Rosalina
- This article is about the recurring character introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. For her infant counterpart, see Baby Rosalina. For the character playlist on the Nintendo Music app, see List of character playlists on Nintendo Music § Rosalina.
| Rosalina | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Full name | Princess Rosalina[1][2][3][4] |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Tetris 99 (52nd Maximus Cup, cameo) (2026) |
| Latest portrayals | Laura Faye Smith (2013–present[5]) Brie Larson (2026) |
- “May the stars shine down on you.”
- —Rosalina, Super Mario Galaxy
Rosalina, also known as Princess Rosalina, is a recurring character who first appears in Super Mario Galaxy. She is dubbed the Watcher of the Stars,[6] as well as the Lady of the Shooting Stars by Lubba,[7] and her duty is to watch over and protect the cosmos, while also serving as the adopted mother of the Lumas and commanding the Comet Observatory. She usually appears holding the Star Wand.
Rosalina's backstory is chronicled in her storybook, told by her in the Comet Observatory's Library in Super Mario Galaxy.
Creation
Development
Rosalina's concept design was vastly different when she was originally being created for Super Mario Galaxy. She was depicted with a beehive hairstyle along with straight-cut bangs. She had more unique facial features, including the style of her eyes and mouth; the facial features she has now are more similar to Peach's. Her outfit was also somewhat closer to Peach and Daisy's. Instead of a crown, she wore a tiara, and her gloves were just like Peach's. A final concept drawing depicted Rosalina very similarly to the way in which she appears now, though it contained minor color differences, mainly with her hair.
The Super Mario Galaxy development team considered making Rosalina a relative of Princess Peach; while this is not made explicit in the final game, her overall character design still reflects this early idea.[8] Rosalina's design has not been changed since her debut, aside from her dress having a glittery star pattern in the Super Smash Bros. series. The idea of Rosalina being a relative of Princess Peach would be revisited in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, where Rosalina and Peach are depicted as being sisters in the film.[9]
According to Rosalina's former voice actress Mercedes Rose, Rosalina was named Rose in her original audition breakdown.[10]
General information
Physical description
Rosalina appears as a tall, youthful woman who bears a resemblance to Princess Peach, especially regarding her body type and facial features. However, when compared to Peach, Rosalina's eyes are a lighter shade of blue, her lips are lighter-colored, and her hair is a lighter blonde color. She also has a long bang that covers most of the right side of her face, especially her right eye, which is rarely visible. Rosalina appears taller than most human characters, only being surpassed by Waluigi.
Rosalina wears an aqua, floor-length dress that bares her shoulders; it has long flared sleeves topped with powder-blue frills. The bottom of the dress has a light blue flap on the hem and turns up at a point in the middle, showing a layer of petticoat underneath. She has a star-shaped brooch with a gold gem in the middle, a silver crown enlaid with pink and blue gems, golden star-shaped earrings, and silver high heels. She also wears purple nail polish. In most of her appearances, Rosalina carries a thin silver wand with a hollow golden star at the top, which is called a Star Wand. In the Super Smash Bros. series, her dress has detailed star patterns.
As a child, Rosalina is depicted with strawberry blonde hair in Rosalina's Storybook, despite Baby Rosalina's hair being platinum blonde like her adult counterpart. She is also depicted wearing a short-sleeved white dress, a small crown on her head, and bare feet. The epilogue in the Super Mario Galaxy port for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 depicts a teenager or young adult Rosalina wearing a short-sleeved aqua dress resembling her current outfit, but simpler, shorter and lacking her star-shaped brooch; furthermore, she is portrayed wearing earrings that resemble those worn by Princess Peach, as well as those worn by her mother. In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the child iteration of Rosalina shows her wearing a shorter, sleeveless version of her usual dress, paired with the same jewelry she wears as an adult, and having bare feet; unlike her depiction in Rosalina's Storybook, however, she has the same hair color as her adult iteration.
