Editing Metal Mario

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' (herein known as '''Metal Power'''),<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> only [[Wario]] can turn metallic by using a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] (other characters must transform into Wario with the [[Wario Cap]]). Since Power Flowers appear in more levels than the Metal Cap, the metal power can be used in more levels. Metal Wario can walk on [[lava]] and [[freezing water]], though after a while, he begins to sink, and if he goes below the surface, he loses a life, like with the slower quicksand. While sinking underwater, Metal Wario can also move freely, unlike Metal Mario, who only falls in a straight line. Like Metal Mario, Metal Wario vocalizes above water and is silent underwater, but unlike in ''Super Mario 64'', Metal Wario yells if he falls a distance underwater.<ref>{{cite|author=Jackson, Ben J.|url=youtu.be/a0_FJH0FQy0?t=46|timestamp=00:46|title="Super Mario 64 DS - Jolly Roger Bay Star 7 - Through The Jetstream"|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref> Metal Wario's other abilities and vulnerabilities are the same as Metal Mario's. The mission [[Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow]] in [[Rainbow Ride]] is altered from the original so the Power Star appears at the end of the bowsprit instead of on the bow. Additionally, high winds can potentially block characters from obtaining the Power Star. Metal Power can be used to resist the winds and help Wario collect the Power Star. In [[Chief Chilly Challenge]], Luigi, transformed as Wario, uses Metal Power to cross a passing and resist high winds so he can break a [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Black Brick]] for a Power Star. Due to the character dependencies of the Power Flowers, the mission Collect the Caps... has been renamed "Inside the Cage," and the metal power-up cannot be used to collect the Power Star inside the cage. Only Luigi can turn [[Vanish Mario|invisible]] from the Power Flower, but he can, however, [[swim]] fast enough to reach the Power Star in time. The [[Mega Mario]] and [[Fire Power (Yoshi)|Fire Power]] themes from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' are arrangements of Metal Mario's theme music.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', in the level [[High-Voltage Gauntlet]] in Bowser's portion of the [[Petal Isles]], playable characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, Toadette, Yoshis, and Nabbit) take on a metallic form as the level's [[Wonder Effect]]. There is also a new variant of the Metal Mario theme from ''Super Mario 64''. This variant of the metal form gives the characters a simple metal sheen (likely to prevent confusion among multi-colored Toads and Yoshis during multiplayer) and protects them from the enemies and the electricity in the level, as well as making them heavier than without the metal form. Touching electricity will charge the character, causing them to emit light and magnetically attract nearby coins for a time. Characters also have their voices filtered, though as a reverb than Metal Mario's distorted voice in the spinoffs.

Metal Mario appears as a returning unlockable racer in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. Additionally, there is another metal character named [[Pink Gold Peach]] (who is classified in the same weight subdivision as Metal Mario). Like in ''Mario Kart 7'', Metal Mario is classified as a Heavy character, where he has high speed and weight, but lower handling, traction, and acceleration. His weight is the highest out of the roster, tied with [[Bowser]], [[Wario]], [[Morton]], the large [[Mii|Miis]], and [[Dry Bowser]]. As a trade-off, he also ties with them in acceleration and traction, having the lowest in the roster. However, unlike these characters, he has slightly higher handling, trading off with lower speed, making these stats match those of [[Rosalina]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Waluigi]], [[Roy]], and [[Link]].

Metal Mario has received some merchandising including plushies and mini figures. Some of them promote ''Super Mario 64'', Metal Mario's game of origin, while several promote ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''Mario Kart 8'', which have featured Metal Mario as part of the playable roster. Metal Mario has been included in various lines of [[Jakks Pacific]] [[World of Nintendo]] series as a minifigure, posed in a fist-bump similarly to Mario as well as the other Mario powerups. He has an articulated figure in the same series, which has an includes a  gold [[trophy]] from ''Mario Kart 8'' as an accessory. He has also received a plushie in the series, having a metallic fabric material. The Japanese plushmaker [[San-ei Co., Ltd.|San-ei]] has released Metal Mario in a wave with [[Dry Bowser]], which was first announced in late 2019<ref>{{cite|author=@sanei_NLG|date=November 21, 2019|url=x.com/sanei_NLG/status/1197696319466307584?cxt=HHwWgICo6Z6diZ8hAAAA|publisher=X|accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref> and later distributed by Little Buddy. Metal Mario is featured alongside other powers up in the ''Super Mario Power Up'' series, such as the keychains. The silver Mario [[amiibo]] resembles Metal Mario, though scanning it in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' unlocks the golden outfit rather than Metal Mario's outfit.

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|Ita2=Testa di Ferro (Wario variant) <ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' European booklet|page=97|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>

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