Gold Glider

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Template:Kart-infobox The Gold Glider is a glider in the Mario Kart series. It is a gold variant of the Super Glider.

History

Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, the Gold Glider can be unlocked by connecting with 100 people with StreetPass, or by collecting 10,000 coins. It does not offer any stat boosts and is therefore a purely aesthetic unlockable. It does, however, slightly increase the kart's gliding distance.

When the Gold Gilder is combined with the Gold Tires and Gold Standard body, they complete the whole Gold Standard. This kart gives great speed (the 2nd biggest boost in the game) and good weight, but has a bad acceleration and handling boost, and has the worst off-road in the game.

CPUs never use the Gold Glider, along with the Gold Standard, and the Gold Tires, making this glider player-exclusive.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Gold Glider returns as an unlockable glider in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Instead of being entirely gold, the cloth is now black, and the game logo's "8", surrounded by a wreath of olive leaves, appears in place of the character's emblem, like the Gold Standard. Like in the previous game, it is unlocked by collecting 10,000 coins (halved to 5,000 coins in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), and it does not offer any stat boosts. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it now offers a slight boost to weight and anti-gravity speed while slightly lowering traction; its stats are now identical to the Wario Wing, Plane Glider, and Paraglider.

Mario Kart Tour

The Gold Glider returns in Mario Kart Tour as a High-End glider. Similar to Mario Kart 7, it resembles the Super Glider, only with a gold color scheme. Unlike the Super Glider, this glider increases the chances of obtaining Coins from Item Boxes and the number of points earned from them.

The Gold Glider appears in the First, Second, and All-Clear Pipes of every tour and is part of the base Daily Selects set. The following table shows the glider's additional availabilities by tour.

Tour Availability
Winter Tour (2019) Gold Glider Pack
November 26, 2019 - December 3, 2019
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
Mario Bros. Tour Tour gift
288 Grand Stars, Gold Pass required
Cooking Tour Gold Pipe
1st Anniversary Tour Gold Pipe
Gold Glider Pack
October 14, 2020 - October 21, 2020
$19.99 / €21.99 / AU$30.99
New Year's 2021 Tour Gold Pipe
Mario Tour Token Shop
100 event tokens
Summer Tour Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Los Angeles Tour (2021) Gold Pipe
Kamek Tour Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
2nd Anniversary Tour Tour gift
160 Grand Stars, Gold Pass required
Halloween Tour (2021) Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Holiday Tour (2021) Tour gift
40 Grand Stars, Gold Pass required

Gold Mario uses this glider on several Coin Rush courses with a gliding segment.

Statistics

Mario Kart 7

  • All Stats: 0

Whole Gold Standard

  • Speed: +1.25
  • Sea Speed: -1
  • Air Speed: -0.25
  • Acceleration: -0.75
  • Weight: +0.75
  • Handling: -1.25
  • Sea Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: -1
  • Off-Road: -2.75
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Stability: 0
  • Drift: -1.25

Mario Kart 8

  • All Stats: 0

Whole Gold Standard

  • Ground Speed: +0.75
  • Water Speed: 0
  • Air Speed: +0.75
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5
  • Acceleration: -0.75
  • Weight: +0.75
  • Ground Handling: 0
  • Water Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: -1.5
  • Mini-Turbo: -1

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Ground Speed: 0
  • Water Speed: -0.25
  • Air Speed: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
  • Acceleration: 0
  • Weight: +0.25
  • Ground Handling: 0
  • Water Handling: +0.25
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: -0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: 0

Whole Gold Standard

  • Ground Speed: +0.75
  • Water Speed: -0.5
  • Air Speed: -0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
  • Acceleration: -1.5
  • Weight: +0.75
  • Ground Handling: -0.25
  • Water Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: -1
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
  • Traction: -1.75
  • Mini-Turbo: -1

Mario Kart Tour

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴールドカイト[?]
Gōrudo Kaito
Gold Kite
Chinese (simplified) 黄金滑翔翼[?]
Huángjīn Huáxiángyì
Gold Glider
Chinese (traditional) 黃金滑翔翼[?]
Huángjīn Huáxiángyì
Gold Glider
Dutch Gouden vleugel[?] Golden wing
German Goldgleiter[?] Gold Glider
Italian Ali d'oro (Mario Kart 8)
Ala d'oro (Mario Kart 7 / Mario Kart Tour)
[?]
Golden Wings
Golden Wing
Korean 골드글라이더[?]
Goldeugeullaideo
Gold Glider
Portuguese (NOA) Asa Delta de ouro[?] Gold Hang Glider
Portuguese (NOE) Planadouro[?] Contraction of planador ("kite") and ouro ("gold")
Russian Золотой планёр[?]
Zolotoy planyor
Gold glider
Spanish (NOA) Ala dorada[?] Golden wing
Spanish (NOE) Dorada[?] Golden