★ List of All Stadium Challenges
★ List of All Skins and Cosmetics
★ All Power-Ups and Stats
★ How to Unlock All Characters and Machines
★ Sharing Boards: Best Custom Machines | Friends
★ Bosses | Who Should You Main? | City Trial Map

See all character unlock requirements in Kirby Air Riders here!
| Character Guides | |
|---|---|
| All Characters and Details | How to Unlock All Characters |
List of Contents
| ✔️ | Character | Ways to Unlock |
|---|---|---|
Kirby
|
• Air Ride: Laps
- Finish without crashing into any walls • City Trial: Big Battle 2
- Defeat a rider while shrunken
• Top Ride: Flower
- Win without getting any Copy Abilities in a single race
• Available by default
|
|
King Dedede
|
• Air Ride
- Win with course, rider, and machine selections set to random • City Trial: Gourmet Race
- Get 80 points in a single match
• Road Trip
- Clear a Treasure Hunt challenge
• Available by default
|
|
Meta Knight
|
• Air Ride: Nebula Belt (Laps)
- Finish a lap without crashing into walls more than 2 times
• Top Ride: Nova
- Complete a lap without attacking another rider
• Available by default
|
|
Bandana Waddle Dee
|
• City Trial: Field
- Destroy 2 boxes within 30 sec. of the start of the match
• Road Trip: Top Ride
- Clear Top Ride challenges a total of 3 times
|
|
Waddle Doo
|
• Air Ride: Floria Fields (Laps)
- Finish without crashing into any enemies
• Top Ride
- Hit a rider with a Course Quaker
|
|
Chef Kawasaki
|
• Road Trip: Air Ride
- Clear Air Ride challenges a total of 3 times
• Air Ride: Mount Amberfalls
- Eat the onigiri from the teahouse
|
|
Knuckle Joe
|
• City Trial: Field
- Steal a machine that another rider is actively riding
• Road Trip
- Power up all stats to 1 or higher
|
|
Gooey
|
• Top Ride: Air
- Win after getting swept up in the tornado 3 times • City Trial: Skydive 1
- Get 2,000 points in a single match
|
|
Cappy
|
• Top Ride: Flower
- Complete a lap within 0:30.00 with Warp Star • City Trial: Field
- Clear without getting any power-down items
|
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Starman
|
• City Trial: Field
- Fall for 6 sec. after only Boosting once
• Top Ride: Crystal
- Complete 4 laps in the lead position
|
|
Magolor
|
• City Trial: Field
- Enter all secret rooms
• Top Ride
- Send the same rider flying 2 times with Drill Driver
|
|
Susie
|
• Air Ride
- Perform a perfect landing 5 times in a single race
• Road Trip
- Hit 3 enemies with a single attack
|
|
Waddle Dee
|
• Road Trip: Skyah
- Defeat 30 riders during City Trial challenges
• Available by default
|
|
Rick
|
• Road Trip
- Enter the shop 3 times
• Top Ride: Mountain
- Win with at least 5 sec. between you and 2nd place
|
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Rocky
|
• Top Ride
- Use a total of 30 items
• Road Trip
- Open a treasure chest on the road
|
|
Scarfy
|
• Air Ride: Waveflow Waters
- Defeat an enemy Scarfy without making it mad • City Trial: Field
- Destroy a rider's machine within the first 60 sec
|
|
Lololo and Lalala
|
• Air Ride: Crystalline Fissure (Laps)
- Finish within 3:30.00
• Road Trip
- Defeat 10 riders that are riding on star-type machines
|
|
Marx
|
• Road Trip
- Spend 300,000 Road Miles
• Air Ride: Free Run
- Complete an entire lap without dropping below 19 mph
|
|
Daroach
|
• Air Ride
- Find and defeat the special enemy, Gemaine
• Top Ride
- Win after lapping 1 other rider
|
|
Taranza
|
• Air Ride: Beanstalk Park (Time)
- Ride for a total of 5,469 yd • City Trial: Field
- Win a Short Race
|
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Noir Dedede
|
• Road Trip
- Defeat the true boss in Road Trip and watch the ending
|

You unlock characters by completing checklist missions for the different game modes. You can find the checklist can be found in the extras tab of the main menu.
All Playable Characters & Details
If you get duplicates of a character you've already unlocked, you get an alternative color design instead (with the exception of Kirby, whose other color schemes count as individual characters with different specials).

All Playable Characters Roster |
How to Unlock All Characters |
Kirby
|
King Dedede
|
Meta Knight
|
Bandana Waddle Dee
|
Waddle Doo
|
Chef Kawasaki
|
Knuckle Joe
|
Gooey
|
Cappy
|
Starman
|
Magolor
|
Susie
|
Waddle Dee
|
Rick
|
Rocky
|
Scarfy
|
Lololo and Lalala
|
Marx
|
Daroach
|
Taranza
|
Noir Dedede
|
How to Unlock All Characters in Kirby Air Riders

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