Emblem

This article is about the character symbols in the Mario series. For the universe symbols in the Super Smash Bros. series, see the "Major series represented" section on the Super Smash Bros. series article. For the collectibles found in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, see List of collectibles in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games § Emblems.

Mario's emblem, which is used in many games, as seen on a badge in Mario Kart Tour

The Power-Up Bands for Super Nintendo World, which feature emblems for (from left to right) Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong

An emblem is a symbol that appears on an item used by a specific character in many of the Super Mario spinoff and main series titles, usually representing said character in some fashion; for example, Mario's emblem is the red M that is sewn on his cap, whereas that of Yoshi is his egg.

History

In the Mario Party series, emblems first appeared in Mario Party 2 in the barrels of the 4-Player minigame Sneak 'n' Snore. In Mario Party 3, they appear in the planes of the minigame Aces High. In Mario Party 4, emblems cam be seen in the vehicles of the minigame Mario Speedwagons. In Mario Party 7, they are used to denote who controls Character Spaces (created when someone places an Orb on a space); when using team-based rulesets, the game instead uses one of two or four preset team emblems. They also appear in Windmillville, denoting ownership of a particular windmill and the Stars tied to it. In the minigame Air Farce, emblems are depicted in each character's hang glider. In Mario Party 8, an emblem appears next to the character to indicate when it is their turn during gameplay; Koopa's Tycoon Town also uses a similar mechanic to the aforementioned Windmillville, using each character's emblem to denote ownership of the hotels. The game also includes the minigame Stampede, where the player must stamp their character's emblem onto blank sheets of paper. In Mario Party 9, emblems appear on the flags of the minigame Peak Precision, and in the results table in the minigame Castle Clearout when played with two players.

Emblems have been used in the Mario Tennis series since Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, with each character's racket having their emblem inked on its strings.

Emblems first appear in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, in which certain karts have their driver's emblem present on the kart's body. Starting in Mario Kart DS, each character has a distinct, more streamlined emblem. Like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, a character's emblem may be present on their vehicle, with many vehicles (as well as, starting with Mario Kart 7, certain gliders) having designated spots where the driver's emblem is displayed. In Mario Kart 7, the driver's emblem is also displayed in the center of their steering wheel in First-Person View, and in Mario Kart 8, the horn on the Wii U GamePad has the driver's emblem on it with a corresponding colored background. Mario Kart DS also uniquely features emblem customization, allowing players to create their own emblems using the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, which would be displayed during online games.

Emblems are featured on Goal Poles and Checkpoint Flags in the Super Mario series of platformers starting with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. When a character touches a Goal Pole or a Checkpoint Flag, the emblem on it (usually Bowser's emblem) will be replaced with their own, and the flag will change color to match the character as well.

Emblems also appear in the Mario & Sonic series on flags and emblems (not to be confused with the symbols themselves). The Super Mario characters have their usual emblems, while most of the Sonic the Hedgehog characters (with the exceptions of Dr. Eggman and Eggman Nega) use silhouettes of their faces, entirely in one color besides the eyes, at a different angle and with a colored background.

List of character emblems

Character emblems that are denoted with a darker background stopped appearing since the most recent version was first used.

