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!!Clay (known as Max in Europe)

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!!Clay (known as Max in Europe)
Europe and Nōti in Japan)



* DubNameChange: Clay is his name in the North American release of the game, while the European release changes it to Max, [[CulturalTranslation presumably because Clay is almost unheard of as a name outside of the states]].

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* DubNameChange: Clay is his name in the North American release of the game, while the European release changes it to Max, [[CulturalTranslation presumably because Clay is almost unheard of as a name outside of the states]]. In the Japanese release, he is known as Nōti.




!!Ace (known as Tina in Europe)

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\n* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name, Nōti, translates to naughty, which is fitting considering the game describes him as a rascal.
!!Ace (known as Tina in Europe)
Europe and Tabby in Japan)



* DubNameChange: Ace is her name in the North American release of the game, while the European release changes it to Tina, [[CulturalTranslation presumably because Ace as a name is considered masculine within those regions]].

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* DubNameChange: Ace is her name in the North American release of the game, while the European release changes it to Tina, [[CulturalTranslation presumably because Ace as a name is considered masculine within those regions]]. In Japan, her name is Tabby.


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* MeaningfulName: Downplayed but, her North American name is Ace, in tennis there is a term called ace that refers primarily to a serve, return, or smash that is used to gain a point.


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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To A. Coz. Both boys were trained in the Factory, were rookies rose in the ranks, and eventually made it to the Island Open. However, whereas A. Coz is a {{Jerkass}} who's rude to the player, Willy is a friendly tennis player, who's more interested a good challenge, and even gives the player genuine advice to relax and act if nothing were at stake.
* IdiotHair: He has one at top of head.
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* IdiotHair: Has hers pointing up in the first game, and down in the last game.


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* MeaningfulName: Downplayed, but, Pam's Japanese name, Pōchi, can translate to Poach, which is a tennis term.
* NeverBareheaded: Pam always wears her blue cap.
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* LoveFreak: There's hints of it...
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* MeaningfulName: Joy's Japanese name is Love, as in the tennis phrase.

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* MeaningfulName: Joy's Japanese name is Love, as in the tennis phrase.
phrase. Additionally, Joy occasionally talks about love, more specifically, about how your love is what caused you to rise up in the rankings.
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* NiceGuy: Overall, pleasant guy who will happily coach you and isn’t arrogant, rude, or snarky when compared to other players.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: {{Downplayed}} within the first game, in-game Alex has red skin and wears all white, helping him stand out heavily against his peers.

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* NiceGuy: Overall, pleasant and modest, guy who will happily coach you and isn’t arrogant, rude, or snarky when compared to other players.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: {{Downplayed}} within the first game, in-game Alex has red skin and wears mainly white, helping him stand out heavily against his peers.

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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: {{Downplayed}} within the first game, in-game Alex has red skin and wears mainly all white, helping him stand out heavily against his peers.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: {{Downplayed}} within the first game, in-game Alex has red skin and wears mainly white, helping him stand out heavily against his peers.
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* {{Gonk}}: He’s designed in such a way to where he looks grotesque, especially when compared to the other tennis players, child characters, and humans.
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* BigLittleBrother: In spite, of being the younger brother, B. Coz is a titan in height compared to his older brother, A. Coz. Averted with Willy, B. Coz is '''far''' taller than Willy.

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* BigLittleBrother: In spite, of being the younger brother, B. Coz is a titan in height compared to his older brother, A. Coz. Averted [[spoiler:Averted with Willy, B. Coz is '''far''' taller than Willy.]]
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'''Spinoff series:''' ''Characters/YoshisIsland'' | ''Characters/LuigisMansion'' | ''Characters/MarioGolf'' | '''''Mario Tennis''''' | ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker'' | ''Characters/DonkeyKong'' [[Characters/DonkeyKong series]] ([[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]] -- [[Characters/DonkeyKongKingKRool King K. Rool]]) | ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' [[Characters/{{Wario}} series]] ([[Characters/WarioAndWaluigi Wario and Waluigi]])\\

