The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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| Directed by | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic |
| Written by | Matthew Fogel |
| Produced by | Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Starring | Chris Pratt Anya Taylor-Joy Charlie Day Jack Black Keegan-Michael Key Benny Safdie Donald Glover Brie Larson |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
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Illumination Nintendo |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release dates | March 28, 2026 (Kyoto premiere) April 1, 2026 (United States) April 24, 2026 (Japan) |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Japan United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $110 million |
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's Super Mario video game franchise. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and the fourth feature-length film in the franchise. The film was produced by Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal Pictures. In the film, Mario, Luigi, and their friends adventure into outer space, where they face off against Bowser and his son Bowser Jr. to save Princess Rosalina.
The film premiered at the Minami-za theater in Kyoto, Japan, on March 28, 2026, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1, 2026, by Universal Pictures. While the critical response was mixed to negative, it was a commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide against a $110 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2026 and the second-highest-grossing video game film of all time, behind only its predecessor.
1 Plot✎
Young Princess Rosalina and her infant sister Peach live together in outer space, sharing the ability to create nature and life. When their home is attacked by an unidentified enemy, Rosalina sends Peach to the Mushroom Kingdom for safety, where she grows up to become the kingdom's princess. In the present, an adult Rosalina raises the star-like Lumas as their mother aboard the Comet Observatory.
In the Mushroom Kingdom, the brothers Mario and Luigi work to solve everyday problems while supporting Princess Peach and keeping watch over a miniaturized, imprisoned Bowser. They befriend a new companion, Yoshi. When Princess Peach's birthday party sparks a galactic adventure, the brothers are sent into space to stop Bowser Jr.'s ambitions to restore honor to the Bowser name and to rescue Rosalina.
2 Cast✎
Chris Pratt voices Mario, with Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, all reprising their roles from the first film. Kevin Michael Richardson returns as Kamek. Newcomers to the cast include Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr., Brie Larson as Rosalina, Donald Glover as Yoshi, and Glen Powell as Fox McCloud. The film marks the first non-video-game appearance of Rosalina and Bowser Jr., as well as the first time Bowser Jr. has a male voice actor.
For the role of Yoshi, Donald Glover provided the voice in all dubbed versions of the film worldwide. Both Glover and Powell pitched themselves for their parts after the release of the first film; appearing in a Star Fox film was a longtime goal for Powell, while Glover had wanted to appear in a Nintendo film.
3 Production✎
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in May 2021 that the company was interested in producing more animated films based on its properties if the then-untitled first Mario film proved successful. Following the box-office success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a new animated Mario film was announced to be in development at Illumination in March 2024, with Horvath and Jelenic returning as directors and Fogel as screenwriter. Production was underway by March 2024.
The film's title was officially revealed in a teaser trailer during a Nintendo Direct presentation in September 2025. It takes inspiration from the Super Mario Galaxy (2007) and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) video games, among other Nintendo properties including the Star Fox series. Like its predecessor, the film was animated by Illumination Studios Paris in Paris, France. Brian Tyler returned to compose the score.
4 Soundtrack✎
A soundtrack album for the film was released by Back Lot Music, Universal Pictures' in-house record label, digitally and by iam8bit physically, on April 1, 2026, coinciding with the film's theatrical release. The album features 24 tracks, all composed by Brian Tyler and arranged from original Nintendo themes by Koji Kondo, who served as the film's score consultant. The score is performed by a 70-piece orchestra and features arrangements of themes from the two Super Mario Galaxy games and other installments in the Super Mario series. According to Tyler, he composed several pieces of the score from the hospital without telling the staff. The album is available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music.
