Monster (tire)
| Monster | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Strong stats | Speed, Weight, Off-Road (MK7) Weight, Traction (MK8, MK8D) |
| Average stats | None (MK7) Speed (MK8, MK8D) |
| Weak stats | Acceleration, Handling (MK7, MK8, MK8D) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 7,Mario Kart 8,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Mario Kart Tour |
TheMonster tires are a set of tires in theMario Kart series. They are notable for their large size, and mostkarts fitted with these tires will have their suspension and axles lifted. It is named after and based on theMonster vehicle thatMario andLuigi drive inFamicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.
History
Mario Kart 7
InMario Kart 7, the design of the Monster tires is almost exactly the same as the tires on theTiny Titan, fromMario Kart Wii. They offer good speed, weight, and off-road, while hindering the acceleration and handling stats. In fact, the Monster tires offer the highest weight boost, the lowest acceleration boost, and are tied with theRed Monster tires for the best off-road boost. They are also tied with the Red Monster tires, theSlick tires, and theGold Tires, for the lowest handling boost.
In terms of their hidden stats, the Monster tires excel poorly while underwater, and have one of the lowest stability statistics in the game. Additionally, air handling is hindered, making it more difficult to steer while the glider is in use. The Monster and Red Monster are also the only tires that can drift off-road.
Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Monster tires reappear inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe, where they look slightly different than they do inMario Kart 7. This also applies to the stats that they alter, where they no longer boost the speed stat, while only boosting weight and traction. They still have a negative impact on acceleration and handling, however. In fact, when taking into account their hidden stats, the Monster tires have the lowest stat total of any vehicle part in the game.
The Monster tires have a variant called theHot Monster, which shares the exact same stats as them.
All CPU-controlled heavyweights with a large body frame (excludingLink and, inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, Rosalina) use these tires while riding theStandard Kart orStandard Bike, butLink, along with the middleweights, as well asMetal Mario,Pink Gold Peach, and the lightweightLarry andWendy use them while riding theStandard ATV, which is also the case for all other CPU-controlled racers with large body frames. CPU Lakitu uses these tires with theBiddybuggy.
The tires seem to be a default part of the Standard ATV, as implied by the artworks.
InMario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Monster tires have slightly different stats. They now have improved water speed, water handling, air handling and mini-turbo stats, and their traction stat has also been reduced as well.
Mario Kart Tour
The Monster tires return inMario Kart Tour, under different appearances. On theBolt Buggy,Offroader,Tanooki Kart, andLunar Cruiser, they take theirMario Kart 8 appearance. A blue variant is used by thePipe Buggy andIce-blue Poltergust, a green variant is used by theHoliday King, a brown spiky variant is used by theKoopa King andGilded King, a black spiky variant is used by theBrown Offroader andBlack Dozer, a silver and red spiky variant is used by theSilver King, a purple and pink spiky variant is used by thePurple Dozer, a pink variant of theMario Kart 8 version is used by thePink Dozer, a snowflake patterned variant is used by theIce Dozer, a yellow spiky variant is used by theYellow Offroader, a yellow and black variant of theMario Kart 8 version is used by theFirefly, a yellow and dark blue variant of theMario Kart 8 version is used by theTropical Truck andCamo Tanooki Kart, and a light green and orange variant of theMario Kart 8 version is used by theMoo Moo Offroader.
Stat boosts
Stat values are out of 6.
Mario Kart 7
- Speed: +0.75
- Sea Speed: -1
- Air Speed: 0
- Acceleration: -0.75
- Weight: +1
- Handling: -1.25
- Sea Handling: -1.25
- Air Handling: -1
- Off-Road: +1.25
- Mini-Turbo: 0
- Stability: -1
- Drift: 0
Mario Kart 8
- Ground Speed: 0
- Water Speed: -0.5
- Air Speed: -0.5
- Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: +0.5
- Ground Handling: -0.75
- Water Handling: -0.75
- Air Handling: -0.75
- Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
- Traction: +0.75
- Mini-Turbo: -0.5
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Ground Speed: 0
- Water Speed: -0.25
- Air Speed: -0.5
- Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: +0.5
- Ground Handling: -0.75
- Water Handling: -0.5
- Air Handling: -0.5
- Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
- Traction: +0.5
- Mini-Turbo: -0.25
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
The icon of the Monster tires
Bowser's kart, equipped with the Monster tires
Wario'sBolt Buggy, equipped with the Monster tires
Wiggler's kart, equipped with the Monster tires
Mario Kart 8
Toadette's kart, equipped with the Monster tires
Bowser's kart, equipped with the Monster tires
Donkey Kong'sbike, equipped with the Monster tires
Waluigi's bike, equipped with the Monster tires
Simplified artwork of the Monster tire
Monochrome artwork of the Monster tire
Mario Kart Tour
Monster tires on the Bolt Buggy
Monster tires on the Offroader
Monster tires on the Tanooki Kart
Monster tires on the Lunar Cruiser
Monster tires (pink) on the Pink Dozer
Monster tires (black/yellow) on the Firefly
Monster tires (yellow) on the Tropical Truck
Monster tires (yellow) on the Camo Tanooki Kart
Monster tires (green/orange) on the Moo Moo Offroader
Monster tires (blue) on the Pipe Buggy
Monster tires (blue) on the Ice-blue Poltergust
Monster tires (snowflake) on the Ice Dozer
Monster tires (green) on the Holiday King
Monster tires (brown/spiky) on the Koopa King
Monster tires (brown/spiky) on the Gilded King
Monster tires (black/spiky) on the Brown Offroader
Monster tires (black/spiky) on the Black Dozer
Monster tires (silver/spiky) on the Silver King
Monster tires (yellow/spiky) on the Yellow Offroader
Monster tires (purple/spiky) on the Purple Dozer
Model fromMario Kart Tour
Model fromMario Kart Tour (pink)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (black/yellow)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (yellow)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (blue)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (snowflake)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (green)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (black/spiky)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (silver/spiky)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (brown/spiky)
A commonbadge depicting a Monster tire
A gold badge depicting a Monster tire
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワイルドタイヤ[?] Wairudo Taiya | Wild Tire | |
| Chinese | 狂野轮胎 (Simplified) 狂野輪胎 (Traditional)[?] Kuángyě Lúntāi | Wild Tires | |
| Dutch | Monster[?] | Monster | |
| French | Mastodonte[?] | Mastodon | |
| German | Gelände[?] | Offroad | Mario Kart 7 |
| Riesig[?] | Huge | Mario Kart 8 | |
| Italian | Maxi[?] | Big | |
| Korean | 와일드타이어[?] Waildeu Taieo | Wild Tire | |
| Portuguese | Grande[?] | Big | |
| Russian | Гигантские[?] Gigantskiye | Gigantic | |
| Spanish | Todoterreno[?] | All-Terrain |
