Editing Tanooki Suit

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The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a pretty uncommon item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its subsequent remakes. It transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player presses down and {{button|nes|B}} at the same time. Also, if Mario or Luigi run fast enough to fill the Speed Gauge and [[jump]], they can temporarily fly, like when Mario or Luigi gets a [[Super Leaf]]. In the e-Reader level Tanooki Suit's secret, The Tanooki Suit is revealed able to break certain blocks when in statue form. This item is probably the most unique because once a player loses it, it pops out of the player, turns white, and disappears, just like the [[Frog Suit|Frog]] and [[Hammer Suit]]. It can first be found in World 4, and then the rest of the worlds. The Tanooki Suit can be combined with the [[P-Wing]].

While Tanooki Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the Tanooki Suit doesn't. <ref>http://www.1up.com/news/super-mario-3ds-combines-galaxy-mario-64-e3</ref> Instead, Mario must obtain a [[Super Leaf]] to transform into Tanooki Mario. Tanooki Mario is able to attack enemies with his tail and [[scuttle]] to jump longer. Statue Mario also appears, but only after Mario or Luigi grabs a [[Statue Leaf]], which is a brand new item in the game.  If the player has trouble completing a course, the [[Invincibility Leaf]] will be introduced, giving Mario the White Tanooki Suit. which acts like a [[Star]], but lasts the entire level, and the player doesn't receive 1-Ups from defeating enough enemies. In the second ending, Peach was shown wearing a variation of the Tanooki Suit that came with a skirt. Presumably, she ended up gaining it completely by accident, due to her surprise at her new Tanooki suit and the Toads (themselves in Tanooki suits) were shocked at her wearing it.

Tanooki suits are named after [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos.

The Tanooki Suit was prominently featured in a [[Nintendo Comics System]] story titled "[[Tanooki Suits Me]]"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named [[List of Implied Characters#Tanooki|Tanooki]] whose trademark was to sew a tail on the back of each one. It is revealed in this comic that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form.
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==Controversy==
After the release of ''Super Mario 3D Land'', PETA made a website and game to promote their anti-fur campaign ("Mario Kills Tanooki") with regard to the live skinning of raccoon dogs or tanukis. The site implied that ''Super Mario 3D Land'' was promoting the use of animal furs as clothing. This resulted in strong backlash from Nintendo and their fans. A spokesperson from PETA later claimed that their allegations were "tongue-in-cheek" and "a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur." This campaign received a lot of negative comments.

PETA even went so far as to create their own Mario-based browser game entitled "Super Tanooki Skin 2D". The game stars the character of [[Tanooki]], a skinless animal who is chasing Mario to get his skin back. The game has the player dodge obstacles in order to catch up to the famous plumber, who is flying ahead of Tanooki, wearing his skin which is dripping with blood. When the player wins the game a message pops up and says that "The skin belongs to an animal!"

==Names in Other Languages==
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|Ita=Abito Tanooki
|ItaM= -
|Spa=Traje de Taoouki
|SpaM=Tanooki Suit
|Fra=Costume de Tanuki}}

==Trivia==
*If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] wear the Tanooki Suit and defeat a Koopaling, the [[Mushroom Kings|Mushroom King]] will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name."
*In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that charges the player $50 for a new suit. The artwork depicts Mario wearing a Tanooki Suit.
*In the graphic novel, ''Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour'', during one of Scott's flashbacks of dating one of his ex-girlfriends, he is wearing a Tanooki Suit.
*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', [[Francis]] wants a Tanooki Suit that's made out of real Tanooki fur.
*In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', if Luigi gets a Super Leaf he gains a suit with a different design. The tail of this suit is not striped like a tanuki's, but is tan with a lighter tan at the tip, resembling a fox's tail. This suit is also lighter and has more pointed ears. This is a reference to the tanuki and kitsune of Japanese mythology - in fact, this form of Luigi is known as ''Kitsune Luigi'' in most languages.

