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(Undid edit by KingKRool868: You seem to be referring to Steve's recovery as a whole here, the difficulty of which is better mentioned elsewhere - in fact, when I recover with Steve, I try to avoid Elytra entirely.)
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In the real world, an {{iw|wikipedia|elytron}} (pluralised as elytra) is a hardened forewing on insects that closes over and protect the more delicate hindwings. Elytra can not be used for powered flight but can be used to glide and slow descent.
In the real world, an {{iw|wikipedia|elytron}} (pluralised as elytra) is a hardened forewing on insects that closes over and protect the more delicate hindwings. Elytra can not be used for powered flight but can be used to glide and slow descent.
Elytra was likely inspired by the Wing Cap from Super Mario 64 and both have similar gliding mechanics.<ref>https://twitter.com/_tomcc/status/651042141397979136</ref>
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