Editing Penguin Racers

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{{distinguish|[[Big Penguin]], the racing penguin in [[Super Mario 64]]}}
{{group infobox
|image=[[File:Penguinrace.png|frameless|upright=1.4|]]<br>Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|leader=Red [[penguin]] (Coach)
|members=Green penguin<br>Blue penguin<br>Purple penguin<br>Red penguin
}}
{{quote|If you want to get in on one of those penguin races, go talk to Coach!|[[Yellow Toad (Super Mario Galaxy)|Yellow Toad]]|Super Mario Galaxy}}
The '''Penguin Racers''' are members of a competitive swim team in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. There are five Penguin Rivers, only one of which is blue like the other [[penguin|small penguin]]s in the game. They live in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]]. Each Penguin Racer wears a swim cap and goggles that rest above their eyes. The leader, referred to as "'''Coach'''" by [[Yellow Toad (Toad Brigade)|Yellow Toad]], is a red penguin with yellow, feathery brows, making him look like a {{wp|rockhopper penguin}}. This character is not to be confused with the [[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|big penguin of the same name]] also found in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Unlike him, this red penguin is referred to as リーダー (''rīdā'', "leader") in the original Japanese release.

During the [[mission]] "[[Going after Guppy]]", the [[Guppy|eponymous whale]] monopolizes the waters of the Sea Slide Galaxy, preventing the Penguin Racers from swimming. In the subsequent "[[Faster Than a Speeding Penguin]]", [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) races these penguins. The fastest penguin is the red Coach, followed by the green penguin, the purple penguin, and the blue penguin. Mario must hold onto a [[Red Shell]] and utilize [[underwater ring]]s to beat them. Upon being outswam, Coach affectionately refers to Mario as "champ" and awards him a [[Power Star]]. The Penguin Racers subsequently appear in "[[The Silver Stars of Sea Slide]]", helping Mario look for [[Silver Star]]s. Coach reappears in the [[Grand Finale Galaxy]] during "[[The Star Festival]]", near the lake with [[Penguru]] and other penguins. Outside of the mission that actively involves a race, there is a second red penguin that can be found in Sea Slide Galaxy that lacks the yellow brows.

The Penguin Racers are the first of conceptually similar teams that appear in subsequent ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', a group of multicolored [[Jibberjay]]s periodically challenge Mario to a race. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the [[Roving Racers]] and [[Shiverian|Shiverian Racers]] serve similar roles.

The internal file name for the Penguin Racers is shared with the [[Big Penguin]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Penguin Racer (Captain).png|Coach
SMG Asset Model Penguin Racer (Green).png|Green Penguin Racer
SMG Asset Model Penguin Racer (Purple).png|Purple Penguin Racer
SMG Asset Model Penguin Racer (Blue).png|Blue Penguin Racer
SMG Asset Model Penguin Racer (Red).png|Red Penguin Racer
</gallery>

==Internal names==
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|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
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|name1=PenguinRacer
|meaning1=Penguin Racer
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=ペンギンレーサー (''Pengin Rēsā'')
|meaning2=Penguin Racer
|game3=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file3=<tt>PenguinRacerLeader</tt>{{ref needed}}
|name3=PenguinRacerLeader
|meaning3=Penguin Racer Leader <small>(Coach)</small>
}}
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[[Category:Penguins]]
[[Category:Racers]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy characters]]