Character	Image	First appearance	Description	Notes
Mario		Mario Tennis	A red letter "M".	Taken directly from the "M" insignia sewn on his red cap. Colors are sometimes inverted, commonly on a white backdrop.
Luigi		Mario Tennis	A green letter "L".	Taken directly from the "L" insignia sewn on his green cap. Colors are sometimes inverted, commonly on a white backdrop.
Princess Peach		Mario Tennis	A yellow crown, embedded with round jewels: a red jewel on the front and two blue jewels on the side.	Common depiction of Peach's Crown.
Yoshi		Mario Tennis	A white egg with three green spots, commonly leaning towards the left.	Represents Yoshi's Egg, which Yoshis lay, throw, and sometimes get trapped inside of. Other color variants of Yoshis use their egg's color variant as their emblem.
Bowser		Mario Tennis	A red, stylized silhouette of Bowser's face, commonly on a black backdrop.	His stylized silhouette is taken from his wipe transition when Mario loses a life in Super Mario 64 and certain other games. Sometimes depicted in orange rather than red in earlier titles like Mario Power Tennis. Lacks the holes for the eyes, nose and mouth in Mario Tennis. It is also used for the Bowser Spaces in the Mario Party series.
Toad		Mario Tennis	A Mushroom with a white cap and red spots.	A stylized depiction of Toad's head. The original depiction as used in Mario Tennis was less round and had no eyes. The version used in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party 8 includes a small, smiling mouth as well. Sometimes colored blue if Toad is blue in a game, and sometimes used in a different color to match when another, differently-colored Toad is using it.
		Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	A Mushroom with a red cap and white spots.	Represents a Super Mushroom.
Donkey Kong		Mario Tennis	The yellow letters "DK" with red and yellow borders, commonly on a red backdrop.	Taken from Donkey Kong's initials as depicted on his red tie. Also matches with the "DK" symbol on DK Barrels, but with the colors inverted. Sometimes, such as in Mario Tennis, this emblem's colors are inverted, matching the DK Barrels more closely. This emblem is also used for the DK Spaces from the Mario Party series.
Wario		Mario Tennis	An indigo letter "W".	Taken directly from the "W" insignia sewn on his yellow cap.
		Mario Tennis Open	Wario's pink nose and crooked mustache.	Used only in the Mario Tennis series as of Mario Tennis Open. Occasionally used as a motif for the WarioWare series, sometimes also including Wario's eyes.
Princess Daisy		Mario Tennis	A round flower with six yellow petals and a teal center.	Stylized depiction of Daisy's jewelry (her earrings and brooch); represents the flower motifs that recur with Daisy. The version originally used in Mario Tennis was more oval than in future titles.
Waluigi		Mario Tennis	A yellow "Γ" with a purple border.	Taken directly from the inverted "L" insignia sewn on his purple cap.
Koopa Troopa		Mario Power Tennis	A stylized depiction of a Green Shell, worn by Koopa Troopas.	Other color variants of Koopa Troopas use their shells' color variant as their emblem.
Koopa Paratroopa		Mario Tennis	A stylized depiction of a wing.	Considering they are the first winged variation of a common enemy, wings are commonly associated with Paratroopas, which is also evidenced by the P-Wing.
Bowser Jr.		Mario Power Tennis	An orange, stylized silhouette of Bowser Jr.'s face, commonly on a black backdrop.	The version in Mario Power Tennis has Bowser Jr.'s face look more menacing than in later titles. The emblem's design is also used for the Bowser Jr. Spaces in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10.
Diddy Kong		Mario Power Tennis	Two yellow stars with red and yellow borders, usually on a red backdrop.	The same two stars are depicted on Diddy Kong's shirt.
		Super Nintendo World	The red-orange letters "DD" with yellow and red-orange borders, on a yellow backdrop.	Used for Diddy Kong's Power-Up Band at Super Nintendo World (though his original emblem is used for the strap). Taken from the "DD" symbol on Diddy Kong Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but with the letters being red-orange instead of blue. Diddy Kong is also the only character with a Power-Up Band whose emblem does not match their emblem from the games.
Boo		Mario Power Tennis	A large red mouth with four pointed teeth.	A stylized depiction of a Boo's open mouth, as Boos usually appear with. The version in Mario Power Tennis also features a tongue.
		Mario Tennis	A blue tear, wisp or fireball.	May represent Boo's shyness, or their ghostly nature.
