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This article is about Dr. Mario's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For the character in other contexts, see Dr. Mario.
Dr. Mario
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dr. Mario SSBU.png
MarioSymbol.svg
Universe Mario
Other playable appearances in Melee
in SSB4

Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Doctor Finale
Dr. Mario (SSBU)
He has more attack and launch power than Mario, but his jump and recovery is not as good. Pro tip: You can repeatedly press the B button when using his down special, Dr. Tornado, to float a bit!
Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Dr. Mario (ドクターマリオ, Doctor Mario) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was revealed for the game along with the rest of the veterans on June 12th, 2018. Although he is still a full clone of Mario, Dr. Mario is not is classified as an Echo Fighter for currently undisclosed reasons (though it is likely due to him debuting in Melee rather than Smash 4 or Ultimate) Thus, he is classified as fighter #18.

As in Smash 4, Charles Martinet's portrayal of Mario from Brawl was repurposed for Dr. Mario in Ultimate.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

  • Play VS. matches, with Dr. Mario being the 62nd character to be unlocked.
  • Clear Classic Mode with Mario or any character in his unlock tree, being the seventh character in his unlock tree after Roy.
  • Have Dr. Mario join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Dr. Mario must then be defeated on New Donk City Hall.

Differences from Mario

Although Dr. Mario is not classified as an a Echo Fighter of Mario, Dr. Mario is still very much a full clone of Mario. Both characters are middleweights with the ability to wall jump. However, compared to Mario, Dr. Mario sports subpar mobility, with the sixty-second fastest walking speed, seventy-first fastest dashing speed, seventieth fastest air speed, poor air acceleration, tying for the forty-ninth through fifty-first fastest falling speed, tying for the forty-seventh through forty-ninth fastest fast falling speed, having average gravity and traction, and below-average jump force. As a result of these traits, Dr. Mario's approach and recovery are greatly inferior to Mario's, giving him sluggish movement in addition to negatively impacting both his neutral game and his edgeguarding skills.

Like Mario, Dr. Mario has excellent frame data, with his entire moveset having low startup lag, excluding specials. As a result, Dr. Mario is effective at punishing his opponents, while he himself is difficult to punish. Dr. Mario has excellent combo starters in his up tilt and down tilt, since both attacks come out rather quickly, and deal low knockback to the opponent. All of Dr. Mario's aerials have decreased landing lag compared to his previous appearance in SSB4 (but still higher than Mario's), contributing to his combo game, and making set-ups easier to create.

Aesthetics

  • Change Dr. Mario's stance has him moving less than Mario.
  • Change Dr. Mario is less vocal than Mario. Some of his attacks also emit different sound effects.
  • Change Dr. Mario's on-screen appearance, taunts, idle poses, and victory poses are different from Mario's.
  • Change Dr. Mario's defeated/No Contest animation is different from Mario's. He looks in front of him with a neutral expression, whereas Mario looks slightly to the left with a smiling expression.

Attributes

  • Buff Aside from Dr. Mario's up tilt, forward aerial, clean back aerial, down aerial, up special and down special, his other moves' damage outputs use a positive multiplier. As a result, he is significantly stronger than Mario. However, this multiplier does not apply to items or reflected attacks.
  • Nerf Dr. Mario's walking speed, dashing speed, air speed, air acceleration and jump force use a negative multiplier. As a result, Dr. Mario is significantly less mobile than Mario.
  • Buff Dr. Mario's traction is slightly higher than Mario's (0.102 → 0.106), making it slightly easier for him to punish out of shield.

