In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario Galaxy[]
Rosalina's artwork used for Super Mario Galaxy
Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach by removing her castle from the ground with Peach still inside, and he also attacks the Comet Observatory and steals all of its Power Stars, which serve as its power source. Rosalina asks Mario to retrieve the lost Power Stars, and she promises to help him save Princess Peach in return. Once Mario retrieves enough Power Stars, Rosalina is able to turn her Comet Observatory into a comet and drive Mario to the center of the universe, where Bowser keeps the kidnapped Princess Peach.
Rosalina also appears in the Library of the Comet Observatory, where she tells a backstory of herself that is unlocked gradually as the game progresses. In the story, Rosalina was a girl who traveled in a spaceship to help a lost Luma find its parents, hiding the fact that she herself had lost her own mother. As Rosalina starts to feel lonely, numerous other Lumas soon come to join her, and she learns that their purpose in life to eventually transform into other things. Rosalina decides to build a house for her new family, leading to the creation of the Comet Observatory.
After Bowser is defeated by Mario at Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, the location collapses into a supermassive Black Hole and devours everything in its path. All of Rosalina's Lumas sacrifice themselves by going into the black hole in order to stop it. Following this is a scene where Rosalina appears to Mario, explaining to him about the circle of life and the death and rebirth of stars; it is implicit in her explanation that the universe and all the Lumas are to be reborn. Afterwards, she is gone and Mario, as well as Bowser and Peach, wake up back in the Mushroom Kingdom again.
When all 120 Power Stars have been collected, Rosalina delivers a thank you message to the player, promising to watch over them from beyond the stars.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
Rosalina in the second ending of Super Mario Galaxy 2
Rosalina plays a more minor role than in Super Mario Galaxy. The game introduces the Cosmic Spirit, a shadowy counterpart of Rosalina who offers Mario or Luigi to complete a level on their behalf if they have lost several lives there.
Rosalina is the one who mysteriously sends letters containing 50 Star Bits to Baby Luma, but she does not reveal her identity in them. Rosalina makes a physical appearance herself after Mario defeats Bowser and rescues Princess Peach in the final cutscene before the credits play. Once all 120 Power Stars have been collected, Rosalina makes another appearance to tell the Lumas the story of the Green Power Stars, which unlocks the missions with them. Finally, once the game has been completed entirely, Rosalina appears on Starship Mario, where she thanks Mario.
Rosalina appears during the ending sequence, after the player collects 120 Power Stars, where it is revealed that Rosalina was reading the story of the events to some Lumas.
She frequently sends letters to the Baby Luma who accompanied with Mario, but she does not reveal her identity. This game also features a cosmic version of Rosalina, known as the Cosmic Spirit.
Super Mario 3D World/ Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[]
Rosalina is the fifth playable character and the only one of them who has to be unlocked first. She can be unlocked by clearing the level Super Galaxy. The original Wii U version is Rosalina's first playable appearance in the Super Mario platforming series.
Rosalina is the only character who can use a Star Spin, which Mario and Luigi can use in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Like Mario and Luigi, Rosalina can use the Spin as both an attack and a second jump. Rosalina has regular traction, jumps high in general, although she is tied with Princess Peach in that she moves slower than the other characters.
Super Mario Maker[]
Rosalina appears as an unlockable Mystery Mushroom transformation by clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on normal difficulty setting or higher or by scanning a Rosalina & Luma amiibo. Here, she is given an 8-bit appearance based on her appearance from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, with a Luma floating alongside her.
Super Mario Odyssey[]
Rosalina makes a cameo as an 8-bit sprite that can be found on a vegetable on the Dark Side of the Moon and a wall on the Darker Side of the Moon.
Aside from this, while Rosalina does not appear herself, concept art shows that she would have appeared as a street musician playing an acoustic guitar.
In Mario Kart series[]
Mario Kart Wii[]
Rosalina in Mario Kart Wii
This is the first playable appearance of Rosalina, although she first has to be unlocked by either attaining at least a 1 Star Rank for all Mirror Grand Prix Cups, playing fifty races while also having a save file for Super Mario Galaxy, or by playing in 4,950 races if the player does not have the save file. Unlike Princess Peach and Princess Daisy, who are in the middleweight class, Rosalina is in the heavyweight class, likely because she is taller. Rosalina's signature kart is the Honeycoupe, and her signature bike is Shooting Star. Rosalina has the Grand Star as her emblem.
While Rosalina is racing, a yellow Luma circles around her the entire time, and makes sounds such as a giggle when she performs a trick in midair. When driving in a kart, Rosalina wears her regular outfit, but while riding a bike, Rosalina wears a biker suit like Peach's and Daisy's, but her biker outfit has a color matching that of her dress. Rosalina is also the Staff Ghost character played as in Rainbow Road.
