Cape Feather
| Cape Feather | |
|---|---|
 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]
In Super Mario World, Cape Feathers 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 
. 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 
.
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]
The Cape Feather is available as an additional item in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. However, it can be accessed only by scanning the appropriate card on the e-Reader, which adds a Cape Feather into the inventory. The 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]
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 / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
The Cape Feather and Cape Mario return in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. They are used exclusively in the Super Mario World style and function identically as in the original game.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Cape Feathers return in Super Mario Maker 2. They retain their behavior as in its predecessor. In addition to Luigi having access to it, becoming Cape Luigi, as in Super Mario World, Toad and Toadette gain access to the Cape Feather, becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette, respectively. Likewise, Cape Feathers in the nighttime ground theme swing further while falling.
Super Mario World television series[edit]
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]
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.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The Feather returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where it is only usable 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]
In Mario Kart Tour, the Feather item was added in the Battle Tour beginning on October 5, 2022, accompanying the addition of Battle Mode to this game. 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]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a voxelated Cape Feather can be seen being sold at the antiques store.
Unused appearances[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
In a pre-release version of Mario Kart 64, the Feather appears to be one of the items.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
- Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
Collect to turn into Caped Mario.
- English:
Super Mario Kart[edit]
- Wii Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
Jump very high over enemies and obstacles.
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Artwork from a Nintendo Power feature about Super Mario Kart
Promotional artwork for the Super Mario Kart THE KING OF GAMES T-shirt by EDITMODE
Artwork from a trading card promoting Super Mario Kart
Caped Mario, holding a Cape Feather, with Yoshi from Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Image macro describing a situation in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in which using a Feather to avoid one obstacle may land a player into another
The "Super Mario Power Up" series of keychains from Nintendo TOKYO
NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
NO LIMIT! Parade 2023
Sprites and models[edit]
Super Mario World sprite
Super Mario Kart sprite
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 sprite
Super Mario Maker stamp
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe model
Super Mario Maker 2
Mario Kart Tour sprite
Feather Cup emblem in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Screenshots[edit]
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Yoshi no Cookie)
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe cup selection screen with the Feather Cup highlighted and Cape Feather designs on the course slots
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マント Manto Hane |
Mantle Feather | |
Hane |
Feather | Mario Kart series | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 斗篷羽毛[8] Dǒupeng Yǔmáo |
Mantle Feather | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Super Mario Maker 2 |
| 羽毛[9] 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[10] | 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[11] | Cape Feather | The Super Mario Bros. Movie guidebook | |
| Pena da Capa[12][13] | Super Mario World | ||
| Portuguese (NOE) | Pluma Capa[14] | 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 |
Notes[edit]
- 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]
- ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
- ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 46.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Kart instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 13.
- ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (1992). Nintendo Super NES Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 8.
- ^ 1991. Super Mario World American instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (English) via nintendo.com. Page 2.
- ^ Mankalor (May 11, 2017). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tips - Feather Item Analysis. YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ 1992. スーパーマリオカート (Sūpā Mario Kāto) instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese) via nintendo.co.jp. Page 12. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ iQue. Super Mario World entry. iQue Ltd. (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 12, 2024. (Archived March 15, 2018, 01:45:29 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯. Tencent (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved April 18, 2020. (Archived June 19, 2021, 14:28:46 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No jogo Super Mario World para o console Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (SNES), há um item chamado pluma capa." – Guia do filme do Mario. Nintendo and Universal Studios (Brazilian Portuguese) via Internet Archive.
- ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America via digitaloceanspaces.com. Page 7. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "O jogo Super Mario World é cheio de potenciadores malucos e maravilhosos, como o Balão de Força e a Pena da Capa!" – Nintendo Brasil (March 6, 2024). Post. X (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 14, 2024. (Archived February 23, 2025, 23:25:37 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ «Apanha uma Pluma Capa para te transformares em Mario Capa.» – Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Portuguese digital manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe GmbH via nintendo.com. Page 9.
