Dr. Mario (SSB4)

Dr. Mario in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Mario
Other playable appearance	in Melee
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Doctor Finale

Dr. Mario (Dr. マリオ, Dr. Mario) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was officially confirmed on October 9th, 2014 alongside Dark Pit, post-release. His design has been updated to include the red tie he has had since Dr. Mario 64, while still retaining his black pants from Melee. However, his pants are now rolled up, revealing their white inside. His hair is a lighter shade of brown, and the band around his head is now black. Additionally, his stethoscope is now black instead of blue, as it was in Melee.

While Mario continues to use his updated moveset from Brawl, Dr. Mario retains the old Melee-style moveset, albeit with a Final Smash now. The Final Smash is similar to Mario Finale, but instead uses enormous Megavitamins rather than fire.

How To Unlock

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

• Play 60 VS Matches.
• Clear Classic Mode as Mario on difficulty 4.0 or higher.

Dr. Mario must then be defeated on Mushroomy Kingdom.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Play 50 VS Matches.
• Clear Master Orders on Hard difficulty.

Dr. Mario must then be defeated on Delfino Plaza.

Changes from Melee

Dr. Mario's buffs and nerfs seem to indicate an increase in the difference between him and Mario. Many of these buffs and nerfs try to make Dr. Mario like he was originally intended, a slower yet stronger Mario.

• Dr. Mario jumps slightly higher.
• He can now wall jump, aiding recovery.
• Back aerial deals more damage and knockback, being able to KO around 140% near the edge.
  • It no longer semi-spikes.
• Down aerial deals 1% more damage and has stronger knockback.
• Dr. Mario now grabs with one hand as opposed to two, and has a higher grab range.
• Jab combo, forward tilt and down tilt are faster.
• Neutral attack has a consecutive jab.
• Up smash is stronger and faster.
• Forward smash has slightly more range and is stronger.
  • However, it has slightly more ending lag.
• Up aerial deals more knockback and is faster.
• Dr. Tornado has a faster startup and a slightly longer duration. The move itself is also harder to escape from and can now gain air by mashing B, just like Mario Tornado.
  • However, it deals less damage.
• Super Jump Punch now consists of one strong hit that can KO reliably before 150%. It is now a viable option for combo ending and tech chasing, much akin to Dolphin Slash.
  • However, it cannot be cancelled like its Melee counterpart.
• Dr. Mario has slower movement overall, having a below-average run speed and air speed.
• Megavitamins now only do 4-6% damage instead of 8%, based on distance.
  • However, Megavitamins are now slightly larger and have longer range.
• Some of Dr. Mario's other attacks, such as down and up tilts, up aerial, jab combo, and Super Sheet, have slightly decreased damage values.
• Forward aerial now necessitates landing a sweet spot to retain its Melee power; the new sourspots deal much less damage and knockback.
• Dr. Mario's Super Sheet does not stall him at all when in the air, while in Melee, it kept him in place on the first use.
• Down smash deals much less damage.
• Dr. Mario is lighter than he was in Melee.
• With the transition from Melee to Super Smash Bros. 4, Dr. Mario has lost some of Melee's advanced techniques such as L-canceling, while also gaining techniques from Brawl such as Reverse Aerial Rush.
• Megavitamins are much more brightly colored and appear to be shorter, but more rounded. They also lack the see-through half in the 3DS version.
• Megavitamins no longer have energy properties.
  • This means that they're immune to Ness's PSI Magnet and Mr. Game & Watch's Oil Panic.
• Dr. Mario now backflips three times as opposed to once when he jumps.
• Down tilt no longer sends the opponent behind Dr. Mario, instead popping them into the air.
• Up tilt no longer sends the opponent forward if the opponent is hit in front of Dr. Mario. Instead the move sends the opponent up no matter where it hits, where as in Melee the move had different trajectories depending on where it hit the opponent.
• He has a different walking animation, just like Mario in Brawl.
• Dr. Mario uses Mario's back aerial animation from Brawl instead of using the back aerial animation from Melee.
• Dr. Mario has a new idle pose, he pounds his fist into his open palm.

