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{{about|the [[List of items|item]]|the [[kart]] body from [[Mario Kart 8]]|[[P-Wing (kart)]]}}
The '''[[Paratroopa]] Wing''', or '''P-Wing''' for short, is an item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to fly in the air for unlimited amount of time. However, if the brothers are hit while flying, or receive a [[Fire Mario|Fire Flower]] within a level, they will lose the power of the P-Wing. Additionally, the effects of the P-Wing only last for one level. After that, the brothers are left with the basic [[Super Leaf]] abilities.  The first P-Wing received in the game is located in Toad's secret shop, unlockable only by gathering 38 coins in level 1-4. The P-Wing can be combined with the [[Tanooki Suit]].
{{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]]'')
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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]]}}


The P-Wing makes a cameo apperance in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!]]''. It appears on the side of some trucks in [[Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]]. Also the license plate of the truck that has the P-Wing on it is "SMB3" the short name for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the game where this item appears in.  
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.


[[Category: Items]]
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.
[[Category: Power-Ups]]
 
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''===
Magic Wings (additionally called '''Raccoon Power Wings''' by Toad) make their appearance in the episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]". [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] look in the castle's dungeon for a treasure chest that contains Magic Wings so they can use them to fly to Sky Land and save Mario and Luigi. Princess Toadstool refers to the Magic Wings being golden despite the wings not appearing as such.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:MKDD-ExpressCargoTruck.png|thumb|The P-Wing on the truck]]
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]]'' ("[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]")
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}}
|JapR=Patapata no Hane
|JapM=Paratroopa's Wing
|JapC=<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>
|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
|FreM=Magic Wing
|FreN=''Super Mario 3D Land''
|Fre2=Aile P
|Fre2M=P Wing
|Fre3=Aile-P
|Fre3M=P-Wing
|Fre3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=92|date=2003|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ger=P-Flügel
|GerM=P-Wing
|Ger2=Magischer Flügel
|Ger2M=Magic Wing
|Ger2N=''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''
|Ita=Ali Magiche
|ItaM=Magic Wings
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref>
|Ita2=Ala-P
|Ita2M=P-Wing
|Ita3=Ala magica
|Ita3M=Magic wing
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita4=Ala P
|Ita4M=P Wing
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=41}}</ref>
|Por=Asa-P
|PorM=P-Wing
|Rom=Aripi magice
|RomM=Magic wings
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Rus=Крыло «P»
|RusR=Krylo «P»
|RusM=P Wing
|Spa=Ala P
|SpaM=P Wing
|Spa2=P Wing
|Spa2M=P Wing
|Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=6–8}}</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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[[it:Ala-P]]

Latest revision as of 22:56, October 13, 2024

This article is about the item. For the kart body from Mario Kart 8, see P-Wing (kart).
P-Wing
PWingSM3DL.png
A P-Wing from Super Mario 3D Land
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (cameo) (2023)
Effect Gives infinite flight for one level (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Warps the player to the Goal Pole (Super Mario 3D Land)

The P-Wing is a special item that debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3. The "P" stands for "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. There is a similar item in New Super Mario Bros. U called the P-Acorn which gives the user infinite gliding.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

MarioPWingSMB3.gif
P-Wing P-Wing P-Wing

In Super Mario Bros. 3, the P-Wing[1][2][3][4] (alternatively named Magic Wing in the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario All-Stars manuals[5][6]) allows Mario or Luigi to fly in the air with their Raccoon forms 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 1-Up tricks involving stomping 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, World 5-5, World 6-3, or World 7-Fortress) and collect that Tanooki Suit without losing the P-Wing's power.

P-Wings are commonly found in treasure boxes left behind after defeating certain Hammer Brothers on the map screen. They can also be found in secret white (blue in the game's remakes) Toad Houses accessible by collecting a certain amount of coins in certain levels in the odd-numbered worlds (World 1-4, World 3-8, World 5-5, and World 7-2), while in the even-numbered worlds (apart from Dark Land), white Toad Houses contain Anchors. 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.

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[edit]

The P-Wing Assist Block in Super Mario 3D Land
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 Blocks appear), or within certain Mystery Boxes. 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 form or better.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

An early screenshot of New Super Mario Bros. 2. Note the blue block, which bears a heavy resemblance to those found in Super Mario Bros. 3.
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 form) or an Invincibility Leaf (i.e. turns into White Raccoon form)

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Magic Wings (additionally called Raccoon Power Wings by Toad) make their appearance in the episode "Up, Up, and a Koopa". Princess Toadstool and Toad look in the castle's dungeon for a treasure chest that contains Magic Wings so they can use them to fly to Sky Land and save Mario and Luigi. Princess Toadstool refers to the Magic Wings being golden despite the wings not appearing as such.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

An Express cargo truck from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
The P-Wing on the truck

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[edit]

A kart called the P-Wing appears as a DLC kart in 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[edit]

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[edit]

P-Wing plane emblem texture from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Trunk Twister
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[edit]

P-Wings appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. They are used to transform enemies like Goombas and Koopa Troopas into their flying variants, such as the Koopa Paratroopa.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

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[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Electronic manual: Allows you to travel instantly to somewhere near the Goal Pole.

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パタパタの羽根はね[7] / パタパタのはね[8]
Patapata no Hane
Paratroopa's Wing
Chinese (simplified) 啪嗒啪嗒翅膀[?]
Pādāpādā Chìbǎng
Paratroopa Wing
Chinese (traditional) 飛行翅膀[?]
Fēixíng Chìbǎng
Flying Wing, possibly from 飛行龜 (Fēixíng Guī, "Paratroopa")
Dutch P-Vleugel[?] P-Wing
French Aile Magique[?] Magic Wing Super Mario 3D Land
Aile P[?] P Wing
Aile-P[9] P-Wing
German P-Flügel[?] P-Wing
Magischer Flügel[?] Magic Wing Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Italian Ali Magiche[10] Magic Wings
Ala-P[?] P-Wing
Ala magica[11] Magic wing
Ala P[12] P Wing
Portuguese Asa-P[?] P-Wing
Romanian Aripi magice[?] Magic wings The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Russian Крыло «P»[?]
Krylo «P»
P Wing
Spanish Ala P[?] P Wing
P Wing[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ March/April 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 11. Nintendo of America (English). Page 8.
  2. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 111.
  3. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 28.
  4. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 18.
  5. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 24.
  6. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 34.
  7. ^ スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  8. ^ 1993. Super Mario Collection instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese).
  9. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 92.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 24.
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  12. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41.
  13. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 6–8.