Editing Giga Cat Mario

{{form infobox
|image=[[File:SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Art.png|200px]]
|powers= Increased size; [[Cat Mario]]'s abilities
|item=[[Giga Bell]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|applies_to=[[Mario]], [[Plessie]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (version 11.0.1, [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) (2021)
}}
'''Giga Cat Mario''' is a gigantic form of [[Mario]] that appears in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. It is a larger, more powerful form of [[Cat Mario]] and is only accessible when any of the three [[Giga Bell]]s across [[Lake Lapcat]] are awakened and collected.
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
Mario assumes this form to fight [[Fury Bowser]] directly multiple times throughout the campaign; this requires a certain number of [[Cat Shine]]s, the specific number being dependent on how many times Fury Bowser has been defeated in battle. Giga Cat Mario's fur takes on a more radiant golden tint than regular Cat Mario's, with a lion mane and a tuft at the end of his tail resembling those of a ''{{wp|komainu}}''.

If the player has collected enough Cat Shines to uncorrupt the available Giga Bells, they will awaken and become usable when Fury Bowser begins rampaging. If Mario comes in contact with an active Giga Bell, a cutscene will play showing Cat Mario growing in size and turning into Giga Cat Mario, with the initial power-up form staying as Cat Mario regardless of the form Mario was in when collecting the Giga Bell. The entire map will then reload as a less detailed version of Lake Lapcat with no objects, and the heads-up display disappears for the duration this map is loaded. Fury Bowser then begins attacking as a battle against him starts. 

[[File:SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|Giga Cat Mario clawing at Fury Bowser]]
Giga Cat Mario possesses a similar moveset to Cat Mario. He is able to claw swipe, claw dive, and climb up walls (although the latter is difficult to perform, as he is too big to climb a reasonable distance up most structures in Lake Lapcat). While he retains the [[crouch]], [[dash]], [[Ground Pound Jump]], [[Long Jump]], and [[roll]] from Mario's normal moveset, the [[Crouch Jump]], [[Dive]], [[Side Somersault]], [[Spin Jump]], and [[Wall Jump]] cannot be performed. Unlike other giant transformations such as [[Mega Mario]], and in a similar vein to [[Big Mario]], Mario is not invulnerable in this form. While he is immune to the black [[goop]] covering Lake Lapcat, wading through it is slower than moving through water. Coming into contact with Fury Bowser, his attacks, or the [[lava]] in [[Roiling Roller Isle]] or [[Mount Magmeow]] will cause Giga Cat Mario to take damage. Taking damage once causes him to revert to his [[Super Mario (form)|Super]] form, and taking damage again in this state reverts him to his [[Small Mario|Small]] form. Both of these forms are gigantic versions of their normal forms, with sizes proportional to Giga Cat Mario. If the gigantic version of Small Mario takes damage, the standard death animation plays while Mario shrinks down to normal size. The map will then reload and place Mario in front of the Giga Bell he collected to begin the battle. Because this occurs in the middle of a Fury Bowser rampage, Mario can easily re-collect the Giga Bell to try the battle again.

During Fury Bowser battles, the Giga Bell Mario initially collected will remain absent from its pedestal for a set amount of time. It then reappears, making the same sound that plays when it awakens to signify that it can be collected again and glowing brightly to mark its location. This process occurs for any other Giga Bells that are in regions the player has unlocked, effectively allowing for Mario to transform into Giga Cat Mario an endless number of times.

[[File:CatPlessie.png|thumb|left|Giga Cat Plessie in the ending cutscene]]
After the final battle against Fury Bowser and subsequent battle against [[Giant Bowser]], [[Plessie]] obtains all three Giga Bells simultaneously and transforms into '''{{conjectural|Giga Cat Plessie}}''', a gigantic version of Plessie with cat ears, a cat tail, and fur. Giga Cat Plessie easily outclasses Giant Bowser in size, and sends him flying into the horizon upon contact. At the end of the ending cutscene, the camera zooms out to reveal that the scene took place on Giga Cat Plessie's back. After the credits roll and the player re-enters the campaign through the title screen, Plessie returns to normal size, but remains as '''{{conjectural|Cat Plessie}}''' permanently on the save file.

