Venom
- For the Smasher from Montreal, Quebec, seeSmasher:Venom.
- For theProject MCaptain Falcon main fromSoCal, seeSmasher:Venom (SoCal).
| Star Fox Lylat System: Venom | |||||||
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   .svg) Venom as it appears inSmash. | |||||||
| Universe | Star Fox | ||||||
| Appears in | Melee Ultimate | ||||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||||
| Crate type | Futuristic | ||||||
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| Article on Lylat Wiki | Venom | ||||||
Venom (惑星ベノム,Planet Venom) is astarter stage inSuper Smash Bros. Melee andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
InAll-Star Mode, this is whereFalco and his teammates are fought.
Stage overview[edit]
The battle takes place on theGreat Fox. Unlike theCorneria stage, the battle is fought on the front view of the ship, in contrast to the side view. Characters can fight on any of the ship's four wings, and also on the tailpiece in the center of the stage to an extent. This tailpiece is also a hazard that makes it difficult to travel to the other side. The top two wings of the ship slope inwards while the bottom two wings slope outwards.Items tend to roll off of the two bottom wings of the ship.
Similar toCorneria inSuper Smash Bros. Melee,every now and then, anArwing orWolfen will appear and start firing at the ship then will fly off. Any character that gets hit by the shots will take damage. Also, when the ship flies into the cave, sometimes characters will bounce back onto the stage when smacked upwards or towards the sides due to the top, left, and right blast lines being obstructed by the cave itself, which might save one from gettingKO'd.
As with Corneria, Fox and Falco can perform aSmash Taunt on this stage, with the messages that appear being the same ones that are used on Corneria.
Ω form and Battlefield form[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, theΩ form andBattlefield form are set on a slightly redesigned version ofCorneria's Ω form fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS; however, it is resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The threesoft platforms of the Battlefield form are metallic and are unique to this form. Arwing and Wolfen do not interact with the stages.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
No Hazards[edit]
Withstage hazards turned off, the Arwings and Wolfens do not appear. However, the stage still tilts.
Origin[edit]
The planetVenom first appeared inStar Fox (Starwing in the PAL region) and has appeared in numerousStar Fox titles since; however, this stage is based on its appearance as the last level ofStar Fox 64 (Lylat Wars in the PAL region), and is where the final boss,Andross, is fought. In theStar Fox games, Venom is a barren, desolate planet full of steep cliffs and deep chasms of rock that theStar Fox team must maneuver through to reach Andross, who was exiled to the deadly planet due to his crimes againstCorneria. However, unlike as seen in this stage, Venom was not shown to have volcanic activity, except on a Battle mode stage inStar Fox 64 3D, which was released almost a decade after the debut of this stage.
InStar Fox 64, Star Fox encountered various dangers on Venom, such as holes in the cliffsides and in the ground where enemy aircraft emerged to attack, giant, jagged rocks that emerged from the ground as soon as they got close, and a barrage of stone pillars that appeared to block their path. In the background of this stage, references to these obstacles can be seen.
TheGreat Fox, Star Fox's mobile headquarters, acts as the main platform of the stage; however, at no point inStar Fox 64 does the Great Fox fly over Venom's surface. Also in this stage areArwings andWolfens, flown by Star Fox and Star Wolf, respectively, that occasionally appear to act as small platforms. All three aircraft are based on their appearances inStar Fox 64, and the Arwings apparently have oneLaser Upgrade, as they fire two lasers at once as opposed to the standard one.
InMelee andUltimate, the Great Fox is based on its appearance inStar Fox 64. Unlike its sister stage, Corneria, which was redesigned to its appearance inStar Fox Zero, the Venom planet is still based onStar Fox 64.
Tournament legality[edit]
Venom is banned in tournaments, primarily due to the fin in the center of the stage, which can easily cause infinite combos; the bottom wings also promote camping, and the blastlines are considered to be too close to the stage.
Update history[edit]
9.0.2
- Fixed an issue where fighters would sometimes warp on the Venom stage.
Gallery[edit]
Slippy in a conversation
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | 惑星ベノム | Planet Venom |
 English | Venom | — |
 French | Venom | — |
 German | Venom | — |
 Spanish | Venom | — |
 Italian | Venom | — |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 行星维诺 | Planet Venom |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 行星維諾 | Planet Venom |
 Korean | 베놈 행성 | Planet Venom |
 Dutch | Venom | — |
 Russian | Веном | — |
Trivia[edit]
- InUltimate, Venom andCorneria share the same main platform and soft platforms for theirΩ form andBattlefield form.
- InUltimate, clipping the camera through the Great Fox reveals a black cube in the center, which is used to rotate the Arwings/Wolfens appearing on the stage.
- Interestingly, Venom's section on the Tips page does does not mention any information about Smash Taunts despite doing so for Corneria.
- Additionally, the tip regarding Arwings does not mention Wolfens despite them being featured.
- InUltimate,Nikki cannot appear on this stage as anAssist Trophy due to the dark background obscuring her drawings, and neither canYuri Kozukata for unknown reasons.Burrowing Snagret,Kapp'n andKnuckles can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage. Additionally,Marshadow 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 |
 Star Fox universe | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Fox (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Falco (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Wolf (SSBB ·SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Andross ·Krystal |
| Stages | Sector Z ·Corneria ·Venom ·Lylat Cruise ·Orbital Gate Assault |
| Items | Smart Bomb |
| Other | Leon Powalski ·Panther Caroso ·Peppy Hare ·ROB 64 ·Slippy Toad |
| Vehicles | Arwing ·Great Fox ·Landmaster ·Wolfen |
| Trophies,Stickers, andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate |
| Masterpiece | Star Fox 64 |
