Character
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Image
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First appearance
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Description
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Notes
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Mario
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Mario Tennis
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A red letter "M".
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Taken directly from the "M" insignia sewn on his red cap. Colors are sometimes inverted
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Luigi
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Mario Tennis
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A green letter "L".
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Taken directly from the "L" insignia sewn on his green cap. Colors are sometimes inverted
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Princess Peach
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Mario Tennis
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A yellow crown, embedded with round jewels: a red jewel on the front and two blue jewels on the side.
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Common depiction of Peach's crown.
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Yoshi
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Mario Tennis
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A white egg with three green spots, commonly leaning towards the left.
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Represents Yoshi's Egg, which Yoshis lay, throw, and sometimes get trapped inside of. Other color variants of Yoshis use their egg's color variant as their emblem.
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Bowser
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Mario Tennis
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A red, stylistic silhouette of Bowser's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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His stylized silhouette is taken from his wipe transition when Mario loses a life in Super Mario 64 onwards. Sometimes depicted in orange rather than red in earlier titles like Mario Power Tennis. Lacks the holes for the eyes, nose and mouth in Mario Tennis.
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Toad
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Mario Tennis
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A Mushroom with a white cap and red spots.
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Stylistic depiction of Toad's head. The original depiction as used in Mario Tennis was less round and had no eyes. The version used in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party 8 included a mouth as well. Sometimes colored blue if Toad is blue in a game.
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
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A Mushroom with a red cap and white spots.
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Represents a Super Mushroom.
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Donkey Kong
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Mario Tennis
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The yellow letters "DK" with red and yellow borders, commonly on a red backdrop.
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Taken from Donkey Kong's initials as depicted on his red tie. Also matches with the "DK" symbol on DK Barrels, but with the colors inverted. Sometimes, such as in Mario Tennis, appears colors inverted, matching the DK Barrels more.
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Wario
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Mario Tennis
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An indigo letter "W".
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Taken directly from the "W" insignia sewn on his yellow cap.
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Mario Tennis Open
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Wario's pink nose and crooked mustache.
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Used only in the Mario Tennis series as of Mario Tennis Open. Occasionally used as a motif for the WarioWare series, and sometimes also including Wario's eyes.
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Princess Daisy
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Mario Tennis
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A round flower with six yellow petals and a teal center.
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Stylized depiction of Daisy's jewelry (her earrings and brooch); represents the flower motifs that recur with Daisy. The version originally used in Mario Tennis was more oval than in future titles.
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Waluigi
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Mario Tennis
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A yellow letter "Γ" with a purple border.
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Taken directly from the inverted "L" insignia sewn on his purple cap.
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Koopa Troopa
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Mario Power Tennis
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Stylized depiction of a green Koopa shell.
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Other color variants of Koopa Troopas use their shell's color variant as their emblem.
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Koopa Paratroopa
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Mario Tennis
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Stylized depiction of a single wing.
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Considering they are the first winged variation of a common enemy, wings are commonly associated with Paratroopas, which is also evidenced by the P-Wing.
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Bowser Jr.
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Mario Power Tennis
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An orange, stylistic silhouette of Bowser Jr's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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The version as how it appeared in Mario Power Tennis had Bowser Jr's face look more menacing than in future titles.
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Boo
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Mario Power Tennis
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A large red mouth with four pointed teeth.
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Boo's open mouth, as they usually appear with. It depicted a tongue as well in Mario Power Tennis.
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Mario Tennis
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A blue tear, wisp or fireball
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May represent Boo's shyness, or their ghostly nature.
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King Boo
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Mario Kart Wii
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A large red mouth with four pointed teeth, topped with a yellow crown embedded with diamond-shaped jewels: a blue jewel on the front, and two red jewels on the sides.
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Boo's open mouth, as they usually appear with, alongside a stylized depiction of King Boo's crown.
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Toadette
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Mario Kart Wii
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A Mushroom with a pink cap, white spots, and braided pigtails.
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Stylistic depiction of Toadette's head.
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Rosalina
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Mario Kart Wii
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Stylized depiction a Grand Star.
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Grand Stars have a deep association with Rosalina, as they and various Power Stars are the power source of her Comet Observatory.
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Luma
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Mario Tennis Open
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Stylized depiction Luma, commonly with a dark blue backdrop.
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Pauline
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Mario Tennis Aces
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A red heart with a mouth-shaped hole and purple borders.
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Stylized depiction of Pauline's lips.
