwork (and later in the N64 and Gamecube games) Mario and Luigi have been shown with brown hair and a black mustache.  How this dual hair colour exist? Clue 1 - The Sprites In the early games, the colour limitations of the NES prevented sprites from having more than 3-4 colours.  As you can see in the above images, the hair on the Mario Bros sprites went through a rainbow of changes before finally settling on black in Super Mario Bros. 3. Clue 2 - The Artwork The artwork is where the problem usually lies.  However, at times, it seemed even Nintendo did not know what Mario's hair colour is. In this image, from the SMB2 box, Mario clearly has black hair to match his black mustache. However, in promotional artwork from the same game, Mario (and Luigi) has brown hair and a black mustache. It seems that Nintendo has settled for the Brown Hair/Black mustache look, but why? So, why does the Mario Bros have Brown Hair, with a Black Mustache?  Here is what you thought: NAME: Squitter the Spider thoughts: After many years of dying their hair many different colors, Peach and Daisy started complaining. Mario and Luigi decided on black hair and black mustaches. After coming home from a long day fighting Bowser, Peach and Daisy started complaining again. They threatened to shave off the Mario brothers mustaches if they didn't stick with brown hair. Mario said, "Mama mia! Not-a my mustache!". So, Mario and Luigi dyed their hair brown. Then, from now on, they kept their hair brown and their mustaches black. THE END E-Mail: mcclurg8@comcast.net NAME: Mark thoughts: My Dad says ginetics can happen that way. E-Mail: yogizmo@earthlink.net NAME: Martin thoughts: Well, way back when in Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario was going for a blue haired look, thinking it would one day become a huge fasion statement. He dyded his hair to black when he realzied blue hair was stupid, and Luigi followed. Slowly hair dye became less and less common in the Mushroom Kingdom and so Mario and Luigi reverted back to their original brown hair, but thier mustaches remained black because Kamek decided to toy with them by making them look like freaks. Luigi's slowly became a very dark shade of brown, however Mario is stuck looking freaky forever.... E-Mail: dux_is_me@hotmail.com NAME: dux, duh thoughts: People don't have to have the same hair color as the color of other... er... hair... on other parts of their body, even though the normal thing is having it all the same color. I doublt I have ever seen a blonde guy with a blonde mustache. Probably mustaches don't look good on blonde people (much less girls). But that still doesn't solve the problem of why Mario has black hair in the SMB2 box art. It's basically a shadowing and good-lookiness issue. Picture Mario with brown hair in the box art. E-Mail: dilplk@yahoo.com NAME: Dylan thoughts: It's probably just a genetic thing. My old youth minister, for example, had dark brown hair and red facial hair. Or it could be the result of an injury, ala Hank Williams Jr. ~Dylan E-Mail: What's it to you? NAME: Tikal thoughts: My father has Browish Red hair, and his mustache is black. He shaves it alot, and the hair came back thicker and more black. The Mario brothers must shave, and it comes back black. The reason why they have red and green mustaches is because on the old NES, that you can see which brother your playing (I.E. Luigi=Green, Mario=Red). E-Mail: cabates@mchsi.com NAME: Chunky thoughts: Because Brown and Black are pretty common colors for hair. NAME: Evil Toad thoughts: It's easy, they dyed their hair! Mystery solved! E-Mail: syxtfour@yahoo.com NAME: Alan thoughts: They have their Dad's hair and their Mom's mustache. ...waitaminit... E-Mail: Now of you Bees Wax @aol.com NAME: I want to go out with Luigi thoughts: Once upon a time, when the brothers mario went to fight Bowser, he came up with a new torture device. Everytime Mario or Luigi refused to anwser Koopa question (Expecialy ones about princess Peach if you know what I mean)Thier head got dunked into a lethal poison. But Koopa being a dumdass did not realise that the poison named dye. But the Koopa kids (I thing it was Wendy) gave him dye instead of DIE. So because of this prank by the Koopa kids the Mario Brothers had thier beauitful black Itailin hair turned to brown. They figure what the hell and kept it that way. (The Princess