Which characters are in which weight groups?
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Characters are divided into weight groups. Each character in a weight group has identical stats.
What are the different weight groups, and which characters are in each?
There are 30 playable characters in Mario Kart 8, consisting of 16 default characters and 14 unlockable characters. ...There are 3 weight classes dependent on the size of the kart the characters ride on (with the exception of Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach): light, medium, and heavy.
Source: Mario Kart 8 - Mario Wiki
Light
Speed 2.25 Acceleration 3.25 Weight 2.25 Handling 4.75 Traction 4.5
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Rosalina
- Lemmy
Speed 2.75 Acceleration 3 Weight 2.75 Handling 4.25 Traction 4.25
- Toad
- Koopa Troopa
- Shy Guy
- Larry
- Wendy
- Lakitu
- Toadette
Medium
Speed 3.25 Acceleration 2.75 Weight 3.25 Handling 3.75 Traction 4
- Peach
- Daisy
- Yoshi
Speed 3.75 Acceleration 2.5 Weight 3.75 Handling 3.25 Traction 3.75
- Iggy
- Ludwig
- Mario
- Luigi
Heavy
Speed 4.25 Acceleration 2.25 Weight 4.25 Handling 2.75 Traction 3.5
- Donkey Kong
- Waluigi
- Rosalina
- Roy
Speed 4.25 Acceleration 2 Weight 4.75 Handling 2.75 Traction 3.25
- Metal Mario
- Pink Gold Peach
Speed 4.75 Acceleration 2 Weight 4.75 Handling 2.25 Traction 3.25
- Morton
- Bowser
- Wario
A complete list of weight classes, differences within the weight classes, karts and items can be found on the Mario Wiki.