Prancer
Prancer from Mario Kart Tour
The Prancer in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats None (MK8)
Speed (MK8D)
Weak stats None (MK8)
Acceleration, Weight, Traction (MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Prancer is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It is a pumpkin-shaped vehicle with two mechanical white horses located at the front that move up and down while the kart is in motion, referencing the pumpkin coach from Cinderella. The emblem is located on the sides of the kart.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

The Prancer debuts in Mario Kart 8 as an unlockable kart body. It grants drivers no change to the stats of the vehicle, similar to the Standard Kart, the Cat Cruiser, the Sneeker, The Duke, the Teddy Buggy and the 300 SL Roadster.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the vehicle's stats have been altered, and it now shares its stats with the Sport Bike and the Jet Bike. CPU Peach and Cat Peach can be occasionally seen riding this kart body paired with Wood tires.

Mario Kart TourEdit

The Prancer reappears in Mario Kart Tour as a High-End kart first available in the Flower Tour. It is the signature kart of Daisy (Fairy). It is equipped with the Wood tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Unlike before, the horses at the front of the kart no longer move. The Prancer increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points earned for performing Slipstreams.

It is one of only five High-End spotlight karts in Mario Kart Tour that were neither a new variation of a past kart nor a new kart all together, with the others being the Offroader, the Cat Cruiser, the B Dasher Mk. 2, and the Tanooki Kart. It also has a white-and-purple variant called the Gilded Prancer, which debuted in the Ice Tour as a High-End kart; and a Christmas-themed variant called the Sleigh Rider, which debuted in the 2021 Holiday Tour as a High-End kart. The former makes the Prancer one of the few karts that were introduced after variants of them were; the others being the Red Kiddie Kart and the Cucumber, which debuted after the Green Kiddie Kart and the Dasher II, respectively.

Starting in the Battle Tour, the Prancer appears in pipes and has become a part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Flower Tour Flower Pipe 1
(Spotlight)
Flower Pipe 2
Sunset Tour Princess Pipe
Peach vs. Daisy Tour Peach vs. Daisy Pipe 1
(Spotlight)
Peach vs. Daisy Pipe 2
Toad vs. Toadette Tour Team Toadette Pipe
Amsterdam Tour Amsterdam Pipe 1
Amsterdam Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Bangkok Tour Daisy Pipe
Battle Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Mario Kart 8Edit

  • All Stats: 0

Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

  • Ground Speed: +0.25
  • Water Speed: 0
  • Air Speed: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -0.5
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Ground Handling: 0
  • Water Handling: +0.25
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: -0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.25

Mario Kart TourEdit

Special skill   Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
SNES Rainbow Road
 
RMX Choco Island 1
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2T
 
SNES Choco Island 2
 
Tokyo Blur 3
 
Tokyo Blur 3R
 
London Loop
 
London Loop T
 
London Loop R/T
 
GBA Sunset Wilds
 
Paris Promenade 3
 
Amsterdam Drift R
 
GCN Cookie Land
 
Rome Avanti T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
3DS Daisy Hills
 
SNES Rainbow Road T
 
RMX Choco Island 1T
 
RMX Choco Island 1R
 
DS Luigi's Mansion R*
 
DS Luigi's Mansion T**
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
 
N64 Kalimari Desert R/T*
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2T**
 
SNES Choco Island 2R
 
SNES Choco Island 2T
 
Paris Promenade T
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R
 
RMX Choco Island 2T***
 
RMX Choco Island 2R
 
Tokyo Blur 4R
 
Amsterdam Drift
 
Bangkok Rush T
 
Rome Avanti R
 
Wii Moonview Highway T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Check out the two-headed Prancer kart from #MarioKart 8! Looks like the perfect color for Daisy, huh? These beautiful hues will really put a spring in your step during the Flower Tour![1]

GalleryEdit

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese プリンセスコーチ
Purinsesu Kōchi
Princess Coach

Chinese (simplified) 公主马车
Gōngzhǔ Mǎchē
Princess Carriage

Chinese (traditional) 公主馬車
Gōngzhǔ Mǎchē
Princess Carriage

Dutch Paradepaardje
Showpiece, lit. "Parade horse"
French (NOA) Deux-chevaux
Two-Horses, also the name of a famous vintage car
French (NOE) Cavalkart
From cheval ("horse") and kart, sounds like cavalcade.
German Kirmes-Droschke
Amusement Park Droshky
Italian Bicavalli
Two-Horses. May also refer to the horsepower unit of measurement.
Korean 프린세스마차
Peurinseseu Macha
Princess Carriage

Portuguese Carrossel
Carousel; also a wordplay with carro (car).
Russian Гиппокарт
Gippokart
Hippokart, the hippo- prefix being related to horses

Spanish (NOA) Supercarroza
Super Carriage
Spanish (NOE) Turbocarroza
Turbo Carriage

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (May 8, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2020.