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	Super Smash Bros. fighter; Dr. Mario
Game appearances
	Super Smash Bros. Melee (unlockable); Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (unlockable); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (unlockable); Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (unlockable)
Special moves
	Neutral: Megavitamins ; Side: Super Sheet ; Up: Super Jump Punch ; Down: Dr. Tornado ; Final Smash: Doctor Finale
Battle entrance
	A wall of vitamin capsules appear, and Dr. Mario is shown contemplatively holding his forehead before appearing surprised as they disappear.

Dr. Mario
	; Artwork of Dr. Mario holding a capsule from Dr. Mario World
Species	Human
First appearance	Dr. Mario (1990)
Latest appearance	WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Latest portrayal	Charles Martinet (2001 - 2022)

Latest revision as of 21:42, November 2, 2024

This article is about the doctor persona of Mario. For the game, see Dr. Mario (game). For other uses, see Dr. Mario (disambiguation).

“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. Under this identity, Mario dons a lab coat, a head mirror, and a stethoscope around his neck. Debuting in his eponymous game, Dr. Mario and his assistant Nurse Toadstool work at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital, where he eliminates viruses and other diseases by using capsules, 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.

History[edit]

Dr. Mario series[edit]

Dr. Mario[edit]

Dr. Mario's original design for his titular game

Dr. Mario in the game

In 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.^[1] When an experiment goes wrong, the hospital is flooded with tri-color viruses.^[2] Armed with vitamin capsules–a medicine of his own invention^[3]–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 Viruses, 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.

Dr. Mario 64[edit]

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 Megavitamins, 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[edit]

Gameplay of Dr. Mario Online Rx with Dr. Mario as the character.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 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 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.^[4]

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 viruses and viruses encased or covered inside other objects such as barrels or clouds. 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[edit]

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[edit]

In the animated 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[edit]

Dr. Mario and Nurse Luigi in Super Mario Adventures.

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[edit]

Dr. Mario also appears in the German 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.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

Artwork featuring Dr. Mario from Super Mario: Yoshi Island 3.

While in 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 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.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Dr. Mario in Super Mario Manga Mania.

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 Pot to fill the one who eats it with roots.

In 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 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 Doraemon's time machine, to go back to his time.

Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater[edit]

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.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

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[edit]

SmashWiki article: Dr. Mario (SSBM)

Dr. Mario is an unlockable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He can be unlocked by clearing Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with Mario without using any 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 clone, the overwhelming majority of Dr. Mario's moves are nearly identical to his normal self's.^[5] 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.^[6] Some of Dr. Mario's animations are less energetic and thus make him appear more serious and contemplative.^[5] Besides an increased strength, Dr. Mario throws Megavitamins instead of Fireballs, his 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 air speed is slightly faster than his normal self's.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

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 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 of Dr. Mario that depicts his artwork from the original Dr. Mario game.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

Official artwork of Dr. Mario from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

SmashWiki article: 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 Classic Mode with Mario on at least 4.0 intensity or playing 60 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 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 vitamin capsules 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 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[edit]

SmashWiki article: 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 meteor smashing 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 knockback that, when coupled with his higher overall damage output, makes it one of the strongest back throws in the game.

For the Megavitamins move, the capsules are not only larger, but also gained a higher launching angle, increased hitlag, decreased ending lag, better 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, Peach, and 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 Viruses from the Dr. Mario series.

Three Mr. Game & Watches on Flat Zone X
Three Kirbys on Green Greens
Three Yoshi on Yoshi's Island
Three Wii Fit Trainers on Wii Fit Studio
Three R.O.B.s on Battlefield
Three Wario (overalls) on Luigi's Mansion
Final boss against Master Hand, as well as Crazy Hand on intensity 7.0 or higher, on Final Destination

Paper Mario[edit]

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

WarioWare series[edit]

Dr. Mario appears sometimes in the WarioWare series. In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, he appears in a 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 his own microgames in WarioWare Gold.

Nintendo Monopoly[edit]

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

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Maker[edit]

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 is pressed, Dr. Mario takes out a capsule.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

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 Doctor Headwear and Doctor Outfit.

Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

One of Yoshi's 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[edit]

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

Mario and Luigi's Doctor outfits from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi appear as outfits for Mario and Luigi.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Dr. Mario is playable in Mario Kart Tour, being added alongside Dr. Luigi as a separate driver from Mario in his own tour, the 2022 Doctor Tour. Both have the Capsule as their special skill. One of Dr. Mario's trick animations mimics his victory animation at the end of a multiplayer match in Dr. Mario, complete with the same limited number of frames.^[7] Dr. Bowser and Dr. Peach later debuted in the May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour.

List of appearances[edit]

Title	Description	Release date	System/format
Dr. Mario	Playable character	1990	NES Game Boy Nintendo Vs. System Nintendo PlayChoice-10
The Doctor Is In... Over His Head	Major character	1990	Nintendo Comics System
Süße Weihnachten	Minor appearance	1991	Club Nintendo
Super Mario-Kun	Minor appearance	1991	Manga
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up	Minor appearance	1991	MS-DOS
Dr. Mario	Playable character	1992	Gamewatch Boy
Tetris & Dr. Mario	Playable character	1994	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$!	Cameo in microgame	2003	Game Boy Advance
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!	Cameo in 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 Yoshi design	2015	Wii U
Super Mario Maker	Playable cameo as Costume Mario	2015	Wii U
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: Nintendo Switch Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2017	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Odyssey	Playable character (costume)	2017	Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2018	New Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2018	Nintendo Switch
WarioWare Gold	Cameo in 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)	iOS/Android
WarioWare: Move It!	Cameo in microgame	2023	Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article: List of Dr. Mario profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit #8 Dr. Mario
	Series/game	Dr. Mario Series
	Type	Fighter
	How to obtain	Clear Classic Mode as Dr. Mario

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Dr. Mario.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ドクターマリオ^[?] Dokutā Mario	Doctor Mario
Chinese (simplified)	马力欧医生^[?] Mǎlì'ōu Yīshēng	Doctor Mario
Chinese (traditional)	瑪利歐醫生^[?] Mǎlì'ōu Yīshēng	Doctor Mario
Dutch	Dokter Mario^[?]	Doctor Mario
French	Docteur Mario^[?]	Doctor Mario
German	Doktor Mario^[?]	Doctor Mario
Italian	Dottor Mario^[?]	Doctor Mario
Korean	닥터 마리오^[?] Dakteo Mario	Doctor Mario
Portuguese	Doutor Mario^[?]	Doctor Mario
Russian	Доктор Марио^[?] Doktor Mario	Doctor Mario
Spanish	Doctor Mario^[?]	-

Trivia[edit]

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.^[8] Despite this, in the background of the title screen of Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, a degree can be seen on the wall.

References[edit]

Dr. Mario coverage on other NIWA wikis:

SmashWiki

^ "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." – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo (American English). Page 3.
^ "One of the experiments has gone out of control. The viruses are spreading quickly!" – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.
^ "I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!" – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.
^ Nintendo Mobile (July 27, 2020). Newly Added Doctor (Jul. 27, 2020). YouTube. Retrieved Nov 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario. Source Gaming. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash – Source Translations. Source Gaming. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ @mariokarttourEN (April 28, 2022). X post. X. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ Ryckert, Dan (September 10, 2015). Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series. GameInformer. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[1] "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." – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo (American English). Page 3.

[2] "One of the experiments has gone out of control. The viruses are spreading quickly!" – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.

[3] "I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!" – 1991. Dr. Mario (NES) instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.

[4] Nintendo Mobile (July 27, 2020). Newly Added Doctor (Jul. 27, 2020). YouTube. Retrieved Nov 2, 2024.

