Editing Dr. Mario

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{{about|the doctor persona of Mario|the game|[[Dr. Mario (game)]]|other uses|[[Dr. Mario (disambiguation)]]}}
{{character infobox
|title=Dr. Mario
|image=[[File:Dr Mario DMW.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Dr. Mario holding a [[capsule]] from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|species=Human
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]] - 2022)
}}
{{quote|Hi everybody! I'm [[Mario]]. How's it going? Over the last few years, I've been involved in some pretty wild adventures. Now, believe it or not, I work in the [[virus]] research lab at the [[Mushroom Kingdom Hospital]]. Today I'm about to begin my research as usual.|Dr. Mario|''Dr. Mario'' NES manual, p. 3}}
'''Dr. Mario''' is the persona [[Mario]] assumes in the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]]. Under this identity, Mario dons a white lab coat, white pants, a head mirror, and a stethoscope around his neck. Debuting in [[Dr. Mario (game)|his eponymous game]],  Dr. Mario and his assistant [[Princess Peach|Nurse Toadstool]] work at the [[Mushroom Kingdom Hospital]], where he eliminates [[virus]]es and other diseases by using [[capsule]]s, a premise that has been the standard for subsequent games starring him. Dr. Mario is a character separate from Mario in some media, such as the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].

==History==
===''Dr. Mario'' series===
====''Dr. Mario''====
[[File:DrMarioPoint.png|thumb|Dr. Mario's original design for his titular game]]
[[File:MarioDMNES.png|thumb|left|Dr. Mario in the game]]
In ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' (and its remakes ''VS. Dr. Mario'', ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', ''Dr. Mario BS Version'', and ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''), Dr. Mario works in a virus research lab at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital, alongside Nurse Toadstool.<ref>{{cite|quote=I'm Mario. How's it going? Over the last few years, I've been involved in some pretty wild adventures. Now, believe it or not, I work in the virus research lab at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital.|title=''Dr. Mario'' (NES) instruction manual|page=3|language=en-us|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> When an experiment goes wrong, the hospital is flooded with [[Virus|tri-color viruses]].<ref>{{cite|quote=One of the experiments has gone out of control. The viruses are spreading quickly!|title=''Dr. Mario'' (NES) instruction manual|page=3|date=1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Armed with [[Capsule|vitamin capsule]]s–a medicine of his own invention<ref>{{cite|quote=I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!|title=''Dr. Mario'' (NES) instruction manual|page=3|date=1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>–Dr. Mario sets out to neutralize the outbreak. In gameplay, Dr. Mario periodically throws vitamin capsules into the bottle. Afterwards, the player can move and land them on [[Virus]]es, which spawn throughout the bottle. By connecting a line of three or more halves of vitamins to a virus of the corresponding color, the Virus disappears. As such, blue vitamins eliminate Chill Viruses (blue), red vitamins eliminate Fever Viruses (red), and yellow vitamins eliminate Weird Viruses (yellow). Removing all viruses on the screen advances the player to the next level. Dr. Mario's design during gameplay also differs in comparison to his appearance in artworks and on the game's cover: his hair and mustache area a light shade of brown, his head mirror's headband is white, and he does not wear gloves.
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====''Dr. Mario 64''====
[[File:Dr. Mario 64 Dr. Mario.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', Dr. Mario receives several subtle aesthetic changes, with most of them reflecting Mario's own changes over time. In particular, some sprites feature him wearing a tie, which has since become a staple of his design. However, unlike on the cover and in artworks, his stethoscope is still directly around his neck, his tie is blue instead of red, his head mirror's headband is white instead of gray, his doctor's coat has no buttons or pockets, and he wears a tank top instead of a shirt.

