Sandbag
- This article is about the item. For the term referring to playing poorly on purpose, seesandbagging.
| Sandbag | |
|---|---|
     The appearance of Sandbag fromSmash titles. | |
| Universe | Super Smash Bros. |
| Appears in | Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Item class | Carrying / Damage Recovering |
| “ | Can produce items each time you hit it. | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros. Brawl instruction manual | ||
| “ | Hit Sandbag to make items fall out! The more you hit it, the easier it will be to launch. | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros. 3DS in-game description | ||
Sandbag (サンドバッグくん,Sandbag-kun) is a character from theStadium gameHome-Run Contest inSuper Smash Bros. Melee,Super Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 4, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. It also appears as an item during matches inBrawl,SSB4, andUltimate.
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
InHome-Run Contest[edit]
Sandbag made its debut inMelee, alongside the newHome-Run Contest event. In the mode, players are given ten seconds to hit Sandbag as far as possible using aHome-Run Bat. Sandbag is given a visible damage percentage in this mode, as to allow players to estimate how far it will travel when hit by the Home-Run Bat.
Sandbag is considered a character, allowing the game to record its damage percentage and allowing players tograb it. Sandbag can also be controlled by a human player through the use of thedebug menu. However, a majority of its moveset is not programmed, as it is not intended to move or otherwise act as a standard combatant. As a result, attempting toattack,midair jump, orshield with it will cause thegame to freeze. In addition, Sandbag cannot be KOed, even after passing theblast lines, and it can eventually crash the game if it falls too far beyond them, as the game will eventually be unable to calculate its position on the screen. As Sandbag lacks animations for moving and jumping, it uses its idle stance for such movements.
Trophy[edit]
The Sandbagtrophy is obtained by completing the Home-Run Contest with every character.
- Sandbag
- Sandbag exists for one reason only: to get smashed in the Home-Run Contest. Pound on Sandbag as much as possible in the time allotted, then swing for the fences as you compete for the longest home run of all time. Getting hit doesn't hurt Sandbag at all. As a matter of fact, it loves to see players wind up and let loose.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (12/01)
Stats[edit]
| Stats | Weight | Dash speed | Walk speed | Traction | Air friction | Air speed | Air acceleration | Gravity | Falling speed | Jumpsquat | Jump height | Double jump height | Empty landing lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 100 | 1.5 – Initial dash 1.5 – Run | 1.1 | 0.06 | 0.001 | 1 | 0.02 – Base 0.03 – Additional | 0.05 | 1.6 – Base 2.3 –Fast fall | 4 | 30.08 - Base 11.675 -Short hop | N/A | 4 |
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Home-Run Contest[edit]
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InBrawl, Sandbag reprises its role in the Home-Run Contest. However, Sandbag is lighter and it also slides further after landing from a hit. Between games, Sandbag also became an item instead of a character, and therefore, it can no longer begrabbed orthrown. Its programming, however, contains unused subactions for character-based situations, such as the event of being grabbed, suggesting that it may have formerly been intended to remain as a character.
Like inMelee, Sandbag's trophy is unlocked by getting a distance with all characters in the Home-Run Contest. Note that transformation charactersZelda andSheik,Samus andZero Suit Samus, and thePokémon Trainer's Pokémon, only need to be used once each in order to attain the trophy.
As an item[edit]
As well as its appearance in theHome-Run Contest, Sandbag can appear as an item during matches. Sandbag is a unique item in that while it can release items upon being hit, like thecrate andcapsule, it cannot actually be picked up and thrown. It can, however, beswallowed by Kirby, King Dedede, and Wario, as well asMunchlax.
As players have a degree of modification over what Sandbag can drop via theItem Switch, Sandbag is also of particular interest to use inCD Factories, a type of custom stage made usingBrawl'sStage Builder.
On theOnline Practice Stage[edit]
Sandbag appeared on the Online Practice Stage, and players were given the option to practice combos or otherwise attack it while waiting for Wi-Fi matches to start. Sandbag's damage percent couldn’t be seen, though it did take more and more knockback the more it was hit. If sent below the bottom blast line, Sandbag would respawn in the center of the stage; this did not occur if Sandbag passed the upper blast line.
Trophy[edit]
- Sandbag
- An item that appears in the Home-Run Contest, where the goal is to do lots of damage to Sandbag, then send it flying as far as you can. It also appears in the regular game. If you smash it, a storm of confetti and items will burst out. Sandbag doesn't feel pain, though; in fact, it's happy to be of service.
:Super Smash Bros. Melee
:Super Smash Bros. Brawl
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
Sandbag reprises its role in the Home-Run Contest and the Online Practice Stage. Additionally, it appears when testing aMii Fighter, and it also makes a cameo inLittle Mac's reveal trailer as his punching bag.
