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|image=[[File:SMO Art - Pauline.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of '''Pauline''' from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
|image=[[File:MK8D BCP Pauline artwork.png|135px]]<br>Artwork of Pauline for the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Kate Higgins]] ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]–present)
|latest_portrayal=[[Kate Higgins]] ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]-present)
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{{quote|I like music that brings people together and gets them moving!|Pauline|Super Mario Odyssey}}
{{quote|I like music that brings people together and gets them moving!|Pauline|Super Mario Odyssey}}
'''Pauline''' (originally known as '''Lady''' or '''the lady'''<ref>''Donkey Kong'' {{file link|DK Arcade Instructions Card.png|instructions card}}</ref> and the '''Beautiful Girl'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Junior'' {{file link|DKJ Arcade Flyer Reverse.jpg|back flyer}}</ref>) is the damsel-in-distress in the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', the installment that marked her debut in both the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchises, along with [[Mario]] and her titular kidnapper (confirmed in later games to be a younger [[Cranky Kong]]). She was Mario's first love interest.


'''Pauline''' is [[Mario]]'s first love interest who is captured in their debut game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and reprises this damsel-in-distress role in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Pauline plays a prominent supporting role in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', singing the main theme, "[[Jump Up, Super Star!]]"
After a long absence, Pauline reprises her damsel-in-distress role in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', she plays a prominent supporting role, being the mayor of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]], as well as singing the theme song of the game, "[[Jump Up, Super Star!]]" She has since appeared as a playable character in various ''Mario'' spin-off games, such as ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.


In ''Odyssey'', Mayor Pauline is found in [[New Donk City]], a setting which references the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' where she was kidnapped by [[Cranky Kong|the first Donkey Kong]] before being rescued by Jumpman (Mario). She was originally known simply as '''Lady'''<ref>{{media link|Donkey_Kong - Instruction Page.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' instruction page}}</ref> and '''The Beautiful Girl'''.<ref>{{media link|Donkeykongflier.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' flyer}}</ref> Pauline is stated by ''Game Over'', a 1993 non-fiction book by David Sheff, to be named after Polly James, wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James. Her namesake, however, may be the damsel-in-distress featured in the eponymous movie serial ''[[Wikipedia:The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial)|The Perils of Pauline]]''.<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 206</ref> {{page needed}}
Pauline is named after Polly James, wife of [[Nintendo]] of America's warehouse manager, {{iw|wikipedia|Don James (executive)|Don James}},<ref>{{cite|author=Sheff, David|language=en|date=April 15, 1999|isbn=0-9669617-0-6|title=''Game Over: Press Start to Continue: The Maturing of Mario''|location=Wilton, Connecticut|publisher=Gamepress|page=109}}</ref> a fact later confirmed by Don James himself at [[Nintendo]]'s E3 2018 [[Treehouse]] Live event.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 15, 2018|url=youtu.be/nnu-EqVGRow?t=542|title=Arcade Archives Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live &#x7c; E3 2018|timestamp=09:02|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 12, 2024}}</ref> The name was chosen by Nintendo of America's president, {{iw|wikipedia|Minoru Arakawa}}, who mistakenly thought James' wife was actually called "Pauline".<ref>{{cite|url=www.wired.com/2012/02/gamelife-podcast-episode-18|title=Game{{!}}Life Podcast|publisher={{iw|wikipedia|Wired (magazine)|Wired}}|date=February 17, 2012)|accessdate=May 5, 2024|timestamp=52:15}}</ref>


Pauline is currently voiced by [[Kate Higgins]], since ''Super Mario Odyssey''. She has been voiced in games prior to this, though her voice actors remain unknown.
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong''====
====''Donkey Kong''====
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Lady, as the character was known at the time, makes her debut appearance in the 1981 arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as one of the first damsels-in-distress in any video game.
 
Lady is kidnapped by [[Donkey Kong]], a pet who was owned by her boyfriend [[Mario]].<ref>{{cite|title="ドンキーコングの生みの親"　宮本茂独占インタビュー|publisher=Nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=November 14, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000713055648/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/miyamoto.html|deadlink=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20161104171223/http://nintendo.com/nes-classic/donkey-kong-developer-interview|title=Developer Interview: Donkey Kong - Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition – Official Site|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> She is taken up onto a building and loses [[Pauline's lost items|various articles]] (such as her parasol, hat and bag, which can be collected for bonus [[Point]]s) on the way. Mario then climbs up the building, avoiding all the hazards in the way, to rescue her. However, when Mario reaches the top of the building, Donkey Kong grabs Lady and takes her higher up, forcing Mario to do another level. After four [[level]]s, Donkey Kong is trapped as Mario removes the [[Bolt (object)|bolt]]s from the platform, sending Donkey Kong plummeting. Lady is finally saved by Mario, and they share a special moment together.
 
She was originally intended to speak and two audio samples are buried in the arcade version's code.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_(Arcade)#Unused_Sounds|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Arcade)|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> She was portrayed by actress Sally Klein in the 1982 commercial for the ColecoVision, Atari 2600, and Intellivision ports.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFCXfjuNjI|date=January 5, 2018|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Commercial, 1982)|publisher=YouTube|author=The Museum of Classic Chicago Television|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
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The lady is kidnapped by a gorilla ([[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]]) who was owned by Jumpman (Mario). She is taken up onto a building and loses [[Pauline's lost items|various objects]] (such as her umbrella, hat and purse which can be collected for bonus [[Point]]s) on the way. Jumpman then climbs up the building, avoiding all the hazards in the way, to rescue her. However, when Jumpman reaches the top of the building, Donkey Kong grabs the lady and take her higher up, forcing him to do another level. After four [[Levels]], Donkey Kong is trapped and Jumpman removes the [[rivet]]s from the platform, sending Donkey Kong plummeting. The lady is finally saved by Jumpman, and they share a special moment together.
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game & Watch)====
Lady also appears in the [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''. Like in the arcade game, she was kidnapped by the titular [[Kong]] and brought to a construction site, with the objective being to have Mario rescue her by cutting wires holding Donkey Kong's platform together.


====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
[[File:Auline.png|thumb|110px|Solo picture of Pauline from ''Donkey Kong'' for the Game Boy.]]
[[File:DKGB Pauline Artwork.png|thumb|110px|Solo picture of Pauline from ''Donkey Kong'' for the Game Boy]]
Eventually, Pauline is given a revised appearance and is featured in the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''. Mario pursues Donkey Kong (and his son [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]) as he carries Pauline across a variety of locales (the original city setting is only the first world visited). Once more, Pauline is eventually rescued by Mario. The two are then shown in a [[Mushroom Kingdom]] setting where Pauline supplies Mario with a [[Super Mushroom]]. Donkey Kong and son then attempt to best Mario one last time, but the tables turn when the crushed Mario lifts Donkey Kong as [[Super Mario]]. Afterwards, they had their photo taken at one of the previous levels, [[Rocky-Valley]].
Eventually, Pauline is given a revised appearance and is featured in the [[Game Boy]] rendition of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''. Mario pursues Donkey Kong and his son [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] as Pauline is carried across a variety of locales. Once more, Pauline is eventually rescued by Mario. The two are then shown in a setting resembling the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where Pauline supplies Mario with a [[Super Mushroom]]. Donkey Kong then attempts to best Mario one last time, but the tables turn when the crushed Mario lifts Donkey Kong as [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]], alarming his son. Afterwards, the group has their photo taken at one of the previous levels, [[Rocky-Valley]].
 
The Nintendo Character Manual used from 1992 to 1994 suggests that Pauline willingly reprises her appearance in this game, because of her belief that "life without Donkey Kong and Mario is pretty dull".<ref>{{cite|date=February 27, 2015|url=www.thatericalper.com/2015/02/27/the-official-nintendo-character-manual-from-1993|title=The Official Nintendo Character Manual From 1993|publisher=That Eric Alper|language=en|accessdate=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong'' (coloring/activity books)===
[[File:DKSA Pauline.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Pauline singing at her club in ''[[Donkey Kong (coloring/activity books)|Donkey Kong Strikes Again!'']]]]
The earliest known appearance of the name Pauline in licensed print media comes from two series of activity books comprising of five books each released by Modern Promotions/Publishers in 1982 and 1983. One book from each series contain only activities while the other four has a plot. In the ''Donkey Kong'' series, Pauline is a singer at Video Land Amusement Park and is the subject of unrequited love from little Mario the carpenter and Donkey Kong, the new attraction. Donkey Kong breaks free and kidnaps her leading to Mario having to rescue her. In the sequel series ''Donkey Kong Strikes Again!'' she has become very successful and owns a club in which she also sings. Mario seeks out Pauline after Donkey Kong has escaped again because she is the only one he would listen to. This only leads to her being captured again.
 
This is the earliest depiction of her as a singer, predating the 1983 Japanese ads for the [[List of unreleased media|canceled Famicom game]] ''[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi]]'', where Lady would presumably act as the second player using a [[hammer]] to play the piano, and as the lead singer in the Donkey Band group (which would have utilized the microphone option for the Famicom). She would not be seen as a singer again until ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
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===''Saturday Supercade''===
===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:Kongcartoon20Pauline.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Pauline in an episode of ''Saturday Supercade''.]]
[[File:Kongcartoon20Pauline.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Pauline in an episode of ''Saturday Supercade'']]
Pauline appears as a regular character in the ''Donkey Kong'' episodes within the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' show produced by Ruby-Spears. Voiced by [[Judy Strangis]]<ref>http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong/Pauline/</ref>, Pauline plays the role as Mario's assistant or partner and is often seen to be alongside him in the various episodes. The two work together to capture Donkey Kong throughout the series. Pauline can also be seen helping [[Stanley (Donkey Kong 3)|Stanley]] in another episode.  
Pauline appears as a regular character in the ''Donkey Kong'' episodes within the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' show. Voiced by [[Judy Strangis]]<ref>http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong/Pauline/</ref>, Pauline plays the role as Mario's assistant or partner and is often seen to be alongside him in the various episodes. The two work together to capture Donkey Kong throughout the series. Pauline can also be seen helping [[Stanley]] in the [[Greenhouse Gorilla|penultimate episode]].
Her appearance in this show appears to based on her earlier artwork that is provided on the original ''Donkey Kong'' game as seen by her blonde hair as opposed to her future brown colored hair, as well as her general face design.
 
A lookalike, [[Belle]], appears in the episode "[[Mississippi Madness]]".
 
===''Pinball'' / ''VS. Pinball''===
[[File:PinballPaulineSprite.png|frame|left]]
Lady,<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/store/products/arcade-archives-pinball-switch|title=Arcade Archives Pinball for Nintendo Switch|publisher=Nintendo Official Site|language=en-us|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> also referred to as Pauline<ref>''Pinball'' Nintendo Switch Online description</ref> and generically as '''a lady'''<ref name=PinNES>{{cite|date=1985|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Pinball'' instruction booklet|page=8}}</ref> or '''the lady''',<ref name=PinNES/><ref>''Arcade Archives: Pinball'' in-game manual, Bonus Stage (P.05/10)</ref> appears in the [[Bonus Stage (Pinball)|Bonus Stage]] of ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'' and ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''. Lady runs back and forth across the top of the screen. When the floor below her becomes too short for her to jump across, she falls down and must be caught by Mario before she hits the floor. If she reaches the exit, she reappears at the top of the screen. This is the first game depicting the character in her standard brunette appearance, rather than her blonde appearance.
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===''Pinball''===
 
Pauline appears in the ''Mario Breakout'' mode of ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'', where she is held inside the breakable blocks and has to be caught by Mario before she hits the floor. This is technically the first game where she was depicted in her standard brunette appearance rather than her blonde appearance.
===Family BASIC===
Lady is a usable sprite in the [[Family BASIC]] accessory for the [[Family Computer]]. The Family BASIC allows users to make their own programs. Her default appearance as seen on the Message Board is similar to ''Pinball'' but in Family BASIC V3, she appears in one of the mini-games sharing the same palette as Mario.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:DonkeyKong-MarioKun.jpg|100px|thumb|Lady in the 2nd volume of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
In the recap chapter found in the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|2nd volume]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', Lady is shown in her usual damsel-in-distress role in the context of the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' plot. When Mario comes to save her, he is so bruised up from the barrels he took to the face that Lady jumps in DK's arms, claiming "he is better."
 
Pauline appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 11|volume 11]] of ''Super Mario-kun'' for the Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' chapter. She is described as a person whose appearance is "brighter" and "more gorgeous" than [[Peach]]. She runs a shop called "Pauline's Fashionable Store", that sells various Mario power-up suits. Donkey Kong later enters the store to buy a new tie. Mario recommends Donkey Kong to buy a collar. Donkey Kong gets furious and takes a tie and Pauline to the top of a construction site, locking her in a chamber. Mario and Yoshi defeat DK, but later have to search the key in the crumbled construction site they destroyed in the process.
 
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
In the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' manga anthology by Kazuki Motoyama, Lady appears in volume 15 where she is a mechanic that sells items and engine upgrades to Mario on credit so he can win a race in the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' arc. She also rides with him and later Yoshi in a couple of short scenes. After his victory, she is one of the creditors who seizes his cash earnings. She returns briefly in volume 16.
 
Volumes 29 and 30 are a self-contained two volume story arc which covers the Game Boy rendition of ''Donkey Kong''. Pauline is the star acrobat at Peach's circus and regularly performs with Donkey Kong Jr., who was kidnapped by Peach from his island. When Donkey Kong frees his son, Junior convinces his father to take Pauline with them because he believes she is his mother. Mario, [[Luigi]], Peach, and [[Toad]] attempt to rescue her but in the end, Pauline decides to stay to take care of Junior. A decade later, after [[Bowser]] has extorted all of the circus' money, they head back to the island to get Pauline to return. She turns them down as she has gained weight and is happy on the island. Peach's circus is forced out of business.
 
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special''===
[[File:Pauline-blast from the past.png|150px||thumb|Pauline kicking [[Donkey Kong]].]]
Pauline is featured in the ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]'' comic "A Blast From The Past". The comic starts with a [[Ace investigative reporter|reporter]] coming into [[Cranky Kong]]'s cabin, asking if he recalls anything about Pauline. Cranky does, and proceed to tell the reporter about the last time he saw her.
 
Pauline is carried by [[Donkey Kong|a younger Cranky Kong]] as he climbs to the top of a construction site. She asks him why he likes to climb tall buildings, to which Donkey Kong replies it is something he saw in a movie. An [[electrician]] hears the commotion and also climbs to the top of the construction site, fearing Pauline may be in danger. After the electrician manages to startle Donkey Kong by popping out of the barrel he is holding, Pauline admonishes the two and proceeds to kick Donkey Kong, claiming she is tired of his antics and is looking for a way to "get even".
 
In the present, Cranky Kong ends his story, but the reporter reveals to him that Pauline wrote a successful book about the events, titled "''The Girl and the Gorilla''", and got a movie deal titled "''The Adventures of Pauline''". Furious at how he is depicted and with a promise from the reporter to be paid for telling his side of the story, Cranky Kong claims that he will tell the truth about Pauline, warning the reporter that "it isn't pretty". He proceeds to start talking about the first time he carried Pauline to the top of a building; however, the comic ends there.
 
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Pauline herself does not appear in the Modern version of ''Donkey Kong'' (that role instead being taken over by [[Princess Peach]]), but she does appear in the game's Classic mode, re-enacting the same role as in the game.


===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
[[File:Pauline MvsDK2.png|thumb|110px|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''.]]
[[File:Pauline MvsDK2.png|thumb|150px|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'']]
Pauline makes her next reappearance after a twelve year absense, in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. The games starts with the grand opening of the [[Super Mini Mario World|Super Mini Mario World theme park]], where Pauline is Mario's guest of honor. While their relationship status goes unmentioned in the game, the manual states that Mario and Pauline are simply good friends at this time.
After twelve years of absence, Pauline makes her next reappearance in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. The game starts with the grand opening of the [[Super Mini Mario World]] theme park, where Pauline is Mario's guest of honor. The game's manual suggests that Mario and Pauline are just friends at this time.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|quote=Mario’s glamorous friend.|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' instruction booklet|page=7 (Pauline description)|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Donkey Kong is an employee of the [[Mario Toy Company]]<ref>{{cite|quote=The Mario Toy Company’s hairiest employee.|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' instruction booklet|page=7 (Donkey Kong description)|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> who attends the opening. When he sees Pauline, he becomes infatuated and presents her with a [[Mini Donkey Kong]]. When she chooses Mario's [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] over his gift, however, Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline, escaping to the [[Roof (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)|roof]] of Super Mini Mario World.


Donkey Kong is working at the [[Mario Toy Company]], and when he sees Pauline, he becomes infatuated and presents her with a [[Mini Donkey Kong]]. When she chooses Mario's proffered [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] over his gift, however Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline. Mario eventually defeats Donkey Kong and rescues Pauline with the help of his Mini Marios, and Pauline makes peace between them all by accepting Donkey Kong's Mini.
After Mario defeats Donkey Kong on the roof, he opens a door to find Pauline surrounded by presents, revealing that she is safe. Pauline makes peace between Mario and Donkey Kong by accepting Donkey Kong's Mini.


====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''====
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''====
[[File:PAULINE_mma_1.png|thumb|left|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''.]]
[[File:MvDKMMA Intro 9.png|thumb|left|150px|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'']]
Pauline appears again as a damsel-in-distress in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' for DSiWare. Once again, Pauline is assisting [[Mario]] in the opening of the expansion of [[Super Mini Mario World]]. [[Donkey Kong]] waits in a line to buy admissions tickets only to arrive at the front when the tickets are sold out. Donkey Kong, furious, pushes his way through a crowd of [[Toads]] and snatches Pauline. Mario attempts to stop this, ripping Pauline's dress in the process, but Donkey Kong escapes to the roof with Pauline. Mario then sends the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] toys in pursuit of Donkey Kong to rescue Pauline.
Pauline appears again in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''. Once again, Pauline is assisting Mario in the opening of an expansion of [[Super Mini Mario World]]. However, Pauline is kidnapped by Donkey Kong after he is too late to receive a ticket to the expansion. Mario attempts to stop this, ripping Pauline's dress in the process, but Donkey Kong escapes to the roof with Pauline. Mario then sends the Mini Mario toys in pursuit of Donkey Kong to rescue Pauline.


Mario eventually reaches the top floor, where he opens a door to find Pauline by a window in a small room. However, Donkey Kong turns the lights off and escapes through the window with Pauline, and Mario once more gives chase through another round of floors that the Mini Mario toys must navigate. Once Mario makes it to the end of these floors, he finds Pauline in a similar room, but this time, she is holding a clipboard and standing happily next to Donkey Kong, some Toads and the Mini Mario toys. She informs the confused Mario that the Mini Mario toys have passed the test run, revealing that Donkey Kong had kidnapped Pauline to test the performance of the toys and she is completely fine and happy. Mario shrugs it off seeing as he had such a great time traversing the theme park with his Minis, and all is well.
Mario eventually reaches the top floor, where he opens a door to find Pauline by a window in a small room. However, Donkey Kong turns the lights off and escapes through the window with Pauline, and Mario once more gives chase through another round of floors. Once Mario makes it to the end of these floors, he finds Pauline in a similar room, but this time, she is holding a clipboard and standing happily next to Donkey Kong. She informs Mario that the Mini Mario toys have passed the test run, revealing that she was only kidnapped by Donkey Kong simply to test the performance of the toys.
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====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''====
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''====
[[File:PAULINE_6.png|thumb|right|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''.]]
[[File:PAULINE_6.png|thumb|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!'']]
Pauline makes another appearance in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''. Mario and Pauline are welcoming customers to the grand opening of "Mini-Land" by giving away [[Mini Pauline]] toys to the first 100 customers. Donkey Kong, excitedly charges his way to the front wanting a Pauline Mini toy for himself, but when he arrives, Mario sternly tells him that they are out of stock. Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline instead, heading into the theme park. Mario once again gives chase immediately with assistance from the Mini-Land toys.
Pauline makes another appearance in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' Mario and Pauline are welcoming customers to the grand opening of [[Mini-Land]] by giving away [[Mini Pauline]] toys to the first 100 customers. Donkey Kong excitedly charges his way to the front wanting a Pauline Mini toy for himself, but when he arrives, Mario sternly tells him that they are out of stock. Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline instead, heading into the theme park. Mario once again gives chase immediately, with assistance from the Mini-Land toys.


After navigating the Minis though all the theme park's attractions Mario locates Pauline standing just below a Ferris wheel. She welcomes her hero Mario warmly before Donkey Kong surprises them both by jumping from the top of the Ferris wheel to scoop Pauline up once again, forcing Mario to pursue him through more of the theme park's areas.
After navigating the Minis though all the theme park's attractions, Mario locates Pauline standing just below a Ferris wheel. She welcomes Mario warmly before Donkey Kong surprises them both by jumping from the top of the Ferris wheel to scoop Pauline up once again, forcing Mario to pursue him through more of the theme park's attractions.


After chasing Donkey Kong through the theme park again, Mario finally finds Pauline once more under the Ferris wheel; this time, however, when Donkey Kong appears to confront him, Mario presents him with a Mini Pauline toy. Donkey Kong is overjoyed, and Pauline ultimately finds the whole thing very sweet. She makes her way to the Ferris wheel, where she, Donkey Kong, Mario, and the Minis enjoy a ride in celebration.
After chasing Donkey Kong through the theme park again, Mario finally finds Pauline once more under the Ferris wheel; this time, however, when Donkey Kong appears to confront him, Mario presents him with a Mini Pauline toy. Donkey Kong is overjoyed, and Pauline ultimately finds the whole thing very sweet. She makes her way to the Ferris wheel, where she, Donkey Kong, Mario, and the Minis enjoy a ride in celebration.
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====''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''====
====''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''====
[[File:CI16 3DSDS MarioAndDonkeyKongMinisOnTheMove image600w.png|thumb|left|Pauline with Donkey Kong in ''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''.]]
[[File:MDK MOTM Pauline Donkey Kong Hot Air Balloon.png|thumb|left|Pauline with Donkey Kong in ''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move'']]
Pauline reappears in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. She runs Mini-Land with [[Donkey Kong]] where they open a game arcade using the mini toys. Pauline is not kidnapped in this game, but hosts the Minigames mode and is seen simply congratulating players on their scores alongside Donkey Kong at the end of certain modes.  
Pauline reappears in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. Pauline is not kidnapped by Donkey Kong in this game; instead, she teams up with Donkey Kong to run a game arcade called Mini Arcade, as part of the Mini Toy Carnival hosted by the [[Mario Toy Company]]. In the Mini Games mode, Pauline congratulates players on their score alongside Donkey Kong at the end of a minigame.


