Ranking Character Rosters from Every Mario Kart Game

[@Austar7]

I've seen people complain about how "Honey Queen took Waluigi's spot." I don't know, with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Metal Mario being the only characters in the MK7 roster to say their names when selected, for me, it was Metal Mario who gave those "replaced Waluigi" vibes. I actually don't mind Honey Queen's inclusion at all. Galaxy was an amazing game!

[@paulinetrivago.7540]

That's actually my exact train of thought for who replaced waluigi, not to mention Honey Queen was there to fit a heavy weight female besides Rosalina, Metal Mario is there for a heavy weight male, and not to mention that's he's only a Mario palette swap, MM was definitely the one who took Waluigi's spot

[@MaxxieTheGal]

It has been confirmed that Metal Mario replaced Waluigi in 7, so please, spare honey Queen​@@paulinetrivago.7540

[@BlueMarioGaming]

This is why I'm not a fan of the whole "X took Y's character slot" statement, because in my opinion, it's not a matter of who got in before the other character, it's just the matter of the absence of said character. Nobody in particular "stole Waluigi's slot" in MK7, Nintendo just kinda forgot to include him with the others for some reason.

[@burnt-potatoes]

Honey queen is one of my favs

[@yoklete]

Well said. It’s not “x got replaced with y” it’s just wasn’t added to the game 🤷‍♂️

[@royalhighandadoptmeperson5020]

“I am not a fan of cross over characters in main line Mario kart games” Bumps up the ds one because ROB is playable

[@jj9487]

ROB is an exception because he’s ROB

[@mrblablamanful]

I wouldn’t even count him as a crossover character, since this game came out before smash bros so at the time Rob was just merchandise

[@tjlnintendo]

The dude has a bias lol

[@ShirmaAkayaku]

If the next Mario Kart game is a crossover racing game, I hope GWallPro sees it for what it is and not because of his dislike / bias against crossovers. Plus it'd bring in so many more people who might have never played or liked Mario Kart, but now they do because their favorite character is in the game (and also it means more money for Nintendo).

[@mrblablamanful]

@@ShirmaAkayaku would that still be a Mario Kart game tho?

[@SALTYTOAD00]

I am surprised Paratroopa hasn't returned in any Mario Kart game, not even Tour.

[@GWallPro]

I know! Very shocking considering he's been in multiple Mario sports games!

[@Blastoisebo122]

Because it’s just koopa troopa with wings

[@SALTYTOAD00]

​@@Blastoisebo122 That's still more creative than half of the alternative outfits in Tour.

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

@@Blastoisebo122 If he returns in Mario Kart 9, he should just be a palette swap of Koopa...

[@LennyQUMFIF]

⁠@@SALTYTOAD00in fact, they could’ve made even more Alternative Outfits with a Paratroopa, so it would’ve benefited the Devs too TECHNICALLY

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

Fun fact: Donkey Kong Jr. was going to be playable in Double Dash but was replaced with Diddy Kong because he was more popular at the time.

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

I knew I wasn't the only who knew that fact!

[@GWallPro]

I remember hearing that somewhere. Such a shame unfortunately, but Diddy Kong is fine too haha

[@harryrey2771]

Good call by them. Diddy is a much more appealing character. I don't really get the hype behind DK Jr., he is essentially just DK's Dad...

[@brandonkong4299]

Not only that but Diddy has outright replaced Jr since he even replaced him in DKC1 and the timing of Diddy’s debut alongside Rare being bought by Microsoft at the time it may have to do with that since Rare had a hold on the DK characters aside for DK himself

[@kingslayerwwe379]

I like Lakitu being in and they give him a red shell to tell him apart from the Kart saving one

[@ReptillionGamer]

8 deluxe below wii, when it has the same roster as wii, plus more, is genuinely deranged

[@NintendoFan021]

It's a quality over quantity thing. Even though I like The Koopalings, the fact they take up 7 character slots, which could've been used for more unique characters, is the biggest turn off. And personally I don't mind Link and the Villagers, but they just don't add that much value to the roster as a whole.

[@ReptillionGamer]

@NintendoFan021 Okay but, there are ZERO omissions from wii, none. It's the same roster, but with more. Wiggler, Kamek, Pauline, koopalings, crossovers, Baby Rosa and Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach, Petey Pirhanna as well.

