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| {{articleabout|the metal state that [[Mario]] and various other characters can transform into|the independent Metal Mario character|[[Metal Mario (character)]]|the Metal Luigi character appearing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''|[[Metal Luigi]]}}
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| {{form-infobox
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| |title=Metal Mario
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| |image=[[File:MetalMarioSM64.png|150px]]
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| |powers=Invincibility, walk underwater, no need for air.
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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| |item=[[Metal Cap]] (''[[Super Mario 64]]''), [[Power Flower]] (''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', exclusive to [[Wario]]), [[Megavitamin]] (''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''), [[Metal Mushroom Orb]] (''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]''), or [[Metal Box]] (''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'')
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| |character=[[Mario]], [[Wario]], [[Dr. Mario]], every other playable character in ''Mario Party 6'' / ''Mario Party 7'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series
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| }}
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| '''Metal Mario''' (called '''Metal Power''' for ''Super Mario 64 DS''<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' English instruction manual, p. 21.</ref>) is a powered up form of [[Mario]] that first appeared in the game ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Metal Mario is tougher, stronger, virtually invincible, and can be hurt only by long falls. This form is acquired by picking up the [[Metal Cap]] from green [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]]s or [[Metal Box]]es.
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| The Metal form would later be granted to other characters through use of different items, though the form itself would act the same.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario 64''====
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| [[File:Sm64metalmario.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Metal Mario debuts in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
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| When Mario first encounters the Metal Cap in [[Cavern of the Metal Cap]] in ''Super Mario 64'', he becomes Metal Mario, a living embodiment of metal. In this form, Mario is invincible (although he can still take falling damage) and can destroy enemies just by running into them. Metal Mario is also very heavy, and as such, can withstand strong winds, underwater currents, and can walk on the bottom of bodies of water. In addition, he doesn't need to breathe, meaning he can stay underwater without worrying about air until the metal power runs out. Despite being heavy, Metal Mario still retains all his physical speed as well his athletic jumping abilities, but will sink in quicksand faster.
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| Metal Mario can combine his Metal Cap with the [[Vanish Cap]] to become Vanish Metal Mario, which will enable him to go through certain walls while maintaining his metal form's strengths and weaknesses.
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| ====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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| [[File:SM64DS-Metal Wario.PNG|frame|'''Metal Wario''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
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| In the remake of ''Super Mario 64'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', only [[Wario]] could turn metallic and become Metal Wario by using a [[Power Flower]]. He is able to walk on [[Lava]] and Freezing Water, though after a while he begins to sink and if he goes below the surface he will lose a life. Metal Wario's other abilities and vulnerabilities are the same as Metal Mario's.
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| ===''Dr. Mario 64''===
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| At one point, [[Dr. Mario]] accidentally eats some [[Megavitamin]]s and turns into a Metal Mario form. This metallic Dr. Mario also appears as a separate, playable [[Metal Mario (character)|character]].
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| ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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| A [[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario character]] appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a boss. The sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also featured this permanently metal alter-ego of Mario as well as a separate [[Metal Luigi|Luigi character]] as bosses.
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| In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', players could pick up the [[Metal Box]] as an item, and gain metal forms for a limited time, all boasting the same attributes as the non-playable Metal Mario: namely, being heavier and silent, except for clanging metal noises made when they move. This metal form can also be used as a setting in the Special Brawl of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
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| In Classic Mode of both ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', a character in metal form will always be one of the selected challengers. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', this metal character will always appear at Level 10, whereas in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', one will appear at random anywhere from Levels 6 to 10.
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| ===''Mario Party'' series===
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| The metal form also appears in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' when one of the playable characters uses a Metal Shroom [[Orb]] on him- or herself to avoid traps. Also, when a player gets a [[Cursed Mushroom]] Panel, Bowser makes a brief reference to Metal Mario, by saying, "Answer quickly or your bonus points will fall like a Metal Mario off an [[airship]]!"
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| ===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
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| [[File:MSC Mario's Mega Strike in action.png|thumb|left|Mario performing his Mega Strike, called "Fiery Metal Mario."]]
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| It appears that Mario can become Metal Mario in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' when he performs his [[Mega Strike]], since the Mega Strike's name is called "Fiery Metal Mario".
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| ==Game Appearances==
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| !width=20%|Description
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| !width=20%|Release Date
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| |''[[Super Mario 64]]''
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| |Playable Character (Power-Up)
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| |1996
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| |[[Nintendo 64]]
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| |''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
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| |Unlockable Playable Character/Boss
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| |2001
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| |[[Nintendo 64]]
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| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
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| |Boss, Playable Character (Power-Up), and Trophy.
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| |2001
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| |[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| |''[[Mario Party 7]]''
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| |Playable Character (Power-Up)
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| |2005
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| |[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| |''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
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| |Appears during Mario's Mega Strike
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| |2007
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| |[[Wii]]
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| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
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| |Playable Character (Power-Up)
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| |2008
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| |[[Wii]]
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| |''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
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| |Playable Character (Power-Up)
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| |2014
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| |[[Nintendo 3DS]]/[[Wii U]]
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| |}
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| ==''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' Trophy==
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| |202
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| |align=center|[[Metal Mario]]
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| |[[File:trophy202.PNG|center|100px]]
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| |align=center|''Super Mario 64''<br>9/96
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| |Mario was in for a surprise the first time he hit a Metal Box in Super Mario 64. The metal cap that popped out transformed Mario into living metal, giving him great stamina, a heavy tread, and the ability to walk underwater. In Super Smash Bros., Metal Mario showed up as an incredibly stubborn midlevel boss.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery><center>
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| File:Metal Mario 64.png|Metal Mario in ''Super Mario 64''.
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| File:SM64MetalMario.jpg|Artwork of Metal Mario in [[Hazy Maze Cave]] in ''Super Mario 64''.
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| File:PC Room6.png|Metal Mario in ''[[Peach's Castle (game)|Peach's Castle]]'', a [[Tech Demo]].
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| File:Metal Mario Model.png|[[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
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| File:Fiery Metal Mario Model.png|Fiery Metal Mario from ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''.
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| File:MetalBrawl.png|Metal Mario in the Special Mode selection from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
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| </center></gallery>
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| ==Media==
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| {{Media
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| |type1=audio
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| |name1=SM64-Metallic Mario
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| |pipe1=Metal Mario
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| |description1=Metal Mario theme
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| |length1=1:22
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In an interview with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in [[Nintendo Power]]'s ''Mario Mania Player's Guide'' published in 1991, Miyamoto reportedly said: ''"Who knows what Mario will look like in the future? Maybe he'll wear metallic clothes!"'' The Metal Mario form's first appearance was in 1996, five years later.
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| *In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], anyone who turns into a metal form loses the ability to speak (except [[Samus Aran]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[R.O.B.]], and [[Mr. Game & Watch]], the latter two of whom technically don't speak anyway, although they make their beeping and mechanical noises instead).
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| **An exception to this is [[Sonic]], who doesn't have his voice changed when he initiates his [[Final Smash]].
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| *While the Metal Mario form itself is not in the game, [[Gold Mario|Silver Luigi]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' looks very similar to Metal Mario, right down to the metallic finish.
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| *[[Boo]] makes clanking noises when in Metal form, even though it floats.
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{BoxTop}}
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| {{SSB}}
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| {{Mario's Transformations}}
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| [[Category:Playable Characters]]
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| [[Category:Forms]]
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| [[Category:Mario's Transformations|Metal Mario]]
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| [[Category:Wario's Transformations|Metal Wario]]
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| [[Category:Dr. Mario 64]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario 64]]
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| [[Category:Mario Strikers Charged]]
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