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Dr. Kawashima

Revision as of 21:43, November 27, 2020 by 35.136.180.207 (talk) (→‎Origin: He is also well known for being the host of the brain age series especially outside of Japan)
Dr. Kawashima
Dr. Kawashima 3DS.jpg
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Official artwork of Dr. Kawashima from Brain Age: Concentration Training.
Universe Brain Age
Debut Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005)
Smash Bros. appearances SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (2019)
Console/platform of origin Nintendo DS
Species Human
Gender Male
Article on Wikipedia Ryuta Kawashima

Dr. Kawashima (川島教授, Professor Kawashima) is the host of the Brain Age series. He appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy.

Origin

 
Dr. Kawashima explaining the math exercise in Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

Ryuta Kawashima (川島 隆太, Kawashima Ryuta) is a real-world neuroscientist from Chiba City, Japan, who is known for his studies on the mapping of the various regions of the human brain and the effects of age on one's ability to learn as well as being the host of the Brain Age series. His most well-known work is a book entitled Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain, which claimed that continued activities that stimulate the brain, such as basic mathematics and reading aloud, could be used to stave off the mental effects of aging. The book became a success, particularly in Japan, and his work was later adapted as a video game series by Nintendo, entitled Brain Age. In the games, Dr. Kawashima appears as a polygonal head, acting as a trainer for the player.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Dr. Kawashima is mentioned by name in the PAL version of Brawl in the title of the music track "Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?", referred to as "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day" in the NTSC version. This is to maintain consistency with the PAL region title of the Brain Age series, in which Dr. Kawashima is named.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

 
Dr. Kawashima's initial reveal picture.

Dr. Kawashima appears in both versions as an Assist Trophy. When released, he floats into the background. Once he is settled, large numbers from 1 to 9 will fly vertically and horizontally across the screen at random. The numbers do not hurt fighters but can deflected 90 degrees by their attacks. If two numbers collide, they will be added together; if the result is 10 or more, the new number will then explode after a short delay, with a significantly larger explosion similar to the Smart Bomb if the result is 10 exactly. Uncommonly, all the numbers produced will be numbers that add up to 10, like 6 and 4 or 3 and 7, guaranteeing sums of 10.

Trophy

In the Wii U version, Dr. Kawashima's trophy is a Challenge reward, unlocked by clearing Classic Mode without losing any lives.

 
Trophy in for Wii U.
 
Trophy in for 3DS.
Dr. Kawashima
Dr. Ryuta Kawashima is the neuroscientist behind the Brain Age series. In this game, he sends numbers from 1 to 9 flying onto the screen to crash into one another. If two colliding numbers add up to 10 or more, they'll explode. If the two numbers total 10 exactly, the explosion will be even more impressive!
 : Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (04/2006)
 : Brain Age 2: More Brain Training in Minutes a Day! (08/2007)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As an Assist Trophy

Dr. Kawashima reprises his Assist Trophy role from previous games. He seems to function the same as in Smash 4. One notable change is that his appearance changes the background of the stage to a white graphed background. He cannot appear in Boxing Ring, Coliseum, Frigate Orpheon, Green Greens, King of Fighters Stadium, Kongo Falls, Midgar, Moray Towers, New Pork City, Princess Peach's Castle, Prism Tower, Tortimer Island, Town and City, and WarioWare, Inc.

Spirits

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base   Max   Base   Max   Base   Max   Ability Series
1,214 Dr. Kawashima
 
★★ 2 1784 7163 874 3510 910 3653 Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Series  
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Series  
1,215 Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training)  
Dr. Kawashima (Devilish Brain Training)  
 
★★★★ 2 4633 11582 2050 5125 2050 5125 Unflinching Charged Smashes Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Series  
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Series  

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name
  Japanese 川島教授, Professor Kawashima
  English Dr. Kawashima
  French (PAL) Dr. Kawashima
  French (NTSC) Professeur Kawashima
  German Dr. Kawashima
  Spanish Dr. Kawashima
  Italian Dr. Kawashima
  Chinese (Simplified) 川岛博士, Dr. Kawashima
  Chinese (Traditional) 川島博士, Dr. Kawashima
  Korean 카와시마 박사, Doctor Kawashima
  Dutch Dr. Kawashima
  Russian Дoктop Кавасима

Trivia

  • Dr. Kawashima is the only real person to directly appear in the Smash Bros. franchise.
  • In the Dr. Kawashima Spirit Battle, after a few seconds of his Assist Trophy effects, the background produced by the Assist Trophy will disappear, as though the effect was ending, however the numbers will continue flying in indefinitely.