Top 10 Mario Kart 8 Characters

The Top Ten
1 Rosalina Rosalina, known as Rosetta in Japan, is a major character in the Mario Franchise created by Nintendo. She first appeared in the 2007 Mario Game, Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii and later returned for the game's sequel in 2010. Since then, she has been featured in many main-series Mario Games and many spinoffs. She has appeared as a playable character in Super Mario 3D World for the Nintendo... read more

Rosalina knocks it out of the park once again she is not lazy,obscure, or a clone Rosalina is a masterpiece in my eyes she is super pretty her lumas are so cute my mario kart wii combination is Rosalina-jetsetter boyah
Whoever designed her you are a gentleman,skuller, and a genius why can't Mario have a more independent,strong,noble girl like Rosalina instead of peach? Rosalina is my favorite Mario kart character of all time

She is super amazing. She is so fast and has great sportsmanship. I feel so bad for her. She is so sad but acts happy. I just really love her. Isn't she so cute?

I love Rosalina so much. If you are a Rosalina fan and want her in more games I suggest you check out We Are Rosalina Official Channel.

2 Yoshi Yoshi, once romanized as Yossy, is a fictional anthropomorphic dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo. Often appearing as a sidekick and helper to Mario, Yoshi is most known for his appearances in the Yoshi's Island and the Super Mario franchises.

Rosalina is awesome. But I use Yoshi more. He even has his own bike! It's called the Yoshi Bike. He's also my favorite Mario character!

I've used him in every game he was in and there's no change here. I am fine with Rosalina being 1st for a change because Yoshi has been first so many times already.

Not only is he an all around hero, but he does it in his own cute, unique style making him my number 1

Yoshi is awesome! I use him all the time when I play Mario Kart. Gotta love that green dinosaur.

3 Shy Guy (Red)

Best character by far, even just based on the sounds he makes when he boosts and tricks. Orange and dark blue are his best colors though.

Shy guy he is really good at carts just not at bikes he is the only character I use And he serves To be in 2nd place

Shy guy is the only character that I use. He needs to be in the top 5 behind Bowser,Luigi,Yoshi and Ludwig. How can anyone not like shy guy? He's cute and mysterious at the same time. So how can you hate him? Think about that for a minute.

Agree play as any colour shy guy and you practically won

4 Ludwig

I'm surprised he is so high on this list because of all his haters on this site and he is really high on the worst Mario Kart 8 characters list. He is way better than the clone characters and he also dabs in the game like DK. However his voice was way better in NSMBWii and now he sounds so goofy.

Ludwig has always been my most favorite Koopaling. I've always been looking forward to the day the Koopalings would finally be playable characters, and now that day has come. My only complaint is Ludwig's voice in this game. Like what happened to his deeper and calmer voice?

I use Jet Bike with gold tires and gilder I I win all the time online with him

All seven koopalings suck. The entire gang should be abolished. Also, Ludwig is trash tier.

5 Luigi Luigi, originally a palette swap of Mario named Green Mario, is a major character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by prominent game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the slightly younger, taller fraternal twin brother of Nintendo's unofficial mascot Mario, and appears in many games throughout the Super Mario franchise, often as a sidekick to his brother.

Death Stare. Do I really need to say anything else. Other than the fact that Luigi should be #1. As far as I know Yoshi,Rosilina,and Larry don't have a signature thing. Neither does anybody else in this game other than Luigi's Death stare.

Luigi is quite amazing and well loved by fans, who should have the post of Mario

He is My Man. But I'm not dissing Mario for lord sakes. He is not mental! People debunked that therory

Luigi I awesome. He is the only character that I ever use

6 Bowser Bowser is the main antagonist of the Mario Bros. Franchise. From kidnapping Princess Peach to simply destroying a fun game between Mario and Friends in the Mario Party spinoff series, this king of the Koopas has set up a certain hatred towards himself amongst the large cast of Mario Characters. He first ...read more.

Bowser is my main man. He deserves the #1 spot more than stupid overrated Rosalina, cowardly Luigi or that Barney cutie Yoshi. Bowser is way cooler and leaves the others in the dust on the track.

Bowser is awesome because he is a heavyweight character. He can knock everyone else off the stage.

