Editing Cloud Glider

{{kart infobox
|image=[[File:MKT Icon CloudGlider.png|200px]]<br>The Cloud Glider in ''Mario Kart Tour''
|strong=Acceleration
|weak=Weight (MK8)<br>Speed, Weight (MK8D)
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
}}

The '''Cloud Glider''' is a [[glider]] in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It is composed of two balloons in the shape of [[Lakitu's Cloud]].

==History==
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
The glider first appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It offers a slight boost in acceleration and air handling while slightly lowering the weight and the air speed stats. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', a CPU [[Lakitu]] occasionally uses this glider during races.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Cloud Glider returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a High-End glider. It was introduced in the [[Tokyo Tour]] and became the signature glider of [[Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]] in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)|2020 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. Striking opponents with [[Lightning]] grants more points when using this glider. The Cloud Glider also has five other variants, named the [[Rainy Balloons]], [[Blizzard Balloons]], [[Sunset Balloons]], [[Aurora Balloons]], and [[Gold Cloud Balloons]]. The [[Tropical Balloons]] glider is also a counterpart to this glider. All six gliders are also classified as High-End gliders.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario Kart 8''===
*'''Ground Speed''': 0
*'''Water Speed''': 0
*'''Air Speed''': -0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': +0.25
*'''Weight''': -0.25
*'''Ground Handling''': 0
*'''Water Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': +0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': 0
*'''Traction''': 0
*'''Mini-Turbo''': +0.25

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Ground Speed''': -0.25
*'''Water Speed''': 0
*'''Air Speed''': -0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': +0.25
*'''Acceleration''': +0.25
*'''Weight''': -0.25
*'''Ground Handling''': 0
*'''Water Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': +0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': 0
*'''Traction''': 0
*'''Mini-Turbo''': +0.25

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
{{MKT profile
|skill_glider=Lightning

|I1.1=3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon|R1.1=[[3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon]]
|I1.2=Yoshi Circuit|R1.2=[[GCN Yoshi Circuit]]
|I1.3=Choco Island 2R|R1.3=[[SNES Choco Island 2|SNES Choco Island 2R]]
|I1.4=Vancouver Velocity T|R1.4=[[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity T]]
|I1.5=Daisy Hills R|R1.5=[[3DS Daisy Hills|3DS Daisy Hills R]]
|I1.6=Kalimari Desert T|R1.6=[[N64 Kalimari Desert|N64 Kalimari Desert T]]
|I1.7=3DS Mario Circuit|R1.7=[[3DS Mario Circuit]]
|I1.8=3DS Mario Circuit T|R1.8=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit T]]
|I1.9=Neo Bowser City R|R1.9=[[3DS Neo Bowser City|3DS Neo Bowser City R]]
|I1.10=Koopa Troopa Beach 2R|R1.10=[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R]]
|I1.11=Los Angeles Laps R|R1.11=[[Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps R]]
|I1.12=RMX Rainbow Road 1RT|R1.12=[[RMX Rainbow Road 1|RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T]]
|I1.13=Paris Promenade 3R|R1.13=[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3R]]

|I2.1=Shy Guy Bazaar|R2.1=[[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar]]**
|I2.2=Shy Guy Bazaar R|R2.2=[[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R]]
|I2.3=Vancouver Velocity RT|R2.3=[[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity R/T]]
|I2.4=Toad Circuit T|R2.4=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit T]]*
|I2.5=Rock Rock Mountain|R2.5=[[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]]*
|I2.6=Mario Circuit 2T|R2.6=[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2T]]***
|I2.7=Paris Promenade R|R2.7=[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade R]]
|I2.8=London Loop R|R2.8=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop R]]
|I2.9=Vanilla Lake 1RT|R2.9=[[SNES Vanilla Lake 1|SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T]]**
|I2.10=Los Angeles Laps|R2.10=[[Los Angeles Laps]]
|I2.11=Rosalina's Ice World|R2.11=[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World]]
|I2.12=DK Summit|R2.12=[[Wii DK Summit]]
|I2.13=DK Summit T|R2.13=[[Wii DK Summit|Wii DK Summit T]]
|I2.14=Sydney Sprint|R2.14=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint]]
|I2.15=Sydney Sprint T|R2.15=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint T]]
|I2.16=Paris Promenade 3|R2.16=[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3]]
|I2.17=Coconut Mall R|R2.17=[[Wii Coconut Mall|Wii Coconut Mall R]]
|I2.18=Sydney Sprint 3|R2.18=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint 3]]
|I2.19=Sydney Sprint 3R|R2.19=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint 3R]]
|I2.20=Donut Plains 3R|R2.20=[[SNES Donut Plains 3|SNES Donut Plains 3R]]
|I2.21=Donut Plains 3RT|R2.21=[[SNES Donut Plains 3|SNES Donut Plains 3R/T]]
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cloud Glider.png|The Cloud Glider in ''Mario Kart 8''
MKT White Karts and Gliders Pipe.jpg|[[Bowser]] gliding in the [[White Snow Skimmer]] with the Cloud Glider on [[N64 Royal Raceway]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=もくもくバルーン
|JpnR=Mokumoku Barūn
|JpnM=Billowing Balloon
|ChiS=云朵气球
|ChiSR=Yúnduǒ qìqiú
|ChiSM=Cloud Balloon
|ChiT=雲形氣球
|ChiTR=Yúnxíng qìqiú
|ChiTM=Cloud-shaped Balloon
|Dut=Wolkballonnen
|DutM=Cloud Balloons
|Fre=Aile nuages
|FreM=Clouds Wing
|Ger=Wolkenballons
|GerM=Cloud Balloons
|Ita=Paranuvolo
|ItaM=From ''parapendio'' ("paraglider") and ''nuvola'' ("cloud")
|Kor=뭉게뭉게글라이더
|KorR=Munggemungge Geullaideo
|KorM=Rising Glider
|PorA=Balão Cumulus
|PorAM=Cumulus Balloon
|PorE=Paranuvem
|PorEM=From ''parapente'' ("paraglider") and ''nuvem'' ("cloud")
|Rus=Облачка
|RusR=Oblachka
|RusM=Clouds
|Spa=Ala Nubes
|SpaM=Clouds Wing
}}

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