In the Nintendo Wii U game Splatoon, Inklings are players who can transform between humanoid and squid forms. Their goal is to shoot ink in their team color and splat more of the environment than their opponents. You could go all the way by filling your water gun with bright paint, but I wouldn’t advise it.

Waluigi is a more devilish version of Luigi, who first made his appearance in Mario Tennis. Along with his counterpart, Wario, the two try to make things difficult for the Mario Bros.

Pauline was Mario’s original love interest before Princess Peach was introduced. She is the damsel-in-distress in the arcade game Donkey Kong. She returns in the 2017 game Super Mario Odyssey, now as the mayor of New Donk City.

Shy Guys are masked enemies in Super Mario Bros. that cause trouble just by being in the way. They like to change up their appearance by wearing different colored robes.

Wario is an exaggerated and more malicious appearing version of Mario. Even his name is derived from a combination of Mario’s name and the Japanese word for bad, warui. His outfit is also very similar to Mario’s but just in a different color combination.

Dr. Mario is a variation of Mario that appears in the Dr. Mario puzzle games as well as a playable character in Super Smash Bros Melee and Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS. If you want to make a more accurate version of his iconic pill weapon, this guide shows a quick and easy way to do so with household items. White cloth optional for his Smash Bros Cape attack.