Bowser is fast big and powerful Bowser would burn everyone that does not vote for him

#15? No Bowser deserves to be #1. Take Pink Gold Peach off the list. She SUCKS.

7 Toad Toad, known in Japan as Kinopio, is a major character in the Mario Bros. franchise. He assists Princess Peach in the Mushroom Kingdom and will do whatever it takes to help her. He first appeared in the classic game, Super Mario Bros. after being kidnapped by Bowser and his minions. Since then he has ...read more.

I beat all the time trials with toad. he is cute and tiny and he has a mushroom on his head it's adorable he is a fan favorite and my favorite alongside Luigi and Yoshi

I'm probably comfortable using him he's extremely well-rounded

Toad okay in the game being a lightweight and all but cute

I am a god at this game using toad

8 Mario Mario, originally named Jumpman, is the main character of the Super Mario Bros. franchise, created by the creative director and video game designer at Nintendo of Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto. Mario has appeared in almost every Mario game, including games in spin-off series as a playable character, with few exceptions including New Super Luigi U, Luigi's Mansion games, Yoshi's Island games, and similar counterparts. He is the most iconic character in video game history and is Nintendo's unofficial mascot. His franchise has grown to be the most successful video game franchise of all time.

Why do you want a Barney wannabe (Yoshi) and a stupid Princess Peach clone better than the man who started the whole Mario franchise?!

Sorry Rosalina and Yoshi fans, but he NEEDS to be one. he's the star and he is cooler than half of the other characters(namely the babies and power up clones and color swaps) Go Mario!

Mario often gets hated in all games because of disrespect to poor Luigi. Thankfully Luigi got a death stare though.

That fat Italian plumber gets credit for being fat

9 Koopa Troopa Koopa Troopas, or just simply Koopas, known in Japan as Nokonoko, are a fictional race of turtle-like creatures from the Mario series, as well as its sister Yoshi series. They most often appear as common ground enemies.

Whoever hates koopa troopa should go jump off a cliff. I love koopa troopa so much. He should be higher and be in the top 10 or top 5. I love his tricks voice and when he's first in mk8 he smiles and punches his arm in the air. If he's 2nd to 6th (bike) he waves happily. If he's 7th to to 12th it looks like he's moaning. About the kart version of him if he's first he does the same thing as the bike. If he's 2nd to 6th he claps his hands. He's cute loveable cool and awesome. He should be also in the top 3

I may play as lakitu but I play as koopa troopa more

10 Iggy

More people play as Pink Gold Peach and Baby Rosalina online than my favorite character Iggy. No one ever uses him except for me. I see him used the least out of every character in the game. He needs more love.

Obviously the best koopa kid. Plus, his victory dance is funny; it reminds me of mine.

Iggy is awesome! How is Pink Gold Peach higher? She sucks.

This guy is funny, come on

The Contenders
11 Larry

Yeah, put this guy on the list! Luigi was my fave character in the Mario Kart franchise until this guy came along. He was actually the first character I unlocked (not including the starting 12).

I like Larry because even though Lani minella did a good voice,I think they made larry cuter with Michelle hippie

No idea what you talking about though I agree he is cute

12 Toadette Toadette is a character in the Mario series. She is a female Toad who first appeared in the Nintendo GameCube video game Mario Kart: Double Dash.

Um she's okay everyone rage at me if I say anything bad about hey

She's a cute farting mushroom gal, I can dig that

I love toadete she's so adorable andabsolutely my favorite character Mario kart

Best Character. End of story

13 Daisy Princess Daisy is a fictional character in the Mario series of video games, in which she is the princess of the fictional region of Sarasaland.

Love having farting sounds play when I use her in mods, especially with her biker suit.

Princess Daisy is only decent in her mature Biker Daisy outfit.

She usually is okay though if you got skill then she good

I play as her a lot

14 Dry Bowser Dry Bowser is the fossilized version of the main antagonist of the Mario Bros. Franchise, Bowser. He first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS after Bowser had been dumped into the lava and was left with his skeleton. Since then, Dry Bowser has appeared as a villain in games like Super ...read more.

Clearly the only good character in the game. Nintendo knew he was the best character so they put him in the DLC so you were guaranteed to buy it.

The best character in the game for being the only veteran in the DLC packs. Plus he's Bowser but much cooler.

