User blog comment:The Boy From Nowhere/Regarding the White Tanooki/@comment-30294856-20161216003708

I can't really agree with this. In New Super Mario Bros 2., in the mini game Coin Rush, Mario can use the Invinciblity Leaf WITHOUT dying multiple times, so dying multiple times in the other cases is a game mechanic.

The lava is also a game mechanic, as Mario with the Invincibility Leaf or Starman can run through lava enemies. The only possible game hazard Mario could still lose it from would be poison water, which only exists in his world.

I agree that the Invincibility Leaf is used as the main reason for Mario's victory, and in many battles he doesn't need it to win. White Tanooki could help, since it has no time limit, but Mario's main trump cards are actually his feats from SMG and Super Mario RPG in my opinion. The Invincibility Leaf's only attributes that make it "superior" to Starman are the lack of a time limit, and flight.

My only major issue with this powerup is it is assumed that nothing can harm White Tanooki Mario. That's an NLF, since we don't know if any beings could injure him through sheer force, although he should be invincible to enemies up to Universal+ (he can one-shot Bowser in this form).