Special Item (Mario Kart series)

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A Special Item is the name applied to certain item that is obtainable only to a specific character in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Unlike a standard item, most of these items can be obtained in any place during a race, and while a character holds an special item, the second character cannot have another special item from Item Boxes.

History

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Special items make their debut in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Characters have special items exclusive to them. A certain special item is given to one of the two characters. Though some characters seem to have a personal power-up used only by them, some share the same function like the other's weapon. Petey Piranha and King Boo are the only characters who can receive any special item excluding Green Fireball and Birdo's Egg (due to the Mario Bros. and Yoshi and Birdo each having their own exclusive version of their special item while all other pairs have no difference in items). Additionally in Battle mode, all characters are able to use all the special items, but only Luigi can get a Green Fireball while only Birdo can get a Magenta Egg.

1 - Special Items were already regular items prior to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
2 - Special items would become a regular item in future Mario Kart titles.

Mario Kart Arcade GP

Special items appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP. They are specific to certain characters with each character having six special items. All special items must be unlocked by winning races.

Item Character Category
Star Mario and Luigi Status
Hammer Mario and Luigi Melee
Fireball Mario and Luigi Shoots forward or backward
Chain Chomp Mario and Luigi Lock-on shot
Block Mario and Luigi Drops backward
Special Coin Mario and Luigi Status
Star Mark Banana Donkey Kong Status
10T Hammer Donkey Kong Melee
Barrel Donkey Kong Shoots forward or backward
Giant Banana Donkey Kong Drops backward
Conga Donkey Kong Other
Delicious Banana Donkey Kong Status
Shell Body Bowser Status
Flaming Tender Bowser Other
Bowser Shell Bowser Shoots forward or backward
Thwomp Bowser Drops backward
Bullet Bill Bowser Shoots backward
Meat Bowser Status
Wario Car Wario Status
Stretch Punch Wario Melee
Bob-omb Wario Drops backward
Snot Bomb Wario Shoots forward or backward
Fart Gas Wario Drops backward
Garlic Wario Status
Miracle Mushroom Toad Status
Mushroom Hammer Toad Status
Mushroom Powder Toad Drops backward
Poison Mushroom Toad Shoots forward or backward
Sick Mushroom Toad Shoots backward
Fine Mushroom Toad Status
Egg Body Yoshi Status
Whacking Fan Yoshi Melee
Mystery Egg Yoshi Drops backward
Rolling Egg Yoshi Shoots forward or backward
Tongue Yoshi Other
Melon Yoshi Status
Power Pill Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Status
Quack Hammer Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Melee
Rally-X Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Drops backward
Galaga Boss Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Shoots forward
Pooka Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Shoots forward or backward
Fairy Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Status
Princess's Drink Peach Status
Frying Pan Peach Melee
Piranha Plant Peach Drops backward
Peach's Bird Peach Shoots forward or backward
Heart Peach Other
Cake Peach Status
Monster Shield Blinky Status
Monster's Hammer Blinky Melee
Flare Ball Blinky Drops backward
Petit Monster Blinky Shoots forward or backward
Ghost Morph Blinky Status
Monster Pill Blinky Status

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Special items return in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. Mario Coins can be collected to unlock character-exclusive special items.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Special items reappear in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. However, unlike previous entries, after a character is selected, it is randomly assigned to a special item during a race. Palette swaps of characters will enable the use of an exclusive item only available to that swap.

Mario Kart Tour

Special Items reappear in Mario Kart Tour, working similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Image Name Exclusive character(s)
File:MKT Icon GiantBanana.png Giant Banana[1][2] MKT Icon DonkeyKong.pngMorton Koopa Jr.'s icon from Mario Kart Tour.
File:MKT Icon BananaBarrels.png Banana Barrels (new)[3] Diddy Kong from Mario Kart Tour
File:MKT Icon TripleGreenShell.png Triple Green Shells[2] File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa.pngFile:MKT Icon Dry Bones.pngLakitu from Mario Kart TourIggy Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
File:MKT Icon BowserShell.png Bowser's Shell[4][2] MKT Icon Bowser.pngDry Bowser's icon from Mario Kart TourBowser Jr. from Mario Kart Tour
File:MKT Icon YoshiEgg.png Yoshi's Egg[2] MKT Icon Yoshi.png
File:MKT Icon TripleMushroom.png Triple Mushrooms[1][2] Toad's icon from Mario Kart TourToadette's icon from Mario Kart Tour
File:MKT Icon MushroomCannon.png Mushroom Cannon (new)[5] Peachette's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Peach (Kimono) from Mario Kart TourShy Guy (Pastry Chef) from Mario Kart Tour
Heart from Mario Kart Tour Heart[6][2] Peach's icon from Mario Kart TourMKT Icon Daisy.pngWendy O. Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
File:MKT Icon FireFlower.png Fire Flower[7][2] Mario's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Luigi's icon from Mario Kart Tour.File:MKT Icon Metal Mario.png
File:MKT Icon BoomerangFlower.png Boomerang Flower[2] MKT Icon BabyMario.pngFile:MKT Icon BBLuigi.pngLarry Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Toad (Pit Crew) from Mario Kart Tour
File:MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png Double Bob-ombs (new)[2] File:MKT Icon Shy Guy.pngMusician Mario's icon from Mario Kart Tour.MKT Icon Wario.png
MKT Icon Waluigi.pngRoy Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
File:MKT Icon BobombCannon.png Bob-omb Cannon (new)[8] King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) from Mario Kart Tour
File:MKT Icon LuckySeven.png Lucky Seven[9] Pauline's icon from Mario Kart Tour.MKT Icon KingBoo.png
Bubble from Mario Kart Tour Bubble (new)[10] MKT Icon BabyPeach.pngFile:MKT Icon BBDaisy.pngFile:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina.pngLemmy Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
File:MKT Icon DashRing.png Dash Ring (new) Rosalina's icon from Mario Kart TourLudwig von Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Rosalina (Halloween)
File:MKT Icon CoinBox.png Coin Box (new) Mario (Hakama) from Mario Kart TourPeach (Vacation) from Mario Kart Tour

Gallery

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ziphonix (May 22, 2019). 15 Minutes of Mario Kart Tour Gameplay! YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Tweet by @mariokarttEN. Twitter. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Footage uploaded to Streamable
  5. ^ Tweet by @mariokarttEN. Twitter. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Screenshot uploaded to Google Drive (May 22, 2019, 12:12 UTC)
  7. ^ Screenshot uploaded to Imgur (May 22, 2019, 9:06 UTC)
  8. ^ Nintendo Mobile (October 21, 2019). [ https://youtu.be/mGvIDk4VBGY He finally arrives October 22nd! Mario Kart Tour News, Vol. 2]. YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Nintendo Mobile (September 24, 2019). The race begins September 25th! Mario Kart Tour News, Vol. 1. YouTube. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/ToonTris/status/1176553126461083649