Characters in the Mario Kart series
This is a list of all playable characters featured in the Mario Kart series. There are 123 playable characters with their own slot across the series, primarily sourced from Nintendo franchises, with only Blinky, Don-Chan, Mametchi, Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man in the Mario Kart Arcade GP games being from Bandai Namco Holdings.
As of Mario Kart Tour, only Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi are playable in all games.
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| Character | Super Mario Kart[1] | Mario Kart 64[2] | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Mario Kart: Double Dash[3] | Mario Kart DS | Mario Kart Wii | Mario Kart 7[4] | Mario Kart 8[5] | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[6] | Mario Kart Tour[7] |
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| Baby Daisy |
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| Baby Luigi |
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| Baby Mario |
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| Baby Peach |
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| Baby Rosalina |
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| Baby Rosalina (Detective) |
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| Birdo |
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| Birdo (Light Blue) |
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| Birdo (Yellow) |
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| Black Shy Guy |
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| Black Yoshi |
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| Blue Shy Guy |
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| Blue Yoshi |
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| Boomerang Bro |
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| Bowser |
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| Bowser Jr. |
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| Builder Mario |
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| Builder Toad |
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| Cat Peach |
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| Daisy |
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| Daisy (Fairy) |
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| Daisy (Holiday Cheer) |
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| Diddy Kong |
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| Dixie Kong |
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| Donkey Kong |
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| Donkey Kong Jr. |
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| Dry Bones |
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| Dry Bowser |
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| Dry Bowser (Gold) |
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| Fire Bro |
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| Funky Kong |
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| Gold Koopa (Freerunning) |
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| Gold Mario |
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| Green Shy Guy |
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| Hammer Bro |
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| Honey Queen |
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| Ice Bro |
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| Ice Mario |
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| Iggy |
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| Inkling Boy |
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| Isabelle |
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| King Boo |
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| King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) |
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| Koopa Troopa |
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| Lakitu |
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| Larry |
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| Lemmy |
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| Light Blue Shy Guy |
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| Light Blue Yoshi |
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| Link |
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| Ludwig |
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| Luigi |
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| Luigi (Classic) |
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| Mario |
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| Mario (Chef) |
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| Mario (Classic) |
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| Mario (Hakama) |
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| Mario (Happi) |
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| Mario (Musician) |
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| Mario (Santa) |
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| Metal Mario |
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| Mii |
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| Monty Mole |
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| Morton |
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| Orange Shy Guy |
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| Orange Yoshi |
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| Paratroopa |
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| Pauline |
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| Pauline (Party Time) |
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| Peach |
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| Peach (Kimono) |
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| Peach (Vacation) |
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| Peach (Wedding) |
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| Peach (Wintertime) |
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| Peachette |
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| Penguin Luigi |
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| Petey Piranha |
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| Pink Gold Peach |
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| Pink Shy Guy |
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| Pink Yoshi |
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| R.O.B. |
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| Red Koopa (Freerunning) |
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| Red Yoshi |
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| Rosalina |
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| Rosalina (Aurora) |
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| Rosalina (Halloween) |
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| Roy |
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| Shy Guy |
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| Shy Guy (No Textured) |
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| Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) |
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| Tanooki Mario |
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| Toad |
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| Toad (Party Time) |
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| Toad (Pit Crew) |
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| Toadette |
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| Villager Boy |
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| Villager Girl |
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| Waluigi |
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| Waluigi (Bus Driver) |
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| Wario |
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| Wario (Hiker) |
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| Wendy |
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| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 (11) |
20 | 12 (21) |
25 | 17 | 30 (+23 (DLC)) (53) |
59 | 85 |
Notes
^a Only playable in Multiplayer Mode.
^b Only playable in Download Play mode if players do not have their own card.
^c Have an Outfit A and an Outfit B.
^d Palette Swap.
^e Paid DLC.
^f The Inkling Boy have two alternative colours: Purple and Cyan.
^g The Inkling Girl have two alternative colours: Lime and Magenta.
^h Link have an alternative and a downloadable costume in champion style.
^i Palette swap when Gold Mario unlocked.
^j At the beginning or unlockable.
^k Only playable in Gold Rush mode.
^l Only in certain tours unlockable.
^m Update character.
Arcade[edit]
| Character | Mario Kart Arcade GP[8] | Mario Kart Arcade GP 2[9] | Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | Mario Kart Arcade GP VR |
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| Baby Mario |
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| Baby Peach |
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| Black Yoshi |
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| Blinky |
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| Blue Toad |
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| Bowser |
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| Bowser Jr. |
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| Daisy |
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| Don-Chan |
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| Donkey Kong |
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| Dry Bowser |
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| Fire Mario |
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| Gold Mario |
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| Hero Don-Chan |
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| Ice Luigi |
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| King Boo |
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| Lakitu |
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| Luigi |
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| Mametchi |
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| Mario |
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| Metal Mario |
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| Ms. Pac-Man |
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| Pac-Man |
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| Peach |
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| Red Yoshi |
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| Rosalina |
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| Tanooki Mario |
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| Toad |
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^a Free download.
^b Palette Swap.
^c Playable during a limited-time event. Could be unlocked for permanent use through the event.
^d Not playable, but an opponent in the race.
^e Only playable when using this character's machine, otherwise only one opponent in the race.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Super Mario Kart" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mario Kart 64" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mario Kart Double Dash!!" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 12 October 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mario Kart 7" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 12 October 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mario Kart 8 Drivers". Nintendo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Drivers". Nintendo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "Mario Kart Tour". Nintendo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ "Super Mario Kart" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mario Kart Arcade GP 2". Bandai Namco. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
Links[edit]
- Super Mario on Wikipedia
- Mario Kart 64 at PlayRoms.net.Mario Kart series
Main games 
Arcade games Other
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- ↑ "Mario Chart characters infographic". Myemulator. 29 May 2020. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "Mario Chart characters infographic". Myemulator. 29 May 2020. Unknown parameter
