Changes: Rain Cloud

Revision as of 05:09, 24 September 2016

The Rain Cloud is a relatively popular Item that can be found in all 3 Mario Kart arcade games. That's a better show-up than his stormier brother, the Thunder Cloud (only in Mario Kart Wii).

What makes the Rain Cloud a more likeable Item? Well, instead of striking players senseless with Lightning, it lightly showers on opponents, making their vehicle slightly harder to control. A little less deadly, and therefore more of a relief to skill-centered players.

Usage

Offense

Rain Cloud (Fire Mario) — Fire Mario about to unleash the Rain Cloud in *Mario Kart Arcade GP DX*.

Almost every Throw forward Item in the Mario Kart arcade series can conveniently lock onto adversaries (which is unfortunate, because the arcade games are loaded to the brim with Items). The Rain Cloud is no different. If a player is in a range of about 50 feet, a blue target will appear over them. Then you can unleash the mighty power of rain on the racer. As mentioned in the above description, the Rain Cloud's effect is not as severe as the Thunder. Droplets falling above the victim's kart will simply decrease there control of the vehicle. It's really nice on a turn-heavy track.

Defense

This cloud is a solely attack item. Although it would be a nice feature to have the Rain Cloud block incoming enemy items, it just won't happen. After all, clouds are made of water and dust, two things that don't offer a really solid defense... So, just stick with raining the Rain Cloud down on opponent's heads.

Protection

Rain Cloud (Fire Mario) (2) — Raindrops keep falling on Pac-Man's head... no alleviation.

Using a Place behind Item, such as a Gummy, might possibly block an incoming enemy Rain Cloud, but it's unlikely. The clouds hover above the racetrack, so there's not a lot of options to choose from in evading one. Invincibility Items, for example Shields and Super Stars, are the best option to choose from, but given their rarity, it's probably gonna be a rainy day.

Unlocking

Succeed in beating (that means first place...) the Mario Highway track in Grand Prix mode at least once.

Mario Kart Trivia

Mario Highway is a course found only in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. And that means you have to unlock the Rain Cloud using a different method in the third game.
The smiley face on the Rain Cloud is identical to the Thunder Cloud, as well as another cloud variant, the Snow Cloud.

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-}}The '''Rain Cloud''' is a relatively popular [[Item]] that can be found in all 3 ''[[Mario Kart]]'' arcade games. That's a better show-up than his stormier brother, the [[Thunder Cloud]] (only in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'').
+The '''Rain Cloud''' is a relatively popular [[Item]] that can be found in all 3 ''[[Mario Kart]]'' arcade games. That's a better show-up than his stormier brother, the [[Thunder Cloud]] (only in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'').
 What makes the Rain Cloud a more likeable Item? Well, instead of striking players senseless with [[Lightning]], it lightly showers on opponents, making their vehicle slightly harder to control. A little less deadly, and therefore more of a relief  to skill-centered players.