Pauline's face appears as an icon in the Mini Target Smash game in Minigames mode. Smashing a Pauline target can cause the player to lose 100, 200, or 300 points, depending on the target's position. [[Mini Pauline]] toys also take a more active role in this game; although they are the last toy to be unlocked, they are still available for play early in the game and can be used in all modes except Minigames mode, in which only [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] is playable. As with most characters in this title, Pauline herself takes a background role and leaves the spot light to the Mini toys.
Pauline's face appears as an icon in the [[Mini Target Smash]] minigame. Smashing a Pauline target can cause the player to lose 100, 200, or 300 points, depending on how far away the target is.
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Pauline is once more the victim of Donkey Kong's kidnapping antics at the very start of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' this time though no motivation is given, Mario quickly gives chase with his Mini Mario toys in hopes of rescuing Pauline from the gorilla's grasp.  
Pauline briefly appears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''. In the game's intro cutscene, Pauline is kidnapped by Donkey Kong, although no motivation is given. Mario quickly gives chase with his Mini Mario toys, in hopes of rescuing Pauline.  


After traversing six puzzle filled worlds, while freeing cursed Mini Mario toys along the way, Mario catches up to Donkey Kong and Pauline in a darkened room, the lights are switched on quickly and Pauline and Donkey Kong are standing at the ready in front of a "surprise" banner with two toads to greet Mario.
In the game's ending cutscene, Pauline and Donkey Kong are revealed to have been giving Mario a surprise party.
 
The adventure was just a game to lure Mario to a surprise party the two had organized for him (similar to the plot of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' ).
At first Mario is confused, but soon shrugs it off to enjoy the fun, now surrounded by his friends, balloons and mini toys. The ruse revealed, Mario can then continues through more fun worlds and bonus levels knowing Pauline is happy and safe.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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Pauline appears in the Masterpiece demo of the original ''Donkey Kong'' included in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. In every installment as of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', one of Peach's alternate costumes depicts her with a red dress that is similar in colorization to Pauline's dress.
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Pauline appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] that increases [[Diddy Kong]] and Donkey Kong's attacks. Pauline also appears in her damsel role during the demo of the original ''Donkey Kong'' [[Masterpiece]] included in the game.
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Pauline appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] that increases [[Diddy Kong]] and Donkey Kong's attacks.


====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
A trophy of Pauline appears in both [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']], while Pauline herself appears in the latter version in her original role in the ''Donkey Kong'' Masterpiece. Pauline is also alluded to in the Event match titled "1988": "DK and Diddy have gone back in time. Now Mario's angry at them for kidnapping Pauline...but he's got the wrong guys!" An additional inclusion is in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' where she is mentioned in one of the randomly generated tips that appear on loading screen or in the tips section in the Original Games / Settings category (shown with a blue boarder), and reads: "Mario's Ex-Girlfriend(?) The woman kidnapped by DK in the original Donkey Kong was Mario's first love, Pauline. Originally, she was just called "Lady." We've come a long way."
A [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Pauline appears in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', while Pauline herself appears in the latter version in her original role in the ''Donkey Kong'' Masterpiece. Pauline is also alluded to in the Event match titled "1988": "DK and Diddy have gone back in time. Now Mario's angry at them for kidnapping Pauline...but he's got the wrong guys!" An additional inclusion is in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' where she is mentioned in one of the randomly generated tips that appear on loading screen or in the tips section in the Original Games / Settings category (shown with a blue border), and reads: "Mario's Ex-Girlfriend(?) The woman kidnapped by DK in the original Donkey Kong was Mario's first love, Pauline. Originally, she was just called "Lady." We've come a long way."


===''NES Remix''===
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
Pauline appears in most of the challenges and remixes based on ''Donkey Kong''.
Pauline along with the [[Band (Super Mario Odyssey)|band]] appears in the background of [[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' if "Jump Up, Super Star!" is selected as the stage's background music. The song's vocals are absent at first, and Pauline appears randomly on a propeller platform as the stage's main platform ascends the tower. If a fighter jumps past her, she starts to sing, and later appears in the plaza with the rest of the band.


===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
Pauline also appears as two Legend-class [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]]: one as a grab-type, {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}} together with Donkey Kong (under the name "Donkey Kong & Lady") using their original artwork, which slightly increases the power of grabs and throws when equipped; and one as a support spirit by herself using her artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey'', which allows the user to recover health when an opponent attacks their shield. The latter can be obtained in the World of Light, where the player must defeat her puppet fighter, [[Princess Peach|Peach]], in 1 minute and 30 seconds while avoiding [[Mario]] with a [[Hammer]] (in his wedding outfit) and a giant [[Donkey Kong]] (in his red-furred alternate costume, resembling the original Donkey Kong) on [[75 m (stage)|75 m]].
[[File:SMO-scrn-80sMarioPauline.jpg|thumb|right|Pauline with her band and Mario in ''Super Mario Odyssey''.]]
Marking her debut in the main [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], Pauline appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as the mayor of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]]; here, she is addressed as '''Mayor Pauline'''.


She first appears shortly after Mario arrives at New Donk City, where she alongside several New Donkers observes Bowser's Airship in the sky and the city being hit with torrential downpour. She then explains to Mario she can't talk with him because New Donk City's currently in a crisis: She explains that Bowser had arrived at the city and has been causing chaos, and admitted she was not impressed with his plastering posters advertising his planned wedding with Princess Peach, stating it was "tasteless". Afterward, she then thanks Mario for saving the city as it meant everything to her, and invited him to set up the city festival.
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO-scrn-80sMarioPauline.jpg|thumb|Pauline with her band and Mario in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
Marking her debut in the main [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], Pauline appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as the mayor of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] (addressed as '''Mayor Pauline''').


Here, Pauline asks Mario to help rebuild her band, for which she serves as the lead singer.<ref>Nintendo E3, 2017</ref> After that, she then tasked Mario with checking out the underground power plant and restore power. Ultimately, by the time Mario arrived at the power plant, Pauline was present, as she decided to assess the situation herself and deduced Bowser was responsible for the sabotage. They then fixed the power together, and then she personally invited Mario for the New Donk City festival as the guest of honor to repay him for making the festival possible. She is the interpreter of [[Jump Up, Super Star!]], the theme song of the game. In addition, the reason she returns and acts as mayor of New Donk City is to avert the idea that the presence of a kingdom necessarily means that the people in charge are royalty.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/14/15804210/super-mario-odyssey-pauline-switch Super Mario Odyssey producer explains why Pauline has returned] ''Polygon''.</ref>
She first appears shortly after Mario arrives at New Donk City, where she, alongside several New Donkers, observes [[Bowser]]'s [[Airship]] in the sky and the city being hit by a rainstorm. She then explains to Mario she cannot talk with him at the moment because New Donk City is currently in a crisis: she explains that Bowser had arrived at the city and has been causing chaos, and admitted she was not impressed with him plastering posters advertising his planned wedding with [[Princess Peach]], stating it was "tasteless". Afterward, she then thanks Mario for saving the city as it meant everything to her, and invited him to set up the [[A Traditional Festival!|city festival]].


She is later seen at the wedding between Bowser and Peach on the Moon Kingdom just as Mario enters, having been forced by the former to attend. She tells Mario he's "just in time."
Prior to the upcoming city festival itself, Pauline asks Mario to help rebuild her band, for which she serves as the lead singer. After that, she then tasked Mario with checking out the underground power plant and restore power. Ultimately, by the time Mario arrived at the power plant, Pauline was present, as she decided to assess the situation herself and deduced Bowser was responsible for the sabotage. They then fixed the power together, and then she personally invited Mario for the New Donk City festival as the guest of honor to repay him for making the festival possible. She is the interpreter of "[[Jump Up, Super Star!]]", the theme song of the game. One of the dance moves she does during her performance mimics her sprite animation from the original ''Donkey Kong'' game. In addition, the reason she returns and acts as mayor of New Donk City is to avert the idea that the presence of a kingdom necessarily means that the people in charge are royalty.<ref>{{cite|url=www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6h9s6l/hi_im_mr_koizumi_producer_of_super_mario_odyssey|title=Hi, I’m Mr. Koizumi, Producer of Super Mario Odyssey. AMA!|publisher=Reddit|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>


In the post-game, Pauline is able to quiz Mario on facts about herself. She says that her hat is her favorite possession, she loves eating cake, and that her capture in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' was "traumatic", although it helped her grow as a person.
She is later seen at the wedding between Bowser and Peach in the [[Wedding Hall]], being among various characters forced by Bowser to attend. When Mario arrives, she tells him he is "just in time."


===Other appearances, references, and cameos===
In the post-game, Pauline is able to quiz Mario on facts about herself. She says that her hat is her favorite possession, she loves eating cake, and that her capture in ''Donkey Kong'' was "traumatic", although it helped her grow as a person. She also indicated that she had already seen [[Seaside Kingdom]] by the time she met up with Mario, and desired to see [[Cloud Kingdom]] next, due to it having "clouds that go on forever."
In the 1993 live-action film ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'', Mario has a Brooklynite girlfriend referred to in the script as '''Daniella Pauline Verducci''', although she's referred only to as [[Daniella]] on-screen. The woman also roughly resembles Pauline and is even seen in a construction site with a chimpanzee at one point.


[[File:DonkeyKong-MarioKun.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Pauline as Lady in the 2nd volume of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]]
She later appears at [[Darker Side]] alongside the band and various other characters to root for Mario as he undergoes the rigorous challenge. After the [[Multi Moon]] is collected, she replaces her hat with a hat similar to that of Mario's own hat.


Although Pauline does not appear in the ''Donkey Kong''-inspired strip in the first issue of ''[[Blip]]'', the damsel who appears in her place clearly resembles her.
When the harder version of the final boss is beaten, Pauline appears on the picture with the other major characters of the game at the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] that is rewarded to the player after the ending credits.


She was given an indirect mention in the [[Nintendo Comics System]] story ''[[Cloud Burst]]'', where Mario alluded to a past girlfriend who was comparable to Peach as well as to some extent Luigi and Bowser.
Her original design from the ''Donkey Kong''{{'}}s cabinet also makes a cameo in New Donk City as part of some graffiti art and, once the festival mission is completed, on various billboards. The graffiti was suggested to be a connection of New Donk City with the events of the original ''Donkey Kong'' game.<ref>{{cite|author=mario_odysseyJP|language=ja|title=「ニュードンク・シティ」の建物に描かれているグラフィティです。懐かしい人には懐かしい！？街の歴史に関係した絵なんです。|url=x.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/910985748341415936|publisher=X|accessdate=June 24, 2024|date=September 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=You might stumble across some graffiti in New Donk City. This piece has some kind of link to the city's history...|author=Super Mario UK|url=x.com/SuperMario_UK/status/918400873499365376|date=October 12, 2017|publisher=X|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
=====Quiz questions and answers=====
These questions are asked in a random order, and Mario must get four questions in a row right to pass.
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!width="55%"|Question
!Answer 1
!Answer 2
!Answer 3
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|data-label="Question"|What am I bad with?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Festivals.
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Fixing machines.
|data-label="Answer 3"|Talking to people.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What do I plan to eat for dinner tonight?
|data-label="Answer 1"style="background:#99ff99"|Fried Mushrooms
|data-label="Answer 2"|Leaf Salad
|data-label="Answer 3"|Flower Stew
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What kingdom would I most like to visit right now?
|data-label="Answer 1"|[[Wooded Kingdom]]
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Cloud Kingdom]]
|data-label="Answer 3"|[[Seaside Kingdom]]
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What kind of music do I like?
|data-label="Answer 1"|You don't like music.
|data-label="Answer 2"|Relaxing music.
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Peppy music.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What do I do on my days off?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Garden!
|data-label="Answer 2"|Fix machines!
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Practice singing!
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What is my most treasured possession?
|data-label="Answer 1"|A purse.
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|A hat.
|data-label="Answer 3"|An umbrella.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|Which of these things did I actually do a long time ago?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Raised sheep.
|data-label="Answer 2"|Wore raccoon suit.
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Captured by ape.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What do you think my hobby is?
|data-label="Answer 1"style="background:#99ff99"|Going on walks.
|data-label="Answer 2"|Driving RC Cars.
|data-label="Answer 3"|Flower arranging.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|What do I just adore?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Machines.
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Cake.
|data-label="Answer 3"|Flowers.
|-
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="Question"|Give me your honest opinion-how am I doing as mayor of this city?
|data-label="Answer 1"|OK, I guess...
|data-label="Answer 2"|Badly.
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Fantastic!
|}
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====''Super Mario Run''====
A statue of Pauline appears as a [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|building]] in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. It was added for the ''Super Mario Odyssey'' event that ran between November 14, 2017 and November 19, 2017, and is based on her appearance in the New Donk City festival. It has since been made available through the Remix 10 mode. When the statue is tapped, it plays the last line of the chorus of "Jump Up, Super Star!". It cannot be tapped again until the line is almost finished.
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:MTA SpecialShot Pauline.jpg|thumb|left|Pauline executes her "Showstopper" Special Shot]]
Pauline reappears in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' as a playable character that was first available by participating in the March 2019 tournament.<ref name=January>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiE4bmoXBkc|title=マリオテニス エース 新キャラ参戦決定!(チコ/ブンブン/ポリーン)|date=November 23, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> This marks her first fully playable appearance in the Mario spinoff game installments as a whole, as well as her first appearance in a ''Super Mario'' sports title. She wears a sport outfit akin to that of [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and [[Rosalina]]. She is classified as a Speedy type character, having the fastest movement in the game combined with low traction, but she is easily pushed back by returned shots. Her voice clips are reused from ''Super Mario Odyssey''. Her [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shot]], named Showstopper, involves her dancing atop a building similar to the [[New Donk City Hall]] as it gets taller, with a crowd of [[New Donker]]s surrounding it; during this Special Shot, "Jump Up, Super Star!" plays. Her [[emblem]] resembles a pair of red lips stylized into a heart shape. Prior to version 3.0.0, Pauline's name was erroneously written entirely in capital letters in the English version.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Pauline.jpg|thumb|Pauline in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Pauline makes her debut in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a High-End playable character. Although she was officially confirmed in the first episode of the ''Mario Kart Tour News'' video series on September 24, 2019 (one day prior to the game's release), her name was accidentally shown on the game's App Store story page on August 27, confirming that she would appear in some capacity,<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/Tracker_TD/status/1166531915320573954|author=@Tracker_TD|date=August 27, 2019|title=Although she’s not actually pictured, the preorder spotlight thing for Mario Kart Tour mentions Pauline. I’m gueeeeessing given the image shows off the costume gimmick for characters that she’ll be playable, assuming this isn’t an outright blunder|publisher=X|accessdate=June 24, 2024|language=en}}</ref> but was later removed.<ref>{{cite|url=apps.apple.com/gb/story/id1474913423|title=Get Ready for Mario Kart : App Store Story|publisher=Apple|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> Her [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] is the [[Lucky Seven]]. She was introduced in the [[New York Tour]] as a tour-exclusive character, but starting with the [[Holiday Tour (2019)|2019 Holiday Tour]], she became a regular character, while also gaining her own [[Pauline Cup|self-themed cup]]. Additionally, she has a High-End variant called '''Pauline (Party Time)''', who wears a silver party outfit representing the New Year and also debuted in the 2019 Holiday Tour, with her special item being the [[Coin Box]]. This makes her the first newcomer in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to receive a variant in the game. A second variant for Pauline themed around Valentine's Day called '''Pauline (Rose)''' was introduced in the [[Peach vs. Daisy Tour]] as a High-End character, with the [[Fire Flower]] as her special item. Both of these costumed variants were added to regular tour pipes in the [[Battle Tour]]. A third variant for Pauline called '''Pauline (Cowgirl)''' was introduced in the [[Pipe Tour]], once again classified as a High-End driver. Her special item is the [[Boomerang Flower]].
 
Pauline and her variants usually have the [[Yellow Taxi]] and/or its variants as their signature karts. Her association with the [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] tracks is most likely an indirect reference to her status as the mayor of New Donk City, which is based on New York City.
 
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8D Pauline Biker.png|thumb|left|Pauline racing on [[Mario Kart Stadium]] in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.]]
Pauline was added to ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as a playable character through the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC, alongside [[Diddy Kong]], [[Funky Kong]], and [[Peachette]]. Here, her earrings are noticeably larger than in ''Mario Kart Tour''. Pauline also has a new alternate racing outfit when using bikes and ATVs, similarly to Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina, though with notable differences. She is among the lightest heavyweight characters, sharing statistics with Rosalina, [[King Boo]], and [[Link]]. A CPU controlled Pauline uses the same kart combination options as [[Mario]], which include the [[Standard Kart]], [[B Dasher]], [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]], and [[Comet]].
 
===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
Pauline appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' as a Control character with average stats, marking her first appearance in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series. She sports a new golfing outfit with a newsboy cap. Her Special Shot is known as the Songbird Stinger and her Special Dash is known as the Diva Dash.
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===''Mario Strikers: Battle League''===
[[File:MSBL Pauline artwork.png|thumb|Pauline in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'']]
Pauline makes her ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'' debut in ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', as a playable character added through the version 1.2.0 update alongside the returning Diddy Kong.<ref name=Update2>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=September 13, 2022|url=youtu.be/w_Pl2V8hckE|title=''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' 2nd Free Update – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 13, 2022}}</ref> Her strongest attributes are her strength and speed; without any gear applied on any characters, she has the highest strength statistic in the game. However, her other statistics rank among the worst in the game. Her team number is 7, and her [[Hyper Strike]] is Swing Solo.
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:Pauline Movie.png|thumb|right|Pauline being interviewed on TV]]
{{quote|Everything's under control, I promise you. We are very close to fixing this.|Pauline|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}}
Pauline appears as a minor character in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', in which she is the mayor of [[New York City]]. A {{file link|Giuseppe TSMBM.png|TV news headline}} states that she has been re-elected in a landslide victory. She wears the same outfit as in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', albeit without her hat.<ref>{{cite|author=@NE_Brian|date=November 28, 2022|url=nintendoeverything.com/super-mario-bros-movie-leaked-images-posters/nggallery/image/mario_bros_movie_poster_2|title=Lots of posters and images for The Super Mario Bros. Movie seemingly leaked|publisher=Nintendo Everything|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> She first appears in the movie in a TV interview, reassuring citizens that an issue of sewer flooding is under control and that they're close to fixing it, though she is instantly proven wrong when a manhole bursts like a geyser behind her, causing her to smile sheepishly. Near the end of the movie, she is among the crowd of citizens in Brooklyn congratulating [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] for defeating [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his army]]. An update to the SMBPlumbing.com website after the film's June home video release revealed Pauline gave the Mario Brothers a "Key to the City" and proclaimed a day of celebration on June 13, 2023.
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===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
Pauline debuts in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.  Like the game's other newcomer, [[Ninji]], she is unlockable by viewing her while in the Hot-Air Balloon.
 
===Other appearances===
Pauline never makes an appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' itself, although the {{file link|DKJ Arcade Flyer Reverse.jpg|back flyer}} does reference Donkey Kong's earlier abduction of her, citing that Mario's motive for imprisoning Donkey Kong was namely to make sure Donkey Kong cannot abduct her or any other woman again. In addition, the arcade version's transition scene between the [[Jump Board Scene]] and [[Mario's Hideout]] has the titular son of Donkey Kong pursuing Mario's helicopter while riding a parasol resembling Pauline's parasol.
 
Pauline appears briefly at the beginning of a commercial for ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''.<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=Nintendo - ''Mario's Cement Factory'' Video Game Commercial - 1983|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
 
Voice actor Jo Belle Yonely portrays Pauline for Ralston's [[Donkey Kong (cereal)|''Donkey Kong'' branded breakfast cereal]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvDhBdClFY|title=''Donkey Kong'' Cereal Commercials Collection|author=Saturdaymorningfan|date=December 25, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en-us|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jo-Belle-Yonely|title=Jo Belle Yonely|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
 
She appears in {{file link|G&WCM - Mario Bros. and Pauline.jpg|television}} and {{file link|G&W print ad.jpg|print}} advertisements for the [[Game & Watch]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c|title=Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)|author=The Museum of Classic Chicago Television|date=March 4, 2008|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
 
Pauline is a pizza delivery girl in a retelling of the original ''Donkey Kong'' game in the ''[[Donkey Kong Goes Home]]'' album.
 
She was given an indirect mention in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Cloud Burst]]'', where Mario alluded to a past girlfriend who was comparable to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] as well as to some extent [[Luigi]] and [[Bowser]].
 
Although Pauline herself does not make an appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', she, and more specifically Cranky Kong's abduction of her in the original game was alluded to in the manual (intro in the GBA version) where Cranky, while lecturing Donkey Kong, said "Whisking off maidens and throwing barrels around the place seven days a week, I was."
 
Pauline, or more accurately her debut role, was given an indirect reference in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Baten Kaitos Origins}}'', where the character Guillo sarcastically asks Gibari, "What are you, some monkey who's run off with a pretty wench?" after witnessing the latter take out several guards with a barrel.
 
She appears in ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]'' in a recreation of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'', serving the same role.
 
Pauline makes small appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Monopoly]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jenga]]'' board games.


Pauline makes small appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Monopoly]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jenga]]'' board games. She also makes a cameo in ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', where she is seen in the background while playing the [[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]] attraction.
Pauline also appears in both ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' in the microgame [[Donkey Kong (WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase)|Donkey Kong]], where she plays her role from the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game. She appears in the same stance in another [[Donkey Kong (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|''Donkey Kong''-based microgame]] from ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''.


Pauline also appears in the Puzzle "Nintendo Heroines/Starlets", from the MiiPlaza. Alongside her are Peach, [[Rosalina]], [[zeldawiki:Princess Zelda|Zelda]], and Toon Zelda.
She also makes a cameo in ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', where she is seen in the background while playing the [[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]] attraction.


