Gold Glider
Template:Kart-infobox The Gold Glider is a glider in the Mario Kart series. It is a gold variant of the Super Glider.
History
Mario Kart 7
In Mario Kart 7, the Gold Glider can be unlocked by connecting with 100 people with StreetPass, or by collecting 10,000 coins. It does not offer any stat boosts and is therefore a purely aesthetic unlockable. It does, however, slightly increase the kart's gliding distance.
When the Gold Gilder is combined with the Gold Tires and Gold Standard body, they complete the whole Gold Standard. This kart gives great speed (the 2nd biggest boost in the game) and good weight, but has a bad acceleration and handling boost, and has the worst off-road in the game.
CPUs never use the Gold Glider, along with the Gold Standard, and the Gold Tires, making this glider player-exclusive.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Gold Glider returns as an unlockable glider in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Instead of being entirely gold, the cloth is now black, and the game logo's "8", surrounded by a wreath of olive leaves, appears in place of the character's emblem, like the Gold Standard. Like in the previous game, it is unlocked by collecting 10,000 coins (halved to 5,000 coins in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), and it does not offer any stat boosts. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it now offers a slight boost to weight and anti-gravity speed while slightly lowering traction; its stats are now identical to the Wario Wing, Plane Glider, and Paraglider.
Mario Kart Tour
The Gold Glider returns in Mario Kart Tour as a High-End glider. Similar to Mario Kart 7, it resembles the Super Glider, only with a gold color scheme. Unlike the Super Glider, this glider increases the chances of obtaining Coins from Item Boxes and the number of points earned from them.
The Gold Glider appears in the First, Second, and All-Clear Pipes of every tour and is part of the base Daily Selects set. The following table shows the glider's additional availabilities by tour.
| Tour | Availability |
|---|---|
| Winter Tour (2019) | Gold Glider Pack November 26, 2019 - December 3, 2019 $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 |
| Mario Bros. Tour | Tour gift 288 Grand Stars, Gold Pass required |
| Cooking Tour | Gold Pipe |
| 1st Anniversary Tour | Gold Pipe |
| Gold Glider Pack October 14, 2020 - October 21, 2020 $19.99 / €21.99 / AU$30.99 | |
| Los Angeles Tour (2021) | Gold Pipe |
Gold Mario uses this glider on several Coin Rush courses with a gliding segment.
Statistics
Mario Kart 7
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Whole Gold Standard
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Mario Kart 8
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Whole Gold Standard
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Whole Gold Standard
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Mario Kart Tour
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
The Gold Glider in Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8
The Gold Glider in Mario Kart 8
The Gold Glider in use on Twisted Mansion
Mario Kart Tour
Luigi gliding in the Green Kiddie Kart with the Gold Glider on 3DS Toad Circuit
Dry Bones (Gold) gliding in the Gold Train with the Gold Glider
Dry Bowser (Gold) gliding in the Gold Pipe Frame with the Gold Glider on 3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 黄金滑翔翼[?] Huángjīn Huáxiángyì |
Gold Glider | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 黃金滑翔翼[?] Huángjīn Huáxiángyì |
Gold Glider | |
| Dutch | Gouden vleugel[?] | Golden wing | |
| German | Goldgleiter[?] | Gold Glider | |
| Italian | Ali d'oro (Mario Kart 8) Ala d'oro (Mario Kart 7 / Mario Kart Tour)[?] |
Golden Wings Golden Wing |
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| Korean | 골드글라이더[?] Goldeugeullaideo |
Gold Glider | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Asa Delta de ouro[?] | Gold Hang Glider | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Planadouro[?] | Contraction of planador ("kite") and ouro ("gold") | |
| Russian | Золотой планёр[?] Zolotoy planyor |
Gold glider | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Ala dorada[?] | Golden wing | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Dorada[?] | Golden |
