The Master Cycle is a bike included in the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8. It is an inside drifting bike based and named after the signature sword Link wields in The Legend of Zelda series, the Master Sword, and is shaped after a horse. The sides of the bike feature the signature Hylian Shield.
The artwork design for Link riding the Master Cycle is drawn in the same style as artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, rather than 3D renders like the rest of the Mario Kart 8 characters. As stated by Nintendo's Twitter account, the Master Cycle has "plenty of horsepower", a reference to Link traveling by horse in his games.
The Master Cycle's strengths are its speed and handling, while its known weakness is its traction. It is tied with The Duke for having the highest weight and lowest acceleration of all bikes. The Master Cycle is the fastest of all bikes and also its stats are unique to it alone, as no other vehicle in the game shares its stats.
A CPU-controlled Link will occasionally use this vehicle body, paired with the Triforce Tires, and Hylian Kite.
Stats
- Speed: +0.25
- Acceleration: 0
- Weight: 0
- Handling: +0.5
- Traction: -0.75
- Drift Type: Inside
Trivia
- The Master Cycle is the only vehicle in Mario Kart 8 with unique stats.
- It is also has an unique engine sound, which sounds very similar to a typical Ducati motorcycle.
Gallery
Concept art of Link, riding the Master Cycle for Mario Kart 8.
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Link, riding the Master Cycle.
Donkey Kong, riding the Master Cycle.
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