Blastronaut III
| Blastronaut III | |
|---|---|
| |
| Strong stats | Acceleration |
| Average stats | Speed, Weight |
| Weak stats | Handling |
| Appears in | Mario Kart World |
The Blastronaut III is a trike[Japanese] that appears in Mario Kart World. The trike resembles a rocket, sporting a three-wheeled design, an orange nose cone, fins, and exhaust pipes, metal wheel guards for the rear tires, and a blue seat. The emblem is located underneath the trike. It is the only vehicle in the game to utilize unique glide wings, as the fins on the side extend outwards to become the wings instead of the wings being connected to the bottom of the vehicle. The trike has a similar engine sound as the Blue Falcon and Jet Bike from Mario Kart 8, bearing a jet-like sound.
In terms of stats, the Blastronaut III has good acceleration, as well as average speed and weight, but it has low handling.
This trike is randomly used by the CPU-controlled Pauline, Mario (Aviator), Donkey Kong (All-Terrain), Toad (Engineer), and Toadette (Conductor).
Statistics[edit]
Values are taken from the Mario Kart World Perfect Guide by Kadokawa.[1]
- Paved road speed: 0
- Off-road speed: 0
- Water surface speed: 0
- Acceleration: +2
- Mini-Turbo: +2
- Weight: 0
- Paved road handling: -2
- Off-road handling: -2
- Water surface handling: -2
Gallery[edit]
Bowser Jr. gliding in the Blastronaut III
Donkey Kong gliding in the Blastronaut III on DK Spaceport
Naming[edit]
"Blastronaut" is a pun on "blast" and "astronaut", referencing a rocket's ability to blast off. The Roman numeral "III" may allude to the many space missions followed by a numeral, the most famous of which being Vostok 1 and Apollo 11.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イグニッション Igunisshon |
Ignition | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 火箭喷射 Huǒjiàn Pēnshè (Mandarin) Fójin Panseh (Cantonese) |
Rocket Jet | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 火箭噴射 Huǒjiàn Pēnshè (Mandarin) Fójin Panseh (Cantonese) |
Rocket Jet | [2] | |
| Dutch | Ruimterazer | Space Rager | [2] | |
| French (Canadian) | Torpitrike | From torpille ("torpedo") and "trike" | [2] | |
| French (European) | Torpitrike | From torpille ("torpedo") and "trike" | [2] | |
| German | Rennbahn-Rakete | Racetrack Rocket | [2] | |
| Italian | Razzopazzo | Crazy Rocket | [2] | |
| Korean | 이그니션 Igeunisyeon |
Ignition | [2] | |
| Polish | Wybuchowy Wehikuł | Explosive Vehicle | [3] | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Foguetonauta III | From foguete ("rocket") and astronauta ("astronaut") + III | [2] | |
| Portuguese (European) | Foguetonauta III | From foguete ("rocket") and astronauta ("astronaut") + III | [2] | |
| Russian | Бластронавт III Blastronavt III |
From "blast" and астронавт (astronavt, "astronaut") + III | [2] | |
| Spanish | Kartonauta III | From "kart" and astronauta ("astronaut") + III | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ Ando, Shinichi, Fuyuki Ogihara, Yuichi Yoshida, Koichi Watanabe (Colorfield), Reito Akashi, Yudai Ino, Tomohisa Kato, Kazuya Teramura, and Noritaka Mitsuda (2026). 『マリオカートワールドパーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-733845-6. Page 40.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In-game name from Mario Kart World's vehicle selection menu, compiled by Reese Rivers in this spreadsheet. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ In-game name. Mario Kart World (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
