List of characters for Mario Kart World – the full character roster (so far)
Ahead of the Mario Kart World Direct on April 17, we’ve gathered up a list of every character confirmed for the game, both new and old. It’s important to note that characters do have different outfits to wear this time around, though it appears they may be tied to course items rather than chosen on character select.
Mario Kart World was recently announced at the big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and one of its defining features is a heaping pile of new racers – and the new additions are both perplexing and entertaining.
Mario Kart World Roster
Needless to say, there are a few crazy additions here. At the time of writing, we don’t have any newcomers from the Mario RPG series (Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, etc.) that fans have been requesting. Instead, it looks like Mario Kart World’s roster focuses on making enemies playable. Either way, we’re bound to learn more characters when the Mario Kart World Direct airs on April 17. Here’s every character we spotted so far:
Mario Kart World – all confirmed characters
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Rosalina
- Pauline
- Yoshi
- Birdo
- Toad
- Toadette
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Rosalina
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Goomba
- Koopa Troopa
- Dry Bones
- Piranha Plant
- Hammer Bro
- Chargin’ Chuck
- Monty Mole
- Pokey
- Para-Biddybud
- Spike
- Shy Guy
- Wiggler
- King Boo
- Peepa (the generic ghost enemy from Super Mario 3D World, etc.)
- Donkey Kong
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Nabbit
- Pianta
- Moo Moo (the cow from Moo Moo Meadows)
- Penguin
- Sidestepper (the crab from the Mario Bros. arcade game)
- Snowman (from Sherbet Land, etc.)
- Swoop (the bat enemy)
- Stingby (the bee enemy in Super Mario 3D Land, etc.)
- Cataquack
- Cheep Cheep
- Fish Bone
- Dolphin
- Rocky Wrench
- Coin Coffer (the green coin bag that spits coins)
- Conkdor (the long-necked birds from Super Mario 3D World)
We’ll be updating this page as new characters are confirmed for the game, so feel free to check back later. If you missed the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and want all the details, you can check out our recap summary here.
