Mario Kart Tour character list: All racers listed and how to unlock new characters explained
All racers, their course and item boosts, and how to unlock them.
Mario Kart Tour characters offer a series of familiar faces for those who have played Mario Kart on consoles or handhelds over the years.
That said, this mobile version has a few new additions - such as Pauline and Musician Mario - as well as changes to how each character choice can give you an advantage.
Instead of simply slotting neatly into light, medium and heavy racers, these characters have their own rarities and a special skill - which you can pick up from Item Boxes on the track - and can pick up more Item Boxes depending on the course they race on.
This all means having a range of Mario Kart Tour characters at your disposal will give you an advantage on whatever course the game throws your way.
Latest update (October 9th): Added 14 (!) new characters to our list with the arrival of the Tokyo tour, including Rosalina, Peach (Kimono), Mario (Hakama), the Koopalings and more.
How to unlock characters in Mario Kart Tour
Unlike the handheld and console versions, you unlock Mario Kart Tour characters a little differently. At first, you only have access to a single character, and you have to unlock the rest through various means.
The Mario Kart Tour character unlock methods are:
- Tour Gifts, which unlock as you progress through the time-limited tours. These are set and require Tour progression to unlock.
- The Store, as part of Sets or highlighted characters in the Daily Selects area. These are set and require either Coins (Daily Selects) or real-world money (Sets) to unlock.
- From Pipes, a gacha system where you 'spin' for a change at unlocking characters, among other items. This requires Rubies (Mario Kart Tour's premium currency, earned in-game and purchased with real-world money) to use.
If you're after specific Mario Kart Tour characters, your options are unfortunately limited - it's either a case of waiting for them to appear in the Store or as a Tour Gift reward, otherwise you have to try your luck by spending Rubies in pipes.
Mario Kart Tour character list
Below is a list of Mario Kart Tour characters as of October 9th, of which there are 34 characters in total to unlock:
| Mario Kart Tour character | None | Special Skill | None | 3 Item Box Courses | 2 Item Box Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Mario | 
| Boomerang Flower | 
| Mario Circuit 1 T | Daisy Hills R Koopa Troopa Beach Toad Circuit Toad Circuit T Yoshi Circuit |
| Baby Peach | 
| Bubble | 
| Cheep Cheep Lagoon | Daisy Hills R Koopa Troopa Beach R Mario Circuit 1 R |
| Baby Daisy | 
| Bubble | 
| Daisy Hills T | Daisy Hills R Koopa Troopa Beach T Toad Circuit R Mario Circuit 1 R Cheep Cheep Lagoon Shy Guy Bazaar |
| Baby Rosalina | 
| Bubble | 
| Rainbow Road T Choco Island 2T | Rainbow Road R Yoshi Circuit R Mario Circuit 2T |
| Koopa Troopa | 
| Triple Green Shells | 
| Koopa Troopa Beach | Bowser's Castle 1 T Koopa Troopa Beach R Koopa Troopa Beach T Cheep Cheep Lagoon Cheep Cheep Lagoon R |
| Shy Guy | 
| Double Bob-ombs | 
| Shy Guy Bazaar | Dino Dino Jungle Bowser's Castle 1 Bowser's Castle 1 R Shy Guy Bazaar T |
| Dry Bones | 
| Triple Green Shells |
| Bowser's Castle 1 T Shy Guy Bazaar T | Bowser's Castle 1 Bowser's Castle 1 R Cheep Cheep Lagoon R Cheep Cheep Lagoon T |
| Iggy | 
| Triple Green Shells |
| Choco Island 2R | Bowser's Castle 1T Koopta Troopa Beach T Kalimari Desert R Neo Bowser City T Rock Rock Mountain T Mario Circuit 2 Mario Circuit 2R |
| Larry | 
| Boomerang Flower | 
| Kalimari Desert R | Kalimari Desert T Neo Bowser City Neo Bowser City T Rock Rock Mountain T |
| Lemmy | 
| Bubble | 
| Rainbow Road R Mario Circuit 2T | Bowser's Castle 1R Rainbow Road Toad Circuit R Choco Island 2T |
| Ludwig | 
| Dash Ring | 