Rosalina is usually depicted as right-handed in artwork, but left-handed in-game, with a few exceptions: in Mario Golf: World Tour, Mario Sports Superstars, Mario Tennis Aces, and Mario Golf: Super Rush, the player can choose if Rosalina is left- or right-handed, and Rosalina holds her wand with her right hand during cutscenes in Super Mario Galaxy. However, in the Mario Party series, Rosalina has been depicted as left-handed in artwork, but right-handed when she participates in an activity or minigame. In Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Rosalina is depicted as right-handed in both her artwork and in-game, while she is depicted as left-handed on the box art for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. When playing her guitar, she is depicted as right-handed in the soundtrack album cover for Super Mario 3D World and in the epilogue in her Storybook in Super Mario Galaxy port for Nintendo Switch, and left-handed in the scrapped Super Mario Odyssey concept artwork.
Alternate outfits
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In the Mario Kart series, Rosalina wears a white jumpsuit with cyan stripes and a heart print on the back when riding bikes and All-Terrain Vehicles, similar to Peach's and Daisy's. Just like them, she also wears a matching turquoise scarf, belt, boots, and gloves, retaining her regular crown, earrings, and brooch. In Mario Kart World, this appears as one of her outfits (named "Aero"), with the difference of her hair being held in a ponytail like Peach and the design on its back being a star instead of a heart.
In Mario Kart Tour, Rosalina has eight alternate outfits, all classified as high-end drivers: Of those, three consist of power up forms (Fire Rosalina, Tanooki Rosalina and Cat Rosalina), while the rest are costumes. She wears a purple witch's outfit and hat in her Halloween variant, a dark blue and purple dress resembling an aurora borealis with star patterns in her Aurora outfit, a turquoise swimdress adorned with Grand Stars in her Swimwear outfit, a traditional black Volendam dress decorated with blue flower patterns in her Volendam outfit, and a white chef's outfit with a flat hat top in her Chef outfit. Besides her regular and Aero outfits, Rosalina has three other outfits in Mario Kart World: Her returning Aurora outfit from Mario Kart Tour, a casual Touring outfit consisting of a jacket, glasses and a backwards cap and a Pro-Racer outfit with a crown-shaped cap and a jacket wrapped around her waist.
Rosalina often wears sports-specific outfits instead of her dress in various games. In the Mario Tennis series and Mario Sports Superstars, Rosalina wears a sleeveless minidress with a frilled hem and high collar, with sports trainers and white tights. Rosalina also wears a leotard in the Rhyhmic Gymnastics event of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and a black wetsuit in the Surfing event of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Mario Golf: Super Rush introduces an outfit similar to her tennis outfit, but consisting of a short dress with a frilly skirt. In Mario Strikers: Battle League, she wears a short-sleeve jersey and shorts along with knee-length socks and cleats that can be customized the game's gear. Unlike the other playable characters, she wears a cyan unitard under her uniform.
In a piece of Super Mario Odyssey concept art, she is seen wearing blue jeans and a black, short-sleeved shirt, also lacking her crown.
Personality and traits
In Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, Rosalina is depicted as a generally wise, kind, and mature character. She has an intimate knowledge of the universe and cares deeply for the Lumas and her friends, to the point of assuming the role of mother figure for the former. Rosalina is shown to be calm and reserved, and often takes pauses when she explains how the universe works. Her voice is rather monotone, even when she is excited, and also had a reverberating effect prior to Super Mario 3D World.
Since Mario Kart Wii, however, Rosalina has been portrayed as a little bit more upbeat and joyous than her original stoic portrayal, with examples being that Rosalina cheers and shouts louder, though still mostly keeping her introverted nature. Like most players, Rosalina enjoys special activities, but in a more humble manner, such as when she simply waves to the audience upon scoring a point in the Mario Tennis series. Since Super Mario 3D World, Rosalina has also displayed more energy in her actions, such as when celebrating after reaching the flagpole in said game.
When Rosalina was young, she was portrayed as optimistic and proactive, helping a Luma build a spaceship to find the Luma's mother. Even so, she developed feelings of homesickness and melancholy, to the point of crying about losing her mother, though her spirits were raised easily when the Lumas impressed her with comets and an offer to take her back to her home planet.