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| Track | Title | Length | Listen | Notes |
| 1 | Super Mario Brothers Prelude | 1:24 |  |
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| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 4:39 | |
Rosalina's theme |
| 3 | Yoshi On the Go | 3:33 | |
Yoshi's theme |
| 4 | The Rise of Bowser Jr. | 2:59 | |
Bowser Jr.'s theme |
| 5 | Cool Motorcycle Guys | 2:16 | |
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| 6 | You're Coming with Me | 3:02 | |
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| 7 | Trouble in the Pipes | 2:18 | |
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| 8 | Junior and the Koopas | 3:16 | |
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| 9 | Another Adventure Begins | 3:18 | |
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| 10 | Star Shower | 2:45 | |
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| 11 | Under Siege | 3:19 | |
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| 12 | A Master Artist at Work | 3:23 | |
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| 13 | A New World | 2:16 | |
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| 14 | Cuteness for Crime | 2:27 | |
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| 15 | Punishment by Parasol | 3:42 | |
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| 16 | The Worst Place to Bee | 4:15 | |
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| 17 | Taking Care of the Kingdom Isn't Easy | 4:41 | |
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| 18 | The Flight Deck | 2:51 | |
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| 19 | Dino Might | 5:44 | |
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| 20 | Assault on Planet Bowser | 6:17 | |
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| 21 | Your King Has Returned | 5:48 | |
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| 22 | Family is Forever | 3:47 | |
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| 23 | Rebuilding the Castle | 5:47 | |
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| 24 | 1up | 3:58 | |
Credit roll music, plus first and second post-credits cues |
| All tracks composed by Brian Tyler | ||||
4.1 Licensed songs✎
The film features significantly fewer licensed songs than its predecessor, with three, none of which appear on the soundtrack album, alongside a remix of a theme from Super Mario Galaxy. "Peaches" from the first film is also heard while Bowser stands at the remains of Peach's Castle in the Honeyhive Galaxy, but it was not included in the soundtrack. Jack Black recorded a new song, "The Ballad of Super Mario," to promote the film, though it was not used in the final cut.
| Title | Artist(s) | Notes |
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| Hypnotize | The Notorious B.I.G. | Plays in a flashback depicting Yoshi's adventures in Brooklyn. |
| That's Amore | Jack Brooks and Harry Warren | Sung by Luigi and Yoshi after Luigi questions whether Mario has feelings for Peach, before her birthday. |
| Too Hot to Stop – Pt. 1 | The Bar-Kays | Plays in the background during Peach's birthday. |
| Egg Planet (Party Mix) | Koji Kondo (uncredited) and Spencer Ludwig | Plays when Yoshi and some Penguins dance during Peach's birthday. |
5 Release✎
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie premiered at the Minami-za theater in Kyoto on March 28, 2026. It was released in the United States on April 1, 2026, having been moved up from an original date of April 3, with a release in Japan on April 24 and various other dates throughout April in other regions. The film was distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures.
6 Reception✎
6.1 Box office✎
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a major commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2026 and the highest-grossing animated film of the year. The film set the record for the biggest global opening at the box office in 2026 and became the second-highest-grossing video game film of all time, behind only its predecessor.
6.2 Critical response✎
Unlike its predecessor, the film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who generally considered it inferior to the first film, though audience reception was more positive. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 42% of critics' reviews were positive. On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, indicating generally unfavorable reviews and making it the lowest-rated Illumination film on the platform. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−," down from the first film's "A."
7 Characters✎
