Dr. Mario (SSBM): Difference between revisions

'''Dr. Mario''' ({{ja|Dr. マリオ|Dokutā Mario}}, ''Dr. Mario'') is an [[unlockable character]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

Dr. Mario currently ranks 13th on the ''Melee'' [[tier list]], at the end of B- tier, two places higher than Mario's rank and his best placement in the series. His [[combo]] ability possesses unique qualities, such as an unusual-functioning reverse-[[sex kick]]. His [[approach]] options are also very good, with a long [[wavedash]] and a good air game, as well as a very good [[SHFFL]]. Dr. Mario also has a good [[projectile]], which itself can be used to aid his approach while subsequently keeping away others. However, Dr. Mario's primary weakness is his abysmal [[recovery]], which is one of the worst in the game, due to its predictability and few methods of increasing its distance. Dr. Mario also suffers from lack of range in his attacks, leaving him vulnerable against characters with disjointed hitboxes such as {{SSBM|Marth}}.

==How to unlock==

Dr. Mario is fought on [[Princess Peach's Castle]], with the track "Dr. Mario" playing.

**{{buff|Its hitboxes are larger (3.6u/2.4u (clean), 3.2/0.8u (late) → 3.6u (all)), and have more favorable placements (X offset: -0.4u/0.8u → 3.6u/0u (clean), 2.4 (late)).}}

**{{buff|It deals more damage on the late hit (7% → 8%).}}

**{{change|It has a higher launch angle that sends opponents in front of him instead of behind (110°/120° → 80°/85°).}}

**{{change|Dash attack has less animation frames (48 frames → 43), but still has the same IASA frames as Mario's, keeping the ending lag identical.}}

**{{buff|Its fist hitbox is larger (4u → 4.6u).}}

**{{nerf|Dr. Mario's forward aerial is slightly less useful for edgeguarding due to lacking meteor smash hitboxes.}}

*[[Back aerial]]:

**{{buff|The clean hit sends at a [[semi-spike]] angle (361° → 28°).}}

|game=SSBM

|neutralcount=3

|neutral1dmg=4%

|neutral2dmg=3%

|neutral3dmg=6%

|neutraldesc=A weak punch forward, then a second weak punch, then a strong kick forward.

|ftiltangles=3

|ftiltupdmg=9%

|ftiltsidedmg=8%

|ftiltdowndmg=7%

|utiltname=Uppercut ({{ja|アッパーカット|Appākatto}})

|utiltdmg=10% (clean), 8% (late)

|utiltdesc=Punches upwards. Slightly more knockback than Mario's with a different trajectory based on where it hits. If hit from the front, the opponent gets launched diagonally forward, and if hit from above, the opponent will be launched upwards. When sent on the former trajectory, it can set up edgeguards, while on the latter trajectory, it's easy to combo into an aerial.

|dtiltdmg=9%

|dtiltdesc=Kneels down and sweeps his leg low to the ground. Sends foes behind him, unlike Mario's.

|dashdmg=9% (clean), 8% (late)

|fsmashname=Defibrillator ({{ja|心臓マッサージ|Shinzō Massāji}}, ''Cardiac Massage'')

|fsmashangles=3

|fsmashsidedmg= {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|19}}

|fsmashdowndmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|18}}

|usmashname=Ear, Nose and Throat ({{ja|スマッシュヘッドバット|Sumasshu Heddobatto}}, ''Smash Headbutt'')

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|16}} (clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}} (late)

|usmashdesc=Headbutts upwards. Slightly faster, but a little weaker than Mario's (if hit on an aerial foe, it will be stronger than Mario`s). Unusually, the hitboxes have [[spike]] properties, though it only works on grounded opponents. Just like Mario, Dr. Mario's head is intangible while the hitboxes are out.

|dsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|18}}/{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|17}} (front), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}}/{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}} (back)

|nairdmg=10% (clean), 14% (late)

|fairdmg=17% (sweetspot), 16% (sourspot)

|bairdmg=8% (clean), 7% (late)

|uairdmg=10%

|dairdmg=3% (hits 1-7)

|dairdesc=Does a downwards drill kick. The attack has set knockback and does not contain a landing hitbox, unlike Mario's.

|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})

|grabdesc=

|pummeldmg=3%

|pummeldesc=Headbutts the opponent. Relatively slow.

|fthrowdmg=9%

|fthrowdesc=Spins opponent once, and tosses them forward with decent knockback. Good for an [[edgeguarding]] follow-up attack.

|dthrowname=Hospital Bed ({{ja|スルーダウン|Surū Daun}}, ''Throw Down'')

|dthrowdmg=6%

|floorfname=

|floorfdmg=6%

|dsdmg=3% (hit 1), 2% (hits 2-3), 3% (hit 4 ground), 1% (hit 4 air), 4% (hit 5)

|dsdesc=A spinning tornado attack, similar to Mario's, but is a little stronger and deals less hits. The move traps the opponent in a tornado, hitting them constantly, before knocking them back. While Mario's knocks opponents into the air, Dr. Mario's knocks them in a random direction. Dr. Mario can hover in the air using this move by repeatedly pressing the [[B button]] while using it, but it only works once without landing. Has [[transcendent priority]] on all but the last hit.

}}

{{Victory/SSBM

|victory-theme=MushroomKingdomThemeMelee.ogg

|desc-1=Holds out his stethoscope and points it to his right, to his left, and finally towards the screen.

|desc-2=Throws two pills, dusts his hands off, and then pulls out the same pills he already threw while laughing triumphantly.

:''See also: [[:Category:Dr. Mario players (SSBM)]]''

===Tier placement and history===

*'''[[Event 49: All-Star Match Deluxe]]''': Dr. Mario is the first opponent fought in this series of staged battles. The selected character battles him on the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] stage with a stock of 2 while Dr. Mario has 1. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat him and the other five characters one-by-one with the overall time and damage: {{SSBM|Falco}}, {{SSBM|Pichu}}, {{SSBM|Young Link}}, {{SSBM|Roy}} and {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.

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==[[Trophies]]==

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*Dr. Mario is the only playable character in the game to have a unconvential [[spike]] (being his up smash).

*Dr. Mario's Forward Smash is likely inspired by a defibrillator, with his palm emitting an electric current akin to those devices.

==External links==

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/0101/drmario.html Dr. Mario's page at Smabura-Ken]