Editing Cape Mario

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', the Caped form's abilities are much like those of [[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. The Caped form 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> allows Mario (or Luigi) to [[fly]] indefinitely through levels and attack enemies by spinning it around (when the player presses {{button|snes|X}} or {{button|snes|Y}}).

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 {{button|snes|Pad}} mid-flight makes Mario descend and speed up, while pressing backward on {{button|snes|Pad}} makes him ascend; greater descents generally lead to higher ascents. Mario can also bounce off stomp-able enemies mid-flight. If the player does a '''fast dive'''<ref name=manual>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=16|date=1991}}</ref> during flight and slams the ground, it causes a ground shake that instantly defeats all onscreen enemies. If Caped Mario glides more gently towards the ground, he can perform a '''Body Press'''<ref name=manual/> (also called the '''Sliding Cape Attack''').<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> If Caped Mario touches an enemy while flying, he automatically cape-spins in midair and falls, instead of taking damage. When the player releases {{button|snes|Y}} and holds {{button|snes|B}}, Mario can stop flying and glide down slowly. After the Cape has attached to Mario's shoes and inflated, he can turn around by spinning mid-flight when the player presses {{button|snes|X}} if {{button|snes|Y}} is being used to fly, or vice versa. If Mario climbs a climbable object while flying, he retains the properties of flight.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201105122601/https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/633609656174067712|publisher=Supper Mario Broth|date=November 1, 2020|title=In Super Mario World, properties of flight are conserved while climbing. If Mario clings to a climbable surface while flying, he will resume flying as soon as he lets go. In addition, he retains the extra hit that flight normally grants, as seen near the end of the footage where he is hit by a Koopa Troopa but does not lose his Cape Mario form. Thus, it is advisable to always start flying before clinging to ropes and fences if possible.|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]], Mario can no longer turn around mid-flight, as there is only one run button. Also, Luigi flies higher and more slowly than Mario.

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|Wendy O. Koopa]]'s bedroom. Toadstool 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]], making Toadstool lose control and crash in the forest. [[Toad]] later uses the cape to fly through the pipe he, Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool originally came from and assemble a rescue team.

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