Dr. Mario is one of the two playable characters in Story mode, the other being [[Wario]]. In the storyline, Dr. Mario is hard at work curing sick patients across the village with [[Capsule#Dr. Mario 64|Megavitamin]]s, getting the attention of both Wario and [[Mad Scienstein]]. When Dr. Mario leaves the house, his Megavitamins are stolen by Mad Scienstein. Dr. Mario notices Wario after finding out that his Megavitamins are gone, causing him to think that Wario is responsible. After finding out that Wario didn't steal them, both notices Mad Scienstein getting away with the medicine, and a chase ensues. The rivals Dr. Mario and Wario go after him and meet many creatures known from ''Wario Land 3'' on their way. In Wario's storyline, Dr. Mario is his first opponent, and one of his seventh opponents in Normal difficulty or greater. In the end, it is revealed that Rudy is actually sick and Scienstein was ordered to retrieve the magical healing pills to cure him.

In Dr. Mario's storyline, when he reaches [[Rudy]]'s castle, he confronts Rudy, who got a hold of the Megavitamins. After beating Rudy, he notices the cold that he is having, so Dr. Mario promptly uses his Megavitamins to cure his cold, causing him to feel better before returning back to his home. In Normal difficulty or higher, if Dr. Mario wins every match without redoing any,  Wario steals the Megavitamins and ingest them to become [[Vampire Wario]]; When Wario is defeated, Dr. Mario returns to Rudy to cure his cold before returning back to his home. In Wario's storyline, after beating Hammer-bot in Easy, Dr. Mario is seen chasing after Mad Scienstein, but is never seen again after that. In Normal or higher difficulty, after Wario has beaten everyone else, Dr. Mario is left behind after defeat, and only returns to confront Wario if Wario wins every match without redoing any. This causes an accident that changes Dr. Mario into [[Metal Mario]], and if beaten, Dr. Mario will return back to normal while being unconscious. 

In Vs. modes, his AI difficulty is the second highest, which is the same as both Wario and Mad Scienstein.

====''Dr. Mario Online Rx''====
[[File:DrMarioOnlineRxDrMarioGameplay.png|thumb|left|Dr. Mario, as seen in ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''.]]
In ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'', players can control Dr. Mario or any Mii stored in their [[Wii]]. Dr. Mario serves a similar role as his debut game; he takes capsules from his bag and throws them into the bottle, using them to defeat viruses. His design is consistent, with blue eyes, a buttoned coat, a shirt, a red tie, a gray head mirror headband, fair skin and the stethoscope has an altered position, now being along his shoulders.

====''Dr. Mario Express''====
''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'' gives Dr. Mario the same role as in ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'', though with a cel-shaded model to match the game's cartoonish art style.

====''Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure''====
Dr. Mario appears in the compilation in ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]'', which includes his younger twin brother [[Luigi]] reprising his role as Dr. Luigi. ''Miracle Cure'' features "Dr. Mario", the standard gameplay where Dr. Mario assists players with destroying viruses, as well as two additional modes: "Operation L" from ''[[Dr. Luigi]]'' and "Virus Buster". One new clearing method Dr. Mario can use is the titular Miracle Cure, which is a gauge that, once filled, can be used to destroy all viruses and capsules of the corresponding color, drop a bomb to remove adjacent viruses and capsules, or clear an entire column.

====''Dr. Mario World''====
[[File:Dr Mario and Dr Toad DMW.png|thumb|Dr. Mario and Dr. Toad in ''Dr. Mario World'']]
Dr. Mario appears in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. Unlike the previous installments, he and [[Luigi]] are no longer the sole playable doctors; instead, they are joined by a plethora of their allies, such as [[Princess Peach]] and [[Yoshi]], and even some enemies like [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], and the [[Koopalings]].

Dr. Mario's skill allows him to eliminate the lowest line of objects, and is represented by a big blue and red capsule with Mario's [[emblem]] on it. If the lowest line of objects contain only unclearable objects such as cages and [[Empty Block|Empty Blocks]], it will be ignored in favor of the next lowest line with clearable objects. In versus mode, his skill also allows him to clear the bottom-most line with objects, but starting from level 2 it will clear up to two lines, which are the bottom-most line with objects and the line above that. At higher levels, this skill fills up faster. 

