Editing P-Wing

{{about|the [[List of items|item]]|the [[kart]] body from [[Mario Kart 8]]|[[P-Wing (kart)]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:PWingSM3DL.png|120px]]<br>A P-Wing from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (cameo) (2023)
|effect=Gives infinite flight for one level (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')<br>Warps the player to the [[Goal Pole]] (''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'')
}}
The '''P-Wing''' is a special [[List of items|item]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The "P" stands for "[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]" or "Patapata" (the Japanese name for that enemy). It functions similarly to the earlier power-up from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' simply known as the [[Wing (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Wing]]. There is a similar item in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' called the [[P-Acorn]] which gives the user infinite gliding.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:MarioPWingSMB3.gif|frame|left]]
{{multiframe|[[File:PWing_Map_SMB3.png]]&nbsp;[[File:PWingSMB3.png]]&nbsp;[[File:SMA4 PWing sprite.png]]}}

In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the P-Wing<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=March/April 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=111|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1993|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=28|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=18|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (alternatively named '''Magic Wing''' in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' manuals<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=24|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=34|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>) allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to fly in the air with their [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]]s for an unlimited amount of time for one level only; they revert to their normal Raccoon form abilities after clearing a level. However, if the brothers are hit or receive a non-flight-based power-up within a level, they will lose the power of the P-Wing. Infinite [[Extra life|1-Up]] tricks involving [[stomp]]ing do not work in this form.

If a P-Wing is used from the map screen, the "P" on Mario or Luigi's body (as shown in the sprite on the left) indicates that they have P-Wing abilities. The "P" is not seen in the actual level and it is not seen again on the map screen once the level is completed which indicates Mario or Luigi has reverted to their normal abilities.

The P-Wing can be combined with the [[Tanooki Suit]]. However, in order to do this, one must use a P-Wing, then enter a level that has a Tanooki Suit hidden within it ([[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]], [[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]], [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-3]], or {{world-link|7|fortress|World 7-Fortress 1}}) and collect that Tanooki Suit without losing the P-Wing's power.

P-Wings are commonly found in [[treasure chest|treasure box]]es left behind after defeating certain [[Hammer Bro]]thers [[Enemy Course|on the map screen]]. They can also be found in secret white (blue in the game's remakes) [[Toad House]]s accessible by collecting a certain amount of coins in certain levels in the odd-numbered worlds ([[World 1-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-4]], [[World 3-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-8]], [[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]], and [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-2]]), while in the even-numbered worlds (apart from [[Dark Land]]), white Toad Houses contain [[Anchor]]s. Additionally, by beating the game and restarting without resetting it, the player is rewarded with 28 P-Wings in their inventory, though only in the original NES version of the game.

[[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|Unused data]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' shows that the P-Wing could have been in a [[? Block]], like other power-ups, such as the [[Super Leaf]] and [[Fire Flower]]. Additionally, the [[Orange Mushroom House]] in [[World-e]] has Mario use a P-Wing to ascend to a box while avoiding spikes.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Pwing.png|150px|thumb|left|The P-Wing Assist Block in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
[[File:PWing3D.png|thumb|100px|Mario and a P-Wing]]
In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the P-Wing functions differently, warping Mario to the end of the course. If Mario touches a P-Wing, it will go into storage to use later. It only appears if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] loses 10 lives in a (skipped) normal world level (making P-Wing [[Assist Block]]s appear), or within certain [[Mystery Box]]es. Mario will lose the P-Wing if he gets any other power-up (excluding a [[Super Star]] or [[Invincibility Leaf]]), as the P-Wing will be replaced if Mario is in [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or better.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NSMB2-Direct 21 4 2012-1.jpg|thumb|The P-Wing icon in the P-Meter of ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
While the P-Wing does not appear as a power-up in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', it is seen as an icon on the [[P-Meter]], replacing the "P" icon in the meter's original appearance in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. The P-Meter (and its P-Wing icon) only appears when Mario or [[Luigi]] gets a Super Leaf (i.e. turns into [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]]) or an Invincibility Leaf (i.e. turns into [[White Raccoon Mario|White Raccoon form]])

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Pwing-aosmb3.png|thumb|left|120px|A P-Wing in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]".]]
Magic Wings (additionally called '''Raccoon Power Wings''' by Toad) make their appearance in the episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]" where [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] look for a treasure chest that contains them in the castle's dungeon to use them to reach Sky Land and find Mario and Luigi.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
The P-Wing makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It appears on the side of some trucks in [[Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]]. Additionally, the license plate of the truck that has the P-Wing on it says "SMB3", a common abbreviation of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
A kart called the [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]] appears as a DLC kart in [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and is unlockable in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The icon of the power-up appears on the kart's front hood. The back wheel guards of the kart also resemble the item.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
The P-Wing kart returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and two other versions, the [[Pink Wing]] and the [[Frost Wing]], also appear.

===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:P-Wing TF.png|frame|left]]
[[File:P-Wing Plane.png|thumb|A plane with a P-Wing emblem in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', planes featuring a P-Wing emblem can be found in the levels [[Trunk Twister]] and [[Crazy Clouds]].

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
P-Wings appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. They are used to transform enemies like [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]]s into their flying variants, such as the [[Koopa Paratroopa]].

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', P-Wings in the same design as their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprite can be seen being sold in the antiques shop.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual:''' ''You can fly through a level until you run into an enemy.''
*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''Allows Mario to fly through an entire level. However, hitting an enemy will cancel this ability.''

===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
*'''Electronic manual:''' ''Allows you to travel instantly to somewhere near the Goal Pole.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sky Land.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Pwing-aosmb3.png|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Smas+smw p-wing.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
PWingSM3DL.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
P-Wing.PNG|''Super Mario 3D Land''
PDSMBE-PWing.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
</gallery>

==Media==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=パタパタの{{ruby|羽根|はね}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=23|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref> / パタパタの{{ruby|羽|はね}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1993}}</ref>
|JapR=Patapata no Hane
|JapM=Paratroopa's Wing
|ChiS=啪嗒啪嗒翅膀
|ChiSR=Pādāpādā Chìbǎng
|ChiSM=Paratroopa Wing
|ChiT=飛行翅膀
|ChiTR=Fēixíng Chìbǎng
|ChiTM=Flying Wing, possibly from 飛行龜 (''Fēixíng Guī'', "[[Koopa Paratroopa#Names in other languages|Paratroopa]]")
|Dut=P-Vleugel
|DutM=P-Wing
|Fre=Aile Magique <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small>
|Fre2=Aile P
|FreM=Magic Wing
|Fre2M=P Wing
|Ger=P-Flügel
|GerM=P-Wing
|Ger2=Magischer Flügel <small>(''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'')</small>
|Ger2M=Magic Wing
|Ita=Ali Magiche<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref>
|ItaM=Magic Wings
|Ita2=Ala-P
|Ita2M=P-Wing
|Ita3=Ala magica<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Magic wing
|Ita4=Ala P<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=41}}</ref>
|Ita4M=P Wing
|Por=Asa-P
|PorM=P-Wing
|Rom=Aripi magice <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|RomM=Magic wings
|Rus=Крыло «P»
|RusR=Krylo «P»
|RusM=P Wing
|Spa=Ala P
|Spa2=P Wing<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=6–8}}</ref>
|SpaM=P Wing
|Spa2M=P Wing
}}

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