Characters marked "(new)" did not appear in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
7.1 Main characters✎
| Main characters | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Mario | A brave Italian-American plumber from Brooklyn who, after the first film, settles in the Mushroom Kingdom alongside his brother Luigi. | ||
| Luigi | Mario's lankier, more nervous twin, characterized as warm-hearted and quick to think the best of others, Bowser included. | ||
| Princess Peach | The strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and an object of Bowser's affection, later revealed to be Rosalina's younger sister. | ||
| Bowser | The Koopa king and the brothers' great rival. Shrunken after his earlier defeat, he now lives inside a tiny replica of his castle and is on poor terms with his son. | ||
| Toad | A plucky, upbeat Toad of the Mushroom Kingdom, usually shown in explorer's gear modeled on Captain Toad. | ||
| Bowser Jr. (new) | Bowser's son, set on freeing his father. He fights with a magic brush and is eager to prove he can measure up to something greater than himself. | ||
| Kamek | A fawning sorcerer who acts as Bowser's chief lieutenant. | ||
| Rosalina (new) | An enigmatic princess of the cosmos who looks after the Lumas, first seen in the franchise in Super Mario Galaxy. Abducted by Bowser Jr., she proves to be Peach's older sister. | ||
| Yoshi (new) | A green dinosaur the brothers discover inside the Inverted Pyramid, who joins them on the trip to space. In the games he has partnered with Mario and Luigi since Super Mario World. | ||
| Fox McCloud (new) | A brash anthropomorphic fox who leads the Star Fox team. Stranded in the Mario universe by a warp drive malfunction, he helps shuttle Peach and Toad to Space Junk Galaxy. | ||
7.2 Other characters✎
7.2.1 Returning and kingdom figures✎
| Returning and kingdom figures | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Baby Peach | Peach as an infant, separated from Rosalina and sent to the Mushroom Kingdom, where Toads raised her. | ||
| Baby Bowser Jr. (new) | An infant Bowser Jr., shown in a flashback, drawn from the Super Nintendo World theme park. | ||
| Chef Toad (new) | A Toad in a chef's hat who briefly turns up at Peach's party to hand Luigi a cupcake; he originates from Super Nintendo World. | ||
| Toad General | A bespectacled blue Toad in a bowtie, seen leaping from Peach's Castle into the water as it is hauled away; purple, red, green, and yellow versions also appear. | ||
| Toadette | A recurring franchise character with magenta, white-spotted headgear and matching plaits, appearing here in a painting inside Peach's Castle. | ||
| Daisy (new) | A princess in yellow who shows up in the post-credits scene to deck a Ukiki trying to snatch a Whittle's purse. | ||
7.2.2 Yoshi's Brooklyn montage✎
A run of cameos appears during a flashback to Yoshi's time in Brooklyn.
| Yoshi's Brooklyn montage | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Donkey Kong | The Jungle Kingdom's prince and champion, glimpsed briefly. | ||
| Little Mac (new) | The Punch-Out!! hero, seen only in his trademark pink sweatsuit. | ||
| Doc Louis (new) | Little Mac's coach from the Punch-Out!! games, making a quick appearance. | ||
| Foreman Spike | The Wrecking Crew boss who once employed the brothers. | ||
| Francis | A dog carried over from the first film. | ||
| BrKLnCouple | The brothers' very first customers; only the woman is shown, walking Francis during the montage. | ||
7.2.3 Star Fox team✎
Fox McCloud's teammates appear during a flashback to his backstory.
| Star Fox team | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Falco Lombardi (new) | A blue-feathered pheasant and the team's crack pilot. | ||
| Slippy Toad (new) | A green anthropomorphic toad, Fox's childhood friend, who serves as the team's mechanic and inventor. | ||
| Peppy Hare (new) | A veteran member of the legendary squad. | ||
7.2.4 Galaxy and antagonist figures✎
| Galaxy and antagonist figures | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Baby Luma (new) | A small white Luma. | ||
| Birdo (new) | A pink dinosaur who launches eggs from her mouth, battling Peach in Wart's casino. | ||
| Honey Queen (new) | The commanding ruler of the Honeyhive Galaxy and sovereign of the Honeybees, from Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
| Clawgrip (new) | A hulking Sidestepper from Super Mario Bros. 2, met at Wart's casino. | ||
| Mouser (new) | A shades-wearing mouse from Super Mario Bros. 2 who assaults Peach at the casino. | ||
| Wart (new) | A large toad and the original Super Mario Bros. 2 villain; here a minor but notable antagonist whom Peach and Toad face at the casino. | ||
