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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.) Tag: Undo |
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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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