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{{articleabout|the tires from ''Mario Kart 7''|the car|[[Monster]]}}
{{kart infobox
{{kart-infobox
|image=[[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png]]
|image=[[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png]]
|title=Monster
|strong=Speed, Weight, Off-Road (MK7)<br>Weight, Traction (MK8, MK8D)
|high=Speed, Weight, Off-Road
|average=None (MK7)<br>Speed (MK8, MK8D)
|low=Acceleration, Handling  
|weak=Acceleration, Handling (MK7, MK8, MK8D)
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
}}
}}
The '''Monster''' tires are a set of default tires in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Its design is almost exactly the same as the tires on the [[Tiny Titan]], from [[Mario Kart Wii]]. They offer good speed, weight, and off-road, while hindering the acceleration and handling stats. In fact, the Monster tires offer the highest weight boost, the lowest acceleration boost, and are tied with the [[Red Monster]] tires for the best off-road boost.  They're also tied with the Red Monster tires, the [[Slick]] tires, and the [[Gold Tires]], for the lowest handling boost.
The '''Monster''' tires are a set of tires in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. They are notable for their large size, and most [[kart]]s fitted with these tires will have their suspension and axles lifted. It is named after and based on the [[Monster (vehicle)|Monster]] vehicle that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] drive in ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]''.  


The Monster tires also appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. They look slightly different than they do in ''Mario Kart 7'', which also applies to the stats that they alter. The [[Hot Monster]] tires serve as the counterpart to the Monster tires in this game.
==History==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
[[File:MK7 Monster.png|thumb|120px|left|The Monster tire, as it appears in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
In ''Mario Kart 7'', the design of the Monster tires is almost exactly the same as the tires on the [[Tiny Titan]], from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. They offer good speed, weight, and off-road, while hindering the acceleration and handling stats. In fact, the Monster tires offer the highest weight boost, the lowest acceleration boost, and are tied with the [[Red Monster]] tires for the best off-road boost. They are also tied with the Red Monster tires, the [[Slick]] tires, and the [[Gold Tires]], for the lowest handling boost.
 
In terms of their hidden stats, the Monster tires excel poorly while underwater, and have one of the lowest stability statistics in the game. Additionally, air handling is hindered, making it more difficult to steer while the glider is in use. The Monster and Red Monster are also the only tires that can drift off-road.
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:Morton Koopa MK8.png|thumb|[[Morton]]'s [[Tri-Speeder]], equipped with the Monster tires]]
The Monster tires reappear in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', where they look slightly different than they do in ''Mario Kart 7''. This also applies to the stats that they alter, where they no longer boost the speed stat, while only boosting weight and traction. They still have a negative impact on acceleration and handling, however. In fact, when taking into account their hidden stats, the Monster tires have the lowest stat total of any vehicle part in the game.
 
The Monster tires have a variant called the [[Hot Monster]], which shares the exact same stats as them.
 
All CPU-controlled heavyweights with a large body frame (excluding [[Link]] and, in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', Rosalina) use these tires while riding the [[Standard Kart#Mario Kart 8|Standard Kart]] or [[Standard Bike#Mario Kart 8|Standard Bike]], but [[Link]], along with the middleweights, as well as [[Metal Mario]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], and the lightweight [[Larry]] and [[Wendy]] use them while riding the [[Standard ATV]], which is also the case for all other CPU-controlled racers with large body frames. CPU Lakitu uses these tires with the [[Biddybuggy]].
 
The tires seem to be a default part of the Standard ATV, as implied by the artworks.
 
