Dolphin Dasher
| Dolphin Dasher | |
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 Mario on his Dolphin Dasher | |
| Size class | Wii: Medium World: Any |
| Strong stats | Off-Road (Wii) Acceleration, Handling (World) |
| Average stats | Speed, Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo (Wii) None (World) |
| Weak stats | Drift (Wii) Speed, Weight (World) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart Wii (2008) Mario Kart World (2025) |
The Dolphin Dasher is a bike in the Mario Kart series. The bike is based on the Dolphins from Super Mario World. Similar to the Flame Runner, its general shape resembles a naked bike, specifically a Moto Guzzi Griso. The character's emblem is shown only on the bike's belly. The tires on this bike feature a "wavy" design also found on the Cheep Charger and Super Blooper, two other vehicles based on aquatic Super Mario species. The rims inside the tires have beach ball-like patterns.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX and Mario Kart Tour feature karts similar to the Dolphin Dasher, dubbed the Turbo Dolphin and Dolphin Drifter respectively.
History[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
The Dolphin Dasher first appears in Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable medium hang-on type bike. It is unlocked by winning the Mirror Star Cup or by playing 3,750 races. Its kart counterpart is the Super Blooper, which is slightly faster and lighter, making the Dolphin Dasher the only bike heavier than its kart counterpart. Its small counterpart is the Magikruiser.
The Dolphin Dasher has a great off-road stat, which is tied with that of the Phantom and the Bit Bike. However, unlike the Magikruiser, it loses some more speed when going off-road. Compared to the Zip Zip, the Dolphin Dasher has more speed and weight, but has less acceleration, handling, drift, off-road, and mini-turbo. It is the heaviest medium bike in the game, and shares the same speed and handling stats as the Jet Bubble. The two vehicles also have the same mini-turbo stat.
The internal stats reveal that the Dolphin Dasher has the second best turning capability while drifting among the medium bikes, only behind that of the Mach Bike. However, in the vehicle select menu, the Drift stat is based exclusively on the raw stat without applying the points bonus that is applied to all the other hang-on type bikes, resulting in this bike having the worst drift stat among both all medium bikes and all inside drifting bikes, even though in-game it has a relatively high turning capability while drifting.
The Dolphin Dasher also features the same weight as the Classic Dragster, and the same speed, acceleration, and handling as the Standard Kart L. It also has the best off-road of all the medium hang-on type bikes, as well as the second best off-road of all the medium bikes and all the hang-on type bikes.
If Daisy rides the Dolphin Dasher, its speed will surpass the Shooting Star's default speed stat by two points, and its mini-turbo will tie with the Phantom's default mini-turbo stat. Also, if Peach rides the Dolphin Dasher, its drift will exceed the Spear's, Tiny Titan's, and Zip Zip's default drift stat by one point. If Mario or Luigi ride the Dolphin Dasher, its weight will surpass the Shooting Star's and Sprinter's default weight stat by one point.
Color schemes[edit]
| Character | Color scheme | Image | Character | Color scheme | Image |
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| Mario | Blue body, black tires, yellow-orange goggles, green and red ball pattern |
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Luigi | Dark green body, black tires, yellow-orange goggles, blue and light brown ball pattern | 
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| Peach | Persian pink body, dark blue tires, yellow goggles, sky blue and yellow ball pattern | 
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Daisy | Orange body, dark aqua tires, yellow goggles, cyan and orange ball pattern | 
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| Yoshi | Lime green body, dark blue tires, red-orange goggles, blue and light blue ball pattern | 
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Birdo | Purple-magenta body, dark purple tires, orange goggles, teal and fuchsia ball pattern | 
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| Diddy Kong | Red body, brown tires, neon green goggles, yellow and orange ball pattern | 
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Bowser Jr. | Yellow body, black tires, red-orange goggles, green and dark purple ball pattern | 
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| Male Mii | Light-blue body, black tires, yellow goggles, blue and crimson ball pattern | 
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Female Mii | White body, dark blue tires, pink-lavender goggles, pale green and pale blue ball pattern | 
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Mario Kart World[edit]
The Dolphin Dasher returns in Mario Kart World. However, unlike its Mario Kart Wii appearance, it only has Mario's color scheme no matter which driver is using it, and is now an outwards drifting bike due to the game's removal of inside drift. It is the only bike in World to return from a previous game. It now uses darker rims with Dolphin Marine Sports branding.
In terms of stats, the Dolphin Dasher has high acceleration and good handling, but weak speed and weight. It shares its stats with the Rally Bike, Hyper Pipe, and Fin Twin.
This bike is randomly used by the CPU-controlled Pianta, Dolphin, Mario (Sightseeing), Luigi (Gondolier), Peach (Vacation), Birdo (Vacation), and Peach (Sightseeing).
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Stats[edit]
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Vehicle type: Hang-on |
Trading Card information[edit]
"If cute was a category, the Dolphin Dasher would be in the top spot. Instead, its Off-Road capabilities are really its best attribute. Just don't try to get too fancy with drifting—you might run into something or even roll 'er!"
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Mario's Dolphin Dasher model
Luigi's Dolphin Dasher model
Peach's Dolphin Dasher model
Daisy's Dolphin Dasher model
Yoshi's Dolphin Dasher model
Birdo's Dolphin Dasher model
Diddy Kong's Dolphin Dasher model
Bowser Jr's Dolphin Dasher model
Medium Male Mii's Dolphin Dasher model
Medium Female Mii's Dolphin Dasher model
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Mario Kart World[edit]
In-game icon
Dolphin driving the Dolphin Dasher
Dolphin tricking in the Dolphin Dasher
Pianta driving the Dolphin Dasher
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドルフィンキック[?] Dorufin Kikku |
Dolphin Kick | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 海豚摩托车[?] Hǎitún Mótuōchē |
Dolphin Motorcycle | |
| Dutch | Tuimelaar[?] | Dutch for bottlenose dolphin and rocker arm, an engine component. | |
| French (NOA) | Coryphène[?] | The French name of the fish, Mahi-mahi, also known as the "dolphinfish". | |
| French (NOE) | Dauphine[?] | Feminine for the royal title Dauphin, which is also the French word for "dolphin" | |
| German | Flippster[?] | From the movie Flipper, featuring a dolphin of the same name | |
| Italian | Delfino[?] | Dolphin | Mario Kart World |
| Delfinator[?] | From delfino, the Italian for "dolphin", plus the suffix -ator; lit. "Dolphinator" | Mario Kart Wii | |
| Korean | 돌핀킥[?] Dolpin Kik |
Dolphin Kick | |
| Portuguese | Golfinitro[1] | From golfinho ("dolphin") and "nitro" | |
| Russian | Дельфинатор[1] Del'finator |
Dolphinator | |
| Spanish | Velocidelfín[?] | Pun on velocidad ("speed") and delfín ("dolphin") |
References[edit]
- ^ a b In-game name from Mario Kart World
