Editing Dr. Mario (SSBU)

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{{disambig2|Dr. Mario's appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''|the character in other contexts|Dr. Mario}}

'''Dr. Mario''' ({{ja|ドクターマリオ|Dokutā Mario}}, ''Doctor Mario'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was officially confirmed as playable on June 12th, 2018. As in ''[[Smash 4]]'', {{s|mariowiki|Charles Martinet}}'s portrayal of Mario from ''[[Brawl]]'' was repurposed for Dr. Mario in ''Ultimate''.

==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

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While Dr. Mario is still slower and stronger than {{SSBU|Mario}}, he is not classified as an [[Echo Fighter]]. Aside from having an altered animation for his [[side special]], as well as receiving a new [[down aerial]] and [[back throw]], it is other unknown to what extent he has been decloned.

*{{change|As with all [[veteran]]s returning from ''Smash 4'', Dr. Mario's model features a more subdued color scheme. Like Mario, his hair and clothing now feature simple detailing, with his head mirror's headband reverting back to a cordovan brown from his design in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', instead of a dark taupe gray.}}

*{{change|The inside of Dr. Mario's pants are now slate grey instead of white.}}

*{{change|Dr. Mario has a new [[idle animation]] with less exaggerated bouncing.}}

*{{change|The [[victory animation]] where Dr. Mario rubs his chin now has him tap the toe of his shoe on the ground before contemplatively rubbing his chin.}}

*{{buff|Like all characters, Dr. Mario's [[jumpsquat]] animation now takes three frames to complete.}}

*{{buff|Dr. Mario jumps slightly higher.}}

*{{buff|Jab deals slightly more damage.}}

**{{buff|Jab was reverted to match Mario's, meaning that it can now [[jab lock]].}}

**{{buff|The last hit of [[neutral attack]] comes out faster and goes higher. These changes allow it to connect better from the first two hits.}}

*{{change|[[Up tilt]] has more base knockback, lowing it's combo potential but increasing it's kill power.}}

*{{nerf|[[Down tilt]] has more base knockback and a more horizontal launch angle, lowering its combo potential.}}

*{{nerf|[[Dash attack]] has an altered animation that no longer lowers Dr. Mario's hurtbox, which prevents him from sliding under certain attacks unlike his previous dash attack.}}

**{{buff|Dash attack travels further.}}

*{{buff|All tilt attacks deal slightly more damage.}}

*{{buff|All [[smash attack]]s deal slightly more damage.}}

**{{change|The electricity produced from Dr. Mario's [[forward smash]] is now magenta/lavender instead of light blue. That electricity also stems out from the player being hit with his forward smash.}}

**{{change|[[Down smash]]'s animation has been altered, resembling both the {{s|mariowiki|Sweep Kick}} move from ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', and the break dance Mario performs on the cover of ''{{s|mariowiki|Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix}}''.}}

*{{buff|All aerials have less landing lag.}}

*{{buff|All aerials deal slightly more damage.}}

*{{change|[[Forward aerial]] has a different animation, with Dr. Mario now punching downwards with his opposite hand and twisting around afterwards instead of flipping.}}

*{{buff|Dr. Mario has a new [[down aerial]], a downward stomp similar to that of {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}, as opposed to a drill kick. Compared to the old down aerial, it deals more damage, has reduced ending lag, has a larger autocancel window and can [[meteor smash]].}}

**{{nerf|The new down aerial has slower start-up and lacks a landing hit.}}

*{{buff|All throws deal slightly more damage.}}

*{{change|Pummel has a slightly different animation: Dr. Mario now uses one hand during his pummel instead of both of his hands like in previous installments, to keep consistent with his [[grab]] animation.}}

*{{change|All of Dr. Mario's [[throw]]s have been altered with more exaggerated animations.}}

*{{change|Dr. Mario has a new [[back throw]] where he heaves the opponent overhead behind him.}}

**{{nerf|The new back throw doesn't have a collateral hit.}}

===Special Moves===

*{{change|Dr. Mario no longer opens his mouth when using [[Megavitamin]].}}

*{{buff|Megavitamins deals slightly more damage.}}

**{{buff|Megavitamins are slightly larger.}}

*{{change|[[Super Sheet]] has an updated animation. He now swings the sheet upwards rather than sideways, indicating the move's better vertical reach. The move reflects projectiles upwards instead of back to the sender.}}

*{{buff|Super Sheet deals slightly more damage.}}

*{{buff|[[Super Jump Punch]] deals slightly more damage.}}

*{{buff|[[Dr. Tornado]] now hits seven times instead of four, and deals much more damage.}}

**{{buff|Dr. Tornado has less endlag.}}

**{{change|Dr. Tornado has a vortex form around Dr. Mario when used.}}

*{{change|Dr. Mario appears to be much angrier than in the previous game when unleashing [[Doctor Finale]].}}

Dr. Mario was absent in the World of Light trailer, though he presumably became a [[Spirits (characters)|spirit]] alongside the rest of the galaxy (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when [[Galeem]] unleashed its beams of light.

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SSBUWebsiteDrMario2.jpg|[[Taunting]] on [[Mario Galaxy]].

SSBUWebsiteDrMario3.jpg|Attacking {{SSBU|Link}} with his [[forward smash]] on [[New Pork City]].

SSBUWebsiteDrMario4.jpg|Jumping in [[Mushroomy Kingdom]].

SSBUWebsiteMimikyu2.jpg|Snared by [[Mimikyu]] on [[Pictochat 2]].

DrMarioSSBUDoctorFinale.png|Performing [[Doctor Finale]] on [[Wii Fit Studio]].

===Character Showcase Video===

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*With {{SSBU|Link}} and {{SSBU|Young Link}} now representing different incarnations of Link and {{SSBU|Zelda}} and {{SSBU|Sheik}} now representing different incarnations of Princess Zelda, along with {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} briefly transforming into [[Samus (SSBU)|her Varia Suited form]] for her [[Final Smash]], Dr. Mario is the only playable character to represent an alternate identity for [[Mario (SSBU)|another character]] with no gameplay connection between the two.

*During {{SSBU|Luigi}}'s character showcase trailer, Dr. Mario's [[Super Sheet]] is shown to have a visual glitch in which the sheet is not displayed.

**Oddly enough, Dr. Mario's Super Sheet also uses its original animation from ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' in this trailer, rather than the updated animation.

*''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is the first ''Smash Bros.'' game where Dr. Mario is not holding his Vitamins in his official art.

*Dr. Mario’s official art resembles one of the victory animations he has in ''Super Smash Bros. 4.''

*One of the images on the ''Smash Bros.'' website shows Dr. Mario and Link, with the former holding a [[Fairy Bottle]] and the latter laying face-down. This is a reference to the fact that [[zeldawiki:Fairy|Fairies]], a ''The Legend of Zelda'' series item, would restore Link's health in case of exhaustion, alluding to Dr. Mario's status as a doctor.

**This is further joked with in Dr. Mario's highlight video, in which he fights [[King Dedede]] on top of [[Onett]]'s Drugstore.  

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