Splat Buggy

Splat Buggy
Strong stats	Speed
Weak stats	Weight, Acceleration, Handling
Appearances	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Splat Buggy is one of the three additional vehicle bodies in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe not present in the original game. It is one of the two All-Terrain Vehicles based on the Splatoon series, meaning that it is one of the Inklings' signature vehicles, the other being the Inkstriker. The vehicle looks nearly identical to the Standard ATV, but with a different frontal styling, a slimmer body, and equipped with a tank of ink on the back. Much like the Inkstriker, the exhaust pipes sprays ink when getting a speed boost. The ink colors differ depending on the color of the Inkling. For every other character, it uses the pink Inkling Girl's color scheme, with the Mario franchise Super Mushroom emblem embedded instead of the Splatoon-themed arrows. It is available from the start.

The Splat Buggy shares its stats with the Blue Falcon. It boosts speed, while reducing the weight, acceleration and handling stats. The stat changes are mostly minor, with the biggest change being the reduction in weight.

The vehicle shares its engine sound with the Standard Kart, Pipe Frame, Gold Standard, Teddy Buggy and Wild Wiggler.

CPU-controlled Inkling Boys and Inkling Girls occasionally use this vehicle body paired with Standard tires. The 200cc staff ghost in Dragon Driftway plays as Inkling Boy with the Splat Buggy and Blue Standard tires.

Stats

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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

Gallery

Artwork

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  An Inkling Girl driving the Splat Buggy, with balloons above them, and a Blooper in front of them.

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  Artwork of Inkling Girl and Boy driving the Splat Buggy and Inkstriker respectively.

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  Inkling Girl, Link and Isabelle.

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  Inkling Girl fighting Mario in Battle Mode.

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  Stamp of the Inkling Girl on the Splat Buggy.

Sprites

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  Default Splat Buggy

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  Orange Inkling Girl's Splat Buggy

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  Green Inkling Girl's Splat Buggy

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  Pink Inkling Girl's Splat Buggy

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  Blue Inkling Boy's Splat Buggy

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  Purple Inkling Boy's Splat Buggy

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  Teal Inkling Boy's Splat Buggy

Screenshots

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  Inkling Girl performing a Trick on Excitebike Arena, while driving the Splat Buggy.

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  Inkling Girl and Boy battling on Urchin Underpass, while driving the Splat Buggy and Inkstriker respectively.

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  Inkling Boy performing a Trick on Dragon Driftway, while driving the Splat Buggy.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スプラバギー Supurabagī	Splabuggy
Portuguese	Salpiquatro	From salpico (splash) and quatro (four)
Korean	칼라버기 Kallabeogi	Color Buggy

Trivia

• Ironically, Link, the Male and Female Villagers and Isabelle also have the Mario symbol on their versions of the Splat Buggy, despite them coming from completely different series.