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The Smash Taunt characters are a group of characters who appear in various Smash Taunts in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash

platforms. However, 8-bit characters cannot be encountered in these areas. The Prima Games guidebook states 8-bit characters are apparently as old as the

18 map after all the levels are cleared, alongside some Cheep Cheeps and Deep Cheeps. A Sushi assistant is rewarded after clearing the first area in World

which appears in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, is named after them, and they are one of many characters referenced by the game's scoreboard. In Mario Golf:

Similarly, the four main characters of the game can be found hidden in various areas (note: players can't find the character that the player uses.) By

Town. Gelato Beach is named Mamma Beach. Noki Bay is named Mare Bay. Pianta Village is named Monte Village. In cutscenes, the names of Isle Delfino and Delfino

the group find the fog machine, and after defeating Bowser Jr., shadow destroys it, clearing the fog from the area. Shadow also appears to offer support

hide-and-seek after Regenesis decides to play "pirate" instead. The heroes must throw the three penguins on a boat after finding them. After returning the

set for a quiz show named "Who's a Bright Spark?!" hosted by Quiz Host. There are five different doors leading to different areas. The southern door leads

Mario Party: Star Rush, see Lakitu (space). For the characters from Super Mario 64 also simply named "Lakitus", see Lakitu Bros. “We're gonna spike-bomb

Castle is named Mushroom Kingdom (or Mushroomsville in one instance) but essentially serves the same purpose. It is to the east of Mushroom Way. After visiting

version, Clay is named Max by default and Ace is named Tina by default. In the Japanese version, Clay is named Norty by default and Ace is named Tabby by default

care about him, since nobody ever visits him. After hearing his tale, Shroomlock offers to be his friend. After the situation is resolved, Thwomp gives the

to access the final few areas. After talking with him in both of these encounters, he flies away with balloons on his back. After the player beats a level

them, pointing them in the direction of the desert area in the hopes of finding a "stadium". After Toady is visited again once the Mushroom Stadium is

the Torpedo Ted, the Dolphins drop Luigi and Yoshi off at a nearby beach. After being thanked by Luigi, the two friendly Dolphins leap back into the water

from Cake Mixes held by Shy Guys in the Blue Station area playground, after the pan is returned.) After Gourmet Guy is given a cake, he will drop a Cookbook

each world, if the player remains in certain areas too long, the game will play an eerie sound cue after 3 to 5 minutes and a Megabite will spawn. They

introduced, such as "Character Match", where characters battle computer-designated AI opponents to be upgraded into "star characters" and gain statistical

Kong Country series: In addition to New Donk City being named after Donkey Kong, characters' names from this series appear as street signs, such as Diddy

Intelligent Systems. The series is named after its distinctive visual style, which consists of 2D paper cutout characters in 3D papercraft environments. It

experience, the player gets to increase their characters ability in different areas (similar to an RPG). The four areas that can be improved are Speed, Power,

(pipe set) Names in other languages Mario Motors, only featured at Universal Studios Japan and named after the Mario Kart sponsor of the same name, is a gift

choose their characters from the selection screen, and human players can set names for their characters to be displayed above the characters' heads during

becoming smaller after each hit. However, if the player leaves the area before completely defeating Big Boo, his health resets. After defeating Big Boo

shard from the young Bowser, Yoob appears and eats all of the five characters. After Sunnycide in Yoob's Belly is defeated, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby

star rings to travel through areas made the game seem rigid as some areas only lasted for seconds. He said that the characters were irritating, the storyline

default names for Ness' favorite thing is Goal. This coincides with several other default names in the game that make Ness' party members named after Super

except for ones on fences, which disappear after shocking the player. Amps can also be found in many areas of Super Mario Galaxy, including the Space Junk

escaping small areas (e.g. Garbage Day), or reaching safe areas (e.g. Bad Vegetables), all while evading obstacles that other characters would normally

Players can select their character from a pool of playable characters prior to starting the game; each of these characters have their own unique playstyle

out for a short period of time. Klepto eventually regains its senses, and after losing the Power Star, it attempts to steal Mario's cap. In later stages

first game to be named after a Toad within the series. Playing similarly to Captain Toad's Adventures, Captain Toad explores new areas in search of hidden

normal doors. Some of these doors lead to new areas. After the first two Noknoks is a checkpoint. After the first checkpoint is a bridge of invisible blocks

interactive objects, friendly characters, goop, and even trees regularly varying from one episode to the next. Friendly characters also typically have different

Pixl named Barry witnessed the scene from behind a bush and tells the heroes how to reach Fort Francis. After passing through an underground area just

Kingdom Battle. Hence their name, they carry large storage chests full of Bad Bananas which they use to attack characters. They have very low stamina,

indestructible stone wheels often featured in ruined areas. They mostly serve as obstacles that harm the playable characters by rolling onto them. Millstones first appear

of Mario and other characters from the franchise (while also incorporating cameos from several Legend of Zelda characters) themed after common trades and

locations of the Beanbean Kingdom, named after words pertaining to laughter: Woo Beans are green and are usually found after fighting enemies like Beanies,

looks for the key and soon encounters a ghost named Uncle Grimmly and defeats him to get the key. After he turns the power back on, he catches more Boos

Peaceful Village The Vast Plain (2 areas) Cave of Flames “An indestructible little man patrols many of the pink areas.” —Wario Land 4 official North American

Donkey Kong Jr., after discovering his father is missing from the circus, decides to track him down with the help of a clumsy biker named Bones. Donkey Kong

Legends Showdown. The characters and events for each area, as well as the rivals for each of the final events, are shown. Characters are Yoshi, Donkey Kong

reunited here. After that, they headed with Luvbi up to The Overthere." In The Underwhere and its counterpart, The Overthere, many characters or places that

penalty areas. This also includes lava and pits, areas considered to be out of bounds in previous games. When the player lands in a penalty area, they are

a Carrot Mario can use to become Bunny Mario. After the ? Blocks is a pipe which takes Mario to an area above-ground. If Mario chooses to stay underground

originally named "Grand Moons", although they retain this name in the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese languages. The Binding Band was simply named the "Wedding

CPU. Characters are then chosen out of the roster of ten playable characters; CPU players can have their difficulty adjusted as their characters are chosen

Clusters are named after star clusters, which is also the source for Star Cruster's name. A stronger variant known as the Pulsar appears in later areas. Clusters

Glide Ramp. After the racers glide down to the road below, there is a turn going left. Shortly after the turn, there is an anti-gravity area curving to

Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - A bramble level returns, and is named Bramble Scramble after the one in Donkey Kong Country 2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

watching a television show named Our Miraculous World. The Our Miraculous World broadcast is covering a story about a man named Egon that claims to have

Donkey Kong. After placing in the top three positions in a cup, the player gets to dogfight the boss, which is the character the cup is named for. Each take

interactive friendly characters of any major area in Super Mario Sunshine. Throughout all of Noki Bay's episodes, the only characters who Mario can talk

Tiny) Throughout the game, the Kongs meet various characters within certain worlds. These characters often don't appear outside said world, with a few

the rewards of the Coin Fish. Some of the Noki characters include: Buckies - a trio of female Nokis, named Plucky, Lucky, and Ducky, found at the start of

changes and the lack of Yoshi. Areas that were not named in the original game outside of supplementary material are now given names, most of which are found

their Paper Mario design. Despite being unused, a Sammer Guy named Monty Who Waits is named after Monty Moles. Monty Moles were going to appear as enemies

then second and third areas in a similar way after which there is another Checkpoint. Following this and the crossing of a large area with several of the

include more information about the Mario Party Superstars areas Village Square (formerly named Mushroom Village) is a small river bank village found in

the player receives after completing Stage 5 (Stage 20 prior to version 2.0.0), as well as being a reward after clearing the first area of World 25. Their

conscious, speaking characters that do impose themselves onto the player character when encountered. Signs can be read by the player character in Super Mario

the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While

Double Dash!! includes twenty playable characters, with nine returning characters and eleven newcomers. New characters include Daisy, Birdo, Baby Mario, Baby

planned to have fourteen playable characters in the game, with many of the proposed characters being returning characters from the original game. Similar

