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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===

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the life meter appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]'s health is not at three, or after Mario/Luigi has remained inactive for a certain period of time. It is shaped like a circle and has a total of only three health wedges as opposed to eight in the previous two games. However, in exchange, any damaging event that does not make the player lose a life removes only one health wedge (as opposed to the variable amounts of damage that attacks can inflict in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'').

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.

====''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.

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.]]''

When the player's character is hit by a dodgeball or another item, such as a [[Bob-omb]], some health is lost. The amount of health lost depends on the item the character is hit with, as certain items cause more or less damage than others. In any case, when a character is hit with an item, the chunk of health that is lost flashes red briefly before disappearing completely, leaving a black space in its place. If a character catches the ball before it hits the ground, the character that was hit by the ball will not lose health. If a character is hit by a special attack, a large amount of health will be lost. When their health is fully depleted, they are out, and sent into the box (the rest of the minigame if Bob-omb Dodge is played). The character's health will be instantly depleted if they fall into the water in [[DK Dock]]. To get back in, the player in the box must hit their target. When they do so, they are back in and get a small amount of their health regained. Getting hit even once causes them to be out again.

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===''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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*The Health Meter in the [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] version of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' originally had a total of eight sections, like in the first two 3D games of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. It featured the same coloration as in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', although later the green and blue colors were switched.

*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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