If you guys have any memories of your own regarding Mario or Charles Martinet, please share them in the comments I'd love to read some of your own stories :) Hope you enjoyed the video! - Mads
I never played much mario games and I only played Mario Kart Wii and Super Mario Odessey and I loved Charles’s voice as Mario and so many other characters and I’ll definitely miss him @GetMadz
I remember meeting Charles Martinet at Québec City Comic Con... it was the best moment of my life. He was such a nice person and i wish i couldve spoken to him again longer ^^ he even signed my Mario Kart Double Dash Copy! This is a thing that i will keep verry dearly close to my heart for the rest of my life.
The fact that he last acted Mario and Luigi’s father too, so fitting. Last words as Mario where also “These are my boys!”. Man, could he not be more right.
I adore how these videos are animated. It looks like they're cycling through a bunch of preset animations but it's excecuted really nicely and is super charming
Conspiracy Theory: Nintendo cloned Charles so they could have a spare voice actor but changed his voice a bit so we wouldn't notice therefore the Super Mario Wonder VA.
Charles is the person that made Mario, Mario. The voice of a character is really important in order to make them iconic in my opinion, and Charles did such an amazing job at that. Thanks for your wonderful voice-acting Martinet.
Personally, I’m perfectly happy giving the new actor the benefit of the doubt. I mean, people could barely tell he was a new actor in Wonder until we were told!
I remember when people were discussing whether or not it was a new voice actor, I just thought the difference was Charles Martinet aging, it’s very subtle. I wonder if it’s the same person doing Luigi or not…
@@NMcherritimes just some tiresome comment about the new voice actor having pronouns in his twitter, by someone who claimed not to use pronouns but started their comment with “I” 😂
I didn't really grow up on Mario, as I only played a few of his games, and was mainly a SEGA kid, but man; to see this happen...it just feels surreal. Whoever the new Mario VA is, they're doing a great job, but it'll be weird playing Mario knowing that Charles Martinet no longer voices him. No matter what, I will NEVER forget the impact that Charles had. So thank you, Charles Martinet.
Charles literally knew almost nothing about video games when he started his voice acting audition, but he still did his best for the sake of the players. I think that's something that isn't as common as we might think, honestly, and I never met him but he seems like a really awesome person. I never owned a nintendo console until I was about 13 but I still have a sense of nostalgia towards him, watching youtubers play through or talk about his adventures :]
@@GetMadz hey madz umm for some reason the discord server has disappeared for me do you mind inviting me back in? i have no idea why but it just wasnt there anymore.
I feel that they'll have someone from the same pool of voice actors that they've used for Fire Emblem, to voice Mario and several others. Still, going to miss Charles as Mario and Luigi.
I see you watched every Martinet interview ever, too. The fact that Charles managed to keep that audition story consistent after all these years is a testament to his talents, even as he's improved.
Charles is forever a legend who has touched all our hearts. Even outside the Mario series, he still has an influence. From Paarthurnax in Skyrim, almost every male character in Cel Damage to even Orvus in Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. We will always remember the fun memories we had hearing his voice over 30 years ago.
I still can't let it go... He will always be THE Mario for me. Mario is my comfort character, and Charles helped me a ton with his iconic voice during my childhood and now. To believe his last line was as Mario's dad was a way to tell us that they're indeed his boys, and he enjoyed so much being them 😭😭😭
^^ Met Charles Martinet at the ComiCon in Canada last year! He signed my Super Mario Odyssey book, I thanked him for voicing Mario and Luigi over the years and he thanked me in Luigi's voice! AHH! I was quietly SQUEALING after I left the booth! He's such a kind and sweet man, and I'll ALWAYS treasure that moment!
Charles Martinet was pretty much the first VTuber. His first Mario gig involved wearing a mocap rig which puppeted a live 3D animated Mario who interacted with crowds and such. It was called MIRT (Mario In Real Time) and Nintendo has been using the technology, in some form or another with Martinet playing Mario live, ever since. Maybe he will keep playing Mario in this capacity, in his new role as "Mario Ambassador".
We will miss Charles.He was apart of your childhood.He made Mario feel like an actual Italian man.Made him feel alive.That classic “Wahoo”Voicing so many iconic characters like Wario, Meme Lord, Luigi and Mario himself.But at least he is not retiring completely from Nintendo.He is now gonna be the Mario Ambassador.Wondering (Sorry I had to do it)why he is retiring?Its bc he is 67 and other than that I don’t know.But anyways Thank You Charles Martinet.
