Vanish Mario

Vanish Mario is one of Mario's special forms from Super Mario 64. Mario can transform into it by collecting a Vanish Cap, found inside blue ! Blocks, which are activated by triggering the ! Switch in the Vanish Cap Under the Moat secret area. As Vanish Mario, he is invisible to enemies (and transparent to the player), and is thus able to pass by them completely ignored and unharmed. As well as this, he becomes able to pass through cages, ice and certain walls. However, he can still be defeated by drowning or being crushed.

In Super Mario 64 DS, the Vanish form is granted exclusively to Luigi; however, the only difference in terms of gameplay is in Luigi's slightly different handling and in that a Power Flower, which are typically found in red ! Blocks, is required for the transformation.