Differences from Mario

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• Dr. Mario is overall stronger than Mario, having higher damage percents on moves such as up tilt, up smash, back aerial, up aerial, forward tilt and all throws.
• Dr. Mario is overall slower than Mario.
• Dr. Mario does not jump as high as Mario and has a lower air speed.
• Up, back, and forward throws do 1% more damage
• Dr. Mario's Doctor Finale deals more damage than Mario's Mario Finale.
• Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch has only two hitboxes, and does more damage at the start of the attack, just like Luigi's.
  • However, it doesn't go as high as Mario's.
• His forward smash is an electric attack rather than a flame attack.
  • Forward Smash is more powerful, dealing 5% more damage uncharged and 7% more damage when fully charged.
• Dr. Mario's Jab Combo deals more damage and knockback than Mario's.
  • However, it is slightly slower and has slightly more ending lag.
• Dash Attack sends opponents completely vertically, instead of obliquely.
• Megavitamin bounces twice while Mario's Fireball bounces three times.
  • Megavitamins have more range than Mario's Fireball. They also bounce higher if used from high heights, whereas Mario's Fireballs do not bounce if used from high heights.
  • However, Megavitamins move slower than Mario's Fireballs.
• Dr. Mario's Dr. Sheet doesn't stall him in the air like Mario's Cape does, and has less horizontal range.
  • However, it does do more damage than Mario's Cape and covers a higher vertical range than Mario's Cape.
• Dr. Mario's Down throw has more knockback than Mario's, which allows for different followups.
• The sweetspot of Dr. Mario's forward smash is at his arm, unlike Mario's.
• Dr. Mario's victory poses and taunts are different.
• Dr. Mario has Dr. Tornado as his down special, rather than F.L.U.D.D.
• Dr. Mario's forward aerial does not meteor smash, instead dealing more damage and launching the opponent at an oblique angle.
• Dr. Mario's down aerial is an oblique drill kick, sending the opponent at a different angle compared to Mario's down aerial.
• Megavitamins are physical projectiles as opposed to Fireball's energy classification.
• Dr. Mario uses Ties as defensive Equipment rather than overalls.
• Super Jump Punch doesn't make a coin sound when used on an opponent.
• Dr. Mario idle poses are different.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack		-	2.5%	Dr. Mario jabs with one fist, his other fist, and then finishes with a forward kick.
			1.5%
			4%
Forward tilt		rowspan="1"	7%	Dr. Mario performs a spinning kick.
Up tilt		rowspan="1"	6.3%	Dr. Mario performs a spinning uppercut.
Down tilt		rowspan="1"	5% (foot), 7% (body)	Dr. Mario sweeps with his leg low to the ground, popping the opponent into the air.
Dash attack			8% (clean), 6% (late)	Dr. Mario slides forward and kicks with both feet.
Forward smash	↗	-	17.85% (arm), 14.7% (hand)	Dr. Mario thrusts his arm forward and produces a small blast of electricity. It has longer range than in Melee, but now has a sweetspot at Dr. Mario's arm.
	→		17% (arm), 14% (hand)
	↘		17.51% (arm), 14.42% (hand)
Up smash			14%	Dr. Mario performs a standard headbutt skyward.
Down smash			10% (hit 1), 12% (hit 2)	Dr. Mario performs a breakdance sweep.
Neutral aerial		rowspan="1"	5% (clean), 8% (late)	Does an inverted sex kick, which increases in power the longer it's held out.
Forward aerial		rowspan="1"	10% (early), 14% (clean), 9% (late)	Winds up and punches forwards. It knocks the opponent away at an upwards angle, instead of having a meteor smash effect like Mario's. The sweetspot is when Dr. Mario's fist is in front of him.
Back aerial			12% (clean), 7% (late)	Dr. Mario spins and kicks backwards. Can KO near the edge at 140% and above if clean.
Up aerial			7%	Dr. Mario performs a somersault and kicks backward.
Down aerial			1.7% (loop hits), 3% (last hit), 2% (landing)	Dr. Mario spins around in the air repeatedly, hitting the opponent multiple times.
Grab			—
Pummel			3.25%	Headbutts opponent.
Forward throw			8%	Dr. Mario spins his opponent around once and tosses the opponent forward.
Back throw			11%	A powerful throw that has Dr. Mario spinning the opponent several times and throwing the opponent in the opposite direction grabbed.
Up throw			7%	Dr. Mario throws his opponent high into the air with both hands.
Down throw			5%	Dr. Mario slams his opponent into the ground.
Floor attack (front)			7%	Gets up then kicks behind him, then in front of him.
Floor attack (back)			7%	Gets up then punches behind him, then in front of him.
Floor attack (trip)			5%	Kicks behind him, then in front of him while getting up.
Edge attack			7%	Does a somersault and then kicks upwards, from a laying down position.
Neutral special	Default	Megavitamins	5% (early), 4% (late)	Dr. Mario fires a weak, bouncing capsule from his hand as a projectile.
	Custom 1	Fast Capsule	3% (early), 2.3% (mid), 1.5% (late)	Dr. Mario quickly fires a capsule as if a shot from the Ray Gun. It does not bounce on the ground.
	Custom 2	Mega Capsule	1.5% per hit	A slow but large megavitamin is launched from Dr. Mario's hand. It will damage any opponent it hits in its predetermined path until it vanishes, because unlike the other two variants of Fireball it does not disappear upon impact.
Side special	Default	Super Sheet	7%	Dr. Mario swings a defensive sheet that reflects projectiles and enemies. It has a taller hitbox than Mario's, but covers less horizontal distance. It also cannot be used to recover with.
	Custom 1	Shocking Sheet	11.2%	An offensive variant of the sheet that shoots electricity. It cannot be used to reflect projectiles.
	Custom 2	Breezy Sheet	5%	Dr. Mario shoots a small gust of wind from his sheet, pushing his opponent back in addition to turning them around.
Up special	Default	Super Jump Punch	12% (clean), 6% (late)	Dr. Mario performs a strong rising punch. It travels less distance than Mario's and only hits once, but can be sweetspotted for extra damage, like Luigi's.
	Custom 1	Super Jump	0%	A recovery giving more distance than the standard Super Jump Punch, at the cost of not having a hitbox.
	Custom 2	Ol' One-Two	8% (hit 1), 13% (hit 2)	A much stronger punch that causes explosive fire damage, at the cost of recovery distance.
Down special	Default	Dr. Tornado	1.2% (loop hits), 3% (last hit)	A spinning tornado attack, similar to Luigi's, but stronger. It also traps the opponent, hitting them constantly, before knocking them back. Dr. Mario can move around on the ground while spinning, and can hover in the air by repeatedly pressing the B button while using it.
	Custom 1	Soaring Tornado	0% (loop hits), 6% (last hit)	A rapidly spinning move that launches Dr. Mario into the air. It has much greater vertical mobility, at the cost of horizontal movement.
	Custom 2	Clothesline Tornado	8% (loop hits), 8% (last hit)	A slower tornado that has higher knockback.
Final Smash		Doctor Finale	~3.3% (bigger pill), ~2.3% (smaller pill)	Dr. Mario shoots two massive megavitamins, which move forwards and spiral outwards, creating exploding capsule effects as it travels across the stage. Similar to the Mario Finale, with giant pills replacing fireballs.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Grinds his shoe on the ground.
• Side taunt: Dr. Mario pulls out a randomly colored Megavitamin, rolls it down his arm, uses his shoulder to toss it into the air, then catches it.
• Down taunt: Pats his shoulder with his fist.

