Wing Cap

“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 A Button), 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 Wing Cap 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 Pack 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ドル."

Multimedia[edit ]

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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 "Invincibility BGM" 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 Wing Mario § Gallery.

• Super Mario 64

  Super Mario 64

• Super Mario 64 model

  Super Mario 64 model

• Mario Artist: Paint Studio

  Mario Artist: Paint Studio

• Mario Party

  Mario Party

• Super Mario 64 DS

  Super Mario 64 DS

Names in other languages[edit ]

Notes[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.^[13]

References[edit ]

• Caps
• Flight power-ups
• Super Mario 64 items

• Pages with audio files