Editing Mario Tornado

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The '''Mario Tornado''' ({{ja|マリオトルネード|Mario Torunēdo}}, ''Mario Tornado'') is the name given to [[Mario]]'s [[down special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[F.L.U.D.D.]] replaced it as his down special, and Mario Tornado became his down aerial instead. The move involves him rotating rapidly with his fists outstretched, then finishing with a full-body stretch to bash opponents at the end. It is a multi-hit attack, and the last hit can [[meteor smash]] in ''Smash 64''. This attack's [[knockback]] is [[set knockback|always the same]] in ''Smash 64'', regardless of the enemy's [[damage]]. However, in ''Melee'', the knockback increased with the opponent's damage. By pressing the Special Attack button rapidly, Mario would rise up in the air slightly and give him a slight recovery chance.

==Dr. Tornado==

'''Dr. Tornado''' is one of [[Dr. Mario]]'s special moves in ''Melee'' and ''[[Smash 4]]''.  Dr. Tornado has the same effect as the Mario Tornado, except that it is a little stronger. Unlike Mario Tornado, Dr. Tornado throws opponents in a random direction, rather than straight up.

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. 4''==

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the Mario Tornado was replaced with F.L.U.D.D. as Mario's down special. In the [[DOJO!!]] [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/mario.html#2nd update] revealing this change, a screenshot of the Mario Tornado is shown with the accompanying caption: "He still seems to have this move, though. Eh? Is it a normal attack?!" The [[E For All]] demo eventually revealed that the Mario Tornado was, in fact, merged with Mario's old [[down aerial]] move. Mario still does his signature "Yahoo!" for this move, but in a more blunt tone. The attack is quicker, but the damage is actually unchanged. In fact, it has been discovered to be an effective KO move when used in midair, if the opponent is hit at the very end of the tornado. Because of it being an aerial attack, it does not affect Mario's falling speed, but it can slightly stop his momentum when he is knocked into the air. As a down aerial, one must be careful not to fast-fall while using it. It is also the only down special to be replaced by another move. As Mario Tornado is in his down aerial attack, he can no longer perform the rising tornado technique, making his recovery worse. These changes are retained for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', however, the returning {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} retains his old down aerial while keeping the Dr. Tornado for his down special.

The Mario Tornado is likely based on the {{s|supermariowiki|Spin Jump}} that originated in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The Spin Jump has lower vertical range than Mario's regular jump but deals more damage, offers protection from landing on normally-hazardous objects and enemies, and can break blocks from above if Mario is not small.

Since the move's appearances in ''SSB'' and ''Melee'', the spin jump has continued to appear in ''Mario'' games. While its higher damage and block-breaking power are now the job of the {{s|supermariowiki|Ground Pound}} instead, spin jumping tends to cause Mario to fall slower, is capable of clearing fog, and gives Mario more height upon bouncing off enemies.

File:Mario Tornado SSB.png|Mario Tornado in ''SSB''.

File:SSB64meteorsmash.jpg|The move's meteor smash properties in ''SSB''.

File:Mario Tornado SSBM.gif|Animation of the move used in ''Melee''

*As Mario Tornado involves Mario leaning backwards out of the plane of gameplay, certain fast and thin hitboxes, such as [[Hero's Bow|Link's Arrows]], can be dodged with it.

*In ''Smash 4'', despite still being Mario's down aerial, it deals more damage than the Dr. Tornado, dealing 10% damage as opposed to Dr. Tornado's 8% damage.

*The Mario Tornado can be used to perform the [[Green shell glitch]] in ''Smash 64''.