Nintendo of Japan. "CHARACTERS of Super Mario Bros. 3". CHARACTERS of the Super Mario Bros. series (official Japanese character index). Published 2020

that bounce them off. In between the two areas with spring, there is a tunnel with drills and a slippery floor. After this, a slippery and curved girder leads

Jester-like enemy named Harlequin. A blue-colored Fautso named Baba Yaga. An enemy that resembles a purple Bahamutt with sunglasses. A red Spikey named Super Spike

weapons in the game are modeled after their user, even if the user is a Rabbid. The Plumber's Helper is modeled after Mario, whose Rabbid counterpart uses

265 playable characters in Mario Kart Tour, the largest number of playable characters in a Super Mario game. Notable new playable characters to the Mario

they expire after being landed on. Mario Party DS has eight playable characters and five board hosts, with a boss for each board. Other characters with little

his method acting. If Mario returns to the meeting area after Yella has been found, a Toad looking after the tree explains the others set off to find the

game to use completely unique names for each of its levels, and the second after Super Mario World to name its greater areas in-game. Both games use food

Some Grinders drop bombs, and were named Short Fuses in the Player's Guide. Others drop Needlenoses, and were named Seedy Sallies. Some Grinders are harmless

friends as playable characters. The game would later be released in Japan under the name Super Mario USA in 1992. Many characters and abilities from Super

appears in the minigame Ka-Goomba! after some time. When it appears, the player must shoot its back to defeat it. After it is defeated, the minigame ends

of the areas are named after the theme of the area, except they are all puns on terms of sleep instead of types of laughter. The island's name itself is

Prince Peasley, their name comes from the pea. Inhabitants of the Beanbean Kingdom, they serve Queen Bean and appear in a variety of areas throughout the kingdom

(first floor) map areas Peach's Castle (second floor) map areas Peach's Castle (third floor) map areas Peach's Castle (tower) map areas Enemies Bowser Alarm

first obtained after Mario enters the portal for the Cavern of the Metal Cap in the Hazy Maze Cave and automatically transforms. After hitting the green

and Luigi's plumbing business, Mario Bros. Plumbing Services. He was named after the old advertising boss of Parker Bennett and Terry Runté, Bob Scarpelli

found within the stadium areas. They can be equipped on individual characters to provide a statistical boost during a game, after which it wears off. * -

dashboard. Each of these levels do not appear under their usual name but rather named after their theme, such as "Cave" or "Machine". The objective of Time

Deep Woods, these ones disappear after Mario exits the bonus area, and the seed must be planted anew to reach the area again. Sometimes, in other kingdoms

Party as a non-playable character who owns the item shop. On Megafruit Paradise and its team-mode variant, Watermelon Walkabout, after passing Flutter's shop

Tracker's ending, where he does not hesitate to chase after the Green Star he sees falling from the sky, and after it falls into the Clear Pipe that leads to the

It was built by generations of poor folk after the battle between the four heroes and the Shadow Queen. The area was barren and in ruins, so the people built

to rescue him and fly him to Club Sugar. Dr. Crygor's microgame set is named after his latest invention, and involves rotating the Game Boy Advance to alter

appear on the World 21 map after an area has been cleared of viruses. A Galoomba assistant is rewarded after clearing the first area in World 21. Super Mario

Not to be confused with Krockhead, alternatively named Krocs. “GET OUT!” —Kroc, Donkey Kong 64 Kroc is a rare, unseen enemy represented by an aiming cursor

Zingers. Multiple characters that look like Tiny must be rescued in each of the minigames; however, Funky Kong claims that these characters form the Kong family

content for the game Paper Mario. Paper Mario was originally going to be named Super Mario RPG 2 (also called Mario RPG 2 or Mario RPG 64), but due to complications

attack the characters with their spears if the character(s) on one side get too close to a Spear Guy. The Spear Guys make the single character lose three

choose to move up to three characters in their party around the battle area and/or perform two actions from each character to help their team or attack

all of the game's hidden Bonus Areas, with 100% completion slightly changing the dialogue in the ending sequence. Bonus Areas are found usually by breaking

penultimate area after collecting all the vital pieces of the Ultibed, just like how Joke's End was the second-to-last area to visit after collecting all

player may buy stocks. All shops are divided in many areas, each given a unique name and color. Most areas contain four shops. Shops start with a given price

playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and, alongside Snake, is one of the first two non-Nintendo characters to appear as playable characters in the

either Classic Mode with the original Game & Watch characters or an updated Modern Mode featuring characters of the Super Mario franchise along with updated

hard-to-reach areas. However, in Donkey Kong 64, it is only given to him after entering one of Cranky's Kong Barrels, and it can only be used in certain areas. During

Blubba comes along and eats one named Stanley. Later in the chapter, Mario defeats Tubba Blubba in the Windy Mill area, therefore freeing the Boos. It

agile characters. Defense characters are large or long characters with a better ball reach. They are not very agile characters. Tricky characters have highly

Lavalava Island from Toad Town. The whale can be found in the Toad Town docks after Mario rescues the Star Spirit Skolar from Gusty Gulch. However, the whale

over the King Kong name, characters, or story, and that there was no possibility for consumers to confuse Nintendo's game and characters with the King Kong

similarities as the games they are based on). The playable characters shout "Nintendo!" after the game is launched, as the Nintendo logo appears. In Superstar

spots drained of color. After some exploration of Port Prisma, They activate the fountain, which releases a 3D paint can. After Mario tries hammering the

sequel in the Super Mario series to take place directly after the events of a previous entry. After Bowser's previous defeat, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool

The Buzzard is a friendly character in Donkey Kong 64. It is first seen locked in a cage near Snide's HQ in Angry Aztec. After Diddy Kong frees the Buzzard

Puzzle Pieces are scattered throughout a level in different areas, some appear only after collecting a certain group of items. Bonus Stages dedicated to

here that she plans to use the Beanstar and Peach's voice. After her plan fails, and after being defeated by the bros., the Beanstar is later found by

Reason: Add characters from Chapter 4 and Excess Express Throughout Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there exist several NPCs that are not named in any

located in his colon. True to the area's name, it is full of miscellaneous junk, and is where Mario, Luigi, Starlow end up after they and all the others present

to look at it; this causes all characters on the scene to start laughing after they have realized what happened. After completing a singles tournament

into Nimbus Castle, whom he names "A Plumber's Lament" ("In Search of Lost Brother" in the Nintendo Switch remake). After Valentina is removed from the

red pipes in the first area, the player can access an area very similar to World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. After this area is an area where the player must

Wario's storyline, after beating Hammer-bot in Easy, Dr. Mario is seen chasing after Mad Scienstein, but is never seen again after that. In Normal or higher

first course in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! that is not owned by a character or characters. It is also one of three courses in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to

her help and manages to enter the Tree; after freeing the locked Punies with the aid of a special orb and after solving the Great Tree's puzzles and defeating

where the characters then know what is going on and cheer up Koops's team. Finally in the game, Goombella's email shows that Koops, after having defeated

mission is replayed after obtaining the Dark-Light Device in A-4 JamBoolaya references GumBoo from Luigi's Mansion. Both are named after dishes in Louisiana

is the second game in the Mario & Luigi series after Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga to have a remake. After the Mushroom Kingdom's citizens start contracting

Toad, though is captured again soon after. Wingo then takes her to the same tower, while Captain Toad arrives. After a final fight, Wingo is truly defeated

a technical move that first appeared in Mario Kart Wii. After jumping off most ramps, characters can perform Jump Boosts. Tricks are introduced in Mario

System issue "Duh Stoopid Bomb!" where the Snifit, after accidentally becoming super-intelligent after being caught in the explosion of a Smart Bomb, usurps

