Patch

Patch File:AllupKar.png An All Up Patch, as it appears in Kirby Air Ride. Details Use Improving vehicle stats Obtained Boxes and out in the open in City Trial, other Kirbys Game(s) Kirby Air Ride

A patch is an item appearing in Kirby Air Ride, exclusive to City Trial. A patch can improve a machine's ability, such as gliding or acceleration, by one point. However, when the machine touches a Template:Gray colTemplate:Ored patch, the corresponding ability is reduced by one point. There is a limit of eighteen points per attribute, however; if the unknown reader's character collects more patches, said stat is no longer improved. Patches can be found almost anywhere, or when a character breaks a blue box. Blue boxes can contain up to four power ups or "power downs". Racers can also steal patches when attacking opponents (specifically HP if the opponent has acquired no patches).

It is possible to bump into fake patches, which closely resemble real patches. These fake patches do a variety of damage to a machine that runs into it. However, fake patches appear only in one event, if events are turned on.

There are also other types of patches, including copy panels and temporary power ups, found in red boxes and green boxes, respectively.

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The results showing the enhancement patches on the machine. Note that P4's machine has maximum offense.

List of Patches

Permanent Patches

Below is a table that includes all possible patches which provide a lasting enhancement to one or more stats:

Picture	Name	Description
	HP Patch	Increases the machine's HP level. There is no fake, or Template:Gray, version of this patch. Any HP patches found in blue boxes is just one patch instead of 2 or more, unless an event occurs.
	Offense Patch	Increases the machine's offensive capabilities, which includes collision damage, Quick Spin, and damage output of items and abilities.
	Charge Patch	Increases the machine's charging rate, allowing it to build up boost power faster.
	Defense Patch	Increases the machine's defensive capabilities, reducing all forms of damage taken.
File:TurnKar.png	Turn Patch	Increases the machine's handling. May be a detriment if too many are collected.
File:TopSpeedKar.png	Top Speed Patch	Increases the machine's top speed. May be a detriment if too many are collected.
	Boost Patch	Increases the machine's boosting power after a charge-up. Also increases acceleration (The Japanese term for the Boost stat is actually カソク acceleration).
File:WeightKar.png	Weight Patch	Increases the machine's weight, preventing sliding during a charge. Also helps the machine fare better during collisions. The higher Weight level the machine has, the less damage it takes and vice versa.
File:GlideKar.png	Glide Patch	Increases the machine's gliding capabilities. Increases the jump height of machines which cannot glide. The higher Glide level the machine has, the more damage it takes and vice versa.
File:AllupKar.png	All Up Patch	Increases all the machine's abilities by 1 point. This rare patch is usually found in events such as the UFO, or very rarely in blue boxes, or simply appearing. There are no fake, or Template:Gray, versions of this patch. Appears multicolTemplate:Ored. These patches appear normally (by appearing or being found in blue boxes) more often when the unknown reader plays the stadium Vs. King Dedede, but they are still rare.

Temporary Patches

There are also quick fix items that temporarily boost a machine's ability (these patches can be found only in green boxes):

Picture	Name	Description
	Offense	Temporarily boosts the machine's offensive capabilities.
	Defense	Temporarily boosts the machine's defensive and speed capabilities.
File:Speeduppatch.png	Speed	Temporarily boosts the machine's top speed.

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