Sandbag in the Home-Run Contest inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Sandbag in the Home-Run Contest inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Sandbag's appearance in Little Mac's character trailer.
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As an item[edit]
Sandbag returns as an item, acting identical in function to itsBrawl incarnation. It no longer drops CDs.
Trophy[edit]
- Sandbag
This little guy is great for getting in some practice against. In Home-Run Contest you'll send it flying, and in normal battles it has a habit of dropping items when you lay into it. Sandbag seems pretty content with being your punching bag, so it'd almost be mean not to go all out on it.
This little guy makes a great sparring partner. No, really! In Home-Run Contest you'll send it flying, and in normal battles it has a habit of dropping items when you lay into it. Sandbag seems pretty content with being your punching bag, so it'd almost be mean not to go all out on it.- :Super Smash Bros. Melee (12/2001)
:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
This little guy is pretty good to practise with! In the Home-Run Contest, the goal is to attack Sandbag and then whack him as hard as you can to send him flying! He even appears in normal matches, where you can hit him to get lots of food and items. Don't worry, though – he loves to help out. It doesn't even hurt him at all!- :Super Smash Bros. Melee (05/2002)
- :Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Sandbag returns inUltimate as an item. As a humorous aesthetic, Sandbag now shows visible happiness if left alone for a period of time or when it is grabbed. Sandbag can be grabbed and thrown, much like inMelee (unless it's in the Home-Run Contest). It has aweight of 115.
Sandbag also appears when testing aSpirit Team or aMii Fighter, or a controller configuration in theOptions menu. While Sandbag no longer appears as the primary opponent in theOnline Practice Stage, it can randomly appear as an item instead.
With the return of Home-Run Contest in version5.0.0, Sandbag once again reprises its role. Sandbag has infinite launch resistance for the first hit that connects with it, and now blushes when at high damage.
Spirit[edit]
The Sandbag also appears as an Advance-classsupport spirit. It can be first obtained by reaching 250% or more during battle.
The Sandbag's Spirit Battle uses an unmovingSamus puppet fighter, referencing how the Sandbag is an idle character, and is fought on thePokémon Stadium 2 stage'sΩ form. During the battle, the Home-Run Bat appears and the player has ten seconds to defeat Samus, referencing the similar gameplay mechanics in the Home-Run Contest.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,093 | | Sandbag |  | ★ | 1 | Critical-Health Defense ↑ | Super Smash Bros. Series |
Origin[edit]
Thesandbag is a real world item. It is, as the name suggests, a bag full of sand or other material. It is used for a multitude of purposes, one of them being used to absorb blows and strikes. Versions made specifically for this purpose were created and evolved into the modernpunching bag, which Sandbag is directly inspired by. In Japanese, the English loanword "sandbag" is used to refer to punching bags. The eyes of sandbag represent a generic "cute" design of eyes that is strongly associated with Nintendo games as a whole, particularlyMario andKirby, and often added on both characters and inanimate objects (for example, theFire Flower inMario games orKirby himself) in the child-oriented titles Nintendo has been most known for for much of its gaming history. Although an originalSmash character, Sandbag has since appeared inKirby Air Riders.
Gallery[edit]
A render of Sandbag inMelee
Sandbag's head icon inMelee.
Sandbag's unused icon inSuper Smash Bros. 4.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | サンドバッグくん | Sandbag-kun |
 English | Sandbag | — |
 French | Sac de sable | Sandbag |
 German | Sandsack | — |
 Spanish | Saco de arena | Sandbag |
 Italian | Sacco da allenamento | Training Bag |
 Chinese | 沙包哥 | Brother Sandbag |
 Korean | 샌드백 | Sandbag |
 Dutch | Sandbag | — |
 Russian | Боксерский мешок | Punching Bag |
 Portuguese | Saco de Boxe | Boxing Bag |
| Items inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy ·Banana Peel ·Beam Sword ·Blast Box ·Bob-omb ·Bumper ·Bunny Hood ·Cracker Launcher ·Deku Nut ·Dragoon ·Fan ·Fire Flower ·Food ·Franklin Badge ·Freezie ·Golden Hammer ·Gooey Bomb ·Green Shell ·Hammer ·Heart Container ·Home-Run Bat ·Hothead ·Lightning Bolt ·Lip's Stick ·Maxim Tomato ·Metal Box ·Motion-Sensor Bomb ·Mr. Saturn ·Pitfall ·Poison Mushroom ·Poké Ball ·Ray Gun ·Screw Attack ·Smart Bomb ·Smash Ball ·Smoke Ball ·Soccer Ball ·Spring ·Star Rod ·Starman ·Super Mushroom ·Super Scope ·Superspicy Curry ·Team Healer ·Timer ·Unira ·Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel ·Capsule ·Crate ·Party Ball ·Sandbag ·Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary | Key ·Stock Ball ·Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD ·Coins ·Sticker ·Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
