Piranha Prowler

Piranha Prowler
Funky Kong on his Piranha Prowler
Size class	Large
Strong stats	Speed, Weight
Average stats	Handling, Drift
Weak stats	Acceleration, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo
Appears in	Mario Kart Wii

The Piranha Prowler is a large Weight-type kart that appears in Mario Kart Wii. The character's emblem is on the kart's forehead and seen on both sides of the vehicle. The kart resembles the Piranha Plant, specifically Petey Piranha, with Funky Kong's color scheme resembling him the most. The kart can be unlocked by winning the 50cc Special Cup, or by playing 600 races.

This kart does not have a bike counterpart for its size class, though the lightweight Jet Bubble has a similar stat distribution. Coincidentally, the Piranha Prowler and Jet Bubble are the heaviest kart and bike in their respective size classes. The Phantom (bike) is the only other vehicle in the game that doesn't share a counterpart in its weight class.

The mouth of the kart opens up when driving; this is most noticeable when it spins out, the player does a trick or blasted out of the cannon in GCN DK Mountain, DK Summit and Maple Treeway, the speed jump in N64 DK's Jungle Parkway and the Launch Star in Rainbow Road.

Stats

Speed: 55/80 Weight: 67/80 Acceleration: 29/80 Handling: 35/80 Drift: 35/80 Off-Road: 29/80 Mini-Turbo: 27/80

Vehicle type: Drift

The Piranha Prowler is the heaviest vehicle in the game. Having the highest weight stat in the game allows it to not only push around lighter vehicles with ease, but also jump at the lowest angle out of any vehicle in the game. It also has good speed, but its other stats are rather low. However, despite most of the Piranha Prowler's stats being below average, they exceed that of the Jetsetter kart.

The Piranha Prowler's acceleration is tied with the Sneakster, Mini Beast, and Shooting Star, the first of which also has the same mini-turbo. Its handling and off-road are tied with the Bullet Bike. Its drift is tied with the Sugarscoot. Its speed is tied with the Mach Bike and the Mini Beast.

Bowser's Piranha Prowler has the highest possible weight stat in the game.

Color schemes

Funky Kong's Piranha Prowler opens its mouth

Character	Color scheme	Image	Character	Color scheme	Image
Wario	Yellow with white spots, purple petals		Waluigi	Purple with white spots, pink petals
Donkey Kong	Brown with red spots, yellow petals		Bowser	Dark green with white spots, orange petals
King Boo	Black with white spots, pink and red petals		Rosalina	Cyan with white spots, yellow petals
Funky Kong	Red with white spots, yellow petals		Dry Bowser	Beige with black spots, red petals
Male Mii	White with blue spots, cyan petals		Female Mii	Lavender with white spots, white and yellow petals

Trading Card information

Trading Card

"Heavyweight Kart racers (& those who love them—you know who you are) are a special breed and they gravitate toward a certain type of vehicle. Piranha Prowler is that kind of Kart and it'll let you throw your weight around!"

Gallery

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  Wario's Piranha Prowler model

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  Waluigi's Piranha Prowler model

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  Donkey Kong's Piranha Prowler model

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  Bowser's Piranha Prowler model

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  King Boo's Piranha Prowler model

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  Rosalina's Piranha Prowler model

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  Funky Kong's Piranha Prowler model

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  Dry Bowser's Piranha Prowler model

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  Large Male Mii's Piranha Prowler model

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  Large Female Mii's Piranha Prowler model

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パックンカート[?] Pakkun Kāto	Piranha Kart
German	Pistenpiranha[?]	Racing Track Piranha
Italian	Piranha turbo[?]	Turbo Piranha
Korean	뻐끔카트[?] Ppeokkeum Kateu	Piranha Kart
Spanish	Piraña Maleante[?]	Thug Piranha