‘Mario Kart World’ characters – confirmed roster so far

Mario Kart World Characters: Mario and a number of other characters can be seen

Mario Kart World is launching on the same day as the Nintendo Switch 2, and the reveal trailer blew our minds. It was packed with details, new features, and a whole lot of characters. But how many characters are on the Mario Kart World roster?

Here is a full, detailed breakdown of the Mario Kart World characters list, with some extra details on each of them!

‘Mario Kart World’ characters

Mario Kart World has 50 confirmed characters so far:

  • Mario
  • Luigi
  • Peach
  • Toad
  • Toadette
  • Donkey Kong
  • Bowser
  • Daisy
  • Yoshi
  • Birdo
  • Wario
  • Waluigi
  • Rosalina
  • Bowser Jr.
  • Shy Guy
  • Koopa Troopa
  • King Boo
  • Dry Bones
  • Paulina
  • Baby Mario
  • Baby Luigi
  • Baby Peach
  • Baby Daisy
  • Baby Rosalina
  • Nabbit
  • Moo Moo
  • Lakitu
  • Wiggler
  • Hammer Bro
  • Charging Chuck
  • Spike
  • Piranha Plant
  • Pianta
  • Dolphin
  • Goomba
  • Para-Biddybud
  • Sidestepper
  • Stingby
  • Penguin
  • Cataquack
  • Monty Mole
  • Swoop
  • Pokey
  • Cheep Cheep
  • Peepa
  • Snowman
  • Fish Bone
  • Coin Coffer
  • Conkdor
  • Rocky Wrench

Mario

Mario can be seen on the game’s key art. Of course, he isn’t going to miss out on his own game.

Mario Kart World Characters: Mario can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Luigi

Luigi can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Luigi can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Peach

Peach can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Peach can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Toad

Toad can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Toad can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Toadette

Toadette can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Toadette can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Donkey Kong can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Bowser

Bowser can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Bowser can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Daisy

Daisy can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Daisy can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Yoshi

Yoshi can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Yoshi can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Birdo

Birdo can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Charcters: Birdo can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. is spotted throughout the game’s trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Bowser Jr. can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Wario

Wario can be seen in several gameplay shots from the trailer.

Mario Kart World Charcters: Wario can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Waluigi

Waluigi can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Waluigi can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Rosalina

Rosalina can be seen on the game’s key art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Rosalina can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Shy Guy

Shy Guy can be seen in several gameplay clips, including a part focused on him as a racer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Shy Guy can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Koopa Troopa

Koopa Troopa is also shown in several small clips from the trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Koopa Troopa can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

King Boo

King Boo is showcased in several extended clips in the game’s reveal trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: King Boo
Credit: Nintendo

Dry Bones

Dry Bones can be seen in a leaderboard at the end of a race in the Nintendo Treehouse gameplay.

Mario Kart World Characters: Dry Bones can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Paulina

Paulina can be seen on the key art and in several gameplay clips.

Mario Kart World Characters: Paulina can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Baby Mario

Yes, the baby characters are back and that includes Baby Mario.

Mario Kart World Charcters: baby mario can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Baby Luigi

Baby Luigi joins his brother and can be seen throughout the trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Baby Luigi can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Baby Peach

Baby Peach is here. She can be seen in a few spots in the trailer and gameplay showcase.

Mario Kart World Charcters: Baby Peach can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Baby Daisy

Baby Daisy is also in the reveal trailer for the game in the middle of a race at several points.

Mario Kart World Characters: Baby Daisy can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Baby Rosalina

Baby Rosalina can be found in a few spots throughout the reveal trailer, often in the background.

Mario Kart World Characters: Baby Rosalina can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Nabbit

Nabbit is making his debut in Mario Kart, and can be seen several times in the reveal trailer for the game.

Mario Kart World Characters: Nabbit can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Moo Moo

The cow from Moo Moo Meadows and a number of other locations in Mario games can be seen in the trailer for Mario Kart World.