(Paper Mario using ). Because the player now has two characters following after Mario, all three characters can be made to jump simultaneously with the button

first. Panels, also named squares, are objects found on the overworld map in Super Mario Bros. 3. They represent the different areas in each world. There

also seen at World 17 after an area is cleared of viruses. A Yellow Shy Guy assistant is rewarded after clearing the first area in World 17. Shy Guys appear

the DS version also has a trio of Goombas that wear the player characters' caps in this area. To the right is the Mother Penguin that Tuxie belongs to as

the French translation substitutes his name with Vanna T. In Super Paper Mario, one of the Sammer Guys is named "Quizmo Question That Has No Answer". Goomba

his Eggmobile. After the Pocky tells Sonic that Dr. Eggman boarded a bullet train, he sees him on the train and chases after it. After beating the train

to be placed in areas that Wario cannot access right away. Most of the time, he has to free a Merfle in order to gain access to areas blocked by these

underwater section. Soon after that, the course approaches a large anti gravity loop. On this loop, as well as before it, characters can hit the wheels of

and King of Fighters Stadium, several other characters from Fire Emblem: Three Houses make cameos in these areas: Dimitri, Dedue, and Ingrid from the Blue

vulnerable for a few seconds, after which the shell will have no effect. During development of Super Mario World, the Japanese name of Thwimp, "Coton", was going

All 21 playable characters from previous games in the series return. Additionally, 20 new playable characters (10 new Super Mario characters and 10 new Sonic

through the list again, but without a special character announcement. Instead, it will say, the characters name and "Beginning play", where the player needs

There is also a standalone campaign named Bowser's Fury, which takes place in an open-world area called Lake Lapcat. After Bowser Jr. paints Bowser with black

once causes their helmets to fly off their heads. After the first hit, they will become faster and after several seconds, put their helmets back on. Unlike

instead identify the golfer as a separate character named "Ossan", which happens to be a generic internal name Mario had during the development of Donkey

rocks as possible. After teaching them, she hangs around the area, offering pay at the rate of 20 coins per rock, and 100 more after clearing all (There

Mario's castle. After rescuing Princess Daisy from Tatanga in Sarasaland, Mario returns to his own private island, appropriately named Mario Land. Upon

Enter the ocean above and move 3 areas right, and two up. After the Bros. receive Ultra Hammers, they can go to an area of Gwarhar Lagoon blocked by rocks

aims at her after capturing a Sherm, she will panic for a split second before disappearing in a puff of smoke. After Mario leaves the area or lets go of

team in the first area he enters. After exploring the desert a bit, Mario and his team visit the desert town of Dry Dry Outpost. After talking to Moustafa

also became the focus of her own self-named tour, which introduced a variant of her wearing a detective outfit, named Baby Rosalina (Detective). This variant

Bullet Bill. They can be seen in the watery areas of the first room. A Torpedo Ted, though not specifically named as such, appears in the final episode of

in the Bowling minigame, alongside other major characters from the game. Like other WarioWare characters, he has an entry for the Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece

takes four consecutive fireballs from Fire Mario to defeat Porcupuffers. After one fireball, it will darken, puff up slightly, and no longer try to eat

player to hold the button, which allows the characters to swim through underwater vortexes that block the way. After swimming through a tunnel, the Kongs can

only character in the game that can use attacks with this property. In the Mario Party series, characters usually jump to hit Dice Blocks. Characters can

Reznor is named after Trent Reznor, the founder of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Rip Van Fish is named after Rip van Winkle, the main character of the

asleep after lying down. However, in the remake, after Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, or Wario stays asleep for a period of time, he immediately wakes up after lying

eliminate them. A giant Piranha Plant named Mom Piranha acts as the boss of the area, hatching from an egg-like structure after all the Piranha Plants are removed

a crossover featuring characters from the Super Mario franchise and Ubisoft's Rabbids series, and sees the return of characters from the previous game

one of the sides of the after selecting the appropriate character. Characters with only one costume change The following characters' costume changes are activated

the losers out after a game on Horror Land has ended. He also has his own page in the encyclopedia. In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Mr. I." can

blue lens on his left eye. After the heroes clear out the first Darkmess Tentacle, they can find Gerspard outside the windmill area. He has a side quest for

other characters from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island appear in the game as well, some as allies and some as enemies. The following characters are:

Peach's Heart Swing, which stuns male characters and characters of unknown gender, does not stun female characters, including Birdo. In Mario Tennis and

view 9-Volt as a rival after his departure, as suggested by his role as a boss in his game (as well as their interaction after the boss game is completed)

dinosaur in its description, despite it being named after a plesiosaur, which is not a dinosaur. It is designed after a bipedal nothosaur, an organism that is

buddies are shown with their names during the cast scene; the Kongs and King K. Rool are not listed. After the cast of characters finishes, the Kongs are all

a separate character from Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast features a total of 17 playable characters (consisting of 9 Kong characters and 8 Kremling

immediately after being fired from the cannon, without needing to perform a Triple Jump to take off first. Cannons cannot be unlocked until after the first

Rabbids Kingdom Battle is named after the galaxy. Dark Hopper Planet A is the level's starting planet, and hosts the first 3-D area in the level. It contains

is also after "it", and when at the start of a race, the Spooky Speedster pulls his visor down over his eyes. If Mario reaches the finish area first, the

friendly plesiosaur-like character who debuted in Super Mario 64. He helps the player ride across water or reach higher areas. Super Mario Odyssey explicitly

demos as an unlockable playable character, unlocked after 1500 participation points were accumulated in the first and after twelve matches were completed

playable characters in Mario Kart 8. Here, they are the only unlockable characters who are not unlocked at random, always being the eighth character to be

to reach distant areas. A cannon becomes useable in a course after Mario has spoken to a Bob-omb Buddy, a friendly non-playable character that controls the

Beanish character, presumably a visitor, seen on the entrance staircase. Keeping with the theme of locations in the Beanbean Kingdom being named after laughter

game is about two kids named Poki and Piki who fought over reading a book and ended up getting themselves pulled in by Mamu after accidentally tearing out

and name for nearly every character and enemy that appear in the game. After six years of absence, Dixie reappears as one of the playable characters in

four characters eventually find out that the Tanoomba tricked them and then teamed up to defeat the Tanoomba. The Tanoomba asks for forgiveness after the

of fighters after jumping. He is also mentioned in one of Peach's tips. Perry's trophy textures in Super Smash Bros. Brawl are named after Peach's textures

always much bulkier than the other characters. The only instances of any of his giant forms being officially named are in the Prima guides for New Super

into the ocean. Even after freeing Donkey Kong, both Diddy and Dixie must pay 47 Kremkoins to Klubba to enter the Lost World. After completing the world

"Ha! Loser!" - After being attacked "*cough* Amateur!" - After being attacked "Ha!" - After being attacked "Huh! Talentless hack!" - After being attacked

seems to be based on this area. Gelato Beach is a large beach with a number of huts and trees. Cataquacks roam the sandy areas, with blue Cataquacks on

Starshade Bros. occupy the area in some manner, having access to several underground areas with star-shaped entrances. The area is mostly in the Beanbean

potential to complete microgames in higher areas (e.g. Drawbridge Dilemma, another good fit) and dodge hazards in low areas (e.g. Super Mario Bros. and Inside

Mario and his friends, who dispatch them one after another. Eventually, General Guy fights Mario himself. After defeat, General Guy and his Shy Guys flee

returned to normal. After Wizpig's brainwashed minions are defeated, Wizpig is next challenged by Diddy Kong and his friends. After a race, Wizpig is seemingly

of the characters is decided by the order in which the button was pressed after being prompted, with pressing beforehand causing the character to have

into a goop form, which E. Gadd calls "Goo." After further tests, the goop took the form of Luigi and was named "Gooigi" and sent back in time to the events

lever that is too rusty to pull. After Knuckles pushes the lever, the floor falls and everyone falls down to Polastraits. After realizing where they are, they

the battle victory screen. After certain cutscenes in Chateau de Chucklehuck, such as after the Popple and Rookie fight or after the Mini-Mario/Dunk Hammer

