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A prototype with upgraded gliding capabilities.
— Flavor Text • Kirby Air Ride

The Flight Warp Star is an Air Ride Machine that appears in Kirby Air Ride. It is playable only in the Free Ride mode of City Trial.

Physical Appearance[]

The Flight Warp Star resembles a reddish Warp Star with blue accents on its "wings" (which are aimed more toward the rear, to make it more resemble a plane) and in between its rear thrusters.

General Information[]

The Flight Warp Star has the best flight ability of any non-legendary Air Ride Machine in the game. Once it takes off from a jump or drop, it is capable of flying indefinitely, and can easily gain enough altitude to reach the top of the City. It resembles and functions similarly to the standard Warp Star, but has significantly higher gliding prowess, slightly more top speed, and a more aerodynamic design.

Because the Flight Warp Star is not available for use in any competitive mode, its purpose is to allow players to more easily explore the City and enjoy flying at their leisure, rather than to dominate City Trial opponents with its superior flight ability.

Related Quotes[]

You can ride this machine only in the Free Run of City Trial. It's really just a Warpstar with flight ability.
— Air Ride Machines • Kirby Air Ride Instruction Booklet

Trivia[]

  • Despite being described as just a Warp Star with enhanced flight ability, the Flight Warp Star also has a slightly higher top speed than its regular counterpart.
    • The Free Star and Steer Star, which can be used in Air Ride and City Trial through the debug feature, share this slightly higher top speed with the Flight Warp Star, but their flight abilities are the same as the regular Warp Star. This suggests that the Warp Star's top speed was reduced sometime during development, but this change was not reflected in the Flight Warp Star and the otherwise unused 3D race mode Free Star and Steer Star.

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