Dr. Wright
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Dr. Wright is the player's personal adviser in the Super Nintendo version of SimCity. He is based on the actual game designer Will Wright. He also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In Brawl, Dr Wright appears and summons a group of skyscrapers to come out of the ground in front of him, causing damage and knockback.
2 characters based on Dr. Wright appeared in The Legend of Zelda series. In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Oracle of Seasons, a character named Mr. Write appears. In the former game, Dr. Wright's theme from SimCity can be heard inside the houses of Mr. Write and Christine (Write's pen pal). In The Minish Cap, a character name Mr. Left makes an appearance (his name is an obvious pun off of Wright and Write, which sounds like the word "right".)
[edit] Description
The player character in SimCity for the SNES, named Dr. Wright (named after Will Wright), was the assistant to the mayor. In the game, the player would give advice to the mayor which would either make or break the city. The goal was to make the city prosper by constructing the necessities of life and the entertainment which would generate a larger population. Dr. Wright, despite being named after the series' creator, looks nothing like Will Wright. He has a large head of green hair, a baton, a bow tie and a burgundy suit. During the course of the game, you can press the "Dr. Wright" option, and view the condition of your city, after which Dr. Wright will explain whether it's in optimal or poor condition. Asking him too many times will make him agitated. After the person plays the game for a set amount of time, Dr. Wright will start to reward the player with gifts, such as a fountain, a casino, a bank, and more.
[edit] Super Smash Bros. series
Dr. Wright appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he appeared as both a trophy and an Assist Trophy, where he would suddenly appear and raise several skyscrapers from the ground, which would damage the opponents and cause knockback. The size of the skyscrapers varies, with him rarely emerging a set of extremely large buildings from the ground.
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
- "The assistant to the mayor of SimCity, Dr. Wright was actually named after the creator of the game. As a player, you'd have to use your wisdom and experience to give timely advice to the mayor; if you did a good job, the city prospered. Dr. Wright is one of the leaders in the all-time, bizarre Nintendo-game-hairstyle contest."
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "A hardworking assistant to the city mayor. He has distinctive hair and spectacles and a dapper moustache. Dr. Wright has a comprehensive knowledge of city government and is happy to give you tips to keep your city running smoothly. In the game, he tracks your city's status and gives you gifts. There was a character reminiscent of him in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening."
