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|image=[[File:MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|175px]]<br>The '''Cape Feather''' in its ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' appearance.<!---Please do not switch the image with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe variant until AFTER the game is released!--->
|image=[[File:MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|description=A white and orange feather.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2016|2016]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Cape Mario]]. <br> Grants a [[kart]] an ability to [[Spin Jump]] (''[[Super Mario Kart]]'')
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Cape Mario]] (''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario Maker'' series) <br> Lets a [[kart]] [[Spin Jump|spin-jump]] (''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'')
}}
}}
The '''Cape Feather''' is a [[List of power-ups|power-up]] that transforms [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into [[Cape Mario]] and Cape Luigi, respectively. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
The '''Cape Feather''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2002|language=en-us}}</ref> or simply the '''Feather''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|page=46|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1992|language=en-us}}</ref> is a [[list of power-ups|power-up]] that transforms [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into their [[Cape Mario|Cape forms]]. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
The Cape Feather first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario or Luigi grabs one, it turns them into [[Cape Mario]]/Luigi. As Cape Mario or Cape Luigi, the player can glide through the air, similar to the [[Super Leaf]]'s effect in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. If the player runs at full speed before jumping to take off, they can control the flight with {{button|snes|Pad}}. Pressing backward will slow Mario's speed and make him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly will allow Mario to continue flying, possibly to the end of the level; pressing forwards speeds up Mario and has him descend. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing {{button|snes|y}}.
[[File:SMW Cape Feather.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World'', showing its original depiction]]
Cape Feathers are items in ''Super Mario World''. They first appear in [[Donut Plains 1]]. [[Super Koopa (enemy)|Super Koopas]] with flashing capes can also drop Cape Feathers if stomped. The Cape Feather allows the player character to glide through the air, similarly to what the [[Super Leaf]] allows for in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. If the player [[dash|run]]s at full speed before [[jump]]ing to take off, they can control the flight with {{button|snes|Pad}}. Pressing backward slows Mario's speed and makes him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly allows Mario to continue [[fly]]ing, possibly to the end of the [[level]]; pressing forwards speeds up Mario and has him descend rapidly, ending in a [[POW Block|POW]]-like attack if allowed to touch down. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing {{button|snes|y}}.
 
In the game's story described in the manual, [[Yoshi]] gives Mario the cape, telling him that it has magical powers.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf|title=''Super Mario World'' American instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|format=PDF|language=en-us}}</ref>


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Additionally, the Cape Feather is available as a secret item in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. By scanning in the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], the player can upload a Cape Feather into their inventory to use in the game. Cape Mario plays just like he does in ''Super Mario World'', including being able to defeat enemies like [[Dry Bones]].
Cape Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, they can be accessed only by scanning the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], which adds a Cape Feather into the inventory. Cape Feather grants the same effects to Caped Mario as in ''Super Mario World'', with the addition of being able to defeat enemies such as [[Dry Bones]]. Cape Feathers are also found on the ground in the [[World-e]] levels [[Sea to Sky]] and [[Caped Escape]] and are required to finish the level in both cases.
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====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Mario Slot.png|thumb|140px|right]]
[[File:Mario Slot.png|thumb|140px|Mario Slot]]
The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from ''Super Mario World'', makes a cameo appearance in the [[Mario Slot]] and [[Super Mario Slot]] minigames of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player lined up three Cape Feathers in a row, they would receive five times the number of [[coin]]s they bet. The feather that transforms [[Mario]] into [[Wing Mario]] resembles the Cape Feather.
The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from ''Super Mario World'', can be seen in the minigames [[Mario Slot]] and [[Super Mario Slot]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player lines up three Cape Feathers in a row, they will receive five times the number of [[coin]]s they bet.


====''Super Mario Maker''====
In the main game, the [[Wing Cap|feather]] that transforms Mario into the similarly controlled [[Wing Mario]] resembles the Cape Feather.
The Cape Feather and Cape Mario return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', available exclusively to the ''Super Mario World'' style, acting the same way they did in that game.