Hammer Bro Tour. He is classified as a Super character and his special item is the Ice Flower. A cup named after Ice Bro, the Ice Bro Cup, debuted in the 2021

Mario Kart 64, all the karts now use four-stroke engines. After being absent in subsequent games after Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Pipe Frame returns in

he forfeits the Star Stamp. He is the only playable character in the game to have a board named after them. Waluigi appears in a few minigames in Mario Party-e

suggestion for the name of Dixie Kong. Furthermore, Tiny Kong was another name considered; it would later become the name of a different character debuting in

the bridge, and after a few seconds, the bomb detonates and creates a pit. Anyone caught in the blast radius takes heavy damage. After some time, a Twilight

between the three characters (for example, all three characters can perform one action or one character can perform three actions). The characters players can

Speed characters have high agility and move around place to place quickly. Technical characters focus on accuracy and control. Defensive characters have

tormenting a Nimbi named Sunbi. The heroes save Sunbi, who gives them the key to the previously mentioned locked door. The next area holds yet another locked

unlocked. The player spawns on the "sprawling savanna" that the stage is named after, but the course is set in the daytime as opposed to the sunset in the

specific characters to Miiverse by posting in special "support" communities made for every character, which could be chosen to appear when that character is

summit for counsel after Bowser takes Peach's castle to the sky and easily KOs Mario. Once he has awakened from his unconscious state after many days and Goombario's

flags next to the characters' faces. These flags serve as a purpose for recruiting other characters to the player's team. Each character has a set number

Luigi is searching for Tails (after she learned from Omochao). Amy tells Luigi that she can help him find Tails afterwards. After the match, Amy and Luigi head

either Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. Additionally, after the Kongs find all the Bonus Areas in an area, an exclamation point appears above the level's circular

The Boo areas are spaces that first appear in Mario Party 10, only on the board Haunted Trail. If the player passes one, they will start being haunted

Legend of the Seven Stars. He is named after Pulcinella, a classical character in Italian theater and puppetry. His name may have also been taken from Pulcinella's

set centered on a new theme: Anything Goes. These characters appear in Story mode as side characters. Mike and Fronk have their own sets of microgames

otherwise inaccessible areas. They only appear in two colors: orange and green. Some Warp Pipes remain stationary both before and after use, while others appear

Byway (High Bounce Highlands in the British English Wii U version), also named World 4-4, is the fourth level in World 4 of Super Mario 3D World and its

takes place. All bonus areas retain the kingdom's light gravity. Enemies marked with an asterisk (*) are only found in bonus areas. Astro-Lanceurs 8-bit

unlockable characters, and he can be obtained after he is beaten on every track in a one-on-one race while collecting all his Coins. The character select screen

grassy platform. Areas with a dotted background, such as the backgrounds surrounding partners when they join Mario's party and the area where the black

Land's first fortress. After a second hit, Boom Boom walks left and right again, but very quickly, possibly as a desperation tactic. After the third hit, he

This article is about the characters from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. For the Toads that appear in the Paper Mario series, see Toad (species) § Paper Mario

proximity to Plack Beach, its name comes from "cavity," a colloquial term for tooth decay. It is split up into two areas. The first area is red and purple in color

are replaced by various traveling Toads, Koopas, and Goombas after Chapter 6, listed after the forward slash. Cabin 001: Doopliss (disguised as Zip Toad)

series to feature third-party characters as playable characters, in this case being Sonic and Snake. Of the roster, eight characters are from the Super Mario

Speedy characters have a fast run speed. Powerful characters have strong and fast shots. Defensive characters have a wide coverage. Tricky characters have

construct a new castle in his name. When the remaining two Yoshis notice Kamek inadvertently dropping Wonder Wools around the areas next to Craft Island, they

Banana Ship appears, and DK and Diddy battle it. After the Kongs destroy the spaceship, a banana alien named Xananab exits from it. He apologizes for attacking

also appear in Absent Minded, as one of the characters that can be chosen. They appear to glow in dimly lit areas. Some Broozers appear in the background of

tend to have lower speed. After a new machine has been assembled in a garage, the player will be prompted to give it a name. After this, various options will

as they carry her away. Luigi runs after, but he stops on a Donut Block and falls into mucus. A white figure named Princess Lipid drags Luigi up and gives

the level and jumps up and down after the microgame is cleared. Level 1: The microgame takes place in World 1-1. The area is spacious and the ? Block is

would rather play with between two random playable characters from Mario Tennis Aces. When a character is selected, it reappears as an option in a future

features Mii's[sic] as the characters? A. Wii Sports 2 B. Wii and You C. Wii Music 4. Q: What is the name of the Nintendo character pictured A. Pit B. Captain

as a playable character, but is only available to players using DS Download Play. Characters highlighted in gray are unlockable. Characters highlighted in

may be a part of a sort of clan that names their members after their purposes. Additionally in this game, the character Chet Rippo is redesigned to resemble

downloadable character, available for purchase as part of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC pack as one of the two playable Animal Crossing characters, with

Kremling named Kloak (potentially the enemy of the same name which later appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest), a statue Kremling named Krumble

hungry Caterpillar. After running from this Caterpillar, Yoshi, after gaining a pair of Magic Wings, eats it. In "Born to Ride," after Yoshi leaves the Dome

Kirby's Classic Mode route pits him against characters known for eating. SmashWiki article: Inhale (Kirby) Inhale (named Swallow in Super Smash Bros. and Super

the first area, hot-air balloons featuring the heads of some of the playable characters in the game can be seen floating around the skyline. After coming

as one of the playable characters in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. In this game, Toadette plays identically as the other characters besides the Yoshis and

FLUDD after Mario enters the Hillside Cave for the first time. The Secret of the Dirty Lake (Episode 6): Shadow Mario arrives and takes FLUDD after Mario

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large, spinning totem appears in the center of the one of the outdoor areas. This is the entrance of the level. There is a 1 pad, and two sand pits with vines

streets and some of the billboards and advertisements in the city are named after characters from the Donkey Kong franchise, such as "Diddy's Mart", "Dixie Street"

turn. The characters encounter a Bone Piranha Plant (which behaves just like a regular Piranha Plant, biting whoever is near). The following area has two

make a large jump. In the Virtual Console release, they are named Speed Pads. Dash Panels, named Dash Zones and booster arrows, reappear in Mario Kart 64

hesitation, Kat & Ana give chase. After their stage is cleared, the duo joins the gang, with Kat declaring the mission complete. After beating Anything Goes, Kat

specific area. After the player has cleared a stage, the player is rewarded with a Golden Banana. Some of them can be played in Snide's H.Q. after collecting

smaller forms. Main article: Ray A small, friendly manta named Ray appears as a minor character in Super Mario Galaxy. Mario can surf on his back along

find someone from the outside world who can help his people and escapes. After seeing the events unfold, Captain Syrup decides that defeating the Shake

Harbor after he has three Shine Sprites and defeats the Gatekeeper that devoured the Boathouse. Its name "Ricco" is Italian for "rich", so the name translates

cartwheels into Klump after it taunts him, and the Klump is sent overboard. In the Donkey Kong Country animated series a single Klump, aptly named General Klump

about his adventures after Mario comes back with another Crystal Star. Names in other languages Hawaii Land is a region named after Hawaii. It is implied

with Petey Piranha. After Petey Piranha is defeated, he drops a card Mario picks up. The purple Toad, who presumably remained in this area during the event

steed, and exclaiming his own name. Shigeru Miyamoto has stated in interviews that he wanted Mario to ride a horse after the completion of Super Mario

Lab. It is first accessible after Mario finds its curator, a yellow Toad with glasses, in the Graffiti Underground. After he is found, the curator runs

move backwards, which increases his speed, allowing him to access certain areas without having to collect the required number of Power Stars; this was patched

