Editing Downed

[[File:MarioKoopsDownPMTTYD.png|thumb|Mario and [[Koops]] downed by [[Hooktail]] in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]

'''Downed''', '''down'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott; Miller, Kent|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|page=9}}</ref>, or '''KO'd''' is a status effect in most [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing games]], including those of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise. When a character's [[Heart Point|HP]] reaches zero, they fall in battle, then lay motionless on the ground. A downed party member cannot attack or use any commands. After a battle is won, any downed party members are restored to 1 HP, with the exception of the GameCube version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where their HP remains zero and they must be revived with an item or hearts dropped by defeated enemies in the overworld. Many post-boss battle cutscenes will also restore party members to full HP after the boss is defeated. If all available party members are downed, the player will [[Game Over|lose the battle]].

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', downed party members are effectively out of the battle unless they are revived, either via a [[Pick Me Up]] or [[Princess Peach]]'s [[Come Back]] technique. If all party members are downed in battle, a [[Game Over]] will be triggered. The [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] introduces the [[Triple Move]] [[Healing Rainbow]], which revives downed party members in addition to fully healing the party. Additionally, if all three party members go down in battle, any surviving party members on stand-by will automatically swap them out. A Game Over will then only occur if all party members, active or otherwise, are down.

In the first two games in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series, if [[Mario]] loses all HP with any [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Shroom]]s in his inventory, he will be revived at 10 HP. Otherwise, he is downed and a Game Over occurs regardless of his partner's current condition.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', if a [[partner]]'s HP reaches zero with no [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Mushroom]]s, they fall in battle. They cannot act in battle or be revived for the rest of the battle and must be switched out. In the original game, a downed partner's HP is not recovered to 1 HP after a battle is won (after a different victory fanfare), excluding all bosses except [[Shadow Queen]], when all partners are restored to full HP after falling in battle.

As ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' lack any items that revive Mario after he is downed, losing all HP in those games results in a Game Over.

 

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Mario can carry a [[1-Up Mushroom]], which will automatically revive him for all of his HP if he falls in battle.

In the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, when either Mario or Luigi's HP reaches zero, he falls unconscious and then is no longer able to battle or gain experience points until he is revived via a [[1-Up Mushroom]] or [[1-Up DX]]. If all available characters are defeated, the player loses the battle, then receives a Game Over.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', if an adult brother is knocked unconscious, their respective [[Baby Mario|baby]] [[Baby Luigi|counterpart]] will carry them out of the scene. If the baby is defeated too, the remaining adult will have to carry him in his arms when dodging. [[Bros. Item]]s that require at least two or four brothers to use are also disabled.

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