===''Super Mario World'' TV Show===
====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
[[File:CapeFeatherCartoon.jpg|thumb|140px|left|A Cape Feather, as seen in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series.]]
Cape Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are used only in the ''Super Mario World'' style and function identically as in the original game. Additionally, ''Super Mario Maker 2'' gives [[Toad]] and [[Toadette]] access to the Cape Feather, becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette, respectively, and Cape Feathers in the nighttime ground theme swing further while falling.
The Cape Feather also appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' TV show]], where it is used in episodes such as "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]." Mario is the only character to don the cape in the series.{{br}}
 
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:SMW TV Intro 11.jpg|thumb|140px|left|A Cape Feather, as seen in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' animated series]]]]
The Cape Feather also appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television show]], where it is used in episodes such as "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]." [[Mario]] is the only character to be seen using the cape in the series.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
====''Super Mario Kart''====
[[File:FeatherSMK.png|frame|left]]
[[File:FeatherSMK.png|frame|left]]
The "'''Feather'''" (as it is referred to in this game) is also found used in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] as an item a driver can obtain from [[Item Box]]es throughout the race courses. The Feather grants the user the ability to perform a [[Spin Jump]] roughly twice as high as a regular driver can. This can be useful for jumping over barriers, as a quick and easy shortcut, and for jumping over enemy projectiles.
Feathers are items in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. A driver can sometimes obtain one from [[? Panel]]s in any race course except [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Donut Plains]]. The Feather grants the user the ability to perform a [[Spin Jump]] roughly twice as high as a regular driver can. Feathers allow the user to jump over barriers and obstacles, as well as taking shortcuts.


Additionally, while it did not appear in the final game, in a [[List of Mario Kart 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Feather appeared to be one of the items.
Additionally, while it did not appear in the final game, in a [[list of Mario Kart 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Feather appeared to be one of the items.