Ground attacks

  • Nerf Neutral attack has more ending lag.
  • Buff Forward tilt has a longer duration.
  • Change Up tilt deals more damage. This makes it significantly more effective for KOing, but less effective for combos.
  • Buff Dash attack has different knockback. Dr. Mario's dash attack also launches the opponent vertically, whereas Mario's can launch them diagonally or horizontally. These differences make it more effective for combos at low percentages.
  • Buff Due to its higher damage output, forward smash is more effective at KOing in spite of its lower knockback scaling.
  • Nerf Forward smash has slightly less range.
  • Change Dr. Mario's forward smash's sweetspot and sourspot are on his arm and electricity respectively, whereas Mario's are on the flame and his arm respectively.
  • Change Dr. Mario's forward smash has an electric effect, whereas Mario's has a flame effect..
  • Change Dr. Mario’s up smash (known as “Ear, Nose, and Throat” in the tips) has different knockback. Dr. Mario's up smash also launches the opponent horizontally, whereas Mario's launches them vertically. These differences make it significantly more effective for combos at low percentages and KOing while near the edge, but make it significantly less effective for KOing and punishing.

Aerial attacks

  • Nerf Neutral, back, and up aerial have more landing lag.
  • Change Dr. Mario's neutral aerial (known as "Dr. Kick" in the tips) deals more damage and has higher knockback the longer it is active, whereas Mario's functions oppositely.
  • Change Dr. Mario's forward aerial (known as "Dr. Punch" in the tips) launches the opponent diagonally, whereas Mario's meteor smashes them.
  • Buff Clean and late forward aerials deal more damage.
  • Nerf Early forward aerial deals slightly less damage.
  • Nerf Clean forward aerial has less base knockback.
  • Buff Clean back aerial deals more damage, making it more effective for KOing in spite of its lower knockback.
  • Change Up aerial has less knockback. Dr. Mario's up aerial also launches the opponent diagonally, whereas Mario's launches them vertically. These differences make its beginning frames capable of edge-guarding, and its ending frames better for aerial combos. However, they also make its beginning frames unusable for KOing, and significantly less effective for juggling and SHFF'd combos.
  • Change Dr. Mario's down aerial (known as "Bone Drill" in the tips) is a single-hit stomp kick, whereas Mario's has been Mario Tornado since Brawl. Unlike Mario's, it is a meteor smash.
  • Buff Down aerial has reduced landing lag.

Grabs and throws

  • Change Back throw has Dr. Mario heave the opponent behind him, as opposed to swinging them around like Mario.
    • Buff Back throw has reduced startup.
    • Nerf Back throw cannot hit nearby opponents unlike Mario's.
    • Change Due to its higher damage output, back throw is as effective at KOing in spite of its lower knockback scaling.
  • Change Due to its higher damage output, up throw is as effective for combos at low percentages in spite of its lower knockback.
  • Buff Dr. Mario's down throw (known as “Hospital Bed” in the tips) has different knockback. It launches the opponent vertically, whereas Mario's launches them diagonally. This makes its combos less susceptible to directional influence.

Special moves

  • Buff Unlike Fireball, Megavitamins cannot be absorbed.
  • Change Megavitamins do not have a flame effect unlike Fireball.
  • Change Megavitamins bounce twice and at a higher angle, whereas Fireball bounces three times and at a lower angle.
  • Change Compared to Cape, Super Sheet's hitbox is positioned slightly upward. This results in it having slightly more vertical range, but slightly less horizontal range.
  • Change Super Sheet has a different animation where Dr. Mario swings the sheet upward.
  • Change Unlike aerial Cape, aerial Super Sheet does not stall Dr. Mario. This makes more effective at B-reversing, but unusable for recovery.
  • Change Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch consists of a clean hitbox and a late hitbox, whereas Mario's consists of seven hitboxes.
  • Buff Due to its higher damage output, Dr. Mario's clean Super Jump Punch is significantly more effective for KOing in spite of its lower knockback. Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch also has a longer duration than Mario's.
  • Nerf Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch retains its vertical distance from Melee, whereas Mario's has increased, making it less effective for recovery.
  • Nerf Unlike Mario's Super Jump Punch, Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch lacks intangibility on start-up.
  • Change Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch does not produce Coins upon contact, whereas Mario's does.
  • Change Dr. Mario retains Dr. Tornado as his down special, whereas Mario's has been F.L.U.D.D. since Brawl.
  • Buff Unlike F.L.U.D.D., Dr. Tornado deals damage.
  • Buff Compared to F.L.U.D.D., Dr. Tornado is significantly more effective for recovery.
  • Nerf Compared to F.L.U.D.D., Dr. Tornado has significantly less range, making it less effective for edge-guarding.
  • Change Doctor Finale produces 2D and 3D Megavitamin-based effects and emits Megavitamins' contact sound effect, whereas Mario Finale produces 3D fiery effects and emits a burning sound effect.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Dr. Mario has been overall buffed in Ultimate. His damage output has been increased substantially throughout his moveset, now being able to rack up damage far more reliably than in Smash 4. His recovery, while still being rather lackluster, has nevertheless improved slightly; his Dr. Tornado has less ending lag, allowing him to act out of it sooner, and the re-addition of directional air dodges gives him another option to possibly extend his recovery. Dr. Mario has received a few nerfs, however, with one of them being a small decrease to his already sub-par mobility, given the nerfs to his air speed and jump height. Although his initial dash speed is now identical to Mario's, his overall mobility remains largely unaltered, resulting in him now being much slower relative to the roster (as well as Mario himself), considering as other fighters have received buffs to their mobility, Mario included.