[@ThaiMario]

No Funky Kong at the launch tho

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

the non-mario characters are cringe

[@nombegenericosinimaginacion]

​@@JadeiteMcSwagthe inklings and link are really cool additions

[@Blazethh]

Double Dash is probably my favorite roster given the time it came out, it was mind blowing at the time. Would love to see some content discussing which games feature the best karts/bikes too since a lot of people feel like the move towards kart customization watered it down some.

[@GWallPro]

That's not a bad idea! And yeah I have to agree, with rosters of 8 or 12 in every Mario Kart game surrounding it, Double Dash really came through with a crazy roster for a Mario Kart game at the time! Thanks for watching!

[@CamerTheDragon]

I wonder if the best as in visual appeal or how powerful they are in their game? There are some karts/bikes that look awesome but unfortunately aren't exactly that good in their respective games (and vice versa) Also wow I remember you from doing Pr3 song uploads from a while ago

[@Blazethh]

@@CamerTheDragon I think both could be cool but I'm more interested in the aesthetics. I miss the way vehicles looked in the DD-Wii era. I've come across a lot of random people from Platform Racing, glad people remember that haha. I still get on PR3 Reborn occasionally when I'm feeling nostalgic

[@someonecalledeulogio2280]

Also ds, double dash and 64 have the best local multiplayer mode and experience

[@-BenGaming-]

Mario Kart DS deserves a 10/10 because is worth more than 100 other characters

[@BlueMarioGaming]

we love robert here

[@GWallPro]

He definitely helps carry the roster that's for sure!

[@MCFawful]

One of my earliest memories of Mario Kart 8 Wii U is seeing that character select leak with E. Gadd, Birdo, Diddy Kong, Kamek and Plessie shown as playable characters; imagine how cool that would’ve been!

[@catdatwat9743]

Well that’s basically real now lol

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@catdatwat9743Except for E Gadd and Plessie

[@crayCrab1258]

Plessie wouldve been so cool...instead we got boring animal costumes

[@GWallPro]

Oh my gosh I totally remember those leaks!! Man, good times haha

[@goofyfish17]

Plessie ​would've definitely been an interesting character for sure

[@pancwake8444]

Saying super Mario kart has a good roster and then only ranking it 3/10 Just because theres not a lot of characters seems insanely stupid

[@theoturnip3692]

erm actually, Mario kart super circuit has one more character, Random... i love this character because it makes it easier to choose a character :)

[@-BenGaming-]

The random button is not a character. That’s like saying the he drive through window is a food.

[@marioiscoolandstuff]

@@-BenGaming- ​ You know his comment involves something called sarcasm... (especially considering the fact that he's acting like a "nerd" and the smiley face :)

[@-BenGaming-]

@@marioiscoolandstuffok

[@BlueMarioGaming]

also he forgot tony soprano for all of you schaff heads out there

[@GWallPro]

Ah yes can't forget about Random, the character that for some reason never made it to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

The dislike for the crossover characters in MK8 is one of the dumbest things ever.

[@dekucake]

Dude was shilling for the mobile gacha game for a solid few minutes, I feel his integrity as someone caring about a quality roster is kind of a moot point, ngl.

[@_frankiefreak_]

I dont like them either because they take the spots of Mario characters that never had the chance to be playable. Mario is my favorite Nintendo Franchise and it kinda sucks to see characters that I dont really care about / have a connection to take away spots from actual Mario, DK or Wario characters that could be such a cool inclusion.

[@wirrrra]

​@@dekucakehe's just such a frickin tour shill💀💀💀 Imagine talking about gold variants of Dry Bowser of all characters and then saying the Koopalings don't belong💀💀💀 also 10/10 for Tour and 9/10 for MK8DX??? what a joke this guy

[@GWallPro]

My opinion is never the correct opinion, as I'm just one guy. I personally do not like crossover characters in Mario Kart (Pac-Man in the arcade games being the lone exception) because they always stick out like a sore thumb. As for Tour, I understand it has the dumbest character unlock process out of any Mario Kart game, but I can't emphasize the point enough that even without every single alternate costume and Mii outfit, there are still hidden gems in that game, such as Monty Mole, Hammer Bro, Dixie Kong, King Bob Omb, Chargin Chuck, Nabbit, Meowser, DK Jr, Poochy, Captain Toad, and Dr. Mario. All of whom are not in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe whereas every character from MK8 Deluxe is in Tour except for the crossover ones. That's how I primarily based my rankings between the two games so I apologize if I didn't explain more of that in the video. I completely understand all of your points though and I'm excited for what future Mario Kart rosters are going to look like! Also Gold Dry Bowser is incredible you cannot convince me otherwise 😂

