Penguin Mario

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Penguin Mario
Penguin Mario from Mario Kart Tour
In-game artwork of Penguin Mario from Mario Kart Tour
Applies to Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, Mii, Toadette
Item needed Penguin Suit
Power(s) given Shoot Ice Balls, slide on ice, better swimming control
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2021)

Template:Quote2 Penguin Mario (Penguin Suit Mario in the original Prima Games guide[1]) is a power-up that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In general, the power-up enables the player to move faster by sliding on their belly, shoot ice balls (similar to the Ice Flower) and gives the player better swimming control (which is similar to the Frog Suit).

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

PenguinMarioNSMBW.png

Mario becomes Penguin Mario after gathering a Penguin Suit. After Mario has become this form, he can throw Ice Balls at enemies and freeze them. Mario can then use the frozen enemies as platforms or pick them up and throw them against the wall or other enemies. He also gains a good traction on ice, stopping him from slipping like normal Mario. While in this form, Mario can slide on ice with great speed, defeating some enemies and destroying Brick Blocks, allowing him to find secret areas. If he gets a running start, Mario can also slide a considerable distance on the surface of water, and can jump up from the water in order to obtain certain Star Coins or blocks. Also, while in this form, Mario can be controlled underwater using only the direction pad, like Frog Mario in Super Mario Bros. 3.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Penguin Mario also appears in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, functioning the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though the Penguin Suit can only be obtained in the Toad Houses in Superstar Road (and in Enemy Courses in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe). Otherwise, it acts much the same as before. The suit is also used in a few Challenge Mode levels. In New Super Luigi U, however, the suit can be obtained within certain levels in the game, in spite of the fact that the Luigi levels are supposed to be based off of the penguin-free Mario ones.

Penguin Toadette appears in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. She has a black suit with magenta spots, resembling the Poison Mushroom design from Luigi's Mansion.

Super Mario Maker series

In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, knocking on a door in the New Super Mario Bros. U style will occasionally cause Weird Mario wearing a Penguin Suit to peek out.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

In Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, although Penguin Mario does not appear in the game, there is a suit based on him that the player can unlock for Miis to wear. It is one of the suits unlocked after paying 10 blank cards. The same suit also appears in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Penguin Mario appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It can appear at random in one of the game's single-player modes.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Penguin Mario also makes an appearance in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition with Water and Fire elements. He has above average HP and RCV rating with average attack. Penguin Mario's skill, Dive, changes Light Orbs into Water Orbs while his helper, leader, or awoken skill is Ice Dance, which doubles any Water team member's RCV rating.

Mario Sports Superstars

Penguin Toads appear as selectable teammates in Mario Sports Superstars, with both yellow and blue varieties. They are classified as speed characters. Both colors are available in baseball, while only Blue Penguin Toads can be chosen in soccer.

Mario Kart Tour

Penguin Mario appears in Mario Kart Tour, where he was introduced in the Frost Tour. Alongside Penguin Mario, Penguin Luigi, Penguin Toad, and Penguin Toadette also appear, introduced in the Ice Tour, Snow Tour, and Penguin Tour, respectively. Penguin Luigi, Penguin Mario and Penguin Toadette's special skill is the Ice Flower, while Penguin Toad's is the Dash Ring. Starting from the Bowser vs. DK Tour, Penguin Luigi is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe.

For ways in which these drivers have been obtainable, see List of availabilities for Penguin drivers in Mario Kart Tour.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Name Image Appears in American English description British English description
Penguin Mario Penguin Mario trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii (11/2009)
Wii U New Super Mario Bros. U (11/2012)
Ahh, the life of a penguin... So carefree. At last, Mario too can enjoy the feeling of gliding across the ice by donning the Penguin Suit. Not only that, but this suit unlocks other penguin abilities, too! Mario can swim gracefully and, just like a penguin, dream of a day when he can fly. What sort of penguin-y activities do you think Mario can get up to while wearing a Penguin Suit? Sliding around on his belly? Swimming gracefully through water? Tragically looking to the skies, reflecting on unfulfilled dreams of using his penguin wings to fly? Well, the truth is...he can do all of these things, just like a real penguin!

