Perhaps it was due to years of being dragged into so many misadventures by his older brother, or perhaps it was a hereditary trait both the brother’s shared. He was ultimately diagnosed with an acute case of paranoid schizophrenia. The first manifestations of his illness took the form of hallucinations Luigi claimed he was seeing ghosts. Mario’s brother Luigi, once thought to have been the stronger of the two, had slowly begun to lose his mind as well. But, unfortunately, Mario was not the only person to suffer as a result of serving the Mushroom Kingdom. Surely it can be said that there were good days.
Occasionally he would find time to participate in extracurricular sporting activities. While he tried to put the past behind him, Mario would remain troubled throughout his exploits adventuring across a wide range of kingdoms, rescuing one princess after another. The ensuing lawsuits from such incidents landed the manic mustachioed menace in an extended forced hospitalization, during which he would eventually stabilize. Sometimes he would scream about eggs flying at him. In some cases he trespassed onto local farmland and destroyed thousands of dollars worth of produce, ripping plants up from the ground and tossing them everywhere.
In his darkest hours, Mario would black out completely, rambling on and on about tossing magic potions on the ground to make doors appear. In some cases Mario had incinerated entire villages with his bare hands, other times flying into a star-induced colorful rage while smashing his body into foes and obliterating them. Others say it was post-traumatic stress syndrome after Mario stomped so many goombas, koopa troopas, and others mercilessly to death. Some believe it was brought on by excessive mushroom consumption. The plumber had suffered a dire episode following the rescue of Princess Peach Toadstool from Bowser. Marioīy Jeremy Nation ( some point during the late 80’s Mario reflected on his life.