Dr. Kawashima
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| Dr. Kawashima | |
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| Universe | Brain Age |
| Debut | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 |
| Most recent appearance | Brain Age: Concentration Training (2012) |
| Console of origin | Nintendo DS |
| Species | Human |
| Article on Wikipedia | Ryuta Kawashima |
Dr. Kawashima is the host of the Brain Age series. He appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy.
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
Dr. Kawashima appears in both versions as an Assist Trophy. He attacks by firing numbers at players, which can be deflected by attacking them. If numbers collide and add to 10, a giant explosion will be produced.
Origin
Ryuta Kawashima is a real-world neuroscientist who hosts the Brain Age series of puzzle games. In those games, he is represented by a polygonal head, the form which appears in Smash.