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-The '''Tanooki Suit''', or '''Tanooki Costume''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=58|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> is a fairly uncommon item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its subsequent remakes in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that transforms [[Mario]] into [[Tanooki Mario]]. It is based on ''{{wp|bake-danuki}}'', Japanese mythological creatures inspired by {{wp|Japanese raccoon dog}}s (''tanuki'') who can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. The suit is an add-on to the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]] that allows Mario or [[Luigi]] to temporarily turn into a [[Statue Mario|statue]] and become immune to enemies and obstacles, in addition to [[fly]]ing and attacking enemies with tail swipes.
-According to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry of the 25th Anniversary ''Super Mario History Booklet'', he was aware that most players outside Japan would be overall confused with the Tanooki Suit and the transformation, but he left it in because he was too excited to remove it.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario History Booklet''|page=13|author=Shigeru Miyamoto|quote=The Tanooki Suit turns into [[Statue Mario|a statue]]! Even though I knew it wouldn't make sense to some non-Japanese players...I was so excited about it that I left it in.}}</ref>
-==History==
-===''Super Mario'' series===
-====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
-[[File:Tanooki Map SMB3.png|frame|left]]
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-First found in [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]], the suit transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of [[Statue Mario|turning into a statue]] when the player holds {{button|Paddown}} and presses {{button|nes|B}} at the same time. This briefly lets Mario hide from enemies and hazards, or stomp even more of them than he can normally if he transforms above them. Mario retains the [[P-Wing]]'s infinite flight if he grabs a Tanooki Suit while using one. Also, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' adds new utilities to this form that are seen in several [[World-e]] levels: its Statue form can reveal [[Vanishing Block]]s (found in [[A Sky-High Adventure]]) and break [[Rock Block]]s (found in A Sky-High Adventure and [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]]).
-If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] defeats a [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] while wearing a Tanooki Suit, the restored [[Kings|king]] will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name."
+The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a pretty uncommon item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its subsequent remakes. It transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player presses down and {{button|nes|B}} at the same time. Also, if Mario or Luigi run fast enough to fill the Speed Gauge and [[jump]], they can temporarily fly, like when Mario or Luigi gets a [[Super Leaf]]. In the e-Reader level Tanooki Suit's secret, The Tanooki Suit is revealed able to break certain blocks when in statue form. This item is probably the most unique because once a player loses it, it pops out of the player, turns white, and disappears, just like the [[Frog Suit|Frog]] and [[Hammer Suit]]. It can first be found in World 4, and then the rest of the worlds. The Tanooki Suit can be combined with the [[P-Wing]].
-====Specifications====
+While Tanooki Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the Tanooki Suit doesn't. <ref>http://www.1up.com/news/super-mario-3ds-combines-galaxy-mario-64-e3</ref> Instead, Mario must obtain a [[Super Leaf]] to transform into Tanooki Mario. Tanooki Mario is able to attack enemies with his tail and [[scuttle]] to jump longer. Statue Mario also appears, but only after Mario or Luigi grabs a [[Statue Leaf]], which is a brand new item in the game.  If the player has trouble completing a course, the [[Invincibility Leaf]] will be introduced, giving Mario the White Tanooki Suit. which acts like a [[Star]], but lasts the entire level, and the player doesn't receive 1-Ups from defeating enough enemies. In the second ending, Peach was shown wearing a variation of the Tanooki Suit that came with a skirt. Presumably, she ended up gaining it completely by accident, due to her surprise at her new Tanooki suit and the Toads (themselves in Tanooki suits) were shocked at her wearing it.
-While Tanooki Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]] and Tanooki Suit item do not. Instead, Super and [[Statue Leaf|Statue Leaves]] turn Mario into Tanooki Mario, though he cannot fly; the latter Leaf mimics the function of the Tanooki Suit, as it grants the Super Leaf's abilities and the Statue ability (via [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]]), but it is available only in the Special Worlds' levels and within Deluxe [[StreetPass Gift]]s.
-In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', despite Tanooki Mario's return, the Statue form and Statue Leaf are absent. The [[Lucky Bell]] debuts in its place, acting as the Tanooki Suit/Statue Leaf compared to the also newly introduced [[Super Bell]], as it lets Mario become a [[Lucky Cat Mario|lucky cat statue]] in addition to the latter Bell's abilities.
+Tanooki suits are named after [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos.
