Badwagon
Badwagon from Mario Kart Tour
The Badwagon in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Weight, Traction (MK8)
Speed, Weight, Traction (MK8D)
Weak stats Acceleration, Handling (MK8, MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo), Mario Kart Tour

The Badwagon is a kart from the Mario Kart series. It resembles a hot-pink muscle car with stereo speakers and a Roy Smooth Sounds logo on the rear. The emblem is located on the hood. The vehicle's name is a pun on "bandwagon effect," a psychological phenomenon where individuals more easily conform to a trend set by a larger group of people regardless of contrary evidence.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart seriesEdit

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

The Badwagon first appears in Mario Kart 8 as a default kart body. Although muscle cars are typically built for speed, the Badwagon does not offer any ground speed boost (though it offers a water speed boost); it excels at weight and traction, while acceleration and handling are lowered. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, however, it offers a speed boost on the ground, while the water speed and water handling are weakened significantly.

The stereo speakers and the lights animate to the beat of the background music, while they are idle in the beginning of the race and briefly when the final lap jingle plays. It shares its stats with the Tri-Speeder, the Steel Driver, the Standard ATV, and the GLA. Artwork of the kart shows that it has four-wheel steering, though it is not used in-game. It has the engine sound of a V-twin with loud and distinctive exhaust noise.

A CPU-controlled Peach will occasionally use this vehicle body, paired with the Standard tires.

While this vehicle body is available right from the start in Mario Kart 8, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it must be unlocked by collecting coins. CPU King Boo, Roy, Pink Gold Peach, and Petey Piranha occasionally use this body during races with the Off-Road tires.

Mario Kart TourEdit

The Badwagon returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It offers longer-lasting Mini-Turbo boosts and increases the amount of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. It uses the Retro Off-Road tires (although an official screenshot shows it with the Pipe Frame’s tires instead). Unlike its first appearance, the kart's speakers do not move and the lights do not flash. The game introduces two variants, a blue variant, simply named the Blue Badwagon, and a platinum variant, which is named the Grand Badwagon, as well as an orange flower-themed counterpart, which is named the Flowery Badwagon. All three are also classified as High-End karts.

Since its debut, the Badwagon is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. It is also a part of the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Cat Tour (2021) Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Pink Karts Pipe

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Badwagon appears as an Ace-class Shield-type primary spirit with two support slots. It is represented by Pink Gold Peach's Mario Kart 8 artwork, where she drives a Badwagon. When used, the spirit increases movement speed. Its puppet fighter is a Metal Peach, fought on the Mario Circuit stage; defeating her in battle will earn the player the spirit. The Badwagon spirit can also be obtained by purchasing it from Funky Kong's Shack for 4,000 Spirit Points at standard price.

StatisticsEdit

Mario Kart seriesEdit

Mario Kart 8

  • Ground Speed: 0
  • Water Speed: +0.5
  • Air Speed: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
  • Acceleration: -0.5
  • Weight: +0.5
  • Ground Handling: -0.5
  • Water Handling: +0.75
  • Air Handling: -0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
  • Traction: +0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.75

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Ground Speed: +0.5
  • Water Speed: -0.25
  • Air Speed: -0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -1
  • Weight: +0.5
  • Ground Handling: -0.75
  • Water Handling: -0.25
  • Air Handling: -0.75
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.5
  • Traction: +0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: -1

Mario Kart TourEdit

Special skill   Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 1
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain R
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
N64 Kalimari Desert
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2R
 
SNES Donut Plains 2R
 
Tokyo Blur 4T
 
Wii Moonview Highway R/T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R
 
Tokyo Blur 2R/T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R/T*
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain T*
 
SNES Choco Island 1
 
SNES Choco Island 1R**
 
N64 Choco Mountain T**
 
N64 Choco Mountain R
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R/T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2T
 
SNES Donut Plains 2T
 
Tokyo Blur 4R
 
SNES Choco Island 1R/T***
 
Singapore Speedway T
 
New York Minute B
 
GBA Luigi Circuit R/T
 
GBA Luigi Circuit T
 
Wii Moonview Highway T
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint 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.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spiritEdit

# Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effect(s) How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
91 Badwagon   Mario Kart Series Primary (2) Ace Shield
Speed ↑
Funky Kong's Shack; Spirit Board Peach
  • The enemy is metal
Mario Circuit Mario Circuit - Mario Kart 8

GalleryEdit

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ビートデイモン
Bīto Deimon
From "beat" and a corruption of「デーモン」(dēmon, demon)

Chinese (simplified) 音爆恶魔
Yīnbào Èmó
Sonic-boom Demon

Chinese (traditional) 音爆惡魔
Yīnbào Èmó
Sonic-boom Demon

Dutch Blingbolide
Bling Racing Car
French (NOA) Stéréo-bolide
From "stéréo" (referring to the stereo speakers on the back) and bolide (racing car)
French (NOE) Beat-bolide
From "beat" and "bolide" (racing car)
German Cool-Cabrio
Cool convertible
Italian Discocabrio
Disco-convertible
Korean 배드왜건
Baedeu Waegeon
Bad Wagon

Portuguese (NOA) Carango
Slang word for "car"
Portuguese (NOE) Estereomóvel
Stereomobile
Russian Крутачка
Krutachka
From "круто" (kruto, colloquialism for "awesome") and "тачка" (tachka, colloquialism for "car")

Spanish (NOA) Clásico
Classic
Spanish (NOE) Pandillero
Mobster