Pauline appears in volume 11 of the [[Super Mario-Kun]] manga. She is described as a person whose appearance is "brighter" and "more gorgeous" than [[Peach]]. She is a major character in the Donkey Kong history of this volume: in this history, she runs a shop called "Pauline's  Fashionable Store", that sells fire and frog suits for Mario. Donkey Kong later enters the store to buy a new tie. Mario is also in the store and recommends Donkey Kong to buy a collar. Donkey Kong get furious and takes a tie and Pauline to the top of a construction site, resembling Donkey Kong's (arcade) scenario.
Pauline also appears in the Puzzle Swap panel "Nintendo Heroines/Starlets" in [[StreetPass Mii Plaza]], alongside Peach, [[Rosalina]], [[Zelda]], and Toon Zelda.


On the 2nd volume of ''Super Mario-kun'' on the Donkey Kong (Arcade) rechapter, Lady (Pauline) is shown in her usual damsel-in-distress role, however when Mario comes to save her she says "Kong is still better".{{br|left}}
In ''[[NES Remix]]'', she appears in most of the challenges and remixes based on ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Pinball''. She also has the same role in ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', which combined games from both ''NES Remix'' and ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' for Nintendo 3DS.


==General Information==  
Pauline appears in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] in a cameo on one of [[Uptown, Downtown]]'s billboards.
[[File:PAULINE_3.png|thumb|200px|right|Pauline in her current appearance.]]
 
==General information==  
[[File:PAULINE_3.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Pauline in the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games]]
===Development===
===Development===
Pauline’s original design was somewhat inconsistent, appearing noticeably different in official game art each time. Most often she appeared as a blonde woman with long wavy to curly hair wearing a deep pink to red, usually torn, strap dress and ankle-strap pumps of the same color.
Pauline's original design for the ''Donkey Kong'' arcade release was based on [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s artwork which graced the {{file link|DK Artwork Cabinet bezel.png|arcade cabinets}} and appeared in Japanese marketing material such as {{file link|DK Japanese Flyer.jpg|flyers}} and {{file link|DK 1981 alt print ad.jpg|print ads}}. His Lady is a blonde or orange-haired woman with long puffy hair wearing a deep pink to red strap dress and ankle-strap pumps of the same color. In her sprite in ''Donkey Kong'' for Game & Watch, she was given short curly orange hair, and had on a pink blouse and purple pants (in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' versions, she instead has blonde hair and either a red dress, or otherwise a red blouse and yellow skirt depending on the specific game version).
Since ''Donkey Kong'' on the Game Boy, Pauline’s appearance was updated closer to her more current appearance with only minor difference to her most recent look. This redesign was speculated in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' trophy to be an attempt to differentiate herself from [[Princess Peach]]. Her original redesign gave her a ribbed-chest red halter neck dress, black Mary Jane high heels, dark brown hair, red lips and violet eye shadow. This appearance would be refined over the years to her final look.
 
While Miyamoto's rendition defined the appearance of Lady in Japan, the North American market was heavily influenced by her look in {{file link|DK Arcade Flyer Front.jpg|Zavier Leslie Cabarga's flyer}}. Coincidentally, both Miyamoto and Cabarga's designs for [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] were inspired by {{wp|Popeye}} and {{wp|Bluto}} respectively. However, Cabarga's muse for Pauline was {{wp|Betty Boop}}, albeit with a smaller head.<ref>{{cite|author=Ryan, Will|date=Spring 2022|url=issuu.com/ojaivisitorsguide/docs/ojaimagazine_spring2020/s/14834115|title=Zavier & Boop|publisher=Issuu|language=en|accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref> His Pauline has more of a wavy hairstyle and her cocktail dress is torn with her face expressing greater distress. Most ''Donkey Kong'' merchandise in North America from 1982 to 1984 was based on Cabarga's design. Some exceptions include Topps collectible stickers which depicted her with long orange-colored hair (she remains blonde in the packaging as it was designed by Cabarga).<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200530194300/http://dimic.ikaryas.nl/2013/more-than-just-a-plumber/|title=More than just a plumber…|publisher=DIMIC|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024|date=August 2, 2013|author=Ikaryas}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210121011917/https://vglegacy.com/pop-culture/1982-topps-donkey-kong-cards|title=1982 Topps Donkey Kong Cards|publisher=VG Legacy|language=en|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> In 1983, the debut of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' revised Pauline's appearance to make her look more youthful. The last official use of Cabarga's flyer was for Ocean Software's ports of ''Donkey Kong'' for European home computers in 1986.
 
Since ''Donkey Kong'' for Game Boy, Pauline's appearance was updated closer to her more current appearance with only minor difference to her most recent look. This redesign was suggested in the American version of her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' trophy to be an attempt to differentiate herself from [[Princess Peach]]. Her original redesign gave her a ribbed-chest red halter neck dress, black Mary Jane high heels, dark brown hair, red lips and violet eye shadow. This appearance would be refined over the years to her final look.
 
In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', her face is slightly refined even more; her eyes, her head and her earrings are somewhat smaller than in the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games and her face is more rounded, while her makeup is more vibrant. She is shown to be very tall compared to the other characters in the game (a feature shared with the New Donkers) and her waist is subtly wider. According to the developers, she was given a new design that reflected the current view of the world while handling the original features with great care.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/1066812774351863809|title=おはようございます。こちらは「ポリーン市長」の最終デザインのスケッチです。歴史のあるキャラクターですので、元の特徴を大切にしつつ今作の世界観に合わせて新しくデザインしました！|language=ja|date=November 25, 2018|publisher=X|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> Subsequent games bring back many elements of her ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' appearance, resulting in a mixture between the two designs.


===Identity===
===Identity===
While the name "Pauline" has been used for the character in the west since the manual for the NES version of ''Donkey Kong''; in Japan, she was still known as "Lady" until her return in the Game Boy version. Because of this and the redesign that Pauline was given in the Game Boy version, the original version of the character and redesigned version were treated as separate characters in certain ''Mario'' media in Japan, with the original version of the character being known as Lady and the new version being known as Pauline. This was likely due to the fact that Pauline was described as a "new heroine" when ''Donkey Kong '94'' was released in Japan, despite the fact that Miyamoto and game director Masayuki Kameyama stated in an interview that the game was a prequel to ''Super Mario Bros.'' (being a remake and all) and that Pauline was Mario's "old flame" (昔の彼女) before meeting Peach.<ref>任天堂公式ガイドブック　ドンキーコング [Official Nintendo Guidebook: Donkey Kong], ISBN 4-09-102485-8</ref> Similarly, during the Cat Mario show's coverage of some old NES games, Cat Mario, when asked by Cat Peach about the woman's identity, simply identified her as "Lady."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnvbv1MQ2_s#t=424</ref> She was also named Lady on the description of ''Donkey Kong'' on the Japanese Virtual Console site.
In the US, the name Pauline first appeared in 1982 through the [[Donkey Kong (coloring/activity books)|''Donkey Kong'' activity books]] and {{file link|Pauline figurine.jpg|Coleco's figurine}}. Her name was further spread through ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' and was eventually used in the MS-DOS, Apple II, Coleco Adam, and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] ports; however, in Japan, she was still known as Lady in the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] version. Because the name Pauline was not used universally until her return in the Game Boy game where she was redesigned, the original version of the character and redesigned version were treated as separate characters in certain media in Japan, with the original version of the character being known as Lady and the new version being known as Pauline, although the two incarnations are never shown meeting together. This is likely due to the fact that Pauline was described as a "new heroine" when ''Donkey Kong'' for Game Boy was released in Japan,<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/qda/index.html|title=ドンキーコング|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> despite the fact that [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and game director Masayuki Kameyama acknowledged in an interview that Pauline was previously used as the name of Lady outside Japan, as well as stating that the game was intended to be a prequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' since Pauline was Mario's "old flame" (昔の彼女) before meeting Peach.<ref>{{cite|title=任天堂公式ガイドブック　ドンキーコング [Official Nintendo Guidebook: Donkey Kong]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=1994|isbn=4-09-102485-8}}</ref> Additionally, an early title screen uses the phrase "Save the Lady from Donkey Kong" from arcade materials,<ref>{{cite|author=Hard4Games|date=August 15, 2020|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSMcg6R4mnQ|title=Nintendo LaserDisc! {{!}} Nintendo Power Previews LaserDisc V7 Preservation|publisher=YouTube|accessdate= August 25, 2020. {{file link|Game Boy Save The Lady From Donkey Kong Title Screen.png|Screenshot}}}}</ref> further indicating that Pauline was intended to be Lady. After the release of the Game Boy game, the name Lady retained usage to refer to the original version of the character in Japan; for example, during [[The Cat Mario Show|the Cat Mario show]]'s coverage of some NES games, [[Cat Mario]], when asked by Cat Peach about the woman's identity, simply identified her as Lady.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160304040359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnvbv1MQ2_s|title=ニャニャニャ! ネコマリオタイム 第34回|language=ja|date=March 31, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>


In the ''Mario Character Encyclopedia'', published in 1994 by Shogakukan, Lady and Pauline are given separate entries. Curiously, both of them have "New York" listed as their place of origin, but Lady's personality is described as "docile" (おとなしい) while Pauline's personality is "vigorous" (活発).<ref>http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#11</ref>
[[File:Lady (Yoichi Kotabe).png|thumb|85px|left|Artwork of Lady from ''Mario Character Encyclopedia''.]]
In the ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'', published in 1994 by Shogakukan, Lady and Pauline are given separate entries. Curiously, both of them have "New York" listed as their place of origin, but Lady's personality is described as "docile" (おとなしい) while Pauline's personality is "vigorous" (活発).<ref>{{cite|title=Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=jp|page=[https://imgur.com/pg-24-25-3OabVR8 24]}}</ref>


[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kazuki Motoyama's Super Mario manga]] introduced Lady during the ''Super Mario Kart'' story arc as Mario's childhood girlfriend who established an automobile repair shop and volunteers to become Mario and Luigi's mechanic during the kart race. Later on, during the ''Donkey Kong'' story arc, Pauline was introduced as an acrobat hired by Peach for her circus alongside [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kazuki Motoyama's Super Mario manga]] introduced Lady during the ''Super Mario Kart'' story arc as Mario's childhood girlfriend who established an automobile repair shop and volunteers to become Mario and Luigi's mechanic during the kart race. Later on, during the ''Donkey Kong'' story arc, Pauline was introduced as an acrobat hired by Peach for her circus alongside [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]


Volume 2 of Yukio Sawada's ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' featured a gag in which Lady leaves Mario for Donkey Kong. However, Volume 11 of the same manga would introduce Pauline as a clerk in a clothing store that Mario frequents with no mention of her having a prior romantic relationship with Mario (or Donkey Kong for that matter).  
Volume 2 of Yukio Sawada's ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' featured a gag in which Lady leaves Mario for Donkey Kong. However, Volume 11 of the same manga would introduce Pauline as a clerk in a clothing store that Mario frequents with no mention of her having a prior romantic relationship with Mario (or Donkey Kong for that matter).  


The Japanese versions of both, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', would eventually confirm to Japanese players that Pauline and Lady are indeed meant to be one and the same on Pauline's trophy description.  
Within ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', the chalk drawing of the original design of the character is labeled as Pauline instead of Lady.<ref>''Nintendo Land'' internal filename (<tt>content/Common/Package/Dkb_Cmn.pack/Common/Model/Dkb_Chalk_Pauline.szs</tt>)</ref> Both ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' would then make it clearer to Japanese players that Pauline and Lady are indeed one and the same on Pauline's trophy description, though not in international releases. Similarly, in ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'', Arcade Bunny has dialog introducing the arcade character as Pauline instead of Lady, even in non-international releases.


Pauline has several naming errors across media. In at least one ad for the [[Game & Watch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'', Pauline was referred to as Louise.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/16/promotional-consideration-multi-screen/ ''Game & Watch Donkey Kong'' print ad (via Joystiq)]</ref> However, the instructions leave her unnamed. NES information packs, mailed as late as April 1986, referred to her as "Paula" instead of Pauline. <ref>[http://games-news-live.de/gonintendo-com-mode-viewstory-id-247633 A look at the original NES information packs]</ref>
Due to the initial name Lady sometimes being mistaken in translation as the generic word lady,<ref>''Donkey Kong'' {{file link|DK Instruction Page.jpg|instruction page}}</ref> Pauline has several naming discrepancies across media. In at least two print ads by UK distributor CGL for the [[Game & Watch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'', Pauline was referred to as Louise.<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_025_1983-11_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n137/mode/1up|title=''Computer & Video Games'' 25|date=November 1983|page=138}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150128052757/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/16/promotional-consideration-multi-screen|title=Promotional Consideration: Multi Screen|author=Caoili, Eric|date=September 16, 2007|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> However, the instructions leave her unnamed. NES information packs, mailed as late as April 1986, referred to her as Paula instead.<ref>{{cite|author=Calvert, Darren|date=February 19, 2015|url=nintendolife.com/news/2015/02/the_nintendo_game_plan_-_how_the_nes_slowly_won_over_the_usa|title=The Nintendo Game Plan - How the NES Slowly Won Over the USA|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref>


===Character Description===
===Character description===
Currently Pauline is depicted as having pale to dull blue eyes, long wavy burgundy-brown hair and pale skin. She has large slanted eyes with four long eyelashes at the top and three smaller lashes at the bottom (a total of seven), coupled with long defined arching eyebrows that thin out as they extend. Her nose is triangular in shape with an oval shaped face and pointed chin. She is typically shown wearing violet eye shadow, dark red lipstick and nail polish.
Pauline is depicted as having light blue eyes, which had a violet hue before her appearance in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', long wavy dark brown hair (slightly darker in ''Mario Golf: Super Rush''), and fair skin. She has large slanted eyes with four long eyelashes at the top and three smaller lashes at the bottom (a total of seven), coupled with long defined arching eyebrows. Her face is oval in shape with a triangular nose and pointed chin. She is typically shown wearing violet eye shadow, dark red lipstick, and matching nail polish.


Pauline has a curvy hourglass figure, in comparison to other human female characters. She is most often shown as average height when compared to other adult human females in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], although some sources such as Streetpass Mii Plaza's 3D puzzle with Peach, Rosalina, and herself indicated that she was at least as tall as Rosalina (who is shown to be very tall), and is also shown in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' to be fairly tall among the New Donk City populace, especially in comparison to Mario.
Pauline has an hourglass figure, in comparison to other human female characters. She has been shown as average height when compared to other human women in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], such as in [[nwiki:StreetPass Mii Plaza|StreetPass Mii Plaza]]'s "Nintendo Heroines/Starlets" 3D puzzle showing her to be as tall as Peach, but is also shown to be taller in other games like in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', where her overall proportions have been changed to match the New Donk City populace, making her particularly tall, especially in comparison to Mario. In ''Mario Tennis Aces'', she appears to be very slightly shorter than Rosalina and taller than Peach by the same amount. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', Pauline occupies the large kart driver classification like Rosalina.


===Clothing===
===Clothing===
[[File:SMO - Mayor Pauline.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pauline as mayor wearing a pantsuit in ''Super Mario Odyssey''.]]
Pauline wears a fitted, ankle-length red halter-neck dress with a bow knot connecting the straps behind her nape and a low cut back, black high heels with ankle straps, small golden round earrings with a teardrop hanging from each, and a golden bangle on her left arm. Her dress has been depicted as torn in earlier artwork, most notably in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]''. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', she also wears a red wide-brimmed hat, and her dress is also slightly sparkly; in the same game, as a mayor, she wears a red pantsuit and a purple hat with a red strap. This outfit also appears in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''. Her other alternate outfits in later games such as in ''Mario Kart Tour'', ''Mario Tennis Aces'', and ''Mario Golf: Super Rush'' are variations of her usual outfit or draw their colors from it. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', she received three alternate outfits: Party Time, Rose, and Cowgirl. When driving a bike in ''Mario Kart'', Pauline wears a fitting white jumpsuit similar to those worn by Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina, and her hair is tied back in a low ponytail.
Pauline wears a fitted red halter neck dress with a bow knot connecting the straps behind her neck, and a low cut back. The dress, when not ripped, finishes just above her ankles and loosens to flair out about a third of the way down her legs. Pauline's accessories include a gold bangle on her left arm and large gold bead and teardrop style earrings. She also wears black ankle strap high heel pumps. In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', she wears a red-colored pantsuit as well as a purple hat while out in public, and her trademark dress during the festival, however with sparkly details.


===Personality===
===Personality===
Until ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Pauline didn't have much character development. She is shown to be friendly, happy, kind, and even business minded, seen when she tests the quality of the Mario Toy Company’s Mini Mario toys in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''. She is also quick to forgive others, especially apparent when it comes to Donkey Kong’s numerous abductions of her. She is also implied to enjoy games, this is shown when she opens a gaming theme park called Mini-Land with Donkey Kong in ''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''. Pauline is also acts as a mediator between Mario and Donkey Kong. As mayor, she was apparently adept at city planning, as one of the residents of New Donk City mentioned that he was surprised at how fast she managed to get the city up and running again. In ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Pauline has been given more character (re)development overall. She enjoys peppy and jazz music because it brings people together, she frequently practices singing to prepare for the next New Donk City Festival, she has such a love for New Donk City that she often takes walks to admire it all, and she also mentions she adores cake, stating that "It has to be 'good' cake and 'not that package stuff'". On another hand, however, she admits she's not good at fixing machinery.
Until ''Super Mario Odyssey'', Pauline did not have much character development. She is shown to be friendly, happy, kind, and even business minded, seen when she tests the quality of the Mario Toy Company’s Mini Mario toys in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' She is also quick to forgive others, especially apparent when it comes to Donkey Kong’s numerous abductions of her. She is also implied to enjoy games, which is shown when she opens a gaming theme park called Mini-Land with Donkey Kong in ''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''. Pauline also acts as a mediator between Mario and Donkey Kong. As mayor, she is apparently adept at city planning, as one of the residents of New Donk City mentioned that he was surprised at how fast she managed to get the city up and running again. In ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Pauline has been given more character (re)development overall. She enjoys peppy and jazz music because it brings people together, frequently practices singing to prepare for the next New Donk City Festival, has such a love for New Donk City that she often takes walks to admire it all, and also mentions she adores cake, stating that "It has to be 'good' cake and 'not that package stuff'". On another hand, however, she admits that she is not good at fixing machinery, and implies that she is also bad with flowers. She also goes on walks as a hobby due to her love for New Donk City and has indicated that she likes Fried Mushrooms and Flower Stew (the former due to being a massive Mushroom fan), but is not fond of Leaf Salad.
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===Relationships===
===Relationships===
[[File:PAULINE 11.png|thumb|120px|left|Pauline, Mario, and Donkey Kong getting along.]]
[[File:PAULINE 11.png|thumb|120px|left|Pauline, Mario, and Donkey Kong getting along]]
While Mario and Pauline's relationship was implied to be romantic during the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game and outright stated in most home port manuals, Pauline was soon dropped as Mario's love interest and replaced with Princess Peach. In the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series, it is stated that the two are "close friends," with her attending Mario's Mini Mario business and theme park events as a VIP, and his racing to her rescue when Donkey Kong kidnaps her at said events. Later, she takes a more active role in Mario's business ventures and helps run his Mini-Land theme park.
While Mario and Pauline's relationship was implied to be romantic during the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game and outright stated in most home port manuals, Pauline was soon dropped as Mario's love interest and replaced with Princess Peach. In the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series, it is stated that the two are friends, with her attending Mario's Mini Mario business and theme park events as a VIP, and his racing to her rescue when Donkey Kong kidnaps her at said events. Later, she takes a more active role in Mario's business ventures and helps run his Mini-Land theme park.
 
In these games, Donkey Kong has an unrequited crush on Pauline, flying into childish rages and kidnapping her when he feels rejected in favor of Mario or does not get what he wants. While Pauline is apprehensive of Donkey Kong when he kidnaps her, he never hurts her and she does not bear him ill-will for his impulsiveness (''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]'' contradicts this however, where Pauline kicks Donkey Kong and threatens him with vengeance for ruining her dress and dragging her to the top of buildings), being quick to forgive him once Mario curbs his behavior and he shows remorse. Aside from the kidnapping incidents, the two get along well, and while Pauline does not return Donkey Kong's affections, it is implied that she finds his gestures sweet. In two instances, Pauline also plots with Donkey Kong for the latter to "kidnap" her in order to test the abilities of the Mini Mario line and lure Mario to a surprise party.


In these games, Donkey Kong also has an unrequited crush on Pauline, flying into childish rages and kidnapping her when he feels rejected in favor of Mario. While Pauline is frightened by Donkey Kong when he kidnaps her, he never hurts her and she does not bear him ill-will as a result of his impulsiveness, being quick to forgive him after he is subdued by Mario and shows remorse for his actions. Aside from the kidnapping incidents, the two get along well, and while Pauline does not return Donkey Kong's affections, it is implied that she finds his gestures sweet.
She is shown to not be fond of [[Bowser]], especially when his wedding plans resulted in New Donk City being attacked and him plastering billboards for his forced wedding to Peach all over the city (which she deemed tasteless, especially in light of the city's crisis). In addition, when Mario arrived at the [[Wedding Hall]] after Pauline and other characters were forced by Bowser to act as "guests" for the wedding, Pauline tells Mario that he was "just in time", implying she was not happy with Bowser forcing her to attend the wedding.
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==Official profile and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Nintendo character guide''===
{{main|List of Pauline profiles and statistics}}
''Pauline became the first great video game damsel-in-distress when Donkey Kong grabbed her in and pulled her in the spotlight back in 1981. Although she has not been active in video games for over a decade, when the chance came for her to recreate her historic role, she jumped at it. "Quite frankly," she said, "life without Donkey Kong and Mario is pretty dull."''
===''Super Mario Run''===
====Item description====
*'''Pauline Statue:''' ''The singing mayor of New Donk City, immortalized in statue form.''


