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The Shooting Star is a vehicle in the Mario Kart series. It debuted in Mario Kart DS as a kart, then reappeared as a bike in Mario Kart Wii.
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Appearances
Mario Kart DS
Mario in his Shooting Star on the Select Kart screen.
The Shooting Star (シューティング・スター Shūtingu Sutā) is one of Mario's karts in the me, the others being the Standard MR and B Dasher. It resembles its namesake, in this game, it is a bright yellow star, and the character emblem is located on the front of the star.
How to unlock
- Complete all Nitro Grand Prix cups on tbe 100cc engine class.
- Complete all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups on the 150cc engine class. This opens the Shooting Star to Toad and Wario.
To let any character use it, the player needs to complete all cups in Mirror Mode.
Staff Ghost use
- Mario Circuit, used with Mario, with the allotted time of 1:56:533 by Ninten★モリオ.
Statistics
The Shooting Star is above-average on all stats, with a bias towards speed and acceleration, but is significantly lighter than Mario's other karts; in fact, it has the lowest base weight in the game, tied with Yoshi's Egg 1. It also has the 9th strongest Mini-Turbo in the game.
Its strong stats aside from weight would make it a good choice for most situations. However, it is important to note that Luigi's Poltergust 4000 is a strict upgrade from this kart in almost all situations. The Poltergust has equal or stronger stats in every category except drift, and has stronger Mini-Turbos. Even its low drift benefits it, as it allows the Poltergust to snake easily while the Shooting Star has much greater difficulty with snaking. Thus, the Poltergust should usually be considered first when choosing between the two.
It shares its speed with Daisy's Light Dancer, it shares its acceleration with Luigi's Standard LG, and it shares its handling and drift with Waluigi's Gold Mantis.
| Stat Name | Stat Value |
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| Speed | 67 |
| Acceleration | 74 |
| Weight | 14 |
| Handling | 60 |
| Drift | 59 |
| Items | 32 |
Mario Kart Wii
The Shooting Star (トゥインクルスター Tuinkuru Sutā) (also known as the Twinkle Star outside of North America), is a large bike that appears in Mario Kart Wii. It has a star on the front, a comet trail on its sides and exhaust pipes, and a gray wing on the handle bars. The Shooting Star's kart counterpart is the Honeycoupe, both of which are Rosalina's signature vehicles.
How to unlock
- Win the 100cc Star Cup.
- Play 1,500 races.
Normal Staff Ghost use
- Rainbow Road, used with Rosalina, by Nin★Konno with the allotted time of 03:05.895.
Statistics
| Stat Name | Stat Value |
|---|---|
| Speed | 50 |
| Weight | 48 |
| Acceleration | 29 |
| Handling | 32 |
| Drift | 59 |
| Offroad | 27 |
| Mini-Turbo | 59 |
The Shooting Star has decent speed. It also has the best drift and mini-turbo among all the large vehicles and is the best outwards drifting bike in the game. However this vehicle has low acceleration, handling, off-road, and it is the lightest large vehicle in the game. Rosalina uses this bike as the normal staff ghost for Rainbow Road.
Color schemes
| Character | Color scheme | Image |
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| Wario | Yellow body, orange star, purple stripes and seat, green frame, dark-blue wheels | 
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| Waluigi | Dark purple body, yellow star, stripes and seat, orange frame, dark-blue wheels | 
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| Donkey Kong | Red body, yellow star and stripes, dark brown seat, brown frame, teal-blue wheels | 
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| Bowser | Dark green body, yellow star and stripes, black seat, red frame, dark-blue wheels | 
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| King Boo | Grayish-blue body, white star and stripes, red seat, black frame, dark-blue wheels | 
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| Rosalina | Turquoise body, yellow star, stripes and seat, teal-blue frame, dark-blue wheels | 
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| Funky Kong | White body, red star and stripes, dark brown seat, dull dark-green frame, teal-blue wheels | 
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| Dry Bowser | Black body, white star and stripes, red seat, maroon frame, teal-blue wheels | 
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| Male Miis | Black body, yellow star, stripes and seat, dark blue frame, magenta wheels | 
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| Female Miis | Hot pink body, yellow star, and stripes and seat, dark blue frame, sky blue wheels | 
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Trivia!
- Wario used this bike in the first May 2008 competition.
- The Shooting Star is one of the seven vehicles to go through a design change other than a palette-swap, the others being the Booster Seat, Bit Bike, Flame Runner, Wario Bike, Spear, and Phantom. In this case, the star on the side of Rosalina's Shooting Star is larger than on the other Shooting Stars. Also, hers does not have a foot rest, as the others do. In a similar manner, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Shooting Stars have their handles positioned lower than the other Shooting Stars.
- The Shooting Star is the only bike in the game that is faster than all six standard vehicles and drifts outward.
- Wario, Funky Kong, Dry Bowser, and King Boo's star color on the front of their Shooting Stars are orange, red, and white rather than the usual yellow on the other ones. In a similar matter, Waluigi's Shooting Star's eyes are purple rather than the usual orange. This is due to them having primarily achromatic color schemes.
