Tanooki Suit
| Tanooki Suit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) |
| Effect | TurnsMario/Luigi intoTanooki Mario/Tanooki Luigi. |
TheTanooki Suit, orTanooki Costume,[1] is a fairly uncommon item found inSuper Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent remakes inSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 that transformsMario intoTanooki Mario. It is based onbake-danuki, Japanese mythological creatures inspired byJapanese raccoon dogs (tanuki) who can use leaves to shapeshift and cause chaos. The suit is an add-on to theRaccoon form that allows Mario orLuigi to temporarily turn into astatue and become immune to enemies and obstacles, in addition toflying and attacking enemies with tail swipes.
According toShigeru Miyamoto in theSuper Mario Bros. 3 entry of the 25th AnniversarySuper 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 because he was too excited to remove it.[2]
While Tanooki Mario returns inSuper Mario 3D Land andSuper Mario 3D World, the Raccoon form and Tanooki Suit item do not. Instead,Super andStatue Leaves turn Mario into Tanooki Mario.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 /Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
First found in either a blocked-offGiant LandToad's House orWorld 4-5, the suit transformsMario orLuigi intoTanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi, respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as theSuper Leaf, with the added ability ofturning into a statue when the player holds
and presses
at the same time. This briefly lets Mario hide from enemies and hazards, or stomp even more of them than he can normally if he transforms above them. Mario retains theP-Wing's infinite flight if he grabs a Tanooki Suit while using one. Also,Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 adds new utilities to this form that are seen in severalWorld-e levels: its Statue form can revealVanishing Blocks (found inA Sky-High Adventure) and breakRock Blocks (found in A Sky-High Adventure andPuzzling Pipe Maze).
IfMario orLuigi defeats aKoopaling while wearing a Tanooki Suit, the restoredking will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name."
Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)[edit]
The Tanooki Suit is prominently featured in aSuper Mario Bros. comic "Tanooki Suits Me"; according to this story, the suit was one of many magical suits made by a tailor namedTanooki, who sewed his trademark tails on the back of each suit. The comic reveals 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.
Nintendo Monopoly[edit]
InNintendo Monopoly, there is aCoin Block/Brick Block card that charges the player $50 for a new suit. The artwork depicts Mario wearing a Tanooki Suit.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Super Paper Mario[edit]
InSuper Paper Mario,Francis wants a Tanooki Suit that is made out of real tanuki fur.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
While the Tanooki Suit does not appear inPaper Mario: Color Splash, aShy Guy mentions it by saying: "It looks like your upper lip found a Tanooki Suit!"
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack ofMinecraft, the Chain Armor is replaced by the Tanooki Suit.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]
TheTeeth of Tanooki weapon inMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is modeled after the Tanooki Suit.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
InThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Tanooki Suit's sprite fromSuper Mario All-Stars can be seen on a sign at the front of the antiques store inToad Town, being listed for three coins. Mario also transforms into Tanooki Mario in the film, though like inSuper Mario 3D Land andSuper Mario 3D World, he does so using a Super Leaf instead of a Tanooki Suit.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Wii Virtual Console manual:Changes Mario into Tanooki Mario.
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:Turns Mario into Tanooki Mario.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (loss in Japanese version, land)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (loss in Japanese version, cave)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (loss in Japanese version, fortress)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (inventory)
An image macro fromNintendo of America's social media accounts in which the phrase "Tanooki Suits" is used as a metonym for Nintendo 3DS systems
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タヌキスーツ[?] Tanuki Sūtsu | Tanooki Suit | |
| Finnish | Tanooki-puku[3] | Tanooki suit | |
| French(Canadian) | Costume de tanooki[?] | Tanuki Costume | |
| French(European) | Costume tanuki[?] | Tanuki Costume | |
| Costume Tanouki[4] | |||
| German | Tanuki-Anzug[?] | Tanooki Suit | |
| Waschbär-Anzug[5] | Raccoon Suit | ||
| Italian | Costume tanuki[?] | Tanooki Costume | |
| Abito Tanooki[6] | Tanooki Suit | ||
| Portuguese | Roupa de Tanooki[7] | Tanooki Outfit | |
| Traje de tanuki[8] | Tanooki Suit | ||
| Spanish | Traje de Tanuki[?] | Tanooki Suit | |
| Traje Tanooki[9] | |||
| Swedish | Tanooki-kostymen[10] | Tanooki suit | |
| Tvättbjörnsdräkt[?] | Raccoon Costume |
Raccoon Suit[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish(Latin American) | Traje mapachoso[11] | Raccoonish Suit | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
References[edit]
- ^Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-4425-9. Page 58.
- ^"The Tanooki Suit turns intoa 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." – Shigeru Miyamoto.Super Mario History Booklet. Page 13.
- ^Nintendo-lehti (1990-1994, Finnish)
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 52.
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 32.
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
- ^1993.Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (Portuguese). Page 24.
- ^Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Lookie, Tanooki! challenge.
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 92.
- ^Nintendo Magasinet Nr 6-7 1991
- ^Mario va a la boda de Bowser | Super Mario Bros.: La película | Clip en Español