| Lumalee | A Luma who appears in the mid-credits scene as a jailer menacing Bowser and his son. | ||
| Megaleg (new) | A towering three-legged war machine from Super Mario Galaxy, piloted by Bowser Jr. to seize Rosalina and later by Kamek in the attempt to free Bowser. | ||
| Mr. Game & Watch (new) | The flat figure long used to represent the Game & Watch line in Super Smash Bros.; Luigi sketches him to life using Bowser Jr.'s magic brush. | ||
| Painted Ruined Dragon (new) | A paint-conjured copy of the Ruined Dragon from Super Mario Odyssey, made by Bowser Jr. at the climax. | ||
| Fluzzard (new) | A timid bird from Super Mario Galaxy 2 that serves as a means of travel. | ||
| R.O.B. (new) | A robot first sold as a Nintendo Entertainment System accessory, staffing the Gateway Galaxy information desk in his Famicom colors. | ||
7.2.5 Spoiler✎
| Spoiler | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Dry Bowser (new) | The skeletal form Bowser assumes after rising out of the lava. | ||
7.3 Bowser's army✎
| Bowser's army | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Goomba | Walking mushroom-like creatures, common foot soldiers of Bowser's Minions. | ||
| └ Mega Goomba (new) | Oversized Goombas that try to flatten the characters. | ||
| └ Paragoomba (new) | Winged Goombas able to fly. | ||
| └ Goombeetle (new) | Hard-shelled Goombas from the Super Mario Galaxy games; one shows up at the casino. | ||
| └ Mini Goomba (new) | A tiny Goomba that shares a scene with a collapsed Dry Bones in the Desert Area. | ||
| Koopa Troopa | Turtle troops serving among the Minions, one of whom deals cards at the casino. | ||
| └ Koopa Paratroopa | Koopa Troopas that can fly. | ||
| └ Buzzy Beetle | Four-legged Koopas with dark blue shells, found in the Inverted Pyramid and the casino. | ||
| └ Dry Bones | Skeletal Koopas that crumble when stomped and then pull themselves back together. | ||
| └ Hammer Bro | Helmeted Koopas swinging hammers; one is in the crowd welcoming Bowser back. | ||
| └ Sledge Bro | Bulkier Hammer Bros. who play games at the casino. | ||
| Shy Guy | Masked Minions turned out in robes of various colors. | ||
| └ Snifit | Gray-masked Shy Guys with a nozzle for firing projectiles, seen gaming at the casino. | ||
| Octoomba (new) | Blue octopus aliens from the Super Mario Galaxy games, present at the casino. | ||
| └ Octoguy (new) | Pink octopus aliens from the same games, also at the casino. | ||
| Piranha Plant | Biting plants counted among the Minions. | ||
| └ Painted Piranha Plant (new) | A goop-made Piranha Plant that Bowser Jr. summons to pin Rosalina. | ||
| Lakitu (new) | Cloud-riding Koopas who pelt the heroes with Spiny Eggs; tamer ones direct traffic at the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| └ Spiny | Spike-shelled Koopas hatched from Spiny Eggs. | ||
| └ Spiny Egg (new) | The projectiles Lakitus hurl. | ||
| Bob-omb | Living windup bombs that play games at the casino. | ||
| Bullet Bill | Giant bullets, here fired from Megaleg's cannons. | ||
| Chain Chomp | Metal dog-like attackers; one bounds through Toad Town scaring Toads until Yoshi gulps it down. | ||
| Chargin' Chuck (new) | Football-padded Koopas who barrel forward; one keeps a Star Bunny caged in the futuristic city. | ||
| Ninji (new) | Star-shaped ninja creatures that Wart conjures in a swarm to overwhelm Peach. | ||
| Spike (new) | Green Koopas that cough up Spike Balls, seen at the casino. | ||
| Thwomp (new) | Heavy stone blocks that drop on anything beneath them; Bowser Jr. piles them up to box in Mario and Peach. | ||
8 Objects✎
Objects marked "(new)" did not appear in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
8.1 Power-ups✎
| Power-ups | |
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| Power-up → Form | Description |
| Super Mushroom → Super Peach | From Super Mario Bros., where it makes a character grow and take an extra hit. Peach eats one while trying to pressure Wart into revealing where Rosalina is held. |
| Fire Flower → Fire Mario and Fire Luigi | From Super Mario Bros., granting fireballs. The brothers use the flames as torches to navigate the dark Inverted Pyramid. |
| Frog Suit (new) → Frog Luigi | From Super Mario Bros. 3, allowing high jumps. Luigi uses it to drop onto a Big Cheep Cheep from above and save a swallowed blue Toad. |
| Cape Feather → Cape Mario | From Super Mario World, enabling flight. Mario uses one to soar up and plant a flag atop the rebuilt Peach's Castle. |
