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-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]]''.

==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]]
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>

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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.
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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''====
Cape Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|enhanced]] [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|port]], ''[[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.

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 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''====
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.

===''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.

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

===''Super Mario Kart''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=vc_wii
|Eng=Jump very high over enemies and obstacles.
}}

==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]]''
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
SMA2 Cape Feather.png|''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' sprite
SMA4 Cape Feather.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' 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
|Jap=マント{{ruby|羽根|はね}}
|JapR=Manto Hane
|JapM=Mantle Feather
|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>
|Jap2R=Hane
|Jap2M=Feather
|Jap2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|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
|ChiS2=羽毛<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}}</ref>
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|ChiS2R=Yǔmáo
|ChiSM=Mantle Feather
|ChiS2M=Feather
|Dut=Capeveer
|DutM=Cape Feather
|Fre=Plume
|Fre2=Plume de cape
|Fre2N=''Super Mario World'' and ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
|Fre3=Plume acrobate
|Fre3N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|FreM=Feather
|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
|Ita=Piuma della cappa
|ItaM=Cape Feather
|Ita2=Piuma
|Ita2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|Ita2M=Feather
|Kor=깃털
|KorR=Gitteol
|KorM=Feather
|PorA=Pluma
|PorAM=Feather
|PorAN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|PorA2=Pluma capa<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|format=PDF|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|PorA2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' guidebook
|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>
|PorA3N=''Super Mario World''
|PorA3M=Cape Feather
|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|page=9}}</ref>
|PorE2=Pluma
|PorE2M=Feather
|PorE2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|Rus=Перо
|RusR=Pero
|Rus2=Плащ-перо
|Rus2R=Plashch-pero
|RusM=Feather
|Rus2M=Cape Feather
|Spa=Pluma
|Spa2=Pluma de capa
|Spa2N=''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
|SpaM=Feather
|Spa2M=Cape feather
}}

==Trivia==
[[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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