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|image=[[File:Character Switch SM3DW Prima.jpg|150px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[list of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[list of games by date#2021|2021]])
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[[File:SM3DW Character Switch screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mario about to land on a Character Switch with his emblem on it in [[Really Rolling Hills]]]]
[[File:SM3DW Character Switch screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mario about to land on a Character Switch with his emblem on it in [[Really Rolling Hills]]]]
A '''Character Switch'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 20.</ref> is a type of [[P Switch]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and reappears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Each switch has a character [[emblem]] on it for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Toad]], or [[Rosalina]]; only the character whose emblem is shown can press the switch. When the switch is pressed, in most cases a [[Stamp (Super Mario 3D World)|stamp]] will appear, but they can also reveal a [[Green Star]] or a line of [[coin]]s.
A '''Character Switch'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 20.</ref> is a type of [[P Switch]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Each switch has a character [[emblem]] on it for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Toad]], or [[Rosalina]]; only the character whose emblem is shown can press the switch. When the switch is pressed, in most cases a [[stamp]] appears, but the switches can also reveal a [[Green Star]] or a line of [[coin]]s.
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==Character emblems==
*'''Mario switch:''' Depicts a red "M" emblem; appears in [[Really Rolling Hills]] and [[Blast Block Skyway]].
*'''Luigi switch:''' Depicts a green "L" emblem; appears in [[A Beam in the Dark]].
*'''Princess Peach switch:''' Depicts an emblem of [[Peach's Crown]]; appears in [[Pretty Plaza Panic]].
*'''Toad switch:''' Depicts an emblem of Toad's head; appears in [[Backstreet Bustle]] and [[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]].
*'''Rosalina switch:''' Depicts a [[Grand Star]] emblem; appears in [[Rolling Ride Run]].


==Character emblems==
==Additional names==
*'''Mario switch''': Depicts a red "M" emblem; appears in [[Really Rolling Hills]] and [[Blast Block Skyway]].
===Internal names===
*'''Luigi switch''': Depicts a green "L" emblem; appears in [[A Beam in the Dark]].
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*'''Princess Peach switch''': Depicts an emblem of [[Princess Peach's Crown|Peach's crown]]; appears in [[Pretty Plaza Panic]].
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*'''Toad switch''': Depicts a emblem of Toad's head; appears in [[Backstreet Bustle]] and [[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]].
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*'''Rosalina switch''': Depicts a [[Grand Star]] emblem; appears in [[Rolling Ride Run]].
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==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
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|Jap=Trample Switch Chara<ref>''Super Mario 3D World'' internal filename (<tt>TrampleSwitchChara</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>キャラクタースイッチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 232.</ref><br>''Kyarakutā Suicchi''
|Jap=キャラクタースイッチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 232.</ref>
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|JapM=Character Switch
|Rus=Переключатель персонажей
|Rus=Переключатель персонажей
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The only Character Switches that yield something other than stamps are the Toad switch in Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run (which gives out a Green Star) and the Mario switch in Blast Block Skyway (which activates a line of coins).
*The only Character Switches that yield something other than stamps are the Toad switch in Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run (which gives out a Green Star) and the Mario switch in Blast Block Skyway (which activates a line of coins).
*The Character Switches' stamps are always of the respective character's [[Small Mario|Small form]].
*The Character Switches' stamps are always of the respective character's [[Small Mario|Small form]].
*Luigi's switch is the only one not found in a level with an alliterative title.
*Luigi's switch is the only one not found in a [[level]] with an alliterative title.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:45, January 3, 2024

Character Switch
A Character Switch from Super Mario 3D World.
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
A Character Switch in Super Mario 3D World
Mario about to land on a Character Switch with his emblem on it in Really Rolling Hills

A Character Switch[1] is a type of P Switch that appears in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Each switch has a character emblem on it for Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, or Rosalina; only the character whose emblem is shown can press the switch. When the switch is pressed, in most cases a stamp appears, but the switches can also reveal a Green Star or a line of coins.

Character emblems[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/TrampleSwitchChara.szs TrampleSwitchChara Chara Trample Switch

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キャラクタースイッチ[2]
Kyarakutā Suicchi
 Character Switch

German Charakter-Schalter
 Character Switch
Italian Interruttore personaggio
 Character Switch
Russian Переключатель персонажей
Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
 Characters Switch

Trivia[edit]

  • The only Character Switches that yield something other than stamps are the Toad switch in Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run (which gives out a Green Star) and the Mario switch in Blast Block Skyway (which activates a line of coins).
  • The Character Switches' stamps are always of the respective character's Small form.
  • Luigi's switch is the only one not found in a level with an alliterative title.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 20.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 232.
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