likes men with different shades of hair if you know what I mean) E-Mail: nagltimo@yahoo.de NAME: Romplayer thoughts: Many people today go color their hair. You can see people with red, blue, green etc hair. Also mixes can be found. So why shouldn't the Mario Bros. color their hair and/or their mustache? We all live in a modern world, so Mario and Luigi do. E-Mail: Ajtexas22@aol.com NAME: Boogore thoughts: Well, originally Nintendo obviosuly meant for the black hair/black moustache look. Besides a few pictures in SMB2 and SMB3, it was basicly the same. But for some reason they decided that Mario and Luigi should have brown hair/black moustache looks in SMW, and it's been like that ever since. My best guess is that the brothers really have black hair, but thought it was stupid-looking and dyed their hair brown because the princess thought it looked neat (for lack of a better word.) Another mystery is, how come in that SMB2 drawing Birdo was orange? I'm pretty sure she was pink in the game... Maybe there is more than one Birdo, explaining why in SMB2, SMRPG, and M&L Birdo's evil, while in the party games she's good and Yoshi's girlfriend. E-Mail: smithkid2@sbcglobal.net NAME: Joel thoughts: Maybe the Bothers dyed their hair and thought it looked good as brown with a black mustache. NAME: Liasos thoughts: My Ideas: 1. They fell in toxic waste 2. They have fake mustaches/hair 3. They dyed their hair NAME: rondell thoughts: It's obvious, lots of men have black moustaches and brown hair, this is not a very mystery.... NAME: Alpha24865 thoughts: Mario and Luigi probably died their hair, since they probably think black hair isn't cool, but probably used permanent paint one day in their hair and might have went into their DNA and permanently made brown hair. (Don't forget, Mario's hair was black in SMW) E-Mail: dobbsies5@hotmail.com NAME: Dobbo 2004 thoughts: Maybe Its because they didnt want to use the same colours! Or that Mario and Luigi had a rough night out and dyed their hair permanent brown! Its possible! E-Mail: ahrs@juno.com NAME: Phantaz thoughts: Probably Hair Dye. E-Mail: I'll never tell. NAME: That's a good question. I'll take a fake ID from my pocket. thoughts: Mario & Luigi use wigs. Yes, they're bald. No mystery here. E-Mail: darkknight2.0@comcast.net NAME: Jimmy thoughts: When they were kiddnapped in SMW2:YI, Kamek's magic caused an odd after effect. E-Mail: Deven711@comcast.net NAME: Deven711 thoughts: Hmm...well, maybe they probably either dyed their hair or maybe uhh...Nintendo got tired of black hair and wanted to give them a more stylish look. That's my theory. I couldn't think of that much. E-Mail: charry226@hotmail.com NAME: Cloaked Dude thoughts: The brown hair with a black mustache does kind of blend in... E-Mail: hamtaro074@aol.com NAME: Blaber66 thoughts: Well we all know that Nintendo has messed up with some games (Link and his box art)but really I think that this one is the worst one. I mean there is different Links but only one Mario.Well I'll get back to subject. Well at the start he had both brown hair. Then after he saved Peach a thing of stuff fell that hit his mustache or Peach figured she'd be seeing him a lot because of Bowser and stuff she made him die his mustache black because well he looked kinda creepy. 0_o E-Mail: fenrock@webtv.net NAME: Roger North thoughts: I think Mario and Luigi have Brown Hair and Black Mustaches is because They supposedly have a father who had black hair and a black mustache and a mother with brown hair. It's all a matter of Family Resemblance. E-Mail: yoshekyoshi@yahoo.com NAME: Silent Knuckles thoughts: Well, this would be thought! 1. I think that it's not black, it might be VERY dark brown. 2. Mario and Luigi had BLACK hair at first. They've aged a bit now, so they've dealt with a LOT of stress. It's probably turned lighter, like one guy explained with Peach going from brown to blonde. 