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The '''Wing Cap''', or '''Winged Cap'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #44, page 28.</ref><ref>Bath, Prima. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 58.</ref>, 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 [[List of merchandise|merchandise]]. When wearing a Wing Cap, Mario becomes [[Wing Mario]] and gains the ability to fly and slow his falls (by holding {{button|n64|A}}), 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 item can only be obtained from a red [[! Block]], which will become solid upon hitting the red [[! Switch]] in the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]] course. The wings last for 60 seconds before wearing off.

[[File:wingfeather.png|thumb|left|The "Wings" item from ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]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'''<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_SuperMario64DS_EN.pdf ''Super Mario 64 DS'' English instruction booklet], page 18.</ref> in English, although instances of "'''Wing cap'''" remain in-game) that only Mario can use, which can drop from red [[? Block]]s. The form does not slow down descent as effectively in this version, as Mario can now take fall damage even when slowly descending. It is not possible for [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] to acquire wings in the single-player mode of the game. However, the feathers are located in two of the stages in the game's [[Super Mario 64 DS#VS Mode|multiplayer mode]]: [[Sunshine Isles]] and [[Battle Fort]]. They add wings to their cap regardless of who picks them up. In the case of Yoshi, he [[Winged Yoshi|grows wings on his back]].

*'''Regular Courses'''

**[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]

**[[Lethal Lava Land]]

**[[Shifting Sand Land]]

**[[Snowman's Land]] (DS only)

**[[Tall, Tall Mountain]] (DS only)

*'''Secret Courses'''

**[[Tower of the Wing Cap]]

**[[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]]

There is also a red ! Block (? Block in the remake) on the roof of [[Peach's Castle]]. When all 120 (N64) / 150 (DS) [[Power Star]]s are collected, the cannon on the castle grounds is unlocked, allowing players to easily access the roof.

This theme is a cover of the music heard when [[Baby Mario]] transforms into [[Superstar Mario]], as well as the music heard in certain bonus rooms in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which in turn is a cover of the music that plays when Mario acquires a [[Super Star]] in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', but with an added melody. The theme was reused in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' as the invincibility theme, and was later remixed for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' for the equivalent [[Rainbow Star]] power-up.

*'''North American website bio:''' "''Transform into Wing Mario and triple-jump or get fired out of a cannon to fly though the air.''"