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Renegade Roundup is a new mode for Battle Mode introduced in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It's the only one that has not been used in previous installments.
Description[]
Renegade Roundup takes its gameplay mechanics from the real-life game Cops n' Robbers. In this mode, the players are split into two teams. The authorities use Piranha Plants to attack and capture the other team, the Renegades. When a Renegade is caught by an authority's Piranha Plant, they'll be sent to a cage on various points of the map. Renegades that have not been caught can free those who are trapped by driving over a key switch underneath the cage, giving those who have been freed a temporary speed boost; the Authorities cannot trigger these switches to prevent their prisoners from getting away on accident. The Authorities will flash their Piranha Plant's sirens as a warning if a Renegade approaches. If an Authority member gets hit by an item, they will be unable to capture for a few moments. However, if a Renegade gets hit, it makes them easy targets for the Authorities. In this battle mode, neither team can see members of the other team on the map but some will pop up briefly if they can see each other. Honking one's horn while in a cage will display a "Help!" signal on the map in the cage where the person is in.
Following every match, the teams will switch roles, with the team that was the Authorities in a round becoming the Renegades in the next, and vice versa. The Piranha Plants will change their colour depending on which team is the authority team. (The blue team's plants will be blue, while the red team's plants will be red.). Free For All is unavailable with this battle mode; if the player disables teams and switches to this mode, team battle is automatically activated.
How to Win[]
The authorities win by capturing all the Renegades before the time runs out, while the Renegades win if at least one Renegade is free when time runs out. In non-team matches, the winning team gets 10 points while the losing team gets nothing. In online matches, the winning side gains VR points, while the losing side loses VR points.
Trivia![]
- If there are two players that are on different teams, all players on the Authority team will show up except for the player who is part of the Renegades.
- In local multiplayer, if 2 or more players are playing by themselves, CPUs will appear. Though regardless of the team that wins, the points the CPU drivers get will not be saved.