Baby Mario

*“Not-a-bad, for a baby!”*

—**Baby Mario**, *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*
**Baby Mario** (originally "baby Mario") is the infant form of Mario who appears as a major character in the *Yoshi's Island* series. Baby Mario, with Yoshi helping him, is often rescuing his younger brother Baby Luigi, who is carried off by Kamek in several games. Since then, he has appeared in three other games in the *Yoshi* series and alongside his older self in several sports spin-off games. Despite being a baby, he is capable of playing various sports, driving karts, and even battling enemies.

Adult Mario has been portrayed as an infant in other media, namely in *The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3* episode Toddler Terrors of Time Travel‎ and the *Family Album "The Early Years"* comic, though the Baby Mario character is considered a distinct entity from these forms.

### *Mario Kart* series

#### *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*

Baby Mario debuts in the *Mario Kart* series in *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!* alongside his younger brother Baby Luigi. Both are light-weight characters and both are default. Baby Mario's default kart is the Goo Goo Buggy. The babies' special item is a Chain Chomp, which can lead Baby Mario and Baby Luigi through the course, knocking other karts out of the way. They share their own course, Baby Park, which reappears in *Mario Kart DS* and *Mario Kart 8* (as DLC). Baby Mario and Baby Luigi appear as staff ghosts in Baby Park and Sherbet Land, though Baby Mario is the primary character in Baby Park.

#### *Mario Kart Wii*

Baby Mario in *Mario Kart Wii*
Baby Mario appears as a starting playable character in *Mario Kart Wii*. Baby Mario is still a small character, having a weight of +3 and a handling of +2. His weight bonus, with Baby Luigi, is the largest in the game out of all bonuses, and it grants him a significant edge when it comes to that stat. Unlike *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*, Baby Mario does not have his own vehicles, as the other characters, but the vehicles available to him get a different paint job than other characters. His vehicles are mainly blue and red. In Time Trials, Baby Mario appears as an official staff ghost in N64 Mario Raceway and SNES Mario Circuit 3.

#### *Mario Kart 8* / *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*

Baby Mario returns as a playable racer in *Mario Kart 8*. His insignia is changed from being identical to Mario's in *Mario Kart Wii* to his insignia from *Mario Tennis Open*, with the colors reversed from Mario's usual emblem. Baby Mario is a lightweight racer, potentially getting the best possible acceleration, handling, and traction with his vehicle combos; in fact, he, along with the other baby characters and Lemmy Koopa, are the lightest characters in the game. His speed and weight are his weaknesses, being among the slowest and lightest characters in the game. Occasionally, if Baby Mario is a CPU, he uses the Biddybuggy body paired with Standard tires. In Time Trials, Nin★Rie uses Baby Mario as an official staff ghost in GBA Mario Circuit and Nin★Joost uses him in GCN Baby Park.

Baby Mario returns in *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*. He now shares stats with Baby Luigi, Dry Bones, and small Miis. He is also the 200cc staff ghost for Water Park.

#### *Mario Kart Arcade GP DX*

Baby Mario is a playable downloadable character in *Mario Kart Arcade GP DX*. He is a lightweight character who has low speed and acceleration, but has very high handling.

#### *Mario Kart Tour*

Baby Mario appears in *Mario Kart Tour* as part of the base game's roster. He is classified as a Normal character, and his special item is the Boomerang Flower.