[@_frankiefreak_]

@@GWallPro I might not agree with you on the gold variant ones being cool or that you would rather have only Mario & Luigi in dozent different costumes than actual different characters like Wario, DK etc but I definitely get the distaste for crossover characters. It just feels weird to make non Mario characters have higher priorities than actual unique Mario characters in a Mario game. It almost feels disrespectful to me to the Mario series, as if it’s not good enough or like ‘nothing’ and therefore needs other IP’s to be part of the games. I’m sure if we would replace or include Mario characters randomly into Zelda or Metroid etc people who love those franchises would also be kind of like ‘’wtf?’’ because it just sucks that they take spots from actual cool characters from their respective series away.

[@supabluepolarbear]

You can't reject Link who appears in a Mario games and accept Diddy and Funky that never appears in one of them.

[@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569]

Diddy and Funky are literally part of the Mario universe due to their connection to Donkey Kong wtf are you on about. Also Diddy Kong has been in plenty of Mario games, so I don't know how you got the idea that he somehow has never appeared in a Mario game. He's been in many Mario Party games, Mario Strikers, the Mario Baseball games, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf just to give some examples.

[@lesparomarocco8833]

I agree with both of the character diddy and funky are in the same univers but link is the only crossover character that would fit to be honest

[@supabluepolarbear]

@@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569 my bad, but still Link appears first in a Super Mario game, not in Party or Sport like game, and is playable in Super Mario Maker 2. And don't forgot DK is not part of Mario's universe. Mario is part of DK's universe due to Mario first appears in Donkey Kong

[@YUKIISFUN]

@@supabluepolarbearWhere was link ever in a main line Super Mario game before the release of Mario kart 8? Links awakening is a Zelda game that features Mario enemies, so that shouldn’t count.

[@supabluepolarbear]

@@YUKIISFUN Super Mario RPG lol

[@victoriabell9546]

For me, Mario Kart Wii will always be a 10 out of 10 roster for me in terms of modern Mario Kart. It's super diverse, Baby Peach and Daisy aside, we got wild card characters like Funky Kong, who had never been in a Mario game before then, Dry Bowser, who had only appeared in New Super Mario Bros for the DS., and Rosalina from Galaxy, who looks a bit different from Peach and Daisy making her first appearance as well. I'd also count Mii Outfits A and B, giving Miis their first appearance as well. I just wish Mii Outfit B made its way into future games instead of the standard and amiibo racing suits.

[@gervonniejones4045]

I know I like the outfits in the Wii version they should’ve kept them not a fan of the new outfits

[@GWallPro]

I respect the take! Given the time it released, Mario Kart Wii did and still does have a pretty standout roster. Thanks for watching!

[@gervonniejones4045]

@@GWallPro loved your prediction video of the dlc an this video too me double dash n Wii both had the best roster of characters while eight n tour were great an everyone’s dream it mostly had characters that weren’t necessarily needed

[@maxgraivier2024]

0:55 The rosters are actually different because Super Circuit is the only game to include Tony Soprano as a playable character.

[@dataexpunged4784]

It's a shame they haven't brought Tony Soprano Circuit back yet. It, along with Boston Building, are two of the most beloved tracks in Mario Kart history, and it's honestly shameful how bad Nintendo is treating them.

[@NicholasBeeman]

@@dataexpunged4784 They're not that great though. You know what track is though? TOAD CIRCUIT BABY! AH YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! WOO! TOAD CIRCUIT!

[@BlueYoshi]

Kinda nitpicking here, but Mario Kart Super Circuit has three additional characters: Red Yoshi, Light Blue Yoshi and Yellow Yoshi, although they are only available in single pak multiplayer (like the shy guys in DS). There's also the Bomb Kart in 64 and Super Circuit but imo they don't really count.

[@GWallPro]

Oh yes very good point! I completely missed those characters! I'm not sure it would've changed my ranking on either game, but thank you for bringing them up! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@tedgonzalez985]

The Booster Course Pass roster is a perfect 10/10, I don't care what anyone says.