| Blue Mushroom → Mini Bowser | Called the Mini Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros., it shrinks whoever takes it. The item itself does not appear, but Bowser cites it as the cause of his shrinking in the first film. |
| Red Star (new) → Flying Mario | From Super Mario Galaxy, granting flight. Mario uses one to rescue Bowser Jr. after the Ruined Dragon devours him. |
| Penguin Suit (new) → Penguin Toad | From New Super Mario Bros. Wii, allowing faster swimming, belly-sliding, and ice balls. Toad wears it to help Peach drive back the Ninji swarm. |
| Ice Flower → Ice Mario | From New Super Mario Bros. Wii, granting ice balls. While minding the kingdom, Mario takes this form and accidentally freezes Luigi during a fist-bump. |
| Cloud Flower (new) → Cloud Luigi | From Super Mario Galaxy 2, allowing the user to tread on clouds and lay down cloud platforms. Luigi uses one in the fight against Dry Bowser and Bowser Jr. |
| Blimp Fruit (new) → Blimp Yoshi | From Super Mario Galaxy 2, letting Yoshi inflate to rise or hover. He uses one in the fight against Dry Bowser and Bowser Jr. |
| Drill Mushroom (new) → Drill Mario | From Super Mario Bros. Wonder, allowing the user to bore underground. Mario uses one in the fight against Dry Bowser and Bowser Jr. |
8.2 Transformations✎
| Transformations | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Baby Luigi | An infant Luigi, looked after by Toad at Fossil Falls. | ||
| Baby Mario | An infant Mario, also in Toad's care at Fossil Falls. | ||
| Baby Toad (new) | Toad as an infant. | ||
| Wonder Bowser Jr. (new) | A form Bowser Jr. originally takes in Super Mario Bros. Wonder; here he triggers it with paint from his magic brush rather than Castle Bowser's Wonder power. | ||
8.3 Other objects✎
8.3.1 Items and power sources✎
| Items and power sources | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| ? Block | Blocks that release power-ups when struck; some can be picked up and carried. | ||
| Coin | The Mushroom Kingdom's main currency. | ||
| Coin Block | Coin-marked blocks that spill several coins when hit. | ||
| Star Bit (new) | Common collectibles from the Super Mario Galaxy games, raining down here during a meteor shower over the kingdom. | ||
| Yoshi's Egg | The eggs Yoshi produces after eating an enemy or object. | ||
| Launch Star (new) | A star-shaped device from the Galaxy games that flings Peach and Toad into space. | ||
| Super Bell tree | Tall, faintly striped bell-shaped plants based on Super Mario 3D World, dotted among ordinary trees in the kingdom. | ||
8.3.2 Weapons and gadgets✎
| Weapons and gadgets | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Magic brush (new) | Bowser Jr.'s weapon, whose paint lets him assume his Wonder form and which can reshape into a flail or an axe. | ||
| F.L.U.D.D. (new) | The water-jet device from Super Mario Sunshine, stored among Bowser Jr.'s arsenal. | ||
| Super Scope (new) | Once a light-gun peripheral for the Super Nintendo, used here in a blue version that turns its targets into infants. Bowser Jr. de-ages the brothers with it before Yoshi grabs it and fires on a T. Rex at Fossil Falls. | ||
| Peach's Parasol (new) | An umbrella Mario gives Peach for her birthday. | ||
| Birdo's Egg (new) | The eggs Birdo fires at Peach during their casino duel. | ||
| Bomb (new) | Explosives Mouser throws at Peach in their casino fight; one also sits near some crates in the futuristic city. | ||
8.3.3 Vehicles✎
| Vehicles | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Arwing (new) | The space fighter flown by Fox McCloud and the rest of Star Fox. | ||
| Bike (new) | The brothers' motorcycles, ridden to the Desert Area; Luigi's bears a faded Tostarena decal. | ||
| Koopa Clown Car | The aircraft Bowser Jr. arrives in at Peach's Castle. | ||
| Airship (new) | Flying warships of Bowser's fleet, decked out in paint. | ||
| UFO (new) | A massive craft that slices the ground around Peach's Castle with lasers to lift it free. | ||
| Fluzzard | A bird that doubles as a mode of transport. | ||
8.3.4 Hazards and obstacles✎
| Hazards and obstacles | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Bill Blaster | Cannons that launch Bullet Bills, stationed on Planet Bowser. | ||
| Burner (new) | Flame-spouting traps that flare for a few seconds at a time, lining the trap corridor. | ||
| Fire Bar | Spinning lines of fireballs; one extends and slams down in the trap corridor. | ||
| Grinder (new) | Sawblade traps that slide or swing, found in the trap corridor. | ||
| Skewer (new) | A spiked pillar that thrusts out from a wall in the trap corridor. | ||
| Spike Trap (new) | Fixed spiked hazards, styled after Super Mario 3D World, running along the trap corridor. | ||
