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Revision as of 17:18, August 15, 2022

Comet Tail
Comet Tail from Mario Kart Tour
The Comet Tail in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The Comet Tail is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. Introduced in the Vancouver Tour, it is the signature kart of Rosalina (Aurora). The Comet Tail is a comet-themed vehicle resembling the Lotus 49 with small star designs on it resembling the design and color scheme of Rosalina (Aurora)'s dress. It uses the Blue Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The emblem is located on the hood and on the back of a six-cylinder engine between the exhaust pipes. The Comet Tail increases Dash Panel boost duration and the number of points earned for using Dash Panels.

Availability

The Comet Tail has only appeared in certain pipes and is not currently a part of the Daily Selects set. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Vancouver Tour Vancouver Pipe 1
(spotlight)
Vancouver Pipe 2
1st Anniversary Tour 1st Anniversary Pipe 1
1st Anniversary Pipe 2
Rosalina Tour Rosalina Pipe 1
Rosalina Pipe 2
(spotlight)
Snow Tour Rosalina (Aurora) Pack
Frost Tour Premium Challenges
Completion reward; Purchasing the Premium Challenges is required
Space Tour Space Pipe 1
Space Pipe 2
(spotlight)

Profiles and statistics

Special skill Dash Panel Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Dash Panel Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
Vancouver Velocity from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity
Vancouver Velocity R from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R
Vancouver Velocity T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity T
Vancouver Velocity R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Vancouver Velocity R/T
DS Luigi's Mansion R from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion R
SNES Rainbow Road R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
3DS Rainbow Road from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road
3DS Rainbow Road T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road T
3DS Rainbow Road R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road R/T
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland.png
N64 Frappe Snowland
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland T.png
N64 Frappe Snowland T
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 1RT.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T
RMX Rainbow Road 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1R
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World T.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
RMX Rainbow Road 2R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2R
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
SNES Rainbow Road R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R
SNES Rainbow Road T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road T*
3DS Rainbow Road R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rainbow Road R**
RMX Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1**
London Loop 2T from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop 2T
MKT Icon Frappe Snowland R.png
N64 Frappe Snowland R*
New York Minute 3 from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 3
Paris Promenade from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World R.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
RMX Rainbow Road 2T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2T
MKT Icon Rosalina's Ice World RT.png
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R/T***
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2R.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R
MKT Icon Vanilla Lake 2.png
SNES Vanilla Lake 2

* 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.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: I spy with my little eye...a shooting star! Oh, wait, it's actually the Comet Tail. You'll travel the starry skies and across the galaxy at the helm of this enchanting kart![1]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オーロラピッド
Ōrorapiddo
From オーロラ (ōrora, "aurora") and ラピッド (rapiddo, "rapid")

Chinese (simplified) 极光特快

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Chinese (traditional) 極光特快
Jíguāng tèkuài
Aurora express

German Kometenschweifer
Comet's Tail
Italian Cometa aurora
Aurora comet
Korean 래피드오로라

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Portuguese Cometa Boreal
Boreal Comet
Spanish Cometa Aurora
Aurora Comet

Trivia

  • Within the update for the Vancouver Tour, textures for an unused white, yellow, and light-blue variant of the Comet Tail were found within the game's files.[2]

References

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (February 14, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2020. (Archived November 13, 2020, 13:52:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ kart_tour (February 13, 2020). Datamining: Source: @AtlasOmegaAlpha, trest and Trainiax (discord server) #MarioKartTour. Twitter. Retrieved February 16, 2020. (Archived November 13, 2020, 13:50:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)