Top 10 Unconfirmed Mario Characters Most Likely Return in Mario Party Superstars

And the most likely character to return is..., *drum roll* Actually, cut that. You already know what the #1 character spot goes to: it's Daisy, obviously. She might not have been confirmed in the announcement trailer, but can you actually imagine a Mario Party game without her as a playable character?

While Diddy Kong is likely too, he's only been playable in two Mario Party games so far. Daisy, on the other hand, has been a staple in the Mario Party franchise ever since the third entry. Daisy wins this ranking, no contest. There's nothing else that needs to be said.

Honestly, who doubts the return of a playable Diddy Kong? He's only been playable in two of the most recent Mario Party games, yet he feels just as classic as playables like Donkey Kong or Wario. The fact that he didn't make his debut as a playable character until Mario Party: Star Rush boggles my mind. Donkey Kong is the most blatant example of a Mario Party playable who hasn't had a natural partner until this game.

Not much else to say. I see literally no reason why Diddy Kong wouldn't be playable. He's not only a natural partner to DK, but he's also a good guy, and as we all know, Mario Party rosters have traditionally always been very homogenous with good guys. That gives him an edge even over characters like Dry Bones or Spike. Diddy Kong will certainly be a playable character in this game.

If there is a Mario character with one of the largest fanbases of all time, it has to be Dry Bones. Looking over the internet, it's surprising what a huge following he has earned throughout the years. Or maybe not so surprising. But I think it's safe to say that the love for this character has contributed to how much he has been playable in Mario spin-off games like Mario Party.

So far, he's been playable in Mario Parties 7, 8, and Super, and is NOT one of the confirmed non-playable characters in Superstars. Now, it might just be because there aren't many non-playable roles he can fill, like Goomba or Koopa Troopa can, but come on, who was one of the three Mario characters added to the Switch port of Mario Kart 8? It was Dry Bones, and I don't think it was a random choice.

Dry Bones is loved by the Mario community and has made several appearances in the Mario spin-offs. I would be surprised at the lack of him in the roster.

Pauline was the original damsel in distress of the Mario franchise, debuting as the princess that needed to be saved in the original Donkey Kong game. But after Super Mario Bros., she's been largely obscure and unknown, only appearing in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.

However, since the release of Super Mario Odyssey, she's made a relevant return in the Mario series. First, she appeared as the mayor of New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey, and later as a playable character in Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Golf: Super Rush. So I think it's about time she makes a debut in Mario Party as well.

You might think she's not very likely to appear, as she didn't appear in Super Mario Party. However, Rosalina didn't appear in Mario Party 9, but she is still playable in Mario Party. Overall, I think Pauline has a decent chance of making a debut in Mario Party.

In my opinion, one of the most positive surprises in the Mario Party Superstars announcement trailer was the return of a playable Birdo. While she existed in Super Mario Party as well, she was merely an NPC whose only purpose was letting you unlock the gold oar and a few stickers. A pretty lame waste, if you ask me. If you have the model, why not make it useful? So I'm glad they did so in Superstars.

This makes me believe that NDcube will go a step further and make Spike playable as well. Like Birdo, he was also a throwaway character in Super Mario Party, only serving as an NPC. After all, they already have the model for him, and it would be unwise not to use it to expand the playable roster. He was playable in Mario Party 10, so it's not like he's completely new to the series. Overall, Spike is very likely to return as a playable character.

Kamek is a character I would most certainly be surprised if he made it into the final game. In the Mario series as a whole, Kamek is typically the overarching villain, as he raised Bowser into what he is today. Even in the Mario Party series, this role isn't completely thrown off track. While he was playable in Mario Party 9, Super Mario Party saw him debut as the host of bad events, similar to Bowser in previous installments, as Bowser was playable there. The good hosts included Toad and Toadette, and they retain their roles in Mario Party Superstars.

However, Mario Party Superstars, being a game mainly about bringing back the old days, will most likely see the return of Bowser being the big bad guy. So where does that leave Kamek? Why not make him playable? He was in Mario Party 9, so why can't he be again?

If you've been a Nintendo fan before the release of the Nintendo Switch, one thing you are most certainly familiar with is Miis. They were customizable people you could create and then use as avatars in a game, or if lucky, even play as them. Mario games are no strangers to Miis. They've been playable here and there, from Mario Kart Wii to Mario Golf World Tour and even Mario Party 8!

Now as we know, Mario Party rosters have always traditionally been very homogenous. No non-Mario characters have ever been playable, and even bad guys need to be lucky to land in the roster. So the fact that Miis were playable in Mario Party 8 is quite a feat. Sure, it was only for Extras minigames, but it's something.

Miis could've been higher on the list if not for two reasons. One, they haven't been heard of since Mario Party 8, and two, the Nintendo Switch has largely made Miis obscure. Sure, you can still create them, but they have no real value anymore and are hidden away in the options menu. So maybe not..., but we can always hope. They were playable once. They can be again!

One of the most interesting Mario characters for me would be Nabbit. This little fellow was originally introduced as a minor antagonist in New Super Mario Bros. U, from whom you could win items if you beat him. I definitely wouldn't bet that he'd be debuting as a playable character in Mario Party from that, though.

However, since then, he's actually made a few relevant returns in Mario games. For example, he was a playable character in Mario Golf: World Tour, a supporting NPC in Mario Party 10, and an enemy in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. That's quite a lot of appearances for what was originally just a random rabbit with a bandana.

I definitely don't think that we WILL be seeing him, but there is a possibility. He was playable once and even made a minor appearance in Mario Party. He has potential, in my opinion.

Let's start off by discussing what is probably the most iconic character to be spawned out of Mario Party, the Koopa Kids. The name is self-explanatory. They served as Bowser's henchmen in the Mario Party series, filling the roles that Goombas and Koopas do in the platformer series. That was typically their purpose. Later on, Koopa Kid was playable in Mario Parties 5 and 6, before being replaced by the much more developed Bowser Jr. and Kamek.

This is why he's last on this list. Koopa Kid is a character whose sole purpose was to fill the role of a minion in a spin-off franchise when no other character could do the job. Now that Bowser Jr. exists, a character whose existence isn't solely dependent on a party game, it is very unlikely we'll see the much more obscure Koopa Kid.

This doesn't even include the fact that Bowser Jr. has already been confirmed as a non-playable character in this game, so why would Koopa Kid have any better chance? In the end, Koopa Kid is the least likely of my ten choices here (but he's still more likely than something largely irrelevant to Mario Party like Nabbit or Petey Piranha).

I would love to see another Kong represented in a Mario Party game outside of Donkey and Diddy. Dixie is the perfect choice. Plus, it gives more female representation to the Mario Party series, and she would be a great newcomer.

I don't think he will be playable. He will likely take the role that Baby Bowser did in the old Mario Party games, as his evil sidekick.