History Characters / SuperMarioSunshineASpriteOfLight

* CloningBlues: When it turns out that you are merely the result of many generations of cloning via magic, and thus never had a mother at all, you'd be pretty upset too.

* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: Both Aqua and Yoshi from this story’s predecessor had to save the other three heroes from their prisons by finding keys, making them the main protagonist from their respective stories. Yoshi already had confidence from the start, having had experience before, and was a [[HeterosexualLifePartners long time friend of Mario’s from the very beginning]], feeling the need to return the favor after he saved him. Aqua had her self esteem diminished by the time the story began, and had only just met Mario. She needed to learn everything with the help of FLUDD and develop her confidence over the course of the story.

* MakingASplash: Her main power which she recently discovered. She hasn't been able to hone the skill yet due to inexperience, and it can be dangerous if not careful.

* HeroicBsod: Had this as he was crying off in a corner.

* GreenEyedMonster: Shown to be jealous of Aqua getting more attention from Mario than him, to the point where he tries to get them to separate by taking Mario to a place where kids aren’t allowed.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In the canon series, she was shown to be competitive at worst. Here, she has a HairTriggerTemper that will cause her to hurt others, whether on purpose or by accident.

* LaserGuidedKarma: After she went too far in trying to get Aqua to try broccoli, making her cry and causing her magical powers to destroy the castle, Daisy gets hit in the head by a brick that fell from the ceiling.
* ShadowArchetype: She’s what Luigi could be if he held onto his envy for others stealing attention from him, and resorted to anger to get what he wants.

* AxCrazy: They clearly want Luigi dead, and will do whatever it takes. This includes trying to break his arms, smashing furniture, torturing him both physically and psychologically, and LaughingMad.
* FauxAffablyEvil: They pretend to be the real Mario and Aqua in order to get the green plumber off guard at first. However, the part where "Mario" refuses to help with the blackout, and "Aqua" apparently knows higher level vocabulary is when the red flags are raised.

* TheGamblingAddict: Fitting to his minigames in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Super Mario 64 DS'', he's really excited about the casino.

* GamblingAddict: Fitting to his minigames in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Super Mario 64 DS'', he's really excited about the casino.

* CanonForeigner: Did not appear, nor was even mentioned in the original game.

* CanonForeigner: Much like Luigi, she did not appear nor get mentioned in the original game.

* EvilCounterpart: To Aqua. Both are kids who have suffered tragedy involving their parents, Aqua having lost hers, and Junior having found out his dad lied to him and never had a mother in the first place. Both would also suffer a Bsod because of these revelations. But where they diverge is their goals. While Bowser Jr. aims to finally have a mother of his own in the form of Princess Peach by polluting the island and framing the heroes for it, Aqua moves on from her loss and aims to clean up Junior's mess and her name.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[SuperPaperMario Mr. L]]. It isn't even subtle. He acts as Luigi's antithesis, throwing out insults at others, he uses Luigi's Super Jump move at one point, and the Super L Flyer is a Brobot clone. The Super L Stomper later on is based on Brobot L-Type.

WhoDares: "MARIO! How dare you disturb my family vacation?! ROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!"

* Compositeharacter: Her and Toad take the place of all five Toads from the original game and take some traits from each of them.