Super Mario 64 characters
Meet 22 characters from Super Mario 64, each pictured with their own 3D model from the game. Open a card for the full profile.
Profiles discuss story events. Pictures are drawn from each character’s model in the game; the older artwork is linked under each profile card.
9 character profiles, 5 course friends and 8 bosses · open a card for more.
Heroes & allies
Mario
Mario arrives at Peach’s Castle after receiving an invitation, but Bowser has taken control and hidden Power Stars in the painting worlds.
Princess Peach
Peach’s invitation brings Mario to her castle, where Bowser’s takeover turns the visit into a rescue.
Toad
The castle’s Toad attendants provide information while Mario searches for Power Stars.
Lakitu
Super Mario 64 presents its camera through Lakitu, turning a technical system into a character within the world.
Bob-omb Buddy
Bob-omb Buddies provide access to course cannons and sometimes information about the local situation.
Koopa the Quick
He challenges Mario to footraces, turning familiar terrain into a test of route knowledge and movement consistency.
Mips
Mips carries Power Stars and appears in the castle basement at particular progression thresholds.
Yoshi
In the original Super Mario 64, Yoshi appears as a late completion reward rather than a normal mount or playable partner.
Friends in the courses
Hoot
An owl in Whomp’s Fortress; jump up to grab his feet and fly.
Dorrie
A sea monster in Hazy Maze Cave’s lake who carries Mario on its back.
Penguins
A mother looking for her baby, and a racer, in Cool, Cool Mountain.
Manta Ray
Leaves a trail of rings in Dire, Dire Docks.
Ukiki
A monkey on Tall, Tall Mountain that steals Mario’s cap; one is locked in a cage.
Villains & bosses
Bowser
Bowser has taken over Peach’s Castle and uses Power Stars to conceal access through its painting worlds.
King Bob-omb
Get behind him, grab him and throw him three times.
Whomp King
Let him fall flat, then ground-pound his back. Three ground pounds.
Big Boo
He turns see-through while Mario faces him: attack from behind. Three hits each time he appears.
Big Mr. I
Run circles around him until his eye spins out.
Big Bully
Punch and knock him back into the lava. In “Bully the Bullies” he waits on a platform after three small Bullies.
Eyerok
Two stone hands at the top of the pyramid. Punch the eye in each palm when it opens: three hits per hand.
Chill Bully
Knock him off the icy platform into the freezing water.
Wiggler
Flood his cave by ground-pounding the island top, then jump on his head three times.
Pictures made from the Super Mario 64 (USA) game data: characters, enemies and items are drawn from their own 3D models, posed with a frame of one of their own animations; courses are drawn from their level geometry with their objects in front of their own sky. They are rendered without the game’s fog, shadows or moving water textures, so they look a little cleaner than on the console.
References
Covered edition: Original Nintendo 64 game with 120 Power Stars; not Super Mario 64 DS.