"Switch" characters while a star is active and a character levels up, that character will permanently obtain the technique that the other character would

with the profits made from the game after he is called out on hoarding it. Jimmy is shocked but does not chase after him. He later watches as Wario plummets

unlockable characters, his star character is available when he is unlocked. On the character select screen, Petey is sleeping, while other characters are all

the two are indeed the same character, with Little Mac having changed his appearance after splitting ways with Doc Louis. After a 15-year hiatus, the Punch-Out

apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game Diddy Kong Pilot. Some time after E3 2001, Candy was in the process

Just as the name "Balloon Barrage" would fit better with the other level, Construction Site Fight, "Construction Site Fight" would be best named as "Balloon

attacks. After defeating Gassox, the party will earn 30 Experience Points. Bowser summons Gassox whenever he uses his Poison Gas attack. Its new name comes

seventh area no longer appear after the S.S. Chuckola is sunk. Beanbean International Airport The player cannot enter battle with a Piranha Plant after dousing

along the way. After riding the broken platform, the player encounters a Big Boo, which chases them to the exit door. In the Goal Pole area, the player has

movements of the player's character(s). Unlike the other varieties of Bullet Bills, King Bills are always fired from offscreen areas. There are a total of

without locks, and they can lead Mario to different areas, such as a shop, the Slots minigame, or another area in the same kingdom. Warp Doors appear once again

Chapter 8, he will encounter characters invited to the party at Peach's Castle at the beginning of the game and imprisoned after Bowser's takeover of the castle

Cookie Cogworks, otherwise named World Bowser-3, is the third level in World Bowser from Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario

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immediately go to the Character Selection screen. While the player will start over where they left off in the level after choosing a character, they will lose

through an area. After the cut scene, the host asks what happened to whom, how many items or characters appeared, or where did someone go. The background music

entered a new area!" "From here on, we'll need the help of assistant characters." "To add your new recruit to the team, tap the characters button." "Characters

Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, refers to the area that the Smithy Gang attempts to conquer. After Mario rescues Princess Toadstool from King Bowser

be from Mario characters, characters from other Mario series such as Paper Mario will appear, as well as characters from other Nintendo franchises such as

hiding spot. If the player goes outside the mall area, they have to start over from the beginning. After the player finds the Toad in all five hiding spots

" (in the area where the second 10-flower coin is) "I'm all alone now..." (after the Tailies have been defeated) "Whoa!" (on a ceiling after the checkpoint

a recurring obstacle, representing player characters' reduced range of vision in low light. Player characters and other important entities, such as enemies

only turn a Gamyga into a trophy when used on the head after the body has been destroyed. Names in other languages SmashWiki article: Generator "Generator"

same minigame, if two characters fall off at the same time during a fight, a Fly Guy carries the character who falls off just after the other falls off up

two herds of Moo Moos - one in the middle area of the meadow, and the other one in the turn exiting it. After racers serpentine through the meadow, they

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Hence their name, they carry large slabs which they use to attack characters. They have very low stamina which can lead

Game Boy in 1997, Donkey Kong Land III, and it has the same characters and settings. Months after the events of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest,

Tucks, the Kongs must pound a trapdoor to access a Bonus Area. As with all other Bonus Areas, the Kongs must collect all bananas before time runs out to

Blocks Switch Warp Door (Area 1) Warp Door (Area 2) Warp Door (Area 3) Warp Pipe (Areas 1 and 2) Warp Pipe (Area 3) On page 7 in the Japanese instructions

ship just before it gets destroyed. Also, after K. Rool's fall, he is no longer chomped repeatedly by sharks after falling into the waters around Krem Quay;

playable characters in Super Mario Party, which is the largest number of playable characters thus far in the Mario Party series. Of these characters, 16 are

ground underneath, after which they begin their routine of opening and closing their valves. One Clampy in World 1-4 slips into a pit after touching the ground

King. K Rool was named "Krudd". Another proposed idea had the character named "King Klinker" and have him paired with a female Kremling named "Queen Krapp"

of six playable characters - Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong. Due to the format of this game, each character controls and plays

possible characters, both of which appear in the Mario Party 2 version. Additionally, it uses its name from Mario Party 2 rather than being named Crazy Cutter

Super Mario game in which this is possible. After Tanooki Mario tail whips a Bullet Bill, it changes its angle after a spin and keeps flying. Some Bullet Bills

user name and complete Level Creation 101, a tutorial mode where the player must use the level editor to complete four nearly finished levels. After completing

humorously knocks it over (after Mario tells her not to touch it), causing Rabbid Kong to plummet down to his defeat, after being in a selfie with Rabbid

of cheating after being deceived by two Miis dressed as Mario and Sonic. Following their losses in the Boxing Event, they make peace after realizing their

seen exploring the areas rather than looking for Power Stars. In the Bowser levels, the Toads are sometimes seen deep within the area, with the Toads often

three characters who appear in other Rare games with Banjo being one of the main characters in Banjo-Kazooie and Tiptup appearing as a minor character in

is stated by Game Over, a 1993 non-fiction book by David Sheff, to be named after Polly James, wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James

This article is about the room in Luigi's Mansion. For the similarly named room in the Treacherous Mansion of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, see Bottom of

domes are used to view the cosmos. Other areas in the Observatory are the Garage, the Library, and the Gate. After Bowser's giant sun collapses into a massive

Airplanes can be seen parked and taking off. Sunshine Airport is themed and named after Super Mario Sunshine. Shine Sprites are visible throughout the course

the stage until it is picked up by a character, falls off the stage, or is broken. Freezies in Melee break after a single attack is used on them, provided

from offscreen areas rather than from Banzai Bill Cannons. In Para-Beetle Parade, four Banzai Bills are also fired from offscreen areas while players are

more simplified, as two characters are set instead of single characters followed by another single character, etc. Each character's rivals will never change;

in their default location after Wario goes off-screen from where a barrel initially appears and returns to that position after that. In addition, barrels

is uncovered. After doing so, an arrangement of the main theme of The Legend of Zelda starts to play until the characters leave the area. Link appears

formation. Similarly to how the areas of the Beanbean Kingdom are named after onomatopoeias for laughter and the areas of Pi'illo Island are portmanteaus

by following other characters to enter their slipstream, travelling through recovery areas and crouching by pressing on downhill areas. Performing these

playable character in Mario Party 10 to not appear as a playable character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. Spikes appear as nonplayable characters in Mario

month after this game. An app based on this game was released for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, but only features Sonic characters and thus is named simply

Koopalings were named after musicians. However, Brooks contradicted this claim in a December 2015 interview, stating that Larry was not named after anyone in

must throw the eggs at the prince's uvula. After each hit, the stomach becomes progressively redder. After enough hits, the stomach flashes various colors

can be accessed after Barrel Cannon Canyon. The Kongs can save after five levels. In Monkey Mines, Candy's Save Point can be accessed after Stop & Go Station

agility. Defensive: These characters have great reach but are not agile. Tricky: These characters' shots curve more than other characters' shots. Additionally

of creatures from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. For the companion characters from the Donkey Kong franchise, see Animal Friends. For the little animals

Most of these Bob-ombs living in populated areas are friendly towards Mario. This includes an aged Bob-omb named Admiral Bobbery, who becomes one of Mario's

following: A green Jester-like enemy named Harlequin; its thought is "Kekekekekekekekekeka!" A blue-colored Fautso named Baba Yaga, capable of using Sand Storm

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height out of all characters, making his shots harder to fly over obstacles. However, they are the least affected by wind out of all characters. The player can

old lithograph. After they went to the door, they will enter the cave. On a spot, they have to hold to the left on the for 1 minute. After that, they have

hidden areas of levels. If the player uses the touch cursor or moves a character near an invisible Coin Coffer, its outline will appear. If a character approaches

small area with nothing but some coins. A door in this area leads to a house inhabited by an alien named Blollop. About halfway through the area, one can

fog covers the area, and the sky is darker than in other missions. The player can enter the ship in the lake through a broken window after luring Unagi the

sun after his father's defeat, and is later shown to be alive back in Mushroom Kingdom, as well as New Super Mario Bros Wii, where he survives after being

and sandy. After defeating the Icicle Golem, the player can re-enter this world from one of five starting points, named in-game after the areas they are

