Editing Cape Mario

|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)

|applies_to=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], [[Toadette]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]] (''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''), [[Bowser]] (''[[Super Mario-kun]]'')

In ''Super Mario World'', the cape form's abilities are much like [[Raccoon Mario]] before it, which in fact was [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to be in the game. The cape form can be obtained by getting a [[Cape Feather]]. The '''Cape''' (or '''Magic Cape''')<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World'' Characters Tab.</ref> allows Mario (or Luigi) to [[fly]] indefinitely through levels and attack enemies by spinning it around (using {{button|snes|X}} or {{button|snes|Y}}).

If the player holds down either {{button|snes|A}} or {{button|snes|B}} while falling with Caped Mario, the player can float down slowly. Also, if Mario [[dash|run]]s at maximum speed and then the player presses and holds {{button|snes|A}} to [[Spin Jump|cape-spin]], Mario [[jump]]s very high, as if he were flying.

Flight is done by running until Mario spreads out his arms, then jumping while holding {{button|snes|Y}}; the initial height depends on how long {{button|snes|B}} was held. Pressing forward on {{button|snes|Pad}} mid-flight makes Mario descend and speed up, while pressing backward makes him ascend; greater descents generally lead to higher ascents. Mario can also bounce off stomp-able enemies mid-flight. If the player does a '''fast dive'''<ref name=manual>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 16</ref> during flight and slams the ground, it causes a ground shake that instantly defeats all onscreen enemies. If Caped Mario glides more gently towards the ground, he can perform a '''Body Press'''<ref name=manual/> (also called the '''Sliding Cape Attack''').<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> If Caped Mario touches an enemy while flying, he automatically cape-spins in midair and falls, instead of taking damage. By releasing {{button|snes|Y}} and holding {{button|snes|B}}, Mario can stop flying and glide down slowly. After the Cape has attached to Mario's shoes and inflated, he can turn around by spinning mid-flight when the player presses {{button|snes|X}} if {{button|snes|Y}} is being used to fly, or vice versa. If Mario climbs a climbable object while flying, he retains the properties of flight.<ref>[https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/633609656174067712 Supper Mario Broth]</ref>

===''WarioWare'' series===

Cape Mario appears in two [[microgame]]s of the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]: ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''{{'}}s [[Super Koopa (microgame)|Super Koopa]] and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''{{'}}s [[Super Mario World (WarioWare Gold)|Super Mario World]], both of which involve the goal of having to collect coins.

[[File:TSMBM Cape Mario Bros.jpg|thumb|Mario and Luigi against a green-screened backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, claiming they are here to save [[Brooklyn]]]]

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', briefly during the  [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] commercial, Mario and Luigi wear capes while lying prone on top of stools to mimic flying.