R.O.B. (Mario Kart DS)

"Robotic Operating Buddy, to give R.O.B. his full name, has come out of retirement to take up a new career as a Mario Kart driver - and a strong one at that. But you'll be lucky if you catch sight of him, as he's notoriously elusive..."

- Mario Kart website

R.O.B. appears as a new unlockable character in Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS, marking its first appearance since the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has not appeared in any other Mario Kart titles.

Data
R.O.B. is a Heavy character, which affects its Weight stats in Karts. It can be unlocked by obtaining all Gold Trophies on 150cc Mirror Mode cups (Nitro or Retro).

Standard RB
R.O.B.'s standard kart is the ROB Kart. It's insignia is a purple d-pad, and it otherwise has the same appearance as every standard kart. R.O.B. is the only character in Mario Kart DS who doesn't control his kart with the wheel; instead, it seems to control the kart by moving his arms.

ROB-BLS
The ROB-BLS is R.O.B.'s first Kart. It is a round, hollow kart with five round holes and a block on each, resembling the trays and blocks used by the actual R.O.B. accessory to play Stack-Up. The kart was changed between regions: in Japan, the color of the kart is white with red areas as opposed to the primarily darker gray shade used in other regions, matching with R.O.B. itself.


 * Speed: 10/10
 * Acceleration: 5.5/10
 * Weight: 7.5/10
 * Handling: 7/10
 * Drift: 3/10
 * Items: 3/10

ROB-LGS
The ROB-LGS are R.O.B.s second Kart, featuring the lowest drift stat in the game. It is a kart with very little room, two leg-like stands, two small wheels, and one big wheel. The kart was changed between regions: in Japan, the color of the kart is white with red areas as opposed to the primarily darker gray shade used in other regions, matching with R.O.B. itself. The "LGS" represents "legs," as the kart appears to be long legs for R.O.B..


 * Speed: 9/10
 * Acceleration: 5/10
 * Weight: 7/10
 * Handling: 6/10
 * Drift: 2.5/10
 * Items: 10/10

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version of the game, R.O.B. is colored like his Japanese model, and is named HVC-012, the model number for the Japanese version of R.O.B. His karts have also different colors in the Japanese version.
 * The staff ghost data for Desert Hills and Rainbow Road feature the Japanese R.O.B. and vehicles, no matter what version of the game the player has.