Gold Glider

Template:Kart-infobox The Gold Glider is an unlockable glider in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour. It is a gold version of the Super Glider. CPUs never use the Gold Glider, along with the Gold Standard, and the Gold Tires, making this glider player-exclusive.

History

Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, it highly resembles the Super Glider, except that the Gold Glider has a golden color surrounding it. It can be unlocked by connecting with 100 people with StreetPass, or by collecting 10,000 coins. The Gold Glider does not offer any stat boosts and is therefore a purely aesthetic unlockable. It does, however, slightly increase the kart's gliding distance.

When the Gold Gilder is combined with the Gold Tires and Gold Standard body, they complete the whole Gold Standard. This kart gives great speed (the 2nd biggest boost in the game) and good weight, but has a bad acceleration and handling boost, and has the worst off-road in the game.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Gold Glider returns as an unlockable glider in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Instead of being entirely gold, the cloth is now black, and the game logo's "8", surrounded by a wreath of olive leaves, appears in place of the character's emblem, like the Gold Standard. Like in the previous game, it is unlocked by collecting 10,000 coins (halved to 5,000 coins in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), and it does not offer any stat boosts. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it now offers a slight boost to weight and anti-gravity speed while slightly lowering traction; its stats are now identical to the Wario Wing, Plane Glider, and Paraglider.

Mario Kart Tour

The Gold Glider returns in Mario Kart Tour. In this version, it is identical in design to the Super Glider, but completely gold. It is classified as a High-End glider. Collecting Coins grants more points when using this glider.

Gold Mario uses this glider on several Coin Rush courses with a gliding section.

Statistics

Mario Kart 7

All Stats: 0

Whole Gold Standard Speed: +1.25 Sea Speed: -1 Air Speed: -0.25 Acceleration: -0.75 Weight: +0.75 Handling: -1.25 Sea Handling: 0 Air Handling: -1 Off-Road: -2.75 Mini-Turbo: 0 Stability: 0 Drift: -1.25

Mario Kart 8

All Stats: 0

Whole Gold Standard Ground Speed: +0.75 Water Speed: 0 Air Speed: +0.75 Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5 Acceleration: -0.75 Weight: +0.75 Ground Handling: 0 Water Handling: 0 Air Handling: 0 Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25 Traction: -1.5 Mini-Turbo: -1

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Ground Speed: 0 Water Speed: -0.25 Air Speed: 0 Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25 Acceleration: 0 Weight: +0.25 Ground Handling: 0 Water Handling: +0.25 Air Handling: 0 Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25 Traction: -0.25 Mini-Turbo: 0

Whole Gold Standard Ground Speed: +0.75 Water Speed: -0.5 Air Speed: -0.25 Anti-Gravity Speed: 0 Acceleration: -1.5 Weight: +0.75 Ground Handling: -0.25 Water Handling: 0 Air Handling: -1 Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75 Traction: -1.75 Mini-Turbo: -1

Gallery

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  Mario Kart 7

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  Mario Kart 8

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  The Gold Glider in use in Mario Kart 8

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  Luigi using the Gold Glider in Mario Kart Tour

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  Dry Bones (Gold) gliding with the Gold Glider in Mario Kart Tour

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	黄金滑翔翼 (Simplified) 黃金滑翔翼 (Traditional)[?] Huángjīn Huáxiángyì	Gold Glider
Dutch	Gouden vleugel[?]	Golden wing
German	Goldgleiter[?]	Gold Glider
Italian	Ali d'Oro (Mario Kart 8) Ala d'Oro (Mario Kart 7)[?]	Golden Wings Golden Wing
Korean	골드글라이더[?] Goldeugeullaideo	Gold Glider
Portuguese (NOA)	Asa Delta de ouro[?]	Gold Hang Glider
Portuguese (NOE)	Planadouro[?]	Contraction of kite (Planador) and gold (Ouro)
Russian	Золотой планер[?] Zolotoy planyor	Gold glider
Spanish (NOA)	Ala dorada[?]	Golden wing
Spanish (NOE)	Dorada[?]	Golden

Trivia

• The Gold Glider is the only gold part not to have a different name in Europe and Australia.