Megavitamin

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Megavitamin
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Description
A capsule like object with two colors; either the same or different.

First appearance

Dr. Mario (1990)

Latest appearance

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

Effect on player

Defeats a virus of the same color when four are piled up.
Dr. Mario juggling three Megavitamins

Megavitamins, also known as Capsules, are Dr. Mario's prescription of choice, seen in the Dr. Mario series. Invented by Dr. Mario himself[1], Megavitamins are an effective weapon against both viruses and the flu[2].

They come in six different color combinations of red, blue, or yellow (Red+red, blue+blue, yellow+yellow, red+blue, yellow+blue, red+yellow, or in the Game Boy version Black+black, grey+grey, white+white, black+grey, black+white, and white+grey). Dr. Mario uses the Megavitamins to destroy viruses, in the game Dr. Mario.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dr. Mario's standard special is Megavitamins, in which Dr. Mario tosses a Megavitamin at opponents. They act the same as Mario's Fireball move, except that the Megavitamins are more powerful. They also bounce in a different path, and make a different noise when it hits. There's also a trophy of Dr. Mario shooting Megavitamins and one of the vitamins themselves. Kirby is also able to use the Megavitamins if he copies Dr. Mario, although the sound that plays when the Megavitamin hits an opponent is different. Like in the Dr. Mario games, the Megavitamins are randomly generated with different color combinations, though this has no effect on the attack itself. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U also gives this move two customizable variants, which are similar in effect to Mario's Fireball customs. The first is Fast Capsule, which sends out a fast-moving but weaker Megavitamin that travels directly forward, and the second is Mega Capsule, which sends out a slow-moving giant Megavitamin that does not travel as far but deals multiple hits of damage.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a Megavitamin appears as a sticker, which boosts the attack of the equipped character by five points.

In Dr. Mario 64, Megavitamins also seem to have a transforming property; when Dr. Mario or Wario eats them, they transform into Metal Mario and Vampire Wario, respectively.

In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, a minigame called Dr. Wario features Wario in a doctor persona using megavitamins to eliminate viruses. In addition, starting with the game Dr. Luigi, Luigi's doctor persona also uses megavitamins to eliminate viruses. Also starting with Dr. Luigi, L-shaped Megavitamins have been used.

In Super Mario Maker, when playing as Dr. Mario's costume, holding the +Control Pad up button will result in Dr. Mario holding up a Megavitamin.

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Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy[edit]

Name Image Game Description
Megavitamins Trophy155.png Dr. Mario
10/90 		Megavitamins come in six color combinations of red, blue, and yellow. Dr. Mario uses these capsules by tossing them into contaminated bottle to destroy viruses. The origin of these wonder pills is a mystery, but the most likely theory is that they're the result of Dr. Mario's lifelong efforts to find a cure for the common cold.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker[edit]

Name Image Artwork from Effect in The Subspace Emissary
Capsule Capsule Sticker.png Nintendo Puzzle Collection [Flame] - Attack +5

