Dr. Mario (manga)
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| Dr. Mario | |
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| Series | Super Mario |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Label | KC Deluxe |
| Artist(s) | Kazuki Motoyama |
| Release date |  October 17, 1990[1] |
| ← Previous Super Mario Land 4 |
Next → Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 1 |
Dr. Mario is the fifth volume of Kodansha's Super Mario manga published under the KC Deluxe label.
The three stories included are directly based on Dr. Mario.
While the character of Dr. Mario will be later introduced in the series as his own separate character, in this volume, he is still Mario in a doctor outfit.
Contents
Walkthrough
ドクターマリオ
Chapters
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Chapter 1
At Bowser's Castle in the Dark Land, the Koopa king is finishing his newest plan to take over the Mushroom Kingdom: the Gahaha Virus.
At the Mushroom Kingdom, the World Ikebana Expo is taking place. While Princess Peach (the judge and host of the event) is trying to disqualify Princess Daisy's floral arrangement of her and Mario's dream wedding, a woman in Dutch attires presents to the princesses her flowers (some Piranha Plants) whose aroma is capable to relax. After smelling it, the two starts to laugh and while warmly hugging each other. Confused and worried, Mario demands the woman to tell what did she do. She unmasks, and reveals to be Bowser, now going as Gahaha Daiō, and smashes the Piranha Plants' pots on the ground, making them grow into big Dokudoku Pakkun Flower, and explains that his plants are capable of release a special germ he is created, the Gahaha Virus, capable of making everyone laugh uncontrollably. As the plants blows the germs around, Mario quickly covers his nose and mouth, while the rest of the Toads and Goombas at the event start to laugh. Mario escapes, but the plants disperse the germ all around the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario manages to reach his home safely and starts to inspect a specimen of Bowser's virus he captured and put it in a Petri dish with his lab equipment. Unfortunately, the Virus is resistant to every known cure and antibiotic. On the news, the virus has expanded in all the Mushroom Kingdom, but it seems that a region in the Kinoko Yama has been spared. Hopefull that the place contains a solution for this virus, Mario goes to take the Sky Pop, finding the two princesses giggling while they decorate the plane with flowers, so he takes the two with him. At the Kinoko Yama, Mario is glad to see the Mountain Toad calm and healthy and asks them how did they prevent the virus infection, but none of them is even aware of the virus pandemic.
An old lady approach Mario and give him an apple, telling him that by eating it he will know the reason of their immunity. Mario ingenuously accepts, but the princesses rush to him, wanting to eat the fruit. Mario flinches and the apple falls, splitting in two, and the princesses eat them. Just then, the village chief, warns Mario that the old lady is not one of them. The lady is in fact Gahaha Daiō in disguise, and the apple was filled to the brim with Gahaha Viruses ten times more powerful, dooming the infected to die of laughter. Gahaha Daiō then sics the Dokudoku Pakkun Flower to the villagers, and everyone runs into a gorge. The exit result blocked by a giant glowing Mushroom, to which the Piranha Plants seems repelled by. Passing through a hidden tunnel that passes under the mushroom, emerging from the opposite side of it, the village chief explains that the mushroom is their protector deity: the Miracle Kinoko.
Meanwhile, the princesses are about to have a seizure, so the village chief make them eat a piece of the mushroom, curing them and saving them from death. Having finally found a cure, Mario dons his lab coat and fills some capsules with pieces of the Miracle Kinoko. Armed with that, Mario and the princesses emerges from behind the mushroom. The Dokudoku Pakkun Flower lunge at them, but the three throws the capsules in their mouth and the Piranha Plants crumble into pieces, falling over Gahaha Daiō. The heroes then proceed to fly on the Sky Pop and drop capsules around the Kingdom. The sole energy of the Miracle Kinoko is enough to disperse the virus and vanquish it from everybody.
By nighttime, the news reveal that the virus was eradicated and, after the umpteenth argument with Peach, Daisy has returned to Sarasaland. At the Mario Bros.' house, everyone are getting ready to sleep, while the examined Virus in the Petri dish, has finally managed to get itself free.
The chapter ends with Dr. Mario asking the readers if they played the game, also adding that both the Famicom and Game Boy versions are fun.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Extras
Gallery
Full cover
Nurse Peach
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario miniatures
Story arc cover
Table of contents
Peach and Daisy dying of laughter
Special celebration bonus: Find Lui
gi-chan (Level 5)
Princess Peach book, in libraries on the 32 of the thirteenth month
Announcement of the next adaptation: Super Mario World
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドクターマリオ[2] Dokutā Mario |
Doctor Mario |
Trivia
- At the Ikebana Expo, there are flower compositions of Ultraman and RX-78-2 Gundam.
References
- ^ 1990. Dr. Mario. Page 140.
- ^ File:KC Deluxe Dr Mario cover.jpg
