Editing Cape Feather

{{item infobox

|image=[[File:MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''

|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]]'')

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-us}}</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-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|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-us}}</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]]''.

====''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]]

Cape Feathers are items in ''Super Mario World''. They 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-us}}</ref>

Cape Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, they can be accessed only by scanning the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], which adds a Cape Feather into the inventory. 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.

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.

 

Cape Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are used only in the ''Super Mario World'' style and function identically as in the original game. Additionally, ''Super Mario Maker 2'' gives [[Toad]] and [[Toadette]] access to the Cape Feather, becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette, respectively, and 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.

 

====''Super Mario Kart''====

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.

Additionally, while it did not appear in the final game, in a [[list of Mario Kart 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Feather appeared to be one of the items.

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====

[[File:MK8D Cape Feather Battle Mode Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a Feather]]

Feathers are items in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are usable only 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.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====

Feathers are items in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They were added starting from the [[Battle Tour]] beginning on October 5, 2022, accompanying the addition of Battle Mode to this game.<ref>{{cite|author=@kart_tour|date=September 29, 2022|url=x.com/kart_tour/status/1575366146324307968|title=News: a new item have been added! Thanks to, @Mankalor|publisher=X|accessdate=September 29, 2022}}</ref> 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.

 

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

 

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.

 

===''Super Mario World''===

 

 

KOG NR0041 Promotional Artwork.gif|Promotional artwork for the ''Super Mario Kart'' THE KING OF GAMES T-shirt by [[EDITMODE]]

SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]], holding a Cape Feather, with [[Yoshi]] from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''

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

 

 

{{foreign names

|Jap=マント{{ruby|羽根|はね}}

|Jap2={{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|format=PDF|date=1992|accessdate=June 10, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>

|ChiS=斗篷羽毛<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}}</ref>

|ChiSN=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2''

|ChiSR=Dǒupeng Yǔmáo

|Fre2M=Cape feather

|Fre3M=Acrobat Feather

|Ger=Cape-Feder<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>

|GerM=Cape Feather

|PorA2M=Cape Feather

|PorA3=Pena da Capa<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|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Brasil|date=March 6, 2024|url=x.com/NintendoBrasil/status/1765466933896376648|title=O jogo Super Mario World é cheio de potenciadores malucos e maravilhosos, como o Balão de Força e a Pena da Capa!|publisher=X|accessdate=July 14, 2024|language=pt-br}}</ref>

|Rus2M=Cape Feather

|Spa2M=Cape feather

 

==Trivia==

[[File:MK8-FeatherPen.png|thumb|20px]]

*The Feather has had the longest absence of all items in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series, spanning almost 25 years.

 

==References==

 

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[[Category:Flight power-ups]]

[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]

[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 items]]

[[Category:Super Mario World items]]