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(→‎Trivia: the only other item introduced in mkw was the pow block, which obviously already existed in the franchise, and the thunder cloud already existed in the GP games anyway. the trivia has to jump through too many hoops to be interesting.)
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MKW Thunder Cloud Shrink.png|Luigi is shrunk by the Thunder Cloud
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Revision as of 12:08, January 21, 2020

Not to be confused with Rain Cloud.
This article is about an item in the Mario Kart series. For the enemy from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, see Pikkarikun. For the boss from Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!, see Thunder Cloud (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!).

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Thunder Cloud from Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
A Thunder Cloud in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
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The Thunder Cloud (originally Thundercloud and also known as Lightning Cloud) is an item from the Mario Kart series, appearing in Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. This item works similarly to the Time Bomb in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. However, it shrinks opponents rather than exploding. In Mario Kart Wii, unlike other items, it activates itself automatically when obtained from an Item Box, and cannot be thrown, unlike in the arcade games. This item makes a buzzer sound when received from an Item Box, a sound that is not heard from any other item in the game. It can be obtained if the player is anywhere from 3rd to 7th place, and in VS Races, they can also obtain it in 8th place.

When obtained, the player automatically receives a constant boost of speed. Also, drivers with a Thunder Cloud will not slow down when they go off-road. However, the Thunder Cloud eventually strikes and shrinks the player, having the same effects of the Lightning. The Cloud, however, can be passed on to another kart by bumping into any other racer before the lightning strikes. To use the item efficiently, racers have to bump another player and let them be shrunk instead. It can be destroyed when the character holding it drives into a cannon, falls off the track, uses a Star, a Mega Mushroom or a Bullet Bill.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カミナリくも
Kaminari Kumo
Lightning Cloud

German Wolkenblitz
Cloud lightning
Italian Nuvola grigia
Gray cloud
Spanish Rayo Intra Nube
Lightning inside Cloud
Spanish (NOA) Nube de rayos
Lightning cloud

Trivia