I grew up playing Mario, and to see Charles stop voicing Mario just breaks my heart. I'm really disappointed, but I guess we have to give this new actor the benefit of the doubt.
I remember me and my brother always played with our Mario plushies and we would both try our hardest to do the voice of Mario and Luigi and just so many fond memory’s and his voice made Mario Galaxy so fun and amazing man it’s just everything
As a person who absolutely love Mario and and been through thought times recently and struggling to find my purpose in life, I cried watching this. Thank you Charles for bringing so much joy and passion into Mario, it would not have been the same otherwise.
Unfortunately, I was never a big fan of Charles Martinet in my childhood. I just knew him as 'The Guy Who Voices Mario' and that's it. I never really got to connect with him. Seeing him go is quite sad for me because he WAS apart of Nintendo's history for a long while. Now if the same thing happened with Toad's VA, I would be down in the dumps sobbing my head off.
Response to pinned comment by madz: Yes! Megacon 2023 I went and saw the VA for Mario, peach, and bowser. I only got an auto graph for princess peach but my dad got an auto graph from him. Using a waluigi picture because that's his favorite character, so while Charles was signing it he was talking with a waluigi voice an it was really funny. Same for peach when I got her auto graph.
Charles Martinet is a legend. He was a big part of my interest and passion for Mario. I’m thankful for all of the amazing memories he’s created with voice acting Mario in many of my favorite Mario games.
Thank you so much Charles for voicing i and many other people’s childhood you are an icon a legend and of course a super star Thank you Charles for being our hero we love you buddy
He’s the voice of an entire generation’s childhood. If you’re as old as me, you’ll remember that Mario was voiced by Captain Lou Albano on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show in the mid to late 80’s. So this wasn’t my first rodeo lol
Charles Martinet gave so much Joy to a lot of People, and his Voice Talent is impressive even beyond the Character of Mario... And through all his Work, he really defined how we see these Characters today! As much as I'm going to miss him, Charles definitely deserves a good retirement, and I hope that whoever is picking up where he left will be able to fulfill that legacy! Let's-a go, to a new Era of Mario!
those are some huge plumber shoes to fill but this new mysterious mario is already doing such a wonderful job, im so proud of them, whoever they may be, and I wish them the best on their journey! what an honor it must be to be handed the microphone to give a voice to such a beloved character! and much MUCH love to Mr. Martinet, I hope he has so much fun as a Mario Ambassador, and I hope I can finally fufull my dream of meeting him someday!
No lie,I am currently replaying Mario and Luigi: Partners in time✨He honestly set The Mario characters in our hearts💞(and Skyrim,Fr love that and still think it's funny 🤣)
Everyone knows that Charles isn’t gonna live forever and I’m guessing Nintendo knew this and wanted to prepare to transition into new voice actors and while the new va sounds a lot like Mario it’ll never be the same as good old Charles 😔
He was getting too old it is what it is he can't keep doing it forever he needs to take care of his health. You know the thing that we have? also, this is very similar to how Reggie left he wanted to spend more time with his family, and the fanboys got all up tight about that they clearly didn't understand that. that's why I think it might be the same thing here. Those drones are never going to understand
I'm still very sad about this, but I'm definitely looking forward to the future of Mario. The guy in Super Mario Bros. Wonder is doing a great job, even if it'll probably take some years to get used to! I'm mostly worried about Wario and Waluigi, who I think Charles is even more ingrained into than Mario himself. That'll definitely be a very jarring change. I'm also sad that Charles is having to step down. I personally think it was Nintendo's decision, but I'm glad that Charles still at least gets to travel the world and share his voices with fans. Because we know how much he loves doing that!
The most exciting element is that this guarantees new voice clips for the spin offs. Mario Kart, Mario Party, the Sport games, they'll all feel just a bit fresher.
I don’t think anyone can replace Charles martinet. He will be the only Mario who touched the hearts of the entire fan base the way he did. He is (in my opinion) a very tough voice actor of Mario to beat, even as the first person to voice him and the other characters he voiced.
This is the most sad I've seen people over a voice actor since Rick May, and I'll miss their work. Soldier, Mario, Walugi, Star fox Frog. May Rick rest in peace, and may Charles have a good rest of his life. "SUN TZU SAID THAT! WAHOOO! DO A BARREL ROLL! Oh I am MIFFED!" These men brought millions of people happiness. And I hope that the new Mario actors, and the possible return of TF2 happening this year, it's the perfect time for their final words in these characters. Thank you for reading, and thank YOU madz, for letting us know that Charles is retiring. -Jaxon
