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A '''cap''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is a trademark type of garment. Many characters wear a cap, such as [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and more.  
A '''cap''' is the trademark type of garment seen in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Many characters wear a cap, such as [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and more.  


Mario was designed with a cap because it was easier to create and animate than hair.<ref>{{cite|url=thenvm.org/objects/mario-and-cappy|title=Mario and Cappy|quote=He was given his – now – trademark hat because Shigeru Miyamoto believed that it was easier to animate than a full bed of hair.|publisher=National Videogame Museum|accessdate=January 18, 2025}}</ref>
Mario was designed with a cap because it was easier to create and animate than hair.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109202747/http://games.ign.com/articles/833/833615p1.html IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros.]</ref>


==History==
==History==
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*The [[Metal Cap]], a metal replica of Mario's cap, makes Mario metallic and invincible.
*The [[Metal Cap]], a metal replica of Mario's cap, makes Mario metallic and invincible.


Mario's cap can be stolen by [[Klepto]] and a [[Ukiki|Ukkiki]], or blown away by a [[Fwoosh]] or the giant snowman in [[Snowman's Land]]. When Mario does not have his cap and takes a hit by an enemy or a hazard, he loses an additional health wedge to how many health wedges he loses (for example, if Mario, without wearing his cap, takes damage from an enemy that causes him to lose two health wedges, he loses three health wedges). When lost, Mario's cap can be found by grabbing the Ukkiki, attacking Klepto, or simply picking it up if no enemies stole it. If the cap is blown off by the Fwoosh on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], the player has to exit the course, return to it, and grab the Ukkiki wearing Mario's cap. This applies only to the [[Nintendo 64]] version of this game. In the DS remake, if Mario, Luigi, or Wario loses his cap and the player exits the [[level]] and completes a mission in another level, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] in the main lobby of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] can be seen wearing it. Talking to the Toad returns the cap to the player.  
Mario's cap can be stolen by [[Klepto]] and a [[Ukiki|Ukkiki]], or blown away by a [[Fwoosh]] or the giant snowman in [[Snowman's Land]]. When Mario does not have his cap and takes a hit by an enemy or a hazard, he loses an additional [[Health Meter|health]] wedge to how many health wedges he loses (for example, if Mario, without wearing his cap, takes damage from an enemy that causes him to lose two health wedges, he loses three health wedges). When lost, Mario's cap can be found by grabbing the Ukkiki, attacking Klepto, or simply picking it up if no enemies stole it. If the cap is blown off by the Fwoosh on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], the player has to exit the course, return to it, and grab the Ukkiki wearing Mario's cap. This applies only to the [[Nintendo 64]] version of this game. In the DS remake, if Mario, Luigi, or Wario loses his cap and the player exits the [[level]] and completes a mission in another level, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] in the main lobby of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] can be seen wearing it. Talking to the Toad returns the cap to the player.  


In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the various characters' caps appear instead and serve a new function. Grabbing a cap allows whoever grabs it to change his appearance and abilities (however, his voice remains unchanged). If a character (besides [[Yoshi]]) loses his cap, short-fused [[Bob-omb]]s pop out of [[Cap Block|red block]]s instead of power-ups, in addition to the original game's defense penalty. If the character without his cap takes damage from an enemy or hazard that takes one health wedge, he loses one health wedge on the first hit, then loses two health wedges on the second hit, and the process repeats. In the early portion of the game, those kinds of caps also act as [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]]s. For example, if Yoshi wears Mario's cap and takes another one, he is awarded a [[extra life|1-UP]]. However, as Yoshi frees Mario, Luigi, and Wario, redundant caps are replaced with ones of a different color, and it is impossible to find two caps of the same color, except during the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]'s second mission, [[Footrace with Koopa the Quick]], where one extra Mario Cap is still present. Yoshi can choose to wear the caps of whatever characters were rescued before entering a course. If the character, along with his own cap, is blown off, this time he needs to retrieve it from the enemy who is wearing it.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the various characters' caps appear instead and serve a new function. Grabbing a cap allows whoever possesses it to change his appearance and abilities (however, his voice remains unchanged). If a character (besides [[Yoshi]]) loses his cap, short-fused [[Bob-omb]]s pop out of [[Cap Block|red block]]s instead of power-ups, in addition to the original game's defense penalty. If the character without his cap takes damage from an enemy or hazard that takes one health wedge, he loses one health wedge on the first hit, then loses two health wedges on the second hit, and the process repeats. In the early portion of the game, those kinds of caps also act as [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]]s. For example, if Yoshi wears Mario's cap and takes another one, he is awarded a [[extra life|1-UP]]. However, as Yoshi frees Mario, Luigi, and Wario, redundant caps are replaced with ones of a different color, and it is impossible to find two caps of the same color, except during the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]'s second mission, [[Footrace with Koopa the Quick]], where one extra Mario Cap is still present. Yoshi can choose to wear the caps of whatever characters were rescued before entering a course. If the character, along with his own cap, is blown off, this time he needs to retrieve it from the enemy who is wearing it.
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Cap Throw.png|thumb|left|100px|Cappy in his Mario Cap form]]
[[File:SMO Cap Throw.png|thumb|left|100px|Cappy in his Mario Cap form]]
In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', [[Cappy]] can take the forms of [[Crazy Cap#Clothing|many different caps]] that Mario can wear. These caps can be thrown to hit [[block]]s and enemies, capture certain characters or objects, and be used as a temporary jumping platform for Mario (among other uses). All caps are aesthetic and have identical abilities (excluding access to certain areas).
In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', [[Cappy]] can take the forms of many different [[Crazy Cap#Clothing|caps]] that Mario can wear. These caps can be thrown to hit [[block]]s and enemies, capture certain characters or objects, and be used as a temporary jumping platform for Mario (among other uses). All caps are aesthetic and have identical abilities (excluding access to certain areas).
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', if a Parachute Cap Badge is equipped on a course, players can use large caps to glide through the air.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=August 31, 2023|url=youtu.be/G0m_uNaSres|title=''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' Direct 8.31.2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}</ref> While Mario's and Luigi's own caps are removed from their heads and expand in size, every other character instead has a unique cap (which is appropriately colored and features their emblem) that appears only while gliding.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 21, 2023|url=youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc|title=Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref>
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', if a Parachute Cap Badge is equipped on a course, players can use large caps to glide through the air.<ref>Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). [https://youtu.be/G0m_uNaSres Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2023.</ref> While Mario and Luigi's own caps are removed from their heads and expand in size, every other character instead has a unique cap (which is appropriately colored and features their emblem) that appears only while gliding.<ref>Nintendo of America (June 21, 2023). [https://youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 22, 2023.</ref>


===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jpn=ぼうしアイテム
|Jpn=ぼうしアイテム<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref>
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1996|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|64|六十四(ろくじゅうよん)}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JpnR=Bōshi Aitemu
|JpnR=Bōshi Aitemu
|JpnM=Cap Item
|JpnM=Cap Item (''Super Mario 64'')
|JpnN=''Super Mario 64''
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