3. Their hairstylist thought they'd look better w/ brown hair, do it's dyed. NAME: Justin thoughts: nintendo is color blind! - Your lord and master Justin E-Mail: no-way-im-telling NAME: Seth Reich (a.k.a bowser ,under cover) thoughts: Maybe there mustashes have goten burned by the fire snakes in smb3? E-Mail: Vgamer10@aol.com NAME: My name is unimportant thoughts: Hair dye and wigs. E-Mail: Protomanrj@hotmail.com NAME: Bowser Jr. fan thoughts: they oringally had black hair but daed it brown NAME: The best Luigi fan :p thoughts: well my first thought is that when the games got new and had better pictures and there was better tecnoligy in gaming, the colours wern't so colorfull and they became more relistic. My second thought is that Mario and Luigi like to change there hair, since they are super cool and all. Although they got board with there color hair and mustash so they whent to black, but that didn't really make them popular. Then in the late ninetys, they thought that they would go back to there original color, but they still wanted to be cool, so they made there hair and mustash a differnt color E-Mail: epyon13ms_2004 NAME: Jake thoughts: Facail hair is the color of your eyebrows duh! E-Mail: yae004@yahoo.com NAME: Yuna thoughts: it is a teeny detail the nintendo creators never noticed. they seem so poor they can't even pay attention. E-Mail: dylandaim@aol.com NAME: Shinin thoughts: Mario & Luigi have black hair but got tired of it and wanted something new and different so they died there hair brown & left their 'staches black so they looked cool. E-Mail: ethankl@yahoo.com NAME: Ethan thoughts: I think that the Mario bros. have always had black hair, but they later decided to dye/bleach it brown for some reason. Also, in the cartoons, Mario already had brown hair, but Luigi had black hair, so Luigi obviosly hesitated. E-Mail: gotis_c@yahoo.com NAME: J.R. thoughts: I've noticed that Wario & Waluigi have the same mismatched hair. Maybe they use hair dye. E-Mail: nintendoholic6@hotmail.com NAME: Josh thoughts: A genetic mutation? NAME: VViisshhaall thoughts: their hair seems like the casual look for a plumber and go to peach's hair mystery to find out the hair color difference E-Mail: super_mario_and_luigi@hotmail.com NAME: Mr.Mario thoughts: Probably just a mistake, which later became their standard. E-Mail: ebocc@cox.net NAME: Evan thoughts: Maybe their mom had brown hair and their dad had Black hair (or vice versa.) E-Mail: N/A NAME: Ruler of the Koopa Klan thoughts: I believe that while they were plumbing, a strange black ooze got on thier mustaches, and it was planned by Bowser. So Mario & Luigi got mad and began attacking Bowser. Then Bowser got mad and started capturing Peach. That explains a lot. E-Mail: high_blonde@hotmail.com NAME: Cosmic_H thoughts: This is so simple... THEY DYED THEIR HAIR!!!! God, this is one of the easiest mysteries ever! NAME: Punisher thoughts: They could have died their mustaches black instead of keeping it the naturel color. That or the people at Nintendo ran out of black paint so they colpred the Mario Bros. hair Brown. E-Mail: inuyasha771@ignmail.com NAME: Vargos the grand thoughts: an evil wizard named cheligon casted a spell on them. thats logical right? NAME: Waluigi thoughts: It's easier that it seems! Mario and his dumb brother got hit by a bob-omb at their heads! Wario threw a Bob-Omb at Mario's head and me threw a Bob-Omb at the dumb Luigi! Actually, our intent was kill them but my stupid brother Wario mistook hair dye for powder, then... that's what happened! E-Mail: MusicMan$J@aol.com NAME: Dr. Luigi thoughts: HAIR DYE! You see, Mario and Luigi were born with very strange hair that changed to different colors of the rainbow depending on the day of the week. This didn't bother them in early games, because the (cough, cough) VIDEO CAMERAS (cough, cough) weren't advanced enough for people to notice. By the time they were being drawn and stuff, though, mario decided to dye everything black, Luigi, everything brown. Eventually, they got in a quarrel about which was better. They had a showdown, a draw, and so they both had to compromise and use both. NAME: Rubricista thoughts: Well, that's a modern question. Mario and Luigi started their roles in the videogames world when they had some age on they shoulders. As the time (and the Mario Bros game series) passed on, both got more and more years, getting older and older. We se that in modern times people paint their hair to keep that young look on them, making the white hair (the age shower) vanish, giving us the appearance that Mario and Luigi are in their 30s, not in the real 60s (maybe 70s). E-Mail: Summwun1312@AOL.com NAME: BIGG Bubba thoughts: It's genetic. Mario's mother had brown hair, his father had black hair. His genes were mixed so his hair is different colors. And the blue/green haired Marios? Imposters! E-Mail: razzshampoo2@aol.com NAME: Diana Dudas thoughts: Quench the Thirst of Frizzy Hair By Diana Dudas It seems like such as enigma this question of frizzy hair. I receive hundreds of emails pertaining to this problem, and I would like to help you to understand this complaint in the following article. I hope to cover some of the main reasons as to why many of us suffer with the affliction better known as THE FRIZZIES! But most of all it has to do with a moisture deficiency! Oil and Water... 