===Perfect Edition Great Mario Character Encyclopedia===
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
<big>'''Lady'''<br>
*'''Type:''' Speedy
''The first female character from the Mario series''</big><br>
*'''Trick Shots:''' Spin Stroke (forward/backward), One-Up Girl (side)
''"I'm Mario's first girlfriend. I was scared when Donkey Kong kidnapped me suddenly, but I believed Mario would surely save me."''
*'''Special Shot:''' Showstopper
*'''Trait:''' Fastest movement with low traction and easily pushed back from returned shots


'''Birthplace:''' New York<br>
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
'''Character:''' Calm<br>
{{spirit
'''Where she Appears:''' ''Donkey Kong''<br>
|no=79
She always wears a pink dress.
|name=Pauline
 
|image=[[File:SMO Art - Pauline.png|x100px]]
 
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
<big>'''Pauline'''<br>
|type=[[smashwiki:Support spirit|Support]]
''Pauline, the glamurous beauty''</big><br>
|slots=2
''"Kong tried to take me to his hometown forcibly...All I could do was cry for help."''
|class=Legend
 
|effects=Healing Shield
'''Birthplace:''' New York<br>
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] ([[smashwiki:The Light Realm|The Light Realm]]); [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
'''Character:''' Active<br>
|opponents=[[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Mario]], [[Donkey Kong]]
'''Where she Appears:''' ''Donkey Kong'' (GB)<br>
|conditions='''Rule:''' Jump Power ↓
Pauline is a modern and beautiful woman.
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*You have reduced jump power
*Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|stage=[[75 m (stage)|75 m]]
|song=Jump Up, Super Star!
}}
{{Spirit
|no=137
|name=Donkey Kong & '''Lady'''
|image=[[File:SSBU_Donkey_Kong_&_Lady_Spirit.png|x80px]]
|series=''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series
|type=[[smashwiki:Primary spirit|Primary]]
|slots=3
|class=Legend
|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Throw Power ↑
|obtain=Spirit Board
|opponents=Giant Donkey Kong
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item Tidal Wave
*You lose if your CPU ally is KO'd ''(Peach)''
*The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
*Timed Stamina battle
|stage=75 m
|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
}}


===Trophy Information in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
==List of appearances==
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!width="10%"|Name
!width=40%|Title
!3DS Image
!width=25%|Description
!Wii U Image
!width=15%|Release date
!width="20%"|Appears In
!width=20%|System/Format
!NTSC-U Description
!PAL Description
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|-
!Pauline
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[File:SSB3DSTrophy449b.png|100px]]
|Non-playable character
|[[File:PaulineTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|1981
|align=center bgcolor=lightblue| '''NES''' ''Donkey Kong Classics'' (09/1988)<br>'''DS''' ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' (09/2006)
|Arcade
|''Waaay back in 1981, a new action game using barrels and girders hit arcades. That game was Donkey Kong, in which Mario had to rescue Pauline from the title character. Maybe she wanted to look less like Princess Peach&ndash;she changed her look in the Game Boy version.''
|''One fine day in 1981, the world was introduced to a new action-packed arcade game - Donkey Kong! But back then, the girl Mario was trying to rescue from Donkey Kong wasn't Peach - it was Pauline. Also, did you know that in Japan, Pauline was originally just called "Lady"?''
|-
|-
|}
|''[[Crazy Kong]]''
<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>
|Non-playable character
 
|1981
==Game appearances==
|Arcade
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|-
!width=50%|Title
|''Crazy Kong Part II''
!width=20%|Description
|Non-playable character
!width=20%|Release Date
!width=10%|System/Format
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|1981
|1981
|[[NES]]/Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|1982
|1982
|[[Game & Watch]]
|[[Game & Watch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''
|''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''
|Non-Playable Character in Bonus Area
|Non-playable character in bonus area
|1984
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|[[Family BASIC]]
|Cameo in message board, programmable sprite
|1984
|1984
|[[NES]]
|[[Family Computer]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
|Family BASIC V3
|Non-Playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in mini-game, programmable sprite
|1985
|1985
|Arcade
|Family Computer
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]''  
|''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]''  
|Non-Playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|1988
|1988
|[[NES]]
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|1994
|1994
|[[Game Boy]]
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|-
|''Donkey Kong (Nelsonic Game Watch)''
|''[[Donkey Kong (Nelsonic Game Watch)|Donkey Kong]]
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|1994
|1994
|[[Nelsonic Game Watch]]
|[[Nelsonic Game Watch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''  
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''  
|Non-Playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|1998
|1998
|[[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]]
|Game Boy, [[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|Non-Playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|1999
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori]]''
|Non-playable character in emulation of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Pinball''
|2001
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''
|''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''
|Non-Playable Character in unlockable port of ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in emulation of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Pinball''
|2001
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Non-Playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|2002
|2002
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|Cameo in microgame
|2003
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|Cameo in microgame
|2003
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
|2004
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2004
|2004
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|Cameo
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
|Non-Playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
|2004
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2006
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Non-Playable Character in demo of ''Donkey Kong''
|Non-playable character in demo of ''Donkey Kong''
|2008
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|2009
|[[WiiWare]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2009
|2009
|[[DSiWare]]
|[[DSiWare]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2010
|2010
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|Non-Playable Character in Donkey Kong's Crash Course
|Non-playable character in Donkey Kong's Crash Course
|2012
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''
|''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2013
|2013
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Nintendo eShop|eShop]])
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Nintendo eShop|eShop]])
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|Cameo in Puzzle Swap image Heroines (Nintendo Starlets)
|Cameo in Puzzle Swap image Heroines (Nintendo Starlets)
|2013
|2013
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] ([[StreetPass Mii Plaza]])
|Nintendo 3DS ([[StreetPass Mii Plaza]])
|-
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2013
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Non-playable character in ''NES Remix''
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''
|Cameo as trophy
|Cameo as trophy
|2014
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Wii U]]
|Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
|-
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|Non-playable character
|2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2015
|2015
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Wii U]]
|Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
|2017
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|Cameo as statue
|2017
|iOS / Android
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|Cameo in a billboard in [[Uptown, Downtown]]
|2018
|Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Non-playable character and as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' (version 2.3.0)
|Playable character
|2019
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Tetris 99]]''
|Cameo in the ''Donkey Kong'' theme
|2019
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2019
|iOS / Android
|-
|''{{wp|Ring Fit Adventure}}''
|Cameo
|2020
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
|Playable character
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (version 1.2.0)
|Playable character
|2022
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6)
|Playable character
|2023
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]''
|Non-playable character
|2024
|Nintendo Switch
|}
|}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
{{main|List of Pauline quotes}}
*"''Donkey Kong, [[Doug's Health Club|those guys]] are criminals! That was a prison break, not a health class!''" - ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[The Great Ape Escape]]"
*''"Oh Mario, my hero!"'' - ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
*"''Mario, come back here! Donkey Kong's getting away!''" - ''Saturday Supercade'' episode "[[How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?]]"
*''"Go Mario! Jump, man!"'' - ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
*"''Oh, uh, nice rhino...good rhino...bye, rhino! DONKEY KONG!''" ''Saturday Supercade'' episode "[[Hairy Parent]]"
*"''Oh Mario, my hero!''" - ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
*"''I'm sorry, but I really don't have time to chat right now. I need to figure out a way to save my city. Things have been in utter chaos since that [[Bowser|brutish monster]] showed up. And he has the nerve to be advertising this wedding of his all over New Donk City?! A bit tasteless, if you ask me."'' - ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
*"''New Donk City really means the world to me... I just can't thank you enough for all of your help, Mario!''" - ''Super Mario Odyssey''
*"''Go Mario! Jump, man!''" - ''Super Mario Odyssey''
*"''Just in time!''" - ''Super Mario Odyssey''
*''"I’ll be sure not to lose this one."'' - ''Super Mario Odyssey''
*"''I'm a 1-UP Girl!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
*"''Not too shabby!''" - ''Mario Kart Tour''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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DKNESDonkeyKongPaulineArt.png|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
DKNESDonkeyKongPaulineArt.png|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
Donkey2.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''<br>(American flier)
PaulineHD.png|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Game Boy]])
Lady (Yoichi Kotabe).png|''Mario Character Encyclopedia''<br>(Lady)
Pauline Transparent Figure.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
PaulineHD.png|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''<br>(Game Boy)
SMO Art - Pauline.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
Minismario.jpg|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]
MTA Models Pauline.png|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
MsvDKMLMart1.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]
MGSR Character Personalities - Pauline.png|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
SMO Art - Pauline Card.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
Pauline Transparent Figure.png|Trophy render of '''Pauline''' from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.
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==Audio Samples==
==Audio samples==
{{media table
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|file1=DKGB Pauline Calls For Help.oga
|name1=PaulineVoiceClip DKGB"HELP"
|title1=[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]
|pipe1=[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]
|description1="''Help, HELP!''" - When Donkey Kong takes Pauline to another level in [[Super Game Boy]] mode (Unknown, [[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|description1=''"Help, HELP!"''-When Donkey Kong takes Pauline to another level (Super Game Boy mode, [[1994]])
|length1=0:01
|length1=0:02
|file2=MvDKMMA Pauline Help.oga
|type2=audio
|title2=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|name2=Please! Save me! Pauline Mini-Land Mayhem
|description2="''Help, HELP!''" - When Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline (Unknown, [[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|pipe2=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
|length2=0:01
|description2=''"Please, save me!"''- Before a level starts (Unknown, [[2010]])
|file3=MVDKMLM Pauline Calling For Help Audio.oga
|length2=0:02
|title3=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
|description3="''Please, save me!''" - Before a boss level starts (Unknown, [[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|length3=0:02
|file4=SMO Pauline Voice Yeah.oga
|title4=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|description4="''Yeah!''" - When Mario talks to Pauline when she is happy ([[Kate Higgins]], [[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|length4=0:00
|file5=MKT Pauline Voice 1UP.oga
|title5=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|description5="''I'm a 1UP girl!''" - When Pauline wins a race (Kate Higgins, [[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|length5=0:02
}}
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=ポリーン<br>''Porīn''<br>レディ ''([[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]])''<br>''Redi''
{{main|List of Pauline names in other languages}}
|JapM=Pauline<br>&nbsp;<br>Lady<br>&nbsp;
{{:List of Pauline names in other languages|transcludesection=Pauline}}
|Rus=Полина
|RusR=Polina
|RusM=''Polina'' is the Russian equivalent of Pauline
|Chi=波琳<ref>http://www.nintendo.tw/switch/super_mario_odyssey/pauline/</ref><br>''Bōlín''<br>
|ChiM=Pauline
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although she has since undergone a massive redesign starting with the Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' game, her original "Lady" design nonetheless managed to make a cameo in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as part of some graffiti art.
*"Lady" is Nintendo's third female video game character. She was preceded by ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''{{'}}s "alarm lady"<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20220817143000/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/images/G&W/Review/Manhole/Manhole_MH-06_Page2-3.jpg|format=JPG|title=''Manhole'' instructions|page=3|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> released months earlier and another damsel-in-distress also called Lady in the 1979 arcade game ''{{iw|nwiki|Sheriff}}''. While the bezel art for the upright cabinets called this brunette Betty, the Japanese flyer,<ref>{{cite|url=flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3423&image=2|title=''Sheriff'' flyer back|publisher=Arcade Museum|accessdate=June 24, 2024|language=en}}</ref> magazine ads,<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19791201p/page/n12/mode/1up|title=''Game Machine''|date=December 1, 1979|page=24}}</ref> and reviews<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19791115p/page/n14/mode/1up|title=''Game Machine''|date=November 15, 1979|page=28}}</ref> used Lady instead. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] worked on the art design for both ''Sheriff'' and ''Donkey Kong''.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/punchout/0/1/|title=Iwata Asks: Punch Out!!|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo.com|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> In [[Family BASIC|Family BASIC V3]], Lady's embrace of Mario in one of the minigames reproduces a cutscene from ''Sheriff'' between Betty and the [[Sheriff (character)|Sheriff]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/4tAgYBfAOF4?t=1663|title=NES Game: Family BASIC (1984 Nintendo/Hudson)|publisher=YouTube|author=Old Classic Retro Gaming|date=July 6, 2016|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPreemTcUcQ|title="Sheriff" Music : 6 - Ending|author=All Nintendo Music|date=September 4, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> Betty reappears in the [[Sheriff (minigame)|Sheriff minigame]] in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''.
*One of the dances Pauline does during her "Jump Up, Super Star!" performance mimics her sprite animation from the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' game.
*Pauline currently holds the record for the most years between a character's original debut and their first playable appearance in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, with nearly 38 years between ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Mario Tennis Aces''.


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Pauline
Pauline artwork from Mario Tennis Aces, later reused in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass and Super Mario Party Jamboree
Artwork of Pauline for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Species Human
First appearance Donkey Kong (1981)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Latest portrayal Kate Higgins (2017–present)
“I like music that brings people together and gets them moving!”
—Pauline, Super Mario Odyssey

Pauline (originally known as Lady or the lady[1] and the Beautiful Girl[2]) is the damsel-in-distress in the arcade game Donkey Kong, the installment that marked her debut in both the Donkey Kong and Super Mario franchises, along with Mario and her titular kidnapper (confirmed in later games to be a younger Cranky Kong). She was Mario's first love interest.

After a long absence, Pauline reprises her damsel-in-distress role in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. In Super Mario Odyssey, she plays a prominent supporting role, being the mayor of New Donk City, as well as singing the theme song of the game, "Jump Up, Super Star!" She has since appeared as a playable character in various Mario spin-off games, such as Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.

Pauline is named after Polly James, wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James,[3] a fact later confirmed by Don James himself at Nintendo's E3 2018 Treehouse Live event.[4] The name was chosen by Nintendo of America's president, Minoru Arakawa, who mistakenly thought James' wife was actually called "Pauline".[5]

Pauline is currently voiced by Kate Higgins, since Super Mario Odyssey. She has been voiced in games prior to this, though her voice actors remain unknown.

History

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong

Sprite of Pauline from Donkey Kong (Arcade)
Lady/Pauline
Lady
Lady
Lady
Lady as she appears in various different versions of Donkey Kong

Lady, as the character was known at the time, makes her debut appearance in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong as one of the first damsels-in-distress in any video game.

Lady is kidnapped by Donkey Kong, a pet who was owned by her boyfriend Mario.[6][7] She is taken up onto a building and loses various articles (such as her parasol, hat and bag, which can be collected for bonus Points) on the way. Mario then climbs up the building, avoiding all the hazards in the way, to rescue her. However, when Mario reaches the top of the building, Donkey Kong grabs Lady and takes her higher up, forcing Mario to do another level. After four levels, Donkey Kong is trapped as Mario removes the bolts from the platform, sending Donkey Kong plummeting. Lady is finally saved by Mario, and they share a special moment together.

She was originally intended to speak and two audio samples are buried in the arcade version's code.[8] She was portrayed by actress Sally Klein in the 1982 commercial for the ColecoVision, Atari 2600, and Intellivision ports.[9]

Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)

Lady also appears in the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong. Like in the arcade game, she was kidnapped by the titular Kong and brought to a construction site, with the objective being to have Mario rescue her by cutting wires holding Donkey Kong's platform together.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

Solo picture of Pauline from Donkey Kong for the Game Boy

Eventually, Pauline is given a revised appearance and is featured in the Game Boy rendition of Donkey Kong. Mario pursues Donkey Kong and his son Donkey Kong Jr. as Pauline is carried across a variety of locales. Once more, Pauline is eventually rescued by Mario. The two are then shown in a setting resembling the Mushroom Kingdom from Super Mario Bros., where Pauline supplies Mario with a Super Mushroom. Donkey Kong then attempts to best Mario one last time, but the tables turn when the crushed Mario lifts Donkey Kong as Super Mario, alarming his son. Afterwards, the group has their photo taken at one of the previous levels, Rocky-Valley.

The Nintendo Character Manual used from 1992 to 1994 suggests that Pauline willingly reprises her appearance in this game, because of her belief that "life without Donkey Kong and Mario is pretty dull".[10]

Donkey Kong (coloring/activity books)

Pauline as she appears in a 1983 issue of Donkey Kong Strikes Again!: Coloring & Activity Book.
Pauline singing at her club in Donkey Kong Strikes Again!

The earliest known appearance of the name Pauline in licensed print media comes from two series of activity books comprising of five books each released by Modern Promotions/Publishers in 1982 and 1983. One book from each series contain only activities while the other four has a plot. In the Donkey Kong series, Pauline is a singer at Video Land Amusement Park and is the subject of unrequited love from little Mario the carpenter and Donkey Kong, the new attraction. Donkey Kong breaks free and kidnaps her leading to Mario having to rescue her. In the sequel series Donkey Kong Strikes Again! she has become very successful and owns a club in which she also sings. Mario seeks out Pauline after Donkey Kong has escaped again because she is the only one he would listen to. This only leads to her being captured again.

This is the earliest depiction of her as a singer, predating the 1983 Japanese ads for the canceled Famicom game Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi, where Lady would presumably act as the second player using a hammer to play the piano, and as the lead singer in the Donkey Band group (which would have utilized the microphone option for the Famicom). She would not be seen as a singer again until Super Mario Odyssey.

Saturday Supercade

Pauline in an episode of Saturday Supercade

Pauline appears as a regular character in the Donkey Kong episodes within the Saturday Supercade show. Voiced by Judy Strangis[11], Pauline plays the role as Mario's assistant or partner and is often seen to be alongside him in the various episodes. The two work together to capture Donkey Kong throughout the series. Pauline can also be seen helping Stanley in the penultimate episode.

A lookalike, Belle, appears in the episode "Mississippi Madness".

Pinball / VS. Pinball

Lady

Lady,[12] also referred to as Pauline[13] and generically as a lady[14] or the lady,[14][15] appears in the Bonus Stage of Pinball and VS. Pinball. Lady runs back and forth across the top of the screen. When the floor below her becomes too short for her to jump across, she falls down and must be caught by Mario before she hits the floor. If she reaches the exit, she reappears at the top of the screen. This is the first game depicting the character in her standard brunette appearance, rather than her blonde appearance.

Family BASIC

Lady is a usable sprite in the Family BASIC accessory for the Family Computer. The Family BASIC allows users to make their own programs. Her default appearance as seen on the Message Board is similar to Pinball but in Family BASIC V3, she appears in one of the mini-games sharing the same palette as Mario.

Super Mario-kun

Super Mario-kun strip showing Donkey Kong, Lady and Mario. Lady prefers Donkey Kong over Mario.
Lady in the 2nd volume of Super Mario-kun

In the recap chapter found in the 2nd volume of Super Mario-kun, Lady is shown in her usual damsel-in-distress role in the context of the arcade Donkey Kong plot. When Mario comes to save her, he is so bruised up from the barrels he took to the face that Lady jumps in DK's arms, claiming "he is better."

Pauline appears in volume 11 of Super Mario-kun for the Game Boy Donkey Kong chapter. She is described as a person whose appearance is "brighter" and "more gorgeous" than Peach. She runs a shop called "Pauline's Fashionable Store", that sells various Mario power-up suits. Donkey Kong later enters the store to buy a new tie. Mario recommends Donkey Kong to buy a collar. Donkey Kong gets furious and takes a tie and Pauline to the top of a construction site, locking her in a chamber. Mario and Yoshi defeat DK, but later have to search the key in the crumbled construction site they destroyed in the process.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)

In the Super Mario manga anthology by Kazuki Motoyama, Lady appears in volume 15 where she is a mechanic that sells items and engine upgrades to Mario on credit so he can win a race in the Super Mario Kart arc. She also rides with him and later Yoshi in a couple of short scenes. After his victory, she is one of the creditors who seizes his cash earnings. She returns briefly in volume 16.

Volumes 29 and 30 are a self-contained two volume story arc which covers the Game Boy rendition of Donkey Kong. Pauline is the star acrobat at Peach's circus and regularly performs with Donkey Kong Jr., who was kidnapped by Peach from his island. When Donkey Kong frees his son, Junior convinces his father to take Pauline with them because he believes she is his mother. Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad attempt to rescue her but in the end, Pauline decides to stay to take care of Junior. A decade later, after Bowser has extorted all of the circus' money, they head back to the island to get Pauline to return. She turns them down as she has gained weight and is happy on the island. Peach's circus is forced out of business.

Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special

Pauline and Donkey Kong as seen in the Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special story "A Blast From The Past".
Pauline kicking Donkey Kong.

Pauline is featured in the Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special comic "A Blast From The Past". The comic starts with a reporter coming into Cranky Kong's cabin, asking if he recalls anything about Pauline. Cranky does, and proceed to tell the reporter about the last time he saw her.

Pauline is carried by a younger Cranky Kong as he climbs to the top of a construction site. She asks him why he likes to climb tall buildings, to which Donkey Kong replies it is something he saw in a movie. An electrician hears the commotion and also climbs to the top of the construction site, fearing Pauline may be in danger. After the electrician manages to startle Donkey Kong by popping out of the barrel he is holding, Pauline admonishes the two and proceeds to kick Donkey Kong, claiming she is tired of his antics and is looking for a way to "get even".

In the present, Cranky Kong ends his story, but the reporter reveals to him that Pauline wrote a successful book about the events, titled "The Girl and the Gorilla", and got a movie deal titled "The Adventures of Pauline". Furious at how he is depicted and with a promise from the reporter to be paid for telling his side of the story, Cranky Kong claims that he will tell the truth about Pauline, warning the reporter that "it isn't pretty". He proceeds to start talking about the first time he carried Pauline to the top of a building; however, the comic ends there.

Game & Watch Gallery series

In Game & Watch Gallery 2 and Game & Watch Gallery 4, Pauline herself does not appear in the Modern version of Donkey Kong (that role instead being taken over by Princess Peach), but she does appear in the game's Classic mode, re-enacting the same role as in the game.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

Pauline
Pauline in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

After twelve years of absence, Pauline makes her next reappearance in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. The game starts with the grand opening of the Super Mini Mario World theme park, where Pauline is Mario's guest of honor. The game's manual suggests that Mario and Pauline are just friends at this time.[16] Donkey Kong is an employee of the Mario Toy Company[17] who attends the opening. When he sees Pauline, he becomes infatuated and presents her with a Mini Donkey Kong. When she chooses Mario's Mini Mario over his gift, however, Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline, escaping to the roof of Super Mini Mario World.

