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The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a fairly uncommon item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[Super Mario All-Stars|subsequent]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]]. It is based on [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. | The '''Tanooki Suit''' is a fairly uncommon item found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[Super Mario All-Stars|subsequent]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]]. It is based on [[wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]s, Japanese creatures who, according to mythology, can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. According to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry of the 25th Anniversary ''Super Mario History Booklet'', he was aware that most players outside Japan would be overall confused with the Tanooki Suit and the transformation, but he left it in anyways because it was cool and he was too excited to remove it.<ref>''Super Mario History Booklet'', page 13.<br />'''Shigeru Miyamoto:''' The Tanooki Suit turns into [[Statue Mario|a statue]]! Even though I knew it wouldn't make sense to some non-Japanese players...I was so excited about it that I left it in.</ref> | ||
First found in [[Giant Land|World 4]], the suit transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of [[Statue Mario|turning into a statue]] when the player holds | First found in [[Giant Land|World 4]], the suit transforms [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi]], respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the [[Super Leaf]], with the added ability of [[Statue Mario|turning into a statue]] when the player holds {{button|Paddown}} and presses {{button|nes|B}} at the same time. This briefly lets Mario hide from enemies and hazards, or stomp them if he transforms in midair. Mario can also gain the [[P-Wing]]{{'}}s infinite flight if he grabs a Tanooki Suit while using one. Also, ''Super Mario Advance 4'' adds new utilities to this suit: its Statue form can reveal [[Vanishing Block]]s and break [[Gray Brick Block]]s. | ||
While Tanooki Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]] and Tanooki Suit do not. Instead, Super and [[Statue Leaf|Statue Leaves]] turn Mario into Tanooki Mario, though he cannot fly; the latter Leaf mimics the function of the Tanooki Suit, as it grants the Super Leaf's abilities and the Statue ability (via [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]]), but it is only available in the Special Worlds. | While Tanooki Mario returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]] and Tanooki Suit do not. Instead, Super and [[Statue Leaf|Statue Leaves]] turn Mario into Tanooki Mario, though he cannot fly; the latter Leaf mimics the function of the Tanooki Suit, as it grants the Super Leaf's abilities and the Statue ability (via [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]]), but it is only available in the Special Worlds. | ||
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', despite Tanooki Mario's return, the Statue Leaf | In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', despite Tanooki Mario's return, the Statue form and Statue Leaf are absent. The [[Lucky Bell]] debuts in its place, acting as the Tanooki Suit/Statue Leaf compared to the also newly-introduced [[Super Bell]], as it lets Mario become a [[Lucky Cat Mario|lucky cat statue]] in addition to the latter Bell's abilities. | ||
The Tanooki Suit was prominently featured in a [[Nintendo Comics System]] story titled "[[Tanooki Suits Me]]"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named [[List of Implied Characters#Tanooki|Tanooki]] whose trademark was to sew a tail on the back of each one. It is revealed in this comic that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form. | The Tanooki Suit was prominently featured in a [[Nintendo Comics System]] story titled "[[Tanooki Suits Me]]"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor named [[List of Implied Characters#Tanooki|Tanooki]] whose trademark was to sew a tail on the back of each one. It is revealed in this comic that Mario turns into a statue by pressing a button on the front of the suit, and changes back by wishing to return to human form. | ||