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{{italic title|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8''}}
{{DLC infobox
|name=''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8''
|image=[[File:MK8 DLC 1 Poster.png|250px]]
|game=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|platforms=[[Wii U]]
|price='''Standalone:'''<br>{{release|Japan|¥800|USA|US$7.99|UK|£7.00|Europe|€8.00|Russia|319 ₽|Australia|AU$10.00|NZ|NZ$14.00}}
|price2='''Bundled:'''<br>{{release|Japan|¥1200|USA|US$11.99|UK|£11.00|Europe|€12.00|Russia|479 ₽|Australia|AU$16.00|NZ|NZ$20.00}}
|release={{release|Japan|November 13, 2014<ref name="VideoGamer">Scammell, David (November 6, 2014). "[https://www.videogamer.com/news/mario-kart-8s-first-dlc-pack-releases-november-13/ Mario Kart 8's first DLC pack releases November 13"]. ''VideoGamer''. Retrieved December 17, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221217225115/https://www.videogamer.com/news/mario-kart-8s-first-dlc-pack-releases-november-13/ Archived] December 17, 2022, 22:51:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>|Mexico|November 13, 2014<ref name="VideoGamer"/>|USA|November 13, 2014<ref name="VideoGamer"/>|Europe|November 13, 2014<ref name="VideoGamer"/>|Australia|November 13, 2014<ref name="VideoGamer"/>}}
|removal=March 27, 2023
|languages={{languages|en_us=y|en_gb=y|fr_fr=y|fr_ca=y|es_es=y|es_latam=y|de=y|it=y|nl=y|ru=y|pt_pt=y|jp=y}}
|content=[[Tanooki Mario]]<br>[[Cat Peach]]<br>[[Link]]<br>[[Blue Falcon]]<br>[[B Dasher]]<br>[[Master Cycle]]<br>[[Tanooki Kart]]<br>[[Triforce Tires]]<br>[[Hylian Kite]]<br>[[Egg Cup]]<br>[[Triforce Cup]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}<br>[[Excitebike Arena]]<br>[[Dragon Driftway]]<br>[[Mute City]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Wario's Gold Mine}}<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}<br>[[Ice Ice Outpost]]<br>[[Hyrule Circuit]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Light-blue Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Pink Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Black Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|White Yoshi]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Orange Yoshi]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Green Shy Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Blue Shy Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy]]<br>[[Black Shy Guy]]<br>[[White Shy Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy|Orange Shy Guy]]
|related=[[Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8|Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8'']]<br>[[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]
|collapsed=true
}}
'''''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8''''' is one of three downloadable content packs available for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the others being [[Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8|Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]. It was released on November 13, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]].<ref name="VideoGamer"/> This is the first time [[classic course]]s and [[new course]]s are combined into [[cup]]s.

The re-release of ''Mario Kart 8'' on the [[Nintendo Switch]] as ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' contains all of the previously released DLC for ''Mario Kart 8'' in the base game, including this pack.

==Contents==
[[File:TLOZxMK8.png|thumb|left|An overview of the contents of the pack]]
Like ''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'', this pack contains three new [[List of characters|characters]], four new vehicles (3 [[kart]]s and a [[bike]]), a new set of [[tire]]s, a new [[glider]], and two new cups with four courses each.
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===Characters===
These characters, once obtained, may appear as computer racers. Additionally, in online races, players that have not purchased the pack can see other players use these characters. All 3 of these characters make their playable debut in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] through this pack. In addition, Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach, despite being forms of their respective base characters, are considered separate from them in this game and take up different locations on the character select screen.
*[[File:MK8 Tanooki Mario Icon.png|link=Tanooki Mario|32x32px]] [[Tanooki Mario]] - [[Mario]] powered up by a [[Super Leaf]]. This form was first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. His horn is the [[cape]] sound effect from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. <br>
*[[File:MK8 Cat Peach Icon.png|link=Cat Peach|32x32px]] [[Cat Mario#Mario Kart 8|Cat Peach]] - [[Princess Peach]] powered up by a [[Super Bell]]. This form was first seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. <br>
*[[File:MK8 Link Icon.png|link=Link|32x32px]] [[Link]] - The main protagonist of the [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. This Link is the "Hero of the Skies" from [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'']].

===Kart parts===
*[[File:MK8BlueFalcon.png|50px]] [[Blue Falcon]] - A kart based on one of many vehicles that appear in the [[fzerowiki:F-Zero (series)|''F-Zero'' series]]. It previously appeared as an unlockable kart in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.<br>
*[[File:ZeldaMK8Bdasher.png|50px]] [[B Dasher]] - A kart that previously appeared in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and is Mario's first kart in the former.<br>
*[[File:MK8MasterCycle.png|50px]] [[Master Cycle]] - A bike based on [[zeldawiki:Epona|Epona]] from the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[File:MK8 Tanooki Buggy Sprite.png|50px]] [[Tanooki Kart]] - A kart that resembles a Jeep Wrangler. The spare tire on the back is colored to look like a Tanooki tail and has a small metal Tanooki Leaf in the middle.
*[[File:MK8-TriforceTires.png|50px]] [[Triforce Tires]] - A set of tires based on the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[File:MK8-HylianKite.png|50px]] [[Hylian Kite]] - A glider based on the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.

===Courses===
{| style="border-collapse:collapse;width:30%;" cellpadding="4" align="center"
![[File:MK8 Egg Cup Emblem.png|70px|link=Egg Cup]]<br>[[Egg Cup]]
![[File:MK8 Triforce Cup Emblem.png|70px|link=Triforce Cup]]<br>[[Triforce Cup]]
|-align="center"
|{{course icon|MK8|GCN Yoshi Circuit}}
|{{course icon|MK8|Wii Wario's Gold Mine}}
|-align="center"
|{{course icon|MK8|Excitebike Arena}}
|{{course icon|MK8|SNES Rainbow Road}}
|-align="center"
|{{course icon|MK8|Dragon Driftway}}
|{{course icon|MK8|Ice Ice Outpost}}
|-align="center"
|{{course icon|MK8|Mute City}}
|{{course icon|MK8|Hyrule Circuit}}
|}

===Bonus content===
If both ''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'' were purchased, either separately or as a bundle, the player instantly received eight new color swaps of both [[Yoshi]] and [[Shy Guy]]. Neither Yoshi nor Shy Guy appear as computer racers in these alternate colors. The following colors were included:

*Yoshi: [[File:MK8 Red Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Blue Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Light-Blue Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Light-blue Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Yellow Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Pink Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Pink Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Black Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Black Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 White Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|White Yoshi|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Orange Yoshi Icon.png|link=Yoshi (species)|Orange Yoshi|32x32px]]

*Shy Guy: [[File:MK8 Green Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Green Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Blue Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Blue Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Light-Blue Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Yellow Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Pink Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Black Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Black Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 White Shy Guy Icon.png|link=White Shy Guy|32x32px]][[File:MK8 Orange Shy Guy Icon.png|link=Shy Guy|Orange Shy Guy|32x32px]]

==References==
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