Cheep Charger

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Cheep Charger
Cheep Charger from Mario Kart Tour
The Cheep Charger in Mario Kart Tour
Size class MKW: Small
MKT: Any
Strong stats Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo
Average stats Off-Road
Weak stats Speed, Weight
Appears in Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo), Mario Kart Tour

The Cheep Charger is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It has the shape of a Cheep Cheep with wheels, an exhaust pipe shaped like a tail fin, and fin-like wings which flap when the kart boosts behind the cab. The emblem of located on the sides of the kart.

History

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Wii

The Cheep Charger first appears in Mario Kart Wii. It is a small kart with the best acceleration among all karts in the game. It also has decent handling, drifting, and Mini-Turbo stats. However, the vehicle's top speed is fairly low (tied with the Daytripper) and it is the lightest kart in the game (its weight being tied with the Bullet Bike and Magikruiser). As such, it jumps at the highest angle out of any kart in the game.

The Cheep Charger is unlocked when the player attains at least one star rank for all 50cc Retro Grand Prix Cups or plays 1,800 races. The Cheep Charger has the same off-road stat as the Wario Bike, and its drift performance is tied with the Wild Wing and the Shooting Star. If the Cheep Charger is ridden by Toadette, it can drift off-road. The Cheep Charger was the only unlockable kart revealed before the release of Mario Kart Wii, as Toad and Baby Peach were both seen driving it.

When ridden by Baby Mario, the kart resembles the original Cheep Cheep. When ridden by Koopa Troopa, it resembles a Deep Cheep and when ridden by a Female Mii, it resembles an Eep Cheep, although it is more vague. Dry Bones is the only driver whose Cheep Charger's lips are colored differently than all the drivers that use pink for the lips, due to Dry Bones having an achromatic color scheme. The Cheep Charger's bike counterpart is the Quacker, while its medium counterpart is the Classic Dragster. The Cheep Charger and the Quacker also share the apparent children’s toy-design theme and are based on a type of animal which swims. The Cheep Charger is battery-powered, and just like the Blue Falcon, the battery is located under the kart and can only be seen when the vehicle is flipped. The artwork featuring Toad in his Cheep Charger is seen in a Mario Kart Wii downloadable wallpaper.

If Baby Luigi or Baby Daisy ride the Cheep Charger, its speed will tie with the Offroader's default speed.

Color schemes
Character Color scheme Image Character Color scheme Image
Baby Mario Red body, white underside, dark blue wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Baby Mario's Cheep Charger Baby Luigi Green body, white underside, dark blue wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Baby Luigi's Cheep Charger
Baby Peach Pink body, white underside, blue wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Baby Peach's Cheep Charger Baby Daisy Orange body, white underside, cyan wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Baby Daisy's Cheep Charger
Toad Dark blue body, white underside, red wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Toad's Cheep Charger Toadette Purple body, white underside, magenta wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Toadette's Cheep Charger
Koopa Troopa Yellow-green body, light-brown underside, teal wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Koopa Troopa's Cheep Charger Dry Bones Dark gray body, white underside, light-brown wheels, gray lips and tail fin Dry Bones' Cheep Charger
Male Mii Cyan body, white underside, dark blue wheels, pink lips and yellow tail fin Cheep Charger from Mario Kart Wii Female Mii Yellow body, white underside, dark blue wheels, pink lips and gold tail fin Cheep Charger from Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour

The Cheep Charger returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a Normal kart. Unlike before, it only uses Baby Mario's color scheme no matter which driver is using it, and its fins no longer move. It uses the Sponge tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Cheep Charger increases the duration of Jump Boost speed boosts and the amount of points resulted from performing Jump Boosts.

The game introduces a green variant, simply named the Green Cheep Charger, which is also classified as a Normal kart, as well as a gold variant, simply named the Gold Cheep Charger, which is classified as a High-End kart. Two counterparts with diving equipment on, called the Cheep Snorkel and the Gold Cheep Snorkel, appear in the game, which are also classified as High-End karts.

The Cheep Charger can be obtained from regular pipes, and is also a part of the Daily Selects set. It has also been made available in other ways, shown below by tour.

# Tour Availability

1 Ice Tour Tour Gift
167 Grand Stars
2 Hammer Bro Tour Tour Gift
71 Grand Stars
3 Marine Tour Undersea Pipe
4 Summer Festival Tour Tour Gift
75 Grand Stars
5 Berlin Tour Tour Gift
60 Grand Stars
6 Ninja Tour (2021) Tour Gift
60 Grand Stars
7 Summer Tour (2021) Tour Gift
40 Grand Stars

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Cheep Charger appears as a Novice-class Grab-type primary spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It uses the artwork featuring Toad. It has one support slot and raises the fighter's movement speed when used. In the spirit battle, the player faces Peach on the Mario Circuit stage.

Profiles and statistics

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Wii

Speed: 34/80
Weight: 24/80
Acceleration: 64/80
Handling: 56/80
Drift: 59/80
Off-Road: 45/80
Mini-Turbo: 54/80
Vehicle type:
Drift

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics
Special skill Jump Boost Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Jump Boost Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
SNES Choco Island 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2R
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
Piranha Plant Pipeline from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline
Squeaky Clean Sprint T from Mario Kart Tour
Squeaky Clean Sprint T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T**
SNES Choco Island 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
SNES Mario Circuit 2T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2T
SNES Rainbow Road R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R
Wii Koopa Cape from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Koopa Cape
Amsterdam Drift R from Mario Kart Tour
Amsterdam Drift R
Madrid Drive 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Madrid Drive 2R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit
#88 Cheep Charger
Artwork of Toad, from Mario Kart Wii. Series/game Mario Kart Series
Type Primary
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Grab
Speed ↑
How to obtain Spirit Board
Purchase from the Vault Shop for 500G
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Peach
Conditions

  • The enemy favors grabs and throws
  • The enemy has increased move speed
Stage Mario Circuit
Song Mushroom Gorge - Mario Kart Wii

Gallery

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパープクプク[?]
Sūpā Pukupuku
Super Cheep Cheep
Chinese (simplified) 超级泡泡鱼[?]
Chāojí Pào Pào Yú
Super Cheep Cheep
Chinese (traditional) 超級泡泡魚[?]
Chāojí pàopàoyú
Super Cheep Cheep
Dutch Cheep Cheep-charger[?] -
French Cheepmobile[?] -
German Bob-Cheep[?] -
Italian Smack-mobile[?] From smack in "Pesce Smack" (Cheep-Cheep's Italian name) and mobile.
Korean 슈퍼뽀꾸뽀꾸[?]
Syupeo Ppokku Ppokku
Super Cheep Cheep
Portuguese Conversível Cheep[?] Cheep Convertible
Russian Чип-чип-мобиль[?]
Chip-chip-mobil'
Cheep Cheep Mobile
Spanish Carruaje Cheep[?] Cheep Carriage