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Signature vehicle
{{Conjecture}} A signature vehicle is the personalized kart, bike, or ATV of a racer in the Mario Kart series.
In Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour, signature vehicles may also have a signature glider and in the former two games, signature tires.
History
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The concept of a signature kart first appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
In Mario Kart DS, each playable character has two signature karts in addition to their personal Standard Kart. One of these signature karts is unlocked alongside its default driver, while the other is unlocked by winning every Nitro cup on 100cc.
| Driver | Default signature kart | Unlockable signature kart |
|---|---|---|
 Mario |
 B Dasher |
 Shooting Star |
 Luigi |
 Poltergust 4000 |
 Streamliner |
 Peach |
 Royale |
 Light Tripper |
 Yoshi |
 Egg 1 |
 Cucumber |
 Toad |
 Mushmellow |
 4-Wheel Cradle |
 Donkey Kong |
 Rambi Rider |
 Wildlife |
 Wario |
 Brute |
 Dragonfly |
 Bowser |
 Tyrant |
 Hurricane |
 Daisy |
 Power Flower |
 Light Dancer |
 Dry Bones |
 Banisher |
 Dry Bomber |
 Waluigi |
 Gold Mantis |
 Zipper |
 R.O.B. |
 ROB-BLS |
 ROB-LGS |
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
| Driver | Signature vehicle body | Signature tires | Signature glider |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tanooki Mario |
  Tanooki Kart
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 Cat Peach |
 Cat Cruiser
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 Dry Bowser |
  Bone Rattler
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 Inkling Girl |
 Splat Buggy Inkstriker
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 Inkling Boy |
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 Link (Champion's Tunic) |
  Master Cycle Zero
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  Ancient Tires
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  Paraglider
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 Link |
  Master Cycle
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 Triforce Tires
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 Hylian Kite
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 Villager (Male) |
 Streetle
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 Leaf Tires
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 Paper Glider
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 Villager (Female) |
 City Tripper
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 Isabelle |
Mario Kart Tour
MarioWiki:BJAODN/In Search of Lost Brother
March 25, 2015 revision
- Mario Statue redirects here. For information about the transformation Tanooki Mario can undergo, see Statue Mario.
A Plumber's Lament is the name of a piece of art created by master sculptor Garro of Nimbus Land for the kingdom's usurper queen Valentina during the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The gold-colored statue is a depiction of a seemingly ordinary, working-class male human plumber. According to Garro, the sculpture's thick mustache covers the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns serve as a reminder of the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represent the "legs of the masses." While Valentina was initially repulsed by the sculpture, after Garro's analysis of his masterpiece's proletariat symbolism, the queen-to-be lauded A Plumber's Lament, calling it a piece of "gentle beauty" and "raw power." Valentina quickly has the statue put on display by her servant Dodo next to gold sculptures made in her likeness, which were also created by Garro.
Unbeknownst to Valentina, A Plumber's Lament is actually Mario in disguise as part of a plan to infiltrate Nimbus Castle in order to restore King and Queen Nimbus to the throne and topple the regime of the false queen Valentina (who had manipulated the Nimbus population through various political schemes, setting herself up as de facto ruler of Nimbus Land). In order to expose Valentina's ruse to the greater population, King and Queen Nimbus need to be extradited from the confines of the castle. However, only those with official business with Valentina are allowed entrance to the castle by her guards, the Birdies. Therefore, Garro, Valentina's private sculptor but secretly an ally of Mario and the King and Queen's son (and true heir to the throne) Prince Mallow, devise a plan to get Mario past the guards undetected by turning him into his "latest masterpiece" A Plumber's Lament. To do so, Garro actually applies a coat of gold dust all over Mario's face and clothes in order to make him appear to be a gold sculpture. Mario, standing perfectly still in order to mimic a statue, is then delivered to Valentina along with several gold sculptures made in the image of the usurper queen, thus allowing Mario to safely and covertly infiltrate the castle.
A similar statue appears in BS Super Mario USA as an item, found three times in each level. Each one gives the player an extra life.
Another similar statue appears when the player collects 1 million coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2. It appears in the background of the revamped title screen.
- After Valentina and Dodo flee Nimbus Land, and King and Queen Nimbus (along with Prince Mallow) are restored to the throne, Garro sculpts an actual gold statue of Mario (along with statues of Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Toadstool). The sculptures are put on display in the center of Nimbus Palace for the public to enjoy.
Before deletion
- Not to be confused with Statue Mario.