====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8D Image10.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a '''Feather'''.]]
[[File:MK8D Cape Feather Battle Mode Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a Feather]]
After a long absence from the ''Mario Kart'' series as an item, the Feather returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It only appears in Battle Mode. It can be used to jump over obstacles, or, if the player is close to another opponent, steal a balloon from them.
Feathers are items in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are usable only in Battle Mode. Working like a normal [[Jump Boost|trick]], a Feather can be used to jump over obstacles, exit [[glide|gliding]], and/or get more height from tricks, though the player character does not gain more height if the item is used while airborne.<ref>{{cite|author=Mankalor|date=May 11, 2017|url=youtu.be/pAPMrPT5OJ8|title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tips - Feather Item Analysis|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2017}}</ref> If the user of the Feather collides with an opponent while using it or upon landing, then they can steal a balloon, three [[coin]]s, or the [[Shine Sprite]] (depending on the mode) from that opponent. It is also the emblem of the [[Feather Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' as part of Wave 5.
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Feathers are items in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They were added starting from the [[Battle Tour]] beginning on October 5, 2022, accompanying the addition of Battle Mode to this game.<ref>{{cite|author=@kart_tour|date=September 29, 2022|url=x.com/kart_tour/status/1575366146324307968|title=News: a new item have been added! Thanks to, @Mankalor|publisher=X|accessdate=September 29, 2022}}</ref> Like in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', it is exclusive to Battle Mode, and functions mostly the same as in that game, except jumping over an opponent will only cause their balloon to pop, without the player stealing it.
===''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
In the Dominoes game in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', Cape Feathers appear on the highest numeration of dominoes, 6.
===''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''===
Cape Feathers appear briefly in the ''[[Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi no Cookie]]'' port in ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', appearing on flags held by [[Blooper]] audience members at the beginning of a Versus Mode match.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:CapeFeatherTSMBM.jpg|thumb]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a voxelated Cape Feather can be seen being sold at the antiques store.
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World''===
{{multilang profile
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|Eng=Collect to turn into Caped Mario.}}
===''Super Mario Kart''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''Jump very high over enemies and obstacles.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
===Artwork===
<gallery widths=100px>
<gallery widths=100px>
SMW Cape Feather.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
SMK NP art Feather.png|thumb|Artwork from a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' feature about ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
SMK NP art Feather.png|thumb|Artwork from a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' feature about ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.
KOG NR0041 Promotional Artwork.gif|Promotional artwork for the ''Super Mario Kart'' THE KING OF GAMES T-shirt by [[EDITMODE]]
SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario]] with [[Yoshi]], holding a Cape Feather, from ''[[Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World]]''.
SMK Carddass Trading Card 17.jpg|Artwork from a trading card promoting ''Super Mario Kart''
MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|Artwork from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.  
SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]], holding a Cape Feather, with [[Yoshi]] from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
Nintendo Tokyo Super Mario Power Up Keychain 1.jpg|The "Super Mario Power Up" series of keychains from Nintendo TOKYO
USJ NLP 2023 Key Artwork.jpg|NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
USJ NLP 2023 Mario Unite Artwork.jpg|NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Sprites===
===Sprites and models===
<gallery widths=100px>
<gallery widths=100px>
Feather.PNG|Sprite from ''Super Mario World''.
Feather.png|''Super Mario World'' sprite
FeatherSMK.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Kart''.
FeatherSMK.png|''Super Mario Kart'' sprite
SMA2 Cape Feather.png|''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' sprite
SMA4 Cape Feather.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' sprite
Cape feather stamp.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' stamp
MK8DXFeatherModel.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' model
SMM2 Cape Feather SMW icon 2.jpg|''Super Mario Maker 2''
MKT Icon Feather.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' sprite
MK8D_BCP_Feather_Emblem.png|[[Feather Cup]] emblem in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
===Screenshots===
[[File:MK8-FeatherPen.png|thumb|right|20px]]
<gallery>
*In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the course [[Sunshine Airport]] contains feather pens on desks that have the exact same design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens can be found at the ticket booth desks in [[Super Bell Subway]].
Mario Picnic in Dino Land.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' opening
*In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', [[Wingo]] has a Cape Feather on his turban.
NPCYC-VersusAudience.png|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' (''Yoshi no Cookie'')
*The Cape Feather has had a longer absence than any other item in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' franchise]], spanning over 24 years.
MK8Dv2-0-0 cup select Feather.jpg|The ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' cup selection screen with the [[Feather Cup]] highlighted and Cape Feather designs on the course slots
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=マント<span class="explain" title="はね">羽根</span>
|Jap=マント{{ruby|羽根|はね}}
|JapR=Manto hane
|JapR=Manto Hane
|JapM=Cape Feather
|JapM=Mantle Feather
|Ger=Feder
|Jap2={{ruby|羽根|はね}}<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAFJ.pdf|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=Nintendo|format=PDF|date=1992|accessdate=June 10, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>
|GerM=Feather
|Jap2R=Hane
|Por=Pena da Capa
|Jap2M=Feather
|PorM=Cape Feather
|Jap2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|ChiS=斗篷羽毛<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/supermarioworld.htm|title=''Super Mario World'' entry|publisher=iQue Ltd.|author=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSN=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2''
|ChiSR=Dǒupeng Yǔmáo
|ChiS2=羽毛<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/mario_kart_8_deluxe/item/index.html|title=马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂 {{!}} 腾讯|accessdate=April 18, 2020|publisher=Tencent|language=zh-hans}}</ref>
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|ChiS2R=Yǔmáo
|ChiSM=Mantle Feather
|ChiS2M=Feather
|Dut=Capeveer
|DutM=Cape Feather
|Fre=Plume
|Fre2=Plume de cape
|Fre2N=''Super Mario World'' and ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
|Fre3=Plume acrobate
|Fre3N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|FreM=Feather
|Fre2M=Cape feather
|Fre3M=Acrobat Feather
|Ger=Cape-Feder<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=17}}</ref>
|GerM=Cape Feather
|Ita=Piuma della cappa
|ItaM=Cape Feather
|Ita2=Piuma
|Ita2N=''Mario Kart'' series
|Ita2M=Feather
|Kor=깃털
|KorR=Gitteol
|KorM=Feather
|PorA=Pluma
|PorAM=Feather
|PorAN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|PorA2=Pluma capa<ref>{{cite|quote=No jogo Super Mario World para o console Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (SNES), há um item chamado pluma capa.|url=archive.org/details/supermariobrosofilmeguia/page/n9/mode/2up|title=Guia do filme do Mario|format=PDF|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|PorA2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' guidebook
|PorA2M=Cape Feather
|PorA3=Pena da Capa<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Brasil|date=March 6, 2024|url=x.com/NintendoBrasil/status/1765466933896376648|title=O jogo Super Mario World é cheio de potenciadores malucos e maravilhosos, como o Balão de Força e a Pena da Capa!|publisher=X|accessdate=July 14, 2024|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|PorA3N=''Super Mario World''
|PorA3M=Cape Feather
|PorE=Pluma Capa
|PorEM=Cape Feather
|PorEC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Apanha uma Pluma Capa para te transformares em Mario Capa.|url=www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_3ds_2/supermariomakerfornintendo3ds/ElectronicManual_Nintendo3DS_SuperMarioMakerForNintendo3DS_PT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' Portuguese digital manual|format=PDF|page=9}}</ref>
|PorE2=Pluma
|PorE2M=Feather
|PorE2N=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|Rus=Перо
|RusR=Pero
|Rus2=Плащ-перо
|Rus2R=Plashch-pero
|RusM=Feather
|Rus2M=Cape Feather
|Spa=Pluma
|Spa=Pluma
|Spa2=Pluma de capa
|Spa2N=''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''
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|SpaM=Feather
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|Spa2M=Cape feather
|ItaM=Cape Feather
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||Fra=Plume
 