On-Screen Appearance

A large stack of capsules appear on stage. Another capsule lands on the top, causing a chain reaction which wipes away the entire stack, revealing Dr. Mario from behind them.

Victory Fanfare

A flourished remix directly from Brawl based on the sound clip that would play when Mario reaches the end of a level in Super Mario Bros. It is shared with Mario, Luigi, and Peach.

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Dr. Mario's regular trophy can be obtained by completing Classic Mode and his alternative trophy can be obtained by completing All-Star mode.

Dr. Mario

In the 1990 puzzle game Dr. Mario, Mario threw on a white coat and decided to take a shot at that whole "medicine" thing. In this game, he's a balanced fighter who can throw Megavitamin capsules and nimbly deflect blows with his Super Sheet. He's not quite as quick as normal Mario, but his attacks deal a bit more damage.

Dr. Mario (Alt.)

Mario and Dr. Mario are only slightly different. Basically, Dr. Mario is stronger, but his MD slows his speed and lowers his jump. He also has a move Mario doesn't: Dr. Tornado, a down special that can trap opponents before launching them. You can move left and right while doing it and press the button repeatedly to rise into the air.

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  Classic

• DrMarioAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Update history

1.0.4

• Forward aerial deals slightly more knockback.
• Down aerial can only hit the target 5 times instead of 7 times.
  • Its landing lag has been decreased.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  In Fighting Stance

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  Fighting Charizard

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  Fighting Mega Man

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  Using his Super Jump Punch on Bowser.

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  With King Dedede, Kirby and Wii Fit Trainer

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  Attacking Fox.

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  Taunting with Little Mac and Captain Falcon

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  Using his Final Smash.

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  His On-screen appearance.

• SSB4 - Dr. Mario Screen-10.jpg

  Using Megavitamins on two Kirbys (a nod to the viruses).

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, due to a glitch, when the crowd is cheering for a Villager that is fighting against Dr. Mario, the crowd will instead cheer for the Ice Climbers, who do not appear as fighters in the actual game.
• Dr. Mario appears to have his shirt and tie done up on the artwork, but in gameplay, his collar is open and tie is loose.
• Dr. Mario is the only full clone that is a veteran.