Editing Damage meter

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==Layout==

Generally, damage meters are fairly compact and overlaid atop the gameplay at the bottom of the screen, although ''Smash 4'' also contains a vertical, full-screen variant that's instead shown on the system's secondary touchscreen; the 3DS version uses this variant almost exclusively (and additionally allows players to choose whether damage is displayed above or below the portrait), whereas the Wii U version merely has it as an optional feature. While normally opaque, on-screen damage meters from ''Brawl'' onward become translucent if a character goes behind them. The damage percentage itself changes color when more damage is accumulated. At low percentages, the value is white, but gradually turns maroon as it increases, reaching its darkest at around 300% (200% in ''Smash 4''); starting with ''Brawl'', the value will also shift through red first, and ''Smash 4'' further adds a yellow hue before that. In addition, the Wii U version of ''Smash 4'' displays the value with a metallic gradient. Starting in ''Brawl'', the damage meter of a character who is KO'd appears to more or less "explode", and starting in ''Smash 4'', the on-screen damage meter of whoever made the KO is briefly engulfed in flames.

Starting with ''Brawl'', a player's current damage percentage will also occasionally display where their player marker usually is. This is generally only while at higher percentages in ''Brawl'', but is more common in later games.

The meter will sometimes show additional information during certain situations. This can be in the form of additional gauges and icons, or through alteration of existing elements. These include:

** Alongside this, [[Cloaking Device|invisible]] and "dark" opponents in ''Melee'' have completely black stock icons, while [[false character]]s in ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] have a purple tint on their portraits.

* Starting with ''Brawl'', icons for any [[Dragoon]] or [[Daybreak]] parts a fighter has collected will appear next to their portrait.

** [[Little Mac]] has a [[Power Meter|gauge]] above his damage meter that displays the charge for his [[Straight Lunge|KO Uppercut]].

*** In ''Ultimate'', a gauge will also appear that shows how much time is left before the current Art expires.

** [[Inkling]]'s Ink Tank is constantly displayed above her portrait.

** [[Hero]]'s MP Gauge is constantly displayed above his portrait. [[Command Selection]] also displays a menu in front of the damage meter.

** When [[Terry]] is above 100%, a flashing "Go" icon will appear above his portrait, indicating that he can use the command moves [[Power Geyser]] and [[Buster Wolf]].

** Should [[Kirby]] [[List of Copy Abilities|copy any ability]] that displays this kind of additional info, he will gain the appropriate elements on his meter.

* ''Ultimate'' introduces additional cosmetic effects that encompass the entire meter. When a character is at 120% or above, the damage meter will start smoking, doing so more violently at higher percentages. The meter will also continuously crackle with electricity while the character is in the standby state for a Final Smash.

* In ''Ultimate'', the character's name will be replaced by the player's [[name]] if one is selected.

==Stamina==

In certain scenarios such as [[Stamina Mode]] or fights with [[boss]]es, a character's health is measured in [[Hit points|HP]] rather than damage. In this case, the meter remains largely the same, though the value is affixed with an "HP" symbol rather than a percentage sign, counts down upon taking damage rather than up, and, in the Wii U version, shift through other colors, such as starting silver then turning bronze. These can appear alongside normal damage meters, such as the [[Master Hand]] fight where the boss's health is an HP value while the player retains the usual damage mechanic.

Unique among all enemies is [[Master Core]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' - its meter at the bottom of the screen is obscured by a Swarm cloud in the ''3DS'' version and disappears entirely in the ''Wii U'' version, intentionally making it impossible to know its maximum and current HP. In the ''3DS'' version, once Master Core is defeated and reaches its final, vulnerable form, the Swarm obscuring the meter clears to reveal the boss's identity and a standard damage percentage starting at 0%, as it must be KO'd normally to finally end the match. The meter does not reappear in the ''Wii U'' version, but the final goal remains the same.

==Gallery==

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Melee-SuddenDeath.png|Damage meters in ''Melee''.

Sudden Death (SSBB).PNG|Damage meters in ''Brawl''.

8-Player_Smash_Original_8.jpg|Damage meters in {{forwiiu}}, with eight human players.

Match Start (Mario Circuit).jpg|Damage meters in {{forwiiu}}, with three figure players.

DamageMeterGlitch.jpg|A damage meter glitch in {{forwiiu}}. Note how no one has been attacked.

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*In ''Melee'', when a character reaches a higher-digit damage value, their damage meter displays a leading zero on the frame they get hit. For example, raising one's damage from 7% to 12% will have the meter display 07% for one frame before it changes to 12%.

*In ''Melee'', if a player is KO'd by a teammate, their damage meter returns to 0% using the "healing" animation instead of the "falling off" animation, before rising up from below the screen as usual.

*In ''Brawl'', the black outline around the damage text is not part of the number textures like in the previous two games; it is instead drawn in real-time.

*Early footage of {{forwiiu}} arguably seemed to show the damage value also shifting through a greenish hue before turning yellow; if this was actually the case, it is no longer so in the final release.

*When a character gets Screen KO'd in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', they will respawn before the "number breaking into pieces" animation even completes, resulting in the pieces disappearing abruptly. This can also happen with [[Share Stock]]ing.

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