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. To let any character use the kart the player must obtain all gold cups in 150cc mirror mode.
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.
History
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
Mario Kart 8
On the 23rd of September 2014, Nintendo tweeted that the B Dasher would return in Mario Kart 8 as part of the first Add-on Pack, The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8. It is being described as a "top speed oriented vehicle for circuit", but no statistics are known yet. [1]
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.
Mario, on his B Dasher in the Select Kart screen.
Metal Mario, next to the B Dasher.
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A screenshot, displaying the B Dasher kart body.
The B Dasher icon from the kart customization screen of Mario Kart 7.
Metal Mario's B Dasher, from Mario Kart 7.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- Its name is most likely a reference to the controls of the side-scrolling NES and Game Boy 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.
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