Bulk Star

"Charging gives it fuel! It can take a beating."

- Bulk Star's Flavor Text

The Bulk Star (Heavy Star in Japan) is one of the playable air machines in Kirby: Air Ride. It is known for having to use its charging gauge for fuel.

Information
The Bulk Star, much like the Shadow Star, is different than the other stars by appearance. Its characteristics may also be based off of that of an American muscle car. The Bulk Star is the heaviest Air Ride Machine (excluding the Dragoon, the legendary vehicle which beats it at 110 weight) and has good offensive and defensive stats.

Its unique trait is its boost is also its fuel; when a player charges the Bulk Star's charge meter, it will run off of that boost gradually until it goes out, in which case it will need to be charged again.

The Bulk Star may be one of the least used Air Ride Machines. If the computer AI are given the Bulk Star in Air Ride courses, they will usually do very poor. In City Trial, the computer AI seldom gets the Bulk Star, but they also do not do very well with it.

The Bulk Star is the second-to-worst choice when used in melee brawls against other opponents (the first is the Formula Star). It is true that the Bulk Star has above average offensive and defensive capability on top of good amount of HP, but all of this becomes obsolete if the Bulk Star cannot move. When a Kirby on a Air Ride Machine takes damage, there is a degree of stun time and may cause a Bulk Star to lift and lose all of its charge meter. This becomes worse if an opponent constantly harasses a Bulk Star using Sword, Needle, Plasma, or Freeze. Even worse when hit by Mike or a Gordo a player tosses since getting hit by either always causes affected players to lift into the air.

Statistics
Bulk Star

Trivia

 * There is fuel gauge on the back of the star that shows how much fuel it has left, but this is useless as one can always see the charge bar.
 * Despite having to charge, the Bulk Star has one of the highest top land speeds at about 100 Kmh.
 * On surfaces that would slow most stars down, like the lava in Magma Flows, the Bulk Star actully speeds up.
 * On its underside it has the word "Heavy" and a yellow star in the background, reflecting its Japanese name, Heavy star.
 * There is a Glitch that lets the Bulk Star fly for an infinite time.