After completing the main story, if the player collects all 100 Cat Shines and proceeds to defeat [[Giant Bowser]] again, Cat Mario's Cat Suit is changed to resemble Giga Cat Mario when collecting a [[Super Bell]] (if collecting a [[Lucky Bell]], he will also have a red collar). However, this is purely aesthetic and does not affect Mario's moveset in any way. This change only appears in the completed ''Bowser's Fury'' save file, and not in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' campaign. If Fury Bowser is battled after this occurs, the Giga Bells will not respawn during the battle, meaning Mario can only recover health twice if he takes damage.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Giga Cat Mario also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a primary, Advanced-class, Shield-type [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], introduced during the five-day "[[smashwiki:Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]" spirit event that began on April 9, 2021. When used, the fighter's jump height is increased. In his spirit battle, he is represented by a giant [[Mii Brawler]] wearing the Cat Hat and Suit and teamed up with [[Bowser Jr.]] The battle takes place on the Ω form of [[Find Mii]], and "The Great Tower Showdown 2" from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' is the music that plays. 
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==''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit==
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|[[File:SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Art.png|x100px]]
|''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
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|'''{{color|deepskyblue|Shield}}'''<br>Jump ↑
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|The Great Tower Showdown 2
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DWBF Giga Small Mario.png|Mario as a gigantic [[Small Mario]], with Bowser Jr. for scale
SM3DWBF Giga Super Mario.png|Mario as a gigantic [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]], with Bowser Jr. for scale
SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario.png|Giga Cat Mario, with Bowser Jr. for scale
SM3DWBF Screenshot Fury Bowser 2.png|Giga Cat Mario facing off against Fury Bowser
SM3DWBF Screenshot Fury Bowser 11.png|Giga Cat Mario [[Ground Pound]]ing Fury Bowser
Giga Cat Mario attacks Fury Bowser.jpg|Giga Cat Mario throwing a [[Falling_spike_(Bowser%27s_Fury)|Falling spike]] at Fury Bowser
SM3DWBF Screenshot Fury Bowser 13.png|Giga Cat Mario avoiding Fury Bowser's fury blast
SM3DWBF Screenshot Giga Cat Mario Dive.png|Giga Cat Mario [[Dive|claw diving]]
SM3DWBF Giant Bowser Defeat.png|Giant Bowser being defeated by Cat Mario and Plessie
SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Plessie.png|Giga Cat Mario and Plessie using the Giga Bells
SM3DWBF Post Credits Cat Mario.png|The Cat Suit fashioned after Giga Cat Mario
SM3DWBF Screenshot Giga Cat Mario Cutscene.png|Giga Cat Mario and a cat-like Bowser Jr. preparing to battle Fury Bowser
SM3DW+BF Artwork Giga Cat Mario.png|Shaded illustration
PN Paint By Number Giga Cat Mario Thumbnail.jpg|Thumbnail of a [[Play Nintendo]] [[List of Play Nintendo paint-by-number activities|paint-by-number]] activity featuring Giga Cat Mario
PN Paint by Number Giga Cat Mario Blank.png|Blank paint-by-number image
File:PN Paint by Number Giga Cat Mario Colored.png|Fully colored paint-by-number image
Giga Cat Mario - 2D art.svg|Vector art of the paint-by-number image
My Nintendo SM3DW BF key holder.jpg|Key holder with Giga Cat Mario and Fury Bowser
SM3DWBF Key Holder Back.jpg|Back view of key holder
SM3DWBF Nintendo JP Instagram Cat Day Promotional Screenshot.jpg|Promotional screenshot for ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' posted by Nintendo Japan's Instagram account, to celebrate the {{wp|National Cat Day#Japan|Japanese Cat Day}} in 2022
SM3DWBF Mascot Keychain Giga Cat Mario.jpg|Mascot keychain by [[Takara Tomy]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ギガネコマリオ<ref name="JapanSite">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/furyworld/index.html Official Japanese website for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|JapR=Giga Neko Mario
|JapM=Giga Cat Mario. ''Giga'' can also be written with non-standard kanji as 巨大, meaning "huge".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114052754/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/assets/img/fury/title_battle.png Image from official Japanese website for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|ChiS=巨型猫咪马力欧<ref name="ChinaArticle">[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html "《超级马力欧 ３Ｄ世界 ＋ 狂怒世界》的介绍视频公开中，介绍新的游玩模式和新元素"]. ''Nintendo''. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210113143806/https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html Archived] January 13, 2021, 14:38:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|ChiSR=Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiSM=Giant Cat Mario
|ChiT=巨型貓咪瑪利歐<ref name="ChinaArticle"/>
|ChiTR=Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiTM=Giant Cat Mario
|Dut=Giga-Kat-Mario
|DutM=Giga Cat Mario
|Fre=Giga Mario chat
|FreM=Giga Cat Mario
|Ger=Giga-Katzen-Mario
|GerM=Giga Cat Mario
|Ita=Giga Mario gatto
|ItaM=Giga Cat Mario
|Kor=기가고양이마리오
|KorR=Giga Goyangi Malio
|KorM=Giga Cat Mario
|Por=Giga Mario Gato<ref>Nintendo Portugal (January 13, 2021). [https://youtu.be/bTNU1i5Mhlw?t=375 "Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 13, 2021.</ref>
|PorM=Giga Cat Mario
|Rus=Гигамарио-кот<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-Switch/Super-Mario-3D-World-Bowser-s-Fury-1832228.html#Bowser_s_Fury Official Russian game page for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|RusR=Gigamario-kot
|RusM=Giga Cat Mario
|Spa=Giga Mario Felino
|SpaM=Giga Feline Mario
}}

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