Editing Cape Mario

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|image=[[File:SMW_CapeMario.png|200px]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

|powers=Glide, Fly, Spin, Ground Smash

|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]] (''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''), [[Bowser]] (''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''), [[Toad]], [[Toadette]]

'''Cape Mario''', originally known as '''Caped Mario''',<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, pg. 4, 7, 11, 15-17, 23.</ref> is a form of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

[[File:Twin Bridges.png|thumb|left|200px|The result of using a Feather.]]

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', the cape form's abilities are much like [[Raccoon Mario]] before it, which in fact was [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to be in the game. It can be obtained by getting a [[Cape Feather]]. The '''Cape''' (or '''Magic Cape'''<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World'' Characters Tab.</ref>) it gives allows Mario to fly indefinitely through levels and attack enemies by spinning it around (using {{button|snes|X}} or {{button|snes|Y}}).

If the player holds down either {{button|snes|A}} or {{button|snes|B}} while falling with Caped Mario, the player can float down slowly. Also, if Mario runs at maximum speed and then presses and holds {{button|snes|A}} to spin jump, Mario will jump very high, as if he was flying.

Flight is done by running until Mario spreads out his arms, then jumping while holding {{button|snes|Y}}; the initial height depends on how long {{button|snes|B}} was held. Pressing forward on the {{button|snes|Pad}} mid-flight makes Mario descend and speed up, while pressing backward makes him ascend; greater descents generally lead to higher ascents. Mario can also bounce off of stompable enemies mid-flight. If the player rams the ground during flight, it will cause a quake that instantly defeats all on-screen enemies on the ground. If Caped Mario touches an enemy while flying, he will automatically [[Spin Jump]] in midair and fall, instead of taking damage. By releasing {{button|snes|Y}} and holding {{button|snes|B}}, Mario can stop flying and glide down slowly. After the cape has attached to Mario's shoes and inflated, Mario can turn around by spinning mid-flight by pressing {{button|snes|X}} if {{button|snes|Y}} is being used to fly, or vice versa. If Mario climbs a climbable object while flying, he will retain the properties of flight.<ref>[https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/633609656174067712 Supper Mario Broth]</ref>

In [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|the GBA version]], Mario cannot turn around mid-flight at all, because there is only one run button. Also, [[Luigi]] flies higher and slower than Mario.

[[File:SMA4 Boomerang.gif|200px|frame|Caped Mario using a [[boomerang]] in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-3]].]]

In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Caped Mario appears as an added form to the game, functioning similarly to its appearance in ''Super Mario World''. The form is used primarily in the [[World-e]] levels [[Sea to Sky]] and [[Caped Escape]]. It can also be used anywhere with the appropriate e-Reader card. However, unlike Raccoon or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whip attacks, Caped Mario's spin attack cannot break [[Brick Block]]s.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Cape Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. It appears only in the ''Super Mario World'' style, where it functions as it did in that game. However, Mario can no longer turn around while flying. Also, knocking on a [[Warp Door]] in the ''Super Mario World'' style may cause [[Weird Mushroom (item)|Weird Mario]] to appear in this form, in one of two possible poses.

===''Super Mario Party''===

In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', a sprite of Cape Mario can be seen in [[Puzzle Hustle]].

====''Super Mario World'' (TV series)====

The Caped form appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' animated series]], appearing in several episodes, such as [[The Wheel Thing]], [[Send in the Clown]], [[The Night Before Cave Christmas]], and [[Rock TV]]. Mario is the only character in the show to be seen in this form.

====''Super Mario Adventures''====

In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, when [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is kidnapped and taken to the Koopaling's Castle, she escapes and finds a cape in [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s bedroom. Peach falls out the window, still holding the cape, and accidentally uses it. She flies across the moat when Mario flies right past her on a [[Bullet Bill]], which makes Peach lose control and crash in the forest. Toad later uses the cape to fly through the pipe they originally came from and assemble a rescue team.

====''Super Mario-Kun''====

"Cape Bowser" appears briefly in volume 4 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Bowser steals and uses Mario's Cape Feather from the [[Item Storage]], transforming him into Mantle Koopa (マソトクッパ). Bowser attempts to fly and attack Mario, but he fails and crushes him.

Mario is able to use this power-up in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] with his Cape special move, which reflects projectiles and reverses the direction his opponents face. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|''Wii U'']], it can be customized to have an electric effect, or to create a gust of wind.

*According to an interview with [[Koichi Hayashida]], Cape Mario was considered for ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', but [[Tanooki Mario]] was eventually chosen.<ref>Buffa, Chris (March 12, 2012). [http://www.modojo.com/features/super_mario_3d_land_interview_tanooki_suit_beat_cape_mario/ Super Mario 3D Land Interview: Tanooki Suit Beat Cape Mario]. ''Modojo''. Retrieved ''April 9, 2015''.</ref>

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