After Mario defeats Donkey Kong on the roof, he opens a door to find Pauline surrounded by presents, revealing that she is safe. Pauline makes peace between Mario and Donkey Kong by accepting Donkey Kong's Mini.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

A screenshot of the Intro movie from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, depicting Donkey Kong snatching Pauline in rage.
Pauline in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Pauline appears again in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!. Once again, Pauline is assisting Mario in the opening of an expansion of Super Mini Mario World. However, Pauline is kidnapped by Donkey Kong after he is too late to receive a ticket to the expansion. Mario attempts to stop this, ripping Pauline's dress in the process, but Donkey Kong escapes to the roof with Pauline. Mario then sends the Mini Mario toys in pursuit of Donkey Kong to rescue Pauline.

Mario eventually reaches the top floor, where he opens a door to find Pauline by a window in a small room. However, Donkey Kong turns the lights off and escapes through the window with Pauline, and Mario once more gives chase through another round of floors. Once Mario makes it to the end of these floors, he finds Pauline in a similar room, but this time, she is holding a clipboard and standing happily next to Donkey Kong. She informs Mario that the Mini Mario toys have passed the test run, revealing that she was only kidnapped by Donkey Kong simply to test the performance of the toys.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Pauline in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Pauline makes another appearance in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Mario and Pauline are welcoming customers to the grand opening of Mini-Land by giving away Mini Pauline toys to the first 100 customers. Donkey Kong excitedly charges his way to the front wanting a Pauline Mini toy for himself, but when he arrives, Mario sternly tells him that they are out of stock. Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline instead, heading into the theme park. Mario once again gives chase immediately, with assistance from the Mini-Land toys.

After navigating the Minis though all the theme park's attractions, Mario locates Pauline standing just below a Ferris wheel. She welcomes Mario warmly before Donkey Kong surprises them both by jumping from the top of the Ferris wheel to scoop Pauline up once again, forcing Mario to pursue him through more of the theme park's attractions.

After chasing Donkey Kong through the theme park again, Mario finally finds Pauline once more under the Ferris wheel; this time, however, when Donkey Kong appears to confront him, Mario presents him with a Mini Pauline toy. Donkey Kong is overjoyed, and Pauline ultimately finds the whole thing very sweet. She makes her way to the Ferris wheel, where she, Donkey Kong, Mario, and the Minis enjoy a ride in celebration.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

Pauline and Donkey Kong in a hot air balloon.
Pauline with Donkey Kong in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

Pauline reappears in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. Pauline is not kidnapped by Donkey Kong in this game; instead, she teams up with Donkey Kong to run a game arcade called Mini Arcade, as part of the Mini Toy Carnival hosted by the Mario Toy Company. In the Mini Games mode, Pauline congratulates players on their score alongside Donkey Kong at the end of a minigame.

Pauline's face appears as an icon in the Mini Target Smash minigame. Smashing a Pauline target can cause the player to lose 100, 200, or 300 points, depending on how far away the target is.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Both of Pauline's appearances in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Both of Pauline's appearances in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Both of Pauline's appearances in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Pauline briefly appears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. In the game's intro cutscene, Pauline is kidnapped by Donkey Kong, although no motivation is given. Mario quickly gives chase with his Mini Mario toys, in hopes of rescuing Pauline.

In the game's ending cutscene, Pauline and Donkey Kong are revealed to have been giving Mario a surprise party.

Super Smash Bros. series

SmashWiki article: Pauline

Pauline appears in the Masterpiece demo of the original Donkey Kong included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. In every installment as of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of Peach's alternate costumes depicts her with a red dress that is similar in colorization to Pauline's dress.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pauline appears as a sticker that increases Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong's attacks.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

A trophy of Pauline appears in both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, while Pauline herself appears in the latter version in her original role in the Donkey Kong Masterpiece. Pauline is also alluded to in the Event match titled "1988": "DK and Diddy have gone back in time. Now Mario's angry at them for kidnapping Pauline...but he's got the wrong guys!" An additional inclusion is in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U where she is mentioned in one of the randomly generated tips that appear on loading screen or in the tips section in the Original Games / Settings category (shown with a blue border), and reads: "Mario's Ex-Girlfriend(?) The woman kidnapped by DK in the original Donkey Kong was Mario's first love, Pauline. Originally, she was just called "Lady." We've come a long way."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pauline along with the band appears in the background of New Donk City Hall in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate if "Jump Up, Super Star!" is selected as the stage's background music. The song's vocals are absent at first, and Pauline appears randomly on a propeller platform as the stage's main platform ascends the tower. If a fighter jumps past her, she starts to sing, and later appears in the plaza with the rest of the band.

Pauline also appears as two Legend-class spirits: one as a grab-type, primary spirit together with Donkey Kong (under the name "Donkey Kong & Lady") using their original artwork, which slightly increases the power of grabs and throws when equipped; and one as a support spirit by herself using her artwork from Super Mario Odyssey, which allows the user to recover health when an opponent attacks their shield. The latter can be obtained in the World of Light, where the player must defeat her puppet fighter, Peach, in 1 minute and 30 seconds while avoiding Mario with a Hammer (in his wedding outfit) and a giant Donkey Kong (in his red-furred alternate costume, resembling the original Donkey Kong) on 75 m.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Odyssey

Mario (in his "classic" look) and Pauline
Pauline with her band and Mario in Super Mario Odyssey

Marking her debut in the main Super Mario series, Pauline appears in Super Mario Odyssey as the mayor of New Donk City (addressed as Mayor Pauline).

She first appears shortly after Mario arrives at New Donk City, where she, alongside several New Donkers, observes Bowser's Airship in the sky and the city being hit by a rainstorm. She then explains to Mario she cannot talk with him at the moment because New Donk City is currently in a crisis: she explains that Bowser had arrived at the city and has been causing chaos, and admitted she was not impressed with him plastering posters advertising his planned wedding with Princess Peach, stating it was "tasteless". Afterward, she then thanks Mario for saving the city as it meant everything to her, and invited him to set up the city festival.

Prior to the upcoming city festival itself, Pauline asks Mario to help rebuild her band, for which she serves as the lead singer. After that, she then tasked Mario with checking out the underground power plant and restore power. Ultimately, by the time Mario arrived at the power plant, Pauline was present, as she decided to assess the situation herself and deduced Bowser was responsible for the sabotage. They then fixed the power together, and then she personally invited Mario for the New Donk City festival as the guest of honor to repay him for making the festival possible. She is the interpreter of "Jump Up, Super Star!", the theme song of the game. One of the dance moves she does during her performance mimics her sprite animation from the original Donkey Kong game. In addition, the reason she returns and acts as mayor of New Donk City is to avert the idea that the presence of a kingdom necessarily means that the people in charge are royalty.[18]

She is later seen at the wedding between Bowser and Peach in the Wedding Hall, being among various characters forced by Bowser to attend. When Mario arrives, she tells him he is "just in time."

In the post-game, Pauline is able to quiz Mario on facts about herself. She says that her hat is her favorite possession, she loves eating cake, and that her capture in Donkey Kong was "traumatic", although it helped her grow as a person. She also indicated that she had already seen Seaside Kingdom by the time she met up with Mario, and desired to see Cloud Kingdom next, due to it having "clouds that go on forever."

She later appears at Darker Side alongside the band and various other characters to root for Mario as he undergoes the rigorous challenge. After the Multi Moon is collected, she replaces her hat with a hat similar to that of Mario's own hat.

When the harder version of the final boss is beaten, Pauline appears on the picture with the other major characters of the game at the Mushroom Kingdom that is rewarded to the player after the ending credits.

Her original design from the Donkey Kong's cabinet also makes a cameo in New Donk City as part of some graffiti art and, once the festival mission is completed, on various billboards. The graffiti was suggested to be a connection of New Donk City with the events of the original Donkey Kong game.[19][20]

Quiz questions and answers

These questions are asked in a random order, and Mario must get four questions in a row right to pass.

Question Answer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3
What am I bad with? Festivals. Fixing machines. Talking to people.
What do I plan to eat for dinner tonight? Fried Mushrooms Leaf Salad Flower Stew
What kingdom would I most like to visit right now? Wooded Kingdom Cloud Kingdom Seaside Kingdom
What kind of music do I like? You don't like music. Relaxing music. Peppy music.
What do I do on my days off? Garden! Fix machines! Practice singing!
What is my most treasured possession? A purse. A hat. An umbrella.
Which of these things did I actually do a long time ago? Raised sheep. Wore raccoon suit. Captured by ape.
What do you think my hobby is? Going on walks. Driving RC Cars. Flower arranging.
What do I just adore? Machines. Cake. Flowers.
Give me your honest opinion-how am I doing as mayor of this city? OK, I guess... Badly. Fantastic!

Super Mario Run

A statue of Pauline appears as a building in Super Mario Run. It was added for the Super Mario Odyssey event that ran between November 14, 2017 and November 19, 2017, and is based on her appearance in the New Donk City festival. It has since been made available through the Remix 10 mode. When the statue is tapped, it plays the last line of the chorus of "Jump Up, Super Star!". It cannot be tapped again until the line is almost finished.

Mario Tennis Aces

Pauline performing her Special Shot, the Showstopper
Pauline executes her "Showstopper" Special Shot

Pauline reappears in Mario Tennis Aces as a playable character that was first available by participating in the March 2019 tournament.[21] This marks her first fully playable appearance in the Mario spinoff game installments as a whole, as well as her first appearance in a Super Mario sports title. She wears a sport outfit akin to that of Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina. She is classified as a Speedy type character, having the fastest movement in the game combined with low traction, but she is easily pushed back by returned shots. Her voice clips are reused from Super Mario Odyssey. Her Special Shot, named Showstopper, involves her dancing atop a building similar to the New Donk City Hall as it gets taller, with a crowd of New Donkers surrounding it; during this Special Shot, "Jump Up, Super Star!" plays. Her emblem resembles a pair of red lips stylized into a heart shape. Prior to version 3.0.0, Pauline's name was erroneously written entirely in capital letters in the English version.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Tour

Pauline in Mario Kart Tour
Pauline in Mario Kart Tour

Pauline makes her debut in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart Tour as a High-End playable character. Although she was officially confirmed in the first episode of the Mario Kart Tour News video series on September 24, 2019 (one day prior to the game's release), her name was accidentally shown on the game's App Store story page on August 27, confirming that she would appear in some capacity,[22] but was later removed.[23] Her special item is the Lucky Seven. She was introduced in the New York Tour as a tour-exclusive character, but starting with the 2019 Holiday Tour, she became a regular character, while also gaining her own self-themed cup. Additionally, she has a High-End variant called Pauline (Party Time), who wears a silver party outfit representing the New Year and also debuted in the 2019 Holiday Tour, with her special item being the Coin Box. This makes her the first newcomer in Mario Kart Tour to receive a variant in the game. A second variant for Pauline themed around Valentine's Day called Pauline (Rose) was introduced in the Peach vs. Daisy Tour as a High-End character, with the Fire Flower as her special item. Both of these costumed variants were added to regular tour pipes in the Battle Tour. A third variant for Pauline called Pauline (Cowgirl) was introduced in the Pipe Tour, once again classified as a High-End driver. Her special item is the Boomerang Flower.

Pauline and her variants usually have the Yellow Taxi and/or its variants as their signature karts. Her association with the New York Minute tracks is most likely an indirect reference to her status as the mayor of New Donk City, which is based on New York City.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Pauline in her biker suit in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Pauline racing on Mario Kart Stadium in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Pauline was added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a playable character through the sixth and final wave of the Booster Course Pass DLC, alongside Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, and Peachette. Here, her earrings are noticeably larger than in Mario Kart Tour. Pauline also has a new alternate racing outfit when using bikes and ATVs, similarly to Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina, though with notable differences. She is among the lightest heavyweight characters, sharing statistics with Rosalina, King Boo, and Link. A CPU controlled Pauline uses the same kart combination options as Mario, which include the Standard Kart, B Dasher, P-Wing, and Comet.

Mario Golf: Super Rush

Pauline appears in Mario Golf: Super Rush as a Control character with average stats, marking her first appearance in the Mario Golf series. She sports a new golfing outfit with a newsboy cap. Her Special Shot is known as the Songbird Stinger and her Special Dash is known as the Diva Dash.

Mario Strikers: Battle League

Pauline artwork for Mario Strikers: Battle League
Pauline in Mario Strikers: Battle League

Pauline makes her Mario Strikers debut in Mario Strikers: Battle League, as a playable character added through the version 1.2.0 update alongside the returning Diddy Kong.[24] Her strongest attributes are her strength and speed; without any gear applied on any characters, she has the highest strength statistic in the game. However, her other statistics rank among the worst in the game. Her team number is 7, and her Hyper Strike is Swing Solo.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Pauline in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Pauline being interviewed on TV
“Everything's under control, I promise you. We are very close to fixing this.”
—Pauline, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Pauline appears as a minor character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in which she is the mayor of New York City. A TV news headlineMedia:Giuseppe TSMBM.png states that she has been re-elected in a landslide victory. She wears the same outfit as in Super Mario Odyssey, albeit without her hat.[25] She first appears in the movie in a TV interview, reassuring citizens that an issue of sewer flooding is under control and that they're close to fixing it, though she is instantly proven wrong when a manhole bursts like a geyser behind her, causing her to smile sheepishly. Near the end of the movie, she is among the crowd of citizens in Brooklyn congratulating Mario and Luigi for defeating Bowser and his army. An update to the SMBPlumbing.com website after the film's June home video release revealed Pauline gave the Mario Brothers a "Key to the City" and proclaimed a day of celebration on June 13, 2023.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Pauline debuts in the Mario Party series as a playable character in Super Mario Party Jamboree. Like the game's other newcomer, Ninji, she is unlockable by viewing her while in the Hot-Air Balloon.

Other appearances

Pauline never makes an appearance in Donkey Kong Jr. itself, although the back flyerMedia:DKJ Arcade Flyer Reverse.jpg does reference Donkey Kong's earlier abduction of her, citing that Mario's motive for imprisoning Donkey Kong was namely to make sure Donkey Kong cannot abduct her or any other woman again. In addition, the arcade version's transition scene between the Jump Board Scene and Mario's Hideout has the titular son of Donkey Kong pursuing Mario's helicopter while riding a parasol resembling Pauline's parasol.

Pauline appears briefly at the beginning of a commercial for Mario's Cement Factory.[26]

Voice actor Jo Belle Yonely portrays Pauline for Ralston's Donkey Kong branded breakfast cereal in 1983.[27][28]

She appears in televisionMedia:G&WCM - Mario Bros. and Pauline.jpg and printMedia:G&W print ad.jpg advertisements for the Game & Watch in 1983.[29]

Pauline is a pizza delivery girl in a retelling of the original Donkey Kong game in the Donkey Kong Goes Home album.

She was given an indirect mention in the Nintendo Comics System story Cloud Burst, where Mario alluded to a past girlfriend who was comparable to Princess Toadstool as well as to some extent Luigi and Bowser.

Although Pauline herself does not make an appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, she, and more specifically Cranky Kong's abduction of her in the original game was alluded to in the manual (intro in the GBA version) where Cranky, while lecturing Donkey Kong, said "Whisking off maidens and throwing barrels around the place seven days a week, I was."

Pauline, or more accurately her debut role, was given an indirect reference in Baten Kaitos Origins, where the character Guillo sarcastically asks Gibari, "What are you, some monkey who's run off with a pretty wench?" after witnessing the latter take out several guards with a barrel.

She appears in Game & Watch Collection in a recreation of Donkey Kong, serving the same role.

Pauline makes small appearances in the Nintendo Monopoly and Donkey Kong Jenga board games.

Pauline also appears in both WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase and WarioWare Gold in the microgame Donkey Kong, where she plays her role from the original Donkey Kong arcade game. She appears in the same stance in another Donkey Kong-based microgame from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

She also makes a cameo in Nintendo Land, where she is seen in the background while playing the Donkey Kong's Crash Course attraction.

Pauline also appears in the Puzzle Swap panel "Nintendo Heroines/Starlets" in StreetPass Mii Plaza, alongside Peach, Rosalina, Zelda, and Toon Zelda.

In NES Remix, she appears in most of the challenges and remixes based on Donkey Kong and Pinball. She also has the same role in Ultimate NES Remix, which combined games from both NES Remix and NES Remix 2 for Nintendo 3DS.

Pauline appears in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS in a cameo on one of Uptown, Downtown's billboards.

General information

Pauline in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games

Development

Pauline's original design for the Donkey Kong arcade release was based on Shigeru Miyamoto's artwork which graced the arcade cabinetsMedia:DK Artwork Cabinet bezel.png and appeared in Japanese marketing material such as flyersMedia:DK Japanese Flyer.jpg and print adsMedia:DK 1981 alt print ad.jpg. His Lady is a blonde or orange-haired woman with long puffy hair wearing a deep pink to red strap dress and ankle-strap pumps of the same color. In her sprite in Donkey Kong for Game & Watch, she was given short curly orange hair, and had on a pink blouse and purple pants (in the Game & Watch Gallery versions, she instead has blonde hair and either a red dress, or otherwise a red blouse and yellow skirt depending on the specific game version).

While Miyamoto's rendition defined the appearance of Lady in Japan, the North American market was heavily influenced by her look in Zavier Leslie Cabarga's flyerMedia:DK Arcade Flyer Front.jpg. Coincidentally, both Miyamoto and Cabarga's designs for Mario and Donkey Kong were inspired by Popeye and Bluto respectively. However, Cabarga's muse for Pauline was Betty Boop, albeit with a smaller head.[30] His Pauline has more of a wavy hairstyle and her cocktail dress is torn with her face expressing greater distress. Most Donkey Kong merchandise in North America from 1982 to 1984 was based on Cabarga's design. Some exceptions include Topps collectible stickers which depicted her with long orange-colored hair (she remains blonde in the packaging as it was designed by Cabarga).[31][32] In 1983, the debut of Saturday Supercade revised Pauline's appearance to make her look more youthful. The last official use of Cabarga's flyer was for Ocean Software's ports of Donkey Kong for European home computers in 1986.

Since Donkey Kong for Game Boy, Pauline's appearance was updated closer to her more current appearance with only minor difference to her most recent look. This redesign was suggested in the American version of her Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy to be an attempt to differentiate herself from Princess Peach. Her original redesign gave her a ribbed-chest red halter neck dress, black Mary Jane high heels, dark brown hair, red lips and violet eye shadow. This appearance would be refined over the years to her final look.

In Super Mario Odyssey, her face is slightly refined even more; her eyes, her head and her earrings are somewhat smaller than in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games and her face is more rounded, while her makeup is more vibrant. She is shown to be very tall compared to the other characters in the game (a feature shared with the New Donkers) and her waist is subtly wider. According to the developers, she was given a new design that reflected the current view of the world while handling the original features with great care.[33] Subsequent games bring back many elements of her Mario vs. Donkey Kong appearance, resulting in a mixture between the two designs.

Identity

In the US, the name Pauline first appeared in 1982 through the Donkey Kong activity books and Coleco's figurineMedia:Pauline figurine.jpg. Her name was further spread through Saturday Supercade and was eventually used in the MS-DOS, Apple II, Coleco Adam, and NES ports; however, in Japan, she was still known as Lady in the Famicom version. Because the name Pauline was not used universally until her return in the Game Boy game where she was redesigned, the original version of the character and redesigned version were treated as separate characters in certain media in Japan, with the original version of the character being known as Lady and the new version being known as Pauline, although the two incarnations are never shown meeting together. This is likely due to the fact that Pauline was described as a "new heroine" when Donkey Kong for Game Boy was released in Japan,[34] despite the fact that Shigeru Miyamoto and game director Masayuki Kameyama acknowledged in an interview that Pauline was previously used as the name of Lady outside Japan, as well as stating that the game was intended to be a prequel to Super Mario Bros. since Pauline was Mario's "old flame" (昔の彼女) before meeting Peach.[35] Additionally, an early title screen uses the phrase "Save the Lady from Donkey Kong" from arcade materials,[36] further indicating that Pauline was intended to be Lady. After the release of the Game Boy game, the name Lady retained usage to refer to the original version of the character in Japan; for example, during the Cat Mario show's coverage of some NES games, Cat Mario, when asked by Cat Peach about the woman's identity, simply identified her as Lady.[37]

An artist rendering of Lady from the original Donkey Kong.
Artwork of Lady from Mario Character Encyclopedia.

In the Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten, published in 1994 by Shogakukan, Lady and Pauline are given separate entries. Curiously, both of them have "New York" listed as their place of origin, but Lady's personality is described as "docile" (おとなしい) while Pauline's personality is "vigorous" (活発).[38]

Kazuki Motoyama's Super Mario manga introduced Lady during the Super Mario Kart story arc as Mario's childhood girlfriend who established an automobile repair shop and volunteers to become Mario and Luigi's mechanic during the kart race. Later on, during the Donkey Kong story arc, Pauline was introduced as an acrobat hired by Peach for her circus alongside Donkey Kong Jr.

Volume 2 of Yukio Sawada's Super Mario-kun featured a gag in which Lady leaves Mario for Donkey Kong. However, Volume 11 of the same manga would introduce Pauline as a clerk in a clothing store that Mario frequents with no mention of her having a prior romantic relationship with Mario (or Donkey Kong for that matter).

Within Nintendo Land, the chalk drawing of the original design of the character is labeled as Pauline instead of Lady.[39] Both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U would then make it clearer to Japanese players that Pauline and Lady are indeed one and the same on Pauline's trophy description, though not in international releases. Similarly, in Nintendo Badge Arcade, Arcade Bunny has dialog introducing the arcade character as Pauline instead of Lady, even in non-international releases.

Due to the initial name Lady sometimes being mistaken in translation as the generic word lady,[40] Pauline has several naming discrepancies across media. In at least two print ads by UK distributor CGL for the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong, Pauline was referred to as Louise.[41][42] However, the instructions leave her unnamed. NES information packs, mailed as late as April 1986, referred to her as Paula instead.[43]

Character description

Pauline is depicted as having light blue eyes, which had a violet hue before her appearance in Super Mario Odyssey, long wavy dark brown hair (slightly darker in Mario Golf: Super Rush), and fair skin. She has large slanted eyes with four long eyelashes at the top and three smaller lashes at the bottom (a total of seven), coupled with long defined arching eyebrows. Her face is oval in shape with a triangular nose and pointed chin. She is typically shown wearing violet eye shadow, dark red lipstick, and matching nail polish.

