Boo Pipes

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Boo Pipes
Boo Pipes from Mario Kart Tour
The Boo Pipes in Mario Kart Tour
Size class MKDD: Heavy
MKT: Any
Strong stats Acceleration, Weight (MKDD)
Average stats None
Weak stats Speed (MKDD)
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart Tour

The Boo Pipes is a kart that appears in the Mario Kart series. It is a gray variant of Petey Piranha's Piranha Pipes with a Boo emblem on the platform instead of a Piranha Plant.

History[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

Baby Park
The Boo Pipes in action

The Boo Pipes was introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as King Boo's signature kart. It can be unlocked by completing the Special Cup in Mirror Mode. Unlike most heavyweight karts, the Boo Pipes is unique for having traits similar to that of a lightweight kart; low top speed and high acceleration. However, the Boo Pipes is heavy enough to rival the weight of the Koopa King and Piranha Pipes. The Boo Pipes, Piranha Pipes, Heart Coach, and Bloom Coach share the same engine sound. The Boo Pipes' horn sound is highly similar to the Piranha Pipes' horn sound, except that it is lower-pitched.

The Boo Pipes has one of the best acceleration stats in the game, being tied alongside the Rattle Buggy and Koopa Dasher; it is also tied with those two karts in terms of top speed. Lastly, when compared to all the other heavyweight karts, the Boo Pipes loses the least amount of speed whenever it goes off-road. In terms of stats, the Boo Pipes may have been designed to be a heavier version of the Heart Coach, a medium kart with near-identical stats (other than weight).

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Boo Pipes returns in Mario Kart Tour starting from the Pipe Tour. Much like the Piranha Pipes, the rear handlebar was removed and the remaining one was bent over the platform, making it unusable. It also retains its original tires from its debut game, once again being reskins of the Banana Master's tires, while the steering wheel is now red instead of light green. Unlike the Piranha Pipes, this kart increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the number of points earned for performing a Slipstream.

The Boo Pipes is not currently obtainable from pipes, and it is not currently part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows its availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Pipe Tour "Celebrate the Pipe Tour with the Boo Pipes kart!"

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

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  • Website bio: The Boo Pipes is not as fast as the Piranha Pipes, but it has much better acceleration. To unlock this kart, finish the Mirror Mode of Special Cup with a 1st place win.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Special skill Slipstream Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
GBA Sunset Wilds from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Sunset Wilds
Piranha Plant Cove 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Cove 2
Wii Dry Dry Ruins from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Dry Dry Ruins
Piranha Plant Pipeline from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline
Piranha Plant Pipeline T from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline T
GBA Yoshi Desert R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Yoshi Desert R
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T
Sydney Sprint 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint 2R/T
GCN Daisy Cruiser from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser
GBA Lakeside Park R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Lakeside Park R
Paris Promenade T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade T
Athens Dash from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash
Athens Dash 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash 2
MKT Icon GCN Mushroom Bridge RT.png
GCN Mushroom Bridge R/T
Berlin Byways 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways 2R
Paris Promenade 3R from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 3R
Wii Moonview Highway from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway
Madrid Drive 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Madrid Drive 2R/T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
GBA Sunset Wilds T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Sunset Wilds T*
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T*
Piranha Plant Cove from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Cove**
GBA Yoshi Desert T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Yoshi Desert T***
Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T**
Piranha Plant Pipeline R from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline R
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
Sydney Sprint from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint
GCN Daisy Cruiser R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser R
Wii Daisy Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Daisy Circuit R/T
GBA Lakeside Park T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Lakeside Park T
Paris Promenade R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade R/T
Athens Dash R from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash R
Athens Dash 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash 2R/T
GCN Mushroom Bridge T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Mushroom Bridge T
Paris Promenade 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 3R/T
Berlin Byways from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways
Wii Moonview Highway T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway T
Madrid Drive T from Mario Kart Tour
Madrid Drive 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.


  • Special offer description:
    • English:
      The Boo Pipes kart is here, lurking in the darkness.
      With the Slipstream Plus special skill, boost past your opponents from behind![1]
    • Japanese:
      暗闇に潜む真っ黒なドカン ゴーストドッカンが登場!
      スペシャルスキルはスリップストリームプラスライバルの後ろについてダッシュしよう![2]
    • Simplified Chinese:
      潜藏在黑暗中的全黑水管,幻影水管登场!
      使用特殊技能“滑流 提升”,跟在劲敌身后冲刺吧![3]
    • Traditional Chinese:
      潛藏在黑暗中的純黑色水管幻影水管登場!
      其特殊技能是滑流 強化緊跟在勁敵後方進行衝刺吧![4]
    • French:
      Le voici, le voilà ! Difficile de repérer le Tuyau Boo dans la pénombre !
      Dépassez vos adversaires en bénéficiant des accélérations de sa spécialité aspiration + ![5]
    • German:
      Die Buu-Huu-Röhre ist da und lauert in der Dunkelheit!
      Mit der Spezialausstattung Windschatten+ überraschst du deine Rivalen mit Temposchüben von hinten![6]
    • Italian:
      Il Tubo Boo nero si fa strada in pista, mimetizzandosi nel buio della notte!
      Scatta davanti ai tuoi avversari con l'abilità speciale scia plus![7]
    • Korean:
      암흑 속에 숨어든 새까만 토관인 고스트플라워토관카트가 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 슬립 스트림 플러스로 라이벌의 뒤를 쫓아 대시하자![8]
    • Portuguese:
      O Cano Bu chegou, camuflado entre as sombras.
      Com a característica especial dele, vácuo+, pegue impulso para ultrapassar seus adversários![9]
    • Spanish (Latin America):
      ¡Tuberías Boo ya está aquí! ¡Se camufla entre las sombras!
      ¡Adelanta a todos sus rivales gracias a los acelerones que consigue con su característica especial, el rebufo +![10]
    • Spanish (Europe):
      ¡Llega la Tubería Boo! ¡Es imposible distinguirla entre las sombras!
      ¡Adelanta a todos sus rivales gracias a los acelerones que consigue con su característica especial, el rebufo +![11]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴーストドッカン
Gōsuto Dokkan
From "ghost" and an emphatic version of「土管」(dokan, pipe); possibly a play on「ドッカン」(dokkan, Japanese onomatopoeia of an explosion)

Chinese 幻影水管
Huànyǐng Shuǐguǎn
Phantom Pipe

French Tuyaux Boo (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Tuyau Boo
Boo Pipes
Boo Pipe
German Buu-Huu-Röhre
Boo Pipe
Italian Tubo Boo (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Tubo Boo nero
Boo Pipe
Black Boo Pipe
Korean 고스트플라워토관카트
Goseuteu Peullawo Togwan Kateu
Ghost Piranha Pipes

Portuguese Cano Bu
Boo Pipe
Spanish (NOA) Tuberías Boo
Boo Pipes
Spanish (NOE) Tuberías Boo (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Tubería Boo
Boo Pipes
Boo Pipe

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