Wing Cap
| Wing Cap | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Effect | Turns Mario into Wing Mario |
- “Wearing the Wing Cap, you can soar through the sky.”
- —Narration, Super Mario 64
The Wing Cap, or Winged Cap,[1][2] is an item found in Super Mario 64. It is Mario's signature power-up in Super Mario 64, being shown on the game's box art and a majority of its merchandise.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
In Super Mario 64, when wearing a Wing Cap, Mario becomes Wing Mario and gains the ability to fly and slow his falls (when the player holds 
), like with the Super Leaf and Cape Feather from previous games. Mario can begin flying by performing a Triple Jump (which can be done in place in that form) or by getting shot from a cannon. The item can be obtained only from a red block, which becomes solid upon Mario hitting the Wing Cap Switch in the Tower of the Wing Cap course. The wings last for a minute before wearing off. Other than the Tower of the Wing Cap and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow, the Wing Cap appears in three courses: the Bob-omb Battlefield, Lethal Lava Land, and Shifting Sand Land. There is also a red block on the roof of the Mushroom Castle, and when all Power Stars are collected, the nearby cannon is unlocked, allowing the player character to blast onto the roof.
While Wing Mario returns in Super Mario 64 DS, the original Wing Cap is replaced by a white feather (with both the form and the item referred to as Wings in English, although instances of "Wing cap" remain in-game) that only Mario can use, which can drop from red blocks.
Mario Party[edit]
Mario can be seen wearing the Wing Cap on one of Mario Party's title screens, where he is shown flying through the air in Mario's Rainbow Castle.
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, the original game's feather is replaced by one of the wings to the Wing Cap.
Other appearances[edit]
In both versions of Nintendo Monopoly, there is a Coin Block/Brick Block card that reads "Purchase a Wing Cap - Pay $50."
Media[edit]
 Powerful Mario - Wing Cap theme | File info 0:28 |
The theme "Powerful Mario" also plays when Mario rides on a Koopa Shell or becomes Vanish Mario. Also, in the Nintendo DS remake, a slower-paced version plays when Hoot is carrying Mario, and a different slower-paced version plays when Mario turns into Balloon Mario after obtaining a Power Flower.
This theme is a cover of the music heard in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, called "Powerful Infant," when Baby Mario transforms into Superstar Mario, as well as the music played in certain bonus rooms in said game. "Powerful Infant" is in turn a cover of the music that plays when Mario acquires a Super Star in the original Super Mario Bros. but with an added countermelody. This theme was reused in New Super Mario Bros. as the invincibility theme, and it was later rearranged for Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the equivalent Rainbow Star power-up.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit]
- North American website bio: "Transform into Wing Mario and triple-jump or get fired out of a cannon to fly though the air."
Gallery[edit]
- For full gallery, see here.
Super Mario 64 model
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 羽根ぼうし[3] Hane Bōshi |
Wing Cap | |
| はねのぼうし[?] Hane no Bōshi |
- | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 飞行帽[?] Fēixíng Mào |
Flying Cap | |
| French | Casquettes ailées[?] | Winged Cap | |
| German | Flügel-Kappe[?] | Wing Cap | |
| Italian | Cappello Ala[4] | Wing Cap | |
| Cappello Alato[?] | Winged Cap | ||
| Portuguese | Boné de Asas[5] | Wing Cap | |
| Spanish | Gorra con alas[?] | Cap with wings |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Wii U version of Rayman Legends, there is an exclusive Mario costume for Rayman. If Rayman flutters while wearing this outfit, wings appear on his cap, referencing the Wing Cap.
- In a preview for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, the gliding power-up was described as a winged "Cap" rather than the Carrot, and the screenshot was blacked out.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #44. Page 28.
- ^ Bath, Prima (April 21, 1999). Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2083-X. Page 58.
- ^ 1996. スーパーマリオ
６４ (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19. - ^ Super Mario 64 Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 38.
- ^ Super Mario 64 Brazilian instruction booklet. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 12.
- ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 54.