Pauline has an hourglass figure, in comparison to other human female characters. She has been shown as average height when compared to other human women in the Super Mario franchise, such as in StreetPass Mii Plaza's "Nintendo Heroines/Starlets" 3D puzzle showing her to be as tall as Peach, but is also shown to be taller in other games like in Super Mario Odyssey, where her overall proportions have been changed to match the New Donk City populace, making her particularly tall, especially in comparison to Mario. In Mario Tennis Aces, she appears to be very slightly shorter than Rosalina and taller than Peach by the same amount. In Mario Kart Tour, Pauline occupies the large kart driver classification like Rosalina.

Clothing

Pauline wears a fitted, ankle-length red halter-neck dress with a bow knot connecting the straps behind her nape and a low cut back, black high heels with ankle straps, small golden round earrings with a teardrop hanging from each, and a golden bangle on her left arm. Her dress has been depicted as torn in earlier artwork, most notably in Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special. In Super Mario Odyssey, she also wears a red wide-brimmed hat, and her dress is also slightly sparkly; in the same game, as a mayor, she wears a red pantsuit and a purple hat with a red strap. This outfit also appears in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Her other alternate outfits in later games such as in Mario Kart Tour, Mario Tennis Aces, and Mario Golf: Super Rush are variations of her usual outfit or draw their colors from it. In Mario Kart Tour, she received three alternate outfits: Party Time, Rose, and Cowgirl. When driving a bike in Mario Kart, Pauline wears a fitting white jumpsuit similar to those worn by Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina, and her hair is tied back in a low ponytail.

Personality

Until Super Mario Odyssey, Pauline did not have much character development. She is shown to be friendly, happy, kind, and even business minded, seen when she tests the quality of the Mario Toy Company’s Mini Mario toys in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! She is also quick to forgive others, especially apparent when it comes to Donkey Kong’s numerous abductions of her. She is also implied to enjoy games, which is shown when she opens a gaming theme park called Mini-Land with Donkey Kong in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. Pauline also acts as a mediator between Mario and Donkey Kong. As mayor, she is apparently adept at city planning, as one of the residents of New Donk City mentioned that he was surprised at how fast she managed to get the city up and running again. In Super Mario Odyssey Pauline has been given more character (re)development overall. She enjoys peppy and jazz music because it brings people together, frequently practices singing to prepare for the next New Donk City Festival, has such a love for New Donk City that she often takes walks to admire it all, and also mentions she adores cake, stating that "It has to be 'good' cake and 'not that package stuff'". On another hand, however, she admits that she is not good at fixing machinery, and implies that she is also bad with flowers. She also goes on walks as a hobby due to her love for New Donk City and has indicated that she likes Fried Mushrooms and Flower Stew (the former due to being a massive Mushroom fan), but is not fond of Leaf Salad.

Relationships

Pauline, Mario, and Donkey Kong getting along

While Mario and Pauline's relationship was implied to be romantic during the Donkey Kong arcade game and outright stated in most home port manuals, Pauline was soon dropped as Mario's love interest and replaced with Princess Peach. In the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, it is stated that the two are friends, with her attending Mario's Mini Mario business and theme park events as a VIP, and his racing to her rescue when Donkey Kong kidnaps her at said events. Later, she takes a more active role in Mario's business ventures and helps run his Mini-Land theme park.

In these games, Donkey Kong has an unrequited crush on Pauline, flying into childish rages and kidnapping her when he feels rejected in favor of Mario or does not get what he wants. While Pauline is apprehensive of Donkey Kong when he kidnaps her, he never hurts her and she does not bear him ill-will for his impulsiveness (Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special contradicts this however, where Pauline kicks Donkey Kong and threatens him with vengeance for ruining her dress and dragging her to the top of buildings), being quick to forgive him once Mario curbs his behavior and he shows remorse. Aside from the kidnapping incidents, the two get along well, and while Pauline does not return Donkey Kong's affections, it is implied that she finds his gestures sweet. In two instances, Pauline also plots with Donkey Kong for the latter to "kidnap" her in order to test the abilities of the Mini Mario line and lure Mario to a surprise party.

She is shown to not be fond of Bowser, especially when his wedding plans resulted in New Donk City being attacked and him plastering billboards for his forced wedding to Peach all over the city (which she deemed tasteless, especially in light of the city's crisis). In addition, when Mario arrived at the Wedding Hall after Pauline and other characters were forced by Bowser to act as "guests" for the wedding, Pauline tells Mario that he was "just in time", implying she was not happy with Bowser forcing her to attend the wedding.

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Pauline profiles and statistics

Super Mario Run

Item description

  • Pauline Statue: The singing mayor of New Donk City, immortalized in statue form.

Mario Tennis Aces

  • Type: Speedy
  • Trick Shots: Spin Stroke (forward/backward), One-Up Girl (side)
  • Special Shot: Showstopper
  • Trait: Fastest movement with low traction and easily pushed back from returned shots

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit
#79 Pauline
Artwork of Pauline from Super Mario Odyssey Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Support
Slots 2
Class Legend
Strength / effect(s) Healing Shield
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Peach, Mario, Donkey Kong
Conditions

Rule: Jump Power ↓

  • Defeat the main fighter to win
  • You have reduced jump power
  • Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Stage 75 m
Song Jump Up, Super Star!
Spirit
#137 Donkey Kong & Lady
Donkey Kong & Lady spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Primary
Slots 3
Class Legend
Strength / effect(s) Grab
Throw Power ↑
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Giant Donkey Kong
Conditions

Rule: Item Tidal Wave

  • You lose if your CPU ally is KO'd (Peach)
  • The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
  • Timed Stamina battle
Stage 75 m
Song Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley

List of appearances

Title Description Release date System/Format
Donkey Kong Non-playable character 1981 Arcade
Crazy Kong Non-playable character 1981 Arcade
Crazy Kong Part II Non-playable character 1981 Arcade
Donkey Kong Non-playable character 1982 Game & Watch
Pinball Non-playable character in bonus area 1984 Nintendo Entertainment System
Family BASIC Cameo in message board, programmable sprite 1984 Family Computer
Family BASIC V3 Non-playable character in mini-game, programmable sprite 1985 Family Computer
Donkey Kong Classics Non-playable character in port of Donkey Kong 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Non-playable character 1994 Game Boy
Donkey Kong Non-playable character 1994 Nelsonic Game Watch
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch Donkey Kong 1998 Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Donkey Kong 64 Non-playable character in port of Donkey Kong 1999 Nintendo 64
Doubutsu no Mori Non-playable character in emulation of Donkey Kong and Pinball 2001 Nintendo 64
Animal Crossing Non-playable character in emulation of Donkey Kong and Pinball 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch Donkey Kong 2002 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Cameo in microgame 2003 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! Cameo in microgame 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. Non-playable character in port of Donkey Kong 2004 Arcade
Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong Non-playable character 2004 Game Boy Advance
Tetris DS Cameo 2006 Nintendo DS
Game & Watch Collection Non-playable character in port of Game & Watch Donkey Kong 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Non-playable character 2006 Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Non-playable character in demo of Donkey Kong 2008 Wii
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Cameo in microgame 2009 WiiWare
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Non-playable character 2009 DSiWare
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Non-playable character 2010 Nintendo DS
Nintendo Land Non-playable character in Donkey Kong's Crash Course 2012 Wii U
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Non-playable character 2013 Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Puzzle Swap Cameo in Puzzle Swap image Heroines (Nintendo Starlets) 2013 Nintendo 3DS (StreetPass Mii Plaza)
NES Remix Non-playable character 2013 Wii U
NES Remix Pack Non-playable character in NES Remix 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Cameo as trophy 2014 Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Ultimate NES Remix Non-playable character 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Non-playable character 2015 Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Super Mario Odyssey Non-playable character 2017 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Run Cameo as statue 2017 iOS / Android
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Cameo in a billboard in Uptown, Downtown 2018 Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS
WarioWare Gold Cameo in microgame 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Non-playable character and as a spirit 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces (version 2.3.0) Playable character 2019 Nintendo Switch
Tetris 99 Cameo in the Donkey Kong theme 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour Playable character 2019 iOS / Android
Ring Fit Adventure Cameo 2020 Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush Playable character 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League (version 1.2.0) Playable character 2022 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) Playable character 2023 Nintendo Switch
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Non-playable character 2024 Nintendo Switch

Quotes

  • "Donkey Kong, those guys are criminals! That was a prison break, not a health class!" - Saturday Supercade episode "The Great Ape Escape"
  • "Mario, come back here! Donkey Kong's getting away!" - Saturday Supercade episode "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?"
  • "Oh, uh, nice rhino...good rhino...bye, rhino! DONKEY KONG!" Saturday Supercade episode "Hairy Parent"
  • "Oh Mario, my hero!" - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
  • "I'm sorry, but I really don't have time to chat right now. I need to figure out a way to save my city. Things have been in utter chaos since that brutish monster showed up. And he has the nerve to be advertising this wedding of his all over New Donk City?! A bit tasteless, if you ask me." - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "New Donk City really means the world to me... I just can't thank you enough for all of your help, Mario!" - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "Go Mario! Jump, man!" - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "Just in time!" - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "I’ll be sure not to lose this one." - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "I'm a 1-UP Girl!" - Mario Kart Tour
  • "Not too shabby!" - Mario Kart Tour

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Pauline.

Audio samples

Audio.svg Donkey Kong (Game Boy) - "Help, HELP!" - When Donkey Kong takes Pauline to another level in Super Game Boy mode (Unknown, 1994)
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Audio.svg Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! - "Help, HELP!" - When Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline (Unknown, 2009)
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Audio.svg Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! - "Please, save me!" - Before a boss level starts (Unknown, 2010)
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0:02
Audio.svg Super Mario Odyssey - "Yeah!" - When Mario talks to Pauline when she is happy (Kate Higgins, 2017)
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Audio.svg Mario Kart Tour - "I'm a 1UP girl!" - When Pauline wins a race (Kate Higgins, 2019)
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Names in other languages

Main article: List of Pauline names in other languages
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポリーン[?]
Porīn 		Pauline
Catalan Pauline[44] -
Chinese (simplified) 宝琳[?]
Bǎolín 		Pauline
Chinese (traditional) 波琳[45]
Bōlín 		Pauline
Dutch Pauline[?] -
French Pauline[?] -
German Pauline[?] -
Italian Pauline[?] -
Korean 폴린[?]
Pollin 		Pauline
Portuguese Pauline[?] -
Russian Полина[?]
Polina 		Russian equivalent of the name Pauline
Spanish Pauline[?] -

Trivia

  • "Lady" is Nintendo's third female video game character. She was preceded by Manhole's "alarm lady"[46] released months earlier and another damsel-in-distress also called Lady in the 1979 arcade game Sheriff. While the bezel art for the upright cabinets called this brunette Betty, the Japanese flyer,[47] magazine ads,[48] and reviews[49] used Lady instead. Shigeru Miyamoto worked on the art design for both Sheriff and Donkey Kong.[50] In Family BASIC V3, Lady's embrace of Mario in one of the minigames reproduces a cutscene from Sheriff between Betty and the Sheriff.[51][52] Betty reappears in the Sheriff minigame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.
  • Pauline currently holds the record for the most years between a character's original debut and their first playable appearance in the Super Mario franchise, with nearly 38 years between Donkey Kong and Mario Tennis Aces.