Hint Toad once again appears in Super Mario Odyssey as a supporting character, being named as such for the first time. He appears alongside Uncle amiibo to

to avoid enemies such as Moon Clefts. The moon spans six areas, which loop unlike other areas in the game. Interestingly, when approaching the X-Naut Fortress

appear. After going past the two gongs in the optional area, the player must follow the first set of spiked rollers that lead to an outdoor area. Then,

Mario Bros. Super Show!, coached by Tommy Lasagna and named after the MLB team of the same name. By the time The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! began airing

Bros. Ultimate The Ice Climbers, named Ice Climber in Japan, are a pair consisting of a boy named Popo and a girl named Nana, who originate from the NES

lands behind the fighters after ejecting from an Arwing as it flies overhead. All the characters work together to defeat Duon. After being defeated, Duon shrinks

Island Fortress, and K. Rool Island) is a massive naval fortress modeled after King K. Rool, who uses it as his base of operations in Donkey Kong 64. According

the Nimbi elevator, called the Overvator. His name comes from "November" and his girlfriend, Fallbi, is named for the season that contains that month (in

performs a Spin Jump after jumping on a Spindrift in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The Hat Trampoline closes back up after a short time. Some Hat

to join their balloon after his balloon leaves with Mario and Peach onboard. Yellow Toad and Blue Toad are the first new characters to use power-ups such

their home after accidentally breaking an item of the king's while plumbing. In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the house is named Mario's Pad

white with red areas as opposed to the primarily darker gray shade used in other regions. When seven karts are unlocked for each character after winning gold

turned into pigs by a distant bell in Creepy Steeple. After heading there, Mario finds a Duplighost named Doopliss who had been responsible for the chaos caused

of Warp Pipes leading to other areas, as well as various enemies and friendly characters alike. The friendly characters are mostly gathered in and around

Adventure mode, World of Light, under the name "DK Island." In several episodes of Captain N: The Game Master, a world named "Kongo Land" was mentioned as the

locations. After completing Kremwood Forest, the Kongs obtain the patch, which they can take to Funky for him to create the Hover Craft. After completing

Kingdom after leaving the Sand Kingdom. It is the greater location of Steam Gardens, a large forest area containing several iron structures. This area is also

the background. A Barrel Cannon pops out after the post has been used to its extent and launches the characters onto a wooden platform, supported by a whitewashed

trying to escape Castle Bleck in the interludes after Chapters 1 and 2 is titled "In the Darkness". After the end of chapter 1, Castle Bleck first appears

can perform favors for the inhabitants. After talking to the sun in the Sun Tower, a Lakitu attacks Mario. After he is defeated, the Lakitu, who is known

brewed the Woohoo Blend; for other drinks, different characters would have appeared. These characters were Wario, Samus Aran, Fox McCloud, Link, an Excitebike

intermission after the Tubba Blubba quest, Kammy Koopa summons one to guard a Treasure Chest in the Shy Guy's Toy Box. Later in the game, after Mario and

gains the Change item after completing 5 minigames and the Replay item after completing 10 minigames. Here, the player selects a character and enters a casino-style

ground and thrown. They start flashing a while after being pulled out of the ground and detonate shortly after. The bomb creates a small explosion (containing

playable characters, and then adjust the difficulty of the CPU players from Easy, Normal, Hard, to the unlockable Expert. After the characters are selected

them run over small pits. The playable characters can also jump farther and/or higher than normal while dashing. After running for a while, they sprint and

Team Bedsmith is a Pi'illo who appears in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, named after his craftsmanship for beds. With the required Zee Parts, he builds the

update, however, the character select screen now remembers the last costume used for characters with alternate costumes. Characters, variants, and Mii Racing

on the left side. After jumping on a semisolid platform, three Blewbirds blow arrows to help the player go further up the course. After another Blewbird

controllable characters in the entire game. Four playable characters, the colored Toads, are controlled only in the Toad Scramble mode while three characters are

features some platforms and areas that sink into the lava and never rise back out. The Kongs must quickly exit or get off of these areas or platforms to survive

of the Japanese fairy tale Issun-bōshi with Super Mario characters. Though he is not given a name, Mario refers to his father as "Papa". Through the camera

slightly moving for a few frames after the game is paused. The manga filter in Super Mario Odyssey occasionally has areas that flicker even when the camera

Crash. The FMV cutscene after defeating the brainwashed Crunch Bandicoot is named "Crunch Get!" in the cutscene viewer, likely after the phrase "Shine Get

additional galaxy after the player feeds it a certain number of Star Bits. The remaining galaxies in the game are accessed via other areas on or around the

platform also begin to crumble away after a certain point. The team of the winning character wins the minigame. If both characters fall off the larger platform

Rock-Candy Mines variation, characters fight on a wide Wobble Rock. In the Meringue Clouds variation, the match is set in an area similar to the Bouncy Cloud

various areas, mainly Toad Square. At first, he can often be seen sobbing for the Princess's well being after she is kidnapped by Fawful. After getting

to time. The first area in the level has the arrow platforms rising and sinking back into the lava but has very few Bullies. After the Checkpoint Flag

microgame. After beating Showdown for the first time, the option to use all the characters in the crew becomes available for previous levels. Names in other

certain areas, rather than as a form of attack. The slide first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3 and reappears in many Super Mario games. The character sits

section after the Long Donut Block, which has some Urchins and Snortoises, and many air-blowing pipes that help the player reach the Wonder Seed. After collecting

to Playable Characters Ninji has been added as a playable character to choose from in Matches. He has the highest Speed stat of all characters. During his

Bros. Movie, where it consumes Mario and Donkey Kong after they plummet from Rainbow Road. Soon after, the two are able to escape the Maw-Ray by using a

competitive. He is also one of the ten selectable characters in multiplayer games. He is one of the small characters, meaning that he moves fast and leaves afterimages

map used to navigate between areas of the island is initially devoid of color. As Mini Paint Stars are collected, more areas are filled in with paint both

Bros. Ultimate, now as a playable character instead of an Assist Trophy. She is the second Animal Crossing fighter after Villager. Although she has attacks

scraped areas. For instance, "4 6 2" means that four consecutive squares have to be scraped in the line, followed by at least one blank square. After the blank

other. After being found and freed from Nerve Cluster, a closed-in area in Bowser's body, Toadbert helps the Mario Bros. by scouting out areas of Bowser's

four characters race from some bolts. After each game, the character(s) who won rise one level. There is no penalty for losing. The first character (or

skeleton after falling in the lava after the final boss battles. In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser becomes Dry Bowser when he falls into lava after being defeated

special skill and, like other metallic characters, a distorting filter is applied to his voice. Unlike most characters, King Boo's head icon is recycled from

Boos, and a Jam-o'-War appear in the water. The Bigmouth Galaxy may be named after an actual fish that is sometimes called the bigmouth bass. This galaxy

for improved play in indoor areas with bright light, such as direct sunlight. Kart update will occur upon connecting kart, after the software has been updated

Clear Pipes without having to press a button. Clear Pipes were conceived after the director of Super Mario 3D World, Koichi Hayashida, wondered what Mario

Switches that require multiple characters or objects to activate simultaneously. Golden P Switches appear in some of the bonus areas entered via golden Warp Pipes

playable characters. Of these characters, 14 characters are default, 2 characters are unlockable through playing the Nintendo 64 game, and 4 characters can

set right on the water's edge. The scoreboard now features flags styled after Super Mario Bros., a Nintendo logo on top, as well as lights behind it for

traveled to Bandit's Way to catch Croco. After chasing him, the two caught Croco and regained Mallow's Frog Coin after a battle. Mallow thanked Mario and they

the jump area. After a while, the player's speed will be locked, which will allow them to prepare for the jump. As they approach the bar, the area corresponding