In a version update, both Dr. Mario and Dr. Peach received [[Fire Mario|Fire Flower-empowered variants]], which gives them a lab coat and stethoscope over their normal Fire form outfits. Dr. Fire Mario improves upon Dr. Mario's skill by removing pieces that require multiple matches to clear otherwise. In a subsequent update, Luigi and [[Rosalina]] continued this theme. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of ''Dr. Mario'', an 8-bit version of Dr. Mario was given to all players as a gift. His "Newly Added Doctors & Assistants" video had most of the text and many of the visual elements done in pixel art.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Mobile|date=July 27, 2020|title=Newly Added Doctor (Jul. 27, 2020)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz1EsEhbd6U|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=Nov 2, 2024}}</ref>

8-bit Dr. Mario's skill in stage mode is to eliminate three special viruses, which is represented by an 8-bit magnifying glass hovering over the play area that was temporarily changed to be the same as the screen seen in ''Dr. Mario'' (NES). Special viruses are basically any virus that is different from a normal virus, including [[floatie virus]]es and viruses encased or covered inside other objects such as [[barrel]]s or [[Cloud (object)|cloud]]s. If there are no more special viruses remaining, his skill will eliminate one random virus or a clearable object with the exception of capsules and coins if no viruses remain. In versus mode, his skill is to temporarily prevent the opponent from controlling half capsules, although half capsules can be pushed down by a full-sized capsule. The versus skill lasts longer and/or have a faster skill meter fill at higher levels. 8-bit Dr. Mario is the only doctor to have decreased speed in filling the attack meter and the skill meter since his introduction, though the changes happen during separate updates.

===Nintendo Comics System===
Dr. Mario appears in [[Nintendo Comics System]]'s adaptation of ''Dr. Mario'', entitled "[[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]]". Mario and Princess Toadstool, expecting a plumbing emergency, enter the [[Mushroom Kingdom General Hospital]], although they find no emergency. [[Dr. Waldo Bloom]] insists so and makes Mario his research assistant, calling him Dr. Mario. After touring through the hospital, Dr. Waldo takes them to his laboratory where he shows them the Viruses, and he explains that the Viruses have been multiplying. The original Viruses, inside the jar, soon break free and introduce themselves as Chill, Fever, and Weird. Eventually, after discovering that matching the colors of stacked vitamins can destroy Viruses, Mario manages to defeat them.

Princess Toadstool then advises Dr. Bloom play golf and return only when he is done with the game, but Mario notes that Dr. Bloom is a bad golfer, which means Dr. Bloom will be off duty for a long time. Princess Peach then suggests Mario to be both a plumber and a doctor, which Mario agrees to do.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
In the animated [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' TV show]] episode "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]", Mario finishes off his healthy-eating request to a group of cave people with the line "Dr. Mario's orders!".

In a "we will return" bumper for ''Captain N and the New Super Mario World'', Mario says the line "Dr. Mario says, Captain N and Super Mario Bros. World will return!"

===''Super Mario Adventures''===
[[File:SMAdventures-DrMario.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Mario and Luigi as a nurse in ''Super Mario Adventures'']]
A possible variant of Dr. Mario appears in the tenth "episode" of ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''. However, he was not a physical doctor, but rather a psychologist. It was also only a ploy to gain the trust of Big Boo and get out of the [[Ghost House]] they were trapped in.

