Mario

Mario is the main playable character in Super Mario 64, and the first unlockable character in Super Mario 64 DS, unlocked in the Goomboss Battle level. He is the main character, and is the only playable character in unpersonalized copies. Mario has several forms unlocked by using special unlockable caps to change form.

Unused Animations
Found in the files of Super Mario 64 are several unused animations for Mario. There is an animation of Mario putting his hat on faster than the used animation, Mario transitioning from falling to rolling, landing from a jump from a koopa shell, Mario crying or reacting to an environmental effect (Possibly Hazy Maze Cave's gas), a placeholder duplicate of the running animation, Mario sliding without any movement, and an unused side flipping animation.