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[[File:Character Switch SM3DW Prima.jpg|thumb|150px]]
|image=[[File:Character Switch SM3DW Prima.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|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. ''Super Mario 3D World'' 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]] will appear, but the switches can also reveal a [[Green Star]] or a line of [[coin]]s.
A '''Character Switch'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=20|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> is an object in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Each of these [[P Switch]]es 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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A description of each of the Character Switches and the levels they appear in are as follows:


==Character emblems==
*'''Mario switch:''' Depicts a red "M" emblem; appears in [[Really Rolling Hills]] and [[Blast Block Skyway]].
*'''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]].
*'''Luigi switch:''' Depicts a green "L" emblem; appears in [[A Beam in the Dark]].
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|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
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|name1=Trample Switch Chara
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|meaning1=Chara [[P Switch|Trample Switch]]
|meaning1=Chara [[P Switch|Trample Switch]]
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
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|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>
|Jpn=キャラクタースイッチ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=232|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kyarakutā Suicchi
|JpnR=Kyarakutā Suitchi
|JapM=Character Switch
|JpnM=Character Switch
|Rus=Переключатель персонажей
|Rus=Переключатель персонажей
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
|RusM=Characters Switch
|RusM=Characters' Switch
|Ger=Charakter-Schalter
|Ger=Charakter-Schalter
|GerM=Character Switch
|GerM=Character Switch
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*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==

Latest revision as of 14:17, January 7, 2025

Character Switch
A Character Switch from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork 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 an object in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Each of these P Switches 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.

A description of each of the Character Switches and the levels they appear in are as follows:

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 Notes
Japanese キャラクタースイッチ[2]
Kyarakutā Suitchi
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 (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 20.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 232.