All confirmed Mario Kart World characters

Mario Kart games are known for having a vast roster of characters you can play as, and Mario Kart World is stacked with the biggest roster yet. If you're interested in playing, you may want to know all the characters featured in the lineup. Choosing your character is a key gameplay component in every Mario Kart game, and it allows you to personalize your experience. You're probably going to have a tough time choosing your favorite character in this one since there are more options than ever before. If you're interested in learning who there is to choose from, here are all confirmed characters for Mario Kart World. Table of contents All Mario Kart World characters How many characters are there in Mario Kart World? Which characters are missing from Mario Kart World? All Mario Kart World characters Screenshot by Destructoid Here are all of the known characters for Mario Kart World so far. We spotted all of these characters in the official trailer for Mario Kart World that aired during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and in the key game artwork. Many of them only appear far away in the background for a few brief seconds, but they're still recognizable if you look closely. This is already the biggest roster of characters featured in any Mario Kart game so far, but there could be even more playable characters included who haven't been revealed yet. We'll update this list if any other additional characters are unveiled in the future. Name Image Baby Daisy Baby Luigi Baby Mario Baby Peach Baby Rosalina Birdo Bowser Bowser Jr. Cataquack Chargin' Chuck Cheep Cheep Coin Coffer Conkdor Dolphin Donkey Kong Dry Bones Fish Bones Goomba Hammer Bro King Boo Koopa Troopa Lakitu Luigi Mario Monty Mole Moo Moo Nabbit Para-Biddybud Pauline Peepa Penguin Pianta Piranha Plant Pokey Princess Daisy Princess Peach Rocky Wrench Rosalina Shy Guy Sidestepper Snowman Spike Stingby Swoop Toad Toadette Waluigi Wario Wiggler Yoshi How many characters are there in Mario Kart World? Based on the reveal trailer and key artwork, there are at least 50 playable characters for Mario Kart World. This is a massive number of characters to choose from, and it might not even be the entire list. 50 is a solid number, though, so there's also a decent chance this is the entire roster. Characters in Mario Kart World also have costumes, and some of the ones that have been teased make them look like a completely different person. This makes the character roster feel even larger, although these costumes don't actually count as extra playable characters. Which characters are missing from Mario Kart World? Characters who have appeared in past installments of Mario Kart or the larger Mario world that we noticed missing from Mario Kart World include: Diddy Kong Animal Crossing villagers Isabelle Link Wendy Ludwig Iggy Roy Morton Lemmy Dry Bowser The release date for Mario Kart World isn't too far off, so we'll likely learn more about it as this date draws closer. There's also a dedicated Mario Kart World Direct airing on April 17 that's sure to provide even more insight into key game details and perhaps reveal whether there are any other playable characters we haven't seen yet. The post All confirmed Mario Kart World characters appeared first on Destructoid.

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All confirmed Mario Kart World characters

A bunch of Mario Kart World characters driving together under the game logo

Mario Kart games are known for having a vast roster of characters you can play as, and Mario Kart World is stacked with the biggest roster yet. If you're interested in playing, you may want to know all the characters featured in the lineup.

Choosing your character is a key gameplay component in every Mario Kart game, and it allows you to personalize your experience. You're probably going to have a tough time choosing your favorite character in this one since there are more options than ever before. If you're interested in learning who there is to choose from, here are all confirmed characters for Mario Kart World.

All Mario Kart World characters

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, and Donkey Kong driving on bright green grass in Mario Kart World.
Screenshot by Destructoid

Here are all of the known characters for Mario Kart World so far. We spotted all of these characters in the official trailer for Mario Kart World that aired during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and in the key game artwork. Many of them only appear far away in the background for a few brief seconds, but they're still recognizable if you look closely.

This is already the biggest roster of characters featured in any Mario Kart game so far, but there could be even more playable characters included who haven't been revealed yet. We'll update this list if any other additional characters are unveiled in the future.

NameImage
Baby DaisyBaby Daisy in Mario Kart World
Baby LuigiBaby Luigi in Mario Kart World
Baby MarioBaby Mario in Mario Kart World
Baby PeachBaby Peach in Mario Kart World
Baby RosalinaBaby Rosalina in Mario Kart World
BirdoBirdo in Mario Kart World
BowserBowser in Mario Kart World
Bowser Jr.Bowser Jr. in Mario Kart World
CataquackCataquack in mario kart world
Chargin' ChuckChargin' Chuck in Mario Kart World
Cheep CheepCheep cheep in Mario Kart World
Coin CofferCoin coffer in mario kart world
ConkdorConkdor in mario kart world
DolphinDolphin in Mario kart World
Donkey KongDonkey Kong in Mario Kart World
Dry BonesDry bones in mario kart world
Fish BonesFish bones in mario kart world
GoombaGoomba in Mario Kart World
Hammer BroHammer bro in mario kart world
King BooKing Boo in Mario Kart World
Koopa TroopaKoopa Troopa in Mario Kart World
LakituLakitu in mario kart world
LuigiLuigi in Mario Kart World
MarioMario in Mario Kart World
Monty MoleMonty mole in mario kart world
Moo MooMoo Moo in Mario Kart World
NabbitNabbit in Mario Kart World
Para-BiddybudBiddybud in Mario Kart World
PaulinePauline in Mario Kart World
Peepapeepa in mario kart world
PenguinPenguin in Mario kart World
PiantaPianta in Mario Kart World
Piranha PlantPiranha plant in mario kart world
PokeyPokey in Mario Kart World
Princess DaisyDaisy in Mario Kart World
Princess Peachprincess peach in mario kart world
Rocky WrenchRocky wrench in mario kart world
RosalinaRosalina in Mario Kart World
Shy GuyShy Guy in Mario Kart World
SidestepperSidestepper in mario kart world
SnowmanSnowman in mario kart world
SpikeSpike in mario kart world
Stingbystingby in mario kart world
SwoopSwoop in mario kart world
ToadToad in Mario Kart World
ToadetteToadette in Mario Kart World
WaluigiWaluigi in Mario Kart World
WarioWario in Mario Kart World
WigglerWiggler in mario kart world
YoshiYoshi in Mario Kart World

How many characters are there in Mario Kart World?

Based on the reveal trailer and key artwork, there are at least 50 playable characters for Mario Kart World. This is a massive number of characters to choose from, and it might not even be the entire list. 50 is a solid number, though, so there's also a decent chance this is the entire roster.

Characters in Mario Kart World also have costumes, and some of the ones that have been teased make them look like a completely different person. This makes the character roster feel even larger, although these costumes don't actually count as extra playable characters.

Which characters are missing from Mario Kart World?

Characters who have appeared in past installments of Mario Kart or the larger Mario world that we noticed missing from Mario Kart World include:

  • Diddy Kong
  • Animal Crossing villagers
  • Isabelle
  • Link
  • Wendy
  • Ludwig
  • Iggy
  • Roy
  • Morton
  • Lemmy
  • Dry Bowser

The release date for Mario Kart World isn't too far off, so we'll likely learn more about it as this date draws closer. There's also a dedicated Mario Kart World Direct airing on April 17 that's sure to provide even more insight into key game details and perhaps reveal whether there are any other playable characters we haven't seen yet.

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