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Lightning Bolt
A Lightning Bolt, as it appears in Koopa Kart 8 and earlier Koopa Kart games.
Item Type Transformation
First Appearance Super Mario Kart (1992)
Shrinks all racers aside from those invincible and the user to a tiny size. Shrinks the Mega Mushroom drivers back to normal.
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The Lightning Bolt (also called Thunder Bolt, Lightning or Shock) is an item in the Mario Kart and Paper Mario series. It first appeared in Super Mario Kart as an item. When used, it shrinks all racers except the user, making them lose their items (starting from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) and slowing them down. If the item is used on a Mega Mushroom driver, it will revert them to normal size. Mario Kart Wii introduced the POW Block into the Mario Kart series, which functions similarly to the Lightning, except that item can be avoided if the player is in the air.

Appearances[]

Mario & Nintendo All-Stars Racing 2[]

The Thunderbolt appeared as an item in Mario & Nintendo All-Stars Racing 2. When it's used, it turns all the players in the front of the player that used the lightning tiny, and if a normal-size player crashes into a tiny player, the tiny player will be squashed and the player cannot move for a moment. Lasts for 10 seconds.

Mario Basketball: Mushroom Tourney[]

The Lightning Bolt (under the name of Lightning) makes an appearance in Mario Basketball: Mushroom Tourney. When used it shrinks all players on the other team for 10 seconds. If a normal player steps on a tiny player, they will get flattened for a second. It is a rare item.

Mario and the Jambastions franchise[]

The Lightning Bolt appeared as the most greatest power-up in the Mario and the Jambastions franchise. This item doesn't shrink opponents like in the Mario Kart series; instead, it gives the ability of electrokinesis when collected. When collected, it will turn any character into his/her lightning form.

Koopa Kart series[]

The Lightning appears in every game in the Koopa Kart series, serving the same role as in Mario Kart. In most games, it can be obtained in the bottom four positions, while in Koopa Kart Wii and Koopa Kart 8, it is obtainable in the bottom five positions. In Koopa Kart Wii, if a racer is under the effects of a Mega Mushroom when a Lightning strikes, that racer will return to normal instead of becoming small. That game also introduces the POW Block and Lightning Cloud, the former of which only affects racers on the ground and can be avoided if the player is airborne, while the latter gives the player a speed boost before shrinking them and can be passed to another racer by bumping into them.

Gallery[]

Navigation Templates
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Playable Characters

Default Characters
ToadToadetteBaby MarioBaby LuigiKoopa TroopaLakituMarioLuigiPrincess PeachYoshiBirdoDiddy KongBowserDonkey KongWarioWaluigiKing BooWigglerMii

Unlockable Characters
Baby PeachBaby DaisyShy GuyKoopa ParatroopaDry BonesBooGoombaToadsworthPrincess DaisyBowser Jr.NabbitNokiMonaDixie KongKamekProfessor E. GaddRosalinaPetey PiranhaDry BowserKing Bob-OmbPiantaCranky KongBoom BoomPom Pom

Downloadable Characters
Surprise Pack MIPSWhittleAshleyHammer Bro.KritterPauline
Heroes Pack Baby WarioBaby Donkey KongTimer the TigerNeilRobotic Operating BuddyMr. Game & Watch
Villains Pack ShroobKoopa KidDimentioMouserMetal MarioAntasma
Koopalings Pack Ludwig von KoopaRoy KoopaWendy O. KoopaMorton Koopa Jr.Iggy KoopaLemmy KoopaLarry Koopa

Items

Red ShellRed Shell TrioGreen ShellGreen Shell TrioBanana PeelBanana Peel TrioBlooperBob-OmbFire FlowerStarLightning BoltBullet BillBlue Spiny ShellMushroomMushroom TrioGolden MushroomPOW BlockRed BooWhimpFreezieBowser's ShellMega MushroomMini MushroomDash PepperPropeller MushroomYoshi EggFake Item BoxOil BarrelHeartSuper LeafTweesterBumperPotted Piranha PlantBoomerang Flower

