Not to be confused with Flitter, an enemy from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest who is alternatively named Dragonfly.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly from Mario Kart Tour
The Dragonfly in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Speed, Weight, Items (MKDS)
Average stats None (MKDS)
Weak stats Acceleration, Handling, Drift (MKDS)
Appears in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour

The Dragonfly is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a red tractor. The emblem is located on the hood (and behind the seat in Mario Kart Tour).

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

The Dragonfly first appears in Mario Kart DS as Wario's unlockable signature kart. It is unlocked after the player beats the Nitro Grand Prix in 100cc mode, just like all the other unlockable karts in the game. It has fairly low acceleration, handling (tied with the Royale), and drift (tied with the Banisher), along with high speed, weight (tied with the Rambi Rider), and items.

The kart is unlocked for Luigi and R.O.B. as well when the player gets gold trophies in all Nitro or Retro Courses in 150cc, and becomes available for everyone else when gold trophies are obtained in every cup in 150cc Mirror Mode.

Mario Kart TourEdit

The Dragonfly returns in Mario Kart Tour alongside a new yellow variant called the Firefly, starting from the Amsterdam Tour. It is the signature kart of Daisy (Farmer). Its design was slightly modified, with a slightly darker red color scheme, a smaller cab, and a differently-designed exhaust pipe. They are both classified as High-End karts. The Dragonfly uses thinner black and red versions of the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the number of points earned for performing a Slipstream. Five counterparts, which are also classified as High-End karts, called the Dozer Dasher, Black Dozer, Pink Dozer, Ice Dozer, and Purple Dozer also appear in Mario Kart Tour, but they are designed after bulldozers, making the Dragonfly the second kart to be introduced after its counterpart, with the first being the Sushi Racer.

Starting with the Battle Tour, the Dragonfly is obtainable from regular pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. However, it is not a part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Amsterdam Tour Amsterdam Pipe 1
Amsterdam Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Bangkok Tour Daisy Pipe
Battle Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Holiday Tour (2022) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Space Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Princess Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)

StatsEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

Speed: 82/100
Acceleration: 46/100
Weight: 79/100
Handling: 45/100
Drift: 45/100
Items: 100/100

Mario Kart TourEdit

Statistics
Special skill   Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
Amsterdam Drift T
 
SNES Choco Island 1
 
N64 Choco Mountain T
 
N64 Yoshi Valley T
 
3DS Daisy Hills T
 
SNES Donut Plains 1T
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
GBA Sunset Wilds
 
GBA Sunset Wilds T
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge T
 
London Loop 2T
 
Berlin Byways 2
 
London Loop 3
 
DS Luigi's Mansion T
 
Bangkok Rush R
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2R/T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 3
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2R
 
GCN Cookie Land
 
New York Minute 4T
 
GBA Snow Land
 
Bangkok Rush 3R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
 
DS Mario Circuit T
 
Wii Daisy Circuit
 
Wii Daisy Circuit R/T
 
Rome Avanti T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
SNES Choco Island 1T*
 
N64 Choco Mountain R*
 
N64 Yoshi Valley***
 
N64 Yoshi Valley R
 
Amsterdam Drift R**
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R/T**
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T
 
SNES Donut Plains 1R
 
Wii Koopa Cape T
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge R
 
London Loop 2R/T
 
Berlin Byways T
 
DS Luigi's Mansion
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 3R
 
RMX Donut Plains 1R/T
 
New York Minute 4R
 
GBA Snow Land R
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T
 
Bangkok Rush 2T
 
DS Shroom Ridge R/T
 
DS Shroom Ridge T
 
DS Shroom Ridge R
 
DS Mario Circuit
 
DS Mario Circuit R
 
Wii Daisy Circuit R
 
SNES Bowser Castle 3
 
New York Minute
 
Rome Avanti R/T
 
Wii Moonview Highway 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.

GalleryEdit

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Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドラゴンフライ[?]
Doragonfurai
Dragonfly
Chinese 蜻蜓[?]
Qīngtíng
Dragonfly
French Dragonito[?] Dragonito
German Roter Traktor[?] Red Tractor
Traktor[?] Tractor Mario Kart DS
Italian Turbotrattore[?] Turbotractor
Korean 잠자리보디[?]
Jamjari Bodi
Dragonfly Body
고추잠자리호[?]
Gochujamjari-ho
Red Dragonfly ("호" is attached behind the name of trains, ships, or karts) Mario Kart DS
Portuguese Tratorrubro[?] From "trator" (tractor) and "rubro" (red)
Spanish (NOA) Libélula[?] Dragonfly
Spanish (NOE) Traktor GP[?] Corruption of "tractor", and "GP" stands for "Grand Prix"