Shooting Star (bike)

The Twinkle Star (known as the Shooting Star in North America) is a bike that appears in Mario Kart Wii. It can only be used by large characters. It has a star on the front and a comet trail on its sides and exhaust pipes. It must first be unlocked by winning the 100cc Star Cup. It bears a resemblance to the Shooting Star kart from Mario Kart DS.

The Twinkle Star has a good speed and weight, with a nice Drift and Mini-Turbo, which are tied with that of the Wild Wing. It has the best drift and mini-turbo of any large class vehicle. On the other hand, its Off-Road, Acceleration, and Handling stats are quite low, and it is the lightest large vehicle in the game. The Twinkle Star shares its stats with the Honeycoupe.

Although the Shooting Star has a good drift and mini-turbo, it drifts externally instead of internally.

Color Schemes

 * Wario (Yellow body, orange star, purple stripes and seat)
 * Waluigi (Dark purple body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
 * Bowser (Dark Green body, yellow star and stripes, dark green seat)
 * Donkey Kong (Reddish-brown body, yellow star and stripes, dark brown seat)
 * King Boo (Grayish-blue body, white star and stripes, red seat)
 * Rosalina (Turquoise body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
 * Funky Kong (White body, red star and stripes, dark brown seat)
 * Dry Bowser (Black body, white star and stripes, red seat)
 * Male Mii (Black body, gold star and stripes, red seat)

Trivia

 * The Shooting Star is the only vehicle other than the Booster Seat and Wario Bike in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap. In this case, the star on the side of Rosalina's shooting star is larger than on the other Shooting Stars. Also, Rosalina's does not have a foot rest, as the others do.
 * The Shooting Star has a gray wing on the handle bars.
 * The Twinkle Star has the highest drift stat among all the bikes that drift outward.
 * The Twinkle Star's Acceleration is tied with that of the Piranha Prowler.
 * Wario used this bike in the May 2008 1st competition.
 * When this bike collides with another vehicle, the horn plays the first part of the overworld theme from Super Mario Bros..
 * The Twinkle Star/Shooting Star is Waluigi's main bike.