The playable characters in their cat forms in Bullet Bill Base; the characters' shadows are darker than the final game The playable characters in Really Rolling

Power. These characters can better aim their shots. Powerful - Powerful characters have more Power than Speed and Technique. These characters have stronger

separately, Super Mario Bros. Wonder features 12 playable characters, the most playable characters in a mainline Super Mario game. Among them, Daisy and the

Kaptain Skurvy and character of this TV show, is also a Kritter. They often carry Klap-Blasters, which fire miniature Klaptraps. A Kritter named Krunch appears

Bubbles. After Mario has defeated one of the seven Koopalings, he will save a single Baby Yoshi and destroy the castle after exiting it. After the cutscene

Darkmess Tentacle and jumps in after him. The heroes come to Bowser's aid and defeat Bedrock, who escapes with the help of Daphne after the battle. When the heroes

the game, named Mega Phil, Mega Lowe, Mega Cush, and Mega Shawn. Phil and Lowe's names are derived from "pillow," while Cush and Shawn's names are derived

rescued from Chestnut Valley to unlock the Water Vellumental Shrine. Right after Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb get off the tram, Olivia comments on its aesthetic

are 36 total playable characters in Mario Kart 8, consisting of 16 default characters, 14 unlockable characters, and 6 characters obtainable through the

and course IDs in total, with each ID having nine characters, and a total of 33 types of characters (every digit and letter of the alphabet, except for

but after the Kremling Krew invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen

the Crystal Coconut in the temple of Inka Dinka Doo. After finding the artifact, Donkey Kong is named the future ruler of Kongo Bongo Island. As he and his

appears in the Super Mario franchise which either take Mario and other characters to a different location or are used as background objects. They are similar

of imprisoned Magikoopas (one of whom is named Jerry) inside a cage in Princess Peach's ruined castle. After he rescues them, they'll teach Bowser a Special

and Super Mario Bros. 2 as enemies and soldiers of the 8 bits. They are named after flurries, which are brief periods of snowfall. In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki

which is capable of freezing the heroes. The heroes must reach to the area to win. After the battle, the Spark Cryobolide joins the heroes on their adventure

of enemies and other characters ordered by Catch Card number and information about the Catch Cards, see Catch Card. Name: The name of the enemy. Location(s):

jellyfish. Revealed after collecting the bananas in the center of the circular-moving jellyfish in front of the second gate. Revealed after collecting all of

Shy Guys after a virus outbreak happens in the Mushroom Kingdom. Other characters of the Super Mario franchise join him as playable characters. Mario has

2, see Volcano (object). For other volcanic areas in the Super Mario franchise, see Category:Volcanic areas. “It's a bittersweet feeling to reach the end

Set", a new series of character packs and three expansion sets. On April 20, 2021, another Starter Course was officially announced after Mario was updated

palm of his father's hand, even after he grew older. His parents hesitated in letting their boy travel alone, but after much convincing they allowed him

be confused with the punch that characters can do while jumping to hit objects from below, or the punch that characters can do while on a fence. The punch

easily. At both times, she stops abruptly after she says the comment, seeming to point out that game characters know about the fourth wall, but are not supposed

trees. It is located in the red streamer area and is one of the first areas to be visited in the game. After Peach's Castle is uprooted by King Olly, Mario

Golf: Toadstool Tour, consisting of 12 default characters, 4 unlockable characters, and 2 transferable characters. Daisy, Koopa, Diddy Kong, Waluigi, Birdo

(player's name). A man after my own heart!" After female player warps: "Shame. I was going to draw that card and fly to your side, (player's name)." After the

mechanics and goals. After that, players choose their character out of a cast of 10 playable characters, with 9 default characters and one unlockable. If

from his passion and frustration for Mini Marios and Pauline. Even after his victory, after noticing Donkey Kong upset, Mario reconciles by offering his toys

Super Mario games. The diversity of friendly characters and enemies has also been reduced, with most characters being standard Toads. A few enemies from Super

to spit fire. There are two areas to this course: the uptown, which is split into layering platforms, and the downtown area, which has several buildings

unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes

(during the Wonder Effect) "Ahaha!" (after collecting the Wonder Seed) "So long!" (found near the Goal Pole) "Later!" (after collecting the Wonder Seed) The

bones immediately after using any attack, and get back up after a while if the other enemies involved in the battle are not defeated. After the sun is restored

Kong Land III. They carry around a large bazooka cannon, which they are named after. They are the successor to Kannons from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's

Mario, a Lil Sparky (parsed Li'l Sparky) named Watt was imprisoned in a lantern by the Big Lantern Ghost. After Mario defeats the Big Lantern Ghost, Watt

with this story. If Mario returns to the meeting area after Yella has been found, a Toad looking after the tree explains the others set off to find the

They are one of the few characters in the game to not have bad chemistry with any characters. In the cinematic that plays after defeating Bowser in Challenge

defeating the Chuckolator rewards the Bros. with the Bubbles Badge, an item named after him that restores Bros. Points automatically.

Donkey Kong. After a short conversation about music, Vector asks Donkey Kong for a Short Track 500m race to honor their first meeting. After losing to the

will continue to shrink until it disappears with a small puff of smoke, after which Mario falls back to the Relay Planet E. This planet can only be accessed

Peaks of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. As its name suggests, the course contains many Pole Blocks. It is unlocked after clearing Condarts Away! and clearing it

black goop surrounds the area before this point, and an invisible barrier is present to prevent any attempt to bypass the goop. After the main story is completed

Peach's Castle, appearing after Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario have departed from Twinsy Tropics following their first visit to the area. Once they have entered

removing it. Eventually, the Thwomp Elevator reaches the bottom area of the volcano. After the brothers defeat Bowser and Baby Bowser, the Thwomp Elevator

except on the world map and certain areas such as the New Donk City Hall Auditorium. The list itself is unlocked only after beating the game; however, most

in the first area of Rugged Road cannot be crossed by Mario, so he must use a freezing type sticker to accomplish this. In the other areas, Mario uses rock

be a block of the real-life Hollis Avenue) is named "Link Street", after the franchise's main character. Mario's father bears a strong resemblance to Talon

from the Japanese cover art, which instead features a group of generic characters; in the Western cover art, however, Mario appears reenacting the Japanese

the sun panel in the Mushroom Castle's lobby and looking at the ceiling after Mario obtains at least 10 Power Stars. Green blocks (or Green Blocks) contain

Mario Bros. Wonder and assists them by equipping badges on top of his crown. After Bowser merges with the Flower Castle, imprisons his subjects, and takes over

play by directing characters on various themed game boards. Playable character rosters generally consist of major Super Mario characters, including the main

a two-player game, the second player now starts after the first player finishes a level as well as after they lose a life, and vice versa, like in Super

Story Mode carrying Bowser after the Koopa King is defeated by Waluigi in a fight. Koopa Kids appear under their current name in Mario Party 4; here, a

unused background, all four characters fighting Bowser at the same time (implying cooperative multiplayer), and all four characters flying. The camera in this

Bob-ombs. Many Parabombs actually miss the desired area and fall into what seems to be a bottomless pit. After Mario beats the Megasparkle Goomba, Parabombs

current mission is "Key to the Cat Shine". More are also seen in this area after all five missions of the island have been completed. In Dr. Mario World

the caves. Mario, Princess Peach and Bowser meet the Pixl named Dottie here. Storyline text After repelling O'Chunks, Mario and Co. followed the Floro Sapiens

equipped, though slow down the player. After the player straps on the bag of clubs, the Caddie Master asks them to look after them before recommending they try

Gates from Super Mario World. If Mario (or any other player character) loses a life after touching a Checkpoint Flag, he restarts where the Checkpoint