90% of us suffer with dry brittle or frizzy hair because our hair is deficient of (moisture) WATER! There is a certain preconceived notion that has been passed on from generation to generation. That is the idea that our hair is dry, because we are lacking in natural oils. We are told that if we nurture our hair by brushing vigorously 100 times a day, with an all-natural bristle brush, or if we pamper our hair with hot oil treatments or smother out hair with cholesterols. If we do all of these things, then we are sure to be blessed with beautiful, shiny and healthy locks. This might be the case, if you have young virgin (hair that is not chemically treated) hair. But this is certainly not the case, once you have impaled your tresses, with harsh chemicals such as bleaches and alkaline permanents. Or if you have naturally curly hair, Naturally Curly Hair... Those of us with curly hair, YES! I too have curly hair; have these curls, because of a curvature of the hair follicles .A normal hair follicle under a microscope would be seen as perfectly straight. However we have a definite bend in ours. This causes us to have natural curls. When the hair curves it compels the cuticle (the outer layer of the hair) to lift. The cuticle... Under a microscope, A cuticle is similar in appearance to shingles on a roof. When the hair is in good conditioner and has good porosity the tiles or cuticle layers are tight together and perfect in shape. When hair is in bad conditioner or has poor porosity, the cuticle layers are lifted and sometimes damaged and broken. When the cuticle layers are in good health, the hair has a smooth appearance, and because the layers of the cuticle are so tightly knit together, the light is able to reflect off the cuticle. This is what makes hair shine! When the cuticle layers are not tight together, the hair will feel coarse and brittle. The hair will then absorb the light and not reflect. This will give a surface appearance of dull and lifeless hair. To sum up this scenario. Because curly haired cuticle layer is permanently lifted, it feels, coarse, and brittle and has no brilliance. Hence the dull, lifeless look. It also means that our hair has poor porosity. Porosity... Is the ability for hair to be able to absorb and retain moisture. The best way for me to explain this is to would be for you to imagine a sponge. First of all imagine a brand new sponge. It will have tiny holes in it, and when you immerse it in water, it will soak up a large quantity, and be able to hold that liquid for a long period of time. This is because it has good porosity. Now imagine an old sponge. Its holes have become damaged and distorted. It might even be torn in some areas. When you immerse this sponge in the same amount of liquid, it will absorb far less and will certainly not be able to retain the moisture so readily. It is the same with hair. Hair that has poor porosity will not be able to absorb or retain moisture as well as hair that has good porosity. Making hair permanently dry. Hot oil treatments... Traditions have taught many of us that lavishly applying oil to our hair will give us the soft, shiny hair that we all desire. However more often than not, the opposite takes place. Most oils if they are not essential oils do not have the ability to penetrate into the hair shaft. Nor do heavy cholesterols. What they will do, is to lay on top of the cuticle, and coat the cuticle. This may give the hair some Brilliance. However, it will also coat the hair. And causes product build up Product build up... Once the hair is coated, your problems will commence. First of all, the moisture that our hair so desperately needs will not be able to permeate through the wall of product build. The moisture is then not able to find it’s way underneath the cuticle layer. The hair cannot then be conditioned. Also the oils will not diffuse. If you use