In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the Monster tires have slightly different stats. They now have improved water speed, water handling, air handling and mini-turbo stats, and their traction stat has also been reduced as well.
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Monster tires return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', under different appearances. On the [[Bolt Buggy]], [[Offroader]], [[Tanooki Kart]], and [[Lunar Cruiser]], they take their ''Mario Kart 8'' appearance. A blue variant is used by the [[Pipe Buggy]] and [[Ice-blue Poltergust]], a green variant is used by the [[Holiday King]], a brown spiky variant is used by the [[Koopa King]] and [[Gilded King]], a black spiky variant is used by the [[Brown Offroader]] and [[Black Dozer]], a silver and red spiky variant is used by the [[Silver King]], a purple and pink spiky variant is used by the [[Purple Dozer]], a pink variant of the ''Mario Kart 8'' version is used by the [[Pink Dozer]], a snowflake patterned variant is used by the [[Ice Dozer]], a yellow spiky variant is used by the [[Yellow Offroader]], a yellow and black variant of the ''Mario Kart 8'' version is used by the [[Firefly]], a yellow and dark blue variant of the ''Mario Kart 8'' version is used by the [[Tropical Truck]] and [[Camo Tanooki Kart]], and a light green and orange variant of the ''Mario Kart 8'' version is used by the [[Moo Moo Offroader]].
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==Stat boosts==
==Stat boosts==
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===''Mario Kart 7''===
===''Mario Kart 7''===
*'''Speed''': +0.75
*'''Speed''': +0.75
*'''Sea Speed''': -1
*'''Air Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': -0.75
*'''Acceleration''': -0.75
*'''Weight''': +1
*'''Weight''': +1
*'''Handling''': -1.25
*'''Handling''': -1.25
*'''Sea Handling''': -1.25
*'''Air Handling''': -1
*'''Off-Road''': +1.25
*'''Off-Road''': +1.25
*'''Mini-Turbo''': 0
*'''Stability''': -1
*'''Drift''': 0
===''Mario Kart 8''===
===''Mario Kart 8''===
*'''Speed''': 0
*'''Ground Speed''': 0
*'''Water Speed''': -0.5
*'''Air Speed''': -0.5
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': -0.5
*'''Acceleration''': -0.5
*'''Weight''': +0.5
*'''Weight''': +0.5
*'''Handling''': -0.75
*'''Ground Handling''': -0.75
*'''Water Handling''': -0.75
*'''Air Handling''': -0.75
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.75
*'''Traction''': +0.75
*'''Traction''': +0.75
*'''Mini-Turbo''': -0.5
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Ground Speed''': 0
*'''Water Speed''': -0.25
*'''Air Speed''': -0.5
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': -0.5
*'''Weight''': +0.5
*'''Ground Handling''': -0.75
*'''Water Handling''': -0.5
*'''Air Handling''': -0.5
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.75
*'''Traction''': +0.5
*'''Mini-Turbo''': -0.25


