Geno

Geno
File:Genosmrpg.png Official artwork of Geno from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Universe	Mario
Debut	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (cameo, 2003)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Star
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Star Road
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Geno

Geno (ジーノ, Geno) is a character from the Mario universe. Unlike most characters from this universe, he was not originally created by Nintendo but instead by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) for the 1996 title Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Due to this farce, Sakurai’s wish of having Geno appear in Super Smash Brothers Brawl was faltered due to this copyright disagreement.

Origin

Geno is one of the two original party member characters from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the first Mario RPG title. Geno is a warrior from Star Road who allies himself with Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, and Mallow on their quest to defeat Smithy. Geno's true form is enigmatic, represented in-game by a small star; as an agent of the Star Road, he is implied to be an angel-like being who claims to serve "a higher authority." His true name is given as "♥♪!?" (which he describes as "hard to pronounce"), so he suggests using "Geno", the name of the doll that he has chosen to possess.

Due to Super Mario RPG having been developed by Squaresoft, its original characters are owned by them rather than Nintendo despite the fact these characters were created for the Mario series and not for any other franchise. As a result, they have made very few appearances in other media; Geno's only game appearance after his debut was in a brief cameo role in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in the minigame Star 'Stache Smash (with a quick mention of Square Enix as the copyright holder in the game’s credits). Notably, this cameo was removed in the game's remake, presumably for licensing reasons.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Mii Gunners wearing the Geno costume.

Geno appears as the basis of a downloadable content costume for Mii Gunners. Nintendo also released a QR code for those who wish to have the exact Mii used in the costume's advertising. The Geno costume was released simultaneously with Cloud, Midgar, and the Chocobo hat, collectively introducing Square Enix content to Smash.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Geno appears as a profile icon in the game's online mode, and also appears as a Spirit in the game's Adventure Mode, World of Light. His Spirit Battle has the player fighting Sheik (representing Geno himself) along with Mario, Peach, Bowser, and a gray Kirby (representing Mallow), who comprise the primary cast from Super Mario RPG. He is a Legend class Spirit and can be found in the Light Realm’s outer-space section in the map’s northern portion.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slot	Ability	Series
104	File:Genosmrpg.png	Geno		★★★★	3	No Effect	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Gallery

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  Geno as a Mii Gunner costume

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  Geno costume splash Art from the final video presentation.

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  Geno's Spirit Battle in Ultimate.

Trivia

• Masahiro Sakurai wanted to add Geno as a playable character since the development of Super Smash Bros. Brawl due to him thinking of his arm cannon as a factor for his uniqueness, and acknowledged the character's popularity. The reason why he has never been added is unknown.
• Due to Square Enix's ownership of the character, as well as any character created for Super Mario RPG, Geno is the first third-party character in the Super Smash Bros. series to hail from a first-party universe. The reverse is true for Dr. Wright.
• Geno was tied with Mallow as the 8th most requested Mario series character for a potential sequel to the original Super Smash Bros., according to a poll on the Japanese Nintendo website.
• The gun in Geno's Mii costume is based on the one seen in-game rather than artwork for the weapons.