Editing P-Wing

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The '''P-Wing''' is a special [[List of items|item]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The "P" stands for "[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]" or "Patapata" (the Japanese name for that enemy). It functions similarly to the earlier power-up from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' simply known as the [[Wing (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Wing]]. There is a similar item in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' called the [[P-Acorn]] which gives the user infinite gliding.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====

{{multiframe|[[File:PWing_Map_SMB3.png]] [[File:PWingSMB3.png]] [[File:SMA4 PWing sprite.png]]}}

 

In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the P-Wing<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|date=March/April 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=111|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1993|language=American English}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=28|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=18|date=2010|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (alternatively named '''Magic Wing''' in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' manuals<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=24|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=34|date=1993|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>) allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to fly in the air with their [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]]s for an unlimited amount of time for one level only; they revert to their normal Raccoon form abilities after clearing a level. However, if the brothers are hit or receive a non-flight-based power-up within a level, they will lose the power of the P-Wing. Infinite [[Extra life|1-Up]] tricks involving [[stomp]]ing do not work in this form.

If a P-Wing is used from the map screen, the "P" on Mario or Luigi's body (as shown in the sprite on the left) indicates that they have P-Wing abilities. The "P" is not seen in the actual level and it is not seen again on the map screen once the level is completed which indicates Mario or Luigi has reverted to their normal abilities.

The P-Wing can be combined with the [[Tanooki Suit]]. However, in order to do this, one must use a P-Wing, then enter a level that has a Tanooki Suit hidden within it ([[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]], [[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]], [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-3]], or {{world-link|7|fortress|World 7-Fortress 1}}) and collect that Tanooki Suit without losing the P-Wing's power.

P-Wings are commonly found in [[treasure chest|treasure box]]es left behind after defeating certain [[Hammer Bro]]thers [[Enemy Course|on the map screen]]. They can also be found in secret white (blue in the game's remakes) [[Toad House]]s accessible by collecting a certain amount of coins in certain levels in the odd-numbered worlds ([[World 1-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-4]], [[World 3-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-8]], [[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]], and [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-2]]), while in the even-numbered worlds (apart from [[Dark Land]]), white Toad Houses contain [[Anchor]]s. Additionally, by beating the game and restarting without resetting it, the player is rewarded with 28 P-Wings in their inventory, though only in the original NES version of the game.

[[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|Unused data]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' shows that the P-Wing could have been in a [[? Block]], like other power-ups, such as the [[Super Leaf]] and [[Fire Flower]]. Additionally, the [[Orange Mushroom House]] in [[World-e]] has Mario use a P-Wing to ascend to a box while avoiding spikes.

[[File:PWing3D.png|thumb|100px|Mario and a P-Wing]]

In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the P-Wing functions differently, warping Mario to the end of the course. If Mario touches a P-Wing, it will go into storage to use later. It only appears if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] loses 10 lives in a (skipped) normal world level (making P-Wing [[Assist Block]]s appear), or within certain [[Mystery Box]]es. Mario will lose the P-Wing if he gets any other power-up (excluding a [[Super Star]] or [[Invincibility Leaf]]), as the P-Wing will be replaced if Mario is in [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or better.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===

[[File:Pwing-aosmb3.png|thumb|left|120px|A P-Wing in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]".]]

Magic Wings (additionally called '''Raccoon Power Wings''' by Toad) make their appearance in the episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]" where [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] look for a treasure chest that contains them in the castle's dungeon to use them to reach Sky Land and find Mario and Luigi.

The P-Wing makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It appears on the side of some trucks in [[Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]]. Additionally, the license plate of the truck that has the P-Wing on it says "SMB3", a common abbreviation of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

A kart called the [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]] appears as a DLC kart in [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and is unlockable in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The icon of the power-up appears on the kart's front hood. The back wheel guards of the kart also resemble the item.

 

 

 

 

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', P-Wings in the same design as their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprite can be seen being sold in the antiques shop.

==Profiles==

|Jap=パタパタの{{hover|羽根|はね}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=23|publisher=Nintendo|language=Japanese}}</ref> / パタパタの{{hover|羽|はね}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo|date=1993}}</ref>

|Spa2M=P Wing

|Fre=Aile Magique <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small>

|Fre2=Aile P

|FreM=Magic Wing

|Fre2M=P Wing

|Ita=Ali Magiche<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref>

|Ita2=Ala-P

|Ita3=Ala magica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>

|Ita4=Ala P<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=41}}</ref>

|ItaM=Magic Wings

|Ita2M=P-Wing

|Ita3M=Magic wing

|Ita4M=P Wing

|Ger=P-Flügel

|Ger2=Magischer Flügel <small>(''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'')</small>

|GerM=P-Wing

|Ger2M=Magic Wing

|ChiTM=Flying Wing, possibly from 飛行龜 (''Fēixíng Guī'', [[Koopa Paratroopa#Names in other languages|Paratroopa]])

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