===''Club Nintendo''===
Dr. Mario also appears in the German [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]] comic "[[Süße Weihnachten]]" where he helps [[Bowser]] who suffers from a stomachache on Christmas Day. Bowser has Viruses in his stomach, and Dr. Mario advises him to take bitter pills instead of marzipan.
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===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
[[File:Yoshi Island manga.jpg|thumb|Artwork featuring Dr. Mario from ''Super Mario: Yoshi Island 3''.]]
While in ''[[Dr. Mario (manga)|Dr. Mario]]'', Mario dons his doctor attires to save the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and then his brother from [[Bowser]]'s homemade Viruses, in the rest of the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|manga series]], Dr. Mario becomes his own character, separate from Mario, taking the role of the Mushroom Kingdom's doctor. He is also the stepfather of a cat-girl Toad named [[Kinoppe]]. In ''[[Super Mario: Yoshi Island 3]]'', it is revealed that he was already of adult age and practicing during the ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' events, during which he met and rescued Kinoppe's mother.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:DrMario (Super Mario Manga Mania).png|thumb|Dr. Mario in ''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]''.|left]]
Mario often dons his doctor robe in multiple occasions in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', starting from the very first chapter. While he mostly uses it to cure his partners, he also uses it to throw the capsules, having a different effect every chapter: sometimes they heal, sometimes they are jetpacks that he attaches to a [[Red Shell]] to strike down a [[Snifit]] army, and sometimes they have collateral effects like rapidly growing a [[Garlic|Garlic Pot]] to fill the one who eats it with roots.

In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|Volume 2]], while recapping his previous adventures, Mario recalls the events of ''Dr. Mario'', in which, about to treat a patient, he ran off scared of the surgery saw he pulled out.

In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|Volume 8]], Mario ends up turning into Dr. Mario not by choice, but because a [[Tweeter]] was sucking his blood.

Dr. Mario appears in a special chapter of ''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]'', entitled "Super Mari-''Old''". While Mario is dealing with a mid-life crisis, Dr. Mario walks in and forces a giant pill down Mario. It cures Mario from his depression, and only then Mario and his friends to realize that Mario and Dr. Mario are occupying the same room. Dr. Mario explains that he is Mario from 25 years in the future, celebrating the series' 50th anniversary. After his work is done, he hops on {{wp|Doraemon}}'s [[time machine]], to go back to his time.
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===''Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater''===
[[File:DrMario SM4MT.png|thumb|Dr. Mario in ''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]'']]
Dr. Mario also makes a short appearance in one strip of ''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]''. Here, he receives a patient, which turns out to be a [[Dry Bones]], much to his annoyance.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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====''Super Smash Bros.''====
While Dr. Mario does not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', he is mentioned in Mario's profile as one of his professions.

====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}
Dr. Mario is an unlockable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. He can be unlocked by clearing [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBM)|Classic Mode]] or [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode (SSBM)|Adventure Mode]] with [[Mario]] without using any [[smashwiki:Continue|continues]] or by playing 100 Melee matches, and then defeating him in the immediate subsequent match on [[Peach's Castle]]. Unlike in his home series, Dr. Mario has a somewhat different design, having a blue stethoscope, a brown head mirror headband and a pair of dark gray pants. Like his normal self, Dr. Mario's weight is 100 units. The default theme from his game, "[[Fever]]", is available in the soundtrack. Due to being a moveset [[smashwiki:Clone|clone]], the overwhelming majority of Dr. Mario's moves are nearly identical to his normal self's.<ref name=Source/> The concept of a slower, yet stronger Mario was originally considered to be used for [[Wario]], a concept that went to Dr. Mario instead due to time constraints.<ref>{{cite|url=sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources|title=The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash – Source Translations|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> Some of Dr. Mario's animations are less energetic and thus make him appear more serious and contemplative.<ref name=Source>{{cite|url=www.sourcegaming.info/2016/01/16/melee-drmario|title=News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> Besides an increased strength, Dr. Mario throws [[Capsule|Megavitamin]]s instead of [[Fireball]]s, his [[smashwiki:Forward smash|forward smash]] uses electricity instead of fire, he uses the white-colored [[Super Sheet]] instead of the [[Cape]], and his [[Super Jump Punch]] is stronger despite consisting of fewer hits. Dr. Mario cannot wall jump like Mario. His [[smashwiki:Air speed|air speed]] is slightly faster than his normal self's.

