Cucumber
| Cucumber | |
|---|---|
 The Cucumber in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Acceleration, Weight, Handling, Items |
| Average stats | None |
| Weak stats | Speed, Drift |
| Appears in | Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour |
The Cucumber is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a green version of a 1930 Duesenberg Fred Frame Sprint Car. The emblem is located on the hood. The Classic Dragster and Zucchini from Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, respectively, are similar to this kart.
History[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
The Cucumber first appears as Yoshi's unlockable signature kart. It has low speed and drift and high acceleration, weight, handling, and items. Its weight is tied with the ROB-LGS.
The kart is unlocked for Yoshi when the player wins a gold trophy in all Nitro cups on 100cc. Luigi and Dry Bones can also use the kart once a gold trophy is won in all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups on 150cc, and it becomes available for everyone else when a gold trophy is obtained in every cup on 150cc Mirror Mode.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
The Cucumber reappears in Mario Kart Tour. It was added in the Berlin Tour and is classified as a Super kart. It uses the Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and its seat is now colored beige instead of brown. The Cucumber increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and provides more points upon performing a Slipstream.
The Cucumber has three variants: a Super kart called the Dasher II, and two High-End karts called the Iron Cucumber and Bronze Cucumber. The Cucumber was added after the Dasher II, making it one of the few karts that were introduced after variants of them were; the others being the Red Kiddie Kart and the Prancer, which debuted after the Green Kiddie Kart and the Gilded Prancer, respectively.
The Cucumber is available in regular tour pipes, and, as of the 2022 Mii Tour, it appears in the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists special availability for this kart.
| Tour | Availability |
|---|---|
| Berlin Tour | Gold Gift 120 Grand Stars |
| Mario Tour (2021) | Token Shop 50 event tokens |
| Trick Tour (2021) | Tier Shop 2,000 coins May 26, 2021 - June 1, 2021 |
| Los Angeles Tour (2021) | Token Shop 50 event tokens |
| Kamek Tour | Tier Shop 2,000 coins August 25, 2021 - August 31, 2021 |
| Toad vs. Toadette Tour | Premium Challenges Land 10 hits with Bananas. |
| Holiday Tour (2021) | Token Shop 50 event tokens |
| Singapore Tour | Tier Shop 2,000 coins January 12, 2022 - January 18, 2022 |
| Mii Tour (2022) | Premium Challenges Land 10 hits with Bananas. |
| Amsterdam Tour | Tier Shop 2,000 coins April 27, 2022 - May 3, 2022 |
| Cat Tour (2022) | Token Shop 50 event tokens |
Statistics[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
| Special skill |  Slipstream Plus
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|---|---|
| Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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| Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. | |
Gallery[edit]
The Cucumber in Mario Kart DS
Yoshi on the Cucumber
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キューカンバー[?] Kyūkanbā |
Cucumber | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 小黄瓜[?] Xiǎo huángguā |
Small Cucumber | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 小黃瓜[?] Xiǎo huángguā |
Small Cucumber | |
| French | Végétale[?] | Vegetable | |
| German | Gurkokart[?] | Cucumber Kart | |
| Italian | Cetriobolide[?] | From cetriolo ("cucumber") and bolide ("racing car") | |
| Korean | 쿠쿰버[?] Kukumbeo |
Cucumber | |
| Portuguese | Pepinauto[?] | From pepino ("cucumber") and auto | |
| Spanish | Dino F1[?] | Dino from dinosaurio ("dinosaur"). F1 stands for Formula 1. |
