Moray Towers
| Splatoon Moray Towers | |||||
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  Moray Towers inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. | |||||
| Universe | Splatoon | ||||
| Appears in | Ultimate | ||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||
| Crate type | Normal | ||||
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| Article on Inkipedia | Moray Towers | ||||
| “ | This is a stage from the Splatoon and Splatoon 2 games. Look closely for Judd and Li'l Judd. Judd will raise the flag with the color of the fighter or team currently in the lead. | ” |
| —Super Smash Blog,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site | ||
Moray Towers (タチウオパーキング,Beltfish Parking) is aSplatoon series stage inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.Inkling is fought here for their unlock battle.
Stage overview[edit]
Moray Towers has multiple floors to it, each at an angle. When the player runs towards a floor, they go on the downwards floor. The floors also act assoft platforms, allowing for multiple levels of fighting.
Judd andLi'l Judd can be seen sleeping in the background of the stage. When a player is KO'd, they will jump into the air. When only one minute remains in atime match or when two players are left and one is on their laststock, they will hold up victory flags fromSplatoon andSplatoon 2, to identify which player/team is in the lead, but if player slots are skipped outside of a team battle the flags may be miscolored (e.g. if during a two player match P3 is against P4, the flags will be red and blue instead of yellow for P3 and green for P4).AI players use the player slot they occupy (so an AI set in player 1 will have a red flag for example). If two players/teams are in the lead, they will hold up a flag for each one, but if more than two are in the lead, they will not hold up any flags.
When thirty seconds are left in any mode, the song changes to an abridged version of "Now or Never!", unless either "Split & Splat", "Octoweaponry", "I Am Octavio", "Calamari Inkantation", "Deluge Dirge", or any of the four new remixes are currently playing.
The stage has two versions: the normal, daytime version, and aSplatfest version which takes place at night. The Splatfest version appears if the music track playing for the match is "Ink Me Up", "Ebb & Flow", "Acid Hues", or "Muck Warfare", all of which were Splatfest tracks for eitherSplatoon orSplatoon 2. Judd and Li'l Judd can be seen dancing during the Splatfest version, rather than sleeping, but otherwise function the same.
Right before the match starts, during theon-screen appearances, off-screen Inklings will fire ink at the stage, though this is solely for aesthetic purposes. The ink appears in a randomized pattern of splatters. The set of two ink colors is randomly chosen from various available combinations, with different colors available between the daytime and Splatfest versions of the stage.
Star KO's can not occur on this stage.
There are no changes to the stage if hazards are turned off.
Ω form and Battlefield form[edit]
TheΩ form andBattlefield form are suspended in the air with the main platform no longer extending below theblast line. The main platform is a completely flat version of the base of the tower, and it is resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form resemble the sloping platforms of the regular form.
The ink splatters, as well as Judd and Li'l Judd, are still present on the Ω form and Battlefield form, with the same behavior as the regular form. The Splatfest version is also available for these forms, under the same conditions as the regular form.
Ω form
Battlefield form
Origin[edit]
Moray Towers is a stage fromSplatoon, and was one of only two stages from the original game to be available at launch inSplatoon 2. Like inSmash Bros., the stage has escalating paths for players to cover in ink - one on each side, for each team - with a main area at the bottom for combat. The spawn points are located at the top of the stage, and players have to work their way down if they want to return to the forefront. Unlike the layout inSmash Bros., the paths are not strictly on top of one another, instead forming a valley-like shape. Additionally, the stage in general hasSplatoon 2's more saturated color scheme.
Splatfests were monthly events in which two teams would compete against each other in turf wars. During these events, every stage took place at night rather than day, including Moray Towers.
Judd serves as the referee inSplatoon, showing up at the end of matches to determine which team won the match. He is accompanied by Li'l Judd inSplatoon 2. Their dancing is identical to their dancing animations during a Splatfest.
Tournament Legality[edit]
Moray Towers is banned due to the very long vertical zigzag of soft platforms as well as the wall on the corner of the stage being a cave of life in addition to allowing for very early KOs if the tech is missed. This layout encourages camping and frequent use of anti air moves with characters such asSnake being able to effectively camp below the opponent with little risk. Inkling is also able to use Splattershot to ink the platforms, and while the effect is purely aesthetic, it grants players the unfair advantage of concealing themselves easier.
Gallery[edit]
Panorama of Moray Towers' middle floor.
The Splatfest version of the stage.
The Splatfest version of the stage.
The Splatfest version of the stage, Battlefield form.
The Splatfest version of the stage, Omega form.
Judd and Li'l Judd on the stage.
Male and femaleInklings on the stage.
The stage seen from above inSplatoon 2.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | タチウオパーキング | Beltfish Parking |
 English | Moray Towers | — |
 French | Tours Girelle | Girelle Towers |
 German | Muränentürme | Moray Towers |
 Spanish | Torres Merluza | Hake Towers |
 Italian | Torri cittadine | Town Towers |
 Chinese | Moray Towers | — |
 Korean | 갈치 주차장 | Beltfish Parking |
 Dutch | Tonijntorens | Tuna Towers |
 Russian | Муренские башни | Moray Towers |
Trivia[edit]
- Whenever thetimer reaches thirty seconds, a shortened version of theSplatoon music track "Now or Never!" will play. The version of "Now or Never!" used depends on which song is playing on the stage: regular songs fromSplatoon use the original version, "Ink Me Up" uses the Splatfest version, regular songs fromSplatoon 2 use that game's version, and Splatfest songs fromSplatoon 2 use that game's Splatfest version. This will not occur if "Split & Splat", "Octoweaponry", "I Am Octavio", "Calamari Inkantation", "Deluge Dirge", or any of the four new remixes are playing on the stage.
- This makes Moray Towers one of five stages in theSmash Bros. series to change music when there is only thirty seconds left during a timed match, the others areMushroom Kingdom (SSB),Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM),Mushroom Kingdom II, andSuzaku Castle (if any type of one of the sixteen character themes fromStreet Fighter II orSuper Street Fighter II is currently playing).
- In E3 demo version ofUltimate,Star KOs could occur on Moray Towers. In the final game, Star KOs can't occur on this stage.
- Moray Towers can be seen in the city area of the Light Realm overworld inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate'sWorld of Light mode.
- Using their neutral specialSplattershot, theInklings are able to lay down ink on the stage's platforms. This only occurs on this stage in its regular form, and doesn't seem to slow down opponents unlike theSplat Roller's ink.
- When playing asPokémon Trainer, they will stand on the top floor of the parking garage in the background if they are Player 1 or Player 2, or on a lower floor if they are Player 3 or Player 4.
- The color of the parking garage will have the same color as one of the ink colors of the stage.
- The followingAssist Trophies cannot appear on this stage:Color TV-Game 15,Devil,Dr. Kawashima,Arcade Bunny and theGhosts. Additionally,Alolan Exeggutor andEevee cannot be summoned fromPoké Balls.
 Splatoon universe | |
|---|---|
| Fighter | Inkling (SSBU) |
| Assist Trophy | Squid Sisters |
| Stage | Moray Towers |
| Other | Judd ·Octoling |
| Spirits | Spirits |
| Music | Ultimate |