|FraM=Feather}}
==Trivia==
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[[File:MK8-FeatherPen.png|thumb|20px]]
*In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the course [[Sunshine Airport]] contains feather pens on desks that have exactly the same design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens also appear at the ticket booth desks in [[Super Bell Subway]].
*In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', [[Wingo]] has a feather on his turban that is based on the Cape Feather, though the details are red rather than orange.
*The Feather has had the longest absence of all items in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series, spanning almost 25 years.
 
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Cape Feather
Artwork of a Cape Feather from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Artwork from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Effect Turns Mario into Cape Mario (Super Mario World, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Maker series)
Lets a kart spin-jump (Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour)

The Cape Feather,[1] or simply the Feather,[2][3][4] is a power-up that transforms Mario and Luigi into their Cape forms. It first appeared in Super Mario World.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Cape Feather
Artwork from Super Mario World, showing its original depiction

Cape Feathers are items in Super Mario World. They first appear in Donut Plains 1. Super Koopas with flashing capes can also drop Cape Feathers if stomped. The Cape Feather allows the player character to glide through the air, similarly to what the Super Leaf allows for in Super Mario Bros. 3. If the player runs at full speed before jumping to take off, they can control the flight with +Control Pad. Pressing backward slows Mario's speed and makes him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly allows Mario to continue flying, possibly to the end of the level; pressing forwards speeds up Mario and has him descend rapidly, ending in a POW-like attack if allowed to touch down. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing Y Button.

In the game's story described in the manual, Yoshi gives Mario the cape, telling him that it has magical powers.[5]

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

Cape Feathers are items in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. However, they can be accessed only by scanning the appropriate card on the e-Reader, which adds a Cape Feather into the inventory. Cape Feather grants the same effects to Caped Mario as in Super Mario World, with the addition of being able to defeat enemies such as Dry Bones. Cape Feathers are also found on the ground in the World-e levels Sea to Sky and Caped Escape and are required to finish the level in both cases.

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Mario Slot

The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from Super Mario World, can be seen in the minigames Mario Slot and Super Mario Slot in Super Mario 64 DS. If the player lines up three Cape Feathers in a row, they will receive five times the number of coins they bet.

In the main game, the feather that transforms Mario into the similarly controlled Wing Mario resembles the Cape Feather.

Super Mario Maker subseries[edit]

Cape Feathers are items in Super Mario Maker, its port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are used only in the Super Mario World style and function identically as in the original game. Additionally, Super Mario Maker 2 gives Toad and Toadette access to the Cape Feather, becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette, respectively, and Cape Feathers in the nighttime ground theme swing further while falling.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

The intro for the Super Mario World cartoon
A Cape Feather, as seen in the Super Mario World animated series

The Cape Feather also appears in the Super Mario World television show, where it is used in episodes such as "King Scoopa Koopa" and "The Night Before Cave Christmas." Mario is the only character to be seen using the cape in the series.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Feather

Feathers are items in Super Mario Kart. A driver can sometimes obtain one from ? Panels in any race course except Mario Circuit and Donut Plains. The Feather grants the user the ability to perform a Spin Jump roughly twice as high as a regular driver can. Feathers allow the user to jump over barriers and obstacles, as well as taking shortcuts.

