Shooting Star (bike)

This article is about the bike from Mario Kart Wii. For the kart from Mario Kart DS, see Shooting Star (kart).

Shooting Star Twinkle Star
Rosalina on her Shooting Star
Size class	Large
Strong stats	Speed, Drift, Mini-Turbo
Average stats	Weight
Weak stats	Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road
Appears in	Mario Kart Wii

The Shooting Star (known as the Twinkle Star in Japanese and British English) is a large drift type bike that appears in Mario Kart Wii. It resembles a motorized scooter, specifically a Suzuki Burgman. It has a star on the front, a comet trail on its sides and exhaust pipes, and a gray wing on the handlebars. The emblem is located on the very back of the bike. It is unlocked by winning the 100cc Star Cup or by playing 1,500 races. The Shooting Star is one of seven vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap, the others being the Booster Seat, Bit Bike, Flame Runner, Wario Bike, Spear, and Phantom. In this case, the star on the side of Rosalina's Shooting Star is larger than on the other characters'. Also, hers does not have a foot rest, as the others do. In a similar manner, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Shooting Stars have their handlebars positioned lower than the other Shooting Stars.

The Shooting Star's kart counterpart is the Honeycoupe.

Stats

Speed: 50/80 Weight: 48/80 Acceleration: 29/80 Handling: 32/80 Drift: 59/80 Off-Road: 27/80 Mini-Turbo: 59/80

Vehicle type: Drift

The Shooting Star has good speed (which is tied with that of the Super Blooper) and weight (tied with the Sprinter), along with great drift and Mini-Turbo, which are tied with that of the Wild Wing. Its mini-turbo is also tied with the Booster Seat. It has the best drift and mini-turbo of any large class vehicle. On the other hand, its off-road, acceleration (tied with the Sneakster, Mini Beast, and Piranha Prowler), and handling stats are low, and it is the lightest large vehicle in the game.

The Shooting Star is also the only large vehicle to be lighter than a medium vehicle. In this case, it is lighter than the Wild Wing, a medium kart.

Although the Shooting Star has a good drift and mini-turbo, it is a Drift type bike, which means it drifts outside. In fact, it has the highest speed and drift stat among all the bikes that drift outward as well as being the only outward drifting bike to be faster than all six standard karts and bikes.

Color schemes

Rosalina using her Shooting Star on Moonview Highway

Character	Color scheme	Image	Character	Color scheme	Image
Wario	Yellow body, orange star, purple stripes and seat, green frame, dark-blue wheels		Waluigi	Dark purple body, yellow star, stripes and seat, orange frame, dark-blue wheels
Donkey Kong	Red body, yellow star and stripes, dark brown seat, brown frame, teal-blue wheels		Bowser	Dark green body, yellow star and stripes, black seat, red frame, dark-blue wheels
King Boo	Dark blue body, white star and stripes, red seat, black frame, dark-blue wheels		Rosalina	Turquoise body, yellow star, stripes and seat, teal-blue frame, dark-blue wheels
Funky Kong	White body, red star and stripes, dark brown seat, dull dark-green frame, teal-blue wheels		Dry Bowser	Black body, white star and stripes, red seat, maroon frame, teal-blue wheels
Male Mii	Black body, yellow star, stripes and seat, dark blue frame, magenta wheels		Female Mii	Hot pink body, yellow star, and stripes and seat, dark blue frame, sky blue wheels

Trading Card info

Trading Card

"To a novice racer, the benefits of drifting may be a bit elusive. But once you understand how drifting effectively sets up Mini-Turbos, you'll appreciate how the Shooting Star excels in this important stat category!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	トゥインクルスター Tuinkuru Sutā[?]	Twinkle Star
German	Schnuppe[?]	Shooting Star
Italian	Moto Stella[?]	Star Bike
Korean	슈팅스타[?] Syuting Seuta	Shooting Star
Spanish	Estrella Fugaz[?]	Shooting Star