| Thwomp (new) | Stone crushers that block the way in the trap corridor. | ||
8.3.5 Blocks and structures✎
| Blocks and structures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Description | ||
| Hard Block (new) | Indestructible blocks usable as steps, found in the trap corridor. | ||
| Message Block (new) | A speaker-topped block in its Super Mario World design that delivered hints in the original game; one appears in the trap corridor. | ||
| Crate | Breakable containers, here scattered through the futuristic city. | ||
| Lift (new) | Moving platforms used to cross gaps in the futuristic city. | ||
| Warp Pipe | Green pipes for travel; following a report of a "troubled pipe" in the Inverted Pyramid, the brothers investigate and find Yoshi hiding inside. | ||
| Clear Pipe (new) | See-through pipes that work like green Warp Pipes, used to move around the Gateway Galaxy spaceport. | ||
| Bowser Statue | Decorative statues; here, one of Bowser cradling Bowser Jr. stands on Planet Bowser. | ||
| Slot Block (new) | Blocks akin to Slot and Roulette Blocks, hanging above the casino's slot machines. | ||
9 Species and creatures✎
9.1 Mushroom Kingdom✎
| Mushroom Kingdom | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Toad | The mushroom-capped people who fill the kingdom and answer to Princess Peach. | ||
| Cheep Cheep | Fish drifting through a kingdom lake while a Toad angles for them from a dock. | ||
| └ Big Cheep Cheep (new) | An outsized variant that gulps down a blue Toad in Mushroom Pond before Luigi mounts a rescue. | ||
| Biddybud | Ladybug-like bugs that march along in single file near the water. | ||
| Wiggler (new) | A long caterpillar napping in the heroes' path until it rouses. | ||
| Monty Mole (new) | A capped mole shown burrowing by a lake; others appear at the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Bat (new) | Yellow-eyed bats that cluster around the entrance to the Inverted Pyramid. | ||
| Butterfly | Drifting insects used for atmosphere; a yellow one carries the reveal trailer's tracking shot. | ||
| Small bird (new) | Little birds that take flight as the brothers reach Tostarena Town. | ||
| Urchin | Spiked creatures dwelling underwater. | ||
| Piranha Plant | Snapping plants found across the kingdom. | ||
9.2 Galaxy and outer space✎
| Galaxy and outer space | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Luma (new) | Star-shaped beings in countless colors who live among the stars under Rosalina's care. | ||
| └ Baby Luma (new) | A small white one. | ||
| Honeybee (new) | Clever bees in the Honey Queen's service, drawn from Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
| Mandibug (new) | Beetle-like creatures of the Honeyhive Galaxy that carry the heroes on toward the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Star Bunny (new) | Space rabbits; one is shown caged by a Chargin' Chuck in the futuristic city. | ||
| Gearmo (new) | Diligent repair robots from the Galaxy games, busy around the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Whittle (new) | Little wooden folk, originally of Super Mario Galaxy 2, wandering the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Bubblainian (new) | Snail-like beings who staff the Gateway Galaxy; one refuses Peach's request for a lift to Space Junk Galaxy. | ||
| Conkdor (new) | Long-necked condors in sunglasses posted at the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Moe-Eye (new) | Walking statue-creatures that turn up alongside the Tostarenans. | ||
| Pianta (new) | Stocky islanders passing through the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Pikmin (new) | Tiny plant-creatures who pour out of their landing craft at the Gateway Galaxy, dwarfed by their surroundings. | ||
| Pokey (new) | Towering cactus-creatures that sway from side to side. | ||
| └ Pokey Head (new) | A bodiless green version appearing only in a promo, never the film. | ||
| T. Rex (new) | A massive dinosaur of Fossil Falls that comes face-to-face with Yoshi and the de-aged brothers. | ||
9.3 Earth✎
| Earth | |||
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| Name | Description | ||
| Human | Two-legged Earthlings, mostly seen around Brooklyn. | ||
| Penguin | Cold-climate birds; a group dances for a Toad audience at Peach's party, with more at the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| └ Baby Penguin (new) | Young penguins spotted at the Gateway Galaxy. | ||
| Skeleton Goonie | A bird skeleton displayed in the New York museum Yoshi passes through, fully visible only in the ScreenX cut. | ||
| Ukiki (new) | A mischievous monkey that dashes off with Toad's backpack as he and Peach give chase. | ||