Mario

Mario is Nintendo's mascot character and is widely considered to be the mascot of gaming as a whole. Although he is mostly known for his numerous protagonistic and heroic roles he has had antagonistic and villainous roles in the early Donkey Kong games such as when he served as the main antagonist of ''Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong Circus ''where he was portrayed as the abusive owner of Donkey Kong I (later known as Cranky Kong).