Compared to Mario, Dr. Mario is still a slower and stronger clone of him. However, he is not classified as an Echo Fighter. There is currently no confirmed reason for this oddity, though it is likely due to Dr. Mario debuting in Melee rather than SSB4 or Ultimate as with the other Echo Fighters. Aside from having an updated idle animation, slightly higher traction compared to Mario, an altered animation for his side special, as well as receiving a new back throw and down aerial, he has not been further decloned. He has also received many of the same changes as Mario.

Aesthetics

  • Change As with all veterans 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, similar to the one he had in Melee. It no longer reverts to Mario's idle when holding an item.
  • Change Dr. Mario's helpless animation is altered slightly, with his body faced more towards the screen.
  • 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.
  • Change The victory animation where Dr. Mario throws Megavitamins now has him looking towards the camera with a happy expression when holding the Megavitamins in his hands.
  • Change The victory animation where Dr. Mario poses with his stethoscope is now more exaggerated.

Attributes

  • Buff Like all characters, Dr. Mario's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
  • Change Dr Mario's attributes have been adjusted relative to Mario's. He now has attributes as if he was Mario with +22 attack and -65 speed equipment (SSB4).
    • Buff Dr. Mario dashes slightly faster (1.3312 → 1.397792).
    • Buff Dr. Mario's initial dash is much faster (1.3312 → 1.936), and is now identical to Mario's.
    • Buff Dr. Mario walks slightly faster (0.9152 → 0.917301).
    • Nerf Dr. Mario's air speed is slower (0.9292 → 0.9238784).
    • Nerf Dr. Mario jumps lower.
    • Nerf Due to Dr. Mario's speed being relatively unchanged from his previous appearance, he hardly benefits from the universal mobility buffs, and is now much slower relative to the roster as a result of most other characters receiving such buffs, in a manner similar to Ryu.
  • Buff Dr. Mario's traction is much higher (0.045 → 0.106), allowing him to punish out of shield more easily. It is now slightly higher than Mario's.

Ground attacks

  • Neutral attack:
    • Buff Jab deals more damage (2.8% → 2.9% (hit 1), 1.68% → 1.7% (jab 2), 4.48% → 4.7% (hit 3)).
    • 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.
  • Buff All tilt attacks deal more damage (7.84% → 8.2% (forward tilt), 7.056% → 7.4% (up tilt), 5.6%/7.84% → 5.8/8.2% (down tilt), 8.96%/6.72% → 11.5%/7% (dash attack (clean/late))).
  • Up tilt:
    • Change Up tilt has more base knockback, decreasing its combo potential but increasing its kill power.
  • Down tilt:
    • Nerf Down tilt has more base knockback and a more horizontal launch angle, lowering its combo potential.
  • Dash attack:
    • Buff Dash attack travels further.
    • 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 All smash attacks deal significantly more damage (19.04%/15.68% → 20.9%/17.2% (forward smash), 15.68% → 16.4% (up smash), 11.2%/13.44 → 11.7%/14.1% (down smash (hit 1/hit 2))).
  • Forward smash:
    • 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.
    • Buff Forward smash deals consistent damage.
  • Down smash:

Aerial attacks

  • Buff All aerials have less landing lag (12 frames → 7 (neutral), 28 frames → 17 (forward), 16 frames → 10 (back), 14 frames → 8 (up), 21 frames → 13 (down)).
  • Buff All aerials deal more damage (5.6%/8.96 → 5.8%/9.4% (neutral aerial (clean/late)), 11.2/16.8/10.08% → 11.7%/17.6%/10.5 (forward aerial (early/clean/late)), 13.44/7.84 → 14.1/8.2 (back aerial (clean/late)), 7.84% → 10.2% (up aerial), 10.976% → 14.1% (down aerial)).
  • Forward aerial:
    • Change Forward aerial has a different animation, with Dr. Mario now punching downwards with his opposite hand and twisting around afterwards instead of flipping.
  • Down aerial:
    • Buff Dr. Mario has a new down aerial, a downward stomp similar to that of Captain Falcon and 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 However, the new down aerial has slower start-up (frame 11 → 16), less active hitboxes, and lacks a landing hit.

Throws/other attacks

  • Change Pummel deals less damage but is noticeably faster.
    • 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.
  • Buff All throws deal more damage (8.96% → 9.4% (forward), 12.32% → 12.9% (back), 7.84% → 8.2% (up), 5.6% → 5.8% (down)).
  • Change All of Dr. Mario's throws have been altered with more exaggerated animations.
  • Back throw:
    • Change Dr. Mario has a new back throw where he heaves the opponent overhead behind him.
    • Buff The new back throw is slightly faster.
    • Buff The new back throw has significantly higher knockback, now KOing at around 90% against middleweights near the edge.
    • Nerf The new back throw doesn't have a collateral hit.
  • Buff Dr. Mario’s Down throw (known as “Hospital Bed” in the tips) launches opponents directly upwards.

Special Moves

  • Megavitamin:
    • Change Dr. Mario no longer opens his mouth when using Megavitamin.
    • Buff Megavitamins deal more damage (5.6%/4.48% (clean/late) → 5.8%/4.7%) and knockback.
      • Nerf Because of this higher knockback, it can no longer jab reset.
    • Buff Megavitamins are slightly larger.
  • Super Sheet:
    • Change Super Sheet has an updated animation to differentiate it from Cape. The sheet now starts flat on the floor, with Dr. Mario lifting it up above his head. This now indicates the move's better vertical reach.
    • Change Like Mario's Cape, Super Sheet forces opponents to show their backside while they are using their moves, regardless of whether their stance is mirrored or not.
    • Buff Super Sheet deals slightly more damage (7.84% → 8.2%).
  • Super Jump Punch:
    • Buff Super Jump Punch deals slightly more damage (13.44%/6.72% (clean/late) → 14.1%/7%).
  • Dr. Tornado:
    • Buff Dr. Tornado now hits seven times instead of four, and deals much more damage (8.736% → 14.816%).
    • Buff Dr. Tornado now has a percent-based heavy armor during start up.
    • Buff Dr. Tornado now deals significantly more knockback, KOing very early at the side of the stage.
    • Buff Dr. Tornado has less ending lag. This improves its safety and makes it better as a recovery option offstage.
    • Buff Dr. Tornado travels significantly further vertically when button mashed.
    • Change Dr. Mario now opens his hands when using the move, and he rises slightly upwards on the ground
    • Change Dr. Tornado has a vortex form around Dr. Mario when used.
    • Change Dr. Tornado has a slightly altered animation in the air.
  • Final Smash:
    • Change Dr. Mario appears to be much angrier than in the previous game when unleashing Doctor Finale.