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'''Spinoff series:''' ''Characters/YoshisIsland'' | ''Characters/LuigisMansion'' ([[Characters/LuigisMansionKingBoo King Boo]]) | ''Characters/MarioGolf'' | '''''Mario Tennis''''' | ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker'' | ''Characters/DonkeyKong'' [[Characters/DonkeyKong series]] ([[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]] -- [[Characters/DonkeyKongKingKRool King K. Rool]]) | ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' [[Characters/{{Wario}} series]] ([[Characters/WarioAndWaluigi Wario and Waluigi]])\\
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* BigLittleBrother: In spite, of being the younger brother, B. Coz is a titan in height compared to his older brother, A. Coz. Averted with Willy, B. Coz is '''far''' taller than Willy.
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* StealthPun: His name could be read as the French word ''á cause,'' which would translate to because.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Emily has dark tan in the first game, but it’s never said why, however, considering Emily is light-skinned by ''Power Tour'' it’s possible it was just a tan.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Emily has dark tan skin in the first game, but it’s never said why, however, considering Emily is light-skinned by ''Power Tour'' it’s possible it was just a tan.
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** In the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis and in Mario Power Tennis, Kate’s portrayal of this trope is more straightforward. Kate now has blond hair and blue eyes, but keeps her pink outfit.

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** In the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis and in Mario Tennis: Power Tennis, Tour, Kate’s portrayal of this trope is more straightforward. Kate now has blond hair and blue eyes, but keeps her pink outfit.

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* HotBlooded: Harry has a couple of hot-blooded traits when it comes to tennis. This can be seen when he acts like your rival for a brief moment after you do a round against the tennis machine.
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He’s one of six characters, unlockable from the start of the game. (Not including the Mario Tour Protagonists.)
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Emily has dark tan in the first game, but it’s never said why, however, considering Emily is light-skinned by ''Power Tour'' it’s possible it was just a tan.



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Joy is an unranked junior tennis player and a Technique-type character, and unlike Alex, Nina, Harry, and Kate, she doesn’t need to be created in Mario Tour. Joy is playable in exhibition mode from the beginning of the game.

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Joy is an unranked junior tennis player and a Technique-type character, and unlike Alex, Nina, Harry, and Kate, she doesn’t need to be created in Mario Tour. Joy is playable in exhibition mode from the beginning of the game.


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An unranked tennis player, an a Technique-type character.

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An Joy is an unranked junior tennis player, an player and a Technique-type character.
character, and unlike Alex, Nina, Harry, and Kate, she doesn’t need to be created in Mario Tour. Joy is playable in exhibition mode from the beginning of the game.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: According to her sprite, Joy has green eyes, and green hair.
* MeaningfulName: Joy’s Japanese name is Love, as in the tennis phrase.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Nina has orange hair, orange eyes, along with wearing an orange mini-skirt, and orange shirt. Possibly {{enforced}} due to palette limitations.
** {{Averted}} in future appearances, where her eyes are green and her hair is orange/brown.


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* PrimaryColorChampion: {{Inverted}} with Nina’s initial appearance as the protagonist, she wears an orange shirt, mini-skirt, has orange hair, and she has orange eyes.


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* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Kate has pink eyes, hair, shoes, and a pink dress. Possibly {{enforced}} due to palette limitations.
** {{Averted}} in future appearances, where Kate has blond hair and blue eyes.
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* PinkMeansFeminine
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He has a darker complexion than most other characters in the game, particularly Nina.


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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Harry has a darker complexion than most other characters in the GBC release of “Mario Tennis”, but his skin isn’t that dark, so it’s {{downplayed}}.
** {{Averted}} in “Power Tour” where Harry is relatively light-skinned.


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The male player character.

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The male player character.character, and the champion of the Island Open tournament.




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* ShipTease: With Harry.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Unlike the other human characters, who have relatively normal skin colors, Alex has red skin in the original game. {{Justified}}, as this seems to be from palette limitations on Game Boy Color.

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* LoveConfession: If the player transfers Kate to Mario Tennis 64 and she wins a tournament, her tournament celebration cutscene will involve Harry confessing to Kate with a bouquet of flowers. [[DidNotGetTheGirl Unfortunately, Kate rejects him.]]

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* LoveConfession: If the player transfers Kate to Mario Tennis 64 and she wins a tournament, her tournament celebration cutscene will involve Harry confessing to Kate with a bouquet of flowers.Kate. [[DidNotGetTheGirl Unfortunately, Kate rejects him.]]]]
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Played With. Harry is the “Blue Boy” to Kate’s “Pink Girl,” but to varying degrees depending on the game.
** In the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis, he hardly wore any blue besides his sleeves, making him a {{downplayed}} variation of the trope.
** The Nintendo 64 and GBA games play the trope straight, adding blue shorts and blue streaks on the side of the shirt, respectively.


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* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Played With. Kate is the “Pink Girl” to Harry’s “Blue Boy,” but to varying degrees depending on the game.
** In her first appearance, she was an exaggerated version of the trope, having pink hair and eyes along with the pink dress.
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* AscendedExtra: Alex is the only ''Mario Tennis'' exclusive character to reappear as a spirit.

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