Editing Dr. Kawashima

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{{Infobox Character General
|name=Dr. Kawashima
|image=[[File:Dr. Kawashima 3DS.jpg|250px]]
|caption={{symbol|other}}<br>Official artwork of Dr. Kawashima from ''{{s|wikipedia|Brain Age: Concentration Training}}''.
|universe={{uv|Brain Age}}
|firstgame=''{{s|wikipedia|Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!}}'' (2005)
|games= ''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|lastappearance= ''{{s|wikipedia|Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch}}'' (2019)
|console= Nintendo DS
|species= Human
|gender = Male
|interwiki=wikipedia
|interwikiname=Wikipedia
|interwikipage=Ryuta Kawashima
}}
'''Dr. Kawashima''' ({{ja|川島教授|Kawashima-kyōju}}, ''Professor Kawashima'') is the host of the {{uv|Brain Age}} series. He appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as an [[Assist Trophy]].

==Origin==
[[File:Kawashima Brain Age.png|200px|left|thumb|Dr. Kawashima explaining the math exercise in ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'']]
{{s|wikipedia|Ryuta Kawashima}} ({{ja|川島 隆太|Kawashima Ryūta}}, ''Kawashima Ryuta'') is a real-world neuroscientist from {{s|wikipedia|Chiba City}}, {{s|wikipedia|Japan}}, who is known for his studies on the mapping of the various regions of the human brain and the effects of age on one's ability to learn. His most well-known work is a book entitled ''{{s|wikipedia|Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain}}'', which claimed that continued activities that stimulate the brain, such as basic mathematics and reading aloud, could be used to stave off the mental effects of aging. The book became a success, particularly in Japan, and his work was later adapted as a video game series by Nintendo, entitled Brain Age. In the games, Dr. Kawashima appears as a polygonal head, acting as a trainer for the player.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
Dr. Kawashima is mentioned by name in the [[PAL]] version of ''Brawl'' in the title of the music track "Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?", referred to as "{{SSBBMusicLink|Nintendo|Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day}}" in the [[NTSC]] version. This is to maintain consistency with the PAL region title of the ''Brain Age'' series, in which Dr. Kawashima is named.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===
[[File:Dr. Kawashima SSB4.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Kawashima's initial reveal picture.]]
Dr. Kawashima appears in both versions as an Assist Trophy. When released, he floats into the background. Once he is settled, large numbers from 1 to 9 will fly vertically and horizontally across the screen at random. The numbers do not hurt fighters but can deflected 90 degrees by their attacks. If two numbers collide, they will be added together, merging into a single number equal to their sum; if the result is 10 or more, the new number will then explode after a short delay, with a significantly larger explosion similar to the [[Smart Bomb]] if the result is 10 exactly. Uncommonly, all the numbers produced will be numbers that add up to 10, like 6 and 4 or 3 and 7, guaranteeing sums of 10.
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===Trophy===
In the Wii U version, Dr. Kawashima's trophy is a [[List of challenges (SSB4-Wii U)|Challenge]] reward, unlocked by clearing {{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}} without losing any lives.
{{Trophy
|name=Dr. Kawashima
|image-3ds=KawashimaTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=KawashimaTrophyWiiU.png
|desc=Dr. Ryuta Kawashima is the neuroscientist behind the Brain Age series. In this game, he sends numbers from 1 to 9 flying onto the screen to crash into one another. If two colliding numbers add up to 10 or more, they'll explode. If the two numbers total 10 exactly, the explosion will be even more impressive!
{{Trophy games|console1=DS|game1=Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (04/2006)|console2=DS|game2=Brain Age 2: More Brain Training in Minutes a Day! (08/2007)}}
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As an Assist Trophy===
Dr. Kawashima reprises his Assist Trophy role from previous games. He seems to function the same as in ''Smash 4''. One notable change is that his appearance changes the background of the stage to a white graphed background. He cannot appear in Boxing Ring, Coliseum, Frigate Orpheon, Green Greens, Hollow Bastion, King of Fighters Stadium, Kongo Falls, Midgar, Moray Towers, New Pork City, Princess Peach's Castle, Prism Tower, Tortimer Island, Town and City, and WarioWare, Inc.

===Spirits===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 1,214 || {{SpiritTableName|Dr. Kawashima}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★ || 2 || 1784 || 7163 || 874 || 3510 || 910 || 3653 || {{Rollover|Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99|Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training)|y}} || ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' Series {{Flag|North America}}<br>''Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?'' Series {{Flag|PAL}}
|-
| 1,215 || {{SpiritTableName|Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training)}} {{Flag|North America}}<br>Dr. Kawashima (Devilish Brain Training) {{Flag|PAL}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★★★ || {{Rollover|2|1 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|4633|4863 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|11582|12161 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|2050|2152 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|5125|5381 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|2050|2152 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || {{Rollover|5125|5381 prior to 2.0.0|?}} || Unflinching Charged Smashes || ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' Series {{Flag|North America}}<br>''Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?'' Series {{Flag|PAL}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSB4-Wii U challenge image R11C08.png|Challenge board unlock image.
Dr. Kawashima Assist Trophy (SSBU).png|Dr. Kawashima in ''Ultimate''.
Ryuta_Kawashima.jpg|Photograph of Dr. Ryuta Kawashima.
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==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|川島教授|Kawashima-kyōju}}, ''Professor Kawashima''
|en=Dr. Kawashima
|fr_ca=Professeur Kawashima
|fr_fr=Dr. Kawashima
|es=Dr. Kawashima
|de=Dr. Kawashima
|it=Dr. Kawashima
|nl=Dr. Kawashima
|ru={{rollover|Дoктop Кавасима|Doktor Kavasima|?}}
|ko={{rollover|카와시마 박사|Kawasima Baksa|?}}, ''Doctor Kawashima''
|zh_cn={{rollover|川岛博士|Chuāndǎo Bóshì|?}}, ''Dr. Kawashima''
|zh_tw={{rollover|川島博士|Chuāndǎo Bóshì|?}}, ''Dr. Kawashima''
}}

==Trivia==
*In the Dr. Kawashima Spirit Battle, after a few seconds of his Assist Trophy effects, the background produced by the Assist Trophy will disappear, as though the effect was ending, however the numbers will continue flying indefinitely.
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