Dr. Mario (Super Smash Bros. Melee)


 * This article is about Dr. Mario's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee. For other uses, see Dr. Mario. Also, for information about the character of whom Dr. Mario is a clone, see Mario (SSBM).

Dr. Mario ( Dokutā Mario) is a character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, unlocked by either clearing Classic Mode on any difficulty or stock setting with Mario without using any continues or by playing 100 Versus Mode matches.

Attributes
Dr. Mario is very similar to his clone, but there are differences between them. Overall, Dr. Mario is slightly stronger than his counterpart. Dr. Mario's projectile, megavitamins, can help control approaches, but it moves rather slowly when compared to other projectiles. Dr. Mario is a good edge-guarder due to his back aerial, cape, and the aforementioned megavitamins. He also has a good aerial game, wavedash, and SHFFL. Dr. Mario is the only character to have a sex kick which gets stronger after activation as opposed to weaker. He can chain grab some characters and down throw to forward aerial as a staple KO. Dr. Mario's biggest weakness is his very short recovery. His super jump punch is a predictable recovery move that can be caped and edge-guarded fairly easily (although having a misleadingly large sweetspot range helps this problem). Dr. Mario's Back throw is ideal for Gimp kills when accompanied by Edge-hogging since it has powerful knockback.

Normal

 * Neutral Attack- Dr. Mario does a weak punch forward, followed by a second weak punch before a stronger kick forward. Similar to Mario's from Super Mario 64.
 * Dash Attack- He slides on the ground feet first, has slightly more range than Mario's. Launches foes in a random trajectory.
 * Strong Side- A kick forward, stronger than Mario's.
 * Strong Up- Dr. Mario punches upwards. Slightly more knockback with a different trajectory beased on where it hits. If you hit them while they're in front of you, they will sent forwards. If you hit them when they're above you, they'll go upwards.
 * Strong Down- While crouching, does a quick sweeper kick in front of him. Sends foes behind him, unlike his clone counterpart.

Smash attacks

 * Side Smash- Launches a somewhat short ranged electrical shock from his palm, in a very similar fashion to his clone.
 * Up Smash- Dr. Mario headbutts upwards. Slightly more speedy and a little weaker than Mario's
 * Down Smash- A very sudden break-dance like sweep, which is very fast and powerful.

Other Attacks

 * Ledge Attack - Does a somersault and then kicks upwards.
 * 100% Ledge Attack - Gets up then does an attack similar to his forward tilt.
 * Floor Attack -Gets up then punches behind him, then in front of him.

Aerial attacks

 * Neutral Aerial-Does a Sex Kick. Oddly, the move's power increases the more it's out, unlike other sex kicks.
 * Forward Aerial- Winds up and punches in a downwards angle, though cannot spike. However it is very powerful.
 * Back Aerial- Mario kicks backwards. Good for edgeguarding.
 * Up Aerial- Flip kicks upwards, which is good for juggling fast fallers.
 * Down Aerial- Does a drilling kick.

Throws

 * Pummel- Headbutts opponent.
 * Forward Throw- spins opponent once, and tosses them forward with decent knockback. Good for an edgeguarding follow up.
 * Back Throw- Spins around three times and tosses the foe behind him, with impressive knockback.
 * Up Throw-Dr. Mario heaves his opponent upwards.
 * Down Throw- Slams opponent to ground, good for a short-hopped N-air follow up.

Taunt
Dr. Mario pulls out random color pills and balances them on his neck and arms, before putting them away.

Differences with Mario

 * The Super Sheet is longer than the cape and has more lag, making it not as useful as Mario's cape for recovery.
 * His pills do more damage than the fireballs, and don't light the opponents on fire.
 * His Down Tilt sends opponents behind him.
 * His F-air isn't a Meteor Smash like Mario's.
 * It is harder to break out of his Down B attack.
 * He is slightly stronger.
 * His Down B attack sends opponents into a random direction, Mario's sends upwards.
 * Dr. Mario's Forward Smash is stronger if the opponent is closer, which is completely the opposite of Mario. It also has less range than Mario's side smash.
 * His sex kick gets stronger the longer it sticks out, which is also the opposite of Mario.
 * Special Moves have different sound effects.
 * Doesn't yell while he charges up his Forward aerial.
 * Slightly faster air speed.
 * Slightly slower on ground.
 * Foward Smash deals Electric Damage rather than Fire.
 * Dr. Mario can do the Up-B cancel and Mario and Luigi can't (To do Up-B cancel, look at Techniques right below).
 * Mario's taunt is him growing big and then shrinking and Dr. Mario's is him throwing a pill and then catching it (Dr. Mario can also Taunt cancel and Mario can't (Look at Techniques right below on how to do it)).

