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'''Metal Mario''' (called '''Metal Power''' for ''Super Mario 64 DS''<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' English instruction manual, p. 21.</ref>) is a powered up form of [[Mario]] that first appeared in the game ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Metal Mario is tougher, stronger, virtually invincible, and can be hurt only by long falls. This form is acquired by picking up the [[Metal Cap]] from green [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]]s or [[Metal Box]] | '''Metal Mario''' (called '''Metal Power''' for ''Super Mario 64 DS''<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' English instruction manual, p. 21.</ref>) is a powered up form of [[Mario]] that first appeared in the game ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Metal Mario is tougher, stronger, virtually invincible, and can be hurt only by long falls. This form is acquired by picking up the [[Metal Cap]] from green [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]]s, with the use of a [[Metal Mushroom Orb]] or a [[Metal Box]]. | ||
The Metal form is later granted to other characters | The Metal form is later granted to other characters, though the form itself acts the same. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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A [[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario character]] appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a boss. The sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also featured this permanently metal alter-ego of Mario as well as a separate [[Metal Luigi|Luigi character]] as bosses. | A [[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario character]] appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a boss. The sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also featured this permanently metal alter-ego of Mario as well as a separate [[Metal Luigi|Luigi character]] as bosses. | ||
In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', players could pick up the [[Metal Box]] as an item, and gain metal forms for a limited time, all boasting the same attributes as the non-playable Metal Mario: namely, being heavier and silent, except for clanging metal noises made when they move. This metal form can also be used as a setting in | In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', players could pick up the [[Metal Box]] as an item, and gain metal forms for a limited time, all boasting the same attributes as the non-playable Metal Mario: namely, being heavier and silent, except for clanging metal noises made when they move. This metal form can also be used as a setting in Special Brawl of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and in Special Smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. | ||
In Classic Mode of | In Classic Mode of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as well as both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', a character in metal form will always be one of the selected challengers. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', this metal character will always appear at Level 10, whereas in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', one will appear at random anywhere from Levels 6 to 10. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', when the player chooses a battle in the first five rounds, one or more opponents might suddenly be replaced by an intruder, marked by a glowing yellow trophy base, even in a team battle. Intruders are always in a permanent Giant or Metal state, but are guaranteed to be carrying a prize of some kind for victory. | ||
Additionally, the Metal Box is also available as a red item in Smash Tour, giving players the ability to start a battle in metal form. | |||
===''Mario Party'' series=== | ===''Mario Party'' series=== | ||
The metal form also appears in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' when one of the playable characters uses a | The metal form also appears in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' when one of the playable characters uses a [[Metal Mushroom Orb]] on him- or herself to avoid traps. Also, when a player gets a [[Cursed Mushroom]] Panel, Bowser makes a brief reference to Metal Mario, by saying, "Answer quickly or your bonus points will fall like a Metal Mario off an [[airship]]!" | ||
===''Mario Strikers Charged''=== | ===''Mario Strikers Charged''=== | ||
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*In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], anyone who turns into a metal form loses the ability to speak (except [[Samus Aran]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[R.O.B.]], and [[Mr. Game & Watch]], the latter two of whom technically don't speak anyway, although they make their beeping and mechanical noises instead). | *In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], anyone who turns into a metal form loses the ability to speak (except [[Samus Aran]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[R.O.B.]], and [[Mr. Game & Watch]], the latter two of whom technically don't speak anyway, although they make their beeping and mechanical noises instead). | ||
**An exception to this is [[Sonic]], who doesn't have his voice changed when he initiates his [[Final Smash]]. | **An exception to this is [[Sonic]], who doesn't have his voice changed when he initiates his [[Final Smash]]. | ||
**Characters in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] retains their ability to speak, and they do not have their voices filtered. | |||
*While the Metal Mario form itself is not in the game, [[Gold Mario|Silver Luigi]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' looks very similar to Metal Mario, right down to the metallic finish. | *While the Metal Mario form itself is not in the game, [[Gold Mario|Silver Luigi]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' looks very similar to Metal Mario, right down to the metallic finish. | ||