[@supleh5937]

I love petey

[@Zoroark_Master]

Acting like a few underwhelming character not being there would’ve improved to roster is a wild thing for him to say

[@hatless9382]

Peachette fumbled it

[@chuuweebyou]

the ability to pick Yoshi, Birdo, and Shy Guy colors in MK8D really sets it apart imo. Kind of wish other characters with obvious color alts would get the same treatment. Just changing Koopa's shell color for example

[@GWallPro]

Great take! I'd have to agree, the different colors for those three each go crazy! I NEED different colored Toads, Kameks, Koopas, etc in future Mario Karts!

[@kishiberohan7955]

King Bob-Omb my beloved was replaced by Peachette

[@GWallPro]

Would've LOVED to see King Bob-Omb in MK8!

[@vrrfux4626]

The world was not ready for his beautiful mustache being unleashed upon the masses

[@jaxgen2006]

Nah, he'd blow everything up. LITERALLY.

[@Vieislost]

Tour might of had the biggest roster, but Double Dash Has paratroopa, so its instantly the best XD

[@Sanicfan9192]

Paratroopa the goat

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

correct

[@gdmrhotshot3731]

GWallPro: “I like these arcade characters, Bandai Namco characters are cool” Also GWallPro: “I hate crossovers”

[@GWallPro]

The arcade Mario Karts are just built different, what can I say 🤷‍♂️

[@tjlnintendo]

@@GWallPro You also like Rob 🌚

[@TWD98]

Solid list

[@GWallPro]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@Adrian_CC]

Hey, im that random dude that only played Honey queen or wiggler on Mario kart 7

[@thunderstudios1211]

I too was once a honey queen player

[@ay2948]

I honestly love MK7's roaster, I like that they took risks and added a lot of characters that either aren't usually playable or have never been playable before

[@lesparomarocco8833]

I agree with you it's original

[@mattbarker97]

My dude puts the booster course pack at the same ranking as Wii when MK8 literally has the entire wii roster as only HALF of its cast, pure robbery

[@GWallPro]

I like to think of each of the numbers as tiers, so there's some range within each number that helps me determine which game goes where. If I was directly ranking the games then BCP would absolutely be above Wii. But I completely see your point. Hope you enjoyed the video regardless!

[@antoinedenis3081]

Well if you wanted to meet one, i'm a honey queen fan, she was my main in mk7

[@GWallPro]

Welcome! I feel like I should be a Honey Queen fan considering I enjoy playing rare characters in Mario games, but for some reason I just never got attached to her.Glad you enjoy racing with her though and thanks for watching!

[@FireYoshiGaming]

Great video! I think 7's roster was brought down by what was lacking rather than what was had. I don't mind Honey Queen just for the Galaxy representation, but there were other options (Lubba). And MK8 is easily one of my most mixed rosters. The Koopalings were good additions, and I surprisingly don't hate Baby Rosalina, but it also introduced two of the worst characters in the series (Pink Gold Peach and )

[@GWallPro]

Thanks for watching FireYoshi! I agree, both 7's and 8's roster are just very mixed and questionable. 8 eventually got a near perfect roster by the time the BCP was done but 7 didn't get a chance to fix it's roster with DLC :/

[@Brob2nd]

Hating Isabelle is not a hot take It's something straight up from a volcano

[@kieraneustace2875]

I would fight tooth and nail to defend the Koopaling’s inclusion in Kart and I think they should return to every future installment and in Party. I love the Koopalings

[@taechicken7488]

Bro you’re so underrated

[@GWallPro]

Appreciate the kind words 🙏

[@MDE128]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has the best roster.

[@nordicohahah]

Why do you prefer Kamek and DkJr over Donkey kong and wario??

[@GWallPro]

I really like the mystery behind DK Jr, and his rarity makes him more interesting to me. I don't necessarily like Kamek more than DK, but I think Kamek would've made for a better character in MK64 than DK simply because it was coming off the heels of Yoshi's Island. Though I can also understand the point of DK's inclusion being due to the success of Donkey Kong Country. Very close call honestly but I'm curious of the butterfly effect that would've happened with future rosters if Kamek remained as playable in MK64!

[@markymark443]

7:40 hi, Lakitu fan here. My go-to character alongside Baby Luigi and Shy Guy for any 200cc event in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

[@20000dino]

The only reason you put Mario Kart Tour in tier 10 is because it has so many characters. Lots of characters doesn't automatically mean quality, but that's how I personally see it.