Third floor Statue Cellar Area 1 Cellar Area 2 Areas map By using a series of glitches, it is possible to enter Shroob Castle after learning the Bros. Ball

revamp. Boomerang Bros. appear in numerous areas, starting from World 3. They are mostly found in outdoor areas. Outside of battle, they can attack Mario

transition. After defeating and purifying Hum Gree, Ashley & Red return to Ashley's Mansion to have a meal with Gahrumble. Gahrumble's A-rank character card also

A Toad can also be found on this planet and will shout Yoshi's name when spoken to. After using the Launch Star from the first planet, Mario lands on a

the 2021 Ninja Tour. Given by the name, it is a glider resembling a light green unrolled scroll, with kanji characters that translate to 'way of the ninja'

a fight against an enormous clock named Count Down. After Count Down is defeated, the Gate moves onto several areas filled with conveyor belts, upon which

months. The hard part of creating a video game with old characters is making the old characters seem fresh and new. In many ways, Super Mario Bros. 3 revived

and the heroes give pursuit. After making it into Subspace, all characters taunt, and the player selects four characters to venture through Subspace, which

different color. Many other characters appear in the game as nonplayable. Some can help out, such as Lakitu, who can pull characters out of the water, and Boo

Mekakuribō follows a strange cave girl named Suu-chan, who then gets rid of Mekakuribō when Mario goes into an underground area by knocking it out with a falling

galaxies, they function as a barrier between areas by trapping pipes or Lumas that transform into Launch Stars after being freed. Opening a cage varies. In many

seen on the balcony overlooking this area, happily viewing a majestic image of Pi'illo Castle in the distance. After pausing for a brief moment, he even

Galaxy, which seems to be based on the different areas from Isle Delfino. They are the only friendly characters not to have a representative on Starship Mario

from Mario Bros., as evident by various enemies being tentatively named and designed after Shellcreepers in development documents of Super Mario Bros. Mario

with the latter three being promoted to royal guard. Not long after, Bowser appears, and, after demanding the location of Peach, picks up her scent, and jumps

distance and landing, with their total score after two jumps deciding their placement in the event. After the Ski Jumping, the player begins the Cross-Country

reconstruction after completing a certain level. Lakitu's Clouds are again rideable in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Notably, several areas in Petal Isles

Bowser, who coughs up the Cobalt Shards later on after choking on the last remaining Yoshi Cookies. After learning the Bros. Ball, the protagonists next

Kamek and Baby Bowser. After they journey throughout the worlds, they reach Baby Bowser's Castle, where they battle Baby Bowser. After defeating him, Yoshi

Upon completing World Star-2, Rosalina becomes available as a playable character. After completing Cosmic Cannon Cluster and collecting the necessary amount

based on a snowman. Snowmen appear in Super Mario Galaxy in snow-themed areas, such as the backside of the icy planet in the Freezeflame Galaxy and in

action that is performed when characters land from a great height, like in Donkey Kong, but its properties are different. Characters are also capable of rolling

rather than blinking away after the camera pans back to Mario and Luigi. After Mario and Luigi leave Beanbean Castle after beating Queen Bean, a Pea shows

accessible after the Gloomy Galleon Boss Key is returned to K. Lumsy's prison and at least fifty Golden Bananas are obtained. It is, as the name states, full

minor characters in Paper Mario: The Origami King. They are a type of Toad that reside in the Shangri-Spa, a location in the green streamer area. They

appearances (a mere aesthetic difference), they no longer chase after the player after some time, and only defeating them with a stomp would yield 1000

about the Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, one of the Trial Galaxies. For the similarly-named galaxy located within the Fountain, see Rolling Green Galaxy. The Rolling

missions in this galaxy have Mario or Luigi racing off against various characters, such as Guppy and penguins. The Sea Slide Planet is the main planet.

her own self-named cup and is available permanently in regular pipes. Pink Gold Peach appears as one of two unlockable playable characters in Mario Sports

and then, after the Subspace Army is taken care of, the whole team decides to leave the area. Captain Falcon calls his Falcon Flyer and after everyone gets

Merlee is named "Sando", Ms. Mowz is named "Miss Mowz", and Pungent is named "Punto." Dried Bouquets are named "Dried Flowers", Life Shrooms are named "Emergency

placed in the album, and this change can affect the object after it is returned to its place. After a scrap is placed where it belongs, the object is unable

(following most of the characters in the manga). In volume 37 and 38, Rosalina is shown to ask Mario and Luigi a lot of favors. After they finish some tasks

been turned upside-down by these horrifying events. Wario has now named the woods after himself, and peaceful creatures are not welcome. Toad, the Mushroom

Rescue Squad Chief Every character has a "Kusya" file that is displayed when Mario hits them with his hammer. Some of these characters have Kusya graphics even

regions also has a Giga Bell at or near their center, each of which is named after its respective region. Collecting a certain amount of Cat Shines, the

Mario and the other characters can do this in this game. They can even be used like normal Koopa Troopa shells while upside-down. After being absent from

example, Turbo Track is named for Bianco Hills and The Shell's Secret is named for Ricco Harbor. A large amount are named for Corona Mountain; of them

Daisy was created to fill the damsel-in-distress role. Sarasaland was named after a type of floral design, and Daisy was created with a matching flower

Mario and Luigi head to the Mushroom Kingdom after being invited to a picnic by the princess. However, soon after arriving, Mario finds a letter on the front

a short amount of time immediately after starting. Once the event has started, the player can move their character up and down using . The player should

series in Mario Golf: World Tour. After players purchase the Star Pack and receive Rosalina as a playable character, Lumas appear alongside her in her

Super Mario Odyssey In Super Mario Bros. 2, after reaching the next area of the said levels, all characters except for Luigi jump out of the Mini Rocket

Mario. Their name is a corruption of "bumpy", referring to their bouncy, rubbery feathers. Bumpties are usually found wandering around in icy areas of Yoshi's

continues to seek mysteries throughout the course of the game, assisting characters baffled by various mysteries as if it is his job to do so. He is also

Additionally, a cup named after Poochy, the Poochy Cup, was introduced in the 2023 Mii Tour. Poochy was the final new character to the Mario Kart series

This article is about the cruise ship named after Princess Peach. For the actual character, see Princess Peach. “Ah, so that's the vessel known as the

the game's coding. Besides the characters listed below, the Great Gossip Trio and the Rangers are also found here. * After the Ravens build a pulley to Mt

Advance 2, the logo is visible in the top left corner of the screen, but only after all levels in the Special Zone have been completed. When playing Super Mario

revealing the reconstructed universe. After 120 Power Stars have been collected, a special cutscene plays after the staff roll: Rosalina thanks the player

promotion is calculated as follows: All 22 characters from Itadaki Street DS return, with the addition of five new characters (Mii, Diddy Kong, Bowser Jr., Stella

access two post-game level areas, the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials and the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. Both dungeons are modeled after the Game & Watch's screen

Mario Party: Star Rush, see Lakitu (space). For the characters from Super Mario 64 also simply named "Lakitus", see Lakitu Bros. “Hi everybody! Thanks for

April 22, 2020, and ended on May 5, 2020. It was the first tour to be named directly after a mechanic in the Mario Kart series, the second tour in a row that

patrol certain areas, using windup keys to move around. Heave-Hos make the sound of a working machine as they move, similar to a Chuckya. After a while, a

Mario themed events included one themed after Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (bearing the same name as the game), one after the WarioWare, Inc. series and "Mario

the fifth area, being the only means to traverse these areas. These platforms are different, as they are fragile and shatter several seconds after the path

between various characters and Galeem and several Master Hands. Unlike all of the other characters in-game, he is the only playable character that seems to

can move around. As the name implies, Boos haunt this area along with the leader of this area, King Boo. Boo Woods is first named when Elvin Gadd of the

the damsel-in-distress of the Super Mario series. For the cruise ship named after her in Paper Mario: The Origami King, see The Princess Peach. For her

Mario Kart Wii, she appears as a default character. She is a lightweight character, in the group of characters that have the highest acceleration, handling

Brooks, it was revealed that Lemmy was named after Lemmy Kilmister because "he struck me as being the kind of character who would do his own thing, no matter