Powers and abilities
Rosalina appears to have some sort of cosmic power, as seen in Super Mario Galaxy. Once sufficient power is restored to the Comet Observatory, she is able to use her powers to transform it into a starship. She can also create a protective force field that resembles a bubble, which also appears if the player attempts to jump on her or if Mario falls off the Comet Observatory, dropping him back to where he was standing. Rosalina has been shown to use her Star Wand to deflect Star Bits with it if the player shoots them at her. Rosalina is usually seen floating, even in her playable appearances. She has the ability to speak via telepathy, as shown at the end of the game, where she speaks to Mario, Peach, and Bowser while she's far in space.
She is also able to create giant hologram-like projections of herself, as seen in the ending of Super Mario Galaxy and in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
In Super Mario 3D World, Rosalina is shown being capable of performing the same techniques and abilities common among the typical Super Mario cast; she can Jump and Ground Pound. Statistically, she can jump nearly as high as Luigi but runs slower than Peach. She can also use the spin move from the Super Mario Galaxy games.
She is usually categorized as a Power-type in sports games. In addition to levitating, Rosalina also usually has some form of telekinetic power in her appearances in spin-offs games, such as levitating her golf clubs in Mario Golf: Super Rush, or her Gravitational Pull move in the Super Smash Bros. series. Her other attacks include summoning Launch Stars and Grand Stars.
In the epilogue of her storybook in the Super Mario Galaxy port for Nintendo Switch, Rosalina is shown to be capable of playing the guitar. This has also been depicted on the album cover for the Super Mario 3D World soundtrack (although an electric guitar rather than acoustic) and in an aforementioned piece of concept artwork for Super Mario Odyssey.
Relationships
Family
As apparent in the storybook, Rosalina cares very strongly for her mother. While Rosalina was a child, she had dreams where her mother was leaving her permanently. While looking back at her home planet after the one hundredth comet passes, Rosalina suddenly realized her mother was dead and burst into tears. Additionally, the storybook reveals Rosalina has an unnamed brother in the seventh chapter, and gives some description about her unnamed father, said to have facial hair he takes pride in, during the final chapter in the Japanese, European Spanish, French, and Italian versions of Super Mario Galaxy.
Rosalina bonded with a Luma looking for its mother and soon became the adoptive mother of both it and a host of other Lumas, who in turn comforted her when she mourned the death of her own mother. She often reads bedtime stories to the Lumas in the Library, is accompanied by a Luma in Mario Kart Wii, and battles on a team with a Luma throughout her playable appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series. A Luma named Polari is her most trusted adviser and is often found at her side in Super Mario Galaxy. She is also held in high esteem by Lubba, who refers to her as "the lady of the shooting stars" and is happy to have her on board the Starship Mario at the end of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Rosalina had previously cared for Lubba on the Comet Observatory before Lubba (then known as Lu) became a spaceship pilot, and Rosalina helped Lubba move on after Lu's twin sister Mari turned into a star. In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Rosalina is shown to be very protective of the Lumas, to the point that she would become furious towards Bowser Jr. for harming one of them.
In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Rosalina is depicted as the older sister of Peach.
Friends
Mario befriends Rosalina during the events of Super Mario Galaxy, when he recovers the stolen Grand Stars needed to power her Comet Observatory. She then flies her ship to the center of the universe and destroys a fleet of Bowser's airships, thereby helping Mario defeat him and rescue Princess Peach, whom Rosalina had described as Mario's "Special One".
As revealed in volume 38 of Super Mario-kun, Peach herself shares a positive friendship with Rosalina. Also in Super Mario-kun, Rosalina is shown to have a funnier and less mature side (following most of the characters in the manga). In volume 37 and 38, Rosalina is shown to ask Mario and Luigi a lot of favors. After they finish some tasks for her, she tells Mario that "he is a good butler."
Luigi assists Mario in the collection of stars in Super Mario Galaxy, at one point giving him a recovered Power Star on the condition that he tells Rosalina that it was Luigi who obtained it for her. The two are also depicted standing together with the Toad Brigade at Peach's Castle in a secret picture that can be obtained by collecting all 121 Power Stars.
Rosalina eventually takes an even more hands-on role against Bowser in Super Mario 3D World, when she joins Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad in their adventure.
Rosalina is seen being partnered up with Princess Daisy during tennis in Mario Sports Superstars.