King Boo		Mario Kart Wii	A large red mouth with four pointed teeth, topped with a yellow crown embedded with diamond-shaped jewels: a blue jewel on the front, and two red jewels on the sides.	A combination of Boo's emblem and a stylized depiction of King Boo's crown.
Professor E. Gadd		Super Mario Sunshine	A stylized depiction of Professor E. Gadd's head.	Shown in various colors, such as red, blue or gray for each respective nozzle box in Super Mario Sunshine, or green for the board view of E. Gadd's Garage in Mario Party 6.
Birdo		Mario Tennis	A stylized depiction of Birdo's ribbon, albeit pink rather than red.	Originally depicted as red in Mario Tennis. Other color variants of Birdos use this emblem as well, albeit matching the color of their body rather than that of their bow.
Toadette		Mario Kart Wii	A Mushroom with a pink cap, white spots, and braided pigtails.	A stylized depiction of Toadette's head. The version used in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party 8 includes a small, smiling mouth as well.
Rosalina		Mario Kart Wii	A stylized depiction of a Grand Star.	Grand Stars have an association with Rosalina, as they and various Power Stars are the power source of her Comet Observatory.
Luma		Mario Tennis Open	A stylized depiction of a Luma, commonly with a dark blue backdrop.
Honey Queen		Mario Kart 7	A yellow and brown striped circle with insect wings and stinger, adorned with a crown with blue jewels.	A stylized depiction of Honey Queen's body and crown.
Captain Toad		Super Mario 3D World	A Mushroom with a white cap and red spots, with a lit headlamp strapped around the top of the cap.	A stylized depiction of Captain Toad's head. Based on Toad's emblem, but with the addition of a headlamp.
Sprixie Princess (Green)		Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	A stylized depiction of the Sprixie Princess's head.
Peachette		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a Super Crown.	Super Crowns turn Toadette into Peachette once she collects one.
Dry Bones		Mario Kart DS	A stylized depiction of a Dry Bones' head from the side.
Lakitu		Mario Kart 7	A stylized depiction of Lakitu's Cloud.
Shy Guy		Mario Tennis	A stylized depiction of a Shy Guy's mask.
Fly Guy		Mario Power Tennis	A stylized depiction of a propeller.	Based on the propeller on Fly Guy's head, although the symbol in Mario Power Tennis depicts the propeller as red, despite Fly Guy's propeller being blue.
Kamek		Mario Party 9	A stylized depiction of Kamek's hat and glasses from the side.	Kamek’s emblem is in the coding of Mario Kart 8, though it remained unused until Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where Kamek was added as a playable character in the Booster Course Pass.
Boom Boom		Mario Tennis Aces	A stylized depiction of Boom Boom's right arm.	In the majority of Boom Boom's boss battles, he often attacks with his arms, such as flailing them around.
Spike		Mario Party 10	A stylized depiction of a Spike's head from the side.
Chain Chomp		Mario Tennis Aces	A stylized depiction of a Chain Chomp's head from the side.
Monty Mole		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a Monty Mole's face.
Goomba		Mario Party: The Top 100	A stylized silhouette of a Goomba's face.	Also used for Goomba Tower.
Nabbit		New Super Luigi U	A stylized depiction of the part of Nabbit's face above his bandana.
Funky Kong		Mario Kart Wii	A stylized depiction of Funky Kong's face.	Funky Kong's emblem makes a cameo appearance on some plane wreckage in the background of Big Top Bop in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Dixie Kong		Mario Kart Tour	The yellow letters "DX" with pink and yellow borders, commonly on a pink backdrop.	Taken from the "DX" symbol on special DK Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but with inverted colors.
Cranky Kong		The Super Mario Bros. Movie	The yellow letters "CK" with brown and yellow borders, commonly on a brown backdrop.	Taken from the "CK" symbol on special DK Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but with brown instead of red.
Donkey Kong Jr.		Mario Tennis	The red letter "J".	Taken from the red J on Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt, which is in turn taken from the Japanese logo for the game Donkey Kong Jr.
		Mario Kart Tour	The red letters "Jr." with white and gray borders.	An emblem in the style of Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt and the Japanese logo for Donkey Kong Jr. However, this is the first time the "R" on a Donkey Kong Jr. logo is depicted in lowercase. Because this emblem is used for a Super Mario Kart variant of Donkey Kong Jr. in Mario Kart Tour, it appears pixelated.
Pauline		Mario Tennis Aces	A red heart with a mouth-shaped hole and purple borders.	A very stylized depiction of Pauline's lips.
