Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Dr. Mario: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Dr. Mario has a new [[idle animation]] with less exaggerated bouncing and his head turned more toward the screen, similar to the one he had in ''Melee''. It no longer reverts to Mario's idle when holding an item.}}

*{{change|Most, if not all, of {{SSBU|Mario}}'s aesthetic and animation changes also apply to Dr. Mario}}:

**{{change|[[Walking]], [[air dodge]], [[helpless]], skidding, and ledge-hanging animations have changed. Additionally, Dr. Mario now faces the screen instead of away while [[sleeping]].}}

*{{change|The idle pose where Dr. Mario pounds his fist into his palm has been slightly altered; he now smiles during it.}}

*{{change|All of Dr. Mario's victory poses have been slightly altered.}}

**{{nerf|Dr. Mario's [[air speed]] is slower (0.9292 → 0.9238784).}}

**{{nerf|Dr. Mario's [[short hop]] (14.171785912 → 13.414592) and [[midair jump]] (29.356105712 → 27.785184) cover less distance.}}

*{{buff|Dr. Mario's [[traction]] is much higher (0.045 → 0.106), allowing him to punish [[out of shield]] more easily. It is slightly higher than Mario's.}}

*{{change|Dr. Mario's [[gravity]] is slightly lower (0.08715 → 0.087).}}

*[[Up tilt]]:

**{{nerf|Up tilt has an altered animation with the spinning uppercut starting from a higher and closer position, noticeably reducing its range in front of Dr. Mario, to the point where it can no longer hit most characters on the ground unless they are very close.}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt's sweetspot takes priority over the sourspot.}}

**{{buff|It has less knockback scaling (80 → 55) and has gained a [[hitstun modifier]] of 3, significantly improving its combo ability, to the point of possessing KO setups at high percents.}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{buff|Dash attack's clean hit deals more damage (8% → 9.8%) with knockback scaling not fully compensated (42 → 38), improving its KO potential.}}

*[[Up smash]]:

**{{change|Up smash launches at a more vertical angle (130° → 120°), which allows it to KO earlier onstage and function better as an anti-air punishment tool, but makes it more vulnerable to [[LSI]] and worsens its KO ability near the ledge.}}

*[[Down 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 breakdance Mario performs on the cover of ''{{s|mariowiki|Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix}}''.}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{change|Dr. Mario has a new down aerial: a downward stomp similar to that of {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}. It consists of only one hit instead of five.}}

**{{buff|It deals more damage (1.7% (hits 1-4), 3% (hit 5); 9.8% total → 12%), with knockback not fully compensated (50 base/120 scaling → 10/100), and has a sweetspot that [[meteor smash]]es opponents, while the sourspot launches them at a lower angle (45° → 270°/361°). Combined with its previous changes, this allows it to start combos onstage at various percents, while also improving its edgeguarding ability, being as strong as Mario's forward aerial.}}

**{{buff|It auto-cancels much earlier (frame 45 → 35), allowing it to auto-cancel in a short hop.}}

**{{buff|It has larger hitboxes overall (4.5u/3.2u (hits 1-4), 5.5u/3.7u (hit 5) → 5.2u/4.5u).}}

**{{nerf|It no longer possesses a landing hit.}}

===Special moves===

**{{buff|It launches at a higher angle (361° → 65°), deals much more knockback (35 base/20 scaling → 60/40 (clean), 28/15 → 55/40 (mid), 22/10 → 50/40 (late)), and has a higher hitlag multiplier (0.3× → 1×). Alongside the previous change, this greatly improves the move's [[camping]] and followup abilities.}}

***{{nerf|Due to these changes, however, it can no longer lock opponents.}}

**{{buff|Megavitamins are slightly larger, and have been given an extended hitbox to match their size, increasing their range despite the hitbox itself being smaller overall (2u (clean)/1.8u (mid)/1.6u (late) → 1.7u).}}

**{{nerf|It has received negative [[shield damage]] (0 → -2.5 (clean)/-2 (late)), effectively dealing half its usual damage to shields.}}

*[[Super Sheet]]:

**{{buff|Projectiles reflected by Super Sheet have a higher damage multiplier (1.5× → 1.6×).}}

**{{buff|It no longer gives the opponent [[super armor]] on hit.}}

***{{buff|Although, it is easier to reflect projectiles that otherwise would have stopped short of Dr. Mario.}}

**{{nerf|The reflective hitbox has more startup with a shorter duration (frame 6-22 → 9-22), although it has a new function causing it to start two frames earlier (frame 7) if a projectile is very close to Dr. Mario at the time. This slightly reduces its safety.}}

***{{buff|In the same circumstances, the entire move loses two frames of startup, allowing the offensive hitbox to come out earlier (on frame 10) and reducing the move's total duration.}}

**{{change|It always forces opponents to show their backside while they are using their moves; this even works to characters with mirrored stances, such as another Dr. Mario, causing them to turn away from the screen.}}

**{{change|Super Sheet has an updated animation to differentiate it from [[Cape]]. It starts flat on the floor, and Dr. Mario lifts it up above his head. This better indicates the move's higher vertical reach compared to Mario's Cape.}}

*[[Dr. Tornado]]:

**{{buff|Dr. Tornado hits seven times, up from five, and deals much more damage (1.2% (hits 1-4); 7.8% total → 1.6% (hits 1-6); 12.6% total).}}

**{{buff|It has larger hitboxes (3.5u/4.2u → 4u/4.5u (looping hits), 6u/6u → 6.5u/6u (last hit)).}}

**{{buff|It gains more height via [[button mashing]], improving Dr. Mario's recovery.}}

*[[Doctor Finale]]:

**{{buff|At the start of Doctor Finale, nearby opponents will be slowed down more, and for longer.}}

**{{change|Damage from each hit is dealt solely based on how long the attack has been out, with the Megavitamins becoming more powerful as the attack continues. This makes the front Megavitamin worse early during the Final Smash, but the back Megavitamin stronger later during it.}}

**{{change|Dr. Mario sports an angrier expression than in the previous game when unleashing Doctor Finale.}}