Standees are cosmetic items that represent different characters and poses. When playing online, you can place a Standee in a level, and other You can use it to revive themselves if they lose a life. You can purchase Standees from Poplin Shops using 10-Flower Coins, or sometimes find them hidden within levels. Collecting all Standees is a fun side activity for completionists and adds a social element to online play. There are many unique designs to discover.
While the mechanic serves a cooperative purpose here, the pixelated aesthetics of these Standees evoke the iconic sprite-based character models first seen in Mario Kart DS.
While Super Mario RPG uses items like Pick Me Ups for revival, Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduces Standees as a unique multiplayer mechanic for saving fallen teammates.