A year of Nintendo Characters!

I decided to make a thread in my blog that will run throughout the entire year of 2014. I want to try and make one of these for each year with a different topic, but 2014 is a year of Nintendo characters! I'll post a picture and description of each character every day, and by the end of the year there will be 365.

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#1

To start off 2014, we have Mario!



Mario is Nintendo's mascot and is the most well-know video game character ever. He's starred in over 100 games, having been in not only his main platforming games, but also a wide variety of other genres including RPGs, racers, sports, puzzle games, and a ton of others. His first appearance was in Donkey Kong and his latest appearance was in Super Mario 3D World.

#2
January 2nd's character is Link!



Link is the main character of the Legend of Zelda series. While always given the same general name, Link is actually a different character in each Zelda game due to the amount of time between the games' stories. He also takes on a different appearance in most of the games due to this. His first appearance was in The Legend of Zelda and his latest appearance was in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

#3
January 3rd's character is Pikachu!



Pikachu is a popular Pokémon, and is usually seen as a mascot for the series. He is the 25th Pokémon, debuting in the very first game. Pikachu is an Electric type Pokémon. He first appeared in Pokémon Red version and Pokémon Green Version (or Blue in other places than Japan) and made his latest appearance in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y

#4

January 4th's character is Samus!



Samus is the main character of the Metroid series. She is generally shown in a suit, but when removed, she is revealed to be female, despite her male appearance in suit. She also has had multiple different suits in the games, such as the Fusion Suit. Her first appearance was in Metroid, and her lastest appearance was in Metroid: Other M.

#5
January 5th's character is Zelda!



Zelda is a Princess from The Legend of Zelda series. She holds the Triforce of Wisdom, which is passed on to each Hyrule Princess. (each is named after Zelda, who is a different Zelda in each game of the series) She first appeared in The Legend of Zelda and her latest appearance was in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

I know this is later than usual, sorry.

#6
January 6th's character is Tom Nook!



Tom Nook is an Animal Crossing character who, in the first three games of the series, runs a shop as well as selling you a home at the beginning of the game. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he became a Real Estate agent, leaving his job at the shop to his kids. He often is greedy in the games. He first appeared in Animal Crossing, and his latest appearance was in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

#7
January 7th's character is Takamaru!



Takamaru was only in a Japanese exclusive title in Japan, The Mysterious Muasame Castle. He is a Samurai, and his game plays very similarly to Zelda. However, it is more linear, and Takamaru is always armed with katanas and shurikens. He first appeared in The Mysterious Muasame Castle and last appeared in Samurai Warriors 3

#8
January 8th's character is Kirby!



Kirby is what can be described as a Pink Marshmallow. It is actually unknown what Kirby is, but he is certainly a strange creature. He can inhale enemies and steal their powers, and stars in platforming games in which he often uses this ability. Many Kirby games, however, offer a different and unique form of gameplay from this classic style, whether you're controlling 10 Kirbys at once, or he's made out of yarn. He first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land and his latest appearance was in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

#9
January 9th's character is Fox McCloud!



Fox McCloud is the main character of the StarFox series. His games are usually space shooters in which he is controlled in his Arwing, but in Starfox Adventures and Assault, there are many ground-based missions which are almost similar to Zelda games. He is also the son of James McCloud in the games. His first appearance was in Starfox and his latest appearance was in Starfox 64 3D

#10
January 10th's character is Donkey Kong!




Donkey Kong is an ape who is apparently based on King Kong. The current Donkey Kong is not actually the one from the original games, that is now Cranky Kong, so this is a different character entirely. He stars in many platforming games, as well as some of the Mario spin-off games, as he is in a way a Mario character. His first appearance was in Donkey Kong and his latest appearance was in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

#11
January 11th's character is Chrom!



Chrom is one of the main characters in Fire Emblem: Awakening, the most recent Fire Emblem title for Nintendo 3DS. He is the Prince of Ylisse, and actually is a descendant of Marth. He is the father of Lucina, another character in the game. His one and only appearance was in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Nabbit Nabbit Nabbit

I think Luigi, Marth or Pit will be next.

Never really thought about it before, but you guys can go ahead and guess if you want. Although it would be difficult to since it can literally be any Nintendo character ever.

#12
January 12th's character is Pit though!



Pit is the main character of the Kid Icarus series. He has wings and can shoot arrows from his bow. (but also has other weapons depending on the game) In his latest game Uprising, he is very confident and thinks he can defeat any monster easily. He is generally sent out by Palutena to save the world. His first appearance was in Kid Icarus and his latest appearance was in Kid Icarus: Uprising.