[@GWallPro]

Not only does Tour have so many characters, but if you weed out all the alt costumes and Mii outfits, the quality characters that are in Tour but not MK8 Deluxe include Monty Mole, Hammer Bro, Dixie Kong, King Bob Omb, Chargin Chuck, Nabbit, Meowser, DK Jr, Poochy, Captain Toad, and Dr. Mario. In addition to every Mario character from 8 Deluxe also being in Tour, in my humble opinion, I feel like it's enough to push it to that elusive 10/10 ranking for me. Though that's just my opinion and I can completely understand how you may feel differently. Thanks for watching regardless!

[@jourdonpatron212]

I'm confused, Mario Kart Tour brought back almost every fan favorite character from past games Had the best version of King Boo. Added Dixie Kong, Monty, Hammer Bro, King Bobomb, DK Jr, SNES Mario It was very diverse. How is the roster not a 10 when it pretty much had everything???

[@MP_Guz]

you literally described 8 deluxe roster dude. largest roster in console games but it's filled with clones, guests and BCP characters have lower quality models. Tour has a lot of skins but it also has almost every Mario veteran ever + some of the most unique choices in the series like Poochy or King Bobomb

[@NOLJAK101]

Great video! You should also do one on the Mario party games Just like you did with Mario sports titles And Mario kart, I didn’t expect you to include the the spin off Mario Karts but still cool that you did. 😁👍

[@GWallPro]

Thanks for watching! And yeah I wanna do the Mario Party games too but I think I might wait for Jamboree to come out so I can see its final roster!

[@crackermanuelgd]

Double Dash had 3 new characters!!! *Paratroopa has left the chat*

[@GWallPro]

He was playable in Mario Tennis 64 before this! My bad haha, should've been more specific and mentioned characters making their overall playable debut!

[@jj9487]

King Boo, Funky Kong, Diddy Kong, Dry Bowser, Bowser Jr., Birdo and Dry Bones are some of my favorite characters. That’s why Mario Kart Wii’s roster is amazing to me.

[@Brob2nd]

All of these are in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe :)

[@JustAPaperface]

9:17 DELUSIONAL TAKE

[@whammzy]

Yeah, Link, villager & isabelle are crazy cool

[@C_Serpent]

Dry Bowser was the only good character sorry. 2 clones of Mario and Peach and 3 (4 if you include male and female villager) non mario characters.

[@JustAPaperface]

@C_Serpent while i agree that cat peach and tanooki mario are super lame, Seeing a few guests is awesome!

[@C_Serpent]

@JustAPaperface I suppose that's just a personal preference then since I honestly think the guest characters are worse than Tanooki Mario/Cat Peach. At this point they should just make Nintendo kart

[@andco53]

​@@C_SerpentI'd buy Super Smash Kart!

[@RedBoi88]

I personally love Lakitu, mainly because of my headcanon that he is the younger brother of the Lakitu that saves you if you fall off the track

[@GWallPro]

That's a pretty good way of looking at it!

[@Kunio]

I think Mario Kart 7 was just Wario getting revenge on his non-brother for being playable without him in Mario Tennis: Power Tour

[@Bowser.]

Hi, I‘m a bit late to the party, but I saw this video and heard that you‘re still playing Mario Kart Tour, and so am I! And in the Halloween tour I‘ll finally be able to say that I have every character (besides 40+ mii outfits)! My 5 year old younger me would be very proud I think xd that‘s just something I wanted to share here

[@GWallPro]

That’s super cool!! Congrats! Yeah I do still play Tour and I’m also just trying to get every character at this point. I have every Mii costume but just about 30 high end characters left. I don’t expect to get them all for at least another year though, we’ll see what happens!

[@ShirmaAkayaku]

I think the crossover DLC in MK8 was kind of warranted given how bad the Wii U was doing at the time. Now we could've got other past racers as DLC but I think money was the driving factor in picking Link and Isabelle, two characters from HUGE franchises. Heck, even Mercedes DLC was added because Nintendo probably got paid for that by Mercedes. If the next game is a crossover game, I hope GWallPro sees it for what it is and not because of his dislike / bias against crossovers.

[@acostasanchezeduardoandres4890]

El video que esperaba toda mi vida wow 😍 Se le agradece por hacer este increíble video.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@aaronjones6299]

Mario kart 64 ans super circuit are the only 2 Mario karts with no weird picks or filler. All 8 at the time were importent or popular. Litteraly must haves.

[@GWallPro]

Very true! Though the golf and tennis games on N64 and GBA had plenty of other characters, albeit human ones, so I would've like to see a little bit more! Especially in MKSC since it was 5 years after MK64. Thanks for watching!

