Patch
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.
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 |
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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. |
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Offense Patch | Increases the machine's offensive capabilities. |
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Charge Patch | Increases the machine's charging rate. |
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Defense Patch | Increases the machine's defensive capabilities. |
| File:TurnKar.png | Turn Patch | Increases the machine's handling. |
| File:TopSpeedKar.png | Top Speed Patch | Increases the vehicle's top speed. |
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Boost Patch | Increases the vehicle's acceleration. |
| File:WeightKar.png | Weight Patch | Increases the vehicle's weight, preventing sliding during a charge. |
| File:GlideKar.png | Glide Patch | Increases the vehicle's gliding capabilities. |
| 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 |
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Offense | Temporarily boosts the machine's offensive capabilities. |
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Defense | Temporarily boosts the machine's defensive and speed capabilities. |
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Battery | Temporarily makes the player's machine engine go into overdrive. Boosts the machine at very high speeds, and is basically uncontrollable. Players riding on the legendary Hydra, however, must recharge after the duration ends. |
| File:Speeduppatch.png | Speed | Temporarily boosts the machine's top speed. |
