Editing Dr. Vulko

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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Dr. Vulko.png|150px]]<br>Dr. Vulko in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Concordia|Concordian]] humanoid
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{{quote|I have some [[Ampberry|medicine]] that's meant to be administered...<big>ORALLY!</big>|Dr. Vulko|[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]}}
'''Dr. Vulko''', or simply '''Vulko''', is a character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. He is a physician from [[Skorcheen Island]] who discovers the cure for those afflicted by [[Glohm]]: [[Ampberry|Ampberries]]. Dr. Vulko is an elderly man with orange skin and hair, stone-like eyebrows, and eyes that are always shut. His name appears to be derived from {{wp|Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan}}, the Roman god of fire and volcanoes. 

==History==
When [[Chilliam]] is afflicted with Glohm, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] head to Skorcheen Island in search of Dr. Vulko. Unfortunately, no one can reach him because the Connectar Flowers that lead up to his volcano home are not in bloom. Once Skorcheen Island is linked with [[Shipshape Island]], the flowers bloom and Vulko is able to leave his house.

On Shipshape, Vulko cures Chilliam with an Ampberry, though he admittedly was not sure if it would work. Vulko then sets off on curing everyone else affected by Glohm, but he is running low on Ampberries, as he only received a few as a souvenir. Informing Mario and Luigi that the berries only grow on [[Wayaway Island]], he tasks the brothers with finding more.

Once Mario and Luigi bring the large pile of Ampberries they found in [[Bowser's Castle]] to Dr. Vulko, he gives them some in addition to the Auto Ampberry [[Battle Plug]]. If Mario and Luigi ever run low on Ampberries, they can talk to Vulko on Shipshape to receive 10 more.

After [[Glohm Bowser]] is defeated and an unbreakable barrier forms around [[Fortress Zokket]], Dr. Vulko suggests seeking out [[Adaphne]] on [[Jellyfish Island]] for help. 

Following [[Reclusa]]'s awakening, Dr. Vulko is trapped by one of his flowers and fantasizes about earning praise for his research.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=オルケーノ
|JapR=Orukēno
|JapM=Clipped from "volcano" +「博士」(''hakase'', "doctor")
|Jap2=オルケーノ博士
|Jap2R=Orukēno Hakase
|Jap2M=^
|Jap2N=Full name
|Chi=伙山
|ChiR=Huǒshān
|ChiM=Pun on「火山」(''huǒshān'', "volcano") +「博士」(''bóshì'', "doctor")
|Chi2=伙山博士
|Chi2R=Huǒshān Bóshì
|Chi2M=^
|Chi2N=Full name
|Ita=Vulko
|Ita2=Dr. Vulko
|Ita2N=Full name
|ItaC=<ref name=ita>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0sgyGNgask Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #6]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 28, 2024.</ref>
|Ita2C=<ref name=ita/>
|Spa=Vulko
|Spa2=Doctor Vulko
|Spa2N=Full name
|Fre=Ram
|Fre2=Doc Ram
|Fre2N=Full name
|FreM=Could be a reference to "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory RAM]"
|Fre2M=^
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgqmnyF2VXc C'est chaud à INSOLINSUL ! MARIO & LUIGI L'ÉPOPÉE FRATERNELLE #18]. By Kirbendo - Let's Play on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 3rdd, 2024.</ref>
}}

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