Larry Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A cyan, stylized silhouette of Larry's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Morton Koopa Jr.		Mario Kart 8	A brownish-gray, stylized silhouette of Morton's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Wendy O. Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A pink, stylized silhouette of Wendy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Iggy Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A light-green, stylized silhouette of Iggy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Roy Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A magenta, stylized silhouette of Roy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Lemmy Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A yellow, stylized silhouette of Lemmy's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Ludwig von Koopa		Mario Kart 8	A blue, stylized silhouette of Ludwig's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Dry Bowser		Mario Kart Wii	A gray, stylized silhouette of Dry Bowser's face, commonly on a black backdrop.
Piranha Plant		Mario Party: Island Tour	A stylized depiction of a Piranha Plant's head, pointed up.	Piranha Plants usually emerge from pipes the same way this emblem depicts.
Fire Piranha Plant		Mario Tennis Aces	A stylized depiction of a Fire Piranha Plant's head as it appears in games such as Super Mario 3D Land, pointed up.
Petey Piranha		Mario Tennis Open	A stylized depiction of Petey Piranha's head, pointed up.
		Mario Power Tennis	A stylized depiction of a Piranha Plant's head with green lips, pointed up.	Piranha Plants in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine have green lips like Petey Piranha.
Shadow Mario		Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	A blue letter M with a red question mark.
Wiggler		Mario Kart 7	A stylized depiction of a Wiggler's head with brown outlines.	Also used for Flutter.
		Mario Power Tennis	A stylized depiction of a baby blue, four-petaled flower with a green stalk.	Based on the flower visible atop Wigglers' heads when they are calm.
Blooper		Mario Tennis Aces	A stylized depiction of a Blooper's pair of eyes.
		Mario Party 8	A stylized depiction of a Blooper.
Gooper Blooper		Mario Power Tennis	A stylized silhouette of a Blooper, as they appear in Super Mario Sunshine, with a black backdrop.	As it is used for Gooper Blooper Volley, it appears in yellow, green, red, and blue variations.
Virus		Dr. Mario World	A stylized silhouette of a Virus.
Hammer Bro		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a Hammer Bro's head from the side.
		Mario Party 8	A stylized depiction of a hammer.
Boomerang Bro		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a Boomerang Bro's head from the side.
Ice Bro		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of an Ice Bro's head from the side.
Fire Bro		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a Fire Bro's head from the side.
Dolphin		Dr. Mario World	A stylized depiction of a Dolphin from the side.	Resembles Team Dolphin's Character Space emblem in Mario Party 7, albeit slightly rotated counterclockwise.
King Bob-omb		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of King Bob-omb's face. Includes his crown with red jewels, floating slightly above his head.
Dr. Mario		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of a capsule with Mario's color scheme.	Dr. Luigi, Dr. Peach, and Dr. Bowser in Mario Kart Tour each use versions of this emblem that match their respective color schemes.
Chargin' Chuck		Super Mario Party	A stylized depiction of a Chargin' Chuck's helmet from the side.
Hint Toad		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	A Mushroom with a white cap, blue spots and glasses.	A stylized depiction of Hint Toad's head.
Ninji		Mario Golf: Super Rush	A stylized depiction of a Ninji's face.
Koopa Kid		Mario Party 6	A stylized depiction of Koopa Kid's face.	Also used in green in the minigame Bowser's Lovely Lift!.
Foreman Spike		The Super Mario Bros. Movie	A stylized depiction of Spike's head in his Wrecking Crew sprite from the side.	Despite the fact that the emblem used to represent Spike depicts his original design and sprite, Spike has a noticeably different appearance in the film itself.
Baby Mario		Mario Tennis Open	A red letter "M", surrounded in a circle with red frills.	Mario's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
		Mario Tennis	A red, lowercase letter "m".	Based on the "M" insignia sewn on his red cap, but made lowercase to represent Mario's infant stage.
Baby Luigi		Mario Kart 8	A green letter "L", surrounded in a circle with green frills.	Luigi's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
