Jump Boost

Artwork of Baby Mario performing a Trick in Mario Kart Wii.

A Trick (also called Stunt) is a technical move that first appeared in Mario Kart Wii. After being launched off of most ramps, or driving up the edge of the stage, characters can perform tricks. After performing a trick, the player will get a speed boost. If launching off of boost panels, karts flip horizontally while bikes flip vertically if using the Up or Down controls. Tricks can also be executed on Rainbow Ramps. Many basic tricks include the character looking backwards and waving or wagging their feet, but more notable tricks include Yoshi sticking out his tongue, King Boo shrinking and laughing, or Funky Kong's one-handed upside down flip.

Baby Luigi performs a Trick in Mario Kart Wii.

Tricks reappeared for Mario Kart 7, with the same kind of properties and can be activated by pressing while going over a ramp. It was also known as Jump Boost, which is shown on the e-manual.

File:MK7ToadTrick.jpg

Toad performs a Trick, in Mario Kart 7.

Unlike Tricks in Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7 has only 2 variations of a stunt per character. For example, Luigi has 2 stunts. The first being an animation of him punching the air, and the second being Luigi flailing his arms about. In Mario Kart Wii however, Luigi has 6 stunt animations, 3 for bikes and 3 for karts. All stunts for each character for Mario Kart Wii can be seen below.

Tricks will reappear in Mario Kart 8. This time, there will be a new sound effect when a character performs one.

Kart Tricks in Mario Kart Wii

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Character
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Baby Peach
Baby Daisy
Toad
Toadette
Koopa Troopa	File:KoopaTrickUp.png	File:KoopaTrickSide.png	File:KoopaTrickDown.png
Dry Bones	File:DryBonesTrickUp.png	File:DryBonesTrickSide.png	File:DryBonesTrickDown.png
Mario
Luigi
Peach
Daisy
Yoshi	File:YoshiTrickUp.png		File:YoshiTrickDown.png
Birdo	File:BirdoTrickUp.png	File:BirdoTrickSide.png	File:BirdoTrickDown.png
Diddy Kong	File:DiddyTrickUp.png	File:DiddyTrickSide.png	File:DiddyTrickDown.png
Bowser Jr.	File:BowserJrTrickUp.png	File:BowserJrTrickSide.png
Wario
Waluigi
Donkey Kong
Bowser
King Boo
Rosalina
Funky Kong	File:FunkyTrickUp.png	File:FunkyTrickSide.png	File:FunkyTrickDown.png
Dry Bowser

Bike Tricks in Mario Kart Wii

Character
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Baby Peach	File:BabyPeachBikeTrickUp.png	File:BabyPeachBikeTrickLeft.png	File:BabyPeachBikeTrickRight.png	File:BabyPeachBikeTrickDown.png
Baby Daisy	File:BabyDaisyBikeTrickUp.png	File:BabyDaisyBikeTrickLeft.png	File:BabyDaisyBikeTrickRight.png	File:BabyDaisyBikeTrickDown.png
Toad	File:ToadBikeTrickUp.png	File:ToadBikeTrickLeft.png	File:ToadBikeTrickRight.png	File:ToadBikeTrickDown.png
Toadette
Koopa Troopa	File:KoopaBikeTrickUp.png	File:KoopaBikeTrickLeft.png	File:KoopaBikeTrickRight.png	File:KoopaBikeTrickDown.png
Dry Bones	File:DryBonesBikeTrickUp.png	File:DryBonesBikeTrickLeft.png	File:DryBonesBikeTrickRight.png	File:DryBonesBikeTrickDown.png
Mario
Luigi	File:LuigiBikeTrickUp.png	File:LuigiBikeTrickLeft.png	File:LuigiBikeTrickSide.png	File:LuigiBikeTrickDown.png
Peach	File:PeachBikeTrickUp.png	File:PeachBikeTrickLeft.png	File:PeachBikeTrickRight.png	File:PeachBikeTrickDown.png
Daisy
Yoshi	File:YoshiBikeTrickUp.png	File:YoshiBikeTrickLeft.png	File:YoshiBikeTrickRight.png	File:YoshiBikeTrickDown.png
Birdo	File:BirdoBikeTrickUp.png	File:BirdoBikeTrickLeft.png	File:BirdoBikeTrickRight.png	File:BirdoBikeTrickDown.png
Diddy Kong
Bowser Jr.	File:BowserJrBikeTrickUp.png	File:BowserJrBikeTrickLeft.png	File:BowserJrBikeTrickRight.png	File:BowserJrBikeTrickDown.png
Wario
Waluigi
Donkey Kong
Bowser	File:BowserBikeTrickUp.png	File:BowserBikeTrickLeft.png	File:BowserBikeTrickRight.png	File:BowserBikeTrickDown.png
King Boo	File:KingBooBikeTrickUp.png	File:KingBooBikeTrickLeft.png	File:KingBooBikeTrickRight.png	File:KingBooBikeTrickDown.png
Rosalina	File:RosalinaBikeTrickUp.png	File:RosalinaBikeTrickLeft.png	File:RosalinaBikeTrickRight.png	File:RosalinaBikeTrickDown.png
Funky Kong	File:FunkyBikeTrickUp.png	File:FunkyBikeTrickLeft.png	File:FunkyBikeTrickRight.png	File:FunkyBikeTrickDown.png
Dry Bowser	File:DryBowserBikeTrickUp.png	File:DryBowserBikeTrickLeft.png	File:DryBowserBikeTrickRight.png	File:DryBowserBikeTrickDown.png

Kart Tricks in Mario Kart 7

Character
Bowser	File:Trick Bowser 1.jpg	File:Trick Bowser 2.jpg
Daisy	File:Trick Daisy 1.jpg	File:Trick Daisy 2.jpg
Donkey Kong	File:Trick DK1.jpg	File:Trick DK 2.jpg
Honey Queen	File:HoneyQueen1.jpg	File:HoneyQueen2.jpg
Koopa Troopa	File:Trick Koopa1.jpg	File:Trick Koopa 2.jpg
Lakitu	File:Trick Lakitu.jpg	File:Trick Lakitu 2.jpg
Luigi	File:Do Not Trick Luigi 1.jpg	File:Do Not Trick Luigi 2.jpg
Mario	File:Trick Mario1.jpg	File:Trick Mario2.jpg
Metal Mario	File:Trick Metal Mario1.jpg	File:Trick Metal Mario2.jpg
Peach	File:Trick Peach1.jpg	File:Trick Peach2.jpg
Rosalina	File:Trick Rosalina1.jpg	File:Rosalina 2.jpg
Shy Guy	File:Trick Shyguy1.jpg	File:Trick Shyguy2.jpg
Toad	File:Trick Toad1.jpg	File:Trick Toad2.jpg
Wario	File:Trick Wario1.jpg	File:Trick Wario2.jpg
Wiggler	File:Wigglebum1.jpg	File:Wigglebum2.jpg
Yoshi	File:Trick Yoshi 1.jpg	File:Trick Yoshi 2.jpg

Trivia

In an American commercial for the Nintendo DS, the game Mario Kart DS is featured in a CG animation where Mario is performing a trick over a ramp. This is inaccurate, as tricks were never introduced in Mario Kart DS.
In Mario Kart 7, a Trick can be used to boost the flight ability and fly for longer than normal.
- The only character to not swivel and show their own face while performing a trick in Mario Kart 7, is Metal Mario.
  - In Mario Kart 7, Rosalina and Shy Guy's tricks are the same, along with Wiggler and Yoshi.