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[[Image:SMB3 TanookiMario.jpg|left|thumb|[[Mario]] wearing a '''Tanooki Suit'''.]] | [[Image:SMB3 TanookiMario.jpg|left|thumb|[[Mario]] wearing a '''Tanooki Suit'''.]] | ||
[[Image:Statue mario.png|thumb|The statue form in the game.]] | [[Image:Statue mario.png|thumb|The statue form in the game.]] | ||
The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a rare item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its subsequent remake. It transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player presses down and B at the same time. Also, if Mario or Luigi run fast enough to fill the Speed Gauge and [[jump]], they can temporarily fly. In the | The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a rare item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its subsequent remake. It transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player presses down and B at the same time. Also, if Mario or Luigi run fast enough to fill the Speed Gauge and [[jump]], they can temporarily fly. In the e-Reader level Tanooki Suit's secret, The Tanooki Suit is revealed able to break certain blocks when in statue form. | ||
Tanooki suits are named after [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. | Tanooki suits are named after [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. | ||
Revision as of 02:22, October 25, 2010
The Tanooki Suit is a rare item found in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent remake. It transforms Mario or Luigi into Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi, respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the Super Leaf, with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player presses down and B at the same time. Also, if Mario or Luigi run fast enough to fill the Speed Gauge and jump, they can temporarily fly. In the e-Reader level Tanooki Suit's secret, The Tanooki Suit is revealed able to break certain blocks when in statue form.
Tanooki suits are named after tanukis, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos.
The Tanooki Suit was prominently featured in a Nintendo Comics System story titled "Tanooki Suits Me"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named Tanooki whose trademark was to sew a tail on the back of each one. It is revealed in this comic that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form.
Trivia
- Tanookis are also a species found on the Isle Delfino.
- It can be combined with the P-Wing.
- If Mario or Luigi defeat a Koopaling in the Tanooki Suit, the Mushroom King will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name."
- In the Nintendo Monopoly, in one of the cards, Mario appears wearing the Tanooki Suit.