Mario Kart World Characters: Moo Moo can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Lakitu

Lakitu can be briefly seen from behind in the opening shot of racers.

Mario Kart World Charcters: Lakitu can be seeb
Credit: Nintendo

Wiggler

Wiggler can be seen in the game’s menu from gameplay.

Mario Kart World Characters: Wiggler can be seen in the menu
Credit: Nintendo

Hammer Bro

A Hammer Bro can be seen in the game’s official reveal trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Hammer Bro can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Charging Chuck

Charging Chuck can be briefly seen in a snippet of gameplay in the reveal trailer and in the list of racers at the top of another race.

Mario Kart World Characters: Charging Chuck's icon can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Spike

Spike can be seen in the game’s keyart, riding a jetski, suggesting he will be a playable character.

Mario Kart World Characters: Spike can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Piranha Plant

The Piranha Plant can be briefly seen in the game’s menu.

Mario Kart World Characters: Piranha Plant can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Pianta

The Pianta character, who has been in various tracks and Mario games, is also briefly seen in snippet of gameplay.

Mario Kart World Characters: Pianta can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Dolphin

Hidden away, within a small clip of gameplay in the trailer, you can actually see that the Dolphin character seen in many tracks in the games is playable for the first time.

Mario Kart World Characters: Dolphin can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Goomba

The Goomba is returning to the series and can be seen twice in the game’s key-art.

Mario Kart World Characters: Goomba can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Para-Biddybud

In plain sight on the key art, you can see a Para-Biddybud. This character is a first for the series and is likely to have multiple colours, similar to Shy Guy and Yoshi.

Mario Kart World Characters: Biddybud can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Sidestepper

The Sidestepper can be seen racing a cart in a brief gameplay snapshot, making them another enemy that is playable.

Mario Kart World Characters: Sidestepper can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Stingby

Additionally, the Stingby can be seen in a gameplay clip from the trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Stingby can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Penguin

Spotted in the key art, you can see the Penguin enemy from the Mario games riding a kart, suggesting they will be a playable character. This will be the first time they are a playable character in the series.

Mario Kart World Characters: Penguin can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Cataquack

The Cataquack can be seen in several gameplay clips.

Mario Kart World Characters: Cataquack can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Monty Mole

Monty Mole can be briefly seen in a gameplay snippet from the official reveal trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Monty Mole can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Swoop

Swoop, yes, really, from the Mario games is also here, briefly shown in a small gameplay clip.

Mario Kart World Characters: Swoop can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Pokey

The enemy often found in desert maps in Mario Kart has decided to step behind the wheel themselves this time.

Mario Kart World Characters: Pokey can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Cheep Cheep

A Cheep Cheep can be seen in a race from the official Nintendo Treehouse gameplay video.

Mario Kart World Characters: Cheep Cheep can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Peepa

Another ghost is joining King Boo, Peepa, and they can be seen in a small clip from the reveal trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Peppa can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Snowman

The Snowman can be seen in a few small clips through the game’s trailer and Treehouse gameplay.

Mario Kart World Characters: Snowman can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Fish Bone

Believe it or not, but yes, Fish Bone is in the game, briefly seen in the reveal trailer.

Mario Kart World Characters: Fish Bone can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Coin Coffer

The Coin Coffer was showcased in the split-screen gameplay at the Nintendo Treehouse Live gameplay showcase.

Mario Kart World Characters: Coin Coffer can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Conkdor

The Conkdor was seen briefly in the menu for Mario Kart World.

Mario Kart World Characters: Conkdor can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

Rocky Wrench

While we have Monty Mole, Rocky Wrench is also in the game and can be seen on the map screen from the Nintendo Treehouse live video

Mario Kart World Characters: Rocky Wrench can be seen
Credit: Nintendo

There will likely be even more characters announced as we get closer to launch and in the Switch 2 Direct focused on the game on April 17, 2025.

For even more on Nintendo Switch 2, be sure to check out our hub page on all the announcements.

The post ‘Mario Kart World’ characters – confirmed roster so far appeared first on NME.