Mario Tornado

As an aerial normal attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The Mario Tornado is the name given to Mario's Down B in the first two installments of the Super Smash Bros. series. The move involves him rotating rapidly with his fists outstretched. The Mario Tornado can be used for recovery as well by rapidly tapping B, which allows you to rise in the air slightly. It is a multi-hit attack, and can spike in the original SSB64.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario's Down B has been replaced with F.L.U.D.D.. In the DOJO!! update revealing this change, a screenshot of the Mario Tornado is shown with the accompanying caption: "He still seems to have this move, though. Eh? Is it a normal attack?!" The E For All demo revealed that the Mario Tornado is now, in fact, Mario's down aerial move. The move is much quicker now, although it is weaker and can no longer help Mario's recovery.

Dr. Mario's down special, the Dr. Tornado is similar, but knocks enemies in random directions, and rises much higher in the air when B is tapped. Another similar move is the Luigi Cyclone, which sucks in the opponent, and launches them into the air.

Origin

The Mario Tornado is probably based on Super Mario World, that if the player presses the R button, Mario will spin around with his fists outstretched. Also, in Super Mario World, Mario will hover while executing this move, but in the Super Smash Bros. games, rapidly pressing the button will make Mario hover while executing the Mario Tornado.

Mario's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Fireball
Side Special	—	Cape
Up Special	Super Jump Punch
Down Special	Mario Tornado		F.L.U.D.D.
Final Smash	—		Mario Finale

Dr. Mario's Special Moves
	Melee	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Megavitamins
Side Special	Super Sheet
Up Special	Super Jump Punch
Down Special	Dr. Tornado
Final Smash	—	Doctor Finale