This small, blue-vested character is the first to help Mario after he arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Who is Toad?
Mario and Luigi work as plumbers in this American city before being transported to the Mushroom Kingdom.
What is Brooklyn?
The name of Bowser’s devoted, magical Magikoopa advisor who helps him command the Koopa army.
Who is Kamek?
Mario fights this character in a coliseum to get help from the Kong army.
Who is DK?
Who is Donkey Kong?
This item is used by Mario to grow in size after he gets injured by a Goomba.
What is a Mushroom?
She ditches her traditional damsel-in-distress role to become a warrior leader and trains Mario.
Who is Princess Peach?
Who is Peach?
Who is Princess Toadstool?
This character is the arrogant former boss of Mario and Luigi, owner of the "Wrecking Crew" company.
Who is Spike?
Bowser famously plays this instrument while singing a love ballad dedicated to Peach.
What is a piano?
Donkey Kong's father, the cantankerous elder ruler of the Jungle Kingdom.
Who is Cranky Kong?
This power-up allows Mario to throw fireballs, which he uses during the fight in the Jungle Kingdom.
What is the Fire Flower?
Peach uses this specific power-up to briefly freeze Bowser during their wedding ceremony.
What is the Ice Flower?

The name of the Italian restaurant in Brooklyn that Mario and Luigi visit in the movie.
This morbidly optimistic, star-shaped creature is kept in Bowser’s dungeon to cheer up the prisoners.
Who is Lumalee?

This character, a younger relative of Donkey Kong, is seen in the crowd during the fight scene.
Mario and his allies drive on this iconic, colorful, and dangerous Mario Kart track.
What is Rainbow Road?

Toads often joke that Princess Peach is in this location, a direct nod to the original NES game.
This character, seen at the pizzeria, is a tribute to the character Mario was based on in 1981. He was also voiced by the original voice actor of Mario.
Who is Jumpman?

This is the name of the ruler of the penguins, whose kingdom is destroyed in the opening scene.
Mario uses this suit accidentally during his fight against Donkey Kong.
What is the Cat Suit?

This power-up gives Mario a tail, allowing him to briefly fly or hit enemies.
These silent, armored mushroom-headed soldiers guard Peach's castle and are considered too "adorable" to fight Bowser.
Who are Toads?
Luigi's ringtone in the film is the startup jingle from this classic Nintendo console.
What is the GameCube?
The specific name of the ship Bowser uses to fly his army, featuring his face on the front.
What is the Flying Battleship?
The specific, deadly creature that eats both Mario and Donkey Kong while they are riding in a kart.
What is the Maw-Ray?
The final, glowing item that grants Mario and Luigi invincibility to defeat Bowser at the end.
What is the Super Star?