The Tyrant (タイラントTairanto) is one of the two default karts for Bowser in Mario Kart DS. His other default kart is his standard kart, the Standard BW, and his unlockable kart, the Hurricane.
Description[]
The Tyrant in action on Airship Fortress
It is shaped like one of Bowser's feet (that's pretty creative, actually.) The main body is a golden yellow color and has a scaled design all over it. Three large, razor-sharp white claws are right in front of the Kart (giving it a threatening design to fit Bowser's personality, probably), with the middle one claw being slightly smaller but higher than the other adjacent two. Beneath the claws is the gray, circular engine. The wheels have a yellow and red axel with dark gray tires, with the ones in the back being a little bigger than the front tires. The dashboard is also yellow with white edges, and the racer's logo appears on the front of it.
During gameplay, only Bowser can use this kart. However, if the player can complete all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups in the 150cc Engine Class, the kart is open to both Wario and Waluigi. To let any other character use it, the player needs to complete all cups in Mirror Mode.
Stats[]
The Tyrant has the highest weight in the game at a perfect score of 50 (not counting the driver's mass weight), and boasts a high speed stat. It also has a perfect items stat, as with all large vehicles in Mario Kart DS. However, this is completely offset by its poor acceleration and handling, both of which are the worst in the game, and a horrible offroad stat. It also has the shortest (and thus worst) mini-turbo in the game, represented in Time Trials by a single red arrow. This makes it very difficult to even reach, much less maintain, its maximum speed, and allows little potential for comebacks after being disrupted by the course or by items. As such, it is widely considered to be one of the worst karts in the game.
In competitive Time Trials, the Tyrant was once seen as a niche option on GCN Baby Park fast lap runs, due to its access to three Mushrooms and its high drift which allowed it to round the sharp corners of the course better than the common snaking karts could. It could thus maintain maximum speed for at least a single lap and achieve a respectable time. However, players quickly stopped using it when they learned how to round the corners with the ROB-LGS instead, which otherwise completely outclasses this kart.
Its speed is tied with that of R.O.B.'s aforementioned ROB-LGS, and its drift is equivalent to Toad's 4-Wheel Cradle.
If Bowser or R.O.B. is put onto this kart, the weight adds to 100, making it the heaviest kart combination in the game.
Trivia![]
- The Tyrant is the only kart in the game which has two simultaneously lowest stats in the game. The only kart with the two simultaneously highest stats in the game is the Dry Bomber.
- Ironically, they are both the lowest or highest in the same stats: acceleration and handling.
Gallery[]
| Mario Kart DS vehicle parts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karts | Mario | Standard MR • B Dasher • Shooting Star | ||
| Luigi | Standard LG • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner | |||
| Peach | Standard PC • Royale • Light Tripper | |||
| Yoshi | Standard YS • Egg 1 • Cucumber | |||
| Toad | Standard TD • Mushmellow • 4-Wheel Cradle | |||
| Donkey Kong | Standard DK • Rambi Rider • Wildlife | |||
| Wario | Standard WR • Brute • Dragonfly | |||
| Bowser | Standard BW • Tyrant • Hurricane | |||
| Daisy | Standard DS • Power Flower • Light Dancer | |||
| Dry Bones | Standard DB • Banisher • Dry Bomber | |||
| Waluigi | Standard WL • Gold Mantis • Zipper | |||
| R.O.B. | Standard RB • ROB-BLS • ROB-LGS | |||
| Shy Guy | Standard SG | |||