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[[File:SM64_VanishCap.JPG|right|thumb|125px|The Vanish Cap]]
{{item infobox
The '''Vanish Cap''' is a cap found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. When worn, it turns [[Mario]] into [[Vanish Mario]] for 20 seconds. In this form, Mario can walk through metal fences and certain walls. Its music is the same as the [[Wing Cap]] music. Mario must first press the blue [[! Switch|Cap Switch]] in the course [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] in order to activate the blue [[! Block|Cap Block]]s which contain vanish caps.
|image=[[File:SM64_Vanish Cap.png|125px]]<br>The Vanish Cap
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Vanish Mario]]
}}
{{quote2|You'll disappear when you put on the Vanish Cap, so you'll be able to elude enemies and walk through many things. Try it out!|Narration|''[[Super Mario 64]]''}}
The '''Vanish Cap''', or '''Blue Cap''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #46, page 28.</ref> is a [[cap]] found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. When worn, it turns [[Mario]] into [[Vanish Mario]] for 20 seconds. In this form, Mario can walk through enemies, metal fences, and certain walls. The Vanish Cap music is the same as the [[Wing Cap]] music. To use a Vanish Cap, Mario must first press the [[Cap Switch|Vanish Cap Switch]] in the course [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], which activates [[Cap Block|blue block]]s.


In ''Super Mario 64''{{'}}s remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', [[Luigi]] gains the ability to become immaterial when he picks up a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]], but the Vanish Cap itself is absent.
In ''Super Mario 64''{{'}}s remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', [[Luigi]] gains the ability to become immaterial when he picks up a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]], but the Vanish Cap itself is absent.
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*[[Wet-Dry World]]
*[[Wet-Dry World]]
*[[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]
*[[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''===
*'''North American website bio:''' "''Vanish Mario can become invisible and walk through walls, hazards, or even enemies without taking damage.''"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SM64 Vanish Mario.png|Official art
SM64 Vanish Mario.png|Official art
Vanish Mario.png|Mario, wearing the Vanish Cap
Vanish Mario.png|Mario, wearing the Vanish Cap
Vanishcapblock.jpg|The blue ! Block that contains the Vanish Cap
SM64 Blue Block Artwork.png|The blue block that contains the Vanish Cap
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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スケスケぼうし<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><br>''Sukesuke Bōshi''<br>とうめいのぼうし<br>''Tōmei no Bōshi''
|Jap=スケスケぼうし<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><br>''Sukesuke Bōshi''<br>とうめいのぼうし<br>''Tōmei no Bōshi''
|JapM=Transparent Cap}}
|JapM=Transparent Cap
|ChiS=隐身帽<ref>Official Chinese ''Super Mario 64'' manual, page 19.</ref>
|ChiSR=Yǐnshēn Mào
|ChiSM=Invisible Cap
|Fre=Casquettes d’invisibilité<ref>[https://supermario3dallstars.nintendo.com/fr/super-mario-64/ ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' French website]</ref>
|FreM=Invisibility Cap
|Ita=Cappello Invisibile<ref>[https://www.mariocastle.it/scan-del-manuale-di-super-mario-64/ ''Super Mario 64'' European instruction booklet, page 38.]</ref>
|Ita2=Cappello Fantasma<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Wii Virtual Console Operations Guide, page 8.</ref>
|ItaM=Invisible Hat
|Ita2M=Phantom Hat
|Ger=Tarnkappe
|GerM=Camouflage Cap
|Spa=Gorra de invisibilidad
|SpaM=Invisibility cap
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Like the Wing Cap music, the Vanish Cap music is a remix of [[Superstar Mario]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which in turn is a remix of the [[Super Star]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', but with an added melody. This theme was reused as the Super Star's theme in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', and was remixed as the music for the [[Rainbow Star]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
*Like the Wing Cap music, the Vanish Cap music is an arrangement of [[Superstar Mario]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which in turn is an arrangement of the [[Super Star]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' but with an added melody. This theme was reused as the Super Star's theme in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', and it was arranged as the music for the [[Rainbow Star]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


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Latest revision as of 17:02, February 8, 2024

Vanish Cap
Vanish Cap
The Vanish Cap
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Effect Turns Mario into Vanish Mario
“You'll disappear when you put on the Vanish Cap, so you'll be able to elude enemies and walk through many things. Try it out!”
Narration, Super Mario 64

The Vanish Cap, or Blue Cap,[1] is a cap found in Super Mario 64. When worn, it turns Mario into Vanish Mario for 20 seconds. In this form, Mario can walk through enemies, metal fences, and certain walls. The Vanish Cap music is the same as the Wing Cap music. To use a Vanish Cap, Mario must first press the Vanish Cap Switch in the course Vanish Cap Under the Moat, which activates blue blocks.

In Super Mario 64's remake, Super Mario 64 DS, Luigi gains the ability to become immaterial when he picks up a Power Flower, but the Vanish Cap itself is absent.

Course locations[edit]

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit]

  • North American website bio: "Vanish Mario can become invisible and walk through walls, hazards, or even enemies without taking damage."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スケスケぼうし[2]
Sukesuke Bōshi
とうめいのぼうし
Tōmei no Bōshi

Transparent Cap

Chinese (simplified) 隐身帽[3]
Yǐnshēn Mào
Invisible Cap

French Casquettes d’invisibilité[4]
Invisibility Cap
German Tarnkappe
Camouflage Cap
Italian Cappello Invisibile[5]
Cappello Fantasma[6]
Invisible Hat
Phantom Hat
Spanish Gorra de invisibilidad
Invisibility cap

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #46, page 28.
  2. ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
  3. ^ Official Chinese Super Mario 64 manual, page 19.
  4. ^ Super Mario 3D All-Stars French website
  5. ^ Super Mario 64 European instruction booklet, page 38.
  6. ^ Super Mario 64 Wii Virtual Console Operations Guide, page 8.