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|image=[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x250px]]<br>[[Bowser]] on his ''' | |image=[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x250px]]<br>[[Bowser]] on his '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
|name=Flame Runner | |name=Flame Runner | ||
|high=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo | |high=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo | ||
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|weight=Large | |weight=Large | ||
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The ''' | The '''Flame Runner''' (known as '''Bowser Bike''' in the PAL regions) is a large-sized [[bike]] which appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. As the PAL region name suggests, the bike resembles [[Bowser]]; the coloring of the bike even mirrors Bowser himself. No other vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' bear physical resemblances to playable characters. | ||
The kart counterpart for this bike is the [[Flame Flyer]]. | The kart counterpart for this bike is the [[Flame Flyer]]. | ||
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|dtype=In | |dtype=In | ||
}} | }} | ||
The Flame Runner has great speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road are also rather low. | |||
The | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||
File:FlameRunner-Wario.png|Wario's ''' | File:FlameRunner-Wario.png|Wario's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-Waluigi.png|Waluigi's ''' | File:FlameRunner-Waluigi.png|Waluigi's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-DonkeyKong.png|Donkey Kong's ''' | File:FlameRunner-DonkeyKong.png|Donkey Kong's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|Bowser's ''' | File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|Bowser's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-KingBoo.png|King Boo's ''' | File:FlameRunner-KingBoo.png|King Boo's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-Rosalina.png|Rosalina's ''' | File:FlameRunner-Rosalina.png|Rosalina's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-FunkyKong.png|Funky Kong's ''' | File:FlameRunner-FunkyKong.png|Funky Kong's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
File:FlameRunner-DryBowser.png|Dry Bowser's ''' | File:FlameRunner-DryBowser.png|Dry Bowser's '''Flame Runner'''. | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
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|Jap=スーパーバウザー | |Jap=スーパーバウザー | ||
|JapR=Sūpā Bauzā | |JapR=Sūpā Bauzā | ||
|JapM=Super Bowser, reference to the Western name of the character known as Koopa in Japanese | |JapM="Super Bowser", reference to the Western name of the character known as "Koopa" in Japanese | ||
|Spa=Moto de Bowser | |Spa=Moto de Bowser | ||
|SpaM=Bowser Bike | |SpaM=Bowser Bike | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The Flame Runner is one of six vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the [[Baby Booster]], [[Wario Bike]], [[Twinkle Star]], [[Torpedo]], and [[Phantom]]. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Flame Runner have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the other bikes. Also, Rosalina's Flame Runner features shorter handles than the other Flame Runner. | ||
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{{MKW}} | {{MKW}} | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Bikes]] | [[Category:Bikes]] | ||
Revision as of 21:37, June 12, 2012
Template:Kart-infobox The Flame Runner (known as Bowser Bike in the PAL regions) is a large-sized bike which appears in Mario Kart Wii from the Mario Kart series. As the PAL region name suggests, the bike resembles Bowser; the coloring of the bike even mirrors Bowser himself. No other vehicles in Mario Kart Wii bear physical resemblances to playable characters.
The kart counterpart for this bike is the Flame Flyer.
Statistics
Template:Mkwiistat The Flame Runner has great speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road are also rather low.
Gallery
Wario's Flame Runner.
Waluigi's Flame Runner.
Donkey Kong's Flame Runner.
Bowser's Flame Runner.
King Boo's Flame Runner.
Rosalina's Flame Runner.
Funky Kong's Flame Runner.
Dry Bowser's Flame Runner.
Names in Other Languages
Trivia
- The Flame Runner is one of six vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the Baby Booster, Wario Bike, Twinkle Star, Torpedo, and Phantom. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Flame Runner have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the other bikes. Also, Rosalina's Flame Runner features shorter handles than the other Flame Runner.
