Dragonfly
| Dragonfly | |
|---|---|
 The Dragonfly in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Speed, Weight, Items |
| Average stats | None |
| Weak stats | Acceleration, Handling, Drift |
| Appears in | Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour |
The Dragonfly is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a red tractor. The emblem is located on the hood (and behind the seat in Mario Kart Tour).
History
Mario Kart DS
The Dragonfly first appears in Mario Kart DS as Wario's unlockable kart. It is unlocked after the player beats the Nitro Grand Prix in 100cc mode, just like all the other unlockable karts in the game. It has fairly low acceleration, handling (tied with the Royale), and drift (tied with the Banisher), along with high speed, weight, and items. It is one of the heaviest karts in the game; its weight is tied with the Rambi Rider.
The kart is unlocked for Luigi and R.O.B. as well when the player gets gold trophies in all Nitro or Retro Courses in 150cc, and becomes available for everyone else when gold trophies are obtained in every cup in Mirror Mode.
Mario Kart Tour
The Dragonfly returns in Mario Kart Tour alongside a new yellow variant called the Firefly, starting from the Amsterdam Tour. Its design was slightly modified, with a slightly darker red color scheme, a smaller cab, and a differently-designed exhaust pipe. They are both classified as High-End karts. The Dragonfly uses thinner black and red versions of the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Four similar, which are also classified as High-End karts, called the Dozer Dasher, Black Dozer, Pink Dozer, and Ice Dozer also appear in Mario Kart Tour, but they are designed after bulldozers. The Dragonfly increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the number of points earned for performing a Slipstream.
Stats
Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart Tour
| Special skill |  Slipstream Plus
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|---|---|
| Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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| Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. | |
Gallery
Mario Kart DS
The Dragonfly in Mario Kart DS
Wario on the Dragonfly
Mario Kart Tour
Daisy (Farmer) gliding in the Dragonfly on Wii Maple Treeway R
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 蜻蜓[?] Qīngtíng |
Dragonfly | |
| French | Dragonito[?] | Dragonito | |
| German | Roter Traktor Traktor (Mario Kart DS)[?] |
Red Tractor Tractor |
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| Italian | Turbotrattore[?] | Turbotractor | |
| Korean | 잠자리보디 Jamjari Bodi 고추잠자리호 (Mario Kart DS) Gochujamjari-ho[?] |
Dragonfly Body Red Dragonfly ("호" is attached behind the name of trains, ships, or karts.) |
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| Portuguese | Tratorrubro[?] | From trator ("tractor") and rubro ("red") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Libélula[?] | Dragonfly | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Traktor GP[?] | From a corruption of tractor. GP stands for Grand Prix. |
