Parafoil

"Paraglider" redirects here. For information about the Paraglider from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that also appears as a glider in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, see Paraglider (The Legend of Zelda).

Template:Kart-infobox The Parafoil (known as the Paraglider in the American English version of Mario Kart 7) is a glider in the Mario Kart series.

History

Mario Kart 7

The Paraglider first appears in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable glider part. It offers an acceleration boost, while hindering weight. It also has the same stats as the Swooper.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Paraglider returns, now known as the Parafoil in the American version. The Parafoil offers identical stats to its counterpart in Mario Kart 7. The colors of the glider are slightly different however: it features a white center with yellow, pink, and blue colors and it lacks the emblem of the driver. Unlike in Mario Kart 7, it is available from the start. A variant of the Parafoil is called the MKTV Parafoil. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Mario uses this glider whenever he rides the P-Wing, Toad and the babies use it while riding the Pipe Frame, Toadette and Baby Peach use it while riding the Teddy Buggy, and Dry Bones and Koopa Troopa use it with the Steel Driver.

Mario Kart Tour

The Parafoil returns in Mario Kart Tour as a Normal glider. It uses the same design seen in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Parafoil provides better chances of getting Green Shells from Item Boxes while increasing the number of points earned for landing hits with Green Shells.

The game introduces seven variants of the glider: the BBIA Parafoil, Piranha Plant Parafoil, Bob-omb Parafoil, BaNaNa Parafoil, ? Block, Soaring Jack, and Luma Parafoil, as well as three counterparts known as the Calico Parafoil, Tanooki Parafoil, and Gold Tanooki Parafoil.

Statistics

Mario Kart 7	Mario Kart 8	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Speed: 0 Sea Speed: 0 Air Speed: -1.5 Acceleration: +0.25 Weight: -0.25 Handling: 0 Sea Handling: 0 Air Handling: +1 Off-Road: 0 Mini-Turbo: +0.25 Stability: 0 Drift: -0.25	Ground Speed: 0 Water Speed: 0 Air Speed: -0.25 Anti-Gravity Speed: 0 Acceleration: +0.25 Weight: -0.25 Ground Handling: 0 Water Handling: 0 Air Handling: +0.25 Anti-Gravity Handling: 0 Traction: 0 Mini-Turbo: +0.25	Ground Speed: -0.25 Water Speed: -0.25 Air Speed: -0.25 Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25 Acceleration: +0.25 Weight: 0 Ground Handling: 0 Water Handling: +0.25 Air Handling: +0.25 Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25 Traction: -0.25 Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Gallery

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  The Paraglider in Mario Kart 7

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  Icon of the Paraglider

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  Bowser's kart, equipped with the Paraglider

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  A first-person view of the Paraglider at Maple Treeway

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  The Parafoil in Mario Kart 8

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	パラフォイル Parafoiru	Parafoil
Chinese (simplified)	滑翔伞 Huáxiángsǎn	Paraglider
Chinese (traditional)	飛行傘 Fēixíngsǎn	Flying Umbrella
Dutch	Glijscherm (Mario Kart 8) Parachute (Mario Kart 7)	Sliding Screen Parachute
German	Gleitschirm	Paraglider
Italian	Parapendio	Paraglider
Korean	패러글라이더 Paereogeullaideo	Paraglider
Portuguese (NOA)	Parapente	Paraglider
Portuguese (NOE)	Parapente (Mario Kart 8) Paraquedas (Mario Kart 7)	Paraglider Parachute
Russian	Параплан Paraplan	Paraglider
Spanish	Parapente	Paraglider