Fourside
| EarthBound Eagleland: Fourside | |||||||
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   .svg) Fourside in theSmash series. | |||||||
| Universe | EarthBound | ||||||
| Appears in | Melee Ultimate | ||||||
| Availability | Unlockable (Melee) Starter (Ultimate) | ||||||
| Unlock criteria | Play 100 vs. matches. | ||||||
| Crate type | Normal | ||||||
| Maximum players | 4 (Melee) 8 (Ultimate) | ||||||
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| Article on WikiBound | Fourside | ||||||
Fourside (フォーサイド,Fourside) is a stage inSuper Smash Bros. Melee andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. InMelee, it is anunlockable stage, while inUltimate, it (along with all other non-DLC stages) appears as astarter stage. It is one ofNess's home stages, butPichu and its teammates are faced here inAll-Star Mode.
Stage overview[edit]
The battle is set on the rooftops of three buildings in the city ofFourside at nighttime, with several more skyscrapers in the far background. Between the buildings there are pits narrow enough to be scalable bywall jumping, similar toSaffron City inSuper Smash Bros 64.
The building on the left has a slanted, triangular roof. A crane in its background keeps a floatingsoft platform suspended over it. Occasionally, the crane activates and moves the platform: it starts almost completely over the roof, then it moves to the left until it is fully over the pit, then slighly upwards, then to the right over the building, then down to its starting position.
The skyscraper in the middle, the Monotoli Building, is the largest of the three. A tall spire rises on the left part of its roof: its top is flat, and at about half its height jut out two small ledges. The right part of the roof is a wide flat surface with a helipad in the background: occasionally, a yellow helicopter flies to and from it, with no effect on the fight.
The building on the right is the shortest one, and its roof is a simple flat surface.
Occasionally, a UFO floats downwards with an eerie noise and remains suspended over either the left or the right part of the stage, serving as a temporarysemisoft platform which bobs slightly. Itsslippery surface is slightly slanted with a bulge in the middle. Its middle section is directly aligned either with the right pit or the middle of the roof of the left building, depending on its position.Wavedashing on the UFO can provide a major distance boost.
After about thirty seconds from its appearance, the UFO starts blinking and quickly disappears into thin air. InUltimate, however, it has an actual animation, showing it flying away from the stage and into the moon.
The idea of fighting on top of three skyscrapers, as well as the general layout of the stage, makes this stage very similar to theSaffron City stage in the originalSuper Smash Bros.
Ω form and Battlefield form[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the main platform of theΩ form andBattlefield form is reminiscent of the Monotoli Building, such as the floor resembling the rooftop of the building and the walls resembling the building's facade. The platform is the same size and shape asFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The actual Monotoli Building and the surrounding buildings are absent and UFOs do not appear. The threesoft platforms of the Battlefield form resemble the soft platform the crane supports in the regular form.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Origin[edit]
This stage is based on the city ofFourside fromEarthBound, which is the largest town inEagleland and the fourth town thatNess visits as the name suggests being preceded by (Onett,Twoson andThreed) It is visually inspired byNew York City, and includes attractions such as a theatre, a dinosaur museum, a café, and an expansive department store.
It also has a dark and bizarre parallel version,Moonside, created by the power of the evilMani-Mani Statue. Moonside is primarily made up of neon lights and features inhabitants who behave and speak erratically. Once the Statue is defeated by Ness andJeff, Moonside disappears. While Fourside is set during the day inEarthBound, it appears at night inSmash, causing it to more closely resemble Moonside's darker color palette; however, it lacks the shining neon lights that make up the majority of color in Moonside.
TheMonotoli Building is one of the tallest buildings in the city, with a private helipad on its roof. It is the workplace of Fourside's mayor,Geldegarde Monotoli, who—under the influence of the Mani-Mani Statue—keepsPaula prisoner. After Paula is freed, he offers to lend his helicopter to Ness and his friends to help them reach their next location; however,Porky Minch steals the helicopter and flies away. InMelee, the helicopter has a more realistic appearance, while inUltimate, it closely resembles its appearance inEarthBound. The helicopter will eventually come back to repeat the cycle, unlikeEarthBound where Pokey didn't come back after flying away. In both games, the design of the Monotoli Building is different than how it appeared inEarthBound, though it retains the vertical "MONOTOLI" sign on its front.
The top of the left building in this stage resembles Fourside'sDinosaur Museum. However, the museum is not a skyscraper inEarthBound and is much farther from the Monotoli Building.
The crane on the left building is a reference to the ones utilized byGerardo Montague and his brotherGeorge inEarthBound.
