Wrecking Crew
- For the game of the same name, seeWrecking Crew (game)
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   Wrecking Crew as it appears inSmash. | |||||||
| Universe | Wrecking Crew | ||||||
| Appears in | SSB4 (Wii U) Ultimate | ||||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||||
| Crate type | Normal | ||||||
| Maximum players | 4 (Wii U) 8 (Wii U Ω form,Ultimate) | ||||||
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| Article on Mario Wiki | Wrecking Crew | ||||||
Wrecking Crew (レッキングクルー,Wrecking Crew) is a stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate based on theNES title of the same name. Despite originating from theMario universe, this stage is classified as belonging to its ownWrecking Crew universe.
Unlike many stages based off retro games, its design has been given a 3D overhaul likeIcicle Mountain andSkyworld, rather than trying to imitate NES graphics.
R.O.B. is battled here for his unlocking battle in both games this stage is featured in.
Stage Overview[edit]
Wrecking Crew is very large vertically, giving characters who can survive vertical hits a large advantage. However, climbableladders are strewn throughout Wrecking Crew, which allow easy vertical scaling of the stage. The stage has a main platform that is solid and continues to the lowerblast line, with up to 4 rows ofdrop-through platforms above it, which are connected by the ladders, and stone buildings in the background. Barrels appear on various areas throughout the stage, which act like walls. Occasionally, bombs the size of most characters will spawn on small green pedestals set throughout the stage; these canexplode if attacked. When a bomb explodes, nearby stone buildings will collapse and nearby barrels will be destroyed. Bombs can even cause other bombs to explode, causing a chain reaction. If a row of platforms does not have enough buildings or ladders to support it, the row will fall down (a row needs at least 3 buildings); new ones will fall in from the top of the screen. As in the originalWrecking Crew, players can get trapped under barrels that come down with the row, preventing them from moving for a while and giving other players an attacking advantage. When broken out of a barrel, the opponent will receive double the normal damage from the attack that broke them out. Oddly, the normal amount of damage will be shown on the damage and combo counter in training mode, despite it usually adjusting for damage multipliers. InUltimate, platforms will turn orange if a ladder is connected to them.
Ω forms and Battlefield form[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, theΩ form is set on a balcony with ledges that extend below theblast line. The floors, barrels, walls, bombs, and ladders are absent. Players can get Star KO'd here unlike the normal form.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form andBattlefield form are set on a similar platform asSSB4's Ω form; however, the platform no longer extends below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The threesoft platforms of the Battlefield form resemble the orange girders the ladders support of the normal form.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Hazards Off[edit]
With hazards off inUltimate, the stage retains random generation. Ladders still appear, but bombs and barrels do not.
Origin[edit]
Wrecking Crew is a NES game starringMario (withLuigi as the second player). The objective of the game is to use Mario's hammer to destroy all the stone walls in the background of each level while avoiding enemies. Some of these walls have ladders on them for Mario to use. Bombs can be struck to cause a chain reaction and destroy many walls at once; hitting bombs in the right order can cause aGolden Hammer to appear. Mario cannot jump in this game and cannot defeat enemies normally, but can trap them by causing barrels to fall on them.
Tournament legality[edit]
This stage is banned from tournaments for numerous reasons. The layout of the stage allows for camping and stalling, and the layout can also change constantly due to the bombs. The bombs also act as stage hazards, as they deal damage when they explode. The ladders can cause players to grab on to them when they intend to jump or use an up aerial/special. Players can also get trapped in the barrels.
Gallery[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
Wrecking Crew inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
A bomb, stationary.
One of the pedestals on which bombs can form.
A barrel.
Mr. Game & Watch on a ladder.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
King Dedede attacking a fighter trapped in a drumcan on the stage.
Little Mac performing his side taunt on the stage.
TheMii Gunner strikingLuigi with her jab on the stage.
Ridley using aHammer on the stage.
An empty Wrecking Crew stage, as seen in the MachampSpirit Battle
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | レッキングクルー,Wrecking Crew | — |
 English | Wrecking Crew | — |
 French | Wrecking Crew | — |
 German | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Spanish | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Italian | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Chinese | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Korean | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Dutch | Wrecking Crew | — |
 Russian | Разгромная бригада | Destruction Crew |
Trivia[edit]
- Normally the number of floors in the stage is infinite, but in theevent matchesWrecking Mario andWrecking Bros. there is a limited number of floors to account for the event's goal of leveling the entire building.
- InUltimate, this is also the case on all spirit battles that feature the stage, such as Machamp's spirit battle. In fact, they use the very same layout that is used in said event.
- InUltimate, a glitch allows a section of floor on the stage to get stuck between 2 layers. This occurs when 2 incomplete layers fall at the same time, and are considered merged by the game, but one falls past the next layer before the other, and is stopped when the other reaches that layer.
- The barrels push opponents to the side using windboxes. Due to the order of priority on them, opponents are more likely to be pushed to the left of the barrels than to the right.
- Characters trapped under barrels become vulnerable to all player attacks, even by teammates withTeam Attack off.
- IfStage Morph occurs right when the character gets trapped under the barrel, the character willfreeze withintangibility frames for the entire match.[1]
- When usingEnd of Day, the Hocotate Ship will go through the top layer of platforms when crashing down again.
- InUltimate, the followingAssist Trophies cannot appear on this stage:Thwomp,Nightmare,Andross,Jeff,Tiki,Ashley,Riki,Devil,Dr. Wright,Vince,Nikki,Arcade Bunny,Squid Sisters andRathalos. Additionally, the followingPoké Ball Pokémon cannot be summoned:Alolan Exeggutor,Lugia,Gardevoir,Zoroark,Xerneas andLunala.
- InUltimate, Star KOs do not occur on the stage's Ω form and Battlefield forms.
- One of the square buildings in the center of the background is based on the Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto.[1]
References[edit]
 Wrecking Crew universe | |
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| Stage | Wrecking Crew |
| Item | Golden Hammer |
| Masterpiece | Wrecking Crew |
| Related universe | Mario |
