Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl Royal Ribbon | |
---|---|
The Birthday Girl in Mario Kart Tour | |
Strong stats | Acceleration, Handling |
Weak stats | Speed, Weight, Off-Road |
Appears in | Mario Kart 7, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (trophy cameo), Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card cameo), Mario Kart Tour |
The Birthday Girl (known as the Royal Ribbon in the British English version) is a kart that appears in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a shoe decorated with spotted ribbons (which serve as the exhaust pipes) and bows. The emblem appears on the center of the front bow.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart seriesEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
The Birthday Girl first appears as a default kart body in Mario Kart 7. Like the Peach Parasol glider, it changes color for Daisy, Rosalina, and Honey Queen, receiving an orange, blue, and purple color scheme, respectively. Furthermore, it is Peach's, Daisy's, and Rosalina's signature kart, as well as one of Honey Queen's, alongside the Bumble V. Although it changes color for most female characters, Peach, Miis, or other characters do not get a color change.
The Birthday Girl offers a high acceleration and handling boost, while its speed, weight, and off-road are hindered. It is tied with the Cloud 9 and Tiny Tug for the lowest speed of all kart bodies, while being tied with the Egg 1 and Bumble V for having the highest acceleration of all kart bodies. Lastly, the Birthday Girl is tied with the Cloud 9 and Koopa Clown for having the highest handling of all kart bodies.
Male or indeterminate-gender CPU racers do not use this kart. It has the same engine noise as the Standard Bike from Mario Kart Wii.
Color schemesEdit
Character | Color scheme | Image |
---|---|---|
Daisy | Orange bows, yellow body, light orange spots | |
Rosalina | Blue bows, dark blue body, light blue spots | |
Honey Queen | Purple bows, dark purple body, light purple spots | |
All other characters | Pink bows, red body, light pink spots |
Mario Kart TourEdit
The Birthday Girl returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a Normal kart. Unlike its Mario Kart 7 appearance, it only has the default coloration no matter which driver is using it. The bow at the back is also given spots like the front one. It uses yellow-rimmed versions of the Roller tires from Mario Kart 7. The Birthday Girl increases the duration of Dash Panel speed boosts and the number of points resulted from using Dash Panels.
The game presents five variants of the Birthday Girl, two of which are derived from the kart's character-specific color schemes from Mario Kart 7. Rosalina’s color scheme for the kart is used for a variant called the Birthday Girl Rosalina, which also has the Normal classification, and Daisy’s color scheme for the kart is used for a variant called the Birthday Girl Daisy, which has the Super classification. Another variant called the Ribbon Rider appears as a High-End kart available during the London Tour. The fourth variant, the Festival Girl, appears in the Summer Festival Tour, which is also a High-End kart. The fifth variant was introduced in the 2023 Yoshi Tour, named Bright Girl, which is also a High-End kart.
The Birthday Girl has appeared in the First and Second pipes of every tour and is also a part of the Daily Selects base set. The following table lists the Birthday Girl's other availabilities by tour.
Tour | Availability |
---|---|
Holiday Tour (2019) | Tour gift 167 Grand Stars required |
Valentine's Tour | Tour gift 167 Grand Stars required |
Yoshi Tour (2020) | Tour gift 75 Grand Stars required |
High-End Pipe | |
Cooking Tour | Gold Pipe |
Marine Tour | Undersea Pipe |
Exploration Tour (2020) | Heavy Hitters Pipe |
1st Anniversary Tour | Gold Pipe |
Halloween Tour (2020) | Halloween Throwback Pipe |
Sunset Tour | Princess Pipe |
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) | Coin Box Pipe |
Rosalina Tour | Shivers Pipe |
New Year's 2021 Tour | Gold Pipe |
Berlin Tour | Big City Pipe |
Cat Tour (2021) | Pink Karts Pipe |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSEdit
A collectible trophy of Princess Peach on the Birthday Girl can be obtained in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Mario & Luigi: Paper JamEdit
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, a level 2 Character Card shows the Mario Kart 7 artwork of Peach driving the Birthday Girl. When used in battle, the card enables the player with the highest attack power to act first for a limited time.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
Mario Kart seriesEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
- Speed: -0.5
- Sea Speed: +0.5
- Air Speed: +0.5
- Acceleration: +0.5
- Weight: -0.25
- Handling: +0.5
- Sea Handling: +0.25
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Off-Road: -0.25
- Mini-Turbo: +0.5
- Stability: 0
- Drift: +0.25
Mario Kart TourEdit
Special skill | Dash Panel Plus | |||
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
| |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
||||
* 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. |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSEdit
Trophy Peach + Birthday Girl (American English) / Peach + Royal Ribbon (British English) |
||||||||
Category: Series Related | ||||||||
How to unlock: Battle 3 or more times on the Rainbow Road stage in Smash mode. | ||||||||
Princess Peach, where are you off to with that pink parasol? A day at the beach? More like a day at the races! Her tough and unconventional karts are ready, and she wants to take the checkered flag. Expect to see Peach win and be elegant at the same time. (American English) | ||||||||
The next race is about to start, but who's going to come out on top? Will it be Peach, with her lovely Peach Parasol? She's customised her kart to be both tough AND cute, because she's not just aiming to win – she's aiming to win in style! (British English) |
GalleryEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
Artwork of Peach gliding in the Birthday Girl
Artwork of Daisy's Birthday Girl
Artwork of Rosalina's Birthday Girl
In-game icon of Honey Queen's Birthday Girl
A male character in the Birthday Girl (in this case, Metal Mario)
Back view of a male character in the Birthday Girl (in this case, Mario)
First-person view of the Birthday Girl
Mario Kart TourEdit
Toadette gliding with the Heart Balloons on SNES Choco Island 2
Birdo tricking in the Birthday Girl on GCN Yoshi Circuit R
Baby Peach gliding in the Birthday Girl with the Chocolate Banana Crêpe on 3DS Rock Rock Mountain
Daisy in the Birthday Girl on RMX Rainbow Road 2
Birdo tricking in the Birthday Girl on SNES Donut Plains 2
Names in other languagesEdit
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | バースデーガール Bāsudē Gāru |
Birthday Girl |
Chinese | 生日女孩 Shēngrì Nǚhái |
Birthday Girl |
Dutch | Royaltyracer |
- |
French | Turboruban |
Turbo Ribbon |
German | Schleifenkiste |
Portmanteau of Seifenkiste ("soapbox car") and Schleife ("ribbon") |
Italian | Nastronave |
From nastro ("ribbon") and astronave ("spaceship") |
Korean | 웨딩카 Weding Ka |
Wedding Car |
Portuguese (NOA) | Laçarote GTI Peach |
Peach Ribbon GTI, where "GTI" stands for "Gran Turismo Injection" |
Portuguese (NOE) | Laço Real |
Royal Ribbon |
Russian | Бантомобиль Bantomobil' |
Bantomobile |
Spanish (NOA) | Rosilazo GTI |
From rosa ("pink") and lazo ("ribbon"), with "GTI" standing for Gran Turismo Inyección ("Gran Turismo Injection") |
Spanish (NOE) | Lazo GTI |
Ribbon GTI, where "GTI" stands for Gran Turismo Inyección ("Gran Turismo Injection") |
See alsoEdit
- Sneeker, a similar vehicle in Mario Kart 8