Editing Metal Mario

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'''Metal Mario''' is an metallic version of [[Mario]] who has appeared in ''[[supermariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]'', two [[supermariowiki:Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'']] games, [[supermariowiki:Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|a golf game]], [[supermariowiki:Mario Tennis Open|a tennis game]], ''[[supermariowiki:Dr. Mario 64|Dr. Mario 64]]'' and [[supermariowiki:Mario Kart 7|''Mario Kart 7'']], in addition to all three [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], mostly as a mini-boss.

===As a mini-boss===

{{Head|Metal Mario|l=|g=SSB|s=20px}}

Metal Mario appears in the [[1P Game]] mode of this game as more or less a boss opponent to be battled one-on-one. Despite appearing to be just a simple palette-swap of {{SSB|Mario}}, he is a very different fighter; he barely flinches to ordinary attacks and is almost unaffected by throws at low percentages, and can sustain an absurd amount of damage before even being put into [[KO]] range (often over 300%). However, he is very weak to [[edge-guarding]]: once a player manages to knock him off the stage, he will often fail to recover due to his extremely fast falling speed, despite the decent distance that [[Super Jump Punch]] grants. Metal Mario never sprints and rarely jumps; he simply walks from place to place at a steady pace. Metal Mario also seldom uses his [[fireball]] even though a normal CPU Mario uses it often. On lower difficulties he mainly walks around the stage, seldom attacking, but he can be tougher on higher difficulties.

Metal Mario can be controlled using certain cheat codes such as the [[debug menu]]. However, many players consider Metal Mario to be far worse than normal Mario; despite his aforementioned strengths in resisting knockback, he has reduced combo potential, as he cannot efficiently follow up with combos after attacking due to an abysmal short hop, and has awkward aerial and dashing physics. As mentioned before, he also has extreme falling speed which not only hinders his [[recovery]], but makes him very vulnerable to [[chaingrab]]s and certain [[combo]]s.

===As a mini-boss===

[[File:MetalMarioandMetalLuigi.png|thumb|right|Metal Mario and Metal Luigi appear in ''Melee's'' Adventure Mode.]]

Metal Mario more or less reprises his role as a special opponent in the single-player [[Adventure Mode]]. He appears on the {{SSBM|Battlefield}} stage after the player defeats the fifteen [[Fighting Wire Frames]]. Unlike the previous game, Metal Mario is not considered by the game to be a separate character, but rather regular {{SSBM|Mario}} permanently under the effects of the new [[Metal Box]] item and with slightly faster falling speed than usual. He also does not resist knockback as much as in the original game. If the player has unlocked [[Luigi]], Metal Mario teams up with Metal Luigi for that same battle, making it more difficult. Beating both characters will award the player with the [[Metal Bros.]] KO.

In addition to his appearance in the Adventure Mode, there is a chance that Metal Mario can appear as an enemy in the penultimate fight of the [[Classic Mode]], which pits the player against a random metal character.

[[File:Metal Mario Trophy Melee.png|thumb|130x230px|Metal Mario trophy in ''Melee''.]]

:''Mario was in for a surprise the first time he hit a Metal Box in Super Mario 64. The metal cap that popped out transformed Mario into living metal, giving him great stamina, a heavy tread, and the ability to walk underwater. In Super Smash Bros., Metal Mario showed up as an incredibly stubborn midlevel boss.''

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

Despite his role as a boss in ''[[Smash 64]]'' and ''[[Melee]]'', he, alongside [[Race to the Finish]], didn't return in ''[[Brawl]]''. In Level 8 of [[Classic Mode]] the player will fight one of several combinations of Mario characters with random modifiers, but while "Metal Mario" is indeed one of the random possibilities, he is treated as a regular matchup. However, Mario can still become Metal Mario by using a Metal Box or battling in Metal Brawl.

*If one looks closely at the reflection on Metal Mario's trophy in ''Melee'', the {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}} stage can be seen. This is easiest to spot on his hat, nose or bottom.

*In ''Super Smash Bros''., Metal Mario's series symbol is a bit different from the Mario series, making it more metallic.

*In ''Smash 64'', when the Announcer introduces Metal Mario, his voice gains a slight change and becomes metallic. Although it may just be to place emphasis on the character's metal composition, the Announcer's voice sounds noticeably deeper and he does not change like that for announcing any other character in Classic Mode.

{{Minor Bosses}}