The Dry Bomber is Dry Bones' tertiary kart in Mario Kart DS. His other karts are the Standard DB and the Banisher.
Description[]
Dry Bones in his Dry Bomber on the Select Kart screen.
The Dry Bomber resembles a desert tank. Instead of tank treads, it has black wheels with yellow rims. There is armor plating where the bumper should be, and machinery on the hood. The cockpit juts out a little, and it has an artillery barrel going past the front of the kart by about half a foot. The whole kart is a tan, sandy color, and the logos are on either side of the kart, next to the steering wheel. The default icon is Dry Bones', which is a side view of his skull.
The Quacker seems to replace this kart in Mario Kart Wii, with very similar stats. The only difference is the tighter drift on the Quacker, as it is a bike.
How to unlock[]
- Complete all Nitro Grand Prix cups in 100cc to unlock each character's tertiary kart, and Complete All Nitro Grand Prix cups in 50cc to unlock Dry Bones.
- Alternatively, if all cups on the 150cc Nitro Grand Prix are obtained, Princess Peach and Toad can now use this kart when each character gets to choose between 7 karts.
Once all the cups have been obtained in Mirror Mode, any character can use this kart.
Stats[]
The kart is very light and has a low maximum speed, but has the highest acceleration and handling in the game. This, combined with its long mini-turbos (six arrows in Time Trials), makes it ideal for snaking. This is one of the best karts to snake with, along with Luigi's Poltergust 4000, Yoshi's Egg 1 and R.O.B.'s ROB-BLS, and is frequently used by players at all levels, although more at the beginner and intermediate levels.
This kart is possibly the most popular kart in Mario Kart DS. With its great acceleration, handling, and off-road, which are all the highest in the game, it can plow through dirt and grass with ease, allowing for a greater margin of error compared to any other kart in the game. It also recovers from items or obstacles very quickly in Grand Prix or Versus mode.
However, it has the lowest top speed compared to the other ideal snaking karts, which makes it a lesser choice for world record contenders. While it is used as a stepping stone towards advanced Time Trial scores, it does not often outright take world records, since the best players are able to line their Mini-Turbos more accurately and maintain PRB with much faster karts, nullifying the advantages that the Dry Bomber has. Additionally, it's Items stat is the lowest of Dry Bones' vehicles making it harder to get powerful items like Bullet Bills or Lightnings, when at the back of the pack.
Nonetheless, its extreme leniency still makes it the best kart to use on occasion on certain tracks. Examples of this include SNES Donut Plains 1 and GBA Luigi Circuit, two tracks with sharp turns and very long, disjointed stretches of off-road, where it would be impossible to keep PRB without the Dry Bomber's extremely long Mini-Turbo.
Staff Ghost use[]
| Course | Time | Player | Character | Kart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNES Donut Plains 1 | 1:08:027 | Ninten★しばた |  Dry Bones
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 Dry Bomber
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| N64 Banshee Boardwalk | 2:14:403 | Ninten★まさ | Dry Bones
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Dry Bomber
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Trivia![]
- The Dry Bomber is the only kart in the game with two highest stats in the game simultaneously. By contrast, the Tyrant is the only kart with two lowest stats in the game simultaneously.
- Ironically, they are both the lowest or highest in the same stats: acceleration and handling.
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| Mario Kart DS vehicle parts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karts | Mario | Standard MR • B Dasher • Shooting Star | ||
| Luigi | Standard LG • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner | |||
| Peach | Standard PC • Royale • Light Tripper | |||
| Yoshi | Standard YS • Egg 1 • Cucumber | |||
| Toad | Standard TD • Mushmellow • 4-Wheel Cradle | |||
| Donkey Kong | Standard DK • Rambi Rider • Wildlife | |||
| Wario | Standard WR • Brute • Dragonfly | |||
| Bowser | Standard BW • Tyrant • Hurricane | |||
| Daisy | Standard DS • Power Flower • Light Dancer | |||
| Dry Bones | Standard DB • Banisher • Dry Bomber | |||
| Waluigi | Standard WL • Gold Mantis • Zipper | |||
| R.O.B. | Standard RB • ROB-BLS • ROB-LGS | |||
| Shy Guy | Standard SG | |||