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Can't charge up but... it has good points.
— Wagon Star's Flavor text • Kirby Air Ride

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

Physical Appearance[]

Its shape resembles a wagon or truck, as the name suggests, and it is covered in decals with designs based on traditional Japanese artwork, as well as two tassels hanging on the back and front. There is a ladder on the back that would presumably assist the rider in climbing on, though it is purely cosmetic, and there is no unique boarding animation for when a Kirby climbs onto the Wagon Star. It has two rear headlights, which leave square-shaped glowing trails behind it in the air as it travels forward.

General Information[]

The Wagon Star is known for not being able to charge. It has excellent acceleration and handling (it has the second best handling in the game, behind only the Jet Star and tied with the Compact Star), and above-average Top Speed that is stays fairly consistent even when turning. It is incapable of charging or boost, however, and has poor Glide.

By holding Down on the Control Stick while driving on the ground, the Wagon Star actually slows down. This trait is unique to the Wagon Star.

Strategies[]

The Wagon Star's consistent speed and HP make it a good all-around machine, capable of performing well in battle and on races both in Stadium events and Air Ride.

Along with the Shadow Star, the computer AI in Kirby Air Ride sees the Wagon Star as one of the best vehicles in the game, and they do quite well with it in Air Ride. In City Trial, the first Air Ride Machines the computer AI will look for are the Wagon Star and the Shadow Star. This behavior can occasionally be exploited to the player's advantage in order to bait the CPUs to give up a potentially more desirable star, depending on the event (such as a Swerve Star for VS. King Dedede).

Related Quotes[]

This machine cannot Boost, but it makes up for it with other strengthened attributes! It's a very easy machine to control.
— Air Ride Machines • Kirby Air Ride Instruction Booklet

Trivia[]

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Wagon Star's textures

  • The Wagon Star's design appears to be inspired by the traditional Chinese take-out container.
    • It may also be inspired by decoration trucks, the Japanese trucks famous for incorporating similar brightly colored designs inspired by traditional art, as well as extravagant customized decorations and accessories (like the Wagon Star's ladder, metal bars and tassels). The rear headlights would seem to further emphasize its relation to real-world trucks.
  • It has two kanji characters on its sides: 颱, meaning "typhoon", and 昊, meaning "sky".

Models[]

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