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The Flame Flyer is a Large kart in Mario Kart Wii. It's one of three default karts in the Large class along with the Standard Kart L and the Offroader. It resembles a modified muscle car with a souped-up engine popping out the hood and flame decals, and it happens to be Waluigi's signature vehicle.

This kart also appears in Mario Kart Tour.

Description[]

The Flame Flyer resembles a modified muscle car from the 70s, taking a similar shape to a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda and a Pontiac GTO Judge. The basic frame of the Flame Flyer is pretty much a block with a few accented edges. The front end of the kart starts to close in slightly, ending in a silver lining that encloses the metal grilles and headlights. Towering over the top of the hood is a huge engine, which could probably obstruct the driver's view as much as a Blooper... the motor has 6 tubes running down underneath the plates, presumably connected to the exhausts, and a circular panel covers the grated front. Even atop this section is a set of three pistons, connected to a hatch leading into the inner machinery. The bottom half of the Flame Flyer drops off a bit. Right underneath the doors are three outward-facing, chrome turbo pipes on either side. The character's logo is displayed on the sides, and the dark gray tires are specially marked with the newer Mario Kart logo. Two thin fins parallel to each other face the back, slanting right where the seat ends. Vicious looking flame designs have been pasted on the hood and back fins, finishing up the look of complete intimidation.

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Appearances[]

Mario Kart Wii[]

The Flame Flyer is a kart for Large racers. Its tough and sporty appearance gives it high Speed, where it ties with the Sneakster for the fourth fastest vehicle, behind the Jetsetter (Aero Glider), the Spear (Torpedo), and the Sprinter (B Dasher Mk. 2). It also has decent Drift and Mini-Turbo, as well as high Weight. However, the other stats are terrible: its Handling is the third worst in the game, behind the Jetsetter and the Spear, its Off-Road is tied with the Spear for the second worst behind the Jetsetter, and its Acceleration is the worst in the game. Its base total is 272, just like the Super Blooper (Turbo Blooper) and the Jet Bubble (Bubble Bike).

Excluding its Speed and its low stats, its Weight is shared with the Standard Kart L and the Wario Bike, its Drift with the Standard Bike M, and its Mini-Turbo with the Standard Bike S and the Wario Bike.

Its Bike counterpart is the Flame Runner (Bowser Bike), since they have similar stats, contain "Flame" in their names (in regards to the Flame Runner's North American name), and are dedicated to Bowser.

Statistics[]

Stat Name Stat Value
Speed
62/80
Weight
59/80
Acceleration
16/80
Handling
21/80
Drift
48/80
Off-Road
18/80
Mini-Turbo
48/80
Total 272

Staff Ghost usage[]

Mario Kart Tour[]

MKT Shot 3

The Flame Flyer being driven by Mega Bowser, who is trying to outrun Mario.

The Flame Flyer reappears as of the release of the mobile spin-off game, Mario Kart Tour, classified as a Super Kart. It has Rocket Start Plus, which increases the length of and the points earnt from Rocket Starts. It reuses Bowser's variant from Mario Kart Wii, equipped with the Retro Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Flame Flyer can now be driven by any character.

Over the years, 3 other variants of the Flame Flyer have since been released: The Wildfire Flyer, the Star-Spangled Flyer, and the Inferno Flyer, which have Jump Boost Plus, Mini-Turbo Plus, and Slipstream Plus, respectively. They are all classified as High-End, unlike the default Flame Flyer.

Wildfire Flyer

The Wildfire Flyer, one of the variants in Mario Kart Tour.

Trivia![]

  • Out of all vehicles available from the start in Mario Kart Wii, the Flame Flyer has the highest Speed stat.
  • The Badwagon from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is likely to be a spiritual successor of the Flame Flyer, as it is also a muscle car.
    • It could also be the spiritual successor of the Brute from Mario Kart DS, since they are both tough vehicles with a similar design.
  • It uses the same engine sound as the Mini Beast and the Wild Wing, except that it uses a low pitch.
  • The Flame Flyer is the not-so-proud leader for having the lowest Acceleration in the game. Also, it has the third worst Handling in the game behind the Jetsetter and the Spear, while also tying with the latter for the second worst Off-Road in the game behind the former.
  • The Flame Flyer is the most prevalent vehicle that is used for a Staff Ghost in Mario Kart Wii, being used in 4 of them.
  • Only Bowser's Flame Flyer color scheme reappears in Mario Kart Tour.
  • This is the only kart in the entire Mario Kart series to feature exhaust pipes from the sides.
    • In Mario Kart Tour, however, smoke won't come out of each side's middle exhaust pipe.

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Mario Kart Wii vehicle parts
Karts Small Standard Kart SBooster SeatMini BeastCheep ChargerTiny TitanBlue Falcon
Medium Standard Kart MClassic DragsterWild WingSuper BlooperDaytripperSprinter
Large Standard Kart LOffroaderFlame FlyerPiranha ProwlerJetsetterHoneycoupe
Bikes Small Standard Bike SBullet BikeBit BikeQuackerMagikruiserJet Bubble
Medium Standard Bike MMach BikeSugarscootZip ZipSneaksterDolphin Dasher
Large Standard Bike LFlame RunnerWario BikeShooting StarSpearPhantom
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