Moveset

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

  Name Damage Description
Neutral attack   2.9% Two punches, followed up by a kick. Useful for spacing and comes out quickly. The first hit can jab lock.
1.7%
4.7%
Forward tilt   8.2% A wheel kick. Like neutral attack, it's useful for spacing. Can be angled.
Up tilt   7.4% A spinning uppercut. Can combo into itself at low percentages, and into aerials at high percentages.
Down tilt   5.8% (foot), 8.2% (body) A legsweep, much like Mario’s. Dr. Mario's best combo starter, as it can lead into most of his attacks.
Dash attack   11.5% (clean), 7% (late) A baseball slide. Launches opponents vertically, which can potentially make it a combo starter.
Forward smash   17.2% (electricity), 20.9% (arm) Steps back, then does a palm thrust that produces electricity. Deals immense damage and knockback, giving it great KO potential. Its sweetspot is located on Dr. Mario's arm.
Up smash Ear, Nose, and Throat 16.4% An upward arcing headbutt. Unlike most up smashes, this one launches opponents horizontally behind him. Renders Dr. Mario's head intangible for a short time.
Down smash   11.7% (front), 14.1% (back) A 360º sweep kick, much like Mario’s. Dr. Mario's fastest smash attack, making it a rather useful defensive option. Its back hit is stronger.
Neutral aerial Dr. Kick 5.8% (clean), 9.4% (late) A sex kick that has the rare property of having its late hit being stronger than its clean hit. Its clean hit can jab lock and start combos, and its late hit has good edgeguarding potential.
Forward aerial Dr. Punch 11.7% (early), 17.6% (clean), 10.5% (late) Throws an overhand punch. Unlike Mario's, it does not have a meteor smash hitbox. It has slow startup, but is extremely powerful at its sweetspot, making one of the strongest forward aerials in the game.
Back aerial   14.1% (clean), 8.2% (late) A dropkick. Comes out quickly and has above-average knockback, which makes it a viable edgeguarding and KO move.
Up aerial   10.2% A bicycle kick. The move oddly launches diagonally unlike Mario's, which can be ideal for edgeguard mixups.
Down aerial Bone Drill 14.1% Performs a downwards stomp kick similar to Captain Falcon's. Can meteor smash from the waist down.
Grab   Reaches out. Has average range and above average speed.
Pummel   1.5% Headbutts the opponent. Moderately fast.
Forward throw   9.4% Spins and throws the opponent away, much like Mario’s. Can be used to set up an edgeguard. Decently quick.
Back throw   12.9% (throw) Dr. Mario heaves the opponent over him and then throws them diagonally. Dr. Mario's strongest throw, granting KO potential at around 90% near the ledge against middleweights.
Up throw   8.2% Heaves the opponent upward, much like Mario’s. Can put the opponent into a juggling situation.
Down throw Hospital Bed 5.8% Throws the opponent down to the ground. As it launches opponents directly upward unlike Mario's version, it is one of Dr. Mario's best combo starters, being useful for setting up aerial combos.
Forward roll
Back roll
Spot dodge
Air dodge
Techs
Floor attack (front)
Floor getups (front)
  7% Sweepkicks, then gets up. Identical to Mario’s
Floor attack (back)
Floor getups (back)
  7% Punches on both sides, then gets up. Identical to Mario’s
Floor attack (trip)
Floor getups (trip)
  5% Sweepkicks, then gets up. Identical to Mario’s
Edge attack
Edge getups
  10% Performs a dropkick while climbing up. Identical to Mario’s
Neutral special Megavitamins 5.8% (early), 4.7% (late) Throws a Megavitamin. Useful approach and pressure option.
Side special Super Sheet 8.2%, 1.5x times the reflected projectile Flips his white sheet upward. Can turn opponents around (which also reverses their controls and aerial momentum) and can function as a reflector. However, it does not stall Dr. Mario's descent in midair, making it useless for recovery unlike Cape.
Up special Super Jump Punch 14.1% (clean), 7% (late) A jumping uppercut. It functions better as an attack than a recovery option, as it has great KO potential and fast startup. However, it travels a very short distance.
Down special Dr. Tornado 1.8% (hits 1-6), 3.5% (final hit) A series of clothesline spins. Can hit up to 7 times, with the final hit sending opponents diagonally. This move can be used to aid in recovery, as mashing the B button will make Dr. Mario rise up. The maximum height that can be gained from this move is greater than the Super Jump Punch, although this requires extremely fast button mashing that can be done more easily in slow motion in training mode.
Final Smash Doctor Finale 3.1% (Front Megavitamin), 2.3% (Back Megavitamin) Similar to Mario Finale, but the fireballs are replaced with huge Megavitamins, and their trails consist of red, yellow, and blue pixelated streaks and circles. Slightly stronger than Mario Finale.

