Editing Cape Feather

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|image=[[File:SMW Cape Feather.jpg|175px]]<br>The '''Cape Feather''' in its ''Super Mario World'' appearance.<!---Please do not switch the image with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe variant until AFTER that game is released!--->

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2016|2016]])

|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Cape Mario]]. <br> Grants a [[kart]] an ability to [[Spin Jump]] (''[[Super Mario Kart]]'')

The '''Cape Feather''' is a [[List of power-ups|power-up]] that transforms [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into [[Cape Mario]] and Cape Luigi, respectively. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

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

The Cape Feather first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario or Luigi grabs one, it turns them into [[Cape Mario]]/Luigi. As Cape Mario or Cape Luigi, the player can glide through the air, similar to the [[Super Leaf]]'s effect in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. If the player runs at full speed before jumping to take off, they can control the flight with {{button|snes|Pad}}. Pressing backward will slow Mario's speed and make him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly will allow Mario to continue flying, possibly to the end of the level; pressing forwards speeds up Mario and has him descend. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing {{button|snes|y}}.

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SMW Cape Feather.jpg|Artwork of a Cape Feather.

SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario]] with [[Yoshi]], holding a Cape Feather.

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Additionally, the Cape Feather is available as a secret item in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. By scanning in the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], the player can upload a Cape Feather into their inventory to use in the game. Cape Mario plays just like he does in ''Super Mario World'', including being able to defeat enemies like [[Dry Bones]].

[[File:Mario Slot.png|thumb|140px|right]]

The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from ''Super Mario World'', makes a cameo appearance in the [[Mario Slot]] and [[Super Mario Slot]] minigames of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player lined up three Cape Feathers in a row, they would receive five times the number of [[coin]]s they bet. The feather that transforms [[Mario]] into [[Wing Mario]] resembles the Cape Feather.

The Cape Feather and Cape Mario return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', available exclusively to the ''Super Mario World'' style, acting the same way they did in that game.

===''Super Mario World'' TV Show===

[[File:CapeFeatherCartoon.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'' TV show]], where it is used in episodes such as "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]." Mario is the only character to don the cape in the series.{{br}}

[[File:SMK NP art Feather.png|thumb|Artwork from a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' feature about ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.]]

The "'''Feather'''" (as it is referred to in this game) is also found used in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] as an item a driver can obtain from [[Item Box]]es throughout the race courses. The Feather grants the user the ability to roughly perform a [[Spin Jump]] twice as high as a regular driver can. This can be useful for jumping over barriers, as a quick and easy shortcut, and for jumping over enemy projectiles.

 

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]]'', a Cape Feather appeared to be one of the items.

[[File:MK8D Image10.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a '''Feather'''.]]

After a long absence from the ''Mario Kart'' series as an item, the Feather returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It only appears in Battle Mode. It can be used to jump over obstacles, or, if the player is close to another opponent, steal a balloon from them.

==Trivia==

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

*In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the course [[Sunshine Airport]] contains feather pens on desks that have the exact design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens can be found at the ticket booth desks in [[Super Bell Subway]].

*In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', [[Wingo]] has a Cape Feather on his turban.

*The Cape Feather has had a longer absence than any other item in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' franchise]], spanning over 24 years.

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