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
===''Mario Kart 7''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MK7 Monster.png|Monster tire in ''Mario Kart 7''.
MonsterIcon-MK7.png|The icon of the Monster tires
File:MonsterIcon-MK7.png|The icon of the Monster tires.
MK7 Mario fireball.png|[[Mario]]'s [[kart]], equipped with the Monster tires
File:Mario-fireball-mk73s8gf.png|[[Mario]]'s [[kart]], equipped with the Monster tires.
MK3D Bowser.png|[[Bowser]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires
File:MK3D Bowser.PNG|[[Bowser]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires.
Wario MK7.png|[[Wario]]'s [[Bolt Buggy]], equipped with the Monster tires
File:Wario MK7.png|[[Wario]]'s [[Bolt Buggy]], equipped with the Monster tires.
Wiggler MK7.png|[[Wiggler]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires
File:Wiggler MK7.png|[[Wiggler]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Mario Kart 8''===
===''Mario Kart 8''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Toadette MK8 Screenshot.png|[[Toadette]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster wheels.
Toadette MK8 Screenshot.png|[[Toadette]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires
File:40 Koopa 1.jpg|[[Bowser]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster wheels.
Bowser Castle MK8 Bowser outside.png|[[Bowser]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster tires
File:3DSDKJungleMK8.png|[[Donkey Kong]]'s [[bike]], equipped with the Monster wheels.
3DSDKJungleMK8.png|[[Donkey Kong]]'s [[bike]], equipped with the Monster tires
File:47 Waluigi 2.jpg|[[Waluigi]]'s bike, equipped with the Monster wheels.
Mount Wario MK8 Waluigi.png|[[Waluigi]]'s bike, equipped with the Monster tires
File:Morton Koopa MK8.PNG|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]'s kart, equipped with the Monster wheels.
Wendy Koopa MK8.png|[[Wendy]]'s [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]], equipped with the Monster tires
File:Wendy Koopa MK8.PNG|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]], equipped with the Monster wheels.
Mario_Kart_8_-_Tire_-_Monster.svg|Simplified artwork of the Monster tire
Mario_Kart_8_-_Tire_-_Monster - Monochrome.svg|Monochrome artwork of the Monster tire
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
MKT Icon BoltBuggy.png|Monster tires on the Bolt Buggy
MKT Icon Offroader.png|Monster tires on the Offroader
MKT Icon TanookiKart.png|Monster tires on the Tanooki Kart
MKT Icon LunarCruiser.png|Monster tires on the Lunar Cruiser
MKT Icon PinkDozer.png|Monster tires (pink) on the Pink Dozer
MKT Icon Firefly.png|Monster tires (black/yellow) on the Firefly
MKT Icon TropicalTruck.png|Monster tires (yellow) on the Tropical Truck
MKT Icon CamoTanookiKart.png|Monster tires (yellow) on the Camo Tanooki Kart
MKT Icon MooMooOffroader.png|Monster tires (green/orange) on the Moo Moo Offroader
MKT Icon PipeBuggy.png|Monster tires (blue) on the Pipe Buggy
MKT Icon IcebluePoltergust.png|Monster tires (blue) on the Ice-blue Poltergust
MKT Icon IceDozer.png|Monster tires (snowflake) on the Ice Dozer
MKT Icon HolidayKing.png|Monster tires (green) on the Holiday King
MKT Icon KoopaKing.png|Monster tires (brown/spiky) on the Koopa King
MKT Icon GildedKing.png|Monster tires (brown/spiky) on the Gilded King
MKT Icon BrownOffroader.png|Monster tires (black/spiky) on the Brown Offroader
MKT Icon BlackDozer.png|Monster tires (black/spiky) on the Black Dozer
MKT Icon SilverKing.png|Monster tires (silver/spiky) on the Silver King
MKT Icon YellowOffroader.png|Monster tires (yellow/spiky) on the Yellow Offroader
MKT Icon PurpleDozer.png|Monster tires (purple/spiky) on the Purple Dozer
MKT Model Big Black.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT Model Big Pink.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (pink)
MKT Model Big BlackYellow.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (black/yellow)
MKT Model Big DarkBlueYellow.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (yellow)
MKT Model BigB Blue.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (blue)
MKT Model BigB LightBlue.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (snowflake)
MKT Model BigRainbow Holiday.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (green)
MKT Model BigToge Black.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (black/spiky)
MKT Model BigToge BlackSilver.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (silver/spiky)
MKT Model BigToge Brown.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (brown/spiky)
MKT 149CB.png|A common [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]] depicting a Monster tire
MKT 149GB.png|A gold badge depicting a Monster tire
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワイルドタイヤ
|Jap=ワイルドタイヤ
|JapR=Wairudotaiya
|JapR=Wairudo Taiya
|JapM=Wild Tires
|JapM=Wild Tire
|Spa=Todoterreno
|Spa=Todoterreno
|SpaM=All-Terrain
|SpaM=All-Terrain
|Fra=Mastodonte
|Fre=Mastodonte
|FraM=Mastodon
|FreM=Mastodon
|Dut=Monster
|Dut=Monster
|DutM=Monster
|DutM=Monster
|Ger=Gelände
|GerN=''Mario Kart 7''
|GerM=Offroad
|Ger2=Riesig
|Ger2N=''Mario Kart 8''
|Ger2M=Huge
|Ita=Maxi
|Ita=Maxi
|ItaM=Big
|ItaM=Big
|Ger=Gelände (in MK7); Riesig (in MK8)
|GerM=Offroad (in MK7); Huge (in MK8)
|Kor=와일드타이어
|KorR=Waildeutaieo
|KorM=Wild Tires
|Por=Grande
|Por=Grande
|PorM=Big
|PorM=Big
|Rus=Гигантские
|RusR=Gigantskiye
|RusM=Gigantic
|Kor=와일드타이어
|KorR=Waildeu Taieo
|KorM=Wild Tire
|Chi=狂野轮胎 (Simplified)<br>狂野輪胎 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Kuángyě Lúntāi
|ChiM=Wild Tires
}}
}}
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{{MKT}}
[[Category:Tires]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 7 tires]]
[[Category:Unlockables]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 tires]]
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Latest revision as of 20:45, October 4, 2024

Monster
Monster from Mario Kart 8
Strong stats Speed, Weight, Off-Road (MK7)
Weight, Traction (MK8, MK8D)
Average stats None (MK7)
Speed (MK8, MK8D)
Weak stats Acceleration, Handling (MK7, MK8, MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Monster tires are a set of tires in the Mario Kart series. They are notable for their large size, and most karts fitted with these tires will have their suspension and axles lifted. It is named after and based on the Monster vehicle that Mario and Luigi drive in Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

The Monster tire, as it appears in Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, the design of the Monster tires is almost exactly the same as the tires on the Tiny Titan, from Mario Kart Wii. They offer good speed, weight, and off-road, while hindering the acceleration and handling stats. In fact, the Monster tires offer the highest weight boost, the lowest acceleration boost, and are tied with the Red Monster tires for the best off-road boost. They are also tied with the Red Monster tires, the Slick tires, and the Gold Tires, for the lowest handling boost.

