Flower Glider

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Flower Glider
Flower Glider from Mario Kart Tour
The Flower Glider in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration
Weak stats Weight (MK7, MK8)
Speed, Weight (MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Flower Glider is a glider in the Mario Kart series.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

The glider first appears in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable glider. Here, it resembles a Bellis flower. It offers a small acceleration boost, while hindering the weight stat. Like all the other gliders, it allows karts to go airborne for a set period of time.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

In Mario Kart 8, the Flower Glider is given a new look, where it now resembles a sunflower. In a Play Nintendo video showcasing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is referred to as the "Daisy Glider".[1] In GBA Ribbon Road, a box for a 1/7 Scale Biddybuggy toy vehicle packaged with a Flower Glider can be seen in the background.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Baby Daisy, Yoshi, and Birdo use this with the Wild Wiggler body.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Flower Glider returns in Mario Kart Tour, classified as a Super glider. In this version, it keeps its redesign from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Flower Glider provides better chances of getting Bananas from Item Boxes and increases the number of bonus points earned for hitting other drivers with Bananas.

The game introduces a pink variant, simply named the Pink Flower Glider, a blue variant that is referred to as the Blue Flower Glider, and a white variant that resembles its Mario Kart 7 appearance named the Daisy Glider. A similar glider called the Smiley Flower Glider also appears in this game.

Statistics[edit]

Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Speed: 0
  • Sea Speed: 0
  • Air Speed: -3
  • Acceleration: +0.25
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Handling: 0
  • Sea Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: +2
  • Off-Road: 0
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.25
  • Stability: 0
  • Drift: -0.25
  • 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
  • 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[edit]

Statistics
Special skill Banana from Mario Kart Tour. Banana Plus
Favorite courses
(Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)
3DS Daisy Hills from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R
Wii Daisy Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Daisy Circuit
GBA Yoshi Desert R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Yoshi Desert R/T
Favored courses
(Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)
3DS Daisy Hills T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills T
3DS Mario Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Mario Circuit R
DS Luigi's Mansion from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion
DS Luigi's Mansion T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion T
3DS Toad Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit R**
3DS Toad Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit T*
GCN Yoshi Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
New York Minute R/T from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute R/T
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T
N64 Kalimari Desert 2 from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
Amsterdam Drift from Mario Kart Tour
Amsterdam Drift
Bangkok Rush T from Mario Kart Tour
Bangkok Rush T
GCN Cookie Land from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Cookie Land
Wii Daisy Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Daisy Circuit T
Madrid Drive R from Mario Kart Tour
Madrid Drive R

* 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.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フラワーカイト[?]
Furawā Kaito
Flower Kite
Chinese 花朵滑翔翼[?]
Huāduǒ huáxiángyì
Flower Glider
Dutch Bloem[?] Flower
French Aile fleurie[?] Flowery Wing
German Blumengleiter[?] Flower Glider
Italian Fiordiplano[?] Flower Glider
Korean 플라워글라이더[?]
Peullawo Geullaideo
Flower Glider
Portuguese (NOA) Asaflora[?] Flower Wing
Portuguese (NOE) Paraflor[?] Paraflower
Russian Планер-цветок[?]
Planyor-tsvetok
Flower glider
Spanish Ala Flor[?] Flower Wing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Of course I had to pick Baby Daisy because I think she’s pretty adorable. I mean, look at that Daisy Glider. Am I right?" – Jordan (English closed captions), Play Nintendo channel (August 24, 2024). Let’s Play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Back to School Challenge 🎒😎 | ‪@playnintendo‬ (0:30). YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2024.