List of Super Mario Galaxy characters

The following are a list of characters in Super Mario Galaxy.

Mario
Mario is the protagonist of Super Mario Galaxy and the primary playable character. He is voiced by Charles Martinet. In the game he'll travel across the galaxy in search of his beloved Princess Peach. His prime antagonist is Bowser, though he'll battle many other enemies on the way.

Luigi
Luigi can be unlocked after Mario finds all 120 stars in the game. He's a bit more complicated to control, and will slide after jumping, though he does have his advantages over Mario. The developers explained that they made getting Luigi so hard because they wanted a very satisfying reward for finding all of the stars. Other than being playable Luigi also appears in some of the other missions.

Rosalina
Rosalina is the sole new major character for the game. While considered a princess, it's not clear what she governs over, if anything at all other than her astral Observatory, the game's main hub. She tells Mario that she'll bring him to Bowser, though that he first needs to find seven Grand Stars in order to give the ship the power it needs. Her backstory is revealed through the game's library.

Luma
The Luma are a new species in the game that deliberately resemble stars (or the way people make stars look in various fictional media). There are a variety of different colored Luma, and all seem to look up at Rosalina as a motherly figure. They greatly help Mario or Luigi on their adventure to save Princess Peach.

Princess Peach
Princess Peach is the damsel in distress in the game, and you won't see her very often. She is present in the beginning of the game and the end when Mario or Luigi saves her. She doesn't play much of a role compared to Rosalina.

Queen Bee
The Queen Bee is a major character, though does appear in the game's Honeyhive Galaxy as the ruler. She is larger than the other bees in the game and is present early on when star bits are scattered across her body, causing intense itching. Mario can climb on her body using the Bee Suit and rid of the star bits, thus giving him access to a star.

Toad Brigade
The Toad Brigade consist of five different Toads in the game, each with a different colored hat. Their individual names are unknown, though their roles are. The red one is considered the leader, the blue one is the smartest of the group, the purple one is a mailtoad and will give Mario or Luigi their mail, the green one is a digger, and the yellow one is the laziest of all and will constantly sleep. They are found in various missions of Super Mario Galaxy.