On-screen appearance

  • Starts behind a wall of Megavitamins, which then start to disappear starting from the top to reveal him. Has his eyes closed until all of the Megavitamins are gone, in which he opens them and assumes fighting stance.

Taunts

  • Up taunt: Looks to the ground and rubs the sole of one of his shoes to the floor.
  • Side taunt: Pulls out a randomly colored Megavitamin, tosses it up in the air with his shoulder, and then catches it and swipes it away.
  • Down taunt: Balls one of his fists and lightly pounds his shoulder.

Idle poses

  • Pounds his fist into his palm.
  • Rolls his neck as if stretching it.

Victory poses

  • Throws two randomly colored Megavitamins in different directions, dusts his gloves, and pulls out two more Megavitamins of the same color.
  • Waves his stethoscope in front of him, off to his side, then to the other, and then back in front of him.
  • Taps his shoe on the ground, puts his right hand on his chin in a thinking manner, and then glares at the screen while rubbing his chin.

Classic Mode: Colorful Treatment Plan

Dr. Mario's opponents are all trios of the same character in red, blue, and yellow costumes, referencing the three viruses: Fever, Chill, and Weird.

Round Opponent Stage Music Notes
1 Mr. Game & Watch Team Flat Zone X Chill (for 3DS / Wii U)
2 Kirby Team Green Greens Fever
3 Yoshi Team Yoshi's Island Chill (Brawl)
4 Wii Fit Trainer Team Wii Fit Studio Fever
5 R.O.B. Team Battlefield Chill (for 3DS / Wii U)
6 Wario Team Luigi's Mansion Tetris: Type A
Bonus Stage
Final Master Hand Final Destination Master Hand On intensity 7.0 and higher, Crazy Hand fights alongside Master Hand, and the track Master Hand / Crazy Hand plays during the battle.

Role in World of Light

Although Dr. Mario does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. Dr. Mario has his own awakening battle separate from that of Mario, who appears in the opening cutscene.

Dr. Mario can be awakened in a cloud that is found on a pathway connected by a ribbon that also leads to a city-like area.

Spirits

Dr. Mario's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Dr. Mario in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

Alternate costumes

Palette swap (SSBU)
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Gallery

Character Showcase Video

Trivia

  • Dr. Mario is the only character with custom equipment incorporated into his attributes.
  • With Link and Young Link now representing different incarnations of Link and Zelda and Sheik now representing different incarnations of Princess Zelda, along with Zero Suit Samus briefly transforming into her Varia Suited form for her Final Smash, Dr. Mario is the only playable character to represent an alternate identity for another character with no gameplay connection between the two.
  • During Luigi's character showcase trailer, Dr. Mario's Super Sheet uses Mario's Cape animation, rather than the new animation specific to Dr. Mario.
  • 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 Fairies are a healing item in the The Legend of Zelda series, 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.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the first Smash game to feature Dr. Mario and have his inclusion be planned from the start.
  • Like Melee, Dr. Mario can be unlocked by playing Classic Mode as Mario (though Dr. Mario is one of the last characters in his unlock column).
  • When looking under Dr. Mario's coat, there appears to be a gap around his waist area.
  • When KO'd by reaching 0 HP in Stamina Mode, Dr. Mario uses his heavy knockback scream rather than the standard KO scream. This also applies to Mario.