Theme
Rosalina is associated with the musical theme "Rosalina in the Observatory" from Super Mario Galaxy, which plays in the Comet Observatory.
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History
Background
- Main article: Rosalina's Storybook
Rosalina's story begins when she meets a young Luma in a rusted spaceship, where they rebuild the spaceship to go search for the Luma's mother. They traverse through space, encountering comets, asteroids, and Star Bits. Rosalina then starts to miss her own mother, but the two begin to build a new home that would eventually become the Comet Observatory. As she and the Luma build the home, Rosalina takes more Lumas under her wing. After they see their 100th comet, Rosalina looks back at her home planet, which causes her to feel greatly upset and homesick. With the help of the Lumas, she then comes to terms with the fact that her own mother is dead. The young Luma who traveled with Rosalina tells her that her mother will always be a part of her, and then transforms into a comet that can traverse to Rosalina's home planet. Rosalina then declares that the Lumas are her family now, and decides that she will visit her home planet once every 100 years.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
Rosalina is a major character in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. During one of her centennial visits to the Mushroom Kingdom, the Comet Observatory is attacked by Bowser, who steals the observatory's Power Stars and Grand Stars. Rosalina later appeared to Mario/Luigi after Peach is kidnapped. In order to aid Mario/Luigi, she gives him Luma, the same one seen with Peach at the Star Festival. Once Mario/Luigi collects the first Grand Star, she explains to him that Bowser stole the Power Stars and requests that he help get them back. As more Power Stars are returned, she appears in the library, where she reads her storybook to Mario/Luigi and some Lumas. After Mario/Luigi collects enough stars to power the ship, Rosalina flies the observatory to the center of the universe for the final confrontation with Bowser. After the Lumas sacrifice themselves to stop the giant black hole created by Bowser's sun, Rosalina appears to Mario/Luigi and explains the "cycle of life" to him before he awakens at Peach's Castle. If the player collects all 120 Power Stars, Rosalina thanks the player and tells them that she watches over them from beyond the stars. She then proceeds to transform the Comet Observatory into a comet and shoots off into the stars.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Rosalina appears during the ending sequence of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Lubba reveals at this time that she and Rosalina had met before. Rosalina's Storybook in the Nintendo Switch port revealed that Lubba's encounter with Rosalina was after her futile attempts to become a star, solemnly desiring to reunite with her twin Mari after she became a star herself.
Rosalina also frequently sends letters to the Baby Luma that travels with Mario, but she does not reveal her identity in them.
When the player manages to get 120 Power Stars and defeats the final boss again, a scene is shown after the ending credits, showing Rosalina and her Lumas in the Library, revealing that she was telling the story of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Then, she decides to narrate how Mario (and Luigi) collect every Green Star to her Lumas. If Mario, Yoshi, and Luigi manage to collect every single star in the game and survive the Grandmaster Galaxy's Daredevil Comet, Rosalina thanks them and joins them on Starship Mario.
Players can also use Rosalina's head to represent their file on the file select screen. However, the Rosalina head can only be used on save files in which the player has collected 120 stars and unlocked the Green Star Prankster Comets.
This game also features a cosmic entity that highly resembles Rosalina, known as the Cosmic Spirit.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Rosalina appears as an unlockable playable character in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. She is unlocked after the player has completed World 
Star-2: Super Galaxy. This is also the first game where she is voiced by Laura Faye Smith. She has the ability to use the Spin attack, similar to that of Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario Galaxy games, has a very high jump, and has normal traction. She is, however, slower like Princess Peach. This is also the first time Rosalina is playable in a Super Mario platformer. As with the other characters, she can use all the power-ups in the game, but when she gets one (except the Double Cherry and the Super Star), her Spin attack is replaced with the attack used by that power-up.
If the player completes The Great Tower of Bowser Land after Rosalina has been unlocked, she is then seen with two Lumas in the end credits, at the end of the first split of the Clear Pipe, replacing three Sprixie denizens. Additionally, Rosalina's Comet Observatory can be seen in the background of the game's expanded key artwork, the final scene after the credits, and World Star-2: Super Galaxy.
