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Dr. Tornado
| Dr. Tornado | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Tornado in Ultimate. Dr. Tornado in Ultimate. | |
| User | Dr. Mario |
| Universe | Mario |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Dr. Tornado |
| “ | Spins rapidly. He can move sideways while spinning and even rise, with repeated button presses! | ” |
| —Description from Ultimate's Move List | ||
Dr. Tornado (ドクタートルネード, Dr. Tornado) is Dr. Mario's down special move in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Overview
Dr. Tornado functions as Dr. Mario's equivalent to Mario's Mario Tornado and Luigi's Luigi Cyclone.
Dr. Mario does an out-stretched arm spin and ends it with a stronger hit via an open-body bash. Dr. Mario is able to hover in the air when using this attack by repeatedly tapping the B Button. The move can gather vertical height once between landings if it is used and mashed while ascending (at the start of a double jump, for instance).
Dr. Tornado has the same effect as Mario Tornado, except that it is slightly stronger in terms of damage, has a lighter pull (and thus is able to rack up more hits if spaced properly), covers marginally less recovery distance, and the final attack sends opponents flying horizontally rather than vertically. Additionally, Dr. Mario doesn't yell "Yahoo!" or "Yee-haw!" when performing the attack, unlike Mario. In SSB4 and Ultimate, he will simply make a quiet grunt, identical to the one Mario uses for F.L.U.D.D. In Melee, the move has transcendent priority on all but the last hit.
In Smash 4, Dr. Tornado deals less damage but has more knockback on the last hit, capable of KOing more easily at high percents. It is also harder to break out of and has a much longer duration, while also having more range at startup. It has slightly more startup than before but is noticeably easier to mash, making it easier to use for recovery. It has more horizontal recovery distance but has significantly less vertical distance. It now also has transcendent priority on the last hit, but not on the looping hits.
In Ultimate, Dr. Tornado now hits seven times instead of five, and deals increased damage and knockback, making the move infamous for reliably KOing at significantly earlier percentages off-stage (the move is a kill confirm out of down throw akin to Luigi's variant). Additionally, Dr. Mario now gets percentage-based heavy armor during the move's startup, and the move is better for recovery as it gives him increased vertical distance and has decreased ending lag.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:
| 1. Dr. Tornado | 2. Soaring Tornado | 3. Clothesline Tornado |
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| "Spins repeatedly. You can move sideways while spinning and press the button repeatedly to rise." | "A rapid spin that creates wind and launches foes. Rises high, but can't move very far horizontally." | "A spin that launches opponents you collide with. Slow, but has high launching power." |
- Dr. Tornado: Default.
- Soaring Tornado (known as Launching Tornado in the PAL version): A rapidly spinning move that launches Dr. Mario into the air. It has much greater vertical mobility, at the cost of horizontal movement. However, the move's hitboxes except for the last hit is replaced with a wind hitbox. Despite this, the last hit of Soaring Tornado deals 2% more than the last hit of Dr. Tornado for 6%, while also having much more KO potential and priority in some cases.
- Clothesline Tornado: The move has less mobility and duration; however, it has significantly greater knockback.
Gallery
Dr. Tornado in Melee.
Dr. Tornado in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Dr. Tornado in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Dr. Tornado as shown by a Skill Preview in Ultimate.
Trivia
- Due to the changes Mario received in Brawl, and Dr. Mario retaining the same moveset from Melee, Dr. Tornado is the only special move of Dr. Mario's where he doesn't share the custom moves with Mario; he instead shares them with Luigi.
