Piranha Pipes
The Piranha Pipes make up Petey Piranha's unlockable kart in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. It can be unlocked by completing the Star Cup in Mirror Mode. The kart is composed of two Warp Pipes stuck together, keeping in tradition with Piranha Plants' past roles: arising from pipes.
Based on in-game stats, the Piranha Pipes has the same speed and acceleration as the Wario Car and DK Jumbo. However, its weight is tied with that of the Koopa King and Boo Pipes, making it one of the heaviest karts in the game.
In actuality, the Piranha Pipes is a slightly better accelerator than the DK Jumbo, but its acceleration is weaker than that of the Barrel Train. As for the Piranha Pipes's top speed, it is tied with that of the DK Jumbo, Barrel Train, and Bullet Blaster. Lastly, although the Piranha Pipes is a heavyweight kart, it has one of the better off-road statistics in the game; its off-road speed is tied with that of the Barrel Train.
Gallery
The Piranha Pipes's icon.
Artwork of Petey Piranha and King Boo, using the Piranha Pipes.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- The Piranha Pipes, Boo Pipes, Heart Coach, and Bloom Coach share the same engine sound.
- The Piranha Pipes makes the exact same horn sound as the Wiggler Bus.
