Gaur Plain

Xenoblade Chronicles; Gaur Plain
	; Gaur Plain in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (top) and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (bottom);
Universe	Xenoblade
Appears in	SSB4
Home stage to	Shulk
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Normal
Maximum players	8
Tracks available	For 3DS:; Gaur Plain; You Will Know Our Names (Alternate); 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; Bolded tracks must be unlocked
Tournament legality
Smash 4	Singles: Banned; Doubles: Banned

Gaur Plain (ガウル平原, Gaur Plain) is a stage in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 based on an area from Xenoblade Chronicles.

Stage layout[edit]

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 hard platforms with springs on them: characters can use the springs to bounce up to the top platforms.

In the 3DS version, the top blast line is very close to the stage, while in the Wii U it is much farther.

The stage at night, featuring Metal Face.

The background shifts through a day/night cycle. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U only, Metal Face appears 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 Form[edit]

The Ω version features a pillar at the bottom, which is solid in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U version but just part of the background in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS version. The day/night cycle still happens.

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

Tournament legality[edit]

While the Omega version 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.

Origin[edit]

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.

Gallery[edit]

Shulk with Riki in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Shulk and Pit in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, from Shulk's introductory video.
A close-up of Mechonis in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Metal Face's slash.
The stage at night in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.