Cape
| Cape | |
|---|---|
 Mario's Cape in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. | |
| Users | Mario Dr. Mario |
| Universe | Mario |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Cape |
| “ | Reflect projectile attacks and spin enemies around. | ” |
| —Melee's instruction manual | ||
| “ | Repel projectiles and turn around foes with a flip of the cape. | ” |
| —Brawl's instruction manual | ||
| “ | Deflect projectiles and turn players around. | ” |
| —Smash for 3DS's foldout | ||
Cape (スーパーマント, Super Mantle) is Mario's side special move. Mario brings out a cape and whips swings it in front of him, reflecting projectiles and spinning hit characters in the opposite direction.
Overview
The cape can flip shielding opponents. Also, the cape will briefly reverse an opponent's momentum. Shortly after an opponent is flipped in the opposite direction, if they makes a directional input such as a forward roll, they will instead roll backwards. This seems to affect most, (including buffered), inputs made while being caped.
Mario's Cape deals up to 10% damage, dealing no knockback and doesn't make opponents flinch except for in Melee when used used on an opponent attempting a grab, which deals slight knockback. Characters hit with the cape while attempting a grab will be sent spiraling a short height into the air. This means that it will not interrupt attacks; rather, it only turns the enemy character around leaving their hitbox active. It can leave recovering characters unable to grab the ledge. This is less potent in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4 due to their differing ledge mechanics, in which characters can grab ledges regardless of which direction they are facing. The cape can be broken in the same manner as any other reflecting attack can; if the damage the oncoming attack can break a shield in one hit, the cape will not work and Mario will be stunned or get hit by the attack.
If used on someone in Brawl while taking knockback from an attack, it multiplies the distance by about 1.6.
The Cape can also be used for multiple advanced techniques; Cape glide, the Cape Dash (reverse Cape glide), the Cape Boost (Meta Knight insta-kill), Cape Induced Landing Lag, and Edge Cape-cancel.
Super Sheet
Super Sheet (スーパーシーツ, Super Sheet), sometimes referred to as Cape, is the side special move Dr. Mario uses in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4. This attack is almost identical to Mario's Cape attack - the differences are that Super Sheet is slightly larger, does slightly more damage (up to 12% rather than 10%), and has less lag. Its only disadvantage is that Super Sheet only moves Dr. Mario upwards once in Melee, and not at all in Super Smash Bros. 4, making it less useful as a recovery.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:
| 1. Cape | 2. Shocking Cape | 3. Gust Cape |
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| "Whips out a cape to spin opponents around and reflect projectiles." | "Whips out a cape that zaps opponents. Doesn't reflect projectiles." | "Create a gust of wind with low attack power that can push back opponents." |
| 1. Super Sheet | 2. Shocking Sheet | 3. Breezy Sheet |
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| "A sheet that rejects projectiles. Has a short reach but a wide vertical range." | "Launch foes with an electrically charged sheet. Can't reflect projectiles, though." | "Use your sheet to whip up a gale that damages foes while pushing them back." |
- Cape/Super Sheet: Default.
- Shocking Cape/Sheet: The Cape/Sheet has an electrical effect that does 11% damage and decent knockback, but it destroys projectiles instead of reflecting them and cannot turn the opponent's facing direction, but the ability for Mario to stall in the air is retained.
- Gust Cape/Breezy Sheet: The Cape/Sheet is granted a wind effect which can push opponents and retains much of the functions of the regular Cape, but moves slower and does slightly less damage than the regular Cape, only dealing 5% damage.
Mario using the Shocking Cape in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Mario using the Gust Cape in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Cape jump glitch
The Cape jump glitch is a glitch that only Mario can perform in Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4. This glitch occurs when Mario uses his Cape on an enemy that is increasing their height (jumping, mid-air jump, recoveries, footstool jump etc). The enemy will increase their height much higher than normal.
Origin
Originating from Super Mario World, the Cape was a power-up obtained from the Cape Feather, which transformed Mario into Cape Mario; this enabled Mario or Luigi to spin and attack with it, as well as fly great distances after a running start and float softly back to earth when falling. It grants the ability to glide through the air, and by diving and pulling up in a certain rhythm one can stay airborne for a very extensive period of time. While gliding one could slam into the ground to create an earthquake capable of damaging all enemies on the screen. The cape Mario wields in Super Smash Bros. functions entirely differently.
Gallery
Mario using Cape in Melee.
Super Sheet in Melee.
Mario using Cape in Brawl.
Cape in SSB for 3DS.
Mario reflecting a projectile in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Trivia
- Cape can be used on a taunting character to make them face the other way in manners that are otherwise impossible, like making Wario face the screen while doing his side taunt. This was removed in Smash 4 to instead turn the character to the perspective of taunting facing the other way.
- If timed correctly, the part of the animation where Mario/Dr. Mario is still putting away their cape/super sheet can still reflect projectiles near the very end, but possesses no hitbox.
- If timed correctly, when using the cape on an opponent that is just hitting the ground, the opponent will take longer to hit the ground.
- If Mario uses his Cape while in the Online Practice Stage, the cape will look sparkly and be of a lower-quality graphic.
- The Cape can glitch if used on an enemy going on a ledge, stunning them and forcing them to grab on to the platform lower than normal.
- The Cape can glitch if timed correctly, forcing the other player to grab the platform turning the other direction.
- In Melee, a glitch can occur which causes the Cape to become stuck to Mario's model. [1]
- If one were to pull off a "reverse reverse Falcon Punch," or using Cape on a reverse Falcon Punch, Captain Falcon will be pushed back as he punches.
- In Brawl and SSB4, the Cape momentarily gives the opponent super armor after it hits them. When hitting both a bomb-omb and an opponent at the same time, said opponent will take no knockback but full damage from the resulting explosion. If this is performed on Nana as she is KO'd, she will have a type of super armor when she respawns, lasting until she is KO'd again. She will be invulnerable to all attacks except grabs.[2]
- In SSB4, when the Cape or Super Sheet hits an opponent, it makes the same sound from Super Mario World, only sped up.
References
- ^ DJR0. SSBM Mario Cape Glitch (Video). Retrieved on 2010-11-17. “To try to stimulate my hunger for Brawl, I was playing Melee on my Wii. I was reflecting Red Shells with Mario's cape, did for a little while. A red shell came back, knocked Mario in the air, and he had his cape out. When I stopped filming [sic], he still had it out”
- ^ FireMario149. ~How to Play Mario: Cape Invincibility Frames [16/18] (Video).