In Search of Lost Brother (originally called A Plumber's Lament) is the name of a piece of art created by Garro of Nimbus Land for the kingdom's queen Valentina during the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. The gold-colored statue is a depiction of a plumber, which resembles Mario. According to Garro in the original version, A Plumber's Lament's thick mustache covers the "sad, innocent smile of a simple fool," the sideburns symbolize the plumber's "blue collar roots," and the strong, muscular legs represent the "legs of the masses." In the Nintendo Switch remake, however, Garro describes the sculpture's thick mustache as a depiction for "his kind feelings for his younger brother," that the sideburns convey "his strength of heart," and that the legs are well defined, strong and "can leap any distance in a single bound;" this description, along with the new title of In Search of Lost Brother, matches closer to the original Japanese description and title of the statue, and in turn references Mario's relationship with Luigi. While Valentina initially disliked the sculpture, after Garro's analysis of his statue, she lauded In Search of Lost Brother, calling it a piece of "gentle beauty" and "raw power." Valentina has the statue put on display by her servant Dodo next to gold sculptures of herself.
Unknown to Valentina, In Search of Lost Brother is actually Mario himself, in disguise as part of a plan to break into Nimbus Castle to restore King and Queen Nimbus to the throne. To expose Valentina's plot, King and Queen Nimbus need to be freed from the castle. However, only those with official business with Valentina are allowed entrance. Therefore, Garro and Prince Mallow devise a plan to get Mario past the guards by turning him into In Search of Lost Brother. To do so, Garro applies a coat of gold dust all over Mario to make him look like a gold sculpture. Mario, standing perfectly still to add to the effect, is then delivered to Valentina, allowing Mario to enter the castle. The statue's title and description were therefor made up on the spot when Garro was being interrogated by Valentina in regards of the statue, similar to when Garro was being interrogated by two Birdy guards at the castle entrance (to which Garro stated that the statue was a sculpture of Valentina's cousin, Mariotta, instead). After Valentina is removed from the throne, Garro creates a true sculpture of Mario.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 弟をたずねて四千里 Otōto o tazunete yonsenri |
4000 Leagues in Search of Little Brother (parody of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother) |
| Chinese | 尋弟四千里 Xún dì sìqiān lǐ |
4000 Miles in Search of Little Brother |
| German | Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Bruder |
In Search of the lost Brother |
| Italian | Alla ricerca del fratello perduto |
In search of the lost brother |
| Spanish | En busca del hermano perdido |
In search of the lost brother |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アラビアータ Arabiāta |
Arrabbiata; means "angry" (in feminine) in Italian; may also refer to Arrabbiata sauce (described as Valentina's father's mother's son's child) |
| German | Mariotto |
Mariotto |
| Italian | Mariottino |
Mariottino (described as Valentina's uncle's sister's son) |
- Coincidentally, Mario's disguise as a gold statue would make him look identical to Gold Mario, a power-up introduced in New Super Mario Bros. 2 sixteen years after Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
MarioWiki:BJAODN/Junior (II)
Initial revision
| Sandbox | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Unknown |
| Species | Kong |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jr. Math |
| Latest appearance | Animal Crossing (In Donkey Kong Jr. Math port) |
| Affiliation(s) | Donkey Kong Jr. |
This mysterious pink gorrila is a Kong who is identical apart from colouring, (s)he only ever appeared in Donkey Kong Jr. Math and various re-releases of it.
In this game the Pink Donkey Kong Jr. made its only real appearance. Here it was a playable character in multi-player mode and it was pitted against Donkey Kong Jr. in a test to get to a number held up by Donkey Kong by doing various maths sums. He did not appear in it's re-release Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math Lesson.
In 2004 the anonomous pink gorrila made one final appearance in his exact same role as Donkey Kong Jr. Math, he is playable on an unlockable NES which has Donkey Kong Jr. Math on it.
| Title | Description | Release Date | System/Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Playable Character (Multi-Player mode only) | 1983 | NES |
| Animal Crossing | Playable Character in port of Donkey Kong Jr. Math | 2001 | Gamecube |
Before deletion
| Sandbox | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Kong |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) |
Junior (II)[1] is a supporting character in Donkey Kong Jr. Math and its various rereleases, except for Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson, which was released earlier. He is identical to the original Donkey Kong Jr. besides his fur color, and he simply acts as the second player character to Donkey Kong Jr. (dubbed Junior (I))[1] as they compete to perform various math equations and obtain the number held up by Donkey Kong.
| Title | Description | Release date | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Playable character (Calculate modes only) | 1983 | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Doubutsu no Mori | Playable character in emulation of Donkey Kong Jr. Math | 2001 | Nintendo 64 |
| Animal Crossing | Playable character in emulation of Donkey Kong Jr. Math | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Doubutsu no Mori e+ | Playable character in emulation of Donkey Kong Jr. Math | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
("Pink Donkey Kong Jr truly was the greatest character of all time. Better than Mario, Yoshi, or hell, even anything in the Uncharted games. He was peak fictional character. May his soul rest in peace for us ungrateful editors, and let's make sure his death wasn't for nothing.") FanOfYoshi (talk)