Icicle Mountain
| Infinite Glacier: Icicle Mountain | |||||
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  Icicle Mountain inSuper Smash Bros. Melee. | |||||
| Universe | Ice Climber | ||||
| Appears in | Melee | ||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||
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Icicle Mountain (アイシクルマウンテン,Icicle Mountain) is astage inSuper Smash Bros. Melee.
InAdventure Mode, the mountain path is dominated byFreezie-pushingTopis andPolar Bears that force the stage to "jump" upward when they hop. Players can jump along the top of the stage to force their way higher to quickly face-off against the Ice Climber team, or climb still higher to reach the two-platform summit.
InAll-Star mode, this stage is played on when the player faces the Ice Climbers and any of their teammates.
Stage overview[edit]
Unveiled atE3 2001, Icicle Mountain is a stage that constantly moves up or down (mostly up), therefore making it a sidescroller. It moves infinitely up/down, although the speed varies. It has platforms that are flat as well as diagonal. There are ice blocks that can be destroyed with one hit, both large and small ones. Many sections of platforms areslippery as they are made of ice. There are also platforms that drop if one stands on them for too long. If playing asPikachu orPichu, one should be aware thatThunder is completely useless, due to the fact that floors are constantly generated, permanently blocking the move.
Unused versions[edit]
Origin[edit]
This stage is loosely based on the NES gameIce Climber, in which the goal is to try to get to the top of the level by jumping through blocks while dodging obstacles, such as falling icicles, and enemies. If the Ice Climbers get hit by an enemy or a falling icicle, they lose a life. If the Ice Climbers take too long to complete a level, aPolar Bear appears and jumps to make the screen scroll up, causing them to lose a life if forced offscreen. In this stage, destructible blocks and icicles appear; however, the icicles do not fall nor damage fighters. The stage scrolling up the mountain is also similar to Polar Bears causing the screen to scroll up.
Tournament legality[edit]
Icicle Mountain is universally banned at tournaments, primarily because its focus for players is to survive rather than actually fight. Additionally, it heavily favours characters with superior jumping prowess. The upper and horizontalblast lines are close to the stage, allowing for some very earlyKOs, and there are impassable platforms throughout the stage that can block a potential KO. The frequent blocking of the lower blast line also underminesspikes andmeteor smashes, as well as minimizingedge guarding skills.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | アイシクルマウンテン,Icicle Mountain | — |
 English | Icicle Mountain | — |
 French | Montagne Icicle | Icicle Mountain |
 German | Icicle Mountain | — |
 Spanish | Montaña Carámbano | Icicle Mountain |
Trivia[edit]
- AnyAI character tends toSD easily when the stage starts scrolling quickly upwards. This is because the AI will ascend only one platform at a time, frequently leading to them not moving quickly enough to escape the lower blast line.
- Icicle Mountain, along withMushroom Kingdom,Mute City, andPoké Floats, are the only stages not to reappear outside ofMelee, withFlat Zone being represented byFlat Zone X.
| Stages inSuper Smash Bros. Melee | |
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| 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 |
 Ice Climber universe | |
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| Fighter | Ice Climbers (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSBU) |
| Stages | Icicle Mountain ·Summit |
| Items | Vegetables |
| Enemies | Polar Bear ·Topi |
| Other | Condor |
| Trophies,Stickers andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl ·Ultimate |
| Masterpiece | Ice Climber |
