Editing Cape Feather

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Cape Mario]] (''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario Maker'' series) <br> Lets a [[kart]] [[Spin Jump|spin-jump]] (''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'')
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The '''Cape Feather''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2002|language=en}}</ref> or simply the '''Feather''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|page=46|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1992|language=en}}</ref> is a [[list of power-ups|power-up]] that transforms [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into their [[Cape Mario|Cape forms]]. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
[[File:SMW Cape Feather.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World'', showing its original depiction]]
In ''Super Mario World'', Cape Feathers first appear in [[Donut Plains 1]]. [[Super Koopa (enemy)|Super Koopas]] with flashing capes can also drop Cape Feathers if stomped. The Cape Feather allows the player character to glide through the air, similarly to what the [[Super Leaf]] allows for in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. If the player [[dash|run]]s at full speed before [[jump]]ing to take off, they can control the flight with {{button|snes|Pad}}. Pressing backward slows Mario's speed and makes him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly allows Mario to continue [[fly]]ing, possibly to the end of the [[level]]; pressing forwards speeds up Mario and has him descend rapidly, ending in a [[POW Block|POW]]-like attack if allowed to touch down. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing {{button|snes|y}}.

In the game's story described in the manual, [[Yoshi]] gives Mario the cape, telling him that it has magical powers.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf|title=''Super Mario World'' American instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|format=PDF|language=en|website=nintendo.com}}</ref>

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
The Cape Feather is available as an additional item in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, it can be accessed only by scanning the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], which adds a Cape Feather into the inventory. The Cape Feather grants the same effects to Caped Mario as in ''Super Mario World'', with the addition of being able to defeat enemies such as [[Dry Bones]]. Cape Feathers are also found on the ground in the [[World-e]] levels [[Sea to Sky]] and [[Caped Escape]] and are required to finish the level in both cases.
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====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Mario Slot.png|thumb|140px|Mario Slot]]
The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from ''Super Mario World'', can be seen in the minigames [[Mario Slot]] and [[Super Mario Slot]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player lines up three Cape Feathers in a row, they will receive five times the number of [[coin]]s they bet.

In the main game, the [[Wing Cap|feather]] that transforms Mario into the similarly controlled [[Wing Mario]] resembles the Cape Feather.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
The Cape Feather and Cape Mario return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. They are used exclusively in the ''Super Mario World'' style and function identically as in the original game.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Cape Feathers return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They retain their behavior as in its predecessor. In addition to Luigi having access to it, becoming Cape Luigi, as in ''Super Mario World'', [[Toad]] and [[Toadette]] gain access to the Cape Feather, becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette, respectively. Likewise, Cape Feathers in the nighttime ground theme swing further while falling.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:SMW TV Intro 11.jpg|thumb|140px|left|A Cape Feather, as seen in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' animated series]]]]
The Cape Feather also appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television show]], where it is used in episodes such as "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]." [[Mario]] is the only character to be seen using the cape in the series.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
[[File:FeatherSMK.png|frame|left]]
Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. A driver can sometimes obtain one from [[? Panel]]s in any race course except [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Donut Plains]]. The Feather grants the user the ability to perform a [[Spin Jump]] roughly twice as high as a regular driver can. Feathers allow the user to jump over barriers and obstacles, as well as taking shortcuts.

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8D Cape Feather Battle Mode Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a Feather]]
The Feather returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where it is only usable in Battle Mode. Working like a normal [[Jump Boost|trick]], a Feather can be used to jump over obstacles, exit [[glide|gliding]], and/or get more height from tricks, though the player character does not gain more height if the item is used while airborne.<ref>{{cite|author=Mankalor|date=May 11, 2017|url=youtu.be/pAPMrPT5OJ8|title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tips - Feather Item Analysis|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2017}}</ref> If the user of the Feather collides with an opponent while using it or upon landing, then they can steal a balloon, three [[coin]]s, or the [[Shine Sprite]] (depending on the mode) from that opponent. It is also the emblem of the [[Feather Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' as part of Wave 5.
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the Feather item was added in the [[Battle Tour]] beginning on October 5, 2022, accompanying the addition of Battle Mode to this game. Like in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', it is exclusive to Battle Mode, and functions mostly the same as in that game, except jumping over an opponent will only cause their balloon to pop, without the player stealing it.

===''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
In the Dominoes game in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', Cape Feathers appear on the highest numeration of dominoes, 6.

===''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''===
Cape Feathers appear briefly in the ''[[Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi no Cookie]]'' port in ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', appearing on flags held by [[Blooper]] audience members at the beginning of a Versus Mode match.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:CapeFeatherTSMBM.jpg|thumb]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a voxelated Cape Feather can be seen being sold at the antiques store.

