B Dasher

Template:Kart-infobox The B Dasher is Mario's main kart of choice in the game Mario Kart DS. It is a long, skinny, white kart with stripes along each side. It appeared on the boxart of Mario Kart DS. It has average speed, handling, and drift, above average acceleration and high items & weight; it is one of the heaviest karts in the game and its weight is tied with the Hurricane. B Dasher resembles the real Honda RA272 Formula One car.

In Mario Kart Wii, there is a kart called the B Dasher Mk. 2 in Europe, Australia, and Japan, making it the Mario Kart DS kart's successor. However, it's called the Sprinter in the American edition.

Mario Kart 7

The B Dasher reappears in Mario Kart 7 as one of the selectable kart frames. It features a speed and handling boost, but its acceleration and off-road stats are hindered during the process. CPU Mario is also more likely to be seen driving on this body

Stats

Mario Kart DS

• Speed: 6/10
• Acceleration: 7/10
• Weight: 8/10
• Handling: 5/10
• Drift: 5.5/10
• Items: 10/10

Mario Kart 7

• Speed: +0.5
• Acceleration: -0.5
• Weight: 0
• Handling: +0.25
• Off-Road: -0.25

Gallery

• Mario Box Figure - Mario Kart DS.png

  Mario Kart DS artwork of the B Dasher.

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  Mario, drifting on his B Dasher.

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  Mario, on his B Dasher in the Select Kart screen.

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  Metal Mario, next to the B Dasher.

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  A screenshot, displaying the B Dasher kart body.

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  The B Dasher icon from the kart customization screen of Mario Kart 7.

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  Metal Mario's B Dasher, from Mario Kart 7.

Trivia

• Its name is most likely a reference to the controls of the side-scrolling NES games - the player presses and holds the B Button to dash. The B Button in SNES was also responsible for acceleration in Super Mario Kart.
• In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Mario's original kart resembles a stylized form of the B Dasher.
• The B Dasher's tailpipe design seems to be the inspiration for the tailpipe designs of the Standard Karts S/M/L from Mario Kart Wii.
• The B Dasher's name in Dutch is Sprinter, a reference to the Sprinter (B Dasher Mk. 2 in PAL regions and Japan) from Mario Kart Wii
  • The Circuit Special in Mario Kart 8 is called Sprinter 2.0 in Dutch, further making it a successor to both karts.