Metal Cap: Difference between revisions

{{item-infobox

|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Metal Mario (form)|Metal Mario]].

{{quote2|Hidden inside the [[Metal Box|green block]] is the amazing Metal Cap. Wearing it, you won't catch fire or be hurt by enemy attacks. You don't even have to breathe while wearing it. The only problem: You can't swim in it.|[[Hazy Maze Cave]] sign|[[Super Mario 64]]}}

The '''Metal Cap''' is an accessory that makes its debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is usually found in [[Metal Box|green ! Box]]es, which will become solid upon pressing the green [[! Switch]] in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]] course. The Metal Cap turns [[Mario]] into [[Metal Mario (form)|Metal Mario]], which makes him invulnerable and extremely heavy. Because of this, he can no longer make very high or long jumps, cannot swim, and will sink faster in [[quicksand]]. However, Metal Mario is also unaffected by [[toxic cloud]]s and cannot drown. The effect lasts for 20 seconds.

If Mario gets another power when the Metal Cap is in effect, they will combine. This is possible in [[Dire, Dire Docks]], where a Metal Box is located directly beside a blue [[! Block]], and in [[Wet-Dry World]], where the player can drain the water in the Downtown area and collect the Metal Cap, then jump down and collect the [[Vanish Cap]]. Collecting both will give Mario the powers of both his [[Vanish Mario|Vanish]] and Metal forms. An unused texture in the game shows a metallic version of the wings from the [[Wing Cap]], suggesting that it would have been possible to combine the Wing Cap with the Metal Cap as well.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_64_(Nintendo_64)/Unused_Textures#Metal_Wing_Cap</ref>

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the Metal Cap does not appear. Instead, [[Wario]] becomes Metal Wario when he grabs a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] but still retains the same properties as Metal Mario, and the music associated with the Metal Cap is retained.

The Metal Cap (referred to as the '''Metal Mario Cap''') appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as a cap that can be purchased from [[Crazy Cap]] stores, having a physical appearance similar to that of ''Super Mario 64''. The cap becomes available after the player has collected 560 [[Power Moon]]s, and costs 1000 [[coin]]s. Aside from the ability to use the cap in conjunction with either the Mario 64 Outfit or the Metal Mario Outfit to enter a specific area in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], the cap is aesthetic and serves no other gameplay advantages.

Nintendo Tokyo Super Mario Power Up Keychain 2.jpg|The "Super Mario Power Up" series of keychains from Nintendo TOKYO

|Jap=メタルぼうし<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><br>''Metaru Bōshi''<br>メタルのぼうし<br>''Metaru no Bōshi''<br>メタルマリオ<span class="explain" title="ぼう">帽</span><br>''Metaru Mario Bō''

|Fra=Casquette de métal<br>Casquette métal (''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'')<ref>https://supermario3dallstars.nintendo.com/fr/super-mario-64/</ref>

|FraM=Metal Cap