Although Rosalina is usually associated with the color cyan, according to the game's director Kenta Motakura, Rosalina's Cat Suit is black as a request from producer Yoshiaki Koizumi.[11]
Super Mario Maker
Rosalina appears as an unlockable Mystery Mushroom transformation by clearing the 100 Mario challenge on normal or harder, or by scanning a Rosalina amiibo figure. Here, she is given an 8-bit appearance based on her Super Smash Bros. look, with a Luma floating alongside her. When Mario transforms into Rosalina, the Super Mario Galaxy sound effect for collecting a power-up plays while she says, "Here I go!". Rosalina also uses her voice clips from Super Mario 3D World, while her course clear music uses the "You Got a Star!" BGM from Super Mario Galaxy 2. If the player loses a life while wearing the Rosalina costume, the "Too Bad!" BGM from Super Mario Galaxy is played.
Super Mario Odyssey
- Main article: 8-bit character
In Super Mario Odyssey, Rosalina makes a cameo as an 8-bit sprite that can be found on a vegetable on the Dark Side of the Moon and a wall on the Darker Side of the Moon. When interacted with, the 8-bit Rosalina spins, and the player is given ten coins.
Aside from this, while she herself does not appear in the game, concept art revealed that she was planned to appear as a street musician playing an acoustic guitar.[12]
Super Mario Maker 2
Although she does not appear physically in Super Mario Maker 2, it is strongly implied Rosalina is "Stargazer" in the game's story mode, due to her courses taking place in the sky theme during night, which features light gravity, alluding to both Super Mario Galaxy games. Additionally, Stargazer is referred to as 「星を観る者」 (hoshi o miru mono) in the Japanese version, referencing Rosalina's introduction in Super Mario Galaxy. Her course descriptions involve her pleading to the player to either defeat a major enemy near a planet or use their knowledge of a course part to complete that course. The Rosalina Wig and Rosalina Dress also appear as unlockable outfit parts that can be worn by Miis, both unlocked by clearing 3000 courses.
Super Mario Run
A Kingdom Builder statue of Rosalina holding her storybook next to a Luma was made available during the Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 event in Super Mario Run. It could be unlocked by completing six of Yoshi's missions, while a gold version of it could be unlocked by completing six of Bowser's missions.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
- “The stars await!”
- —Rosalina, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, officially revealed in the overview trailer released on January 22, 2026,[13] although she was leaked in the game's announcement trailer the previous year.[14][15] She has the same abilities as the other main playable characters, and a yellow Luma sometimes floats behind her during gameplay.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart Wii
Rosalina's first appearance as a playable character, as well as her debut in Super Mario spin-off installments overall, is in Mario Kart Wii, where she is an unlockable character; uniquely to this game, a Luma orbits around her and occasionally squeals or giggles when the player performs an aerial trick. She can be unlocked by winning first place with at least a one-star rank in all Mirror Grand Prix Cups, having a Super Mario Galaxy save file and playing 50 races, or playing 4,950 races.[citation needed] Rosalina rides in Large vehicles, and is the first female character to ever be in this class; according to the developers, this is due to Luma being paired with her, rather than physical weight,[16][17] although she will retain the same size class in subsequent games in spite of the Luma being absent. Rosalina's voice naturally echoes in this game; under the effect of the Star, her voice is amplified and echoes more.
Rosalina's emblem is a Grand Star, which would be retained in future games. Like Peach and Daisy, Rosalina appears in a colored-lined, white biker suit while racing on any of the bikes. Her signature bike is the Shooting Star and her signature kart is the Honeycoupe. She is the staff ghost for Rainbow Road, driving with either the Shooting Star (normal) or the Jetsetter (expert). Statwise, Rosalina offers moderate boosts to speed, handling, and Mini-Turbo, making her a good fit on the Jetsetter and the Wario Bike.
Along with Dry Bowser, Rosalina is one of two playable characters in this game to not reappear in Mario Super Sluggers.
