Gaur Plain

Xenoblade Chronicles Gaur Plain
Gaur Plain as it appears in Smash.
Universe	Xenoblade
Appears in	SSB4 Ultimate
Home stage to	SSB4: Shulk Ultimate: Shulk
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Normal
Maximum players	4 (3DS) 8 (Wii U and Ultimate)
Music Bolded tracks must be unlocked
for 3DS	Main: Gaur Plain Alternate: You Will Know Our Names
for Wii U	Gaur Plain Xenoblade Chronicles Medley Engage the Enemy Gaur Plain (Night) Time to Fight! An Obstacle in Our Path Mechanical Rhythm You Will Know Our Names The valedictory elegy
Ultimate	Xenoblade Chronicles series music Main: Xenoblade Chronicles Medley Alternate: Battle!! - Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Tournament legality
Smash 4	Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned
Ultimate	Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned

Gaur Plain (ガウル平原, Gaur Plain) is a stage in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, based on an area from Xenoblade Chronicles. Shulk is fought here for his unlock battle in Ultimate.

Stage overview

There are two main rock platforms high up on each side of the stage with walk-off edges, with a giant chasm in between. A collection of smaller and mostly soft platforms appear below the main platforms, with the exact layout changing between the two versions of the game; the Wii U version of the stage also features, near the bottom, some more soft platforms and hard platforms with springs on them: characters can use the springs to bounce up to the top platforms. the Wii U version also has an extra soft platform on the upper left side, below the main platform.

In the 3DS version, the top blast line is very close to the stage, while in the Wii U it is much farther. The side blast lines are also much closer to the platforms compared to the Wii U version

The stage at night, featuring Metal Face.

The background shifts through a day/night cycle. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate only, there's a chance that Metal Face will appear at night, attacking the players with his claws and laser beams. His laser beam attack can target any of the two upper platforms, making them fall and destroying the platforms underneath. The original layout is automatically restored some time after he is defeated. If attacked enough, Metal Face can be defeated, causing him to explode; the explosion harms all characters in its range except for the one who landed the finishing hit. However, he may return when night falls again.

Ω forms and Battlefield form

In Super Smash Bros. 4, the Ω form is set on a rocky platform that is completely flat with a pillar at the bottom that extends below the blast line, which is solid in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U version but just part of the background in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The day/night cycle still occurs.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the main platform of the Ω form and Battlefield form is similar to SSB4's Ω forms; however, it is resized and reshaped to match Final Destination and Battlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are metallic and are unique to this form.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Battlefield form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin

Gaur Plain as it originally appeared in Xenoblade Chronicles.

In Xenoblade Chronicles, Gaur Plain is a location within the greater Bionis' Leg area. It is a lush, large plain featuring bodies of water and several peculiarly shaped rock formations. Shulk and his friend Reyn traverse it in their path to the Bionis' Head. In Xenoblade Chronicles, the plain is much closer to the Bionis' knee than in SSB4.

The gigantic figure seen in the distance is the Mechonis, the other of the two gigantic beings which make up the world in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is visible from Gaur Plain in the original game, but, due to the aforementioned position change, in this stage it appears to be farther away.

Tournament legality

While the Ω form of this stage is allowed, the standard stage is banned from tournaments due to it being very open, allowing for camping. Metal Face disrupts and even destroys the stage occasionally in the Wii U version. The stage also has walk-offs.

Gallery

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  Gaur Plain in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Shulk with Riki in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  The stage at night in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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  Gaur Plain in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Shulk and Pit in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  A close-up of Mechonis in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Metal Face's slash.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Ivysaur taunting on the stage.

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  Shulk using his dash attack against Samus on the stage.

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  Yoshi launching his tongue at a shrunken Kirby on the stage.

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  Zero Suit Samus posing with her suited self on the stage.

Trivia

• Out of all of the shared stages in Super Smash Bros. 4, Gaur Plain is one of two stages (the other being Wily Castle) that has different gameplay elements between the two versions and is the only stage that has a noticeable difference between the 3DS and Wii U in its stage layout. The 3DS version of Gaur Plain has more condensed blast zones and has several platforms missing from the lower part of the stage, as well as one missing on the left side.