Virus

Virus
The three main types of Viruses.
Enemy Information
First Game	Dr. Mario (1990)
Game Appearances	Dr. Mario Dr. Mario 64 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Dr. Luigi Dr. Mario World
Attacks	Charge Bite
Defeated by	Megavitamins Any other attacks

Viruses are enemies that mainly appear in the Dr. Mario games. They commonly appear in Red, Blue, and Yellow varieties, and they can be only defeated by using Megavitamins matching up three of the same colors. If the megavitamins overflow the jar, thus plugging up the lid with their mass, the viruses believe that it is funny, at which point they start laughing. Viruses are Evil in alignment.

Viruses trace their origin to real-life germs, though real viruses are much more primitive, while the Mario series depicts the Viruses as somewhat proto-sentient, allowing them to coordinate attacks.

Other Appearances

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Viruses are first seen in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga where they are only fought in Woohoo Hooniversity. In battle, they mainly attack by trying to bite either Mario or Luigi. If this attack isn't blocked back, the Virus may poison the brother. They are also defeated when all of the viruses in each battle is the same color. In the 3DS version, Viruses have Dr. Mario sound effects when this happens.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Viruses are seen briefly in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story where they are one of the Toothy's attacks.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Viruses are fairly common in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team where they are seen only in the areas where Mario and Luigi are searching for the five pieces of the Ultibed, but can appear in Wiggly's area. The Viruses always fight in groups of 16 and they attack mainly by charging at Mario and Luigi. The way to defend against their charge varies depending on how it is done. If it involves the viruses charging in two lines, it must be jumped. If it has them run around the Bros. in a circle, it must be avoided by whacking them with the hammer, causing them to retreat. If three of the same colour are countered in a row, those viruses die instantly. They are defeated normally or by placing them in 3 same colors in a row, which can be done by attacking them, but not with counterattacks unlike in their Superstar Saga appearance.

Dr. Luigi

The Viruses return in this game where they serve as the main enemies. Their designs in this game are completely different from most other games, as now they are completely legless, with just two arms coming from their sides. The red virus becomes a magenta virus (confusion), the blue one now becomes cyan (dizziness), while the yellow one just suffers design changes, inflicting "drowsiness".

Dr. Mario World

The Viruses reappear in this mobile game for iOS and Android, this time wreaking havoc all across the Mushroom Kingdom with their powers, forcing Mario and his friends to team up with Bowser and his minions to bust the viruses. In addition to the standard red, yellow, and blue viruses, this game also has green, cyan, purple, and pink viruses.

Statistics

Virus
	LVL	16	HP	36	POW	64	DEF	40	SPEED	{{{spd}}}
	EXP	22 (20)	COINS	4	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Critical	Jump	Normal
	Hammer?	Normal	Hand?	Normal	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%	Stat Down?	100%
Item drop					Location(s)
•Red Pepper – 16.13% •Ultra Nut – 25.81% (Red Pepper - 0%)					Woohoo Hooniversity
Notes Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

Virus
	LVL	15	HP	36	POW	44	DEF	60	SPEED	{{{spd}}}
	EXP	22 (20)	COINS	4	Fire	Critical	Thunder	Heal	Jump	Normal
	Hammer?	Normal	Hand?	Normal	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%	Stat Down?	100%
Item drop					Location(s)
•Refreshing Herb (Green Pepper) – 16.13% •Green Pepper – 25.81% (0%)					Woohoo Hooniversity
Notes Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

Virus
	LVL	16	HP	36	POW	54	DEF	80	SPEED	{{{spd}}}
	EXP	22 (20)	COINS	4	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Heal	Jump	Normal
	Hammer?	Normal	Hand?	Normal	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%	Stat Down?	100%
Item drop					Location(s)
•Refreshing Herb – 16.13% (38.71%) •Steady Badge – 25.81% (32.26%)					Woohoo Hooniversity
Notes Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

Nomenclature

Viruses earned their name from the Latin Vīrus, a second declension noun meaning "poison". Other languages did not give the viruses alternative names, using the English voices as well, with the exception of the Japanese language, which calls them "Uirusu", which still means "Virus". Their names in other languages are as follows:

• Spanish: El/La Virus (fourth declension noun, genitive Lois/Les Virús, dative Loy/Le vírui, accusative Lo(m)/La(m) Víru(m), ablative Lod/Lad Vírud, plural Los/Las Virus, genitive plural Loro/Laro Viruro, dative/ablative plural Leis/Labos Virubus, Accusative Plural Los Virus)
• Portuguese: O/A Vírus (fourth declension noun, genitive Lóis/Leis Virus, plural Os/As Vírus, genitive plural Lorom/Larom Viru(r)om, Dative/Ablative Plural Lais/Labus Virubos, Accusative Plural Los/Las Vírus)
• Italian: Il/La Virus (fourth declension noun, genitive Lóis/Les Virúus, dative Lói/Lái Vírui, accusative Lo/La Víru, ablative Lód(e)/Lá(d)e Vírud, plural I/Le Virus, genitive plural Loro/Laro Virúro, dative/ablative plural Glis/Labus Virúbus, Accusative plural Los/Las Vírus)
• French: Le/La Virus
• Latin: Vīrus (Declension as in Latin, but masculine, with the plural Vīrī (accusative Vīrōs) and the accusative singular Vīrum. Variable gender depending on the individual.)

Gallery

Viruses in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

The Viruses as seen in Dr. Luigi.