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
Although Dr. Mario is absent from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a playable character, data for Dr. Mario can be found, suggesting that he was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content#Unused data|intended]] to be in the game in some form. Meanwhile, his ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' theme can be used as one of the songs that plays in the [[PictoChat]] and custom stages, as well as an arrangement of the "[[Chill]]" theme, which plays on [[Flat Zone 2]]. There is also a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] of Dr. Mario  that depicts his artwork from the original ''Dr. Mario'' game.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
[[File:Dr Mario SSB4 Artwork.png|thumb|left|Official artwork of Dr. Mario from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''.]]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSB4)}}
Dr. Mario appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as an unlockable fighter. Dr. Mario can be unlocked in the Nintendo 3DS version by first either completing [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSB4)|Classic Mode]] with Mario on at least 4.0 [[smashwiki:Intensity|intensity]] or playing 60 [[smashwiki:Versus Mode#In Super Smash Bros. 4|Smash matches]], then defeating Dr. Mario himself on [[Mushroomy Kingdom]]. Dr. Mario can be unlocked in the Wii U version by first either completing a [[smashwiki:Master Orders|Master Orders]] ticket with a difficulty level of Hard or higher or by playing 50 Smash matches, and then defeating Dr. Mario on [[Delfino Plaza]]. In addition to retaining his moveset, albeit with some mechanic modifications, the custom versions of Dr. Mario's neutral, side, and up special moves are shared with Mario, though the custom versions of Dr. Tornado are instead shared with [[Luigi]], owing to Mario having [[F.L.U.D.D.]] as his down special move since ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Dr. Mario's [[Final Smash]], [[Doctor Finale]], is a variation of Mario's [[Mario Finale]] that uses giant [[Capsule|vitamin capsule]]s instead of giant, streaming Fireballs. Dr. Mario has also gained two new taunts, a new idle animation, a new entrance animation, and a new victory animation that replaces the [[smashwiki:Victory pose|victory pose]] he shared with Mario in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Like Mario, Dr. Mario is a middlewight close-range fighter. Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Dr. Mario functions like a stronger, yet slower Mario due to multipliers being applied to his damage output and some of his attributes. Dr. Mario has the ability to [[Wall Jump]], unlike his previous appearance. Conversely, his mobility is lowered from Mario's attributes. These multipliers result in Dr. Mario being distinctly affected by passive [[equipment]] physics, in which he specifically possesses a +15 Attack value and a -50 Speed value; this allows Dr. Mario to KO opponents more easily than Mario, courtesy of a larger variety of finishing moves.

Dr. Mario's design is now a composition of his appearance as of ''Dr. Mario 64'' and his dark gray pants from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', although with a few original changes from this game: his stethoscope has a slightly different color scheme, his pants are rolled up to his ankles, and his neck is longer due to the graphics, allowing him to wear a dress shirt and necktie under the labcoat rather than just a white shirt, and his tie is looser compared to his home series. To reflect this change, Dr. Mario can wear tie equipment to boost his defense stat instead of the overalls equipment his normal self uses. However, he also uses the gloves and shoes equipment for attack and speed like Mario does.

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSBU)}}
Dr. Mario appears as an unlockable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Although he still functions as a stronger, yet slower clone of Mario, Dr. Mario has nevertheless been slightly de-cloned from his normal self in a few ways. His new back throw consists of him lifting the opponent on his shoulders and then powerfully throwing them away with a single arm, his idle pose and Super Sheet have updated animations, and his traction is slightly higher than Mario's. Like several other fighters, a number of Dr. Mario's standard attacks received nicknames: up smash is Ear, Nose, and Throat, neutral aerial is Dr. Kick, forward aerial is Dr. Punch, down aerial is CLEAR! (Bone Drill prior to version 2.0.0), and down throw is Hospital Bed.

Aside from these changes, Dr. Mario has received a number of noticeable improvements. His damage multiplier has increased from 1.12× to 1.175×, further bolstering his already high overall damage output. Dr. Mario has a new down aerial where he stomps his opponent with both feet, which is capable of [[smashwiki:meteor smash|meteor smash]]ing when connecting with his feet, which is a trait only Mario has since ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and has a hitbox on his chest that launches the opponents away. His aforementioned back throw has higher [[smashwiki:Knockback|knockback]] that, when coupled with his higher overall damage output, makes it one of the strongest [[smashwiki:Back throw|back throws]] in the game.

