Editing Metal Cap

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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ({{y|1996}})

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ({{y|2020}})

|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Metal Mario]]

[[File:MetalMarioSM64.png|left|thumb|125px|[[Mario]] wearing the Metal Cap]]

The '''Metal Cap''' is an accessory that makes its debut in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is usually found in [[Cap Block|green block]]s, which become solid upon the player pressing the [[Cap Switch|Metal Cap Switch]] in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]]. The Metal Cap turns [[Mario]] into [[Metal Mario]], making him invulnerable and extremely heavy. Because of this, he cannot [[swim]] and instead sinks directly to the bottom of the pool of [[water]]. While underwater, Metal Mario is unable to use most of his abilities beyond walking and a standard [[jump]]. Metal Mario does not have to breathe and is therefore unaffected by [[smoke|strange cloud]]s and cannot drown. The effect lasts for 20 seconds. Besides the location where they are found, Metal Caps also appear in [[Whomp's Fortress]], [[Bowser in the Dark World]], [[Jolly Roger Bay]], [[Hazy Maze Cave]], [[Dire, Dire Docks]], and [[Wet-Dry World]].

If Mario gets another power when the Metal Cap is in effect, they will combine. This is possible in [[Dire, Dire Docks]], where a green block is located directly beside a [[Cap Block|blue block]], and in [[Wet-Dry World]], where the player can drain the water in the downtown area and collect the Metal Cap, then jump down and collect the [[Vanish Cap]]. Collecting both gives Mario the powers of both his [[Vanish Mario|Vanish form]] and Metal form. An unused texture in the game shows a metallic version of the wings from the [[Wing Cap]], suggesting that it would have been possible to combine the Wing Cap with the Metal Cap as well.<ref>{{cite|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_64_(Nintendo_64)/Unused_Textures#Metal_Wing_Cap|title=''Super Mario 64'' (Nintendo 64)/Unused Textures|accessdate=January 16, 2025}}</ref>

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the Metal Cap itself does not appear. Instead, [[Wario]] becomes Metal Wario when he grabs a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] but still retains the same properties as Metal Mario, and the music associated with the Metal Cap is retained.

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the Metal Cap (referred to as the '''Metal Mario Cap''') appears as a [[cap]] that can be purchased from [[Crazy Cap]] stores, having a physical appearance similar to that of ''Super Mario 64''. The cap becomes available after the player has collected 560 [[Power Moon]]s, and it costs 1,000 [[coin]]s. Aside from the ability to use the cap in conjunction with either the Mario 64 Outfit or the Metal Mario Outfit to enter a specific area in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], the cap is aesthetic and serves no other gameplay advantages.

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