Spear

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Spear
Torpedo
Dry Bowser's Spear
Dry Bowser on his Spear
Size classLarge
Strong statsSpeed, Weight
Average statsNone
Weak statsAcceleration, Handling, Drift, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo
Appears inMario Kart Wii

TheSpear (known asTorpedo in the British English version) is a large-sizedinside driftingbike inMario Kart Wii. It resembles aMoto Guzzi V8 with stripes and exhaust pipes sticking out the sides. The character's emblem is located on the front and sides of the bike. The Spear is one of the seven vehicles inMario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a color swap; the others being theBooster Seat,Bit Bike,Flame Runner,Wario Bike,Shooting Star, andPhantom. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Spears have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the others, and Rosalina's and the female Mii's Spear feature shorter handlebars.

The Spear can be unlocked by unlocking twelve Expert StaffGhosts in Time Trials or by playing 3,600 races.

Stats[edit]

Speed:67/80
Weight:56/80
Acceleration:24/80
Handling:18/80
Drift:29/80
Off-Road:18/80
Mini-Turbo:18/80
Vehicle type:
Hang-on

The Spear is the fastest bike in the game, and it also has high weight (which is tied with theJetsetter), but is actually the second-heaviest bike in the game, after theWario Bike. However, all of its other stats are quite low. It shares the same drift stat as theZip Zip and theTiny Titan, but suffers from the worst handling, off-road, andMini-Turbo among all bikes and its off-road is equivalent to theFlame Flyer's off-road. As such, the Spear has the lowest stat total out of any bike in the game, only having 230 stat points.

The Spear is the second-fastest vehicle in the game, only behind the Jetsetter. It is also the heaviest inside-drifting bike in the game, allowing it to easily push around lighter vehicles and giving it the lowest jump angle out of any inside-drifting bike in the game. Inversely, it has the second-worst acceleration among all bikes, only being better than that of theFlame Runner's, and it has the second worst handling, off-road, and mini-turbo in the game, only being better than those of the Jetsetter. While the visual graph shows the Spear with the same acceleration stat as theMach Bike, itsinternal data shows it actually accelerates more slowly. It also has the second worst drifting of the inward drifting bikes, only having better drift than theDolphin Dasher. This is the only bike in the game with two or more stats that are less than twenty, as its handling, off-road, and mini-turbo are all less than twenty.

The Spear shares similar stat distribution to theJetsetter and, relative to their weight classes,Jet Bubble andSneakster.

Funky Kong's Spear is the fastest vehicle in the game while performing a wheelie. Also, ifWaluigi rides the Spear, its drift will exceed that of theMagikruiser by two points, and its acceleration will exceed that of theMini Beast,Piranha Prowler,Shooting Star, andSneakster by one point. IfBowser rides the Spear, its drift will tie with the Magikruiser's default stat and its speed also ties with the Jetsetter's speed stat.

Color schemes[edit]

CharacterColor schemeImageCharacterColor schemeImage
WarioYellow body, purple side and front stripes, white top stripes, green handlebars and stabilizers, blue windshieldWario's SpearWaluigiIndigo body, yellow side and front stripes, white top stripes, dark blue handlebars and stabilizers, purple windshieldWaluigi's Spear
Donkey KongBrown body, light green side and front stripes, red top stripes and stabilizers, dark red handlebars, aqua windshieldDonkey Kong's SpearBowserDark green body, orange side and front stripes, red top stripes, dark red handlebars, yellow windshield and stabilizersBowser's Spear
King BooBlack body, pink side and front stripes, white top stripes and stabilizers, dark red handlebars, black windshieldKing Boo's SpearRosalinaTurquoise body and handlebars, yellow side and front stripes, white top stripes, purple windshield and stabilizersRosalina's Spear
Funky KongWhite body, red side and front stripes, blue top stripes, teal windshield, handlebars, and stabilizersFunky Kong's SpearDry BowserSilver body, black side and front stripes, dark gray handlebars, red top stripes and stabilizers, blue windshieldDry Bowser's Spear
MaleMiiWhite body, blue side, front, and top stripes, blue windshield, handlebars, and stabilizersSpear from Mario Kart WiiFemale MiiPink body, white side, front, and top stripes, red handlebars and stabilizers, blue windshieldSpear from Mario Kart Wii

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseワイルドスピア[?]
Wairudo Supia
Wild Spear
FrenchTorpille[?]Torpedo
GermanTorped[?]Torpedo
ItalianTorpedo Sprint[?]Sprint Torpedo
Korean와일드스피어[?]
Waildeu Seupieo
Wild Spear
Spanish(Latin American)Proyectil[?]Projectile
Spanish(European)Torpedo[?]-

Gallery[edit]

  • Wario's Spear model

    Wario's Spear model

  • Waluigi's Spear model

    Waluigi's Spear model

  • Donkey Kong's Spear model

    Donkey Kong's Spear model

  • Bowser's Spear model

    Bowser's Spear model

  • King Boo's Spear model

    King Boo's Spear model

  • Rosalina's Spear model

    Rosalina's Spear model

  • Funky Kong's Spear model

    Funky Kong's Spear model

  • Dry Bowser's Spear model

    Dry Bowser's Spear model

  • Large Male Mii's Spear model

    Large Male Mii's Spear model

  • Large Female Mii's Spear model

    Large Female Mii's Spear model

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