References

Pauline coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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  18. ^ Hi, I’m Mr. Koizumi, Producer of Super Mario Odyssey. AMA!. Reddit (English). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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  33. ^ November 25, 2018. おはようございます。こちらは「ポリーン市長」の最終デザインのスケッチです。歴史のあるキャラクターですので、元の特徴を大切にしつつ今作の世界観に合わせて新しくデザインしました！. X (Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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  39. ^ Nintendo Land internal filename (content/Common/Package/Dkb_Cmn.pack/Common/Model/Dkb_Chalk_Pauline.szs)
  40. ^ Donkey Kong instruction pageMedia:DK Instruction Page.jpg
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Super Mario Bros. Angelica • Anthony Scapelli • Daniella • Egon • James • Luigi Mario • Mario Mario
Other Alyssa Milano • Andrew Trego • Bill Gates • Cowboy Jed • Jason Bateman • Ken Darling
Animation Saturday Supercade Aurora • Barnacle • Belle • Biff • Billy Bob • Bones Bailey • Brian • Colonel Culpepper • Dr. Demise • Doug's Health Club • Gorilla Ghost • Hooligan brothers • Horace • Hugo • Jenny • Jenny's father • Kenworth • Kid Dynamo • Long John • Lucy Belle • Miss Persimmon O'Hara • Mr. Bancroft • Mr. Barkley • Mr. X • Patty Johnson • Roller Stars • Sheep Rustlers • Solmes • Trapper Jack • Trucknappers • Mugsy • Knuckles • Bruto • Maxwell • Boris • Flint Westwood • Barney Todd • Trixie • Hoss • Coach • Don Diego • Cabeza • Nature Scouts • Mickey • Stretch • Alan • Slick • Shorty • Pai • Six • Peter Windson • Dandy Andy • Harry (Saturday Supercade) • Dee-Dee • Slam (band) • Al • Clyde • Hobo brothers • Mr. Anderson • Mrs. Johnson • Charlie (Saturday Supercade) • Harry (Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong Junior segments)) • Walt
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! Haru-ōji • Miss Endless
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Gramma Toadstool • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hildy • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • King James • Mark Twang • Misaki • Mervin • Mouth of the River • Mugga • Prince Pompadour • Queen Rotunda • Romano • Romano's father • Salvador Drainotto • Secret Agent N • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White • Waldo the Wizard • Zero
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Gondolier • Herman • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Windbag • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mighty Plumber • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Norman • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Sam Shalam • Submarine captain • Wizard King of the West
Super Mario World Cave People • Oogtar
The Super Mario Bros. Movie BrKLnCouple • Giuseppe • Luigi's bully • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing customer • Uncle Arthur • Uncle Tony
Other Kaoru • Super Cool Jake • Tatsuya
Comics Club Nintendo Ali Mustafa • Baleog • Balu • Blanka • Chun-Li • Crab • Dhalsim • Dr. Light • Dr. Wily • Erik • Helmut Kohl • Joe • Kid Klown • Klösn • Mac • Mahgo • Max Milliplatt • Mona • Netty • Nicole • Olaf • Pia • Zangief
Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special Ace investigative reporter • Electrician
Game Boy Eliana • Greg Campbell • Herman Smirch • Herman Smirch's mother • Jonathan • Jose • Josh Campbell • Melody Ann-Evers • Michael Hallis • Michael Hallis's mother • Mr. Levison • Mr. Petrov • Rebecca Rhodes • Rick • Tannis Rhodes
Nintendo Comics System Dr. Waldo Bloom
Super Mario Amazon • Āreku Taichō • Ayako Okamomo • Dousi • Dr. Areku • Germane • Kazuki Motoyama (Mototin) • Marīo • Minmei • Mushroom King • Nankin • Pichi-hime • Princess Daisy's father • Risa Motoyama • Run • Shanbo Ozaki • Sue • Tetris Ningen
Super Mario-kun Ima no Mario • Obā-chan • Wario's father • Wario's mother • Yukio Sawada
Other Friendly Floyd
Other Cybele • Fukusuke • Jake the Watchman • Jordan • Maki • Master Tetsu • Santa Claus • Yūji
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Donkey Kong
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline
Levels 25m • 50m • 75m • 100m
Items and objects Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Hammer • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag
Enemies and obstacles Barrel • Cement tub • Fire • Fireball • Jack • Oil drum
Other 25m Theme • Gallery • Media • Opening • Staff
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Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong segments)
Episodes Season 1 Episode 1: "Mississippi Madness" • Episode 2: "Gorilla Gangster" • Episode 3: "Banana Bikers" • Episode 4: "The Incredible Shrinking Ape" • Episode 5: "Movie Mania" • Episode 6: "Gorilla My Dreams" • Episode 7: "Little Orphan Apey" • Episode 8: "Circus Daze" • Episode 9: "The Great Ape Escape" • Episode 10: "Apey and the Snowbeast" • Episode 11: "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?" • Episode 12: "Private Donkey Kong" • Episode 13: "Get Along, Little Apey"
Season 2 Episode 1: "Sir Donkey Kong" • Episode 2: "The Pale Whale" • Episode 3: "El Donkey Kong" • Episode 4: "New Wave Ape" • Episode 5: "Greenhouse Gorilla" • Episode 6: "Hairy Parent"
Characters Recurring Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline
Other Barnacle • Barney Todd • Belle • Billy Bob • Brian • Boris • Bruto • Cabeza • Clovis • Coach • Colonel Culpepper • Dee-Dee • Don Diego • Doug's Health Club • Flint Westwood • Harry • Herman • Hooligan brothers • Hoss • José • Jumbo • Kenworth • Knuckles • Long John • Maxwell • Miss Persimmon O'Hara • Momma • Mr. X • Mugsy • Panther and the Thunderbolts • Slam • Solmes • Sonny • Stanley • Trapper Jack • Trixie
Locations Acme Video • Barney Todd's Circus • Big Banana Malt Shop • Cutting Edge Salon • Don Diego's Hacienda • Golden Studios • Hornby Manor • One Star Saloon • Pleasant Bluff • S.S. Romance • Safari Land • Stanley's Nursery • State Prison • Sooper Dooper Market
Miscellaneous Banana • Barrel • Emerald of the East • Gallery • Ladder • Mechanical bull • Mississippi Maid
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Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
Characters Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario • Pauline
Levels Construction Site Stage 0-1 • Stage 0-2 • Stage 0-3 • Stage 0-4
Big-City Stage 1-1 • Stage 1-2 • Stage 1-3 • Stage 1-4 • Stage 1-5 • Stage 1-6 • Stage 1-7 • Stage 1-8
Forest Stage 2-1 • Stage 2-2 • Stage 2-3 • Stage 2-4 • Stage 2-5 • Stage 2-6 • Stage 2-7 • Stage 2-8 • Stage 2-9 • Stage 2-10 • Stage 2-11 • Stage 2-12
Ship Stage 3-1 • Stage 3-2 • Stage 3-3 • Stage 3-4 • Stage 3-5 • Stage 3-6 • Stage 3-7 • Stage 3-8
Jungle Stage 4-1 • Stage 4-2 • Stage 4-3 • Stage 4-4 • Stage 4-5 • Stage 4-6 • Stage 4-7 • Stage 4-8 • Stage 4-9 • Stage 4-10 • Stage 4-11 • Stage 4-12
Desert Stage 5-1 • Stage 5-2 • Stage 5-3 • Stage 5-4 • Stage 5-5 • Stage 5-6 • Stage 5-7 • Stage 5-8 • Stage 5-9 • Stage 5-10 • Stage 5-11 • Stage 5-12
Airplane Stage 6-1 • Stage 6-2 • Stage 6-3 • Stage 6-4 • Stage 6-5 • Stage 6-6 • Stage 6-7 • Stage 6-8
Iceberg Stage 7-1 • Stage 7-2 • Stage 7-3 • Stage 7-4 • Stage 7-5 • Stage 7-6 • Stage 7-7 • Stage 7-8 • Stage 7-9 • Stage 7-10 • Stage 7-11 • Stage 7-12
Rocky-Valley Stage 8-1 • Stage 8-2 • Stage 8-3 • Stage 8-4 • Stage 8-5 • Stage 8-6 • Stage 8-7 • Stage 8-8 • Stage 8-9 • Stage 8-10 • Stage 8-11 • Stage 8-12 • Stage 8-13 • Stage 8-14 • Stage 8-15 • Stage 8-16
Tower Stage 9-1 • Stage 9-2 • Stage 9-3 • Stage 9-4 • Stage 9-5 • Stage 9-6 • Stage 9-7 • Stage 9-8 • Stage 9-9
Allies Jumper • Monchee
Abilities Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Roll
Items and objects 1 UP Heart • Bird Nest • Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Door • Hammer • Ice Block • Jump Stand • Key • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag • Road • Rope • Rope (wire) • Super Hammer • Switch • Trash Can
Enemies and obstacles Aqua Man • Arumajiron • Barrel • Bird • Bowbow • Bukubuku • Cannon • Cement tub • Chikuchiku • Dorakyū • Dōryī • Dotty • Dust Man • Faiachū • Fire • Fireball • Furafurawā • Gessori • Giant Donkey Kong • Golem • Gyātoru • Hawks • Icicle • Jack • Kaibādo • Kānyī • Miira • Ottō • Oil • Oil drum • Penpen • Purupuru• Rappy • Robo NO.1 • Rokkun • Sairesu • Sir Shovalot • Skeleton • Snapjaw • Sniper • Spark • Sukōpī • Thwomp Platform • Tododesu • Tsutan'ōmen • Walking Block • Wire Trap
Other Gallery • Media • Staff
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Main characters Mario • Donkey Kong • Pauline
Minis Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Fire Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong
Enemies Bird • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Fish • Candle • Cuttacutta • Fire Bar • Fireball • Jack • Magnet Sparky • Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong · Cool Kong · Crash Kong · Kongā) • Mummy Guy • Piranha Plant • Phantom Guy • Podoboo • Shy Guy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spyguy • Swoop • Thwomp
Floors DK's Hideout • Mushroom Mayhem • Tropical Island • Pipe Works • Magnet Mania • Lava Dome • Toadstool Castle • Spooky Attic • Jungle Hijinks • Roof
Items and objects ? Block • Balance Beam • Blue Spring • Bolt • Coin (large) • Color Blocks (Bomb Block · Fire Block · Magnetic Block · Pink Block) • Color Switch • Conveyor belt • Donut Block • Elevator • Fire Flower • Girder • Hammer • Lava Fountain • Log • Magnet Ground • Mini Mario Card • Moving Platform • Raft • Rotate Pipe • Rotating Magnet Stick • Spike • Swing Bar • Vine • Wall Jump Bar • Water Valve • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring
Miscellaneous Cannon Kaos • Construction Zone • Gallery • Shy Guy Smash! • Special Kit 1 • Special Kit 2 • Special Kit 3 • Staff
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Characters Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads
Minis Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong
Floors Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement
Items and objects Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring
Enemies Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp
Miscellaneous Media • Staff • Super Mini Mario World
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Characters and Minis Donkey Kong • Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad • Pauline
Attractions Coaster Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Teatime Twirl • Warped Mansion • Sandstorm Steps • Cosmic Adventure • Cannon Cove • Super Skywheel • Final Ferris Wheel • Rainbow Summit • Secret Storage • Coaster Hills+ • Jumpy Jungle+ • Teatime Twirl+ • Warped Mansion+ • Sandstorm Steps+ • Cosmic Adventure+ • Cannon Cove+ • Super Skywheel+ • Final Ferris Wheel+ • Rainbow Summit+ • Secret Storage+
Objects Collectibles Coin (large) • Hammer • Mini Mario Card • M-Token • Pickup
Movable objects Blocker • Blue Ladder • Green Pipe • Magnet Rod • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Springs (Pink Spring · Yellow Spring)
Fixed objects Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Conveyor Switch • Crumble Block • Girder • Ladder • Magnet Block • Mini Door • Pokey Block • Shy Guy Block • Spikes • Warp Pipe
Enemies Barrel • Donkey Kong's robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fireball • Magnet Sparky • Piranha Plant (with Fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Shy Guy • Snifit • Thwomp
Miscellaneous Gallery • Ken Darling • Media • Mini-Land • Slide • Staff
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Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Hosts Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline
Minis Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad
Enemies Bullet Bill • Donkey Kong's robots (Capture Kong · Catapult Kong) • Fly Guy • Shy Guy
Items and objects + Clock • Blue Spring • Bomb • Conveyor Belt • Key • M-Token • Spikes • Star • Tile • Warp Pipe
Worlds Mario's Main Event • Puzzle Palace • Many Mini Mayhem • Giant Jungle
Minigames Mini Target Smash • Fly Guy Grab • Cube Crash • Elevation Station
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads
Minis Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad
Enemies Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp
Worlds Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3)
Objects Items Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup
Resource items Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring
Fixed objects Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe
Further info Gallery • Media • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store
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Super Mario Odyssey
Playable characters Mario • Cappy
Non-playable characters Princess Peach • Tiara • Bonneters • Bonneter biologist • Frogs • Hint Toad • Uncle amiibo • Talkatoo • Tostarenans • Desert Wanderer • Sheep • Moe-Eyes • Sphynx • Jaxi • Glydon • Koopas • Roving Racers • Lakitus • Goombettes • Lochladies • Style Sisters • Dorries • Steam Gardeners • Rabbits • New Donkers • Mayor Pauline • Band • Shiverians • Shiverian Racers • Shiverian Elder • Bubblainians • Coach • Dog • Volbonans • Poochy • Toads • Captain Toad • Toad Brigade (Green Toad · Yellow Toad · Purple Toad) • Archivist Toadette • Jammin' Toad • Yoshi • Luigia
Enemies Astro-Lanceur • Banzai Bill • Big Chain Chomp • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Bitefrost • Broode's Chain Chomp • Bullet Bill • Burrbo • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Chincho • Coin Coffer • Donkey Kong • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fuzzy • Goomba • Gushen • Hammer Bro • Klepto • Komboo • Lava Bubble • Magmato • Maw-Ray • Mini Goomba • Moonsnake • Parabones • Paragoomba • Poison Piranha Plant • Pokio • Pulse Beam • Sherm • Spiny • Stairface Ogre • T-Rex • Trapeetle • Tropical Wiggler • Ty-foo • Uproot • Urban Stingby • Urban Stingby Larva • Yoofoe
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Boulder • Cannonball • Freezing water • Icicle • Lava • Lava Geyser • Oil drum • Pepper • Poison • Quicksand • Revolving lattice wall • Rotating defense mechanism • Senobi Generate Point • Shell • Spike Trap • Turret • Wind • Wind Blow Tower • Wooden roller
Bosses Broodals Topper • Hariet • Spewart • Rango
Large bosses Madame Broode • Knucklotec • Torkdrift • Bowser • Mechawiggler • Mollusque-Lanceur • Cookatiel • Ruined Dragon • RoboBrood
Items Bubble • Coin • Coin pile • Fruit • Heart • Hidden Coin • Key • Life-Up Heart • Moon Shard • Multi Moon • Note • Pauline's lost items • Power Moon • Regional coin • Rock • Rocket Flower • Seed • Turnip • Yoshi's Egg
Objects ? Block • 2D block • 8-bit character • 8-bit pipe • Airship • Arrow Sign • Bar • Barrier • Beanstalk • Big mushroom • Binding Band • Binoculars • Bird (traveling) • Boombox • Bowser statue • Brick Block • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cactus • Checkpoint Flag • Cheese rock • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Falling Platform • Floating corn • Flower • Flower Road • Frost-Frosted Cake • Giant Swing • Girder • Goomba button • Green plant • Ground-Pound Switch • Hat Launcher • Hat Trampoline • Hidden Block • Hill • Hip Drop Move Lift • Hint Art • Hole • Jaxi Stand • Jaxi Statue • Jizo • Keyhole Pedestal • Koopa Shell • Lantern • Lava cannon • Letter • Lever Switch • Lift • Lochlady Dress • Lurker • Manhole • Meat • Mini Rocket • Moon Cage • Moon Pipe • Moon platform • Moon Rock • Motor scooter • Movable cover • Mushroom Platform • Mysterious Cloud • Nut • P Switch • Parking lot • Penguin • Pipe • Pole • Pole (bollard) • Post • Propeller Pillar • Push-Block • Puzzle Part • RC Car • Rising Stone Pillar • Rotating building • Rotating dial • Rotating platform • Sand Geyser • Scarecrow • Seagull • Seesaw • Slingshot • Slots • Small animal • Small bird • Small UFO • Soirée Bouquet • Spark pylon • Sparkle Water • Spinning block • Spinning saucepan • Steel Block • Stone marker • Stone spire • Stone wall • Stupendous Stew • Swing • Swinging Scaffolding • Sword • Tail Tree • Tapering platform • Taxi • Trampoline • Transparent Platform • Trash Can • Travel Tip • Treasure chest • Tree • Vanishing platform • Warp hole • Wire Net Platform • Wooden pendulum • Yellow turnstile • Zipper
Locations Main game Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) • Cascade Kingdom (Fossil Falls) • Sand Kingdom (Tostarena) • Lake Kingdom (Lake Lamode) • Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) • Cloud Kingdom (Nimbus Arena) • Lost Kingdom (Forgotten Isle) • Metro Kingdom (New Donk City) • Snow Kingdom (Shiveria) • Seaside Kingdom (Bubblaine) • Luncheon Kingdom (Mount Volbono) • Ruined Kingdom (Crumbleden) • Bowser's Kingdom (Bowser's Castle) • Moon Kingdom (Honeylune Ridge)
The Odyssey Continues... Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Castle) • Dark Side (Rabbit Ridge) • Darker Side (Culmina Crater)
Other The Odyssey • Crazy Cap • Starshroom
Moves Backward Somersault • Cap Jump • Cap Throw • Capture • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Downward Throw • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump • Jump • Long Jump • Quick Swim • Roll • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Spin Throw • Swim • Triple Jump • Upward Throw • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements amiibo • Balloon Worlda • Beach Volleyball • Bound Bowl Grand Prix • Completion • Gravity • Gravity field • Health Meter • Jump-Rope Challenge • Koopa Freerunning • Koopa Trace-Walking • Nintendo Labob • Objectives • Picture Match • RC Car Challenge • Snapshot Mode
Music compositions "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Break Free (Lead the Way)"
Further info The Art of Super Mario Odyssey • Gallery • Glitches • Lists of names in other languages (Clothing · Music List · Power Moons · Souvenirs) • Mario Reads Your Letters • Music List • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound selection • Staff • The Super Mario Players
a In version 1.2.0 or later
b In version 1.3.0 or later
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Mario Tennis Aces
Playable characters Initial release Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Rosalina • Toad • Toadette • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Spike • Chain Chomp
Post-releasea Koopa Troopa • Blooper • Diddy Kong • Birdo • Koopa Paratroopa • Shy Guy • Petey Piranha • Luma • Boom Boom • Pauline • Kamek • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plant • Dry Bowser
Non-playable characters Piranha Plants • Lakitus • Biddybuds • Yoshis • Small birds • Rabbits • Fire Piranha Plants • Munchers • Nipper Plants • Piranha Creepers • Ant Troopers • Conkdors • Dry Bones • Kleptos • Stone Spikes • Peepas • Big Boo • Bob-ombs • Spinies • Mechakoopas • Mega Bob-ombsa • Monty Mole • Parabones • Aster • Lucien • Mirrors • Boo Buddiesa • King Booa • Fly Guya • New Donkersa • Shy Guy Towersa • Shield Guysa • Big Magikoopaa
Bosses Petey Piranha • Madame Mirage • Snow Ogre • Gooper Blooper • Bowser Statue • Bowcien
Courts and worlds Marina Stadium • Bask Ruins • Piranha Plant Forest • Mirage Mansion • Snowfall Mountain • Savage Sea • Inferno Island • Ruins of Trialsa
Moves Special Shot • Trick Shot • Zone Shot • Zone Speed
Miscellaneous Kingdom of Bask • Online tournamentsa • Power Stone
Further info Gallery • Quotes • Staff
a Post-release content
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Are you a tennis ace? • The multiplayer way • Ultimate doubles • Winning strategies? Take your pick!
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Mario Kart Tour
Drivers
Normal Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy • Dry Bones • Iggy • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Morton • Roy • Wendy
Super Mario • Peach • Yoshi • Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Rosalina • Luigi • Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Yellow Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Toad (Pit Crew) • Orange Yoshi • Green Toad (Pit Crew) • Pink Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Purple Toad (Pit Crew) • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lakitu • Bowser Jr. • Wario • Waluigi • King Boo • Black Shy Guy • Red Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo • Pink Shy Guy • Birdo (Light Blue) • Hammer Bro • Boomerang Bro • Ice Bro • Fire Bro • Birdo (Yellow) • Monty Mole • Green Shy Guy • Blue Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo (Blue) • Purple Koopa (Freerunning) • Light-blue Shy Guy • Blue Shy Guy • Birdo (Orange) • White Shy Guy • Koopa (Freerunning) • Orange Shy Guy • Birdo (Red) • Yellow Shy Guy • Birdo (Green)
High-End Metal Mario • Peachette • Pauline • Mario (Musician) • Peach (Kimono) • Mario (Hakama) • Rosalina (Halloween) • Peach (Vacation) • Mario (Santa) • Pink Gold Peach • Daisy (Holiday Cheer) • Yoshi (Reindeer) • Pauline (Party Time) • Mario (Happi) • Toad (Party Time) • Peach (Wintertime) • Penguin Luigi • Ice Mario • Baby Peach (Cherub) • Rosalina (Aurora) • Mario (Classic) • Luigi (Classic) • Baby Rosalina (Detective) • Yoshi (Egg Hunt) • Black Yoshi • Builder Mario • Builder Toad • Daisy (Fairy) • Mario (Chef) • Peach (Wedding) • Rosalina (Swimwear) • Mario (Swimwear) • Captain Toad • Toadette (Explorer) • Daisy (Yukata) • Mario (SNES) • Mario (Sunshine) • Mario (Halloween) • Peach (Halloween) • Peach (Explorer) • Builder Luigi • Fire Rosalina • Luigi (Lederhosen) • Cat Peach • Cat Toad • Pauline (Rose) • Penguin Toad • Mario (Racing) • White Yoshi • Baby Mario (Koala) • Builder Toadette • Mario (Tuxedo) • Luigi (Painter) • Daisy (Swimwear) • Mario (Baseball) • Peach (Happi) • Penguin Mario • Yoshi (Kangaroo) • Tanooki Mario • Tanooki Rosalina • Mario (Satellaview) • Penguin Toadette • Cat Rosalina • Luigi (Vacation) • Mario (Golf) • Luigi (Golf) • Mario (Aviator) • Mario (Samurai) • Peach (Yukata) • Yoshi (Gold Egg) • Rosalina (Volendam) • Daisy (Farmer) • Dr. Mario • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Peach • Cat Mario • Cat Luigi • Rosalina (Chef) • Daisy (Thai Dress) • Daisy (Sailor) • Toadette (Sailor) • White Tanooki Mario • Luigi (Knight) • Mario (King) • Luigi (Chef) • Kitsune Luigi • Toad (Astronaut) • Toadette (Astronaut) • Poochy • Toad (Tourist) • Luigi (Gold Knight) • Pauline (Cowgirl) • Mario (Black Suit) • Gold Mario • Dry Bowser • King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) • Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) • Waluigi (Bus Driver) • Gold Koopa (Freerunning) • Wario (Hiker) • Dry Bones (Gold) • Funky Kong • Dixie Kong • Dry Bowser (Gold) • Wario (Cowboy) • Nabbit • Bowser Jr. (Pirate) • King Bob-omb • Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) • Shy Guy (Gold) • King Boo (Gold) • Bowser (Santa) • Lakitu (Party Time) • Birdo (Black) • Shy Guy (Ninja) • King Bob-omb (Gold) • Kamek • Waluigi (Vampire) • Meowser • Chargin' Chuck • Pink Shy Guy (Ninja) • Birdo (White) • Dr. Bowser • Petey Piranha • Chargin' Chuck (Gold) • Petey Piranha (Gold) • Larry (Wintertime) • Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer) • Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer) • Donkey Kong (Gladiator) • Wiggler • Wiggler (Gold) • Mii Racing Suits
Vehicle parts
Karts Normal Pipe Frame • Birthday Girl • Mushmellow • Koopa Dasher • Biddybuggy • Blue Biddybuggy • Cheep Charger • Pink Mushmellow • Birthday Girl Rosalina • Green Kiddie Kart • Red Kiddie Kart • Bullet Blaster • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Landship • Pipe Buggy • Warship • Green Cheep Charger
Super Mach 8 • Daytripper • Turbo Yoshi • Soda Jet • Super Blooper • Gold Blooper • Royale • Cloud 9 • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner • White Royale • Zucchini • Red Streamliner • Red Turbo Yoshi • Blue Seven • Super 1 • Dasher II • Tea Coupe • Yellow Turbo Birdo • Egg 1 • Birthday Girl Daisy • Red Standard 8 • Green Standard 8 • Cucumber • Blue Royale • Blue Turbo Yoshi • Orange Turbo Yoshi • Pink Turbo Yoshi • Light-blue Turbo Yoshi • Yellow Turbo Yoshi • Flame Flyer • Barrel Train • DK Jumbo • Chrome DK Jumbo • Koopa Clown • Dark Clown • Para-Wing • Turbo Birdo • Light-blue Turbo Birdo • Bolt Buggy • Rambi Rider • Blue Turbo Birdo • Orange Turbo Birdo • Red Turbo Birdo • Green Turbo Birdo
High-End B Dasher • Black B Dasher • Yellow Taxi • Quickshaw • Kabuki Dasher • Circuit Special • Black Circuit • Bumble V • Queen Bee • Trickster • Ghost Ride • Macharon • Carrot Kart • Cheermellow • Wild Wing • Radish Rider • Wildfire Flyer • Ribbon Rider • Double-Decker • Swift Jack • Red B Dasher • Jingle Bells • Platinum Taxi • Glam Bruiser • Gilded Prancer • Ice-blue Poltergust • P-Wing • Apple Kart • Comet Tail • Bright Bunny • Dozer Dasher • Clanky Kart • Wild Black • Karp Kart • Prancer • Rose Queen • Green Apple Kart • Choco Macharon • Gold Egg • Sweet Daytripper • Red Taxi • Pink Wing • Happy Ride • Blue Soda • Clackety Kart • Gold Clanky Kart • Festival Girl • Black Kabuki Dasher • 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Gold Pipe Frame • Surf Sailer • Star-Spangled Flyer • Green Circuit • Sports Coupe • Pumpkin Kart • Dark Trickster • Sunset Cloud • Steel Driver • Holiday King • Gold Snow Skimmer • Dreamy Egg • Fast Frank • Iron Cucumber • Cat Cruiser • Wild Pink • Rose Taxi • B Dasher Mk. 2 • Decal Streamliner • Orange Streamliner • White Turbo Yoshi • Sakura Quickshaw • Jet Cruiser • Inferno Flyer • Rambi Runner • Pink Dozer • Grand Badwagon • Paintster • Lime Tea Coupe • Sunny Surf Sailer • Pinch Hitter • Cleanup Hitter • Ice Dozer • Green Double-Decker • Black Cat Cruiser • Red B Dasher Mk. 2 • Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 • Classic B Dasher Mk. 2 • Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2 • Metal B Dasher Mk. 2 • Cream B Dasher Mk. 2 • Green B Dasher Mk. 2 • Tanooki Kart • Gold Pumpkin Kart • Lunar Cruiser • Sleigh Rider • White Snow Skimmer • Frosty Bells • Frost Wing • Gray Cat Cruiser • Sports Coupe 2022 • Roaring Racer • Jukebox Buggy • Sneeker • Green Lightning • Cupid's Arrow • Wild Slugger • Prop Kart • Magma Broom • Star Broom • Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Warrior Wagon • Armored Rider • Black Turbo Yoshi • Gold Bunny • Flower Kart • Dragonfly • Firefly • Daikon Rocket • Capsule Kart • Blue-Green Capsule Kart • White Bruiser • Coconut 1 • Pink Capsule Kart • Cream Cat Cruiser • Green Cat Cruiser • Goo-Goo Buggy • Goo-Goo Pink • Gold Kiddie Kart • Sweet Ride • White Fast Frank • Tuk-Tuk Kart • Tropical Truck • Gold Zucchini • Lightning Streamliner • Flowery Badwagon • Coral Jet Cruiser • Watermelon Kart • Ice-Cream Minibus • Chocolate Banana Minibus • Strawberry Soft Swerve • Shielded Speedster • Gold Standard • Gold Double-Decker • Black Carriage • Green Speeder • Flaming Speeder • Gold Sweet Ride • Streetle • Blue Speeder • Swift Talon • Gold Eagle • Blazing Eagle • Camo Tanooki Kart • Gold Rambi Rider • Moo Moo Offroader • Pink Speeder • Pink Sneeker • Gold Jingle Bell • Holiday Speeder • Wild Gold • Rainbow Taxi • Blooper Shuttle • Gold Lunar Cruiser • Gold Quickshaw • Pineapple 1 • Hot Pot Hot Rod • Rainbow Streetle • Gold Capsule Kart • Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Taiko Drum Dasher • Sakura Sports Coupe • Bright Girl • Huffin Puffin Egg • Jumbo Jetter • Gold Paintster • Silver Flower Kart • Bronze Cucumber • Cream Classic • Red Comet • Pink Comet • Green Comet • Gold Comet • Mach 8-R • Gold Cupid's Arrow • Silver Cupid's Arrow • Silver Warrior Wagon • Gold Warrior Wagon • Black Shielded Speedster • Gold Shielded Speedster • Yeehaw Wagon • Desert Rose Wagon • Yellow Sub Scooter • Blue Sub Scooter • Gold Driver • Dolphin Drifter • Purple Rattle Buggy • Goo-Goo Gold • Gold Wild Slugger • Spicy Zucchini • Chocolate Mint Soft Swerve • Gold Soft Swerve • Monarch Kart • Gold Monarch Kart • Black B Dasher Mk. 2 • Gold B Dasher • Badwagon • Blue Badwagon • Gold Train • Bruiser • Snow Skimmer • Offroader • Banana Master • Poison Apple Kart • Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Charger • Dark Buggy • Koopa King • Brown Offroader • Cact-X • Pirate Sushi Racer • Silver Bullet Blaster • Head Honcho • DK Maximum • Sushi Racer • Gilded King • Crawly Kart • Black Dozer • Party-Wing • Penguin Slider • Black Penguin Slider • Cact-Ice • Black Turbo Birdo • Purple Bunny • Jade Hop Rod • Crimson Hop Rod • Dark Hop Rod • Kamek's Zoom Broom • Silver King • Vampire Flyer • Red Crawly Kart • Yellow Offroader • Cact-R • Cheership • Candy Clown • Tiger Bruiser • Combo Cruiser • Sakura Hop Rod • White Turbo Birdo • Green-Yellow Capsule Kart • Piranha Pipes • Red Offroader • Goo-Goo Black • Cact-B • Gold Bullet Blaster • Red Vampire Flyer • Gold Trickster • Gold Bruiser • Black Sneeker • Purple Dozer • Blue Crawly Kart • Rainbow Pipe Buggy • Gold Hop Rod • Black Jingle Bell • Gold Sushi Racer • Dry Bones Dasher • Waluigi Racer Mk. 2 • Chain Chomp Chariot • Fish Bone Ferry • Gold Fish Bone Ferry • Wiggler Egg • Boo Pipes • Gold Pipes • Wild Wiggler
Gliders Normal Super Glider • Parachute • Parafoil • Paper Glider • Droplet Glider • BBIA Parafoil • Minion Paper Glider • Piston Glider • Piranha Plant Parafoil
Super Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Oilpaper Umbrella • Lightning Oilpaper • Pink Flower Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Mario • ? Block • Plaid Ribbon • Eggshell Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Luigi • Mushroom Glider • Bob-omb Parafoil • Shell Parachute • Wario Wing • Waluigi Wing • BaNaNa Parafoil • Blue Flower Glider