[@Galactica62]

8:25 actually the character that replaced Blinky (I think) Edit after 0 seconds: I wish they bring back Arcade GP characters for an everyone is here Mario kart game like smash bros. Maybe it’s just because Mametchi is my favorite character of all fictional media idk.

[@Marlin-]

They can't do a dropdown for the koopalings since they have different stats.

[@jj9487]

Waluigi not being in Mario Kart 7 bumps it down for me

[@ShadowJohansson1994]

If you think that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe doesn’t have the best character roster (Counting the Booster Course Pass), you’re out of your mind

[@seanohagan1712]

Pauline from Mario Kart Tour is my best favorite character in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe though she made her debut in Wave 6 last year

[@Thomsn_Gazelle]

All I want to say, every time me and my brother played MK7 I was the dark blue shy guy, so either I got extremly lucky or the colours aren't random.

[@jourdonpatron212]

Mario Kart Tour is eligible because unlike the Arcade Games, Nintendo considers it part of the mainline series which is why they included it's tracks and characters in the DLC

[@omgryannn]

Mario kart tour has the best roster

[@fnafonfire3704]

13:27 Ice is fire now lol

[@itspumpkin886]

What I found funny was how the koopalings were playable in Mario Kart 8, but not Bowser Jr. (I'm not talking about Deluxe, the first Mario Kart 8)

[@ritzgamez]

Mario Kart DS's roster is still the most flawless roster to this day.

[@goofyfish17]

Now the only one left is Mario Party! There *could* also one for the mainline Mario games, but it would be really boring since the only games that aren't just Mario or Mario and Luigi are SMB2, New Soup Wii, U, 3D World and Wonder (also Galaxy 2 if you count the co-star luma)

[@GWallPro]

I wanna do Mario Party ASAP but I also kinda wanna wait for Jamboree to come out! Maybe I could jump into some other series in the meantime 👀. Thanks for watching!

[@JeremyBlue-z9k]

Hi G, I like your channel. But also, how would you rate BenjaMage's roster for his dream Mario Kart game from 1/10 to 10/10? The roster is as follows: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Pauline, Yoshi, Toad, Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Birdo, Toadette, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Nabbit, Wiggler, due to BenjaMage being a Donkey Kong Country fan, Dixie Kong and Funky Kong, two fan favorites, Dry Bones and Petey Piranha, for Yoshi's Island representation, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Poochie, and Kamek, for Luigi's Mansion representation, Professor E. Gadd and King Boo, for Super Mario RPG representation, Mallow, Geno, and Booster, for Paper Mario representation, Goombario from the original, Vivian from Thousand-Year Door, and Dimentio from Super, for Mario & Luigi representation, Cackletta from Superstar Saga, Princess Shroob from Partners in Time, and Fawful, for Wario representation, Mona from WarioWare, and Captain Syrup from Wario Land, going next to Captain Syrup fitting with the pirate theme, King K. Rool from Donkey Kong Country, MC Ballyhoo, who is the host of Mario Party 8, the Super Team/Omega from Super Mario Strikers, Madame Grape from Princess Peach: Showtime, Rudy the Clown from Wario Land 3 and Dr. Mario 64, Il Piantissimo from Super Mario Sunshine, and the Talking Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

[@3dsfan2002]

this whole no Waluigi thing in 7 is really stupid, what do ya'll see in this character, like it didn't even ruin the game for me

[@Rex111638]

I thought you could technically pick what shy guy color you want in ds by going to your system settings and changing your color

[@GWallPro]

If that’s actually true my mind will be blown 🤯

[@Sammykyt]

Mario Kart Wii has a 10/10 roster and the best in the series to this day (in my opinion). While the BCP has all the same characters and more, it’s the quality that counts over the quantity at least for me. I’m really not a fan of characters like Pink Gold Peach, Peachette and Baby Rosalina. I would definitely give more credit to Mario Kart DS’s roster because it has pretty much all the characters you would expect plus Dry Bones and R.O.B., so it gets an 8/10 for me.

[@humbleskye]

Points down on Arcade GP DX for having Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man

[@jj9487]

Hot take but I like Honey Queen and Lakitu

[@thomasl9951]

Choosing DK junior and Koopa over DK and Wario is absurd. Wario every day of the week!

[@TheUltraBall8675]

How could Mario Kart forget Tatanga from super Mario land!? This is outrageous!!!

