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|image=[[File:Dr Mario DMW.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Doctor Tour]]) (2022)

|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]] - present)

{{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}}

'''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 viruses 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.

In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', [[Mad Scienstein]] robs Dr. Mario's Megavitamins and sets off to deliver them to his master, [[Rudy]]. Dr. Mario, as well as [[Wario]], who wants to sell the Megavitamins for money, follow the two. In order to advance through the story, Dr. Mario must defeat Rudy's minions in Vs. Matches. In the end, it is revealed that Rudy is actually sick and Scienstein was ordered to retrieve the magical healing pills to cure him.

Dr. Mario also received 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 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.

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. He also has a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] depicting his artwork from the original ''Dr. Mario'' 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. 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 base ground 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 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 overhead and then powerfully tossing them away, 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's new down aerial is a double foot stomp that is capable of [[meteor smash]]ing, which is a trait only Mario has since ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. 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 5-9 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 grab game is hampered by ''Ultimate''{{'}}s near-universal lag increase for grabs.

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

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]]. 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]].

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.

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Dr. Mario appears as one of Mario's outfits. This is Dr. Mario's first appearance in a mainline ''Mario'' title.

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