High-End Gold Glider • Fare Flier • Purple Oilpaper Umbrella • Full Flight • Strawberry Crêpe • Le Tricolore • Starchute • Royal Parachute • Glitter Glider • Soaring Jack • Gift Glider • New Year's 2020 • New Year's Kite • Fireworks Parachute • Crimson Crane • Blizzard Parasol • Blizzard Balloons • Sweetheart Glider • Heart Balloons • Luma Parafoil • Rainbow Starchute • Bright Glider • Safety Glider • Daisy Glider • Pink Gold Paper Glider • Butterfly Sunset • Chocolate Donut • Gold Crane • Chocolate Banana Crêpe • Strawberry Donut • Silver Bells • Silver-and-Gold Hearts • Manta Glider • Treasure Map • Butterfly Wings • Great Sail • Festival Wings • 8-Bit Star • Super Mario Kart Glider • Star-Spangled Glider • Spider Glider • Sunset Balloons • Silver Starchute • Jolly Bells • Butterfly Prism • Planet Glider • New Year's 2021 • Gold New Year's Kite • Toe-Bean Balloons • Calico Parafoil • Black Great Sail • Silver Manta Glider • Rose Parasol • Snow Crystals • 8-Bit Fire Flower • Surf Master • Starry Great Sail • Black Toe-Bean Balloons • 8-Bit Bullet Bill • Glinting Glider • Flying Easel • Sunny Surf Master • Polka-Dot Manta Glider • Home-Field Glider • Gold Home-Field Glider • Springtime Crane • Yukata Ribbon • Silver Surf Master • Ship's Wheel • Tanooki Parafoil • Gold Tanooki Parafoil • Magic Parasol • 8-Bit Super Mushroom • Meteor Balloons • Pink Gold Meteors • Galaxy Glider • Candlelight Flight • Gold Penguin Wingtip • Aurora Balloons • New Year's 2022 • Black Cat Parafoil • Cat Parafoil • Gold Toe-Bean Balloons • Glittering Parasol • Luigi Parafoil • Sky-High Flyer • Record Setter • Mario's Mustache • Luigi's Mustache • Origami Glider • Sakura Origami Glider • Gold Eggshell Glider • Green Sprout • Magniflying Glass • Flybrary Book • Pink Magniflying Glass • Cream Toe-Bean Balloons • Green Cat Parafoil • Candlelight Flight Cake • Pretzel Glider • Tulip Corsage • Red and Gold Umbrella • 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom • Tropical Balloons • Fire Manta Glider • Mint & Berry Balloons • Vanilla & Chocolate Balloons • Icy Mario's Mustache • Flying Flappers • Silver Luigi's Mustache • Mario's Hat Balloon • Luigi's Hat Balloon • Gold Cloud Balloons • White Waves Origami Glider • Chocolate Pretzel • Para-Panini • Silver Candlelight Flight • Autumn Leaves • Calico Toe-Bean Balloons • Wonderful Garnet • Festive Holly • Yellow Hard Hat Balloon • Fuzzy Kite • Gold Hard Hat Balloon • New Year's 2023 • Gold Meteors • Rainbow Fare Flier • Stealth Glider • Gold Umbrella • Wonderful Diamond • Gold Candlelight Flight • 8-Bit Super Glider • Gold 8-Bit Glider • 8-Bit Block Glider • 8-Bit Goomba • Bright Ribbon • Yoshi's Cookies • Smiley Flower Glider • Golden Glider • Gold Tulips • Gold Manta Glider • Red Checkered Glider • Pink Checkered Glider • Green Checkered Glider • Gold Checkered Glider • Gold Origami Glider • Gold Bells • Glittering Glider • Red Emblem • Green Emblem • Mario Bros. Parafoil • Mosaic Starchute • Jellychute • Wavy Great Sail • Dolphin Great Sail • Pink Bubble Balloon • Mario Golf Cap • Luigi Golf Cap • Gold Mario Golf Cap • Melon & Banana Balloons • Spooky Sprinkle Balloons • Gold Chocolate Balloons • Royal Flush • Rainbow Bells • Gold Mario's Hat Balloon • Swooper • Bullet Bill Parachute • Cloud Glider • Rainy Balloons • Wicked Wings • Gold Swooper • Banana Wingtip • Tropical Glider • Dragon Wings • Blooper Wingtip • Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella • Cheep Cheep Masks • Dry Bowser Umbrella • Penguin Wingtip • Bright Balloons • Ninja Scroll • Dream Glider • Vampire Wings • Golden Wings • Wario's Mustache • Waluigi's Mustache • Wonderful Wings • Wicked Topaz • Piranha Plant Balloons • Secret Scroll • Lava Rocks • Black Starchute • Boo Masks • Nabbit Parachute • Gold Boo Masks • Roy Oilpaper • Rainbow Flappy Wings • Gold Flappy Wings • Wiggler Parachute • Gold Piranha Plant Balloons • Baby Mario Hanafuda • Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda • Peach Hanafuda • Barrel Hanafuda • Blooper Hanafuda • Cape Mario Hanafuda • Bullet Bill Hanafuda • Boo Hanafuda • Piranha Plant Hanafuda • Goomba Hanafuda • Jumping Mario Hanafuda • Bowser Hanafuda
Tires Blue Standard • Cyber Slick • Gold Tires • Metal • Monster • Mushroom • Off-Road • Red Monster • Retro Off-Road • Roller • Slick • Slim • Sponge • Standard • Wood
Courses
New courses City courses New York Minute (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Tokyo Blur (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • London Loop (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Vancouver Velocity (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Los Angeles Laps (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Berlin Byways (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Sydney Sprint (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Singapore Speedway (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Amsterdam Drift (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Bangkok Rush (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Athens Dash (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Rome Avanti (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Madrid Drive (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances)
Other Merry Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ninja Hideaway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky-High Sundae (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Cove (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi's Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Pipeline (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Squeaky Clean Sprint (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Remix courses RMX Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Classic courses SNES courses Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) • (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
N64 courses Luigi Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Kalimari Desert (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T) (tour appearances) • Frappe Snowland (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Royal Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Valley (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
GBA courses Peach Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Riverside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Boo Lake (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Luigi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky Garden (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep-Cheep Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sunset Wilds (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Snow Land (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Desert (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Lakeside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 4 (R) (tour appearances)
GCN courses Baby Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mushroom Bridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Cruiser (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Stadium (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dino Dino Jungle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
DS courses Luigi's Mansion (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Pinball (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shroom Ridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Pass (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Airship Fortress (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Peach Gardens (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Wii courses Mushroom Gorge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Coconut Mall (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Summit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Cape (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Maple Treeway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dry Dry Ruins (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Moonview Highway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
3DS courses Toad Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Hills (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep Cheep Lagoon (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shy Guy Bazaar (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rock Rock Mountain (R, T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Slide (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Wario Shipyard (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Neo Bowser City (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rosalina's Ice World (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Battle courses New courses New York Minute B (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade B (tour appearances)
Classic courses GBA Battle Course 1 (tour appearances) • GCN Cookie Land (tour appearances) • DS Twilight House (tour appearances)
Other
Bonus challenges Ready, Set, Rocket Start • Ring Race • Do Jump Boosts • Big Reverse Race • Goomba Takedown • Glider Challenge • Steer Clear of Obstacles • Vs. Mega • Smash Small Dry Bones • Break Item Boxes • Time Trial • Combo Attack • Take them out quick! • Snap a Photo • Precision Gliding • Big Reverse Race vs. 100
Cups Baby Daisy Cup • Baby Luigi Cup • Baby Mario Cup • Baby Peach Cup • Baby Rosalina Cup • Birdo Cup • Boomerang Bro Cup • Bowser Cup • Bowser Jr. Cup • Cat Peach Cup • Chargin' Chuck Cup • Daisy Cup • Diddy Kong Cup • Dixie Kong Cup • Donkey Kong Cup • Dry Bones Cup • Dry Bowser Cup • Fire Bro Cup • Fire Rosalina Cup • Funky Kong Cup • Gold Mario Cup • Hammer Bro Cup • Ice Bro Cup • Ice Mario Cup • Iggy Cup • Kamek Cup • King Bob-omb Cup • King Boo Cup • Koopa Troopa Cup • Lakitu Cup • Larry Cup • Lemmy Cup • Ludwig Cup • Luigi Cup • Mario Cup • Metal Mario Cup • Mii Cup • Monty Mole Cup • Morton Cup • Nabbit Cup • Pauline Cup • Peach Cup • Peachette Cup • Pink Gold Peach Cup • Poochy Cup • Rosalina Cup • Roy Cup • Shy Guy Cup • Tanooki Mario Cup • Toad Cup • Toadette Cup • Waluigi Cup • Wario Cup • Wendy Cup • Yoshi Cup
Tours 2019 New York Tour • Tokyo Tour • Halloween Tour • Paris Tour • Winter Tour • London Tour • Holiday Tour
2020 New Year's Tour • Ice Tour • Valentine's Tour • Vancouver Tour • Mario Bros. Tour • Baby Rosalina Tour • Hammer Bro Tour • Yoshi Tour • Trick Tour • Flower Tour • Jungle Tour • Cooking Tour • Peach Tour • Marine Tour • Exploration Tour • Wild West Tour • Pirate Tour • Summer Festival Tour • Super Mario Kart Tour • Los Angeles Tour • 1st Anniversary Tour • Halloween Tour • Sunset Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Winter Tour • Rosalina Tour • New Year's 2021 Tour
2021 Berlin Tour • Cat Tour • Peach vs. Daisy Tour • Snow Tour • Mario Tour • Yoshi Tour • Ninja Tour • Sydney Tour (April–May) • Bowser vs. DK Tour • Trick Tour • Wedding Tour • Paris Tour • Summer Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Mario vs. Peach Tour • Frost Tour • Kamek Tour • Sydney Tour (September) • 2nd Anniversary Tour • Autumn Tour • Halloween Tour • Toad vs. Toadette Tour • Space Tour • Holiday Tour • Penguin Tour • New Year's 2022 Tour
2022 Singapore Tour • Wario vs. Waluigi Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Sky Tour • Mii Tour • Samurai Tour • Yoshi Tour • Amsterdam Tour • Doctor Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May) • Cat Tour • Metropolitan Tour • Bangkok Tour • Piranha Plant Tour • Ocean Tour • Sundae Tour • Bowser Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Anniversary Tour • Battle Tour • Halloween Tour • Autumn Tour • Animal Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December) • Holiday Tour • New Year's Tour
2023 Space Tour • Winter Tour • Exploration Tour • Doctor Tour • Mario Tour • Ninja Tour • Yoshi Tour • Spring Tour • Bowser Tour • Mii Tour • Princess Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Night Tour • Pipe Tour • Sunshine Tour • Vacation Tour • Summer Tour • Sundae Tour • Anniversary Tour
Items Regular items Banana • Green Shell • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Bob-omb • Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Bullet Bill • Blooper • Lightning • Super Horn • Coin • Star • Feathera
Special items Triple Bananas • Giant Banana • Triple Green Shells • Bowser's Shell • Double Bob-ombs • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Boomerang Flower • Ice Flower • Heart • Yoshi's Egg • Birdo's Egg • Bubble • Banana Barrels • Mushroom Cannon • Bob-omb Cannon • Lucky Seven • Dash Ring • Coin Box • Hammer • Giga Bob-omb • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Capsule
Inventory items Coin • Coin Rush ticket • Event tokena • Grand Star • Item ticket • Level-boost ticket • Point-boost ticket • Points-cap ticketa • Ruby • Star ticket • Team tokena • Quick ticket
Course elements Interactable Banzai Bill • Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Bath Bomb • Barrel Cannon • Beach Ball • Big egg • Blimp • Bob-omb Car • Bone Piranha Plant • Boulder • Burner • Bus • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Ceiling Needle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Crate • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Exploring Shy Guy • Falling Pillar • Festive tree • Fire Piranha Plant • Flipper • Floaty • Flying Shy Guy • Fuzzy • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring • Goat • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Half-pipe • Hoop • Hot-air balloon • Inky Piranha Plant • Jack-o'-lantern • Jar • Jellybeam • Jump Boost field • Kadomatsu • Kanaami Road • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile • Maw-Ray • Mecha Cheep • Metal ball • Mud • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pipe • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Puddle • Ramp • Rocky Wrench • Rolling rock • Shoe • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Snow block • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowperson • Soccer Ball • Spider Web • Spring egg • Star Ring • Star Thwomp • Stilt Guy • Swoop • Table • Thwomp • Toy Duck • Toy Goomba • Traffic cone • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser • Wiggler • Wiggler Wagon • Whomp • Winged Cloud • Wooden cutout
Non-interactable Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Boo Buddies • Bulber • Goonie • Huffin Puffin • Incoming Chomp • Nep-Enut • Note Block • Painting • Petal Guy • Shy Guy Tent • Star Bit • Vase
Techniques Drift • Hop • Jump Boost • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream
Favored and favorite courses New (Amsterdam Drift · Athens Dash · Bangkok Rush · Berlin Byways · London Loop · Los Angeles Laps · New York Minute · Paris Promenade · Piranha Plant Cove · Rome Avanti · Singapore Speedway · Sydney Sprint · Tokyo Blur · Vancouver Velocity) • Remix • Super Mario Kart (SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN) • Mario Kart DS (DS) • Mario Kart Wii (Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) • Battle
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings City courses Amsterdam (Canal) • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) • Bangkok • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) • Sydney • Tokyo • Vancouver
Other Boo Woods • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • Luigi's Mansion • Peach's Castle
Galleries Miscellaneous Artwork • Badges • Screenshots • Sprites and models
Course icons Original courses • Remix courses • SNES courses • N64 courses • GBA courses • GCN courses • DS courses • Wii courses • 3DS courses • Battle courses
Related content on social media "I Love Mario Kart Tour" • #MKTPerfectShot • MKT Report
Miscellaneous Action names in other languages • Badges (Common badges) • Challenge cards • Coin Rush • Emblem • Experience Point • Finish line • Frenzy • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Media • Mii Racing Suit profiles and statistics (Red–Dolphin · Cheep Cheep–Pokey · Piranha Plant–Koopa Clown) • Pipe • Pre-release and unused content • Race points system • Special pipe • Special skill • Sponsors • Trick animations • Underwater driving • Update history
a In version 2.1.0 or later
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Mario Golf: Super Rush
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Donkey Kong • Rosalina • Pauline • Toad • Chargin' Chuck • King Bob-omb • Toadette* • Koopa Troopa* • Ninji* • Wiggler* • Shy Guy*
Non-playable characters Toad • Goomba • Paragoomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Hammer Bro • Fire Bro • Sledge Bro • Spike • Shy Guy • Monty Mole • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Ty-foo • Brolder • Chain Chomp • Thwomp • Magmaargh • Lava Bubble • Fire Bar • Piranha Creeper • Whomp • Bullet Bill • Parabomb • Biddybud • Luma • Boomerang Bro • Buzzy Beetle • Birdo • Dry Bones • Stone Spike • Sheep • Bony Beetle • Freezie • Mr. Blizzard • Snow Pokey • Penguin • New Donker* • Band* • Cooligan* • Bramball* • Cheep Cheep* • Cheep Chomp*
Objects Brick Block* • Bouncy Cloud* • Cactus • Coin • Dash Panel* • Heart • Jump Panel* • Star Coin* • Spike Ball* • Stone-Eye • Tornado • Tree
Bosses Legendary hero • Sacred Flamebeast • Snow King
Golf courses Rookie Course • Bonny Greens • Ridgerock Lake • Balmy Dunes • Wildweather Woods • Bowser Highlands • New Donk City* • Blustery Basin* • Spiky Palms* • Shelltop Sanctuary* • All-Star Summit* • Super Golf Stadium
Techniques Drafting • Special Dash • Special Shot
Further info Gallery • Staff
* Post-release content
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Mario Strikers: Battle League
Players Playable characters Birdoc • Bowser • Bowser Jr.c • Daisya • Diddy Kongb • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Paulineb • Peach • Rosalina • Shy Guya • Toad • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
Goalie Boom Boom
Non-playable Fly Guy • Fútbot • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guys • Toads • Yoshis
Hyper Strikes Banana Blast • Barrel Boom • Dance of Hearts • Drill Smash • Egg Stomp • Electric Ricochet • Fire Cyclone • Flame Cannon • Flower Spiral • Jewel Dance • Orbital Burst • Propeller Dive • Spin Tornado • Swing Solo • Thorn Barrier • Twisting Knuckleball
Fields Desert Ruina • Jungle Retreat • Lava Castle • Mushroom Hill • Planetoidb • Royal Castle • Spooky Mansion • Urban Rooftopc
Cups Cannon Cup • Chain Cup • Turbo Cup • Muscle Cup • Trick Cup • Championship Cup
Items Banana • Bob-omb • Green Shell • Mushroom • Red Shell • Strike Orb • Star
Miscellaneous Gallery • Staff • Strike
a Introduced in version 1.1.0
b Introduced in version 1.2.0
c Introduced in version 1.3.0
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Characters Main characters Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
Antagonists Bowser • Kamek • Koopa General
Supporting characters BrKLnCouple • Cranky Kong • Driver • Francis • Giuseppe • Kong army • Lumalee • Mario and Luigi's family (Aunt Marie · Mario and Luigi's father · Mario and Luigi's grandfather · Mario and Luigi's mother · Mario and Luigi's niece · Uncle Arthur · Uncle Tony) • Penguin King • Spike • Toad General
Other characters Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Chanterelle • Chunky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong • Kiddy Kong • King Bob-omb • King Boo • Luigi's bully • Pauline • Pit • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing customer • Swanky Kong • Toadette • Yoshi
Forms Cape Mario • Cat Mario • Fire Mario • Ice Mario • Invincible Mario • Mini Mario • Super Mario • Tanooki Mario
Species Bat • Biddybud • Blooper (Blooper Baby) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bomber Bill) • Bramball • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep (Spiny Cheep Cheep) • Goomba (Goomba Tower) • Hammer Bro • Human (H. nintendonus) • Jellybeam • Kong • Koopa (Dry Bones · Koopa Paratroopa · Koopa Troopa · Spiny · Sledge Bro) • Luma • Maw-Ray • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Snifit • Toad • Yoshi
Locations Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser's Castle • Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights) • Castle Burger • Crazy Cap • Dark Lands • Jungle Kingdom • Fire Flower Fields • Great Ring of Kong • High Cliffs • Kart workshop • Mushroom Forest • Mushroom Kingdom (Toad Town · Mushroom Heights) • Peach's Castle • Punch-Out Pizzeria • Rainbow Road • Desert Area • Secret passage • Snow Kingdom • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing • Training Course • Warp Zone • Waterfall Area • Yoshi's Island
Items and objects ! Block • Anchor • Axe • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Bike (Bullet Bike · Mach Bike) • Blue mushroom • Blue Shell • Boomerang Flower • Bowser Statue • Box • Brick Block • Cannon • Cape Feather • Clear Pipe • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dragon Coin • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Flying Question Block • Fruit (Banana · Carrot · Coconut · Grape · Melon · Pineapple · Turnip · Watermelon) • Girder • Goal Pole • Hammer • Ice Flower • Kart (Pipe Frame · Standard Kart · Tiny Titan) • Koopa Clown Car • Ladder • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift • Magic wand • Magical Potion • Mushroom Platform • Music Box • Mysterious pipe • P Switch • P-Wing • POW Block • Power Balloon • Question Block • Rocket Barrel • Rotating Block • Shy Guy balloon • Spike Trap • Snowball • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Tanooki Suit • Trampoline • Warp Pipe • Wooden cutout • Yoshi's Egg
Miscellaneous Gallery • Illumination • Jump Man • Media • Quotes • References to other media • SMBPlumbing.com • Staff • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("DK Rap" · "Mario Brothers Rap" · "Peaches") • Universal Pictures • Voice actors
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry BonesTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Light Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-bluea · Blacka · Greena · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peacha • Villager (Female)a • Isabellea • Bowser Jr.Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Inkling GirlTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Diddy KongTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Medium Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-bluea · Blacka · Reda · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Marioa • Villager (Male)a • Inkling BoyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • BirdoTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec (Light-blue Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Black Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Red Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Yellow Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · White Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Blue Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Green Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Orange Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec) • KamekTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • PeachetteTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Cruiser Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Linka • King BooTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • WigglerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • PaulineTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Heavy Metal Mario (GoldTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowsera • Petey PiranhaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Funky KongTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Any Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies Karts Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLAa • W 25 Silver Arrowa • 300 SL Roadstera • Blue Falcona • Tanooki Karta • B Dashera • Streetlea • P-Winga • Koopa ClownTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Standard bikes Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Trippera • Master Cycle ZeroTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Sport bikes Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cyclea
ATVs Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattlera • Splat BuggyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • InkstrikerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tires Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tiresa • Triforce Tiresa • Leaf Tiresa • Ancient TiresTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Gliders Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kitea • Paper Glidera • ParagliderTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Courses
New courses Mushroom Cup Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
Star Cup Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
Special Cup Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC coursesa Egg Cup GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster coursesTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec Golden Dash Cup Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
Rock Cup Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
Boomerang Cup Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
Cherry Cup Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
Acorn Cup Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
Spiny Cup Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses Wii U Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Switch Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items Banana • Blooper • BooTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • FeatherTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects Antigravity Panel • Arrow fieldTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Barrel • Bath BombTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Beach BallTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bella • Board • Bob-omb CarTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • BumperTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • CashTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Ceiling NeedleTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • FlipperTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Glide Ramp • Goal RingTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • HoopTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipeTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • IcicleTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pilea • Master Sworda • Mecha Piranha PlantTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Metal ballTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Millstone • Mine Carta • Mushroom PlatformTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mushroom TrampolineTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pita • Ring • Rupeea • Snowboya • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • TableTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Tire • Toy DuckTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Toy GoombaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Traffic cone • Traina • Volcanic debris • Water GeyserTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Winged CloudTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Enemies and species Big WigglerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • BulberTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • ClampyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Deku Babaa • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Piranha PlantTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • FuzzyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Goomba • Goomba Tower • GoonieTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hammer Knight • Huffin PuffinTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Incoming ChompTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Innertube GoombaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Jellybeam • Keesea • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toada • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resettia • Nep-EnutTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Noki • PenguinTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Petal GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • PtooieTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky WrenchTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Screaming Pillar • ShoeTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Star Thwompa • Stilt GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • WhompTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Yoshi
Techniques Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings Amsterdam (Canal)Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • BangkokTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruisera • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Peach's Castle • SydneyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • TokyoTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • VancouverTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Official tournaments Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North America NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
Australia and New Zealand Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
China Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
Europe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
Hong Kong Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
Japan Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
Spain TorneoMK8D
UK and Ireland Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous Andrew TregoCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8a • "Blue Shell Blues"Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Cheesea • Emblem • Finish line • From the PitCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • HeartTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castlea • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course PassTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8a • MiiverseCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • PoochyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pre-release and unused contentCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • SoundtrackCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Update historyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8
a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8
Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Take a spin in one of these beauties!Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Racing through this pollTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • One cup, four tracks…Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Leaf it to meTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Gaming gardens trivia quizTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-UpTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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