Changes: Slick Star

Latest revision as of 19:49, 19 January 2021

“	Slippery handling makes for tough control.”
	— Flavor Text • Kirby Air Ride

The Slick Star is an Air Ride Machine that appears in Kirby Air Ride.

Physical Appearance

The Slick Star has a circular rose-colored base that looks like yarn with 3 pink orbs around it, which rotate in a circle together. The rotation speed of the pink orbs is directly proportional to the speed of the Slick Star, although this is a purely visual effect.

General Information

The Slick Star's name is a reference to its poor traction capabilities, which are the worst of any Air Ride Machine in the game. This renders it unable to come to a complete stop, even when charging. Due to always moving, when the Slick Star takes damage, the direction it is currently traveling in may become erratic. Additionally, when the Slick Star is taking damage, there is a certain amount of time in which Kirby cannot perform any actions.

The Slick Star has a high top speed, average acceleration and charging speed, and decent gliding capabilities. However, it has poor handling that is accentuated by its terrible traction.

Strategies

With care, the Slick Star can perform well on most Air Ride courses and in certain Stadium events in City Trial. However, the Slick Star performs poorly in Kirby Melee and Destruction Derby events due to the fact that it must always be moving, negating most efforts at camping. Since it cannot stop, the player will glide past opponents that they may want to strike. Abilities such as Sword and Plasma become difficult to take advantage of, especially when opponents may be using other vehicles that allow them to turn easily.

Since it continues to move and retain speed when taking damage, the Slick Star is less easily damaged by opponents multiple times in succession, allowing its rider to get away from attacks that may otherwise KO them. This can be harmful, however, in the case that the Slick Star becomes trapped in a corner.

Related Quotes

“	There's very little friction between this machine and the ground. It has tons of individuality, so try it out for a different racing experience.”
	— Air Ride Machines • Kirby Air Ride Instruction Booklet

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-|image=[[Image:Slick.jpg]]
+|image=[[Image:Slick Star.png]]
+|caption=''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' artwork
-|jap_name=スリックスター<br>(lit. Slick Star)
+|jap_name=スリックスター (Surikku Sutā)
+|jap_meaning = Slick Star <br> スリック = Slick, スター = Star
 |available=[[Air Ride]] (must be unlocked), [[City Trial]]
 |unlock=Air Ride: Finish 2 laps in under 03:05:00
+|stat={{AirMachineStats|0|0|0|0|-1|1|0|0|0|x}}
-|stat=Speed
+|hp = 200
+|topspeed = {{Hover|43.48 km/h|27.02 mph}}
 |class=Air Machine
 |course=[[Checker Knights]]
+|icon = [[File:KAR_Mini_SlickStar.png]]
 }}
-{{quote|Slippery handling makes for tough control.|'''Slick Star's''' Flavor Text|''[[Kirby: Air Ride]]''}}
+{{quote|Slippery handling makes for tough control.|Flavor Text|[[Kirby Air Ride]]}}
-The '''Slick Star''' is an Air Ride Machine that appears in ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''.
+The '''Slick Star''' is an [[Air Ride Machine]] that appears in ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''.
+==Physical Appearance==
-==Facts==
+The Slick Star has a circular rose-colored base that looks like yarn with 3 pink orbs around it, which rotate in a circle together. The rotation speed of the pink orbs is directly proportional to the speed of the Slick Star, although this is a purely visual effect.
-The machine's name is a reference to its slippery traction, which is the worst (along with handling, with the exception of [[Swerve Star]]) in the game.
+==General Information==
-The Slick Star has one factor that makes it unique from every other vehicle: It does not stop when the player begins charging the boost gauge; it will keep moving in the same direction. It has extremely poor turning ability when traveling normally, but its course adjusts easily when the player presses the A button. Similar to the Swerve Star, but the Swerve Star has '''no''' turning ability unless it comes to a complete stop and is charging.
+The Slick Star's name is a reference to its poor traction capabilities, which are the worst of any Air Ride Machine in the game. This renders it unable to come to a complete stop, even when charging. Due to always moving, when the Slick Star takes damage, the direction it is currently traveling in may become erratic. Additionally, when the Slick Star is taking damage, there is a certain amount of time in which [[Kirby]] cannot perform any actions.
+The Slick Star has a high top speed, average acceleration and charging speed, and decent gliding capabilities. However, it has poor handling that is accentuated by its terrible traction.
-The Slick Star is not preferred for melee matches due ot the fact that it must always be moving. Since it cannot stop, the player will glide past opponents that they want to strike. Abilities such as Sword and Plasma become difficult to aim since when opponents may be using other vehicles that allow them to turn easily.
+===Strategies===
-When taking damage, the there is a certain amount of time in which Kirby cannot perform any actions. This can be particularly troublesome or helpful to a player using the Slick Star depending on the situation. Opponents will take advantage of a vehicle losing most, if not all of its speed (like the [[Bulk Star]] usually does) when taking damage. The Slick Star does not suffer from this due to the sole fact that must always be moving, allowing the player to get away from attacks that may otherwise KO them. This can be harmful however, in the case that the Slick Star becomes trapped in a corner. Due to always moving, when the Slick Star takes damage, the direction it is currently traveling in may jumble.
+With care, the Slick Star can perform well on most [[Air Ride]] courses and in certain [[Kirby Air Ride#Stadiums|Stadium]] events in [[City Trial]]. However, the Slick Star performs poorly in [[Kirby Melee]] and [[Destruction Derby]] events due to the fact that it must always be moving, negating most efforts at camping. Since it cannot stop, the player will glide past opponents that they may want to strike. Abilities such as [[Sword]] and [[Plasma]] become difficult to take advantage of, especially when opponents may be using other vehicles that allow them to turn easily.
+Since it continues to move and retain speed when taking damage, the Slick Star is less easily damaged by opponents multiple times in succession, allowing its rider to get away from attacks that may otherwise KO them. This can be harmful, however, in the case that the Slick Star becomes trapped in a corner.
-===Statistics===
-{{AirMachine-stats|
+==Related Quotes==
-Stamina=49 |
+{{Quote|There's very little friction between this machine and the ground. It has tons of individuality, so try it out for a different racing experience.|[[Air Ride Machine]]s|[[Kirby Air Ride]] Instruction Booklet}}
-Offense=41 |
-Charge=61 |
+== Models ==
-Defense=46 |
+<gallery>
-Turn=19 |
+Air Ride slick star 3999.png|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
-Top Speed=67 |
+</gallery>
-Boost=55 |
-Weight=46 |
-Glide=50 }}
 {{KAR}}
 {{KAR/MachineTable}}
+[[de:Slick Star]]
+[[es:Slick Star]]
+[[ja:スリックスター]]
+[[Category:Air Ride Machines]]
 [[Category:Air Machines]]
-[[Category:Kirby Air Ride]]
+[[Category:Vehicles]]