User:Tails777/MKT Work

List of Mario Variants in Mario Kart Tour
This page contains a list of Mario's variants in Mario Kart Tour. At a total of 22 (including power-up based variants), Mario has the most variants out of every character in the game.

Metal Mario
Metal Mario is a playable power-up variant of Mario, debuting at the game's launch. While he has his own unique animations and voice clips, challenges involving Mario can be completed using Metal Mario. He is classified as a High-End driver and has the Fire Flower as his Special Item, much like Mario himself. Metal Mario has a small chance of being obtained after the game's tutorial.

Availability
Metal Mario has been available in all pipes since the game's launch, including regular pipes and the All-Clear Pipe. He is also available through the base Daily Selects set.

Mario (Musician)
Mario (Musician) is the first unique variant of Mario introduced in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the New York Tour as a spotlight character for the tour's second week pipe. This variant of Mario has him wearing the Musician Hat and Musician Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. Mario (Musician) is classified as a High-End driver with the Double Bob-ombs as his Special Item.

Mario (Hakama)
Mario (Hakama) is a variant of Mario debuting in the Tokyo Tour as a High-End driver. He is the spotlight driver for the tour's second week pipe. This variant of Mario has him wearing the Hakama outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. His Special Item is the Coin Box.

Mario (Santa)
Mario (Santa) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the 2019 Winter Tour as a High-End driver. He was the spotlight driver for the tour's first week pipe. True to the name, this variant depicts Mario wearing a traditional Santa Claus outfit, specifically the one based on the outfit from Super Mario Odyssey, though this variant also has him wearing a fake white beard as well. Much like normal Mario, this variant has the Fire Flower as his Special Item.

Mario (Happi)
Mario (Happi) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the New Year's Tour as a High-End driver. He appears as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week pipe. This variant depicts Mario wearing the Happi Headband and Happi Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. This variant has the Bob-omb Cannon as his Special Item.

Ice Mario
Ice Mario is a power-up variant of Mario that debuted during the Ice Tour as a High-End driver. Ice Mario takes his appearance from Super Mario Galaxy over the more modern appearances in other mainstream Mario series platformers. Ice Mario appears more based on Metal Mario, sharing the same animations and a similar phyiscal appearance as him, though retaining normal Mario's voice (albeit with a harsher reverb). Ice Mario's Special Item is the Ice Flower.

Availability
Since his debut, Ice Mario has appeared in all pipes, including regular tour pipes and the All-Clear Pipe. Starting in the 2022 Mii Tour, he was added to the Daily Selects shop.

Mario (Classic)
Mario (Classic) is a variant of Mario debuting in the Mario Bros. Tour as a High-End driver. He appears as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week pipe. This variant of Mario is dressed in an inverted color scheme, matching his appearance in Donkey Kong and other early Mario series games. The outfit later returned in Super Mario Odyssey, which is where it takes inspiration. This variant of Mario has the Triple Mushrooms as his Special Item.

Availability
Starting with the Battle Tour, Mario (Classic) has been made available through Gold Pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe, as well as the Daily Selects Shop.

Builder Mario
Builder Mario is a power-up variant of Mario debuting in the 2020 Trick Tour as a High-End driver. He appears as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week pipe. As the name suggests, it is based off of Mario's builder form from Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2. His Special Item is the Hammer

Mario (Chef)
Mario (Chef) is a variant of Mario debuting in the Cooking Tour as a High-End driver. He appears as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week pipe. This variant of Mario is depicted wearing the Chef Hat and Chef Suit from Super Mario Odyssey. His Special Item is the Lucky Seven.

Mario (Swimwear)
Mario (Swimwear) is a variant of Mario debuting in the Marine Tour as a High-End driver. He is the spotlight driver for the tour's second pipe. This variant of Mario is depicted wearing the Swim Goggles and Swimwear outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. His special item is the Dash Ring.

Mario (SNES)
Mario (SNES) is a variant of Mario debuting in the Super Mario Kart Tour as a High-End driver. He appears as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week's pipe. True to the tour's theme, this variant of Mario is based off his sprite from Super Mario Kart, which uniquely rotates in place when viewed at different angles. His Special Item is the Triple Mushrooms.

Mario (Sunshine)
Mario (Sunshine) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the 2020 Los Angeles Tour as the High-End spotlight driver for the first week of the tour. This version of Mario is depicted wearing his Shine Sprite print shirt from Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Odyssey, as well as a pair of sunglasses. His Special Item is the Giant Banana.

Mario (Halloween)
Mario (Halloween) is a variant of Mario that made his debut in the 2020 Halloween Tour as a High-End driver. He was the spotlight driver for the tour's first week. He is depicted wearing his pumpkin themed Halloween costume, a costume he wears in a Halloween themed Nintendo 3DS home screen theme, as well as various Halloween themed artworks released by Nintendo. This version of Mario has the Lucky Seven Special Item.

Mario (Racing)
Mario (Racing) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the Mario Tour as the High-End driver for the tour's first week. This variant of Mario is shown wearing his Racing Helmet and Racing Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. His Special Item is the Triple Mushrooms.

Mario (Tuxedo)
Mario (Tuxedo) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the Wedding Tour as a High-End driver. He was the spotlight driver for the first week of the tour. Fitting the tour's theme, this variant of Mario is depicted wearing his Top Hat and Tuxedo outfit from Super Mario Odyssey. His Special Item is the Coin Box.

Mario (Baseball)
Mario (Baseball) is a variant of Mario that debuted in the 2021 Log Angeles Tour as the spotlight driver for the tour's first week. This variant of Mario wears the Batting Helmet and Baseball Uniform outfit from Super Mario Odyssey, in reference to the baseball theme of the tour, as Los Angeles Laps 3 featured a baseball diamond as part of the track. This variant of Mario has the Mushroom Canon as a Special Item.

Penguin Mario
Penguin Mario is a power-up variant of Mario debuting in the Frost Tour as the first spotlight driver for the tour. As the name suggests, this variant is based on the power-up form that first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Penguin Mario shares his Special Item with Penguin Luigi and Penguin Toadette, being the Ice Flower.