Additionally, while it did not appear in the final game, in a pre-release version of Mario Kart 64, the Feather appeared to be one of the items.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Screenshot of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario holding a Feather

Feathers are items in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They are usable only in Battle Mode. Working like a normal trick, a Feather can be used to jump over obstacles, exit gliding, and/or get more height from tricks, though the player character does not gain more height if the item is used while airborne.[6] If the user of the Feather collides with an opponent while using it or upon landing, then they can steal a balloon, three coins, or the Shine Sprite (depending on the mode) from that opponent. It is also the emblem of the Feather Cup in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass as part of Wave 5.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Feathers are items in Mario Kart Tour. They were added starting from the Battle Tour beginning on October 5, 2022, accompanying the addition of Battle Mode to this game.[7] Like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is exclusive to Battle Mode, and functions mostly the same as in that game, except jumping over an opponent will only cause their balloon to pop, without the player stealing it.

Mario's FUNdamentals[edit]

In the Dominoes game in Mario's FUNdamentals, Cape Feathers appear on the highest numeration of dominoes, 6.

Nintendo Puzzle Collection[edit]

Cape Feathers appear briefly in the Yoshi no Cookie port in Nintendo Puzzle Collection, appearing on flags held by Blooper audience members at the beginning of a Versus Mode match.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Cape Feather in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a voxelated Cape Feather can be seen being sold at the antiques store.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      Collect to turn into Caped Mario.

Super Mario Kart[edit]

  • Wii Virtual Console manual bio: Jump very high over enemies and obstacles.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マント羽根はね[?]
Manto Hane
Mantle Feather
羽根はね[8]
Hane
Feather Mario Kart series
Chinese (simplified) 斗篷羽毛[9]
Dǒupeng Yǔmáo
Mantle Feather Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Super Mario Maker 2
羽毛[10]
Yǔmáo
Feather Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Dutch Capeveer[?] Cape Feather
French Plume[?] Feather
Plume de cape[?] Cape feather Super Mario World and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Plume acrobate[?] Acrobat Feather Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
German Cape-Feder[11] Cape Feather
Italian Piuma della cappa[?] Cape Feather
Piuma[?] Feather Mario Kart series
Korean 깃털[?]
Gitteol
Feather
Portuguese (NOA) Pluma[?] Feather Mario Kart Tour
Pluma capa[12] Cape Feather The Super Mario Bros. Movie guidebook
Pena da Capa[13][14] Super Mario World
Portuguese (NOE) Pluma Capa[15] Cape Feather
Pluma[?] Feather Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Russian Перо[?]
Pero
Feather
Плащ-перо[?]
Plashch-pero
Cape Feather
Spanish Pluma[?] Feather
Pluma de capa[?] Cape feather Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Trivia[edit]

Feather found in Sunshine Airport
  • In Mario Kart 8, the course Sunshine Airport contains feather pens on desks that have exactly the same design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens also appear at the ticket booth desks in Super Bell Subway.
  • In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Wingo has a feather on his turban that is based on the Cape Feather, though the details are red rather than orange.
  • The Feather has had the longest absence of all items in the Mario Kart series, spanning almost 25 years.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46.
  3. ^ 1992. Super Mario Kart instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  4. ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (1992). Nintendo Super NES Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  5. ^ 1991. Super Mario World American instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  6. ^ Mankalor (May 11, 2017). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tips - Feather Item Analysis. YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  7. ^ @kart_tour (September 29, 2022). News: a new item have been added! Thanks to, @Mankalor. X. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  8. ^ 1992. スーパーマリオカート (Sūpā Mario Kāto) instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 12. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  9. ^ iQue. Super Mario World entry. iQue Ltd. (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ^ 马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯. Tencent (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
  12. ^ "No jogo Super Mario World para o console Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (SNES), há um item chamado pluma capa." – Guia do filme do Mario (PDF).
  13. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 7. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ Nintendo Brasil (March 6, 2024). O jogo Super Mario World é cheio de potenciadores malucos e maravilhosos, como o Balão de Força e a Pena da Capa!. X (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Apanha uma Pluma Capa para te transformares em Mario Capa." – Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Portuguese digital manual (PDF). Page 9.