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カプセル
Kapuseru		 Capsule

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!" - Dr. Mario NES instruction booklet, page 3.
  2. ^ "Flu season has struck! Now Dr. Mario, armed with his mighty Megavitamins, is busier than ever treating patients." - Dr. Mario 64 instruction booklet, page 13.
Dr. Mario series
Original games Dr. Mario • Vs. Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Dr. Mario Online Rx (Dr. Mario & Germ Buster) • Dr. Mario Express (A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario) • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure • Dr. Mario World
Reissues and compilations Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario (Classic NES Series) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Wario (minigame from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Related to the series Dr. Luigi • Dr. Mario • Mii • Nurse Toadstool • Virus • Megavitamin • Mushroom Kingdom Hospital
Super Smash Bros. Melee moves
Standard Blaster (Falco · Fox) • Charge Shot • Chef • Egg Lay • Falcon Punch • Fire Bow • Fire Breath • Fireball • Flare Blade • Giant Punch • Green Fireball • Hero's Bow • Ice Shot • Inhale • Megavitamin • Nayru's Love • Needle Storm • PK Flash • Rollout • Shadow Ball • Shield Breaker • Thunder Jolt (Pichu · Pikachu) • Toad • Warlock Punch
Up Agility • Belay • Blazer • Dark Dive • Dolphin Slash • Egg Throw • Falcon Dive • Farore's Wind • Final Cutter • Fire • Fire Bird • Fire Fox • Peach Parasol • PK Thunder • Quick Attack • Screw Attack • Sing • Spin Attack (Link · Young Link) • Spinning Kong • Super Jump Punch • Teleport • Whirling Fortress • Vanish
Side Boomerang (Link · Young Link) • Cape • Chain • Confusion • Dancing Blade • Din's Fire • Double-Edge Dance • Egg Roll • Falco Phantasm • Fox Illusion • Gerudo Dragon • Green Missile • Hammer • Headbutt • Judge • Koopa Klaw • Missile • Peach Bomber • PK Fire • Pound • Raptor Boost • Skull Bash (Pichu · Pikachu) • Squall Hammer • Super Sheet
Down Blizzard • Bomb (Link · Samus · Young Link) • Bowser Bomb • Counter (Marth · Roy) • Disable • Dr. Tornado • Falcon Kick • Hand Slap • Luigi Cyclone • Mario Tornado • Oil Panic • PSI Magnet • Reflector (Falco · Fox) • Rest • Stone • Thunder (Pichu · Pikachu) • Transform (Sheik · Zelda) • Vegetable • Wizard's Foot • Yoshi Bomb
Misc. Air Dodge • Jump • Meteor smash • Shield • Smash attack • Taunt • Tether recovery
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U moves
Standard Aura Sphere • Autoreticle • Blade Beam • Blaster (Falco · Fox) • Blurring Blade • Bonus Fruit • Bullet Climax • Charge Blast • Charge Shot • Chef • Chomp • Clown Cannon • Dragon Fang Shot • Egg Lay • Eruption • Exploding Side Kick • Explosive Flame • Falcon Punch • Fire Breath • Fireball • Flamethrower • Flare Blade • Gale Strike • Giant Punch • Green Fireball • Grenade Launch • Hadoken • Heavenly Light • Hero's Bow (Link · Toon Link) • Homing Attack • Inhale • Laser Blaze • Luma Shot • Mach Tornado • Megavitamin • Metal Blade • Monado Arts • Nayru's Love • Needle Storm • Palutena Bow • Paralyzer • Peanut Popgun • Pikmin Pluck • PK Flash • PK Freeze • Pocket • Robo Beam • Rollout • Shadow Ball • Shield Breaker (Lucina · Marth) • Shot Put • Shuriken of Light • Silver Bow • Straight Lunge • Sun Salutation • Thunder • Thunder Jolt • Toad • Trick Shot • Ultimate Uppercut • Warlock Punch • Water Shuriken