Mario Kart 7[]
Rosalina with her turquoise Birthday Girl in Mario Kart 7.
Rosalina returns as a playable character. This time, Rosalina does not have a Luma circling her kart. She is again a heavier character, but is now in the cruiserweight class. Rosalina retains the Grand Star as her emblem. Like in Mario Kart Wii, Rosalina is an unlockable playable character, but her unlock criteria is now having to win the Star Cup on 150cc. Rosalina was given another course bearing her name, Rosalina's Ice World. In races, Rosalina's rivals are Princess Peach and Honey Queen, while her third rival is Toad.
Like Princess Daisy and Honey Queen, Rosalina gets her own color scheme for the Birthday Girl and Peach Parasol, which have are colored turquoise.
As a computer-controlled racer, Rosalina often chooses from the Standard, Birthday Girl, Cloud 9, and Bolt Buggy kart bodies.
In Time Trial, Rosalina is the character played by the Staff Ghost of both Music Park and Rosalina's Ice World.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
An artwork of Rosalina on the moon from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Rosalina returns again as an unlockable and playable character. She maintains her biker suit from Mario Kart Wii, which she wears on bikes and the game's new ATVs, but Luma still does not circle her like in said game.
Rosalina's Peach Parasol is colored turquoise just like in Mario Kart 7. Certain vehicles also use color schemes to fit Rosalina.
In races, Rosalina's main rival is Toad. As a computer-controlled racer, Rosalina chooses from the Standard, Circuit Special, Sport Bike and Standard ATV body parts.
She is used by the same 150cc staff ghost, Nin★Leonel on a Circuit Special with the Standard tires and Super Glider as well as the 200cc Staff Ghost, Nin★Pedro.
Mario Kart Tour[]
Rosalina is a playable character, and she first became playable when the Tokyo Tour event began on October 8, 2019.
Rosalina's first alternate form was introduced during the Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019. In her Halloween form, she wears a plum purple dress with a witch hat matching the same color of the dress. A cyan band with a pumpkin figure is attached at the center of the hat. The lower portion features black tights and pewter gray heels.
During the Vancouver Tour on February 11, 2020, her Aurora form was introduced. Her Aurora form dons a dress that run in aurora colors of cyan, turquoise, blue, indigo, violet, and deep purple. The gloves run over the shoulder, which bear the same colors of the dress with a standard white band at the end. There are clear blue crystals attached to the left side of her frontal hair. The heels and tights are colored silver.
Her Swimwear form was first introduced during the Marine Tour on June 30, 2020. In her Swimwear form, she wears a turquoise swimdress with Grand Star printings in it. She wears plastic wristbands on both wrists and a turquoise bead band attached to her left ankle.
Her Volendam form was first introduced during the Amsterdam Tour on April 19, 2022. In her Volendam form, she wears a black maid dress and a white maid hat with a cyan marking in front of the hat. The dress is white in the waist area with cyan flower markings, while the lower side has stripes in teal, cyan, and yellow. The heels she wears is bright yellow.
In Mario Party series[]
Mario Party: Island Tour[]
Rosalina is a non-playable character who appears at the end of the board Rocket Road. Here, Rosalina waits at the end for the winner, and she also appears in the celebration for a victory on this board.
Mario Party 10[]
Rosalina playing with other characters in Mario Party 10.
This is the Rosalina's first playable appearance in a Mario Party game and the first to feature her as playable from the start. She has her own amiibo board, the Rosalina Board, which can be unlocked if the player places a Rosalina amiibo figure on the Wii U GamePad. Her board is based upon the space themes in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Mario Party: Star Rush[]
Rosalina's artwork in Mario Party: Star Rush
Rosalina is an unlockable playable character. She can be unlocked by either earning enough Party Points to reach level 6 or by scanning a Rosalina amiibo figure. Rosalina's Dice Block is the Wondrous Dice Block, which can roll a 5, 6, or the number of which place the player is currently in (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
In Toad Scramble, Rosalina can be recruited by players, and she has the ability to mysteriously crush glowing rocks.
Mario Party: The Top 100[]
Rosalina's artwork for Mario Party: The Top 100
Rosalina is one of eight playable characters, and like them, Rosalina is available from the start. Her artwork is similar to her Mario Kart Wii artwork.
Super Mario Party[]
Rosalina returns as a default playable character. Her animations from Mario Party 10 were reused in the game. Rosalina was given a different unique Dice Block of her own, the Rosalina Dice Block.
