Badwagon

Badwagon
The Badwagon in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats	Weight, Traction (MK8) Speed, Weight, Traction (MK8D)
Weak stats	Acceleration, Handling (MK8, MK8D)
Appears in	Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo), Mario Kart Tour

The Badwagon is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It first appears in Mario Kart 8. The Badwagon resembles a hot-pink muscle car with stereo speakers and a Roy Smooth Sounds logo on the rear. The emblem is located on the hood. The vehicle's name is a pun on "bandwagon effect," a psychological phenomenon where individuals more easily conform to a trend set by a larger group of people regardless of contrary evidence.

History

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Badwagon is a default kart body in Mario Kart 8. Although muscle cars are typically built for speed, the Badwagon does not offer any ground speed boost (though it offers a water speed boost); it excels at weight and traction, while acceleration and handling are lowered. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, however, it offers a speed boost on the ground, while the water speed and water handling are weakened significantly. The stereo speakers and the lights animate to the beat of the background music, while they are idle in the beginning of the race and briefly when the final lap jingle plays. It shares its stats with the Tri-Speeder, the Steel Driver, the Standard ATV, and the GLA. Artwork of the kart shows that it has four-wheel steering, though it is not used in-game. It has the engine sound of a V-twin with loud and distinctive exhaust noise. A CPU-controlled Peach occasionally uses the Badwagon, paired with the Standard tires.

While this vehicle body is available right from the start in Mario Kart 8, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it must be unlocked by collecting coins. CPU King Boo, Roy, Pink Gold Peach, and Petey Piranha occasionally use this body during races with the Off-Road tires.

Mario Kart Tour

The Badwagon returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It offers longer-lasting Mini-Turbo boosts and increases the amount of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. It uses the Retro Off-Road tires (although an official screenshot shows it with the Pipe Frame’s tires instead). Unlike its first appearance, the kart's speakers do not move and the lights do not flash. The game introduces two variants, a blue variant, simply named the Blue Badwagon, and a platinum variant, which is named the Grand Badwagon, as well as an orange flower-themed counterpart, which is named the Flowery Badwagon. All three are also classified as High-End karts.

Since its debut, the Badwagon is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. It is also a part of the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Cat Tour (2021)	Week 1 Tier Shop 10,000 coins
	Pink Karts Pipe

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Badwagon appears as an Ace-class Shield-type primary spirit with two support slots in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is represented by Pink Gold Peach's Mario Kart 8 artwork, depicting her driving a Badwagon. When used, the spirit increases movement speed. Its puppet fighter is a Metal Peach, fought on the Mario Circuit stage, and the spirit can be obtained by defeating her in battle. Alternatively, the Badwagon spirit can be purchased from Funky Kong's Shack for 4,000 Spirit Points at standard price.

Statistics

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 8

• Ground Speed: 0
• Water Speed: +0.5
• Air Speed: 0
• Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
• Acceleration: -0.5
• Weight: +0.5
• Ground Handling: -0.5
• Water Handling: +0.75
• Air Handling: -0.25
• Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
• Traction: +0.5
• Mini-Turbo: -0.75

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• Ground Speed: +0.5
• Water Speed: -0.25
• Air Speed: -0.5
• Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
• Acceleration: -1
• Weight: +0.5
• Ground Handling: -0.75
• Water Handling: -0.25
• Air Handling: -0.75
• Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.5
• Traction: +0.5
• Mini-Turbo: -1

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics

Special skill	Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	GCN Yoshi Circuit R GBA Bowser's Castle 1 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R 3DS Daisy Hills R N64 Kalimari Desert 3DS Neo Bowser City R RMX Rainbow Road 2R SNES Donut Plains 2R Tokyo Blur 4T Wii Moonview Highway R/T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	GBA Bowser's Castle 1R Tokyo Blur 2R/T 3DS Toad Circuit R/T* 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T* SNES Choco Island 1 SNES Choco Island 1R** N64 Choco Mountain T** N64 Choco Mountain R GBA Sunset Wilds R/T RMX Rainbow Road 2 RMX Rainbow Road 2T SNES Donut Plains 2T Tokyo Blur 4R SNES Choco Island 1R/T*** Singapore Speedway T New York Minute B GBA Luigi Circuit R/T GBA Luigi Circuit T Wii Moonview Highway T Squeaky Clean Sprint R/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.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit #91 Badwagon
	Series/game	Mario Kart Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	2
	Class	Ace
	Strength / effect(s)	Shield Speed ↑
	How to obtain	Funky Kong's Shack; Spirit Board
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	Peach
	Conditions	The enemy is metal
	Stage	Mario Circuit
	Song	Mario Circuit - Mario Kart 8

Gallery

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  Artwork of Wario driving the Badwagon

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  Bowser driving his Badwagon on the right

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  Artwork of Roy, driving the Badwagon on the far left

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  Artwork of Pink Gold Peach, driving the Badwagon

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  In-game icon

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  Screenshot of Roy, driving the Badwagon

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  Screenshot of Peach, driving the Badwagon

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  Screenshot of Bowser, driving the Badwagon

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  The Badwagon, when viewed from the back during normal gameplay

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  The Badwagon, when viewed from the front during normal gameplay

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  Screenshot of Baby Luigi, driving the Badwagon and gliding with the Plane Glider

Mario Kart Tour

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  Pauline tricking on New York Minute

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  Pauline tricking in the Badwagon on New York Minute

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  Waluigi tricking on DS Waluigi Pinball

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  Waluigi cheering on DS Waluigi Pinball

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  Roy tricking in the Badwagon on N64 Royal Raceway

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  Peach tricking in the Badwagon on RMX Rainbow Road 2

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  In-game view of the Badwagon on 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar for the Pink Karts Pipe

Miscellaneous

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  LEGO Super Mario

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ビートデイモン[?] Bīto Deimon	From "beat" and a corruption of「デーモン」(dēmon, "demon")
Chinese (simplified)	音爆恶魔[?] Yīnbào Èmó	Sonic-boom Demon
Chinese (traditional)	音爆惡魔[?] Yīnbào Èmó	Sonic-boom Demon
Dutch	Blingbolide[?]	Bling Racing Car
French (NOA)	Stéréo-bolide[?]	From stéréo (referring to the stereo speakers on the back) and bolide ("racing car")
French (NOE)	Beat-bolide[?]	From beat and bolide ("racing car")
German	Cool-Cabrio[?]	Cool convertible
Italian	Discocabrio[?]	Disco-convertible
Korean	배드왜건[?] Baedeu Waegeon	Bad Wagon
Portuguese (NOA)	Carango[?]	Slang word for "car"
Portuguese (NOE)	Estereomóvel[?]	Stereomobile
Russian	Крутачка[?] Krutachka	From круто (kruto, colloquialism for "awesome") and тачка (tachka, colloquialism for "car")
Spanish (NOA)	Clásico[?]	Classic
Spanish (NOE)	Pandillero[?]	Mobster