[@sleepycat0000]

R.I.P PARATROOPA 2003 - 2003

[@Vieislost]

Well unless you pick sports games which then it's 2003 - 2018

[@wjsilas]

LOVE Honey Queen need her in MKX

[@Shadoboy]

I never cared for DK Jr, honestly. Still, would have him over Baby Rosalina or Pink Gold Peach.

[@GWallProFan]

Another video from the goat!

[@GWallPro]

Thanks for watching!

[@SparkyWolf_]

I'd honestly agree with all of these Seeing how they made Tour's roster really makes me wish we could have costumes in a future Mario Kart I feel like it would be amazing Another video!

[@GWallPro]

Thanks for watching Sparky! Glad you enjoyed the video and agreed with the list! I really wish all of TOur's characters and alt costumes could be preserved in some way shape or form haha

[@49erLuke]

Can someone explain the problem with crossover characters in Mario kart?

[@uralink3485]

He said he'd rather have Mario and Luigi in 10 different costumes than playing as other Mario characters like Wario or Daisy so yeah, he has a really weird taste. Now talking about more "normal" people, I get that if you're playing Mario Kart you want Mario characters. And I agree that I wouldn't want a Mario kart game with half or more of the roster not being Mario characters because at that point just name it Smash Bros Kart or Nintendo Kart. But this isn't the case in Mario kart 8 and deluxe, there are just a couple of crossover characters and they're really cool and popular ones. To me is just people that complains because they can't play as a specific Mario character that only a few care about. Not that I wouldn't enjoy those characters being in the game but it just feels dumb to think it's the crossover ones fault they're not included. If they really wanted or though it was a good idea to include blooper or monty mole they would've done it since the beginning like they have included every single koopaling.

[@jdiegoskinny]

double dash roster is still my favorite. i absolutely loved the variety

[@GWallPro]

I just need that GameCube Mario spinoff variety back in my Mario games please!

[@StarSpire72]

Roster Ranking: 1. 8DX After BCP 2. Tour 3. Base 8DX 4. Wii U After DLC 5. Wii 6. Wii U 7. GCN 8. 3DS 9. Arcade GP DX 10. DS 11. Arcade 2 12. Arcade 1 13. Live Home Circuit 14. GBA 15. N64 16. SNES 17. Arcade VR

[@GWallPro]

Very good list! Thanks for watching!

[@Vieislost]

The only time I'll agree with SC at the bottom lol

[@table2476]

Mario Kart 8 should’ve have Captained Falcon

[@De_an]

You know, I don't think I have seen anybody pick Lakitu on the character select screen in my entire life.

[@GWallPro]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING 😂

[@BobFromAccounting-e1x]

Honestly the portraits in mkds have so much more character than any other game

[@GWallPro]

Honestly I gotta agree!

[@Galactica62]

5:13 My favorite solely because Mametchi

[@AbadabaBoy]

You got some things wrong. The booster pass didn’t add the breath of the wild alt for Link that was just in deluxe.

[@DrPlumberMan]

implying that including Wario is a downgrade of any kind is a sin

[@nathangarcia12]

I think for mk8 they shouldve made tanooki mario and cat peach a skin for their regular counterparts like how they did with link and added 2 original characters

[@thegreatkamekus4524]

1:50 FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT!!!!!!!!!!

[@Blobble.]

Are people actually sad that Paratroopa isnt in any games anymore?

[@ColdintheShade]

Random question block from super circuit needs to be in the next game

[@Chosen1Cam]

I would rank bcp as a 10 solely because all of wiis roster is in the game

[@nite4601]

I give MK8DX a 0/10 solely because of the wasted character slots lol. Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Metal Mario, Pink Gold Peach, and Peachette should have been dropdowns or palette swaps for Mario and Peach, because that's 5 wasted slots that should have gone to characters that actually deserve to be in the game. I will never not be mad that ROB hasn't returned since MKDS!

[@Luke_The_Musical]

Preferring DK Jr. and Koopa Troopa over Donkey Kong and Wario is probably the biggest miss I’ve heard in the past decade.

[@oddsmile1234]

Tour is at best a 7/10 roster. Too many quantity over quality picks in that game for it to be any higher in my books.

