The Blue Falcon is Captain Falcon's vehicle in the F-Zero series. It also appears as a kart is the Mario Kart series, starting with Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable lightweight kart. It also appears as a DLC kart in Mario Kart 8 and an unlockable kart in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where both games also feature F-Zero themed tracks.
This kart usually boosts speed and decreases weight.
Description[]
Being Captain Falcon's vehicle in the F-Zero games. The Blue Falcon in the Mario Kart mostly retains much of the vehicle's features, but the roof has been replaced with the cockpit for the driver to make it a kart, and it had been given wheels.
The Blue Falcon in Mario Kart Wii is based on its more modern design from F-Zero X on the N64 as well as F-Zero GX on the GCN. In this game, the colors of the Blue Falcon change depending on the racer. However, the one in Mario Kart 8 has a distinct design which is based on its design from the original SNES F-Zero, and now it will always use the blue color scheme, no matter who's driving it.
Color variants in Mario Kart Wii[]
Character | Color | Model | |
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Body | Middle Stripe | ||
Blue | Brown | ||
Green | Brown | ||
Pink | Brown | ||
Orange | Yellow | ||
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Dark Blue | Crimson | |
Magenta | Brown | ||
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Gold | Green | |
Dark Gray | Silver | ||
![]() Male |
Dodger Blue | Dark Blue | |
![]() Female |
White | Deep Pink |
How to unlock[]
- Win the Mirror Lightning Cup.
- Or play 4,200 races.
- Purchase the Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 DLC.
- Collect as many coins as you can and hope you get lucky.
Appearances[]
Mario Kart Wii[]

Toad in his Blue Falcon (Mario Kart Wii)
The Blue Falcon makes its first appearance in Mario Kart Wii as Baby Mario's signature vehicle. This kart does not have any bike counterpart, since other than the weight, acceleration, and drift, the Jet Bubble's stats are too different to be comparable. However, its medium counterpart is the Sprinter and its large counterpart is the Jetsetter.
The Blue Falcon is the fastest small kart in the game and has above average drift, but has average to low stats everywhere else (weight, acceleration, handling, and mini-turbo) with its worst being off-road.
Stats[]
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | 60/80
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Weight | 29/80
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Acceleration | 35/80
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Handling | 29/80
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Drift | 43/80
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Off-Road | 24/80
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Mini-Turbo | 29/80
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Total | 249 |
Mario Kart 8[]
The Blue Falcon returns in Mario Kart 8 as one of the vehicles included in The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack, as well as one of the three retro vehicle bodies to return in the game, along with the B Dasher and Pipe Frame.
In terms of its stats, the Blue Falcon's stat distribution is similar to that of the Soda Jet from Mario Kart 7; it boosts speed and acceleration, at the cost of some weight and traction.
Stats[]
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | +0.25 |
Acceleration | +0.25 |
Weight | -0.25 |
Handling | 0 |
Traction | -0.5 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Blue Falcon's stats have been altered as to now it lowers acceleration and handling while still increases speed.
Stats[]
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | +0.25 |
Acceleration | -0.25 |
Weight | -0.5 |
Handling | -0.25 |
Traction | 0 |
Trivia![]
- In Mario Kart Wii, only Baby Mario, Toad and a male Mii can retain the blue color of the kart. However, Toad's Blue Falcon is more of a navy-color, a Male Mii's Blue Falcon is more cadet-colored and Baby Mario's Blue Falcon's color scheme is true to the F-Zero games.
- In a way, the Blue Falcon in Mario Kart 8 reassembles the Blue Falcon from the F-Zero Attraction from Nintendo Land.
- In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Blue Falcon is one of the few kart bodies CPUs never use. The others being the Gold Standard, GLA, W 25 Silver Arrow and 300 SL Roadster.
- The Blue Falcon and Gold Standard are the only non-third party kart bodies CPUs don't use.
Gallery[]
Mario Kart Wii vehicle parts | ||||
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Karts | Small | Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon | ||
Medium | Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter | |||
Large | Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe | |||
Bikes | Small | Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble | ||
Medium | Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher | |||
Large | Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom |