Editing Cape Feather

{{redirect|Feather|the item from [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Feather (Mario's Time Machine)]]|the collectible that's also known as ''Feather'' in the GBA version of [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]|[[Golden Feather]]}}

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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Cape Mario]] (''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario Maker'' series) <br> Lets a [[kart]] [[Spin Jump]] (''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'')

The '''Cape Feather'''<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet. Page 19.</ref> (or simply '''Feather'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 46.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet, page 13.</ref>) is a [[List of power-ups|power-up]] that transforms [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into [[Cape Mario]] and Cape Luigi, respectively. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

 

====''Super Mario World''====

The Cape Feather first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario or Luigi grabs one, it turns them into [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]/Luigi. As Caped Mario or Caped Luigi, the player can glide through the air, similar to the [[Super Leaf]]'s effect in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. If the player runs at full speed before jumping to take off, they can control the flight with {{button|snes|Pad}}. Pressing backward will slow Mario's speed and make him ascend, and tapping it repeatedly will allow 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 Block|POW]]-like attack if allowed to touch down. The player can also attack enemies by spinning the cape by pressing {{button|snes|y}}.

Additionally, the Cape Feather is available as an additional item in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. By scanning in the appropriate card on the [[e-Reader]], the player can upload a Cape Feather into their inventory to use in the game. Caped Mario plays just like he does in ''Super Mario World'', including being able to defeat enemies like [[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.

[[File:Mario Slot.png|thumb|140px|right]]

The Cape Feather, along with other power-ups from ''Super Mario World'', makes a cameo appearance in the [[Mario Slot]] and [[Super Mario Slot]] minigames of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player lined up three Cape Feathers in a row, they would receive five times the number of [[coin]]s they bet.

In the main game, the [[Wing Cap|feather]] that transforms [[Mario]] into the similarly-controlled [[Wing Mario]] resembles the Cape Feather.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

The Cape Feather and Cape Mario return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', but only in the ''Super Mario World'' style, acting the same way they did in that game. Toad and Toadette have access to the Cape Feather in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', becoming Cape Toad and Cape Toadette respectively. In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Cape Feathers in the nighttime ground theme swing further while falling.

[[File:CapeFeatherCartoon.jpg|thumb|140px|left|A Cape Feather, as seen in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series.]]

The Cape Feather also appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' TV show]], where it is used in episodes such as "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" and "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]." Mario is the only character to don the cape in the series.{{br}}

The Feather is also found used in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] as an item a driver can obtain from [[? Panel]]s throughout each race course (except the [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Donut Plains]] courses). The Feather grants the user the ability to perform a [[Spin Jump]] roughly twice as high as a regular driver can. This can be useful for jumping over barriers, as a quick and easy shortcut, and for jumping over enemy projectiles.

Additionally, while it did not appear in the final game, in a [[List of Mario Kart 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Feather appeared to be one of the items.

After 24 years of absence from the ''Mario Kart'' series as an item, the Feather returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It only appears in Battle Mode. Working like a normal [[Trick|trick]], it can be used to jump over obstacles, steal a balloon, 3 coins, or the [[Shine Sprite]] (depending on the mode) from an opponent if they are hit upon use or landing, exit gliding, and/or get more height from tricks, though the player does not gain more height if used while airborne.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPMrPT5OJ8</ref>

==Official profiles==

*'''Wii U Virtual Console Manual Bio:''' ''"Collect to turn into Caped Mario."''

*'''Wii Virtual Console manual:''' ''"Jump very high over enemies and obstacles."''

SMW Mario2.png|[[Cape Mario]] with [[Yoshi]], holding a Cape Feather, from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''

MK8 Deluxe Art - Cape Feather.png|Artwork from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

===Sprites and Models===

MK8DXFeatherModel.png|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' model

|Jap=マント<span class="explain" title="はね">羽根</span>

|JapR=Manto hane

|Ita=Piuma Cappa

|Fra=Plume<br>Plume de cape (''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'')<br>Plume acrobate (''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'')

|FraM=Feather<br>Cape feather<br>Acrobat Feather

|Rus=Перо<br>''Pero''<br>Плащ-перо<br>''Plashch-pero''

|RusM=Feather<br>Cape Feather

|Chi=斗篷羽毛<ref>https://www.ique.com/games/supermarioworld.htm</ref>

|ChiR=Dǒupeng Yǔmáo

|ChiM=Mantle Feather

[[File:MK8-FeatherPen.png|thumb|right|20px]]

*In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the course [[Sunshine Airport]] contains feather pens on desks that have the exact same design as the Cape Feather. These same feather pens can be found at the ticket booth desks in [[Super Bell Subway]].

*In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', [[Wingo]] has a Cape Feather on his turban, though the details are red rather than orange.

*The Cape Feather has had the longest absence of all other items in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' franchise]], spanning over 24 years.

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