Wing Cap
First appearance	Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Effect	TurnsMario intoWing Mario

“Wearing the Wing Cap, you can soar through the sky.”

—Narration,Super Mario 64

TheWing Cap, orWinged Cap,^[1][2] is an item found inSuper Mario 64. It isMario's signature power-up inSuper Mario 64, being shown on the game's box art and a majority of itsmerchandise.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

InSuper Mario 64, when wearing a Wing Cap, Mario becomesWing Mario and gains the ability tofly and slow his falls (when the player holds), like with theSuper Leaf andCape Feather from previous games. Mario can begin flying by performing aTriple Jump (which can be done in place in that form) or by getting shot from acannon. The Wing Cap can be obtained only from ared block, which becomes solid upon Mario hitting theWing Cap Switch in theTower of the Wing Cap course. The wings last for a minute before wearing off. Other than the Tower of the Wing Cap andWing Mario Over the Rainbow, the Wing Cap appears in three courses: theBob-omb Battlefield,Lethal Lava Land, andShifting Sand Land. There is also a red block on the roof of theMushroom Castle, and when allPower Stars are collected, the nearby cannon is unlocked, allowing the player character to blast onto the roof.

The "Wings" item fromSuper Mario 64 DS

While Wing Mario returns inSuper Mario 64 DS, the original Wing Cap is replaced by a white feather (with both the form and the item referred to asWings in English, although instances of "Wing cap" remain in-game) that only Mario can use, which can drop from red blocks.

Mario Party[edit]

Mario can be seen wearing the Wing Cap on one ofMario Party's title screens, where he is shown flying through the air inMario's Rainbow Castle.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, the original game's feather is replaced by one of the wings to the Wing Cap.

Other appearances[edit]

In both versions ofNintendo Monopoly, there is aCoin Block/Brick Block card that reads "Purchase a Wing Cap - Pay $50."

Multimedia[edit]

Powerful Mario - Wing Cap theme

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The theme "Powerful Mario" also plays when Mario rides on aKoopa Shell or becomesVanish Mario. Also, in theNintendo DS remake, a slower-paced version plays whenHoot is carrying Mario, and a different slower-paced version plays when Mario turns intoBalloon Mario after obtaining aPower Flower.

This theme is a cover of the music heard inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, called "Powerful Infant," whenBaby Mario transforms intoSuperstar Mario, as well as the music played in certain bonus rooms in said game. "Powerful Infant" is in turn a cover of "Invincibility BGM" that plays when Mario acquires aSuper Star in the originalSuper Mario Bros. but with an added countermelody. This theme was reused inNew Super Mario Bros. as the invincibility theme, and it was later rearranged forSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2 for the equivalentRainbow Star power-up.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit]

• North American website bio:"Transform into Wing Mario and triple-jump or get fired out of a cannon to fly though the air."

Gallery[edit]

For full gallery, seeWing Mario § Gallery.

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  Super Mario 64

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  Super Mario 64 model

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  Mario Artist: Paint Studio

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  Mario Party

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  Super Mario 64 DS

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• In theWii U version ofRayman Legends, there is an exclusive Mario costume for Rayman. If Rayman flutters while wearing this outfit, wings appear on his cap, referencing the Wing Cap.
• In a preview forSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, the gliding power-up was described as a winged "Cap" rather than theCarrot, and the screenshot was blacked out.^[13]

References[edit]

• Caps
• Flight power-ups
• Super Mario 64 items

• Pages with audio files