Cat Mario

Cat Mario is a form of Mario introduced in Super Mario 3D World. In this form, the player can climb up walls for a brief period of time as well as the Goal Pole and pounce enemies from midair to scratch them with their claws. Cat Mario can also scratch enemies from close up on the ground as well as slide into them. When running across ground, Cat Mario clings to the ground and runs at a crouching height. He also has the ability to spin gears to increase the height of certain platforms, similar to Tanooki Mario in Super Mario 3D Land.

Mario's suit is yellow, while Luigi's is green, Peach's is pink, and Toad's is blue, which match their colors (Luigi's suit, however, has rounded ears, a spotted body, and dark green ears and tail tip). Rosalina's is black, and resembles a tuxedo cat. The form is similar to Tanooki Mario and Flying Squirrel Mario. Bowser also uses a Super Bell to become Cat Bowser, the final boss of the game. He has white and orange fur with brown stripes, a ringed tail, cat ears instead of horns, whiskers, and his nose is black. Also, his hair is colored red, white and brown. Different from the other characters, it is not a suit, but a transformation (like Cat Goombas and Cat Bullet Bills).

Another form of Cat Mario is a variant known as Golden Statue Mario, which is similar to Statue Mario from Super Mario 3D Land. Its appearance is similar to that of a maneki-neko.

Trivia

 * Unlike the other characters' cat suits, Mario and Rosalina's suits don't match their color clothing.
 * The player that obtains this power-up can be heard saying "Meow Meow!" or "Meow!", and will make jingling noises anytime they jump in this form.
 * The player will also let out a cat sound when they complete a stage while in Cat form: for Mario and Peach, "Woo-hoo! Me-ow!"; for Toad, "Yahoo! Mew!"