===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
In a [[list of Mario Kart 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Feather appears to be one of the items.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World''===
{{multilang profile
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|Eng=Collect to turn into Caped Mario.}}

===''Super Mario Kart''===
{{Multilang profile
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|Eng=Jump very high over enemies and obstacles.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery widths=100px>
SMK NP art Feather.png|thumb|Artwork from a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' feature about ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
KOG NR0041 Promotional Artwork.gif|Promotional artwork for the ''Super Mario Kart'' THE KING OF GAMES T-shirt by [[EDITMODE]]
SMK Carddass Trading Card 17.jpg|Artwork from a trading card promoting ''Super Mario Kart''
SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]], holding a Cape Feather, with [[Yoshi]] from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
NintendoAUNZ 2017-06-08c.jpg|Image macro describing a situation in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' in which using a Feather to avoid one obstacle may land a player into another
Nintendo Tokyo Super Mario Power Up Keychain 1.jpg|The "Super Mario Power Up" series of keychains from Nintendo TOKYO
USJ NLP 2023 Key Artwork.jpg|NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
USJ NLP 2023 Mario Unite Artwork.jpg|NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery widths=100px>
Feather.png|''Super Mario World'' sprite
FeatherSMK.png|''Super Mario Kart'' sprite
Cape feather stamp.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' stamp
MK8DXFeatherModel.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' model
SMM2 Cape Feather SMW icon 2.jpg|''Super Mario Maker 2''
MKT Icon Feather.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' sprite
MK8D_BCP_Feather_Emblem.png|[[Feather Cup]] emblem in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Mario Picnic in Dino Land.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' opening
NPCYC-VersusAudience.png|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' (''Yoshi no Cookie'')
MK8Dv2-0-0 cup select Feather.jpg|The ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' cup selection screen with the [[Feather Cup]] highlighted and Cape Feather designs on the course slots
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マント{{ruby|羽根|はね}}
|JpnR=Manto Hane
|JpnM=Mantle Feather
|Jpn2={{ruby|羽根|はね}}<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAFJ.pdf|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=Nintendo|website=nintendo.co.jp|format=PDF|date=1992|accessdate=June 10, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Hane
|Jpn2M=Feather
|Jpn2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|ChiS=斗篷羽毛
|ChiSR=Dǒupeng Yǔmáo
|ChiSM=Mantle Feather
|ChiSN=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2''
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/supermarioworld.htm|title=''Super Mario World'' entry|publisher=iQue Ltd.|author=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=May 12, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20180315014529/http://www.ique.com/games/supermarioworld.htm}}</ref>
|ChiS2=羽毛
|ChiS2R=Yǔmáo
|ChiS2M=Feather
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|ChiS2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/mario_kart_8_deluxe/item/index.html|title=马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂 {{!}} 腾讯|accessdate=April 18, 2020|publisher=Tencent|language=zh-hans|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210619142846/https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/mario_kart_8_deluxe/item/index.html}}</ref>
|Dut=Capeveer
|DutM=Cape Feather
|Fre=Plume
|FreM=Feather
|Fre2=Plume de cape
|Fre2M=Cape feather
|Fre2N=''Super Mario World'' and ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
|Fre3=Plume acrobate
|Fre3M=Acrobat Feather
|Fre3N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|Ger=Cape-Feder
|GerM=Cape Feather
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=17}}</ref>
|Ita=Piuma della cappa
|ItaM=Cape Feather
|Ita2=Piuma
|Ita2M=Feather
|Ita2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|Kor=깃털
|KorR=Gitteol
|KorM=Feather
|PorA=Pluma
|PorAM=Feather
|PorAN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|PorA2=Pluma capa
|PorA2M=Cape Feather
|PorA2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' guidebook
|PorA2C=<ref>{{cite|quote=No jogo Super Mario World para o console Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (SNES), há um item chamado pluma capa.|url=archive.org/details/supermariobrosofilmeguia/page/n9/mode/2up|title=''Guia do filme do Mario''|publisher=Nintendo and [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]|language=pt-br|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|PorA3=Pena da Capa
|PorA3M=Cape Feather
|PorA3N=''Super Mario World''
|PorA3C=<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|website=digitaloceanspaces.com|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=O jogo Super Mario World é cheio de potenciadores malucos e maravilhosos, como o Balão de Força e a Pena da Capa!|author=Nintendo Brasil|date=March 6, 2024|url=x.com/NintendoBrasil/status/1765466933896376648|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=July 14, 2024|language=pt-br|archive=archive.ph/qZKr8|archivedate=February 23, 2025, 23:25:37 UTC}}</ref>
|PorE=Pluma Capa
|PorEM=Cape Feather
|PorEC=<ref>{{cite|quote=«Apanha uma Pluma Capa para te transformares em Mario Capa.»|url=www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_3ds_2/supermariomakerfornintendo3ds/ElectronicManual_Nintendo3DS_SuperMarioMakerForNintendo3DS_PT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' Portuguese digital manual|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|website=nintendo.com|page=9}}</ref>
|PorE2=Pluma
|PorE2M=Feather
|PorE2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|Rus=Перо
|RusR=Pero
|RusM=Feather
|Rus2=Плащ-перо
|Rus2R=Plashch-pero
|Rus2M=Cape Feather
|Spa=Pluma
|SpaM=Feather
|Spa2=Pluma de capa
|Spa2M=Cape feather
|Spa2N=''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
}}

==Notes==
[[File:MK8-FeatherPen.png|thumb|20px]]
*In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the course [[Sunshine Airport]] contains feather pens on desks that have exactly the same design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens also appear at the ticket booth desks in [[Super Bell Subway]].
*In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', [[Wingo]] has a feather on his turban that is based on the Cape Feather, though the details are red rather than orange.
*The Feather has had the longest absence of all items in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series, spanning almost 25 years.

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