Talk:Wing Cap

Wing Cap cameo on Rayman Legends

I was watching a video from Rayman Legends on Wii U, and when Rayman has the Mario costume on him and press "A" to glide, his head takes the form of the Wing Cap. Just thought it was noteworthy in the article.

--189.186.213.142 23:48, 4 September 2013 (EDT)John Doe
 * It's already mentioned on the references list. GBAToad (talk) 00:12, 5 September 2013 (EDT)

"Wings" as an item
So on page 18 of the English instruction booklet for 64DS, the section describing Wing Mario has "Wings" for a header and shows screenshots of both Wing Mario and the feather item. The article currently seems to treat "Wings" as the name of the feather item. However, the respective page of the Japanese manual is headed as 羽根マリオ (Hane Mario, Wing Mario), decidedly not referring to the feather. Personally, I feel the feather could be considered an iteration of Cape Feather, given the forms are fairly similar in function, the Super Mushroom in that game turns them into Mega Mario, and the Super Leaf also has two forms associated with it. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 23:44, May 1, 2020 (EDT)
 * Are you talking moving the Wings to a separate article or merging that information with the Cape Feather? I don't really I agree with either, since it's still just the Wing Cap. 23:51, May 1, 2020 (EDT)
 * I'm talking about moving the feather item (which itself is not called "wings" in any capacity that I can see) in SM64DS to Cape Feather. Super Leaf and Tanooki Suit can both make Tanooki Mario, after all. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:06, May 2, 2020 (EDT)
 * Actually the first line in the 羽根マリオ box is 「羽根を入手すると」 "By obtaining the wings", so "Wings" is an appropriate name. Compare to Power Flower box to the left (「パワーフラワーを入手すると」). SmokedChili (talk) 06:08, May 2, 2020 (EDT)
 * Wait a sec, 羽根 can mean both "feather" and "wings". The line actually be "By obtaining the feather". SmokedChili (talk) 06:55, May 2, 2020 (EDT)

What to do with "Wings"
I'm quite surprised that I found this by browsing around, but I think it's about time we deal with this misinterpretation.

It's considerably odd that the Wing Cap and the "Wing" from 64 DS are considered the same thing, and to me, it's just two different powerups giving the player the exact same form. So I think we should break it down like this:
 * Split into its own article. This is my preferred option, given that it's still a distinct powerup despite giving the player the same form, as was mentioned before.
 * Move the info over to Cape Feather. On the other hand, given that there's some evidence connecting the powerup to the Cape Feather, I'm going to throw in this option as well. I'm not opposed to this option either.
 * Do nothing. Literally that.

Proposer: Deadline: October 23, 2020, 23:59 GMT

Split Wing (Super Mario 64 DS) into its own article

 * 1) My preferred option.
 * 2) Although it could be a Cape Feather, I personally think it would work better as its own article.
 * 3) I'm skeptical that the Wings are meant to be the same as the Cape Feather. It doesn't actually resemble any of the Cape Feather's in-game appearances besides being a feather, and has a different name in both Japanese and English.

Move the info on Wing to Cape Feather

 * 1) Second choice.
 * 2) Per my thoughts in the above section.
 * 3) I like this option the most, since it looks like a cape feather and I think it could easily redirect to this section.

Comments
By the way, it shouldn't be "Wing (Super Mario 64 DS)," it should be "Wings (Super Mario 64 DS item)." The manual always refers to it in plural even when singular would make more sense, though it also calls the form "wings." Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:55, October 9, 2020 (EDT)