Boo Pipes

Boo Pipes
The Boo Pipes in Mario Kart Tour
Size class	MKDD: Heavy MKT: Any
Strong stats	Acceleration, Weight (MKDD)
Average stats	None
Weak stats	Speed (MKDD)
Appears in	Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Kart Tour

The Boo Pipes is a kart that appears in the Mario Kart series. It is a gray variant of Petey Piranha's Piranha Pipes with a Boo emblem on the platform instead of a Piranha Plant.

History

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

The Boo Pipes in action

The Boo Pipes was introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as King Boo's signature kart. It can be unlocked by completing the Special Cup in Mirror Mode. Unlike most heavyweight karts, the Boo Pipes is unique for having traits similar to that of a lightweight kart; low top speed and high acceleration. However, the Boo Pipes is heavy enough to rival the weight of the Koopa King and Piranha Pipes. The Boo Pipes, Piranha Pipes, Heart Coach, and Bloom Coach share the same engine sound. The Boo Pipes' horn sound is highly similar to the Piranha Pipes' horn sound, except that it is lower-pitched.

The Boo Pipes has one of the best acceleration stats in the game, being tied alongside the Rattle Buggy and Koopa Dasher; it is also tied with those two karts in terms of top speed. Lastly, when compared to all the other heavyweight karts, the Boo Pipes loses the least amount of speed whenever it goes off-road. In terms of stats, the Boo Pipes may have been designed to be a heavier version of the Heart Coach, a medium kart with near-identical stats (other than weight).

Mario Kart Tour

The Boo Pipes returns in Mario Kart Tour starting from the Pipe Tour. Much like the Piranha Pipes, the rear handlebar was removed and the remaining one was bent over the platform, making it unusable. It also retains its original tires from its debut game, once again being reskins of the Banana Master's tires. The kart has a much darker color compared to its appearance in Double Dash!!, and the steering wheel is now red instead of light green. Unlike the Piranha Pipes, this kart increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the number of points earned for performing a Slipstream.

The Boo Pipes is not currently obtainable from pipes, and it is not currently part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows its availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Pipe Tour	"Celebrate the Pipe Tour with the Boo Pipes kart!"

Profiles and statistics

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• Speed
• Acceleration
• Weight
• Website bio: The Boo Pipes is not as fast as the Piranha Pipes, but it has much better acceleration. To unlock this kart, finish the Mirror Mode of Special Cup with a 1st place win.

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics

Special skill	Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	GBA Sunset Wilds Piranha Plant Cove 2 Wii Dry Dry Ruins Piranha Plant Pipeline Piranha Plant Pipeline T GBA Yoshi Desert R 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T Sydney Sprint 2R/T GCN Daisy Cruiser GBA Lakeside Park R Paris Promenade T Athens Dash Athens Dash 2 GCN Mushroom Bridge R/T Berlin Byways 2R Paris Promenade 3R Wii Moonview Highway Madrid Drive 2R/T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	GBA Sunset Wilds T* 3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T* Piranha Plant Cove** GBA Yoshi Desert T*** Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T** Piranha Plant Pipeline R 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R Sydney Sprint GCN Daisy Cruiser R Wii Daisy Circuit R/T GBA Lakeside Park T Paris Promenade R/T Athens Dash R Athens Dash 2R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge T Paris Promenade 3R/T Berlin Byways Wii Moonview Highway T Madrid Drive T
* 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. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Special offer description:
  • English:
    The Boo Pipes kart is here, lurking in the darkness.
    With the Slipstream Plus special skill, boost past your opponents from behind!
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      暗闇に潜む真っ黒なドカン ゴーストドッカンが登場！
      スペシャルスキルはスリップストリームプラスライバルの後ろについてダッシュしよう！
    • Chinese (simplified):
      潜藏在黑暗中的全黑水管，幻影水管登场！
      使用特殊技能“滑流 提升”，跟在劲敌身后冲刺吧！
    • Chinese (traditional):
      潛藏在黑暗中的純黑色水管幻影水管登場！
      其特殊技能是滑流 強化緊跟在勁敵後方進行衝刺吧！
    • French:
      Le voici, le voilà ! Difficile de repérer le Tuyau Boo dans la pénombre !
      Dépassez vos adversaires en bénéficiant des accélérations de sa spécialité aspiration + !
    • German:
      Die Buu-Huu-Röhre ist da und lauert in der Dunkelheit!
      Mit der Spezialausstattung Windschatten+ überraschst du deine Rivalen mit Temposchüben von hinten!
    • Italian:
      Il Tubo Boo nero si fa strada in pista, mimetizzandosi nel buio della notte!
      Scatta davanti ai tuoi avversari con l'abilità speciale scia plus!
    • Korean:
      암흑 속에 숨어든 새까만 토관인 고스트플라워토관카트가 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 슬립 스트림 플러스로 라이벌의 뒤를 쫓아 대시하자!
    • Portuguese:
      O Cano Bu chegou, camuflado entre as sombras.
      Com a característica especial dele, vácuo+, pegue impulso para ultrapassar seus adversários!
    • Spanish (Latin America):
      ¡Tuberías Boo ya está aquí! ¡Se camufla entre las sombras!
      ¡Adelanta a todos sus rivales gracias a los acelerones que consigue con su característica especial, el rebufo +!
    • Spanish (Europe):
      ¡Llega la Tubería Boo! ¡Es imposible distinguirla entre las sombras!
      ¡Adelanta a todos sus rivales gracias a los acelerones que consigue con su característica especial, el rebufo +!

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Boo Pipes for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

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  Icon of the Boo Pipes

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゴーストドッカン[?] Gōsuto Dokkan	From "ghost" and an emphatic version of「土管」(dokan, pipe); possibly a play on「ドッカン」(dokkan, Japanese onomatopoeia of an explosion). Officially romanized as "Ghost Dockan".
Chinese	幻影水管[?] Huànyǐng Shuǐguǎn	Phantom Pipe
French	Tuyaux Boo[?]	Boo Pipes	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
	Tuyau Boo[?]	Boo Pipe
German	Buu-Huu-Röhre[?]	Boo Pipe
Italian	Tubo Boo[?]	Boo Pipe	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
	Tubo Boo nero[?]	Black Boo Pipe
Korean	고스트플라워토관카트[?] Goseuteu Peullawo Togwan Kateu	Ghost Piranha Pipes
Portuguese	Cano Bu[?]	Boo Pipe
Spanish (NOA)	Tuberías Boo[?]	Boo Pipes
Spanish (NOE)	Tuberías Boo[?]	Boo Pipes	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
	Tubería Boo[?]	Boo Pipe