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{{redirect|Health|the item also referred to as "Health" from [[Wario Land 4]]|[[Full Health Item]]}}

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===''Super Mario'' series===

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[[File:SMG Health Meter.png|frame|Mario's life meter in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

One of the new features of this game involves the inclusion of a new item called the [[Life Mushroom]], which increases Mario's life meter from three to six when it is collected. However, if at any time the health sections drop back below four, the life meter will revert to a maximum of three sections until another Life Mushroom is collected.

As in previous games, [[coin]]s can be collected to refill one section of Mario's life meter, and they can be found by [[stomp]]ing enemies and hitting certain [[Brick Block|Brick]]s or [[? Block]]s, among many other methods. [[Purple Coin]]s do not affect the life meter in any way.

At the beginning of every [[Prankster Comet#Daredevil Comet|Daredevil Comet]] mission, Mario's life meter is automatically decreased to just one health wedge (the only difference being that no alarm sounds under these conditions), forcing Mario to complete the mission without taking damage once.

The life meter in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' looks and behaves in the same way as it did in its predecessor, although this time the black outlines surrounding the numbers are thicker. One minor difference is that if the player collects another Life Mushroom while one is still in effect, and all six sections of the life meter are filled, the player will receive a [[extra life|1-Up]]. If the life meter is at fewer than six sections, it will instead be refilled to that number.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====  

In [[Assist Mode]], Mario starts with a default of six health wedges, which is extended to nine when he collects a Life-Up Heart. Also, the Health Meter refills itself if he is idle, and if he falls into a pit, he loses only one section (instead of all of them and ten coins) and is sent in a [[bubble]] back to his previous location (instead of the most recently activated checkpoint).<ref>TheMightyTammos (October 15, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUHl52HLOM0 Super Mario Odyssey - Travel Hints and Map]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 15, 2017.</ref> The meter is {{color|'''green'''|lime}} when at six sections, {{color|'''lime green'''|chartreuse}} at five sections, {{color|'''yellow'''|yellow}} at four sections, {{color|'''amber'''|gold}} at three sections, {{color|'''orange'''|orange}} at two sections, and {{color|'''red'''|red}} at one section.

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[[File:yS Healthmeter.png|frame|The Smile Meter as seen in ''Yoshi's Story'']]

{{quote|Eating [[Shy Guy]]s wearing Yoshi's favorite color will add a bonus to your Smile Meter!|Message Block|Yoshi's Story}}

When a Baby Yoshi takes damage from touching enemies or other hazards or consuming certain items or enemies such as [[pepper]]s or [[Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)|Black Shy Guy]]s (unless the Black Yoshi or White Yoshi consumes them), the petals gradually fall away from the center of the flower, starting with the topmost left petal and going counterclockwise. The color and expression of the flower also change. The face when the meter is at full health is red with a big smile, at partial health is yellow with a slight smile, and at no hit points remaining or the Baby Yoshi's loss is blue with a frowning, lip-biting face with hair-like filaments on it. Two additional expressions for the flower are available: One expression involves its eyes being closed while wearing a huge grin with its petals rapidly shrinking and growing when the Baby Yoshi is [[Super Happy]], and the other expression is a green, shocked expression used as a transition when the last few (or all if a Baby Yoshi falls down a pit or otherwise instantly loses) hit points on the meter are lost before the flower's face turns blue and frowns. The music in the levels is also affected by certain states of the Smile Meter. The music remains unchanged when the meter is at full or partial health, but when there are no petals remaining, the music slows down to a slower, more lethargic and somber version of the level's music. Conversely, attaining the Super Happy status changes the music to a rock arrangement of the level's theme.

A flower that resembles the Smile Meter appears in the minigame [[Loves Me...?]] from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

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===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===

[[File:Health bar DKCTF.png|thumb|Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]]'s health bar]]

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]), the [[Kong]]s' health is measured in [[Heart (item)|hearts]]. [[Donkey Kong]] naturally has two hearts&mdash;two more if he carries a partner with him, as well as an additional one if a [[Heart Boost]] is equipped. [[Banana Juice]] adds ten (five in "New Mode" in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'') non-refillable hearts to the Health Meter. Each time the Kongs get damaged, they lose one heart from their Health Meter. If all of their hearts have been depleted, they lose one life. Their health is instantly depleted if they fall into a [[pit]] or [[lava]] or hit anything while riding a [[Mine Cart]] or a [[Rocket Barrel]]. Hearts can be found along the way and are used to replenish the primates' health bar. The latter game also has separate Health Meters for Mine Carts and Rocket Barrels, with two hearts each; in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'', they have only one heart each, despite the Kongs' current health.

===''Super Mario-kun''===

[[File:HealthMeterSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|left|The Power Meter in ''Super Mario-kun''. The Japanese text translates to Mario exclaiming "I'll die if I continue this way!"]]

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==Trivia==

[[File:SMG Beta Health Meter.png|thumb|300px|The second pre-release Health Meter design from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

*The Health Meter in the [[List of Mario Sports Mix pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] version of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' looked very similar to the Health Meter from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|its sequel]], except it had four sections instead of just three.

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