Rabbit

Rabbits are a species of animals in the Super Mario Bros. series that look similar to real-life rabbits. in Super Mario 64, there is a character called MIPS the Rabbit who can appear in the Castle Basement twice after a certain amount of stars are collected, and must be captured for a star. However, in Super Mario 64 DS, MIPS is replaced with several different rabbits. They appear after talking to the Toad in the Rec Room. There are several different colors of rabbits, and each rabbit unlocks a different minigame. They all appear somewhere around Princess Peach's Castle.

Colors & Locations
Each playable character has a different rabbit color, and different rabbit locations.


 * Yoshi's color: Yellow
 * Mario's color: Pink
 * Luigi's color: Green
 * Wario's color: Orange

Below are the locations of rabbits.

Yoshi's Rabbits

 * #1: On the Castle Grounds, in front of the stone bridge leading to the castle. Unlocks: Puzzle Panel
 * #2: On the Castle Grounds, to the left of the stone bridge, next to #1. Unlocks: Hide And Boo Seek
 * #3: On the Castle Grounds, to the right of the stone bridge, next to #1. Unlocks: Boom Box
 * #4: On the Castle Grounds, next to the wooden bridge, in a patch of flowers. Unlocks: Tox Box Shuffle
 * #5: On the Castle Grounds, in the moat. The moat must be drained for this rabbit to appear. Unlocks: Which Wiggler?
 * #6: In the Castle Basement, in front of the Lethal Lava Land painting, similarly to the original MIPS the Rabbit. Unlocks: Mix A Mug

Mario's Rabbits

 * #1: On the Castle Grounds, at the area where the waterfall can be seen. Unlocks: Sort Or 'Splode
 * #2: On the Castle Grounds, in the moat. The moat must be drained for this rabbit to appear. Unlocks: Shell Smash
 * #3: On the First Floor, inside the room that leads to Jolly Roger Bay. Unlocks: Trampoline Bay
 * #4: In the Castle Basement, to the left of the Lethal Lava Land painting. Unlocks: Connect The Characters
 * #5: In the Castle Basement, next to #4. Unlocks: Bounce And Trounce
 * #6: On the Second Floor, in front of the Wet-Dry World painting. Unlocks: Trampoline Terror
 * #7: On the Second Floor, in the Mirror Room. Unlocks: Shuffle Shell

Luigi's Rabbits

 * #1: On the Castle Grounds, near the hedge maze. Unlocks: Pair-A-Gone And On
 * #2: On the Second Floor, in front of the Wet-Dry World painting. Unlocks: Memory Master
 * #3: In the Castle Courtyard, in a hidden area above the entrance. Unlocks: Picture Poker
 * #4: In the Castle Basement, in the room where the moat is drained. The moat must be drained for this rabbit to appear. Unlocks: Mushroom Roulette
 * #5: On the First Floor, in the room Bob-omb Battlefield is accessed in. Unlocks: Lucky Stars
 * #6: On the First Floor, in the Rec Room's secondary area with the Goomboss Battle painting. Unlocks: Mario Slot
 * #7: On the Castle Grounds, on top of the castle, requiring the use of the 150-star cannon or glitches. Unlocks: Super Mario Slot

Wario's Rabbits

 * #1: On the Castle Grounds, near the wooden bridge. Unlocks: Bingo Ball
 * #2: On the First Floor, in the room Whomp's Fortress is accessed in. Unlocks: Coincentration
 * #3: In the Castle Courtyard, behind the L Is Real 2401 statue. Unlocks: Slots Shot
 * #4: In the Castle Basement, next to the Toad in the hallway. Unlocks: Psyche Out
 * #5: On the Second Floor, in the room Tiny-Huge Island is accessed in. Unlocks: Lakitu Launch
 * #6: On the Third Floor, in the main room. Unlocks: Intense Coincentration
 * #7: On the Third Floor, in the room that leads to Wing Mario Over the Rainbow. Unlocks: Giant Snowball Slalom

Glowing Rabbits
Glowing Rabbits are a special type of rabbit that has a chance to replace any other rabbit when 15 stars are collected. 8 glowing rabbits must be caught to unlock the key to the 5th door in the character select room, rewarding the player with a star.

Miscolored Rabbits
Every character rabbit does not have the color matching their respective character except Luigi.

Purple Rabbit
In the manual of Super Mario 64 DS, there is an image of a Purple Rabbit. However, no purple rabbit appears in the game. This rabbit is tied to Waluigi and the ˥ Is Real 2401 theory.

Rabbit King
Seen in the supposed Purple Prizes magazine is a mention of a "Rabbit King" that would give the player a challenge, and then reward the player with the key to unlock Waluigi. Some speculate this is the ninth glowing rabbit.

9th Glowing Rabbit
There are rumors of a secret 9th glowing rabbit somewhere in Super mario 64 DS. What it would unlock is unknown, though it is rumored to be the supposed Rabbit King.

Big Star Key
An unused model of a bigger version of the star keys dropped by rabbits is found in the files of Super Mario 64 DS. It is currently unclear what it would have unlocked.

Trivia

 * In the files of Super Mario 64 DS, the keys dropped by rabbits are known as "MIP Keys" and the rabbits are known as "MIP". This is a clear reference to MIPS the Rabbit.