[Source-5] News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario. Source Gaming. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[6] The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash – Source Translations. Source Gaming. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[7] @mariokarttourEN (April 28, 2022). X post. X. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[8] Ryckert, Dan (September 10, 2015). Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series. GameInformer. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

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Dr. Mario
Artwork of Dr. Mario holding a capsule from Dr. Mario World
Species	Human
First appearance	Dr. Mario (1990)
Latest appearance	WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Latest portrayal	Charles Martinet (2001 - 2022)

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	Wonder Effects	Balloon Mario • Biyon Mario • Goomba Mario • Hoppycat Mario • Metal Mario • Puffy Lift Mario • Spike-Ball Mario • Wubba Mario
3D-style Super Mario games	Regular	Bee Mario • Boo Mario • Capture • Cloud Mario • Rock Mario • Spring Mario
3D-style Super Mario games	Temporary	Balloon Mario • Fire Mario • Flying Mario • Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy) • Metal Mario • Vanish Mario • Wing Mario
Mario RPGs	Overworld abilities	Baby Cakes • Boat Mode • Bro Ball • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Pump Mario • Tube Mode
Mario RPGs	Status effects	Mushroom (status effect) • Scarecrow (status effect) • Stone (status effect)
Mario Party 8		Bitsize Candy • Bloway Candy • Bowlo Candy • Bowser Candy • Bullet Candy • Cashzap Candy • Duelo Candy • Springo Candy • Thwomp Candy • Vampire Candy • Weeglee Candy
Super Mario-kun		3UP Mario • 5UP Mario • Block Mario • Coin Mario • Dangan Mario • Fireball Mario • Golden Mario • Hata Mario • Jumping Mario • Marikuri • Mari Mario • Mario ×99 • Medal Mario • Miracle Mario • Mogura Mario • Mushroom Mario • Nikoniko Mario • Pata Mario • San Mario • Skeleton Mario • Super Mariroido • Super Power-Up Mario • Tetris Mario • Water Stream Mario
Other		Ball • Dr. Mario • Giant Mario • Koopa Zombie • Super-Duper Mario Bros. • Super Mario Great

[Edit] Dr. Mario 64
Playable characters	Dr. Mario • Wario • Spearhead • Webber • Silky • Appleby • Jellybob • Octo • Helio • Lump • Hammer-Bot • Mad Scienstein • Rudy • Metal Mario • Vampire Wario
Other characters	Para-Goom • Virus
Items and objects	Vitamin Capsule
Themes	Chill • Fever
Other	Gallery • Staff

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. Melee
Playable characters		Mario • Donkey Kong • Link • Samus • Yoshi • Kirby • Fox • Bowser • Peach • Luigi • Mr. Game & Watch • Dr. Mario • Others (64 · Melee)
Non-playable characters		Toad • Sandbag • Banzai Bill • Shy Guy • Pidgit • Birdo • Klaptrap • Whispy Woods • Super Happy Tree • Goomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Adventure Mode enemies
Bosses		Giant Donkey Kong • Metal Mario • Giga Bowser
Stages	New Stages	Princess Peach's Castle • Kongo Jungle • Yoshi's Story • Rainbow Cruise • Jungle Japes • Yoshi's Island • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom (Adventure Mode) • Others
Stages	Past Stages	Yoshi's Island • Kongo Jungle • Other
Items		Apple • Barrel Cannon • Freezie • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • Starman • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Trophy
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	Mario Tornado
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Koopa Klaw	Bowser Bomb
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable
Other		Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trophies

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Playable characters		Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others (64 · Melee · Brawl · 3DS / Wii U)
Final Smash characters		Giga Bowser • Shadow Mario • Wario-Man
Assist Trophy characters		Ashley • Chain Chomp • Hammer Bro • Isabelle • Kat & Ana • Lakitu & Spinies • Nintendog • Shadow • Waluigi
Enemies		Banzai Bill • Big Goomba • Bill Blaster • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Flame Chomp • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kritter • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Nabbit • Pooka • Shy Guy • Spike Top • Tiki Buzz • Others
Stages	Nintendo 3DS	3D Land • Golden Plains • Jungle Japes • Mushroomy Kingdom • Paper Mario • Rainbow Road • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · 3DS)
	Wii U	75 m • Delfino Plaza • Gamer • Jungle Hijinxs • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Circuit (Brawl) • Mario Circuit • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom U • Woolly World • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · Wii U)
	Both	Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC) • Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) • Super Mario Maker (DLC) • Others (64 · 3DS / Wii U)
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado	Doctor Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Poltergust 5000
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Konga Beat
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Super Dragon
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Rocketbarrel Barrage
	Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Launch Star	Star Bits	Gravitational Pull	Power Star
	Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Abandon Ship	Clown Kart Dash	Mechakoopa	Shadow Mario Paint
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • CD • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Spring • Super Star • Star Rod • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Treasure chest • Trophy
Other		Assist Trophy characters • Challenges (3DS) • Challenges (Wii U) • Equipment • F.L.U.D.D. • Final Smashes • Gallery (3DS) • Gallery (Wii U) • Glitches (3DS) • Glitches (Wii U) • Home-Run Contest • Mii Outfits • Mii Headgear • Original soundtrack • Palutena's Guidance conversations • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Special Orders • Sound test • Staff (3DS) • Staff (Wii U) • Target Blast • Trophies (3DS) • Trophies (Wii U) • Trophy Rush