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Honey Queen
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Mario Kart 7
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A yellow and brown striped circle with insect wings and stinger, adorned with a crown with blue jewels.
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Stylistic depiction of Honey Queen's body, along with her crown.
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Sprixie Princess (Green)
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
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Stylized depiction of Sprixie Princess's head.
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Peachette
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylized depiction of a Super Crown.
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Super Crowns turn Toadette into Peachette once she collects one.
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Dry Bones
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Mario Kart DS
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Stylized depiction of Dry Bones' head from the side.
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Lakitu
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Mario Kart 7
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Stylized depiction of Lakitu's Cloud.
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Shy Guy
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Mario Tennis
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Stylized depiction of Shy Guy's mask.
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Fly Guy
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Mario Power Tennis
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Stylized depiction of a propeller.
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Due to the propeller on their head, Fly Guys are oten associated with propellers. The symbol in Mario Power Tennis depicts the propeller as red, despite a Fly Guy's propeller being blue.
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Birdo
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Mario Tennis
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Stylized depiction of Birdo's ribbon, made pink.
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Originally depicted red in Mario Tennis. Other color variants of Birdos use their bow's color variant as their emblem.
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Kamek
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Mario Party 9
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Stylized depiction of Kamek's hat and glasses from the side.
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Boom Boom
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Mario Tennis Aces
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Stylized depiction of Boom Boom's right arm.
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Spike
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Mario Party 10
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Stylized depiction of Spike's face from the side.
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Chain Chomp
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Mario Tennis Aces
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Stylized depiction of Chain Chomp's face from the side.
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Monty Mole
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylized depiction of Monty Mole's face.
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Goomba
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Mario Party: The Top 100
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Stylized silhouette of Goomba's face.
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Also used for Goomba Tower.
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Nabbit
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New Super Luigi U
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Stylized depiction of Nabbit's face.
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Diddy Kong
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Mario Power Tennis
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Two yellow stars with red and yellow borders, usually on a red backdrop.
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The same two stars are depicted on Diddy Kong's t-shirt.
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Dixie Kong
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Mario Kart Tour
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The yellow letters "DX" with pinked and yellow borders, commonly on a pink backdrop.
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Taken from the "DX" symbol on special DK Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but with inverted colors.
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Funky Kong
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Mario Kart Wii
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Stylized depiction of Funky Kong's face.
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Cranky Kong
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Untitled Mario film
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The yellow letters "CK" with brown and yellow borders, commonly on a brown backdrop.
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Taken from the "CK" symbol on special DK Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but with brown instead of red.
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Donkey Kong Jr.
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Mario Tennis
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The red letter "J".
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Taken from the red J on Donkey Kong Jr.'s t-shirt, which is taken from the Japanese logo for Donkey Kong Jr.
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Mario Kart Tour
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The red letters "Jr." with white and gray borders.
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A Jr. logo in the style of Donkey Kong Jr.'s t-shirt and the Japanese logo for Donkey Kong Jr. This is the first time the R on a Donkey Kong Jr. logo is depicted in lowercase. Because this emblem is used for a Super Mario Kart-styled variant of Donkey Kong Jr. in Mario Kart Tour, it appears pixellated.
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Larry Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A cyan, stylistic silhouette of Larry's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Morton Koopa Jr.
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Mario Kart 8
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A brownish gray, stylistic silhouette of Morton's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Wendy O. Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A pink, stylistic silhouette of Wendy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Iggy Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A light green, stylistic silhouette of Iggy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Roy Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A magenta, stylistic silhouette of Roy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Lemmy Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A yellow, stylistic silhouette of Lemmy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Ludwig von Koopa
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Mario Kart 8
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A blue, stylistic silhouette of Ludwig's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Dry Bowser
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Mario Kart Wii
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A bone gray, stylistic silhouette of Dry Bowser's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
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Fawful
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
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A stylistic depiction of Fawful's grinning face.
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Piranha Plant
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Mario Party: Island Tour
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Stylistic depiction of a Piranha Plant's head, pointed up.
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Piranha Plants usually emerge from pipes the same way this emblem depicts.
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Fire Piranha Plant
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Mario Tennis Aces
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Stylistic depiction of a Fire Piranha Plant's head as it appears in Super Mario 3D Land, pointed up.
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Petey Piranha
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Mario Tennis Open
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Stylistic depiction of Petey Piranha's head, pointed up.
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Mario Power Tennis
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Stylistic depiction of a Piranha Plant's head with green lips, pointed up.
