The weight of each '''character''' has little effect in and of itself, but will affect the types of [[Mario Kart Wii/Karts and bikes|vehicles]] available to the player. There are 12 characters available at the beginning, 12 additional characters and 2 Mii Outfits can be [[../Unlockables|unlocked]].
==Standard==
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===Light Weight===
!Character!!Weight
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|Baby Daisy||Lightweight
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|Baby Luigi||Lightweight
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|Baby Mario||Lightweight
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|Baby Peach||Lightweight
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|Birdo||Middleweight
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|Bowser||Heavyweight
|-
|Bowser Jr.||Middleweight
|-
|Daisy||Middleweight
|-
|Diddy Kong||Middleweight
|-
|Donkey Kong||Heavyweight
|-
|Dry Bones||Lightweight
|-
|Dry Bowser||Heavyweight
|-
|Funky Kong||Heavyweight
|-
|King Boo||Heavyweight
|-
|Koopa Troopa||Lightweight
|-
|Luigi||Middleweight
|-
|Mario||Middleweight
|-
|Mii (Outfit A)||Varies on the size you made your Mii on the Mii Channel
|-
|Mii (Outfit B)||Varies on the size you made your Mii on the Mii Channel
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|Peach||Middleweight
|-
|Rosalina||Heavyweight
|-
|Toad||Lightweight
|-
|Toadette||Lightweight
|-
|Waluigi||Heavyweight
|-
|Wario||Heavyweight
|-
|Yoshi||Middleweight
|}
*Toad
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*Koopa Troopa
*Baby Mario
*Baby Peach
===Middle Weight===
*Mario
*Luigi
*Peach
*Yoshi
===Heavy Weight===
*Wario
*Donkey Kong
*Bowser
*Waluigi
==Unlockables==
==='''Warning, Spoilers Ahead'''===
====Light Weight====
*Baby Luigi
How To Unlock: Unlock 8 Expert Staff Ghost Data on Time Trials.
*Baby Daisy
How To Unlock: Attain at least 1 Star Rank for all 50cc Nitro Grand Prix Cups.
*Dry Bones
How To Unlock: Attain a Gold Trophy in the 100cc Leaf Cup.
*Toadette
How To Unlock: Play on all 32 courses in Time Trials.
====Middle Weight====
*Daisy
How To Unlock: Attain a Gold Trophy in 150cc Special Cup.
*Diddy Kong
How To Unlock: Attain Gold Trophies in all 50cc Cups.
*Birdo
How To Unlock: a) Beat 250 people while playing online.
b) Play on 16 courses in Time Trials.
*Bowser Jr.
How To Unlock: Attain at least 1 Star Rank for all 100cc Retro Cups.
====Heavy Weight====
*Boo
How To Unlock: Attain a Gold Trophy in 50cc Star Cup.
*Rosalina
How To Unlock: a) With a Super Mario Galaxy save on your Wii, attain Gold Trophies in all of at least one series of Cups.
b) Attain at least 1 Star Rank for all Mirror Retro Grand Prix Cups.
*Funky Kong
How To Unlock: Unlock 4 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials.
*Dry Bowser
How To Unlock: Attain at least 1 Star Rank in all 150cc Nitro Grand Prix Cups.
====Miscellaneous====
*Mii (Outfit A)
How To Unlock: Attain a Gold Trophy at 100cc Special Cup.
*Mii (Outfit B)
How To Unlock: Unlock all Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials.
==='''Spoilers Finished'''===
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The weight of each character has little effect in and of itself, but will affect the types of vehicles available to the player. There are 12 characters available at the beginning, 12 additional characters and 2 Mii Outfits can be unlocked.
Character
Weight
Baby Daisy
Lightweight
Baby Luigi
Lightweight
Baby Mario
Lightweight
Baby Peach
Lightweight
Birdo
Middleweight
Bowser
Heavyweight
Bowser Jr.
Middleweight
Daisy
Middleweight
Diddy Kong
Middleweight
Donkey Kong
Heavyweight
Dry Bones
Lightweight
Dry Bowser
Heavyweight
Funky Kong
Heavyweight
King Boo
Heavyweight
Koopa Troopa
Lightweight
Luigi
Middleweight
Mario
Middleweight
Mii (Outfit A)
Varies on the size you made your Mii on the Mii Channel
Mii (Outfit B)
Varies on the size you made your Mii on the Mii Channel
