Tanooki suit
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The Tanooki Suit is a video game power-up and fictional costume featured in Super Mario Bros. 3. It is a suit that Mario and/or Luigi can equip. It can usually be picked up from the treasure chests inside Toad's House.
Wearing the Tanooki Suit gives the wearer all the powers of Raccoon Mario (flight, slowed descent, and tail-attack) with an added ability to turn into an invulnerable statue for a limited time. The statue has the general appearance of Jizō, with Mario's moustache.
The suit is based on the tanuki, a Raccoon Dog native to Japan which features heavily in Japanese mythology.
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