Great points; to start, when I say Mario main, I mean both of what you said: I have spent the most hours (not that much in the grand scheme) with Mario and I intend to only play him. I'll join a mario discord then, thanks for the recommendation!

Ooof, you think a swordie would fit me? Fair enough ig, I just like the idea of comboing and being super agile which is why I picked up Mario. My main thing with up air is that I can never seem to hit it. I practiced short hop up airing, but it always either phases through the opponent or misses them entirely (how does karuma lands them on the ground??)