Dr. Kawashima
| Dr. Kawashima | |
|---|---|
  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[edit]
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. 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[edit]
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[edit]
As an Assist Trophy[edit]
Dr. Kawashima appears as an Assist Trophy. When released, he floats away off the top of the screen. Once gone, large numbers from 1 to 9 will fly vertically and horizontally across the screen at random. The numbers do not hurt fighters but they can be attacked to launch them faster or to redirect them. If two numbers collide, they will be added together into a single number: if the result is 10 or more, the new number will then explode after a short delay; if exactly 10, it will create a significantly larger explosion similar to the Smart Bomb; if less than 10, the number will continue moving.
Dr. Kawashima has a spawn chance of 38/1254. He can be summoned on all stages in a standard versus match.
Trophy[edit]
In the Wii U version, Dr. Kawashima's trophy is a Challenge reward, unlocked by clearing Classic Mode without losing any lives.
- 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 Training in Minutes a Day! (08/2007)
Dr Ryuta Kawashima is the neuroscientist behind the Brain Training 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!- : Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (06/2006)
- : More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (06/2007)
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
As an Assist Trophy[edit]
Dr. Kawashima reprises his Assist Trophy role from Smash 4, functioning about the same. One notable change is that his appearance changes the background of the stage to a white, graphed background.
Dr. Kawashima has a spawn chance of 38/2086. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to only the base form unless noted otherwise):
Dr. Kawashima cannot be summoned if the following items are active and vice versa:
- Items: Boss Galaga and a third Dragoon part. A third Daybreak part will prevent Dr. Kawashima from appearing but Dr. Kawashima won't prevent the Daybreak part from appearing
- Poké Ball Pokémon: Palkia, Togepi, and Zoroark.
- Assist Trophies: Arcade Bunny, Ashley, Color TV-Game 15, Devil, Flies & Hand, Moon, Nightmare, Skull Kid, Squid Sisters, Thwomp, and Yuri Kozukata.
Spirits[edit]
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base 
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Ability | Series |
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| 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 
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| 1,215 | .png) |
Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training) Dr. Kawashima (Devilish Brain Training) |
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★★★★ | 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
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Gallery[edit]
Challenge board unlock image.
Dr. Kawashima in Ultimate.
Photograph of Dr. Ryuta Kawashima.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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 indefinitely.
