User blog:The Boy From Nowhere/Regarding the White Tanooki

Ok, so many users, including me, have been noticing a few battles where Mario has won because of a specific power-up. The White Tanooki. The main problem with including this power-up is how Mario gets it. Mario obtains this power-up by '''dying 5 times. Since DEATH Battle uses only 1 "life,"  there is no way''' Mario could obtain this power-up. The power-up is NOT accessible in any other way. Even if Mario WAS givin the power-up, this does not mean he would be completely invincible. In the game, Mario can still die via falling.

So, in conclusion, I think it is unfair to give Mario an ability he can't even access without dying, and to call it invincible.