He needs to be higher best character in the game

I love him. I always play as him.

15 Waluigi Waluigi is a lanky self-centered, brusque young lad as he is considered evil and the main rival of Luigi. Waluigi is shown causing local havoc in most games he appears in alongside his partner Wario. Waluigi is not instinctively evil or the antagonist (not counting DDR), as a matter of fact, he shows ...read more.

Only character I use. Heavy enough to not get pushed around and retains better acceleration than the super heavies.

He is a okay character but he is so overused online especially in that wiggler bike and those small cyan wheels.

Not like he is the best character ever, but I love his voice! (don't ask why! )

Waluigi death stare is better then Luigi death stare

16 Link Link refers to several different incarnations of the same protagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.

Wow, MK8 really got centered around him, with his OoT self (still working out which one that is) and his BotW self. He even has gliders, karts AND tyres (ancient tre and hyrule/ master tyre).

It was cool getting to see Link and villager in Mario kart 8 but I never wanna see them again

Shy Guy and Link are my favorites

He has a bike now!

17 Lemmy

He's a pretty good character especially for a lightweight

Lemmy is my favorite because of his insane drift control and good acceleration

Lemmy is so cute I love him he may not be my favorite koopaling but still

I use him because he's my favourite Koopaling...

18 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles.

Classic character. Best weight:speed class in my opinion. Knows how to dab. What else do you need?

19 Peach Princess Peach is a major character in the Mario Bros. Franchise. She is the lead female of the The Mario franchise. She is usually the character who needs saved in most Mario Games, but also has appeared as a playable character in the Main-Series Mario Games, including Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario ...read more.

Ugly character, dumb and stupid. Baby peach is far worst and immature, selfish, crying and bossy. Peach is all of the retarded things as well. The difference is, Peach looks far prettier than her younger idiot

People are only lucky to have Peach and Baby Peach happening to best the pink gold ripoff of them. Pink Gold Peach was a very bad choice to have in Mario Kart 8 and should've never existed!

Peach is just impulsive bossy and immature how does Mario care for who she is

How is this lower then her STUPID "pink-gold'' form (to me she appears as bronze as the bronze trophy)

20 King Boo In the Super Mario series, King Boo is the leader of all the Boos and a major antagonist. He is an ally of King Bowser. He is depicted as a large white Boo with a crown similar to that of Princess Peach. In the Luigi's Mansion series, King Boo serves as the main antagonist and Luigi's arch-nemesis. He is depicted as gargantuan, even larger than his Super Mario counterpart, with darker eyes, a purple tongue and pupils, and a golden crown with a corrupted power-enhancing jewel. He is considered to be one of the series' most evil villains.

Why is this guy 24th place? He's my favorite and he's adorable, especially with his cute, long, tongue!

King Boo is awesome. I don't understand why is not in the Top 10

King Boo is my favorite.

21 Yoshi (Green)

Oh come on yoshi is not that bad

22 Wario Wario is a character in Nintendo's Mario series who was originally designed as an antagonist to Mario. His motives are driven by greed and he will take the side of whoever will give him the most pay. Although he may seem like just a mean man with no heart, he does have a very tragic past.

Wario is actually a fast character when I play as him. His best track is the original Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 64.

Probably just No. 15 because his character design makes him obese.

Him on the sport bike is a godly combination.

Wario is really good and my 2nd favourite character (1st being waluluigi

23 Isabelle

Best DLC character we were given, the rest aren't as original/different/cute/etc

24 Baby Luigi Baby Luigi is the infant version of the major character in the Super Mario franchise, Luigi. He is known for his appearances as a playable character in various Mario games.

He deserves no higher especially for that bad handling

25 Wendy

At least she is a unique character unlike "cough" Cat Peach "cough" Metal Mario "cough" Pink Gold Peach "cough" Baby Rosalina "cough" Tanooki Mario.

Wendy is very amazing no wonder lots of people pretty much do not like her which is sad it makes me unhappy I love Wendy and that is that

She's so underrated but she's honestly so amazing! People hate on her for no reason

I don't see why she's so hated? She's pretty original considering she's the only girl koopaling, definitely not as bad as Tanooki, PGP, MM, Cat Peach, etc..

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