In terms of their hidden stats, the Monster tires excel poorly while underwater, and have one of the lowest stability statistics in the game. Additionally, air handling is hindered, making it more difficult to steer while the glider is in use. The Monster and Red Monster are also the only tires that can drift off-road.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Morton Koopa Jr. in Mario Kart 8
Morton's Tri-Speeder, equipped with the Monster tires

The Monster tires reappear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where they look slightly different than they do in Mario Kart 7. This also applies to the stats that they alter, where they no longer boost the speed stat, while only boosting weight and traction. They still have a negative impact on acceleration and handling, however. In fact, when taking into account their hidden stats, the Monster tires have the lowest stat total of any vehicle part in the game.

The Monster tires have a variant called the Hot Monster, which shares the exact same stats as them.

All CPU-controlled heavyweights with a large body frame (excluding Link and, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Rosalina) use these tires while riding the Standard Kart or Standard Bike, but Link, along with the middleweights, as well as Metal Mario, Pink Gold Peach, and the lightweight Larry and Wendy use them while riding the Standard ATV, which is also the case for all other CPU-controlled racers with large body frames. CPU Lakitu uses these tires with the Biddybuggy.

The tires seem to be a default part of the Standard ATV, as implied by the artworks.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Monster tires have slightly different stats. They now have improved water speed, water handling, air handling and mini-turbo stats, and their traction stat has also been reduced as well.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Monster tires return in Mario Kart Tour, under different appearances. On the Bolt Buggy, Offroader, Tanooki Kart, and Lunar Cruiser, they take their Mario Kart 8 appearance. A blue variant is used by the Pipe Buggy and Ice-blue Poltergust, a green variant is used by the Holiday King, a brown spiky variant is used by the Koopa King and Gilded King, a black spiky variant is used by the Brown Offroader and Black Dozer, a silver and red spiky variant is used by the Silver King, a purple and pink spiky variant is used by the Purple Dozer, a pink variant of the Mario Kart 8 version is used by the Pink Dozer, a snowflake patterned variant is used by the Ice Dozer, a yellow spiky variant is used by the Yellow Offroader, a yellow and black variant of the Mario Kart 8 version is used by the Firefly, a yellow and dark blue variant of the Mario Kart 8 version is used by the Tropical Truck and Camo Tanooki Kart, and a light green and orange variant of the Mario Kart 8 version is used by the Moo Moo Offroader.

Stat boosts[edit]

Stat values are out of 6.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

  • Speed: +0.75
  • Sea Speed: -1
  • Air Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -0.75
  • Weight: +1
  • Handling: -1.25
  • Sea Handling: -1.25
  • Air Handling: -1
  • Off-Road: +1.25
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Stability: -1
  • Drift: 0

Mario Kart 8[edit]

  • Ground Speed: 0
  • Water Speed: -0.5
  • Air Speed: -0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -0.5
  • Weight: +0.5
  • Ground Handling: -0.75
  • Water Handling: -0.75
  • Air Handling: -0.75
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
  • Traction: +0.75
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.5

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

  • Ground Speed: 0
  • Water Speed: -0.25
  • Air Speed: -0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -0.5
  • Weight: +0.5
  • Ground Handling: -0.75
  • Water Handling: -0.5
  • Air Handling: -0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
  • Traction: +0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.25

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワイルドタイヤ[?]
Wairudo Taiya
Wild Tire
Chinese 狂野轮胎 (Simplified)
狂野輪胎 (Traditional)
[?]

Kuángyě Lúntāi
Wild Tires
Dutch Monster[?] Monster
French Mastodonte[?] Mastodon
German Gelände[?] Offroad Mario Kart 7
Riesig[?] Huge Mario Kart 8
Italian Maxi[?] Big
Korean 와일드타이어[?]
Waildeu Taieo
Wild Tire
Portuguese Grande[?] Big
Russian Гигантские[?]
Gigantskiye
Gigantic
Spanish Todoterreno[?] All-Terrain