Armored Rider
Armored Rider from Mario Kart Tour
The Armored Rider in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The Armored Rider is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Samurai Tour. The kart is an indigo, black, and gold vehicle that is based on the Warrior Wagon, with a purple seat and exhaust pipes, and a crescent moon-shaped crest. The Armored Rider uses the Wild Slugger's tires and increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the number of points earned from performing a Slipstream.

AvailabilityEdit

The Armored Rider is not currently obtainable from pipes, and it is not currently part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Samurai Tour Mario (Hakama) Pack
March 30, 2022 – April 5, 2022
Battle Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
New Year's Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Space Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Winter Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Mario Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Yoshi Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Spring Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Bowser Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Pipe Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Sunshine Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Vacation Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Summer Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)

StatisticsEdit

Special skill   Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
3DS Wario Shipyard R/T
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1
 
3DS Wario Shipyard
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge R
 
DS Airship Fortress R
 
N64 Yoshi Valley T
 
SNES Choco Island 1
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R/T
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2T
 
RMX Ghost Valley 1R
 
GCN Baby Park
 
London Loop 2
 
DS Luigi's Mansion
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2R
 
New York Minute 2
 
New York Minute 3T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T
 
Wii Rainbow Road
 
Singapore Speedway 3R/T
 
Piranha Plant Cove 2T
 
Piranha Plant Cove R
 
DS Shroom Ridge T
 
N64 Luigi Raceway R/T
 
N64 Yoshi Valley R/T
 
Athens Dash 2T
 
Athens Dash 2R/T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 4
 
GBA Peach Circuit R
 
Rome Avanti R
 
Sydney Sprint T
 
GBA Lakeside Park T
 
Madrid Drive
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1R**
 
Ninja Hideaway***
 
Ninja Hideaway R/T
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R*
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge**
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge T*
 
DS Airship Fortress T
 
N64 Yoshi Valley
 
SNES Choco Island 1T
 
Amsterdam Drift
 
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
 
Berlin Byways 2R/T
 
Berlin Byways
 
DS Luigi's Mansion R
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2
 
Tokyo Blur R/T
 
DS Twilight House
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T
 
Tokyo Blur 4R
 
Singapore Speedway 3R
 
DS Shroom Ridge
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2R
 
Athens Dash T
 
GBA Peach Circuit R/T
 
New York Minute
 
Wii Moonview Highway R
 
Sydney Sprint 2R/T
 
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T
 
GBA Lakeside Park R/T
 
Paris Promenade 3R/T
 
Madrid Drive R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese とどろき号
Todoroki gō
From「轟き」(todoroki, roar) and「号」(-gō, a common marker for vehicles)

Chinese (simplified) 轰天号
Hōng tiān háo
 

Chinese (traditional) 嘉天號
Jiā tiān háo
 

French Samourapide violet
Violet Warrior Wagon
German Lila-Harnisch-Kart
Purple Armored Kart
Italian Samurazzo ruggente
Portmanteau of Samurai and razzo ("rocket") + roaring
Korean 번개호
Beongae-ho
Lightning ("호" is attached behind the name of trains, ships, or karts.)

Portuguese Samurágil
Portmanteau of Samurai and ágil ("agile")
Spanish Samurraudo
Portmanteau of Samurai and raudo ("quick")