Super Mario Kart 8+
Playable Characters
Mario Kart 8 drivers FEATHER Baby Mario · Baby Luigi · Baby Peach · Baby Daisy · Baby Rosalina · Lemmy
LIGHT Toad · Toadette · Koopa Troopa · Shy Guy · Lakitu · Larry · Wendy · Isabelle
MEDIUM Peach · Daisy · Yoshi · Cat Peach · Female Villager
STANDARD Mario · Luigi · Tanooki Mario · Iggy · Ludwig · Male Villager
CRUISER Donkey Kong · Rosalina · Waluigi · Metal Mario · Pink Gold Peach · Roy · Link
HEAVY Bowser · Wario · Dry Bowser · Morton
New drivers FEATHER Paratroopa · Sprixie Princess
LIGHT Dry Bones · Toadsworth · Spike
MEDIUM Bowser Jr. · Diddy Kong · Ashley
STANDARD Birdo · Nabbit
CRUISER King Boo · Wiggler · Zelda
HEAVY Honey Queen · Pianta · King Bob-omb
Downloadable drivers FEATHER Yellow Sprixie Princess · Red Sprixie Princess · Blue Sprixie Princess · Light Blue Sprixie Princess · Orange Sprixie Princess · Purple Sprixie Princess
LIGHT Tostarenan · Olimar
MEDIUM Callie · Marie
STANDARD Spring Man
CRUISER Pom Pom
HEAVY Boom Boom · Funky Kong · Petey Piranha
via amiibo at launch Fire Mario · Ice Luigi · King Boo · Meowser · Gold Mario
Version 3.2 Yarn Yoshi · Captain Toad · Boomerang Peach · Silver Luigi · Wario
Alternate colours Green Paratroopa · Blue Paratroopa · Yellow Paratroopa · Blue Toad · Green Toad · Yellow Toad · Purple Toad · Red Koopa Troopa · Blue Koopa Troopa · Yellow Koopa Troopa · Green Shy Guy · Blue Shy Guy · Light Blue Shy Guy · Yellow Shy Guy · Pink Shy Guy · Black Shy Guy · White Shy Guy · Orange Shy Guy · Green Lakitu · Yellow Lakitu · Green Dry Bones · Blue Dry Bones · Red Dry Bones · Red Yoshi · Blue Yoshi · Light Blue Yoshi · Yellow Yoshi · Pink Yoshi · Black Yoshi · White Yoshi · Orange Yoshi · White Tanooki Mario · Pink Pianta · Yellow Pianta
Non-Playable Characters
Hazards Barrel · Bone Piranha Plant · Boo · Cataquack · Chain Chomp · Cheep Cheep · Conkdor · Deku Baba · Dry Bones · Fire Snake · Freezie · Frogoon · Goomba · Keese · Mechakoopa · Monty Mole · Mr. Resetti · Octoomba · Piranha Plant · Pokey · Screaming Pillar · Shy Guy · Sidestepper · Swoop · Thwomp · Tiki Goon
Background Characters Boo · Boomerang Bro. · Dry Bones · Fire Bro. · Fishbone · Goomba · Hammer Bro. · Jellybeam · Koopa Paratroopa · Lakitu · Luma · Mini Toad · Noki · Pianta · Shy Guy · Toad · Unagi · Yoshi · Blathers · Cyrus · K.K. Slider · Mabel · Reese · Rover · Sable · Tom Nook
Items
Mario Kart 8 items Coin · Green Shell · Triple Green Shells · Banana · Triple Bananas · Red Shell · Triple Red Shells · Boomerang Flower · Fire Flower · Potted Piranha Plant · Mushroom · Triple Mushrooms · Golden Mushroom · Bullet Bill · Super Horn · Blooper · Star · Bob-omb · Lightning · Crazy Eight · Spiny Shell
New items Blue Coin · Double Cherry · Boo · Fake Item Box · Freezie · Cape Feather
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