Penguin Suit (New Super Mario Bros. Series)



Penguin Suit is a power-up from the Super Mario franchise, alongside the Propeller Suit it was first introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and reappeared in the sequels New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.

=Why This Power Up Rocks=
 * 1) While not the first Mario power-up which gives faster swinning, Penguin Suit is a huge improvement from the Frog Suit in a lot of ways.
 * 2) It gives actual abilities from a Penguin like not having to worry about the infamous ice psychics.
 * 3) It makes the water levels more tolerable or even enjoyable thanks to it giving more speed and better movement.
 * 4) Doing a ground pound on a slope (or run and duck) does the slide action that allows the player to move faster on ice and even on water without sinking.
 * 5) The slide can defeat most enemies too, while some of them only give knockback and no actual damage.
 * 6) Despite not being exclusive to this power-up, it's nice having ice balls to attack enemies too.

=Bad Qualities=
 * 1) It makes the inclusion of Ice Flower somewhat pointless in the series.
 * 2) It may be annoying to control it in tight spaces or try to stop moving at times.
 * 3) Hitting blocks underwater with it can be a chore to do, especially with single ones.
 * 4) It's only available in New Super Mario Bros. U after finishing the main game and unlocking secret world, not even the Nintendo Switch port makes it any more acessible.
 * 5) * However, New Super Luigi U offer other ways to get it sooner than the base game, including a few levels with the Penguin Suit.
 * 1) * However, New Super Luigi U offer other ways to get it sooner than the base game, including a few levels with the Penguin Suit.

=Trivia=


 * Toadette and Nabbit in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe have similar features from the Penguin Suit, like the swinning movement, are less slippery than other characters and resistant to slipping on ice.
 * Those are some of the reasons to why both characters are considered "easy" and "easiest" respectively in the game.

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