Mario Kart World: Full character list, returning characters, new characters, and more

Mario Kart World is the Nintendo Switch 2’s big launch title, and it’s not hard to see why — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was by far the best-selling Switch game, and it wasn’t even new. World looks to be stepping it up a lot, with a big, open world to explore, new game modes, and of course, plenty of characters to play as.

50 characters have been confirmed for Mario Kart World so far, with a mix of returning characters and all-new characters, including some instant fan favorites like Cow. We’ve put together this list of every character confirmed for Mario Kart World, including returning characters, new characters, and characters we’ve seen in past games that are missing — so far, at least.

Mario Kart World: Returning Characters

Birdo, King Boo, and Mario racing in water-based vehicles in Mario Kart World.

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The following confirmed playable characters have appeared in past games as playable characters, and are playable again in Mario Kart World.

Baby Daisy
Baby Luigi
Baby Mario
Baby Peach
Baby Rosalina
Birdo
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Chargin’ Chuck
Daisy
Donkey Kong
Dry Bones
Hammer Bro
King Boo
Koopa Troopa
Lakitu
Luigi
Mario
Monty Mole
Nabbit
Pauline
Peach
Rosalina
Shy Guy
Toad
Toadette
Waluigi
Wario
Wiggler
Yoshi

Mario Kart World: New Characters

A penguin riding a snowmobile through an icy racetrack in Mario Kart World.

Nintendo

The following characters are brand-new to Mario Kart World, and have not been playable in any prior Mario Kart game.

Cataquack
Cheep Cheep
Coin Coffer
Conkdor
Cow
Dolphin
Fish Bone
Goomba
Para-Biddybud
Peepa
Penguin
Pianta
Piranha Plant
Pokey
Rocky Wrench
Sidestepper
Snowman
Spike
Stingby
Swoop

Mario Kart World: Missing Characters

Four Inklings from Splatoon riding on vehicles in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Inklings were playable in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but have yet to make an appearance in World. / Nintendo

The following characters have appeared in prior Mario Kart games as playable characters, but have not been shown in any official footage or assets for Mario Kart World. Note that some of these characters, such as Kamek, do appear in the game, but aren’t shown to be playable characters.

Cat Peach
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Funky Kong
Iggy
Inkling
Isabelle
Kamek
Larry
Lemmy
Link
Ludwig
Metal Mario
Mii
Morton
Paratroopa
Peachette
Petey Pranha
ROB
Pink Gold Peach
Roy
Tanooki Mario
Villager (Animal Crossing)
Wendy

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