Recovery Improvement

 * Forward-B (Cape): Gives a slight lift. This can be used once in the air to gain altitude, unlike Mario's-- which may be used more than once(Probably because his lift isn't as large as Mario's).
 * Down-B (Dr. Tornado): If one mashes B rapidly while Doc is spinning, he'll get a slight lift. Hold the Control Stick towards the stage afterwards so the slight altitude gained is not wasted. This can also be used only once in the air to rise.

Techniques

 * Pill Rush: Bombard the enemy with a wall of Pills exerted after a short jumped into a fast fall and at ground point. Repeat this three Pill fire sequence while approaching the opponent to render them almost stunned. This technique does not work as well for Mario, due to the Pills added weight and higher bounce.
 * Wall of Pain: Use of backward aerials to effectively keep the opponent off the edge.Doctor Mario can use multiple back aerials off the edge making him an excellent edge guarder.
 * Up-B Cancel: Dr. Mario is the only character able to cancel his up-b attack. Within the first four frames, activate the move so you make Dr. Mario move in the backward direction of where he's facing and quickly move the control stick to the opposite direction. The opponent will be sent up at a trajectory based solely on their weight and Doctor Mario will be able to move.
 * Taunt Cancel: Dr. Mario is the only character that can taunt cancel. To taunt cancel, you have to run towards a edge and right before you reach the edge and do the edge animation, taunt and Dr. Mario will just about to throw his pill but he will have it cancelled and he would do the edge animation so Dr. Mario can still move after he taunted. This doesn't really help, but you can use it to show skill like when you do the SSB Taunt cancel on the N64.

Target Test by DRIN
You will need to abuse many techniques for this, so practice is recommended.

First, as soon as movement is allowed, run to the right. You should start moving before the timer begins running. As you start to fall, cape the target, and double jump back to the start platform. Dash right, then use the cape to hit the target inside the open box. The cape's momentum should land you inside, but use your 2nd jump if needed. Double jump back to the start.

Next, jump on to the 2nd platform above you. It should be close to the targets on the left side of the metal wall. Dash Jump, cape BOTH TARGETS AT ONCE, and double jump back to the platforms to the left. A F-air also works for this.

Move to the topmost left platform. Dash Jump, and cape the top left target. On the way down, use your cape to hit the other targets. Land on the moving platform. 2 should remain. Move to the rightmost top platform. Dash Jump, use your second jump and at the tip you should Up-B. The target should barely be hit. Use DI to drop on to the moving platform below. Suicide drop and hit the last target.

Trophy Descriptions

 * Dr. Mario (Smash Red)
 * There's hardly any difference in the abilities of Mario and Dr. Mario, so choosing is largely a matter of taste. Dr. Mario is a tad slower due to his lack of exercise, but his Megavitamins pack a bit more punch than Mario's Fireballs. The capsules travel on a unique trajectory and make a distinct sound on impact.
 * B: Megavitamins
 * Smash B: Super Sheet


 * Dr. Mario (Smash Blue)
 * The differences between Dr. Mario and Mario are more pronounced in some areas than others, but basically they can be played in a similar fashion. While it may be hard to spot the contrasts, they do exist. For example, Dr. Mario's Super Sheet is longer and narrower than Mario's cape, and any opponents hit by Dr. Tornado will fly off in diverse directions.
 * Up & B: Super Jump Punch
 * Down & B: Dr. Tornado

Trivia

 * Out of the characters that didn't make it to brawl, Dr.Mario is highest on the tier list.
 * Dr. Mario is the only clone character that is at a higher position on the Melee tier list than the original.


 * Dr. Mario is the only character in Melee to have a sex kick that gets stronger the longer it's out.
 * Dr. Mario is the only character that can up-b and taunt cancel.