Up Abandon Ship • Aether • Air Slash • Arm Rocket • Balloon Trip • Blazer • Boost Kick • Cannon Uppercut • Climhazzard • Corkscrew • Dark Dive • Dolphin Slash (Lucina · Marth) • Draconic Ascent • Duck Jump • Egg Throw • Elwind • Extreme Speed • Falcon Dive • Farore's Wind • Final Cutter • Fire • Fire Bird • Fire Fox • Fire Wolf • Fly • Helicopter Kick • Hero's Spin • Hydro Pump • Jump Glide • Launch Star • Lunar Launch • Pac-Jump • Peach Parasol • Piston Punch • PK Thunder (Lucas · Ness) • Power of Flight (Dark Pit · Pit) • Quick Attack • Rising Uppercut • Robo Burner • Rocket Jump • Rocketbarrel Boost • Rush Coil • Screw Attack • Shoryuken • Shuttle Loop • Sing • Skyward Slash Dash • Soaring Axe Kick • Spin Attack (Link · Toon Link) • Spinning Kong • Spring Jump • Stone Scabbard •Super Dedede Jump • Super Hoop • Super Jump Punch • Teleport • Vanish • Warp • Whirling Fortress • Winged Pikmin • Witch Twist
Side Airborne Assault • Angelic Missile • Arcfire • Arm Rotor • Back Slash • Boomerang • Burning Dropkick • Burst Grenade • Cape • Chakram • Clay Shooting • Clown Kart Dash • Confusion • Crash Bomber • Cross Slash • Dancing Blade (Lucina · Marth) • Din's Fire • Double-Edge Dance • Dragon Lunge • Drill Rush • Egg Roll • Electroshock Arm • Falco Phantasm • Feint Jump • Flame Choke • Flame Pillar • Flare Blitz • Flying Slam • Force Palm • Fox Illusion • Gale Boomerang • Gordo Throw • Green Missile • Gunner Missile • Hammer Flip • Headache Maker • Headbutt • Header • Heel Slide / After Burner Kick • Jolt Haymaker • Judge • Lloid Rocket • Missile • Monkey Flip • Onslaught • Peach Bomber • Pikmin Throw • PK Fire (Lucas · Ness) • Plasma Whip • Power Pellet • Quick Draw • Raptor Boost • Reflect Barrier • Shadow Sneak • Skull Bash • Slash Launcher • Spin Dash • Star Bit • Stealth Burst • Super Sheet • Super Speed • Tatsumaki Senpukyaku • Upperdash Arm • Wario Bike
Down Absorbing Vortex • Banana Peel • Blade Counter • Bomb (Link · Samus · Toon Link) • Bomb Drop • Bouncing Fish • Bowser Bomb • Celestial Firework • Counter (Ike · Lucina · Marth · Palutena · Roy) • Counter Surge • Deep Breathing • Dimensional Cape • Disable • Double Team • Dr. Tornado • Echo Reflector • F.L.U.D.D. • Falcon Kick • Finishing Touch • Fire Hydrant • Flip Jump • Focus Attack • Foot Flurry • Gravitational Pull • Guardian Orbitars (Dark Pit · Pit) • Gyro • Hand Slap • Head-On Assault • Jet Hammer • Leaf Shield • Lightweight • Limit Charge • Luigi Cyclone • Mechakoopa • Nosferatu • Oil Panic • Phantom Slash • Pikmin Order • Power Thrust • PSI Magnet (Lucas · Ness) • Reflector (Falco · Fox) • Rest • Reversal Slash • Rock Smash • Slip Counter • Spin Charge • Stone • Substitute • Thunder • Timber • Vegetable • Vision • Wario Waft • Wild Gunman • Witch Time • Wizard's Foot • Yoshi Bomb
Final Smash Beast Ganon • Black Hole Laser • Blue Falcon • Chain Attack • Critical Hit (Lucina · Marth · Roy) • Dark Pit Staff • Dedede Burst • Doctor Finale • Dream Home • End of Day • Final Edge • Full Blast • Galaxia Darkness • Giga Bowser • Giga Mac • Great Aether • Gunship • Infernal Climax • Konga Beat • Landmaster (Falco · Fox) • Light Arrow (Sheik · Zelda) • Mario Finale • Mega Evolution (Charizard · Lucario) • Mega Legends • NES Zapper Posse • Octopus • Omega Blitz • Omnislash • Pair Up • PK Starstorm (Lucas · Ness) • Poltergust 5000 • Power Star • Psystrike • Puff Up • Secret Ninja Attack • Shadow Mario Paint • Shin Shoryuken • Shinku Hadoken • Super Diffusion Beam • Super Dragon • Super Sonic • Three Sacred Treasures • Torrential Roar • Triforce Slash (Link · Toon Link) • Ultra Sword • Volt Tackle • Wario-Man • Wii Fit • Zero Laser
Misc. Air Dodge • Footstool Jump • Jump • Shield • Smash attack • Taunt • Tether recovery
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