Baby Peach		Mario Tennis Open	A crown with embedded jewels, surrounded in a circle with pink frills.	Peach's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
Baby Daisy		Mario Kart 8	A yellow-petaled flower with teal insides, in an orange circle with white frills.	Daisy's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
Baby Rosalina		Mario Kart 8	A Grand Star, in a cyan circle with white frills.	Rosalina's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
Baby Wario		Dr. Mario World	An indigo letter "W", surrounded in a circle with yellow frills.	Wario's emblem, with the frilled circle representing the infant stage. Colors are sometimes inverted.
Poochy		Mario Kart Tour	A stylized depiction of Poochy's face.
Fawful		Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	A stylized depiction of Fawful's grinning face.
Paper Mario		Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	An orange letter "P".
PAC-MAN		Mario Kart Arcade GP	Pac-Man in his original circular appearance, with his mouth open and facing left.	Prior to Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, this emblem was pixelated, resembling Pac-Man's original sprite more, and was also facing right instead of left.
Ms. PAC-MAN		Mario Kart Arcade GP	Pac-Man's original circular sprite, with its mouth open and facing right, and with the addition of Ms. Pac-Man's red, pixelated bow on the top left.	Although the bow in this emblem is based on the one from Ms. Pac-Man's original sprite, it has a slightly different design and position compared to the original; additionally, the eyes, lips, and beauty mark from the original sprite are all absent.
Blinky		Mario Kart Arcade GP	Blinky's original sprite, with his eyes pointed to the right.
R.O.B.		Mario Kart DS	A purple +Control Pad.	Represents the +Control Pad of the Nintendo Entertainment System or Family Computer, which R.O.B. is a peripheral for.
Mametchi		Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Artwork of Mametchi's face, with his eyes closed and his mouth open and smiling.	Mametchi's emblem is directly derived from the general art direction of the Tamagotchi franchise, used since the 2004 launch of Tamagotchi Connection.
Don-chan		Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	A stylized depiction of Don-chan's face, colored orange with his eyes, mouth, and face outline white.
Link		Mario Kart 8	A white crest depicting a stylized bird and the Triforce (three triangles arranged in a triangular shape).	A common depiction of the Royal Crest, a recurring symbol in The Legend of Zelda series that combines the Triforce symbol with the Hylian Crest (a successor to the Goddess Crest), both also recurring symbols from that series. The stylized bird represents a Loftwing. The Royal Crest also appears on banners and tents on the Hyrule Circuit track.
Link (Champion's Tunic)		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	A white, very stylized depiction of an eye with a tear.	The Crest of the Sheikah, as it appears in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Villager		Mario Kart 8	A stylized depiction of a green leaf with a bite.	A recurring symbol throughout the Animal Crossing series. Appears as the icon for furniture, as well as the symbol on Tom Nook's apron.
Isabelle		Mario Kart 8	A stylized depiction of a red apple.	Fruits, including apples, are recurring items in the Animal Crossing series. However, Isabelle has never been strongly associated with apples in her home series.
Inkling		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	A stylized depiction of an Inkling in squid form.	Recurring iconography in the Splatoon series. Various color variants of Inkling Girls and Boys change the color of the squid in their emblems to match their own squid forms.
Mii		Mario Kart Wii	The Mii logo.	Backdrop color changes to match the Mii's gender or favorite color in some games.
Dr. Eggman		Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Super Mario-related media)	A stylized depiction of Dr. Eggman's face.	This emblem is often used as the decal for the Eggman Empire. Many of Dr. Eggman's creations and machinery are stamped with a symbol like this one. Early Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games titles use the Eggman Empire symbol from Sonic Unleashed and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, while later titles use the Eggman Empire symbol introduced in Sonic Colors.
Eggman Nega		Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Super Mario-related media)	A stylized depiction of Eggman Nega's face.
Kinopio-kun		Nintendo's LINE account	A Mushroom with a green cap and white spots.	A stylized depiction of Kinopio-kun's head, based on Toad's emblem.

Gallery

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