Parachute (glider)
| Parachute | |
|---|---|
 The Parachute in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Acceleration |
| Weak stats | Weight (MK8) Speed, Weight (MK8D) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour |
The Parachute is a glider that appears in the Mario Kart series. It has stripes of several different colors.
History
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Parachute first appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It offers an acceleration stat boost but lowers the weight stat. It shares its stats with the Cloud Glider, Peach Parasol, Bowser Kite, Parafoil, MKTV Parafoil, and Hylian Kite. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a CPU Breath of the Wild-style Link uses this glider with the Flame Rider bike and Monster tires, while a CPU Lakitu uses it with the Biddybuggy.
Mario Kart Tour
The Parachute returns in Mario Kart Tour, classified as a Normal glider. It has been redesigned, this time featuring a rainbow-colored color scheme. The Parachute provides better chances of getting Bloopers from Item Boxes and increases the number of points earned for landing hits with Bloopers.
The game introduces four variants of the glider: the Shell Parachute, Royal Parachute, Fireworks Parachute, and Bullet Bill Parachute. While the former is classified as a Super glider, the latter three are classified as High-End gliders. A counterpart called the Wiggler Parachute, also classified as a High-End glider, appears in this game as well.
Profiles and statistics
Mario Kart 8
- Ground Speed: 0
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
- Acceleration: +0.25
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: 0
- Water Handling: 0
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
- Traction: 0
- Mini-Turbo: +0.25
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Ground Speed: -0.25
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
- Acceleration: +0.25
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: 0
- Water Handling: 0
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
- Traction: 0
- Mini-Turbo: +0.25
Mario Kart Tour
| Special skill |  Blooper Plus
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|---|---|---|---|
| Favorite courses (Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost) |
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| Favored courses (Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost) |
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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
Lakitu's kart, equipped with the Parachute
Rosalina's kart, equipped with the Parachute
The Parachute in Mario Kart 8
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 降落伞[?] Jiàngluòsǎn |
Parachute | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 降落傘[?] Jiàngluòsǎn |
Parachute | |
| Dutch | Parachute[?] | - | |
| French | Parachute[?] | - | |
| German | Fallschirm[?] | Parachute | |
| Italian | Paracadute[?] | Parachute | |
| Korean | 패러슈트[?] Paereosyuteu |
Parachute | |
| Portuguese | Paraquedas[?] | Parachute | |
| Russian | Парашют[?] Parashyut |
Parachute | |
| Spanish | Paracaídas[?] | Parachute |
