Vanish Cap
| Vanish Cap | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Effect | Turns Mario into Vanish Mario |
- “You'll disappear when you put on the Vanish Cap, so you'll be able to elude enemies and walk through many things. Try it out!”
- —Narration, Super Mario 64
The Vanish Cap, or Blue Cap,[1] is a cap found in Super Mario 64. When worn, it turns Mario into Vanish Mario for 20 seconds. In this form, Mario can walk through enemies, metal fences, and certain walls. The Vanish Cap music is the same as the Wing Cap music. To use a Vanish Cap, Mario must first press the Vanish Cap Switch in the course Vanish Cap Under the Moat, which activates blue blocks. Vanish Caps appear in Big Boo's Haunt; Dire, Dire Docks; Snowman's Land; Wet-Dry World; and Vanish Cap Under the Moat.
In Super Mario 64 DS, Luigi gains the ability to become immaterial when he picks up a Power Flower, but the Vanish Cap itself is absent.
Profiles
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
- Website description:
- English (American):
Vanish Mario can become invisible and walk through walls, hazards, or even enemies without taking damage.
- English (American):
Gallery
Artwork from Super Mario 64
Mario, wearing the Vanish Cap
The blue block that contains the Vanish Cap
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スケスケぼうし[2] Sukesuke Bōshi |
Transparent Cap | |
| とうめいのぼうし[?] Tōmei no Bōshi |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 隐身帽[3] Yǐnshēn Mào |
Invisible Cap | |
| French | Casquettes d’invisibilité[4] | Invisibility Cap | |
| German | Tarnkappe[?] | Camouflage Cap | |
| Italian | Cappello Invisibile[5] | Invisible Hat | |
| Cappello Fantasma[6] | Phantom Hat | ||
| Spanish | Gorra de invisibilidad[?] | Invisibility cap |
Trivia
- Like the Wing Cap music, the Vanish Cap music is an arrangement of Superstar Mario's theme from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which in turn is an arrangement of the Super Star's theme from Super Mario Bros. but with an added melody. This theme was reused as the Super Star's theme in New Super Mario Bros., and it was arranged as the music for the Rainbow Star in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
References
- ^ January 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #46. Page 28.
- ^ 1996. スーパーマリオ
６４ (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19. - ^ 2003. 神游马力欧 (Shényóu Mǎlì'ōu) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario 3D All-Stars French website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived January 16, 2021, 20:20:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario 64 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 38. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario 64 Wii Virtual Console Operations Guide. Page 8.
