Vanish Cap

The Vanish Cap is a power-up found in Super Mario 64. It allows the player to walk through certain objects. After the blue cap switch in Vanish Cap Under the Moat is pounded down, it is found in blue ! Boxes in several levels.

Mario can be under the effects of the Vanish Cap, Metal Cap, and Wing Cap all at the same time; At least in theory. In practice, the three do not overlap in any level.

The objects that Mario can walk through with this cap equipped are grates & fences, Boo portraits, and ice walls. All enemies that Mario can encounter while wearing the cap will ignore him, except for Boos. This can sometimes be detrimental, as certain enemies, such as Mr. I must be spun around while looking at Mario in order to be killed.

Once unlocked, the Vanish Cap can be used in the following courses:
 * BBHEntrance.png Big Boo's Haunt - Used in the mission "Eye to Eye in the Secret Room" to get behind a boo portrait.
 * DDD.png Dire, Dire Docks - In tandem with the Metal Cap, it is used to get the Power Star in the mission "Collect the Caps..."
 * SL.png Snowman's Land - Used in the mission "Into the Igloo" to phase through ice-walls in the igloo sub-area.
 * WDW.png Wet-Dry World - Used to get past a metal grate in the mission "Quick Race Through Downtown!"
 * VCutMEntrance.png Vanish Cap Under the Moat - Used to get the 8 red coin star behind a metal grate. Can be bypassed by wall kicking over the grate.

Trivia

 * In the Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide, there is official artwork of Mario emerging from a brick wall while under the effects of the Vanish Cap. This is impossible, as the player cannot use the Vanish Cap to go through solid brick walls.