The Piranha Prowler is an unlockable Large Kart in Mario Kart Wii. It's one of three unlockable karts in the Large class along with the Jetsetter and the Honeycoupe, and is the easiest of the three to unlock. It has a face based on Petey Piranha on the front of it and is the heaviest vehicle in the game. Unlike most vehicles in the game, this one doesn't have a bike-counterpart.
Description[]
The Piranha Prowler features a wide and round body with many large spots around it. The front has a face that looks like Petey Piranha's, with a large green mouth and his petals as the windshield. It has thin and large wheels. It has a green tail behind the seat, and large green legs which hold the rear wheels, with two exhaust pipes in between them. The character's emblem is located on the middle spot on the sides and the front of the kart.
When used with Funky Kong, it will use Petey Piranha's true color scheme.
Color variants[]
Character | Color | Model | |
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Body | Spots | ||
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Yellow | White | |
Indigo | White | ||
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Brown | Red | |
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Dark Green | White | |
Black | White | ||
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Turquoise | White | |
Red | White | ||
Tan | Black | ||
![]() Male |
Light Gray | Teal | |
![]() Female |
Lilac | White |
How to Unlock[]
- Win the 50cc Special Cup.
- Or play 600 Races.
Statistics[]
The Piranha Prowler has a high Speed stat, and a very high Weight stat, making it is the heaviest vehicle in the game; if paired with Bowser, no other vehicle will be heavier. However, the rest of its stats are poor, though Acceleration and Handling are about average.
It shares its Speed with the Mini Beast and the Mach Bike, its Acceleration with the Mini Beast, the Sneakster and the Shooting Star, its Handling and Off-Road with the Bullet Bike, its Drift with the Sugarscoot, and its Mini-Turbo with the Sneakster.
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | 55/80
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Weight | 67/80
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Acceleration | 29/80
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Handling | 35/80
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Drift | 35/80
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Off-Road | 29/80
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Mini-Turbo | 27/80
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Total | 277 |
Staff Ghost usage[]
- Bowser's Castle (Normal) (paired with Bowser with a time of 03:04.836 by Nin★YABUKI)
- GCN Waluigi Stadium (Expert) (paired with Waluigi with a time of 02:12.367 by Nin★Ryo)
Trivia![]
- The Piranha Prowler and Jet Bubble are the heaviest kart and bike in their respective size classes, and they have similar stat distributions.
- The Piranha Prowler has 2 points less than the Flame Runner, which has a stat total of 279 points.
- Combined with Bowser, this is the heaviest vehicle/character combination in the game.
- A Female Mii's Piranha Prowler resembles Dino Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy.
- Its mouth opens when the kart does a Trick.
Gallery[]
Note: An image of the Female Mii in the Piranha Prowler is missing and there is no gameplay of the kart being used.
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 |