Formula Star
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The Formula is a ridable machine in Kirby Air Ride. It is best known for having the highest maintainable top speed of all non-legendary vehicles in the game.
Appearance
This vehicle is relatively large in comparison to other vehicles. It is a sleek, blue machine with a floating crescent-shaped spoiler at the back and two white engines at each side. The Formula Star's name is most likely derived from the term "Formula Racing".
Mechanics
The Formula Star has far and away the highest top speed of all vehicles usable in Air Ride mode, with a maintainable top speed of about 71 km/h, and can only be outperformed in City Trial by the two legendary machines. It also has decent HP, offense, and defense, and average weight. However, all of its other attributes are abysmal. Its turning and boost are the worst of all; because of this, this vehicle can rarely reach and maintain its top speed without crashing into a boundary or obstacle.
These factors render the Formula Star unsuitable for most tracks in Air Ride mode; it even has difficulty on the relatively straight course that is Nebula Belt. In City Trial, however, it can be a fearsome contender if the rider holds enough turn and boost patches to make up for the machine's flaws, and it is almost always a top contender in Drag Race Stadiums regardless of patches.
How to Unlock
To unlock this machine for use in Air Ride mode, the player must beat Frozen Hillside's Time Attack in under 03:14:00 with any machine.
In City Trial, the Formula Star can occasionally found randomly throughout the city and be mounted like most other air ride machines. It is always available in Free Run as well.
Instruction Booklet Description
"This machine is incredibly powerful when touching the ground and boasts a very high top speed. When racing this machine, you should try to maintain its top speed!"
Other Appearances
- The Formula Star has appeared in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, specifically in episode 97.
