Cloud Glider
Cloud Glider | |
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![]() The Cloud Glider in Mario Kart Tour | |
Strong stats | Acceleration |
Weak stats | Weight (MK8) Speed, Weight (MK8D) |
Appears in | Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour |
The Cloud Glider is a glider in the Mario Kart series. It is composed of two balloons in the shape of Lakitu's Cloud.
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History
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The glider first appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It offers a slight boost in acceleration and air handling while slightly lowering the weight and the air speed stats. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a CPU Lakitu occasionally uses this glider during races.
Mario Kart Tour
The Cloud Glider returns in Mario Kart Tour as a High-End glider. It was introduced in the Tokyo Tour and became the signature glider of Waluigi (Bus Driver) in the Mario vs. Luigi Tour. Striking opponents with Lightning grants more points when using this glider. The Cloud Glider also has four other variants, named the Rainy Balloons, Blizzard Balloons, Sunset Balloons, and Aurora Balloons. The Tropical Balloons glider is also based on this glider. All five gliders are also classified as High-End gliders.
Profiles and statistics
Mario Kart 8
- Ground Speed: 0
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
- Acceleration: +0.25
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: 0
- Water Handling: 0
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
- Traction: 0
- Mini-Turbo: +0.25
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Ground Speed: -0.25
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
- Acceleration: +0.25
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: 0
- Water Handling: 0
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
- Traction: 0
- Mini-Turbo: +0.25
Mario Kart Tour
Gallery
Bowser gliding in the White Snow Skimmer with the Cloud Glider on N64 Royal Raceway in Mario Kart Tour
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese (simplified) | 云朵气球[?] Yúnduǒ qìqiú |
Cloud Balloon | |
Chinese (traditional) | 雲形氣球[?] Yúnxíng qìqiú |
Cloud-shaped Balloon | |
Dutch | Wolkballonnen[?] | Cloud Balloons | |
German | Wolkenballons[?] | Cloud Balloons | |
Italian | Paranuvolo[?] | From parapendio (paraglider) and nuvola (cloud) | |
Korean | 뭉게뭉게글라이더[?] Munggemungge Geullaideo |
Rising Glider | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Balão Cumulus[?] | Cumulus Balloon | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Paranuvem[?] | From parapente (paraglider) and nuvem (cloud) | |
Russian | Облачка[?] Oblachka |
Clouds | |
Spanish | Ala Nubes[?] | Clouds Wing |
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Drivers | ||||
Featherweight | Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones![]() | |||
Light | Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-bluea · Blacka · Greena · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peacha • Villager (Female)a • Isabellea • Bowser Jr.![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Medium | Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-bluea · Blacka · Reda · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Marioa • Villager (Male)a • Inkling Boy![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Cruiser | Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Linka • King Boo![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Heavy | Metal Mario (Gold![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Any | Mii | |||
Vehicle parts | ||||
Bodies | Karts | Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLAa • W 25 Silver Arrowa • 300 SL Roadstera • Blue Falcona • Tanooki Karta • B Dashera • Streetlea • P-Winga • Koopa Clown![]() | ||
Standard bikes | Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Trippera • Master Cycle Zero![]() | |||
Sport bikes | Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cyclea | |||
ATVs | Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattlera • Splat Buggy![]() ![]() | |||
Tires | Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tiresa • Triforce Tiresa • Leaf Tiresa • Ancient Tires![]() | |||
Gliders | Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kitea • Paper Glidera • Paraglider![]() | |||
Courses | ||||
New courses | Mushroom Cup | Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins | ||
Flower Cup | Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls | |||
Star Cup | Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario | |||
Special Cup | Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
Classic courses | Shell Cup | Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike | ||
Banana Cup | GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle | |||
Leaf Cup | DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley | |||
Lightning Cup | DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road | |||
DLC coursesa | Egg Cup | GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City | ||
Triforce Cup | Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit | |||
Crossing Cup | GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing | |||
Bell Cup | 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue | |||
Booster courses![]() |
Golden Dash Cup | Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall | ||
Lucky Cat Cup | Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway | |||
Turnip Cup | Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball | |||
Propeller Cup | Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae | |||
Rock Cup | Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway | |||
Moon Cup | Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road | |||
Fruit Cup | Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island | |||
Boomerang Cup | Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway | |||
Feather Cup | Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint | |||
Cherry Cup | Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity | |||
Acorn Cup | Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove | |||
Spiny Cup | Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road | |||
Battle courses | Wii U ![]() |
Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor | ||
Switch ![]() |
3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony | |||
Other | ||||
Items | Banana • Blooper • Boo![]() ![]() | |||
Course objects | Antigravity Panel • Arrow field![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Enemies and species | Big Wiggler![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Techniques | Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving | |||
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings | Amsterdam (Canal)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Official tournaments | Mario Kart 8 | Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014 | ||
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Worldwide | My Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge | ||
North America | NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 | |||
Australia and New Zealand | 2017 online tournaments • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix | |||
China | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship | |||
Europe | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 | |||
Hong Kong | Nintendo HK 2021 Cup | |||
Japan | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage | |||
Spain | TorneoMK8D | |||
UK and Ireland | Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup | |||
Miscellaneous | Andrew Trego![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Related Play Nintendo activities | Mario Kart 8 Party Starter![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
![]() a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 ![]() b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass |
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