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-{{quote2|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}}
+{{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 lab coat, 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]].
-'''Dr. Mario''' is the persona [[Mario]] assumes in the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]]. Under this identity, Mario dons a lab coat, 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 also appears as an unlockable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where he is considered a separate character from Mario. The ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga also portrayed him as a separate character from Mario, with Nurse Toadstool being a separate character from Peach.
 ==History==
 ===''Dr. Mario'' series===
 ====''Dr. Mario''====
-[[File:Dr Mariones.gif|frame|left]]
+[[File:DrMarioPoint.png|thumb|Dr. Mario's original design for his titular game]]
-[[File:MarioDMNES.png|thumb|Dr. Mario, as seen in his [[Dr. Mario (game)|eponymous game]].]]
+[[File:MarioDMNES.png|thumb|left|Dr. Mario in the game]]
-In ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', Dr. Mario works in a virus research lab at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital, alongside Nurse Toadstool.<ref>"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." ''Dr. Mario'' instruction manual for NES, page 3.</ref> When an experiment goes wrong, the hospital is flooded with [[Virus|tri-color viruses]].<ref>"One of the experiments has gone out of control.  The viruses are spreading quickly!" ''Dr. Mario'' instruction manual for NES, page 3.</ref> Armed with [[Capsule|vitamin capsule]]s–a medicine of his own invention<ref>"I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it.  I sure hope this stuff works!" ''Dr. Mario'' instruction manual for NES, page 3.</ref>–Dr. Mario sets out to neutralize the outbreak.
+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.
+{{br|left}}
-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.
 ====''Dr. Mario 64''====
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 ====''Dr. Mario Online Rx''====
 [[File:DrMarioOnlineRxDrMarioGameplay.png|thumb|left|Dr. Mario, as seen in ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''.]]
-In the [[WiiWare]] game ''[[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.
+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''====
-In the [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]] game ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'', he plays the same role as he does in ''Dr. Mario Online Rx''. Unlike the Wii version, his model is cel-shaded, giving him a more cartoonish appearance.
+''[[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''====
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 ====''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]].
-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.
+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.
-Dr. Mario's skill allows him to eliminate the lowest line of objects, and is represented by a big capsule with an "M" 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>
 -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===
-[[File:DrMarioComic.jpg|thumb|Dr. Mario on a cover of [[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 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.
+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.
+{{br|left}}
+===''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.
+{{br}}
 ===''Super Mario-kun''===
-[[File:DrMario (Super Mario Manga Mania).png|thumb|left|Dr. Mario in ''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]''.]]
+[[File:DrMario (Super Mario Manga Mania).png|thumb|Dr. Mario in ''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]''.|left]]
-Dr. Mario makes a brief appearance in volume 1 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', in which [[Yoshi]] falls from the Sky and Mario then transforms into Dr. Mario before stuffing a giant capsule in his mouth. Dr. Mario reappears in volume 8, after being attacked by a [[Tweeter]], Mario transforms into Dr. Mario. He then reveals a [[shell]] underneath a rock and attaches rocket boosters (which resemble capsules) to it, enabling him, [[Luigi]], and [[Yoshi]] to fly on it. This knocks away nearby [[Snifit]]s.
+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 in the hospital, suffering from a hurt spirit and age over the course of 25 years (an allusion to Yukio Sawada's experience when his father passed away from pancreatic cancer and he was so afflicted with loss he ended up in the hospital, but while having to still make jokes for the manga), Dr. Mario walks in and forces a giant pill down Mario. It cures Mario and causes Mario to realize that his long time spent has plenty of positive experiences. Dr. Mario confirms, and then he tells Luigi and Yoshi, who are accompanying Mario, that he is Mario from 25 years in the future, celebrating the series's 50th anniversary. After his work is done, he hops on a vehicle and says he needs to go back to the future.
+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.
+{{br|left}}
 ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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 ====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
-[[File:MeleeDr.Mario.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Official artwork of Dr. Mario from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]
+{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}
-{{main-external|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.
-Dr. Mario makes his first overall appearance in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where he appears as an unlockable fighter. He can be unlocked by clearing Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with [[Mario]] without using a continue 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's design is somewhat modified for his appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'': he has a blue stethoscope, a brown head mirror headband and, most noticeable, 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, although it is based more on the Game Boy and SNES version of the track.
-According to ''Super Smash Bros.'' series creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]], the concept of a slower, yet stronger Mario was originally considered to be used for [[Wario]]. Due to time constraints, however, this concept was instead given to Dr. Mario.<ref>[http://sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash – Source Translations]</ref> On a lesser note, some of Dr. Mario's animations are less energetic and thus make him appear more serious and contemplative, which Sakurai jokingly said "make him seem like an old man."<ref name=Source>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/01/16/melee-drmario/ News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Dr. Mario – Source Gaming]</ref>
-Due to being a moveset clone, the overwhelming majority of Dr. Mario's moves are nearly identical to his normal self's.<ref name=Source/> However, some of his attacks nevertheless have a few distinct traits. In addition to his aforementioned higher strength, Dr. Mario throws [[Capsule|Megavitamin]]s instead of [[Fireball]]s, his 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 also cannot wall jump in this game, unlike Mario. Contrary to his trophy's description, Dr. Mario's jump height and running speed are actually the same as Mario's; on a related note, his air speed is slightly faster than his normal self's.
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 ====''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 a remix of the "Chill" theme which plays on [[Flat Zone 2]]. He also has a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] depicting his artwork from the original ''Dr. Mario'' game.
+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-external|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSB4)}}
