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[[File:MK8NewBooster.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Bowser]] approaching an '''Antigravity Panel''' in [[Mario Circuit (Wii U)|Mario Circuit]].]]
[[File:MK8NewBooster.png|thumb|250px|[[Bowser]] approaching an Antigravity Panel in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]]]]
An '''Antigravity Panel''' is a panel that appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The panel is blue with a circle pattern on it and activates the [[Kart]]'s [[Anti-gravity]] mode when driven over. Unlike [[Dash Panel]]s, the panels do not provide any sort of speed boost when driven over, and only work in one direction, reversing the effect if driven over in the opposite direction, however in certain courses the panels work both ways, such as [[Toad's Turnpike|<small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike]]. The panels also do not need to be directly touched to affect the player, and can be activated by simply jumping or gliding over them, like the one present at the entrance to the thundercloud in [[Cloudtop Cruise]]. The amount of time for which the effect of the panels is active also varies from course to course, depending on the length of the portion of the track where players are required to remain in Anti-gravity, and the effect will often end by itself as opposed to requiring another panel to be driven over. Characters will also only occasionally react vocally to driving over a panel, whereas they will always react to any other type. The panels are included in both nitro and updated retro courses, but are not always required for a Kart to enter anti-gravity, as courses that fully take place in anti-gravity, such as [[Baby Park|<small>GCN</small> Baby Park]] do not feature the panels at all.
'''Antigravity Panels'''<ref>Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). ''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 9. ''Prima Games''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> are objects that appear in courses in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are blue panels bearing a circle pattern that appear on the track to mark the beginning of an [[anti-gravity]] section, causing any racers that drive over them to enter anti-gravity mode. Mechanically, whether or not anti-gravity is activated depends on where the racer is on the course, so the Antigravity Panels only serve as visual indicators of when anti-gravity sections begin. They do not appear in courses that take place entirely in anti-gravity such as {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, but otherwise always appear at the start of an anti-gravity section (except in {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}} and {{classic-link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}, in which anti-gravity is activated as the racers fall onto the [[moon]] and into the tunnel respectively). An Antigravity Panel is also used to mark the end of the anti-gravity section in {{classic-link|GBA|Boo Lake}}, but not in any other race courses, in which anti-gravity will activate if a racer goes backwards into an anti-gravity section without the need of an Antigravity Panel. The [[Battle Mode|battle]] course [[Battle Stadium]] features Antigravity Panels at both ends of its anti-gravity section. Some characters can audibly react to the activation of anti-gravity upon driving over an Antigravity Panel.
 
In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipes]] take after the design of Antigravity Panels, as they briefly put racers in anti-gravity.
 
An Antigravity Panel can be seen in the background of the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] [[stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', with the same position as in the original [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] course.
 
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Bowser, near the new anti-gravity booster (blue, with arrows) at Mario Circuit.
Bowser approaching an Antigravity Panel in Mario Circuit

Antigravity Panels[1] are objects that appear in courses in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They are blue panels bearing a circle pattern that appear on the track to mark the beginning of an anti-gravity section, causing any racers that drive over them to enter anti-gravity mode. Mechanically, whether or not anti-gravity is activated depends on where the racer is on the course, so the Antigravity Panels only serve as visual indicators of when anti-gravity sections begin. They do not appear in courses that take place entirely in anti-gravity such as GCN Baby Park, but otherwise always appear at the start of an anti-gravity section (except in 3DS Rainbow Road and Wii Koopa Cape, in which anti-gravity is activated as the racers fall onto the moon and into the tunnel respectively). An Antigravity Panel is also used to mark the end of the anti-gravity section in GBA Boo Lake, but not in any other race courses, in which anti-gravity will activate if a racer goes backwards into an anti-gravity section without the need of an Antigravity Panel. The battle course Battle Stadium features Antigravity Panels at both ends of its anti-gravity section. Some characters can audibly react to the activation of anti-gravity upon driving over an Antigravity Panel.

In the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, half-pipes take after the design of Antigravity Panels, as they briefly put racers in anti-gravity.

An Antigravity Panel can be seen in the background of the Mario Circuit stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with the same position as in the original Mario Circuit course.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 9. Prima Games. Retrieved January 29, 2018.