Mario Kart Tour

Penguin Luigi

Statistics
Special skill Ice Flower from Mario Kart Tour Ice Flower
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
MKT Icon DK Pass.png
DS DK Pass
MKT Icon DK Pass R.png
DS DK Pass R
MKT Icon DK Pass RT.png
DS DK Pass R/T
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland T.png
N64 Frappe Snowland T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
MKT Icon Rock Rock Mountain R.png
3DS Rock Rock Mountain R
RMX Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1R
3DS Mario Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Mario Circuit R/T
MKT Icon Mario Circuit 2RT.png
SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T
RMX Choco Island 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1R
MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Beach 2.png
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2
RMX Rainbow Road 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1T
London Loop R from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop R
RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T
Merry Mountain from Mario Kart Tour
Merry Mountain
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World T.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
Berlin Byways 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways 2T
Berlin Byways 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways 2R
MKT Icon Donut Plains 2T.png
SNES Donut Plains 2T
New York Minute 4T from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4T
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
DS Luigi's Mansion R from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion R*
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland R.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland RT.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R/T
Vancouver Velocity R from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R/T
Paris Promenade 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2T
MKT Icon Rock Rock Mountain.png
3DS Rock Rock Mountain**
3DS Rainbow Road R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road R/T*
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T
MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Beach 2T.png
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T**
London Loop from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop
London Loop R/T from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop R/T
RMX Rainbow Road 2R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2R
MKT Icon Donut Plains 2R.png
SNES Donut Plains 2R
RMX Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R
New York Minute 4R from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4R
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T***
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • Doesn't Penguin Luigi look cozy in his costume? But, there's no time to hibernate! The Ice Tour is chock-full of chilly courses, so warm up your engines and burn some rubber![2]
    • Guess who's taking center stage in the second half of the Berlin Tour? It's Luigi again! Penguin Luigi, Builder Luigi, and other variants of Luigi are here in blue![3]
    • Penguin Toad makes debuts in the spotlight for the first half of the Snow Tour, along with Penguin Luigi's comeback! Take free rein over the slopes with this penguin-themed duo in blue![4]
    • Don't forget about this duo! Penguin Mario and Penguin Luigi make a comeback in blue! What's more, the brand-new White Snow Skimmer debuts![5]

Penguin Toad

Statistics
Special skill Dash Ring from Mario Kart Tour Dash Ring
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1T
MKT Icon DK Summit.png
Wii DK Summit
RMX Rainbow Road 2T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2T
RMX Choco Island 2T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 2T
MKT Icon Toad Circuit T.png
3DS Toad Circuit T
MKT Icon Toad Circuit R.png
3DS Toad Circuit R
Tokyo Blur 4R from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 4R
MKT Icon Donut Plains 2RT.png
SNES Donut Plains 2R/T
MKT Icon Donut Plains 2T.png
SNES Donut Plains 2T
Ninja Hideaway from Mario Kart Tour
Ninja Hideaway
Sydney Sprint T from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint T
3DS Mario Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Mario Circuit R/T
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland RT.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R/T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
MKT Icon Cheep-Cheep Island.png
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T
Vancouver Velocity R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R/T
Berlin Byways 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways 2
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World RT.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T
Vancouver Velocity 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity 2R
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
MKT Icon DK Summit R.png
Wii DK Summit R**
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland.png
N64 Frappe Snowland
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland T.png
N64 Frappe Snowland T*
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R*
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World**
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World T.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
MKT Icon Toad Circuit.png
3DS Toad Circuit
Tokyo Blur 4 from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 4
Tokyo Blur 4R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 4R/T
MKT Icon Yoshi Circuit T.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
MKT Icon Royal Raceway RT.png
N64 Royal Raceway R/T***
MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Beach.png
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
Sydney Sprint R from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint R
RMX Choco Island 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1R/T
Paris Promenade 3 from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 3
Paris Promenade 3T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 3T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R
Vancouver Velocity T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity T
Vancouver Velocity R from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R
London Loop 3T from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop 3T
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R
MKT Icon Wario Shipyard RT.png
3DS Wario Shipyard R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • Penguin Toad makes debuts in the spotlight for the first half of the Snow Tour, along with Penguin Luigi's comeback! Take free rein over the slopes with this penguin-themed duo in blue![6]

