Cat Mario: Difference between revisions

Cat Mario makes its debut in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', serving as the main form of the game, much like [[Tanooki Mario]] was in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', and is gained upon collecting a [[Super Bell]]. In this form, Mario can briefly climb up or cling to both walls and the [[Goal Pole]]. Mario also has the ability to claw dive on [[List of enemies|enemies]] from midair to slam into them, similar to a [[dive]] attack. He can also claw swipe enemies in front of him (which can spin [[Cat Wheel]]s, similar to [[Tanooki Mario]] tail-whipping [[Tail Wheel]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''), as well as [[Roll|slide into them]]; however, he cannot defeat [[Bullet Bill]]s or [[Banzai Bill]]s with this method, which simply causes them to change direction instead. Cat Mario runs at a crouching height, and he also breaks into a sprint significantly sooner than in any other form. If any character touches the [[Goal Pole]] in Cat form in a level that uses the regular level victory music, that character says "meow" while doing the victory pose. A jingling sound can sometimes be heard when the player jumps. When Peach is in her Cat form and uses her [[Floating Jump]], she performs an animation similar to a [[Scuttle]] while clawing at the air.

There is an alternate version of the form that is obtained by grabbing a [[Lucky Bell]], which is the same as normal Cat Mario except that it has a red collar and a bronze bell that looks like the Lucky Bell. During that state, Mario can turn into [[Lucky Cat Mario]], similar to [[Tanooki Mario]]'s [[Statue Mario|Statue form]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (though the Lucky Cat form is invincible, rather than invulnerable and ignored), and gives bonus coins while falling; its appearance is similar to that of a ''{{wp|maneki-neko}}''. If Mario collects a [[Super Bell]] while in this form, he "downgrades" to normal Cat Mario, unlike collecting a [[Super Mushroom]] while Mario already has a power-up (similar to the [[Super Leaf]] and [[Tanooki Suit]]/[[Statue Leaf]]).