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Piranha Plants in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine have green lips like Petey Piranha.
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Wiggler
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Mario Kart 7
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Stylistic depiction of Wiggler's head with brown outlines.
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Also used for Flutter.
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Mario Power Tennis
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Stylistic depiction of a baby blue, four-petaled flower with stalk.
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The same type of flower is sprouted on Wiggler's head when they're calm.
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Blooper
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Mario Tennis Aces
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Stylistic depiction of Blooper's pair of eyes.
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Mario Party 8
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Stylistic depiction of Blooper's body.
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Gooper Blooper
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Mario Power Tennis
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A stylistic silhouette of a Blooper, as they appear in Super Mario Sunshine, with a black backdrop.
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As it is used for Gooper Blooper Volley, it appears in yellow, green, red, and blue variations.
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Virus
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Dr. Mario World
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Stylized silhouette of a Virus.
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Hammer Bro
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylistic depiction of Hammer Bro's beak and green helmet from the side.
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Mario Party 8
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Stylistic depiction of a hammer.
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Boomerang Bro
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylistic depiction of Boomerang Bro's beak and blue helmet from the side.
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Ice Bro
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylistic depiction of Ice Bro's beak and cyan helmet from the side.
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Fire Bro
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylistic depiction of Fire Bro's beak and red helmet from the side.
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Dolphin
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Dr. Mario World
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Stylized depiction of a dolphin from the side
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Resembles Team Dolphin's Character Space Emblem in Mario Party 7, albeit slightly rotated counterclockwise.
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King Bob-omb
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylized depiction of King Bob-omb's face, cut off at his white mustache. Includes his crown with red jewels.
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Dr. Mario
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Mario Kart Tour
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Stylized depiction of a capsule with Mario's color scheme.
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Dr. Luigi, Dr. Peach and Dr. Bowser's emblems in Mario Kart Tour use versions of this emblem in their respective colors.
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Chargin' Chuck
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Super Mario Party
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Stylized depiction of Chargin' Chuck's helmet from the side.
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Ninji
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Mario Golf: Super Rush
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Stylized depiction of Ninji's face.
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Foreman Spike
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Untitled Mario film
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Stylistic depiction of his 8-bit sprite's head from the side.
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Baby Mario
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Mario Tennis Open
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A red letter "M", surrounded in a circle with red frills.
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Mario's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Mario Tennis
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A red, lowercase letter "M"
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Taken from the "M" insignia sewn on his red cap; made lowercase to represent Mario's infant stage.
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Baby Luigi
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Mario Kart 8
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A green letter "L", surrounded in a circle with green frills.
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Luigi's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Baby Peach
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Mario Tennis Open
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A crown with embedded jewels, surrounded in a circle with pink frills.
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Peach's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Baby Daisy
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Mario Kart 8
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A yellow-petaled flower with teal insides, surrounded in a circle with orange frills.
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Daisy's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Baby Rosalina
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Mario Kart 8
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A Grand Star, surrounded in a circle with cyan frills.
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Rosalina's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Baby Wario
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Dr. Mario World
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An indigo letter "W", surrounded in a circle with yellow frills.
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Wario's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
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Link
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Mario Kart 8
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A white crest depicting a stylized bird and the Triforce; three triangles.
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Common depiction of the Royal Crest, a recurring symbol in The Legend of Zelda series that combines the Triforce symbol with the Hylian Crest (a successor to the Goddess Crest). The stylized bird represents a Loftwing.
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Champion's Tunic Link
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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A white, stylized depiction of an eye with a tear.
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The Crest of the Sheikah, as it appears in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Villager
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Mario Kart 8
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Stylized symbol of a green leaf with a bite.
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A recurring symbol throughout the Animal Crossing series. Appears as the icon for Furniture, as well as the symbol of Tom Nook's apron.
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Isabelle
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Mario Kart 8
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Stylized symbol of a red apple.
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Fruit such as apples are recurring items in the Animal Crossing series.
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Inkling
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Stylized icon of an Inkling in squid form.
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Recurring iconography in the Splatoon series. Various color variants of Inkling Girls and Boys will use their squid form's color variant as their emblem.
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R.O.B.
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Mario Kart DS
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A purple +Control Pad.
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Represents the +Control Pad of the Nintendo Entertainment System or Family Computer - the system R.O.B. is compatible to.
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Mii
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Mario Kart Wii
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A Mii logo.
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Backdrop changes depending on the Mii's gender or favorite color in some games.
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