Penguin Mario

Statistics
Special skill Ice Flower from Mario Kart Tour Ice Flower
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
RMX Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland R.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R
MKT Icon DK Summit.png
Wii DK Summit
MKT Icon DK Summit R.png
Wii DK Summit R
MKT Icon Choco Island 2.png
SNES Choco Island 2
RMX Rainbow Road 2T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2T
MKT Icon Yoshi Circuit T.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
MKT Icon Mario Circuit 3R.png
SNES Mario Circuit 3R
Vancouver Velocity T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity T
Vancouver Velocity R from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R
Vancouver Velocity R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R/T
New York Minute 4 from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4
3DS Rainbow Road T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road T
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World T.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World R.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
MKT Icon Donut Plains 2RT.png
SNES Donut Plains 2R/T
SNES Rainbow Road T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T
MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Beach RT.png
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World RT.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T
Vancouver Velocity 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity 2
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
Singapore Speedway R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Singapore Speedway R/T
MKT Icon Wario Shipyard.png
3DS Wario Shipyard
MKT Icon Baby Park T.png
GCN Baby Park T
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R**
MKT Icon DK Pass.png
DS DK Pass*
MKT Icon DK Pass T.png
DS DK Pass T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R*
MKT Icon DK Summit T.png
Wii DK Summit T**
MKT Icon Choco Island 2R.png
SNES Choco Island 2R
MKT Icon Mario Circuit 3T.png
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
New York Minute 4R/T from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4R/T
New York Minute 4R from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4R
3DS Rainbow Road R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road R
MKT Icon Donut Plains 1.png
SNES Donut Plains 1
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland RT.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1RT.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T
MKT Icon Mario Circuit 1RT.png
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R***
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
MKT Icon Wario Shipyard R.png
3DS Wario Shipyard R
MKT Icon Mushroom Gorge.png
Wii Mushroom Gorge
MKT Icon Baby Park R.png
GCN Baby Park R

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • Keep an eye out for those trademark red overalls... Penguin Mario debuts in blue, and he's joined by the Penguin Slider in the Frost Tour![7]
    • Don't forget about this duo! Penguin Mario and Penguin Luigi make a comeback in blue! What's more, the brand-new White Snow Skimmer debuts![8]

Penguin Toadette

Statistics
Special skill Ice Flower from Mario Kart Tour Ice Flower
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R
Vancouver Velocity 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity 2T
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T
Merry Mountain T from Mario Kart Tour
Merry Mountain T
RMX Choco Island 2 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 2
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1T
RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T
MKT Icon Royal Raceway RT.png
N64 Royal Raceway R/T
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R
MKT Icon Cheep-Cheep Island.png
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
MKT Icon Wario Shipyard.png
3DS Wario Shipyard
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland R.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R
MKT Icon DK Summit.png
Wii DK Summit
Los Angeles Laps 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 2R/T
MKT Icon Sky Garden T.png
GBA Sky Garden T
MKT Icon Yoshi Valley T.png
N64 Yoshi Valley T
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
Amsterdam Drift R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Amsterdam Drift R/T
MKT Icon Koopa Cape.png
Wii Koopa Cape
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2T.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T*
Merry Mountain from Mario Kart Tour
Merry Mountain**
RMX Choco Island 2T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 2T**
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2*
MKT Icon Toad Circuit.png
3DS Toad Circuit
MKT Icon Toad Circuit R.png
3DS Toad Circuit R
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
RMX Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1***
MKT Icon Wario Shipyard T.png
3DS Wario Shipyard T
MKT Icon DK Summit T.png
Wii DK Summit T
MKT Icon Sky Garden R.png
GBA Sky Garden R
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World R.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
MKT Icon Coconut Mall.png
Wii Coconut Mall

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • The Penguin Tour is on now in blue! Penguin Toadette makes a debut, looking even more adorable than usual in her penguin suit![9]

LEGO Super Mario

  • Website description: Get dressed for success with Penguin Mario! When LEGO® Mario™ is wearing his special Penguin suit, make him slide on his belly to win extra coins. It’s the perfect way to power up your play in the fun-packed LEGO® Super Mario™ levels you build.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites and models

Screenshots

Miscellaneous

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペンギンマリオ[?]
Pengin Mario
Penguin Mario
Chinese (simplified) 企鹅马力欧[10]
Qì'é Mǎlì'ōu
Penguin Mario
Chinese (traditional) 企鵝瑪利歐[11]
Qì'é Mǎlì'ōu
Penguin Mario
Dutch Pinguïn-Mario[?] Penguin Mario
German Pinguin-Mario[?] Penguin Mario
Italian Mario pinguino[?] Penguin Mario
Korean 펭귄마리오[?]
Penggwin Mario
Penguin Mario
Portuguese (NOA) Mario pinguim[?] Penguin Mario
Portuguese (NOE) Mario Pinguim[?] Penguin Mario
Spanish (NOA) Mario pingüino[?] Penguin Mario
Spanish (NOE) Mario Polar[?] Polar Mario

References

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Page 9.
  2. ^ mariokarttourEN (January 22, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ mariokarttourEN (January 20, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ mariokarttourEN (February 24, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ mariokarttourEN (December 22, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  6. ^ mariokarttourEN (February 24, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ mariokarttourEN (August 11, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  8. ^ mariokarttourEN (December 22, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  9. ^ mariokarttourEN (December 15, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Official Chinese New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe website. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Official Hong Kong New Super Mario Bros. Wii website. Retrieved June 5, 2022.