+{{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, along with fellow cut characters from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' [[Mewtwo]] and [[Roy (Fire Emblem)|Roy]]. Unlike Mewtwo and Roy, however, he is included with the initial release of the games, whereas Mewtwo and Roy are available as DLC fighters.
+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.
-To unlock Dr. Mario in the Nintendo 3DS version, players must either complete Classic Mode with Mario on at least 4.0 intensity, or play 60 Smash matches. Afterward, the player must defeat him on [[Mushroomy Kingdom]]. In the Wii U version, players can unlock Dr. Mario by completing a Master Orders ticket with a difficulty level of Hard or higher, or by playing 50 Smash matches. Afterward, the player must defeat him on [[Delfino Plaza]].
-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. 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.
-Like Mario, Dr. Mario is a middlewight close-range fighter and can [[Wall Jump]]. Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', however, Dr. Mario now functions like a stronger, yet slower Mario due to multipliers being applied to his damage output and some of his attributes. 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. Because of this, he can KO opponents noticeably easier than Mario, courtesy of a larger variety of finishing moves. However, this comes at the cost of him being one of the slowest characters in the game.
+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.
-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. However, 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 is stronger and 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 victory animation he shared with Mario in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
 ====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
-{{main-external|SmashWiki|Dr. Mario (SSBU)}}
+{{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×, which further bolsters 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 knockback that, when coupled with his higher overall damage output, makes it one of the strongest back throws in the game.
+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 hitlag, decreased ending lag, better 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 5-9 when Dr. Mario uses it on the ground.
+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, his jump is 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.
+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.
-=====Classic Mode route=====
 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]].
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 #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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-Dr. Mario ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi appear as outfits for Mario and Luigi.
+In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi appear as outfits for Mario and Luigi.
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 ====''Mario Kart Tour''====
-Dr. Mario makes his [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] debut 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>@mariokarttourEN. (April 28, 2022). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1519919409694978048]. ''Twitter''.</ref> Dr. Bowser and Dr. Peach later debuted in the [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)|May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser 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]].
+{{br}}
-===Other appearances===
-[[File:DrMario SM4MT.png|thumb|Dr. Mario in ''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]'']]
-[[File:SMO-scrn-DrMario.jpg|thumb|Mario dressed as Dr. Mario, as seen in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'']]
-Dr. Mario also makes a small appearance as one of the occupations listed in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'' on the "Medical Doctor/Nurse" career page. In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', Dr. Mario appears in a [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|microgame named after him]] based on the NES version of his game. A spoof of the original ''Dr. Mario'' game appears in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' called [[Dr. Wario]], though it has no gameplay differences. [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare Gold)|Yet another microgame]] in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' stars Dr. Mario.
-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. 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.
-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!". Dr. Mario was given a similar 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.
-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.
-In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], Dr. Mario is seen on the "Receive for medical services $25" [[? Block]] Card.
-In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Dr. Mario appears as one of Mario's outfits. This is Dr. Mario's first appearance in a mainline ''Super Mario'' title.
-====Remakes and compilations====
-Dr. Mario has also appeared in the various remakes and compilations of several games. ''[[Dr. Mario (game)#VS. Dr. Mario|VS. Dr. Mario]]'', which was made for Vs. matches of ''Dr. Mario'', released for the [[VS. System]]. ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'' is a remake of the NES game, and, as implied in the title, also includes [[Tetris]]. ''Dr. Mario BS Version'' is a remake of the original game for the [[Satellaview]] that includes the graphics and sound from ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''.
-''Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario'' is a direct port of the original ''Dr. Mario'', it was one of the many NES games remade for the ''Classic NES Series'' on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Also for the Game Boy Advance, ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' featured ''Dr. Mario'' alongside an unrelated game, ''Puzzle League'' in a similar fashion to ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''. Lastly, ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' includes ''Dr. Mario 64'' as part of the collection of [[Nintendo]] puzzle games.
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+|obtain=Clear [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBU)|Classic Mode]] as Dr. Mario
-|''Dr. Mario and Nurse Princess Toadstool are using the X-Ray machine to find out what is wrong with their patient. "Aha! This patient's bones aren't connected," says Dr. Mario. "No wonder he looks so sick."''
+}}
-''Medical doctors take charge of treating the sick to save lives and relieve suffering. Doctors know almost everything about the human body and specially trained in preventing and treating disease. Nurses help doctors in clinics, hospitals and doctor's offices. Some nurses have special training which allows them to examine patients and prescribe treatment.''
-|}
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+Dr Mariones.gif|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
-DrMarioArt3.png|''[[Vs. Dr. Mario]]
+Dr. Mario and Virus Artwork - USA 1991 Flyer.png|''[[Dr. Mario (game)#VS. Dr. Mario|VS. Dr. Mario]]
-DrMarioArt1.png|''[[Nintendo Power]]
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-*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>Ryckert, D. (September 10, 2015). "[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/09/24/miyamoto-tezuka-interview.aspx Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series]". ''GameInformer''. </ref> Despite this, in the background of the title screen of ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]'', a degree can be seen on the wall.
+*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==
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[Edit] Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
Characters	Dr. Mario • Dr. Luigi
Items and objects	Booster • Capsule • Capsule Blaster • Exploder • Locker • Reverser • Virus Blaster • Zapper
Other	Miracle Cure Laboratory stages (Training · Basic · Advanced) • Fever