| Bowser's Castle 1 Kalimari Desert | Rainbow Road Shy Guy Bazaar R |
| Morton | 
| Giant Banana | 
| Kalimari Desert | Bowser's Castle 1 Kalimari Desert T Neo Bowser City T Rock Rock Mountain Mario Circuit 2R |
| Roy | 
| Double Bob-ombs | 
| Kalimari Desert T | Kalimari Desert Kalimari Desert R Mario Circuit 2T Neo Bowser City R Dino Dino Jungle R Koopa Troopa Beach T |
| Wendy | 
| Heart | 
| Choco Island 2 | Daisy Hills T Mario Circuit Mario Circuit T Neo Bowser City R |
| Mario | 
| Fire Flower | 
| Koopa Troopa Beach Mario Circuit T Cheep Cheep Lagoon T | Koopa Troopa Beach R Yoshi Circuit Yoshi Circuit R Mario Circuit 1 R Shy Guy Bazaar R |
| Peach | 
| Heart | 
| Koopa Troopa Beach R Koopa Troopa Beach T Yoshi Circuit R Mario Circuit 1 T | Toad Circuit T Mario Circuit 1 R Cheep Cheep Lagoon T Shy Guy Bazaar |
| Yoshi | 
| Yoshi's Egg | 
| Rock Rock Mountain Yoshi Circuit Yoshi Circuit T | Dino Dino Jungle Dino Dino Jungle R Yoshi Circuit R |
| Daisy | 
| Heart | 
| Daisy Hills Daisy Hills T Cheep Cheep Lagoon R Shy Guy Bazaar R | Toad Circuit Yoshi Circuit T Shy Guy Bazaar T |
| Toad | 
| Triple Mushrooms | 
| Toad Circuit Rock Rock Mountain T | Koopa Koopa Beach Toad Circuit T Mario Circuit T Mario Circuit 1 T |
| Toadette | 
| Triple Mushrooms |
| Daisy Hills R Toad Circuit | Daisy Hills Koopa Troopa Beach Toad Circuit R Toad Circuit T |
| Rosalina | 
| Dash Ring | 
| Mario Circuit R Rainbow Road | Neo Bowser City R Rainbow Road R Mario Circuit 2 Choco Island 2R |
| Bowser | 
| Bowser's Shell | 
| Dino Dino Jungle T Bowser's Castle 1 Bowser's Castle 1 T | Bowser's Castle 1 R Rock Mountain R New York Minute T |
| Donkey Kong | 
| Giant Banana | 
| Dino Dino Jungle Rock Rock Mountain | Dino Dino Jungle R Dino Dino Jungle T Koopa Troopa Beach R Rock Rock Mountain R New York Minute New York Minute R |
| Diddy Kong | 
| Banana Barrels | 
| Dino Dino Jungle R Toad Circuit R Rock Rock Mountain R | Koopa Troopa Beach R Koopa Troopa Beach R Rock Rock Mountain New York Minute R New York Minute R/T |
| Lakitu | 
| Triple Green Shells | 
| Toad Circuit T Mario Circuit 2T | Dino Dino Jungle R Rock Rock Mountain R Mario Circuit 2 New York Minute R/T Tokyo Blur Tokyo Blur T |
| Bowser Jr. | 
| Bowser's Shell | 
| Bowser's Castle 1R Neo Bowser City Neo Bowser City T Choco Island 2R | Bowser's Castle 1T Neo Bowser City R Mario Circuit 2T Cheep Cheep Lagoon |
| Wario | 
| Double Bob-ombs | 
| Kalimari Desert R Kalimari Desert T Choco Island 2T | Neo Bowser City Rock Rock Mountain T Choco Island 2 New York Minute R |
| Metal Mario | 
| Fire Flower | 
| Rock Rock Mountain R Shy Guy Bazaar | Dino Dino Jungle T Toad Circuit Yoshi Circuit R Yoshi Circuit R Mario Circuit 1 T Shy Guy Bazaar R Shy Guy Bazaar T |
| Peachette | 
| Mushroom Cannon | 
| Dino Dino Jungle R Toad Circuit Toad Circuit T | Daisy Hills Yoshi Circuit Yoshi Circuit T Mario Circuit 1 Mario Circuit 1 R |
| Pauline | 
| Lucky Seven | 
| New York Minute New York Minute R/T | Yoshi Circuit T Cheep Cheep Lagoon T Shy Guy Bazaar Shy Guy Bazaar R New York Minute T New York Minute R |
| Mario (Musician) | 
| Double Bob-ombs | 
| Daisy Hills Yoshi Circuit R New York Minute T New York Minute R | Daisy Hills R Rock Rock Mountain T New York Minute New York Minute R/T |
| Peach (Kimono) | 
| Mushroom Cannon | 
| Mario Circuit Mario Circuit 2R Tokyo Clur R Tokyo Blur T | Mario Circuit R Rainbow Road Mario Circuit 1 Tokyo Blur Tokyo Blur R/T |
| Mario (Hakama) | 
| Coin Box | 
| Bowser's Castle 1T Mario Circuit T Mario Circuit 2 Tokyo Blur Tokyo Blur R/T | Bowser's Castle 1R Rainbow Road T Mario Circuit 1R Mario Circuit 2T Shy Guy Bazaar T Tokyo Blur T |
| Dry Bowser | 
| Bowser's Shell | 
| Dino Dino Jungle Dino Dino Jungle T Bowser's Castle 1R Shy Guy Bazaar R | Daisy Hills T Bowser's Castle 1 Rock Rock Mountain Rock Rock Mountain T |