any kind of hot styling tools such as blow dryers or hot irons, what will happen to your hair, is exactly what happens when you put an egg into a hot pan. It will fry. If you live in a sunny climate, the oil will do the same thing. The sun will heat the oil and fry your hair. You must have heard the term,” my hair feels fried”. Optimum condition... For hair to be in tiptop conditioner is has to have a moisture (water) content of at least 8%, and the right balance of protein and natural oil. Most of us produce enough natural oil (sebum), to keep our hair healthy, but lack the moisture. What to do... You need to give your hair lots of TLC, with product that are designed to restore your hair’s moisture level to its optimum 8%. Look for shampoos that contain natural humectants (magnet like properties to attract moisture), that will work together will your natural oils, to restore your hair’s moisture level to its optimum 8%. Treatment conditioners that contain proteins will repair damaged cuticles, improve porosity, elasticity and general health and appearance of your hair. Those of us with naturally curly, wavy or frizzy hair, or those of us who chemically treat our hair. Will need to give our hair extra nurturing by supplying our hair with the necessary nutrition and moisture that it needs. Chemical treatments (i.e. perms, hair dyes or bleaches.), will deplete the hair of moisture. bringing the hair moisture level own to as low as 2%. When this occurs you will start to notice split ends. If these are not repaired forthwith and the moisture level not restored to 8%, Your split ends will turn to breakage. This obviously needs to be avoided at all costs. Those of us who live in hot, sunny or arid climates; need to make sure that our hair care product contain sunscreens to protect our hair from the damaging affects of the UV rays. If not the same thing will happen as to those of use that use chemicals on our hair. Summary... Our hair needs MOISTURE, MOISTURE, and MOISTURE! Who needs to add moisture more than most? People with naturally curly hair, chemically treated hair or people who live in hot sunny climates. Any hair care questions that you may have email: dudasdiana@AOL.COM NAME: Mario thoughts: I've got hit by a Bowser fireball, which hit my moustache! Same to my brother, except by a Fire Bro. E-Mail: Bluewarrior2006@comcast.net NAME: Browlack thoughts: Well there have been cases where a person with have 2 eye colors so maybe the Mario brothers have 2 hair colors one color on there head the other on the face... I will not commomt on the hair in other places and nother should you... *eats another mushroom* OR maybe it was cool in mushroom kindom to dye you hair and they just forgot to dye there mustache! E-Mail: FK_Rage@hotmail.com NAME: Jonathan thoughts: Hmm, this is an odd one, either its a mutation from a strange birth with yoshi, "think back at Super mario world 2" or...Crazy, but they may be wearing fake facial hair or fake hair. E-Mail: *HIDDEN* NAME: I have a name? thoughts: Mario and Luigi are both bald. every morning, they pick out one of 2 wigs: black, or brown. the mustaches are fake too...they read that girls dig facial hair (remember, these two grew up in the 80's) E-Mail: Handfulofloser@aol.com NAME: Ollie-John thoughts: Ok. So, mario and luigi are plumbers. They wear hats. They go in and out of tubes a lot. These tubes are coated in poop I think. SO when the brothers go in them they get poop in their hair. Luckily, they wear hats so it doesn't get in their head hair just their mustaches. This also explains the color differences in the first few games. They just went through pipes where people had shit green or blue. And yes that can happen, I have seen it. Just eat a lot of food coloring. In the original Super Mario Brothers game for the NES, however, his mustache is its true color. Why is this? Well obviously the game is his first break out role, and he wanted to impress everybody. No one would have seen him as a success if he had shit in his 'stache. Luigi obviously was pissed about not being the main character. So, he went through some pipes covered in excessively disgusting green poop just to spite mario. E-Mail: nosyrosy@goaway.com NAME: Usagi thoughts: They probably dyed their hair. Guys probably get sick of the same hair color too, so why not?

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