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Characters, Karts, and Bikes

The Mario Kart Wii characters, karts, and bikes are separated into light, medium, and heavy-light characters use light karts and bikes, medium characters use medium karts and bikes, and heavy characters use heavy karts and bikes. In general, lighter vehicles accelerate faster but have a lower top speed (and are easier to knock around) while heavy vehicles accelerate slower but have a higher top speed (and can do the knocking around!).

This section compiles a list of all Mario Kart Wii selectable characters, karts, and bikes. Many of these aren’t available from the game’s start. You’ll have to unlock these by completing specific requirements, such as completing particular racing cups, unlocking fast ghost replays in time trial mode, or even by just playing a bunch of games. We’ll tell you how to unlock each in this section.

Characters

The Mario Kart Wii characters are divided into light, medium, and heavy; this determines which type of kart or bike the character can use. The characters also have slight differences among them (you may note slight statistic changes while trying different characters in the same vehicle). For instance, Baby Mario has a stat bonus to weight and handling over the similar light character Toad. The differences are very slight and shouldn’t deter you from choosing your favorites. You can check these by testing different characters inside the same vehicles.

Choose your character wisely! Although they have slight differences, the characters primarily determine which type of kart or bike you can choose.

In this area we’ll list which characters are available from the start and which characters need to be unlocked and how to do it. Note that Wii cups are cups featuring new Wii tracks; retro cups are cups featuring retro tracks (with DS, GCN, N64, etc in front of the name).

Light

* Baby Mario: Available from start.
* Baby Peach:Available from start.
* Koopa Troopa: Available from start.
* Toad: Available from start.
* Baby Daisy: Achieve 1 star or higher in all 50cc Wii cups.
* Baby Luigi: Unlock 8 fast ghost replays in time trial mode.
* Dry Bones: Complete the 100cc Leaf Cup in first place.
* Toadette: Run time trials on all 32 courses. Can also beat 1,000 players in online matches.

Medium

* Mario: Available from start.
* Luigi: Available from start.
* Peach: Available from start.
* Yoshi: Available from start.
* Birdo: Run time trials on 16 different courses. Can also beat 250 players in online matches.
* Bowser Jr.: Achieve 1 star or higher in all 100cc retro cups.
* Daisy: Complete the 150cc special cup in first place.
* Diddy Kong: Finish the 50cc retro cups in first place.

Heavy

* Bowser: Available from start.
* Donkey Kong: Available from start.
* Waluigi: Available from start.
* Wario: Available from start.
* Dry Bowser: Achieve 1 star or higher in all 150cc Wii cups.
* Funky Kong: Unlock 4 fast ghost replays in time trial mode.
* King Boo: Complete the 50cc Star Cup in first place.
* Rosalina: Achieve 1 star or higher in all mirror mode cups. Alternatively, Rosalina will unlock after 50 games if you have a Super Mario Galaxy save file.

Karts

Like characters, some karts are available at the game’s start while others must be unlocked by completing specific requirements like finishing cups, unlocking fast ghosts, or just by playing games. While characters in each category are the same, each kart has its own unique ratings in seven different categories.

* Speed: Higher the rating, the higher the kart or bike’s top speed. This rating doesn’t affect how fast the kart or bike can get to top speed-that’s acceleration.
* Weight: The kart or bike’s heaviness or lack there of. This is basically tied into the kart or bike being light, medium, or heavy. Heavier vehicles can knock around lighter vehicles.
* Acceleration: How quickly a kart or bike gets from a stopped position to its upper speeds. A kart or bike may have a lower top speed but be able to get there quickly because of high acceleration.
* Handling: The kart or bike’s ability to handle corners. Generally, karts or bikes with high top speed have lower handling and vice versa.
* Drift: A kart or bike’s ability to drift, or powerslide, through turns. The better the ability, the quicker the drift’s ability to produce a mini-turbo.
* Off-Road: This statistic determines how dirt, grass, and other off-road features affect your kart. A high off-road stat means you won’t slow down as much on these surfaces as you would with a low off-road stat.
* Mini-Turbo: For manual drivers, this statistic determines the effectiveness of a mini-turbo attained after drifting.

Light

* Booster Seat: Available from start.
* Standard Kart S: Available from start.
* Mini Beast: Available from start.
* Blue Falcon: Finish the Lightning Cup mirror mode in first place.
* Cheep Charger: Achieve 1 star or higher in 50cc retro cups.
* Tiny Titan: Unlock 1 fast ghost replay or beat 50 players in online matches.

Medium

* Classic Dragster: Available from start.
* Standard Kart M: Available from start.
* Wild Wing: Available from start.
* Daytripper: Finish the 150cc Leaf Cup in first place.
* Sprinter: Unlock 24 fast ghost replays in time trial mode.
* Super Blooper: Complete the 50cc Leaf Cup in first place.

Heavy

* Flame Flyer: Available from start.
* Offroader: Available from start.
* Standard Kart L: Available from start.
* Honeycoupe: Complete the 150cc Lightning Cup in first place.
* Jetsetter: Achieve 1 star or higher in 150cc retro cups.
* Piranha Prowler: Finish the 50cc Special Cup in first place.

Bikes

Mario Kart Wii adds bikes as a new means of transportation. Generally these handle similar to karts with one major difference: the ability to perform a wheelie. The bike receives a speed boost while performing a wheelie, so it’s wise to perform one whenever possible. Just note that wheelies limit turning and are vulnerable to jostling. If you’re knocked around while performing one, expect to pay the price.

Light

* Bit Bike: Available from start.
* Bullet Bike: Available from start.
* Standard Bike S: Available from start.
* Jet Bubble: Finish the Leaf Cup mirror mode in first place.
* Magikruiser: Run time trials on 8 different courses.
* Quacker: Finish the 150cc Star Cup in first place.

Medium

* Mach Bike: Available from start.
* Standard Bike M: Available from start.
* Sugarscoot: Available from start.
* Dolphin Dasher: Finish the Star Cup mirror mode in first place.
* Sneakster: Achieve 1 star or higher in all 100cc cups.
* Zip Zip: Complete the 100cc Lightning Cup in first place.

Heavy

* Flame Runner: Available from start.
* Standard Bike L: Available from start.
* Wario Bike: Available from start.
* Phantom: Complete the Special Cup mirror mode in first place.
* Shooting Star: Finish the 100cc Star Cup in first place.
* Spear: Unlock 12 fast ghost replays in time trial mode.

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