The Dolphin Dasher is a Medium inside-drifting Bike in Mario Kart Wii. It is one of the three unlockable bikes in the Medium class along with the Zip Zip (Rapide) and the Sneakster (Nitrocycle). It has average stats, though it has a high Off-Road stat and a low Drift stat. Its kart-counterpart is the Super Blooper.
Description[]
The Dolphin Dasher is a bike modelled after the Dolphins, have debuted since Super Mario World and have appeared in several other Mario games.
Mario's Dolphin Dasher resembles the true Dolphin.
Color Variants[]
How to Unlock[]
Stats[]
The Dolphin Dasher is a very good bike for beginners. It helps them get used to inside drift and recover quickly when hit, but it can't keep up with faster bikes. However, it has the worst drifting among the inward-drifting bikes.
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | 48/80
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Weight | 43/80
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Acceleration | 37/80
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Handling | 40/80
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Drift | 24/80
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Off-Road | 56/80
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Mini-Turbo | 37/80
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Total | 285 |
Staff Ghost Usage[]
- GCN Peach Beach (Expert) (paired with Peach with a time of 01:23.140 by Nin★Taeko)
Gallery[]
Mario on a Dolphin Dasher.
Luigi on his Dolphin Dasher.
Peach on her Dolphin Dasher.
Daisy on her Dolphin Dasher.
Yoshi on his Dolphin Dasher.
Birdo on her Dolphin Dasher.
Diddy Kong on his Dolphin Dasher.
Bowser Jr. on his Dolphin Dasher.
A Male Mii on his Dolphin Dasher.
A Female Mii on her Dolphin Dasher.
Yoshi racing at Dry Dry Ruins in his Dolphin Dasher.
Trivia![]
- In the Japanese and Korean versions, the Dolphin Dasher is known as the Dolphin Kick (ドルフィンキック; 돌핀킥).
- The Dolphin Dasher once held a record on Mushroom Gorge on June 23, 2008, but the Mach Bike beat it the next day.
- The Dolphin Dasher is one of the five vehicles to come in all of the traditional-colors of the rainbow, along with the Cheep Charger, the Classic Dragster, the Daytripper, and the Honeycoupe.
- It is the only bike to come in all of the traditional-colors of the rainbow.
- The Dolphin Dasher is the only bike that is heavier than its Kart counterpart, in which case it is the Super Blooper.
- Strangely enough, the Dolphin Dasher is the heaviest medium bike and the Super Blooper is the lightest medium kart.
- The Female Mii's Dolphin Dasher is the only color variant to have blue handlebars as opposed to gray ones.
- The Dolphin Drifter, a kart appearing in Mario Kart Tour, is also based on a Dolphin.
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 |