The UFO's appearance is based on the ones which appear in the opening sequence ofEarthBound, which shows a still image depicting three large flying saucers attacking a small town. The sound which signals the UFO's entrance inSmash originally played during this opening sequence. Large flying saucers make no further appearances in the game; however,smaller UFOs appear as enemies in bothEarthBound Beginnings andEarthBound.
Tournament legality[edit]
Fourside is oftenbanned due to the various ways in which players can camp and stall due to the large size and unusual geometry of the stage. The lack of large, flat platforms also hampers fighting between players, particularly in doubles. In addition, the UFO provides a platform that is too close to the upperblast line, thus potentially causing early vertical KOs. The presence of pits between buildings gives relevant advantages to some characters, such asPeach (who can stall indefinitely by usingPeach Bomber repeatedly against the walls), while greatly crippling characters with primarily horizontal recoveries, such asDonkey Kong, who are even more susceptible than usual to early KOs frommeteor smashes andspikes. The narrow pits also give an advantage to characters capable ofwall jumping such asMario andCaptain Falcon and makes recovery very difficult forNess should he fall between them due to the wide angle needed forPK Thunder to be used correctly, making directionalair dodging his only form of recovering.
Gallery[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
Monotoli's Helicopter inMelee.
A pre-release version of Fourside, with generic black and white skyscrapers in the background.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Isaac performing the Lift-based Psynergy on the stage.
The redesigned helicopter inUltimate.
Joker on the stage.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese | フォーサイド,Fourside |
 English | Fourside |
 French | Fourside |
 German | Fourside |
 Spanish | Fourside |
 Italian | Fourside |
 Chinese | Fourside |
 Korean | 포사이드,Fourside |
 Dutch | Fourside |
 Russian | Форсайд |
Trivia[edit]
- Despite itsunlockable status, this stage can be seen multiple times inMelee prior to its unlocking: it appears in some characters'Classic Mode endings (such asCaptain Falcon) as well as in theGargantuansevent. Additionally, the stage shows up in Captain Falcon's vignette in theSpecial Movie.
- Excluding the Gargantuans event, when Fourside appears in these cutscenes the moon is not completely full, unlike how it appears during gameplay.
- InMelee,computer players on Fourside tend toair dodge to recover instead of using their up special moves, sometimes even self-destructing.
- Due to its slipperiness mechanic, inMelee, repeatedlywavedashing on the UFO can cause a huge momentum boost, benefiting characters likePeach andZelda, who both lack a long wavedash.
- InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, on the right building there is a clothesline with an orange Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses hanging on it, which resemble the shirt and sunglasses worn byEverdred inEarthBound. On the same building, a small water tower greatly resembles a house fromSaturn Valley, home of theMr. Saturn species.
- InUltimate, the inside of the Monotoli Building and the buildings right are fully modeled and textured.
- Fourside briefly appeared in the E3 2018 Direct, and in the background was askyscraper with the text "Department" going down its facade; in reference to theGrand Department Store inEarthBound. In the final release, the skyscraper is still present; however, the text is absent.
- Nikki cannot be summoned from anAssist Trophy in this stage, due to the dark background obscuring her drawings.Kapp'n andRathalos can only be summoned on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage. Additionally,Keldeo can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms.
| Stages inSuper Smash Bros. Melee | |
|---|---|
| Starter stages | Brinstar ·Corneria ·Fountain of Dreams ·Great Bay ·Green Greens ·Icicle Mountain ·Jungle Japes ·Kongo Jungle ·Mushroom Kingdom ·Mute City ·Onett ·Pokémon Stadium ·Princess Peach's Castle ·Rainbow Cruise ·Temple ·Venom ·Yoshi's Island ·Yoshi's Story |
| Unlockable stages | Battlefield ·Big Blue ·Brinstar Depths ·Final Destination ·Flat Zone ·Fourside ·Mushroom Kingdom II ·Poké Floats |
 UnlockablePast Stages | Dream Land ·Kongo Jungle ·Yoshi's Island |
 EarthBound (Mother) universe | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Ness (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Lucas (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Jeff ·Starman |
| Boss | Porky |
| Stages | Onett ·Fourside ·New Pork City ·Magicant |
| Items | Mr. Saturn ·Franklin Badge ·Ramblin' Evil Mushroom |
| Enemies | Devil Car ·Starman |
| Other | Boney ·Flying Man ·Kumatora ·Paula ·Poo ·Porky Statue ·Rope Snake ·Ultimate Chimera |
| Trophies,Stickers andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate |
| Masterpiece | EarthBound |
| Related content | Home-Run Bat ·MEGALOVANIA |
