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Metal Mario
Metal Mario Artwork.png
Mario (universe)
Official artwork of Metal Mario from Mario Kart 7.
A boss in SSB
Melee
Ultimate
Universe Mario
Console of origin Nintendo 64
Location Meta Crystal
Battlefield
New Donk City Hall (Ω form)
Article on Super Mario Wiki Metal Mario

Metal Mario (メタルマリオ, Metal Mario) from the Mario series.

Origin

Metal Mario as he appears in Super Mario 64.

Metal Mario debuted in Super Mario 64 as the metallic power-up form of Mario. He can be obtained by collecting the Metal Cap released from the Metal Box, which can be materialized by activating its corresponding green Cap Switch in the Cavern of the Metal Cap area of the Hazy Maze Cave level.

As Metal Mario, Mario is invulnerable, but also extremely heavy. As such, Metal Mario can easily defeat enemies by running into them, can withstand heavy winds, becomes immune to poison clouds, and can walk underwater; however, since he is extremely heavy, he cannot jump higher or farther, he cannot swim, and he sinks in quicksand faster.

Metal Mario makes his debut appearance as a separate character in Super Smash Bros., but has made his official debut as a Mario series character in Mario Golf and would since become a recurring character in various Mario spin-off games.

In Super Smash Bros.

As a minor boss

Fox vs. Metal Mario

Metal Mario debuts as a minor boss in the ninth stage of the 1P Game and is fought on the Meta Crystal stage.

Despite appearing as a simple palette-swap of Mario at first glance, Metal Mario is a powerful fighter who barely flinches to ordinary attacks, is unaffected by grabs and 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 from his Super Jump Punch.

Metal Mario doesn't sprint and rarely jumps; he simply walks from place to place at a steady pace. He also rarely uses his Fireball attack, even though a normal CPU Mario uses it often, and Kirby will not gain a copy ability from inhaling him. On lower difficulties, he mainly walks around the stage and hardly attacks, but becomes more powerful on higher difficulties.

As a playable character

Metal Mario as he appears in Smash 64.

Metal Mario can be controlled using certain cheat codes such as the debug menu; however, many players consider him to be far worse than normal Mario. Despite his aforementioned strengths and knockback resistance, he is less resistant to it than his 1P Game counterpart. He also 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 previously mentioned, he also has an extremely quick falling speed, which not only hinders his recovery, but makes him very vulnerable to chaingrabs and certain combos.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a minor boss

Metal Mario as he appears in Melee.
Metal Mario and Metal Luigi appear in Melee's Adventure Mode.

Metal Mario returns as a minor boss in Adventure Mode and is fought on the 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 Mario fighting under the permanent effects of the new Metal Box item, but has slightly faster falling speed and reduced knockback resistance.

Metal Mario is joined by Metal Luigi, the metallic form of Luigi who appears Luigi is unlocked, thus making the battle even more difficult. Similar to Metal Mario, Metal Luigi is considered to be Luigi under the permanent effect of the Metal Box. Defeating both characters will result in a Metal Bros. KO bonus where the player receives 8,000 points.

In addition to their appearance in Adventure Mode, Metal Mario or Metal Luigi will likely appear as a random metal opponent on the penultimate stage in Classic Mode.

As a trophy

The Metal Mario trophy can be randomly obtained through the 1-P mode of the Trophy Lottery.

Metal Mario trophy in Melee.
Metal Mario
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.
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4

In both Brawl and Smash 4, Metal Mario and Metal Luigi are no longer specific characters, and instead appear as a likely metal opponent fought alone in Classic Mode.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Metal Mario or Metal Luigi appear as an intruder just as any other opponent can, replacing one of the opponents before a battle. They can also be fought in Crazy Orders, where they can appear on any random stage, not limited to Battlefield or Mario stages.

Metal versions of Mario and Luigi outside of Classic Mode in Brawl and SSB4 can once again be obtained by collecting a Metal Box.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Metal Mario in Ultimate.

Metal Mario returns as a boss character in Ultimate. He is fought after defeating the regular Mario during the final stage of Bowser's Classic Mode.

Spirit

Metal Mario also appears as an Ace-class primary spirit.

Metal Mario uses a Metal Mario puppet fighter and is fought on The Great Cave Offensive stage's Battlefield form, the stage referencing the Meta Crystal stage in Super Smash Bros. and the Battlefield form referencing Melee's Battlefield stage where Metal Mario is fought as a boss. During the battle, Mario is slow but has increased defense and attack, referencing how Metal Mario is a slow, but more powerful power-up form of Mario.

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base Power Max Power Base Attack Max Attack Base Defense Max Defense Ability Series
21
SSBU spirit Metal Mario.png
Metal Mario
Shield
★★★ 1 2705 8156 510 1539 2042 6156 Weight ↑ Super Mario Series

Names in other languages

Language Name
Japan Japanese メタルマリオ, Metal Mario
UK English Metal Mario
France French Mario de métal
Germany German Metall-Mario
Spain Spanish Mario de metal
Italy Italian Mario metallo
China Chinese (Simplified) 金属马力欧
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 金屬瑪利歐
South Korea Korean 메탈마리오, Metal Mario
Netherlands Dutch Metalen Mario
Russia Russian Марио-металл

Trivia

The reflection of Yoshi's Island seen on Metal Mario's trophy.
  • If one looks closely at the reflection on Metal Mario's trophy in Melee, the Yoshi's Island stage can be seen. This is easiest to spot on his hat, nose, or bottom.
  • Metal Mario along with Giant Donkey Kong and to a degree Master Hand (from the Master Hand Glitch) are the first characters to be non-playable in one game, then playable in all future games (with items and/or Special Modes). They would be followed by Giga Bowser.
  • In Super Smash Bros., Metal Mario's series symbol is a bit different from the Mario series, making it more metallic.
  • In Smash 64's 1P Game, when the Announcer introduces Metal Mario, his voice gains a slight change and becomes metallic. Although it may just be to place emphasis on Mario's metal composition, the Announcer's voice sounds noticeably deeper and the same change in voice does not occur for announcing any other character in Classic Mode.