Mario Party Superstars[]
Rosalina is one of ten playable characters, and like them, Rosalina is available from the start.
In Mario Golf series[]
Mario Golf: World Tour[]
Rosalina is a downloadable playable character included as part of the Star Pack. Unlike Peach and Daisy, Rosalina did not receive a unique outfit. She has a drive of 218 yards and a Star Drive of 286 yards, having the second highest out of all the characters, losing only to Bowser in distance. Rosalina also has a fade, meaning that her ball curves to the right. Rosalina can shoot at a height up to 7.75, higher than the other characters, and at this height, Rosalina can easily hit over trees, although the golf ball is still more affected by the wind speed. Unlike the other characters, Rosalina does not hold her club but rather levitates it and controls it with her wand.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[]
Rosalina returns as a playable character, now wearing a golf outfit and being available in the base game. Rosalina is an All-Around Type, boasting high stamina and power, but with middling control and poor spin. Her Special Shot is Shooting Star, while her Special Dash is Luma Dash.
In Mario Tennis series[]
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[]
Rosalina is a playable character. This is the first Mario game where Rosalina wears her active sports outfit, which is similar to the tennis outfit that Princess Peach wears, although Rosalina's is based on her dress. Rosalina is the only one of the three newcomers who are available from the start. To differentiate her from the other characters, Rosalina levitates while moving around, with small dust of sparkles coming from her feet, and even sometimes her racket. Additionally, she levitates the ball instead of holding it.
Rosalina is a Power-type character, meaning that her hits are fast and strong, and is the first female character in the Mario sports games to have this type.
Mario Tennis Aces[]
Rosalina reappears as a playable character. Unlike in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Rosalina is classified as a Tricky character. Her Trick Shots are the Galaxy Warp and Satellite Shift, while her Special Shot is the Star Combo.
In Mario Sports Superstars[]
Rosalina is a starting captain-type character who is classified as a Power type in most sports. In tennis, Rosalina retains her animations from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, although unlike before, Rosalina is now classified as a Tricky character. In golf, her default drive is 226 yards, higher than in Mario Golf: World Tour, and her shots travel very high in a fade trajectory. Unlike Peach and Daisy, Rosalina wears her tennis dress for all sports excluding golf, where she wears her usual gown instead. Both Kerri Kane's and Laura Faye Smith's voice clips of Rosalina are reused for the game.
In Dr. Mario World[]
Rosalina is playable under her alias Dr. Rosalina. She dons a white lab coat and has a high power level (at 4) to begin with, she also comes with a Luma in an update. Dr. Luma has a power level of 1, but more skill-based. Rosalina's special move can stop viruses from moving for seven seconds in story mode, while in versus she can randomly change the form of two viruses of the opponent.
Crossover appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[]
Rosalina & Luma are newcomers in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. She is the fifth Mario universe representative and the second female representative after Peach. In battle, Luma mimics the actions of Rosalina, allowing the duo to attack from two places at once. Rosalina's Special Moves and standard move set are all based on Super Mario Galaxy:
- Luma Shot: Rosalina launches Luma forward, allowing it to remain in one location to set up combos
- Star Bits: Rosalina commands Luma to fire two miniature Star Bits.
- Launch Star: Rosalina propels herself forward with a Launch Star.
- Gravitational Pull: Rosalina creates a gravity field around her, drawing all items and projectiles (with nullified effects) toward her.
Rosalina's Final Smash Power Star involves her summoning a massive Power Star, which gradually expands while shooting out smaller stars before exploding, causing massive amounts of damage for opponents caught within it.
Much like Peach, her defense and speed equipment attributes are based on her normal outfit (in which her dress has glimmering stars).
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Rosalina and Luma in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Rosalina & Luma reappeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as veterans. Notably, her Final Smash has been renamed to "Grand Star," but functions the same.
Rosalina and Luma were present in the World of Light cutscene. As Galeem unleashed its beams, they attempt to fly away from the beams of light alongside Diddy Kong, but was captured by one of the beams and used to create puppet fighters for Galeem and Dharkon, with the exception of Kirby, who recruited the fighters. Rosalina and Luma can be found at the Dark Realm of the top path.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[]
Spoiler warning : Don't you even dare read the spoiler! Because if you do… Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooo… A horrible fate awaits you.Rosalina frees herself from Cursa after the team defeats Cursa in the second phase. After her appearance, the final phase thus revealing Cursa's true form. Rosalina protects herself with a sphere around her with the player's goal to shoot the projectiles into the star hoops to assist Rosalina for her final blow against Cursa.
Spoiler ends here: You looked! Even if I told you not too!Rosalina has a Rabbid counterpart, Rabbid Rosalina.