[@TheOnlyTreasureGuy]

I know it dont count but you CAN play as a Shy Guy in Mario Kart DS via Action Replay/Game Shark. Im a huge Shy Guy fan! (Hence the name TreasureGuy)

[@Magic_Ice]

I am not accepting hearing you say “Koopa Troopa is a cooler pick than Wario” especially since this was the first big spin off to feature him. Actually that might be true for DK as well.

[@GWallPro]

I do think both Wario and DK made their spinoff debut in Mario Kart 64! The reason I say Koopa is a better pick is because when I play the first three MK games, I tend to gravitate towards the light weight characters as they're easier to handle/control. Thus Koopa in SMK made the game feel so much more accessible to me when I was a newbie haha. Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@fuhbox]

MK8 roster at launch was a 1/10 roster for me. Quantity and Laziness really described this character roster. Characters no one asked for, no one wanted, and choices that didn’t make sense. Thankfully it took 9 years to make this a 9/10 imo 😅😂

[@GWallPro]

Yeah true I didn't bother ranking the launch roster for MK8 Wii U haha. Would've been maybe a 5 or 6/10 for me. Glad they kept improving it over time! Thanks for watching!

[@MrWahooStudios]

.... what? You really trying to tell me that Super Mario Kart has a better roster than 64?

[@GWallPro]

Personally, yes. But I'm glad I get to read all these takes in the comments and it's cool to see people with different experiences and thus opinions than my own. Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@adrianechevarria]

Mario Kart Wii is probably my favorite character roster given the time it came out

[@GWallPro]

Understandably so! Thanks for watching!

[@NecoRobinSempai]

Im a honey queen fan

[@adrianoctavio]

Okay while yeah I have the same problem as others with wii vs 8D, I'm gonna defend the way you seem to view crossover characters. I noticed you enjoyed ROB and the DQ characters (from the sports video), but disliked the 8D ones, and I think it's because the older ones felt like cool obscure nods (ok maybe dragon quest isn't obscure but you get the idea. more obscure than the usuals) vs advertisements. The older ones were also fanservice picks for gaming audiences notably older than the usual target audience. Believe me, I was right there being a kid wondering what a ROB was, or who those wild looking characters were at the end of sports mix. It got me to look out and discover more about gaming. The 8D ones are just "Buy Breath of the Wild. Buy Animal Crossing New Leaf. Buy Splatoon 2."

[@demetriadickson8345]

100 % my favorite character. No one can change my opinion, ever 8:26

[@Ren-uk7kj]

Shy Guy and Link are my favorite Mario kart characters.

[@christophercrane2323]

Trading dk jr and koopa with DK and wario is considered a downgrade? 😂

[@GWallPro]

To each their own haha, but for me, yes it is. Hope you enjoyed the video regardless!

[@CharlieThompson-eo2eq]

Bro really put tour roster at 10 💀🕊️

[@ldca1503]

Yeah like 💀💀

[@jourdonpatron212]

It had the best roster though and the most characters. 🤷

[@Brob2nd]

​@@jourdonpatron212agreed also what's up with the skulls every 5 secs it's annoying

[@AndreK33]

I hope King K Rool is in a Mario Kart game someday.

[@GWallPro]

That would be awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@noahrice3096]

Lowkey wiggler js an awesome choice imo, one of my three mains, along with funky and dry bones

[@GWallPro]

Those are some great characters! I like Wiggler every once in a while haha, but I won't use them nearly as much as I would Funky or Dry Bones. Thanks for watching!

[@Monkeybashplush]

I can’t wait for the Mario party roasters

[@JamallHouston-y1h]

I would say you also have to think about rating these characters more public wise than personal wise I know you may not like certain characters or think that the alternate versions should not to be in the game but if you think about how far the character has come I think that's why they did it for instance peach we all know she was always the damsel in distress since the beginning but then since the other games came out super smash Bros Mario 3D world they made a good example how far she made it and I'm pretty sure the creators just wanted to put that image inside the game I think the same sort of story goes for the other characters like Link and the villagers but I do believe that they shouldn't have been added I believe if they wanted them to be realized they should have done something in their own games to catch their fans attentions

[@GWallPro]

I completely understand where you’re coming from. That being said, however, I personally believe that a video is more unique and personable to that specific creator if they expressed their own feelings and opinions on a character instead of taking the overall public opinion, because then everyone would have the same list. If I truly wanted a public opinion I would poll my audience and show off the results in a video, which I have done numerous times on my channel! Creators voicing their own opinion regardless of what the public thinks is what makes ranking videos so fun to watch. I appreciate you watching this video!