All-Around

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Mario is the most prominent All-Around character

All-Around (also called All-Rounder, All-Round, Balance, Balanced) is one of the possible types playable characters can be classified as throughout the Super Mario franchise. All-Around characters are generally the most balanced of all play types, usually featuring slightly above average scores in all stats without major flaws or strong stats. The type has appeared in most sports games, most notably in the Mario Tennis series and the Mario & Sonic series, among many others. Mario and Luigi are almost always All-Around players, while Daisy, Yoshi and Bowser Jr. are often All-Around as well.

List of All-Around characters

Character	Games	Types in other games
Mario	Mario Tennis series, Mario Superstar Baseball, Super Mario Strikers, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario & Sonic series, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars	Speed: Mario Golf: Super Rush Technique: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Luigi	Mario Tennis series, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario & Sonic series, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars	Speed: Super Mario Strikers, Mario Golf: Super Rush Technique: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Princess Daisy	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Mario Sports Superstars (tennis mode), Mario Tennis Aces	Technique: Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Mario Power Tennis, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Tennis Open, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes), Mario Strikers: Battle League Offensive: Super Mario Strikers Speed: Mario & Sonic series, Mario Golf: Super Rush
Yoshi	Super Mario Strikers, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes)	Speed: Mario Tennis series, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario & Sonic series Offense: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Black Yoshi	Mario Tennis Open	Offense: Mario Strikers: Battle League (as an alternate color for Yoshi)
Toad and Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and Purple Toads	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Sports Superstars	Technique: Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Speed: Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Sports Mix, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Strikers: Battle League Control: Mario Golf: Super Rush
Birdo	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes), Mario Tennis Aces	Speed: Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Mario Sports Superstars (tennis mode) Power: Mario Strikers Charged Technique: Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Offense: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Rosalina	Mario Golf: Super Rush	Power: Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes) Technique: Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tricky: Mario Sports Superstars (tennis mode), Mario Tennis Aces Offense: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Wario	Mario Golf: Super Rush	Power: Mario Tennis series, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario & Sonic series, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars Aggressive: Super Mario Strikers Offensive: Mario Strikers Charged Physical: Mario Strikers: Battle League
Waluigi	Mario Golf: Super Rush	Technique: Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color), Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario & Sonic series, Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes) Defensive: Mario Tennis series (Mario Power Tennis onward), Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Sports Superstars (tennis mode), Mario Strikers: Battle League Offensive: Super Mario Strikers
Bowser Jr.	Mario & Sonic series, Mario Strikers: Battle League	Tricky: Mario Tennis series (until Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash), Mario Sports Superstars (tennis mode) Power: Mario Superstar Baseball Offensive: Mario Strikers Charged Speed: Mario Sports Mix, Mario Sports Superstars (non-tennis modes) Defensive: Mario Tennis Aces Spin: Mario Golf: Super Rush
Green, Red, Blue and Yellow Koopa Troopas	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Sports Superstars	Speed: Mario Power Tennis, Mario Tennis Aces Spin: Mario Golf: Super Rush
Goomba	Mario Superstar Baseball	Power: Mario Sports Superstars
Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and Black Shy Guys	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mario Strikers: Battle League	Technique: Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Mario Power Tennis, Mario Tennis Aces Speed: Mario Sports Superstars
Boom Boom	Mario & Sonic series	Defensive: Mario Tennis Aces
Brian	Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	-
Pam	Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	-
Mark	Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	-
Sean	Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	-
Spike	Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	-
Sophia	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Kyle	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Jet	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Roy	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Elroy	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Barb	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Sheri	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	-
Amy	Mario & Sonic series	-
Blaze	Mario & Sonic series	-
Ninja	Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Sports Mix	-
Mii	Mario Sports Mix	-

Other All-Around elements in Mario games

One of the available Balanced horses in Mario Sports Superstars

In Super Mario Bros. 2, and in Super Mario 3D World, Mario is considered a balanced character. In the Horse Racing mode in Mario Sports Superstars, one of the four types of Horses the player can control is the Balance type. Like their riders, Balance horses have average scores across all stats.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	オールラウンド Ōruraundo	All-around
	バランス Baransu	Balance	Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Super Sluggers, Mario Strikers series, Mario Sports Superstars (baseball, horse racing and soccer)