Guide: Full List Of Mario Kart World Playable Characters And How To Unlock Them

Mario Kart World is set to feature one of the largest rosters of playable characters in the Mario Kart series.

There are two different categories of characters – main characters and obstacle characters. In this guide, we will introduce every single character that has been confirmed for the game, as well as ways of unlocking them.

Main characters

Main characters are playable characters that you can select from start of the game or unlock through some other means, such as beating Grand Prix cups (with the exception of getting hit by a Kamek item during a race).

The biggest sign that a playable character is a main character is the ability to unlock new outfits when eating Dash Food at a Yoshi’s outpost.

At the time of writing, 24 main characters have been confirmed for the game. While most characters should be playable from the start of the game, some might have to be unlocked through certain means. We will update this guide as soon as we have more information on how they are unlocked, and add any new additions that are discovered later.

Name	Unlock Criteria
Mario	Unlocked from the beginning
Luigi	Unlocked from the beginning
Peach	Unlocked from the beginning
Bowser	Unlocked from the beginning
Donkey Kong	Beat the Mushroom Cup in Grand Prix
Toad	Unlocked from the beginning
Yoshi	Unlocked from the beginning
Daisy	Beat the Flower Cup in Grand Prix
Rosalina	Beat the Star Cup in Grand Prix
Wario	Unlocked from the beginning
Waluigi	Unlocked from the beginning
Toadette	???
Pauline	Unlocked from the beginning
Bowser Jr.	Beat the Lighting Cup in Grand Prix
Koopa Troopa	Unlocked from the beginning
Shy Guy	???
Lakitu	Beat the Shell Cup in Grand Prix
Birdo	Beat the Banana Cup in Grand Prix
King Boo	Beat the Leaf Cup in Grand Prix
Baby Mario	Unlocked from the beginning
Baby Luigi	Unlocked from the beginning
Baby Peach	???
Baby Daisy	???
Baby Rosalina	???

Obstacle characters

Obstacle characters are a new type of playable characters in the Mario Kart series. The characters in this category usually appear in Mario Kart courses as obstacles, and now for the first time, you can race as them.

Currently, the only way to unlock an obstacle character is to get hit by a Kamek item during the race. If you get hit by Kamek’s spell, your racer will temporarily transform into a random obstacle character. You will unlock the ability to play as this obstacle character if it’s new to your roster.

The easiest way to get hit by a Kamek item is by staying in first place. The item is usually given to players further away from you. Please note that you cannot get hit by Kamek’s spell if you use the item.

Keep in mind that obstacle characters do not have any additional outfits, so you can’t unlock new outfits for them when you eat Dash Food while playing as one.

At the time of writing, 26 obstacle characters have been confirmed for the game. We will update this guide as soon as more characters are confirmed.

Name	Unlock Criteria
Dry Bones	Get hit by the Kamek item
Piranha Plant	Get hit by the Kamek item
Wiggler	Get hit by the Kamek item
Hammer Bro	Get hit by the Kamek item
Monty Mole	Get hit by the Kamek item
Goomba	Get hit by the Kamek item
Spike	Get hit by the Kamek item
Cheep Cheep	Get hit by the Kamek item
Para-BiddyBud	Get hit by the Kamek item
Pokey	Get hit by the Kamek item
Coin Coffer	Get hit by the Kamek item
Chargin' Chuck	Get hit by the Kamek item
Nabbit	Get hit by the Kamek item
Pianta	Get hit by the Kamek item
Rocky Wrench	Get hit by the Kamek item
Conkdor	Get hit by the Kamek item
Stingby	Get hit by the Kamek item
Swoop	Get hit by the Kamek item
Peepa	Get hit by the Kamek item
Fish Bone	Get hit by the Kamek item
Cataquack	Get hit by the Kamek item
Cow	Get hit by the Kamek item
Penguin	Get hit by the Kamek item
Sidestepper	Get hit by the Kamek item
Dolphin	Get hit by the Kamek item
Snowman	Get hit by the Kamek item