Mario Kart 7
Rosalina returns in her second Mario Kart game appearance (as well as her first appearance on a handheld game overall) in Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. She is a Cruiser-type character, along with Donkey Kong and Wiggler, with an advantage bonus in both weight and speed. Unlike the previous game, she no longer has a Luma accompanying her in the races. Just like in Mario Kart Wii, Rosalina is an unlockable character, becoming playable after winning the Star Cup on 150cc. In this game, she has her own track, Rosalina's Ice World (which appears as the second course in the Special Cup), which makes allusion to the Super Mario Galaxy series, where she has appeared prominently. When Rosalina uses the Peach Parasol for a glider, it becomes turquoise to match her color scheme. Likewise, her Birthday Girl kart is colored blue.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Rosalina appears in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, following an update to the game. She is classified as a heavyweight character, meaning she has exceptional speed, but poor acceleration and handling.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Rosalina returns as an unlockable playable racer in Mario Kart 8. She retains her bike gear from Mario Kart Wii when riding a bike or an ATV, and her signature dress for karts. In addition, her baby counterpart, Baby Rosalina, makes her debut in this installment. Much like in Mario Kart 7, her Peach Parasol glider is turquoise.
In the Wii U version, Rosalina is one of the lighter heavyweights (similar to Mario Kart 7's cruisers), sacrificing some speed and weight to boost her acceleration, handling, and traction stats. She shares these traits with Donkey Kong, Waluigi, Roy, and Link. Rosalina in the Circuit Special with standard tires and Super Glider is the staff ghost for Sunshine Airport.
Rosalina reappears in the Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This time, she is available from the start. She is once again a heavyweight character, though among the lightest heavyweights, sharing statistics with King Boo, Link, and Pauline. She has the lowest top speed and weight of all the heavyweights, while still sharing similar acceleration as other heavy groups. However, her handling is amongst the best of the heavyweights. She also has the strongest mini-turbo boost of the heavyweights. Finally, her traction statistic is noticeably strong, being far and away the best in her weight class. Her course 3DS Rosalina's Ice World reappears in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass as the second course of the Spiny Cup, for which she is the staff ghost.
Mario Kart Tour
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Mario Kart Tour since the Tokyo Tour. A Super driver, her special skill is the Dash Ring. In the pre-release beta test, however, Rosalina was a Super Rare (former name of High-End) driver whose special skill was the Boomerang Flower; additionally, in said beta test, she was a week 2 spotlight.
Like most other drivers, Rosalina has several alternate variants. For her first one, she wears a witch outfit, and is referred to as Rosalina (Halloween). She debuted as the first High-End spotlight driver for the Halloween Tour. Like her normal counterpart, she has the Dash Ring as her special skill.
Another version of Rosalina wearing a dress patterned after the aurora borealis (northern lights), referred to as Rosalina (Aurora), debuted as the first High-End spotlight driver for the Vancouver Tour. Her special skill is the Ice Flower.
A third variant of Rosalina wearing a teal swimdress, referred to as Rosalina (Swimwear), debuted as the first High-End spotlight driver for the Marine Tour. Her special skill is the Coin Box.
A fourth variant of Rosalina, in her Fire form, debuted as the first High-End spotlight driver for the Rosalina Tour, which is themed around her. In that tour, 3DS Rosalina's Ice World also returns. Her special skill is the Fire Flower, and her emblem is a Grand Star in a red background.
A fifth variant of Rosalina, in her Tanooki Rosalina form, debuted in the 2021 Autumn Tour's Big Ears Pipe. Her special skill is the Super Leaf.
Cat Rosalina debuted in the New Year's 2022 Tour, alongside Meowser, and was the second week's spotlight driver. Her special skill is the Super Bell.
A seventh variant of Rosalina, Rosalina (Volendam), debuted in the Amsterdam Tour as the first pipe's spotlight driver. Her special skill is the Boomerang Flower.
An eighth variant of Rosalina in a chef outfit, Rosalina (Chef), debuted in the Metropolitan Tour as one of the first pipe's spotlight drivers. Her special skill is the Giant Banana.
Mario Kart World
In Mario Kart World, Rosalina returns as an unlockable playable racer. She is unlocked by clearing the Star Cup, and she appears as the main rival in said cup (except when she is being played as). This is also the only game where Rosalina must be unlocked while Baby Rosalina is available from the start. She is a heavyweight, sharing stats with Cataquack,[18] although the in-game stats screen rounds statistics such that they also match Pauline, Piranha Plant, Snowman, King Boo and Conkdor. She has four alternate outfits: Touring, Pro Racer, Aurora (returning from Mario Kart Tour), and Aero (her biker suit from Mario Kart 8).