For the Megavitamins move, the capsules are not only larger, but also gained a higher launching angle, increased [[smashwiki:Hitlag|hitlag]], decreased [[smashwiki:Lag#Ending lag|ending lag]], better [[smashwiki:Hitbox|hitbox]] placements and increased knockback. Altogether, these changes make them much more effective for camping and setting up combos at the comparatively minor cost of their ability to lock a downed opponent. Dr. Tornado gained a drastic increase to its damage output and knockback, which make it a viable finisher unlike in previous installments. In addition, it boasts improved utility, courtesy of its improved vertical recovery and its ability to grant damage-based armor during frames 2-9 when Dr. Mario uses it on the ground.

However, Dr. Mario's grounded and aerial mobility use a negative multiplier with an unspecified value: although his walking and running speeds are slightly faster and his jump is higher, his short hop and double jump are slightly lower and his already sluggish air speed is slightly slower. Aside from these issues, Dr. Mario's up tilt gained the same horizontal range reduction that Mario's acquired, and his grabbing ability is hampered by ''Ultimate''{{'}}s near-universal lag increase for grabs.

As with several other returning characters, Dr. Mario's victory theme, which is the orchestral arrangement of the level clear theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (and is shared with Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]), has been slightly shortened and sped up compared to the previous installments. 

Dr. Mario's Classic Mode route involves him fighting red-, yellow-, and blue-colored variants of different characters, as a reference to the [[Virus]]es from the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]].

#Three [[Mr. Game & Watch]]es on [[Flat Zone X]]
#Three [[Kirby]]s on [[Green Greens]]
#Three [[Yoshi]] on [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]]
#Three [[Wii Fit Trainer]]s on [[Wii Fit Studio]]
#Three [[R.O.B.]]s on [[Battlefield]]
#Three [[Wario]] (overalls) on [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]]
#Final boss against [[Master Hand]], as well as [[Crazy Hand]] on [[smashwiki:Difficulty|intensity]] 7.0 or higher, on [[Final Destination]]

===''Paper Mario''===
Dr. Mario was given a reference in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' when the thankful [[Whale (character)|Whale]] told Mario that he should be addressed by the title of "Dr. Mario" after Mario and his [[partner]]s expelled the [[Fuzzipede]] from the Whale's body, thus ending his stomachache.

===''WarioWare'' series===
Dr. Mario appears sometimes in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', he appears in a [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|microgame named after him]] based on the [[Family Computer]] game, and there is a parody minigame titled [[Dr. Wario]], but the only difference is [[Wario]] takes the role of being the doctor. Dr. Mario again stars in another one of [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare Gold)|his own microgames]] in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''.

===Nintendo Monopoly===
In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], Dr. Mario is seen on the "Receive for medical services $25" [[? Block]] Card.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Maker''====
Dr. Mario in is also one of the several characters that compose [[Costume Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''; players can unlock the Dr. Mario costume by using the appropriate amiibo or completing one of the several challenges, which randomly unlocks a costume character. When players use Dr. Mario, sound effects from the NES version of Dr. Mario play, and when {{button|Padup}} is pressed, Dr. Mario takes out a capsule.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO-scrn-DrMario.jpg|thumb|Mario dressed as Dr. Mario, as seen in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Dr. Mario appears as one of Mario's outfits: the [[Crazy Cap#Doctor Headwear|Doctor Headwear]] and [[Crazy Cap#Doctor Outfit|Doctor Outfit]].