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Playable fighters		Banjo & Kazooie (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Inkling • Isabelle • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • Piranha Plant (DLC) • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others
Assist Trophy characters		Ashley • Bomberman • Chain Chomp • Flies & Hand • Hammer Bro • Klaptrap • Knuckles • Nintendog • Shadow • Thwomp • Waluigi • Wily Capsule
Bosses		Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Metal Mario
Stages		3D Land • 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Figure-8 Circuit • Gamer • Golden Plains • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Donk City Hall • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Rainbow Cruise • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • WarioWare, Inc. • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story • Others
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Star Rod • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado	Doctor Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Poltergust G-00
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Jungle Rush
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Stampede!
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser Punch
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Daisy	Toad	Daisy Parasol	Daisy Bomber	Vegetable	Daisy Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Hyper Rocketbarrel
	Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Launch Star	Star Bits	Gravitational Pull	Grand Star
	Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Abandon Ship	Clown Kart Dash	Mechakoopa	Shadow Mario Paint
	King K. Rool	Blunderbuss	Propellerpack	Crownerang	Gut Check	Blast-o-Matic
	Piranha Plant	Ptooie	Piranhacopter	Poison Breath	Long-Stem Strike	Petey Piranha
Other		Assist Trophy characters • Break Free (Lead the Way) • Challenges • Final Smashes • Jump Up, Super Star! • Palutena's Guidance • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Smash Taunt characters • Snake's codec conversations • Sound test • Spirits (1–500 · 501–1000 · 1001–1500 · 1501–1513) • Staff