Touring
Pro Racer
Aurora
Aero
Rosalina gains a new course in Starview Peak, which is designed after the Comet Observatory and contains Lumas and icy elements, similar to Rosalina's Ice World.
Super Mario-kun
Rosalina appears in volume 38 of Super Mario-kun. After Bowser uses a flyswatter to knock Mario away to a planet, Mario loses his motivation, despite Luma's efforts to get him back. Rosalina sends a hologram of a Giant Goomba for Mario, thus making him use his Star Spin technique to make it disappear (much to Mario's surprise). She later helps him on the adventure.
StreetPass Mii Plaza
Rosalina appears on the Puzzle Swap panel "Nintendo Starlets" of the StreetPass Mii Plaza, alongside Princess Peach, Pauline, Zelda, and Toon Zelda.
Mario Party series
Mario Party: Island Tour
Rosalina makes her first appearance in the Mario Party series in Mario Party: Island Tour. She is a non-playable character on the space-themed board, Rocket Road, where she waits at the end of the board for the winner, and also appears in the celebration for a victory on this board.
Mario Party 10
Rosalina makes her first playable appearance in Mario Party 10. She has her own amiibo board, the Rosalina Board, where it is unlocked if the player places a Rosalina amiibo figure on the GamePad. Her board is based upon the space themes in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. On a side note, Mario Party 10 is the first Super Mario title to have Rosalina as a starting character.
Mario Party: Star Rush
Rosalina returns in Mario Party: Star Rush, as an unlockable playable character. She can be unlocked by either earning enough party points to reach level 6 or by scanning in a Rosalina amiibo figure. In Toad Scramble, she can be recruited by players and has the ability to mysteriously crush glowing rocks. Her dice block is the Wondrous Dice Block, which can roll a 5, 6, or the rank that the player is currently in (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
Mario Party: The Top 100
Rosalina returns in the minigame compilation title Mario Party: The Top 100 as a playable character, and like the rest of the playable cast, she is available from the start.
Super Mario Party
- “I'll work my hardest to bring about our victory.”
- —Rosalina, Super Mario Party
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Super Mario Party, where she is available from the start. Every playable character in this game has a unique Dice Block; in Rosalina's case, it is colored light blue and two of its faces each give her two coins (without moving), while the other faces display a 2, 3, 4, and 8, respectively.
Mario Party Superstars
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Mario Party Superstars, once again being available from the start.
Super Mario Party Jamboree / Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Super Mario Party Jamboree and its Nintendo Switch 2 port. She also appears as a possible Jamboree Buddy in Mario Party mode (as long as she is not being used by a player or CPU) and can be found in Party-Planner Trek in King Bowser's Keep. Her Showdown minigame is Rosalina's Radical Race, which is the only Showdown minigame to make use of motion controls, meaning that she will not appear as a possible Jamboree Buddy if motion minigames are turned off. Rosalina's Jamboree ability involves her giving the player one cheap item at random for free.
In Party-Planner Trek, if the player has motion minigames turned off, Rosalina will ask the player to do other tasks instead of racing against her in her Showdown minigame.
Mario Golf series
Mario Golf: World Tour
Rosalina makes her first appearance in a Mario Golf game as a downloadable character in Mario Golf: World Tour as a part of the Star Pack. Unlike Peach and Daisy, Rosalina does not have a change in outfit for this game. She is one of the strongest characters, losing only to Bowser in distance. She also has a fade, meaning that her ball curves to the right. She has the highest shot in the game, which means that she can easily hit over trees, but the ball is affected by the wind more. Unlike the other characters, she does not hold her club; she magically levitates it and controls it with her Star Wand.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Rosalina returns as a playable character in Mario Golf: Super Rush, this time available in the base game and sporting a golf outfit. She is an All-Around Type, boasting high stamina and power, but with middling control and poor spin. Her Special Shot is the Shooting Star, and her Special Dash is the Luma Dash.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- SmashWiki article: Rosalina & Luma (SSB4)
