Editing Ring (Mario Kart series)

{{italic title|Ring (''Mario Kart'' series)}}
{{redirect|Star Ring|the object in the Super Mario Galaxy games known as a "Star Ring" in Japan|[[Launch Star]]}}
{{redirect|Star Gate|the character in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|[[Star Temple gate]]}}
[[File:MK8-Course-MountWario.jpg|thumb|250px|Three rings on [[Mount Wario]] from ''Mario Kart 8'']]
{{quote|Passing through a ring gives you a slight speed boost. Zipping through a bunch in a row is quite a rush!|Lakitu|Mario Kart Tour}}
A '''ring''' is an air-based, speed-boosting object that first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. They are typically found on longer gliding segments and provide a boost of speed when the player drives through them, but can also be found on regular jumps and act as air-based [[Dash Panel]]s. While the design of the rings varies between games and courses, they all share the same unique sound when glided through, similar to the ones made by the [[Launch Star]]s in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''{{'}}s [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]. There are many types of rings, being the normal rings, '''Star Rings''' (or '''Star Gates'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Drive through the Star Gates and get a good speed boost!|author=[[Jordan]] (subtitles), [[Play Nintendo]] channel|date=August 24, 2024|url=youtu.be/8c7G5AA27yU?t=474|title=Let’s Play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Back to School Challenge 🎒😎 <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo‬|timestamp=7:54|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}</ref>), '''Boost Rings''', and the [[Dash Ring]] item. They function almost identically to the [[Plane]] Zippers from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|remake]].

==History==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
Star Rings first appear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where they are paired with [[Dash Panel]]s throughout the [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] course. They provide speed boosts for players.

===''Mario Kart 7''===
Star Rings later appear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', where they only appear in [[3DS Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] and resemble golden Launch Stars and the ones seen around Dash Panels on the track. A total of seven appear in the course, one in the gliding segment off of the planet's rings during the second section of the track, and the other six appear in the section after the spinning tunnel in the third section. The rings on the third set can either be reached by gliding through them or jumping off certain boosted [[Ramp]]s within the segment.

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
Star Rings appear in almost every course of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. They appear paired with a Dash Panel in the courses [[Kingdom Way]], [[Splash Circuit]], [[Tropical Coast]], [[Bon Dance Street]], [[Omatsuri Circuit]], [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|DK Jungle]], [[Aerial Road]], [[Sky Arena]], [[Bowser's Factory]], and [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|Bowser's Castle]]. They also appear in the gliding section of [[Peach Castle (race course)|Peach Castle]], Kingdom Way, and Bowser's Castle.

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:MK8-Course-DolphinShoals.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Three rings in Dolphin Shoals from ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Rings also appear in several different courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Three appear in the jump section near the start of [[Dolphin Shoals]], which are yellow and have four pointed sections coming off them. These rings are reached by jumping from the ramps beneath them, and the [[Dolphin]]s will occasionally jump through these rings. Another three appear on the ski-jump like gliding section towards the end of the third section of [[Mount Wario]]. These rings are silver with orange parts which say "Mount Wario" in white writing and a propeller on the top which is attached to the ring by an orange exclamation mark in a blue oval. Four Star Rings have been added in {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}; two in the first gliding segment in the first section of the track, and two others before the final stretch positioned on the ground. Another pair of rings appear in [[Big Blue]], where they appear on the second jump of section two, and are similar to the [[Mount Wario]] ones in design, except now reading "Big Blue", lacking the exclamation mark and using a more futuristic looking design, with the blue antigravity glow due to the section being in [[anti-gravity]].

In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', Star Rings appear on {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}}, Boost Rings appear on {{classic-link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}, and normal rings appear on {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}. These last rings have an appearance similar to the Mount Wario rings, but with more saturated colors, no writings, a yellow glow, and an [[Item Box]] in the center.
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
[[File:MKT Star Ring.png|thumb|100px|Two Star Rings]]
Yellow rings appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in the [[Ring Race]] bonus challenges. They provide a small burst of speed when passed through, and the player is required to pass through a certain number of rings in order to pass the challenge. These rings also make an appearance in some [[Break Item Boxes]] bonus challenges, where passing through them makes more [[Item Box]]es appear.