[Edit] Dr. Mario World
Characters	Dr. Mario • Dr. Peach • Dr. Bowser • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Yoshi • Dr. Toad • Dr. Toadette • Dr. Bowser Jr. • Dr. Wendy • Dr. Ludwig • Dr. Waluigi • Dr. Wario • Dr. Daisy • Dr. Baby Mario • Dr. Baby Luigi • Dr. Baby Peach • Dr. Baby Daisy • Dr. Rosalina • Dr. Luma • Dr. Donkey Kong • Dr. Diddy Kong • Dr. Baby Rosalina • Dr. Kamek • Dr. Dry Bowser • Dr. Fire Mario • Dr. Fire Peach • Dr. Roy • Dr. Larry • Dr. Fire Luigi • Dr. Fire Rosalina • Dr. Nabbit • Dr. Lakitu • Dr. Goomba Tower • Dr. Koopa Troopa • Dr. Dolphin • Dr. Baby Wario • 8-Bit Dr. Mario • Dr. Lemmy • Dr. Blooper • Dr. Boo • Dr. King Boo • Dr. Morton • Dr. Piranha Plant • Dr. Iggy • Dr. Petey Piranha
Assistants	Amp • Ant Trooper • Banzai Bill • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bone Goomba • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Conkdor • Crowber • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Fish Bone • Fly Guy • Fuzzy • Galoomba • Goomba • Goombrat • Hammer Bro • Honey Queen • Huckit Crab • King Bob-omb • King Boo • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Octoomba • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba • Peepa • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pom Pom • Porcupuffer • Scaredy Rat • Scuttlebug • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Star Bunny • Stingby • Sumo Bro • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Whomp King • Wiggler • Yellow Shy Guy
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • World 10 • World 11 • World 12 • World 13 • World 14 • World 15 • World 16 • World 17 • World 18 • World 19 • World 20 • World 21 • World 22 • World 23 • World 24 • World 25 • World 26 • World 27 • World 28 • World 29 • World 30 • World 31
Items and objects	Barrel • Barrier • Boomerang* • Brick Block • Bubble • Bubble Machine • Caged coin • Capsule • Capsule+ • Capsule Blaster# • Capsule Plus • Capsule Swapper† • Cloud • Colorful Crate • Crate • Diamond • Doc Token • Door • Dust Virus • Electric Exploder • Empty Block • Exploder • Flask • Floatie Virus • Hammer • Handy Bottle • Handy Box • Heart • Ice • Ice Fan • Key • Lock Block • Muddy Coin • Pop Cannon • Rainbow Start† • Random! • Rotating Cannon • Score+ • Shell • Skill charger • Skill filler • Skill Up • Staff ticket • Time+ • Virus • Virus Coin
Other	Clinic Events • Fever • Gallery (models) • Mario • Skill Summits (1–11 · 12–22) • Specialists • Update history • Virus Vid
* In version 1.3.0 or later † In version 1.4.0 or later # Removed since version 1.4.0

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