===''Yoshi's Woolly World''===
One of Yoshi's [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|designs]] in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' is based on Dr. Mario. Players can scan a Dr. Mario amiibo to unlock the color scheme.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
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In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi appear as outfits for Mario and Luigi.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Dr. Mario is playable in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', being added alongside Dr. Luigi as a separate driver from Mario in his own [[List of tours in Mario Kart Tour|tour]], the [[Doctor Tour (2022)|2022 Doctor Tour]]. Both have the [[Capsule]] as their [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. One of Dr. Mario's [[Jump Boost|trick]] animations mimics his victory animation at the end of a multiplayer match in ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', complete with the same limited number of frames.<ref>{{cite|author=@mariokarttourEN|date=April 28, 2022|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1519919409694978048|title=X post|publisher=X|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> Dr. Bowser and Dr. Peach later debuted in the [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)|May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour]].
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==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
|Playable character
|1990
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<br>[[Game Boy]]<br>Nintendo Vs. System<br>[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
|-
|[[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]]
|Major character
|1990
|[[Nintendo Comics System]]
|-
|[[Süße Weihnachten]]
|Minor appearance
|1991
|[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
|Minor appearance
|1991
|Manga
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]''
|Minor appearance
|1991
|[[MS-DOS]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario (Gamewatch Boy)|Dr. Mario]]''
|Playable character
|1992
|[[Gamewatch Boy]]
|-
|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'' 
|Playable character
|1994
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario BS Version]]''
|Playable character
|1997
|[[Satellaview]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' 
|Playable character
|2001
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|Cameo in [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|microgame]]
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|Cameo in [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|microgame]]
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario]]''
|Port of original game
|2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Minor appearance; sticker
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Wii ([[WiiWare]])
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario Express]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|[[Nintendo DSi]] ([[DSiWare]])
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''
|Playable character
|2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|Cameo as amiibo [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|Yoshi design]]
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Playable cameo as [[Costume Mario]]
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2016
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|Cameo as amiibo Yoshi design
|2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|Playable character (costume)
|2017
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|[[nwiki:New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare Gold)|microgame]]
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Cameo as a Mii Maker Profile outfit
|2019
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Playable character as Dr. Mario and 8-Bit Dr. Mario
|2019
|iOS/Android
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|Playable character (costume)
|2020
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2022 ([[Doctor Tour (2022)|Doctor Tour]])
|iOS/Android
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|Cameo in [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame]]
|2023
|Nintendo Switch
|}

==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Dr. Mario profiles and statistics}}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{{Spirit
|no=8
|name=Dr. Mario
|image=[[File:Dr Mario - Dr Mario Miracle Cure.png|x100px]]
|series=''Dr. Mario'' Series
|type=Fighter
|obtain=Clear [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBU)|Classic Mode]] as Dr. Mario
}}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Dr Mariones.gif|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
Dr. Mario and Virus Artwork - USA 1991 Flyer.png|''[[Dr. Mario (game)#VS. Dr. Mario|VS. Dr. Mario]]
DrMario1.png|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]
Dr Mario pose SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]
SMO 8bit Mario Doctor.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドクターマリオ
|JapR=Dokutā Mario
|JapM=Doctor Mario
|Spa=Doctor Mario
|Fre=Docteur Mario
|FreM=Doctor Mario
|Dut=Dokter Mario
|DutM=Doctor Mario
|Ger=Doktor Mario
|GerM=Doctor Mario
|Ita=Dottor Mario
|ItaM=Doctor Mario
|Por=Doutor Mario
|PorM=Doctor Mario
|Rus=Доктор Марио
|RusR=Doktor Mario
|RusM=Doctor Mario
|Kor=닥터 마리오
|KorR=Dakteo Mario
|KorM=Doctor Mario
|ChiT=瑪利歐醫生
|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Yīshēng
|ChiTM=Doctor Mario
|ChiS=马力欧医生
|ChiSR=Mǎlì'ōu Yīshēng
|ChiSM=Doctor Mario
}}

==Trivia==
*In an interview about the ''Super Mario'' series for the then-upcoming 30th anniversary, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] implied that "Dr. Mario" was not a licensed doctor.<ref>{{cite|author=Ryckert, Dan|date=September 10, 2015|url=www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/09/24/miyamoto-tezuka-interview.aspx|title=Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series|publisher=GameInformer|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> Despite this, in the background of the title screen of ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]'', a degree can be seen on the wall.

==References==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=1}}
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