Several different types of rings appear in regular races. Star Rings appear in [[RMX Rainbow Road 1]], [[SNES Rainbow Road|SNES Rainbow Road R/T]], [[3DS Rainbow Road]], [[RMX Rainbow Road 2|RMX Rainbow Road 2T, RMX Rainbow Road 2R/T]], and [[Wii Rainbow Road]], usually found in gliding sections or near [[ramp]]s (in Wii Rainbow Road, they are paired with Dash Panels like in the course's original appearance); they award bonus points when passed through, in addition to providing a brief speed boost like the bonus challenge rings. The entry and exit points of the glider tunnel in Wii Rainbow Road also give points marked as "Star Ring", although they do not provide bursts of speed. Boost Rings appear in the gliding section of [[Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway, Singapore Speedway 2T, Singapore Speedway 3T]], and [[Madrid Drive|Madrid Drive 2R/T]], also providing points and some speed when passed through. Another type of ring, known as the [[Dash Ring]], appears as the [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] of several drivers; when used, three rings travel forward (five if Dash Ring+ is activated), and any player who passes through them will receive a small boost and earn points.
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===''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''===
[[File:MKLHC star ring.jpg|thumb|left|A ring in ''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', a Star Ring with a similar design to the ones seen in {{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}} in ''Mario Kart 8'' appears in the "Rainbow" environment.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rainbow Road for Mario Wiki 9.png|Three rings in Rainbow Road from ''Mario Kart 7''
MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue.jpg|Two rings in Big Blue from ''Mario Kart 8''
MK8D N64 Rainbow Road Ring.jpg|Two rings in <small>N64</small> Rainbow Road from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MKT Ring Race 3DS Rosalina's Ice World.png|Rings generated by a [[Penguin]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT Boost Rings.jpg|Two Boost Rings in Singapore Speedway from ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Ring===
{{foreign names
|Jap=リング
|JapR=Ringu
|JapM=Ring
|ChiS=圆环
|ChiSR=Yuán huán
|ChiSM=Ring
|ChiT=圓環
|ChiTR=Yuán huán
|ChiTM=Ring
|Fre=Anneau
|FreM=Ring
|Ger=Tor
|GerM=Gate
|Ita=Anello
|ItaM=Ring
|Kor=링
|KorR=Ring
|Por=Anel
|PorM=Ring
|Spa=Aro
|SpaM=Ring
}}

===Star Ring===
{{foreign names	
|Jap=スターリング
|JapR=Sutā Ringu
|JapM=Star Ring
|JapC=<ref name=MKT>Displayed as an [[Mario Kart Tour race points system#Object interactions|action]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref>
|ChiS=星星环
|ChiSR=Xīngxīng Huán
|ChiSM=Star Ring
|ChiSC=<ref name=MKT/>
|ChiT=星星環
|ChiTR=Xīngxīng Huán
|ChiTM=Star Ring
|ChiTC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Fre=Anneau étoile
|FreM=Star ring
|FreC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Ger=Sternring
|GerM=Star ring
|GerC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Ita=Stella lancio
|ItaM=[[Sling Star]]
|ItaC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Kor=스타링
|KorR=Seuta Ring
|KorM=Star Ring
|KorC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Por=Anel estrela
|PorM=Star ring
|PorC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Spa=Anillo estelar
|SpaM=Stellar ring
|SpaC=<ref name=MKT/>
}}

===Boost Ring===
{{foreign names
|Jap=アクセルリング
|JapR=Akuseru Ringu
|JapM=Accelerator Ring
|JapC=<ref name=MKT/>
|ChiS=加速环
|ChiSR=Jiāsù Huán
|ChiSM=Acceleration Ring
|ChiSC=<ref name=MKT/>
|ChiT=加速環
|ChiTR=Jiāsù Huán
|ChiTM=Acceleration Ring
|ChiTC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Fre=Anneau dynamo
|FreM=Dynamo Ring
|FreC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Ger=Turbotor
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Turbo" and "Motor"
|GerC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Ita=Turbanello
|ItaM=Boost-ring
|ItaC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Kor=액셀링
|KorR=Aeksel Ring
|KorM=Acceleration Ring
|KorC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Por=Anel impulso
|PorM=Boost Ring
|PorC=<ref name=MKT/>
|Spa=Aro acelerón
|SpaM=Acceleration Ring
|SpaC=<ref name=MKT/>
}}

==References==
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