| Lightning Bolt | |
|---|---|
 Electric trap | |
| Universe | Mario Kart |
| Appears in | SSBB |
| Item class | Status |
The Lighting Bolt is an item from the Mario Kart series.
Item description
The Lightning Bolt is an item that debuted in the original Super Mario Kart game for the SNES. The Lightning Bolt can be retrieved from an item box. They take the appearance of a miniature sized lightning bolt. Throughout the Mario Kart series, the Lightning Bolt's primary functions remains almost unchanged, it will generally shrink the rival racers, make them spin out, and decrease the top speed of their karts. Also, the Lightning Bolt has additional effects varying in each Mario Kart installment. In Super Mario Kart, when a character passes a miniature opponent after using the Lightning Bolt, the opponent will spin out. But in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the Lightning Bolt will cause all other racers to drop their items.
In the Super Smash Brothers series
The Lightning Bolt appears as an item in Brawl. The Lightning Bolt in this game is most likely based off of the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! one. When used, it will shrink everybody to minimal size except the one that used it. However, the item can backfire as well, resulting in the player who picked up the item grow small instead or making the other characters size increase (similar to the effects of the Poison Mushroom, except that it's twice as effective). Unlike other items, the Lightning Bolt requires a character to simply make contact with it in order to gain its effect. The Lightning Bolt also appears as a collectible trophy.
There is also a small chance that the Lightning Bolt will make either you or your opponent become large.
Trophy description
An item that goes off the moment you touch it. It may shrink every other character on the screen. Tiny players suffer a reduction in their attack power and become easier to send flying. After a set amount of time, all the characters will return to their normal sizes. In the Mario Kart series, all players but the item user shrunk, and got flattened when run over.
- Super Mario Kart (1992)
- Mario Kart 64 (1997)
| Items in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy · Banana Peel · Beam Sword · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Cracker Launcher · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Fan · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Spring · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Sandbag · Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary |
Key · Stock Ball · Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD · Coins · Sticker · Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
