Maxim Tomato

This tasty veggie recovers up to 100% on your Damage Meter.

The Maxim Tomato (, Maxim Tomato), sometimes known as a Tomato, is a healing item (a red tomato with a black "M" in the center) first introduced in the series, which reduces the damage percentage of the player who picks it up. It is often misnamed "Maximum Tomato" or "Tomato".

Origin
Maxim Tomatoes made their first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land. They completely restore Kirby's health. Maxim Tomatoes have appeared in numerous Kirby games since, and usually function identically to their first appearance. In the Super Smash Bros. games, with the exception of the original game, Maxim Tomatoes only restore fifty percent of a player's damage rather than fully restoring it. The design of the Maxim Tomato has also been retained from Kirby's Dream Land. The Maxim Tomato is a small red tomato, with a noticeable black and white M on the front.

In Super Smash Bros.
In Super Smash Bros., the Maxim Tomato restores 100% from a character's damage percentage. In SSB, any damage the character takes is ignored while healing.

In Super Smash Bros. consuming at least two or three Maxim Tomatoes in a match (respectively) gives the player the Vegetarian bonus, worth 9,000 points in SSB (5,000 points in the Japanese version of SSB) and 1,800 points in Melee.

Maxim Tomatoes don't spawn on Hyrule Castle. If all items aside from the Maxim Tomato are turned off, then any containers that fall onto the stage will be empty.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Beginning in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the Maxim Tomato heals 50% from a character's damage percentage, with Heart Containers taking the previous function of healing 100% damage. Also beginning in Melee, damage taken while healing will be subtracted from the amount healed by the tomato. For example, if an attack does 10% damage, the tomato will "absorb" it into its 50% recovery, and the user only recovers 40% damage.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Maxim Tomatoes return in Brawl, functioning identically to Melee.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
Maxim Tomatoes reappear in SSB4; their function remains unchanged from the previous two installments.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Maxim Tomatoes appear once again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and they retain the same behavior as the previous three installments.