Virgil said:The best character in the entire series is the Kuribo Goomba, from Super Mario 3
Just by looking at that everyone wants to jump on him and take the shoe.[/QUOTE]
Wow, this is exactly what I was thinking. Maybe it's an IT thing. I still remember rabidly yelling "[b]AHHH-BOOTBOOTBOOTBOOTBOOT!!![/b]" as I careened across the level after claiming the shoe.
Yoshi is a very close second, however. And gotta show some love for the Koopa Troopas: steadfast minions that they are.