-In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', a picture of Princess Peach in a Tanooki Suit depicts her with a brown skirt. However, in her playable appearance in ''Super Mario 3D World'', her Suit's skirt is replaced by puffy shorts instead.
+The Tanooki Suit was prominently featured in a [[Nintendo Comics System]] story titled "[[Tanooki Suits Me]]"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named [[List of Implied Characters#Tanooki|Tanooki]] whose trademark was to sew a tail on the back of each one. It is revealed in this comic that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form.
+{{br|left}}
-===''Nintendo Comics System''===
+==Controversy==
-The Tanooki Suit is prominently featured in a ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story titled "[[Tanooki Suits Me]]"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named [[List of implied characters#Tanooki|Tanooki]], who would sew his trademark tails on the back of each suit. The comic reveals that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form.
+After the release of ''Super Mario 3D Land'', PETA made a website and game to promote their anti-fur campaign ("Mario Kills Tanooki") with regard to the live skinning of raccoon dogs or tanukis. The site implied that ''Super Mario 3D Land'' was promoting the use of animal furs as clothing. This resulted in strong backlash from Nintendo and their fans. A spokesperson from PETA later claimed that their allegations were "tongue-in-cheek" and "a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur." This campaign received a lot of negative comments.
-===Nintendo Monopoly===
+PETA even went so far as to create their own Mario-based browser game entitled "Super Tanooki Skin 2D". The game stars the character of [[Tanooki]], a skinless animal who is chasing Mario to get his skin back. The game has the player dodge obstacles in order to catch up to the famous plumber, who is flying ahead of Tanooki, wearing his skin which is dripping with blood. When the player wins the game a message pops up and says that "The skin belongs to an animal!"
-In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that charges the player $50 for a new suit. The artwork depicts Mario wearing a Tanooki Suit.
-===''Paper Mario'' series===
+==Names in Other Languages==
-====''Super Paper Mario''====
+{{foreignname
-In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', [[Francis]] wants a Tanooki Suit that is made out of real tanuki fur.
+|Ita=Abito Tanooki
+|ItaM= -
+|Spa=Traje de Taoouki
+|SpaM=Tanooki Suit
+|Fra=Costume de Tanuki}}
-====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
+==Trivia==
-While the Tanooki Suit does not appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', a [[Shy Guy]] mentions it by saying: "It looks like your upper lip found a Tanooki Suit!"
+*If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] wear the Tanooki Suit and defeat a Koopaling, the [[Mushroom Kings|Mushroom King]] will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name."
+*In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that charges the player $50 for a new suit. The artwork depicts Mario wearing a Tanooki Suit.
-===''Minecraft''===
+*In the graphic novel, ''Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour'', during one of Scott's flashbacks of dating one of his ex-girlfriends, he is wearing a Tanooki Suit.
-In the Super Mario Mash-up of ''[[Minecraft]]'', the Chain Armor is replaced by the Tanooki Suit.
+*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', [[Francis]] wants a Tanooki Suit that's made out of real Tanooki fur.
+*In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', if Luigi gets a Super Leaf he gains a suit with a different design. The tail of this suit is not striped like a tanuki's, but is tan with a lighter tan at the tip, resembling a fox's tail. This suit is also lighter and has more pointed ears. This is a reference to the tanuki and kitsune of Japanese mythology - in fact, this form of Luigi is known as ''Kitsune Luigi'' in most languages.
-===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
-The [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Teeth of Tanooki|Teeth of Tanooki]] weapon in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' is modeled after the Tanooki Suit.
-===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
-In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', the Tanooki Suit's sprite from ''Super Mario All-Stars'' can be seen on a sign at the front of the antiques store in [[Toad Town]], being listed for three coins. Mario also transforms into Tanooki Mario in the film, though like in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'', he does so using a Super Leaf instead of a Tanooki Suit.
-==Profiles==
-===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
-*'''Wii Virtual Console manual:''' ''Changes Mario into Tanooki Mario.''
-*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''Turns Mario into Tanooki Mario.''
-==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-NintendoAmerica 2013-11-27.jpg|An image macro from [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]'s social media accounts in which the phrase "Tanooki Suits" is used as a metonym for Nintendo 3DS systems
-</gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
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-|PorC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'', Lookie, Tanooki! challenge}}</ref>
-|Spa=Traje de Tanuki
-|SpaM=Tanooki Suit
-|Spa2=Traje Tanooki
-|Spa2M=Tanooki Suit
-|Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=92|date=2003|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
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