Character Switch

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Character Switch
A Character Switch from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
A Character Switch in Super Mario 3D World
Mario about to land on a Character Switch with his emblem on it in Really Rolling Hills

A Character Switch[1] is an object in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Each of these P Switches has a character emblem on it for Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, or Rosalina; only the character whose emblem is shown can press the switch. When the switch is pressed, in most cases a stamp appears, but the switches can also reveal a Green Star or a line of coins.

A description of each of the Character Switches and the levels they appear in are as follows:

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/TrampleSwitchChara.szs TrampleSwitchChara Chara Trample Switch

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キャラクタースイッチ[2]
Kyarakutā Suitchi
Character Switch
German Charakter-Schalter[?] Character Switch
Italian Interruttore personaggio[?] Character Switch
Russian Переключатель персонажей[?]
Pereklyuchatel' personazhey
Characters' Switch

Notes

  • The only Character Switches that yield something other than stamps are the Toad switch in Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run (which gives out a Green Star) and the Mario switch in Blast Block Skyway (which activates a line of coins).
  • The Character Switches' stamps are always of the respective character's Small form.
  • Luigi's switch is the only one not found in a level with an alliterative title.

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 20.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 232.