Editing Peach's Castle

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{{for|the similarly-named stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''|Princess Peach's Castle}}
{{Infobox Stage
|subtitle = ''Super Mario''
|name = Peach's Castle {{gameIcon|SSB}}{{gameIcon|SSBU}}<br>Peach's Castle (64) {{gameIcon|SSB4}}
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|caption = Peach's Castle as it has appeared in the ''Smash'' series.
|universe = {{uv|Mario}}
|games = ''[[SSB]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]] (''SSB'' and ''Ultimate'')<br>[[Downloadable content|Downloadable]] (''SSB4'')
|cratetype = Normal
|maxplayers = In the Epstein Files
|ssbmusic = ''{{SSBMusicLink|5|Peach's Castle Sky Stage}}''
|for3dsmusic = Main: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Peach's Castle Stage}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Main Theme (Super Mario 64) (Remix)|Main Theme (Super Mario 64)}}''
|forwiiumusic = ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Peach's Castle Stage}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Main Theme (Super Mario 64) (Remix)|Main Theme (Super Mario 64)}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Slide}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3) (Original)|Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)}}''
|ultimatemusic = [[List of SSBU Music (Super Mario Bros. series)|''Super Mario Bros.'' series music]]<br>Main: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. (64)}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros. Medley}}''
|ssbsingles = [[Banned]] (US ''National'' ruleset)<br>[[Banned stage|Banned]] (Japanese ruleset)
|ssbdoubles = Banned
|ssb4singles = Banned
|ssb4doubles = Banned
|ultimatesingles= Banned
|ultimatedoubles= Banned
|interwiki = mariowiki
|interwikiname = Super Mario Wiki
|interwikipage = Peach's Castle
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{{cquote|''A bumper floats above the center of this stage. Watch where you jump, or you'll get bumped sky-high!''|cite=Super Smash Bros{{'}}s instruction manual}}
'''Peach's Castle''' ({{ja|ピーチ城上空|Pīchi-jō Jōkū}}, ''Above Peach Castle''), known as '''Peach's Castle (64)''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', is Mario and Luigi's home [[stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' In [[1P Game]], the player fights a team consisting of {{SSB|Mario}} and {{SSB|Luigi}} on this stage. Luigi is also fought here in his unlocking battle in the same game.

Even though this stage did not return in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a portion of the music that plays on it plays during the cutscene where {{SSBM|Luigi}} takes {{SSBM|Mario}}'s place in ''Melee''{{'}}s [[Adventure Mode]]. Additionally, a stage taking place in the same location, called [[Princess Peach's Castle]], is a playable stage in ''Melee''.

Peach's Castle returned as [[downloadable content]] in both versions of ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' on July 31st, 2015, alongside [[Hyrule Castle]]. Similar to other returning stages from the first ''Smash'' game, some of the textures are slightly higher in quality, but the general overall primitive look of the original is maintained. Peach's Castle also returns as a familiar stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', alongside the Princess Peach's Castle stage from ''Melee''.

==Stage overview==
Peach's Castle has two main platforms, one on top of another. The top platform is a [[soft platform]] that slants upwards to the left, and downwards to the right. The bottom platform is a solid platform that slopes slightly downwards on both sides. The bottom platform partially comprises a block that moves left and right, which acts as a [[semisoft platform]]. On the top two corners, there are two floating, inward-angled platforms, resembling pinball slingshots, that move slowly up and down and prevent characters from being smashed away too easily. These platforms are very easy to DI off of. 

The stage has a floating [[Bumper]] in the middle above the second platform of the stage. This bumper moves slightly left and right (it remains stationary on 1P Game though).

In ''Smash 64'', it is difficult for most characters to [[recover]] on this stage since the two floating platforms limit recovery to the top platform and there are no ledges that can be grabbed. The moving block platform on the bottom of the stage greatly aids recovery, but it isn't always on the side the player is on. In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', however, fighters can now grab onto the bottom platforms.

===Ω forms and Battlefield form===
In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', the [[Ω form]] removes all features but the main platform, which is extended and flattened.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the main platform of the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] is similar to ''SSB4''{{'}}s Ω form; however, it is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The design of the three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form is based on the wooden soft platform in the center of the regular form.
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SSB3DSPeach'sCastleOmega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
WiiUPeach'sCastleOmega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
SSBU-Peach's CastleOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
SSBU-Peach's CastleBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
</gallery>

===Hazards Off===
In ''Ultimate'', with hazards off, the Bumper is not present, the triangle platforms do not move, and the semisoft platform on the bottom is stationary and is completely centered.

==Origin==
[[File:PeachsCastleSM64.png|thumb|left|Peach's Castle as it originally appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]]
This stage is loosely based on {{s|mariowiki|Peach's Castle}}, with its current design debuting in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', where it serves as the game's main hub and has appeared in numerous ''Mario'' titles since. 

In ''Super Mario 64'', the castle is taken over by [[Bowser]], who takes control of the Power Stars and seals [[Princess Peach]] inside the fresco over the castle entrance. A {{s|mariowiki|Lakitu Bro.}}, a [[Lakitu]] with a camera at the end of its fishing pole, is first seen flying around Peach's Castle at the beginning of the game and follows [[Mario]] for the duration, who controls the camera and allows the player to toggle the view. After Mario defeats Bowser and collects all of the game's Power Stars, the cannon in the castle grounds is unlocked, which will allow the player to access the roof of the castle and find [[Yoshi]] and three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s there. 

This stage features multiple elements taken from ''Super Mario 64''. The stage mainly takes place around a tower spire resembling the center tower spire on the roof of Peach's Castle. The red carpet staircases on each side of the main platform and the black-and-white checker pattern floor in the middle is similar to the carpeted staircases and the floor patterns found inside of the castle. The stage's background also features an aerial view of Peach's Castle. 

The bridges are similar to those found in the {{s|mariowiki|Cool, Cool, Mountain}} course. The design of the triangular platforms in the upper corners are similar to the starting platform in the {{s|mariowiki|Bowser in the Dark World}} boss course.

In ''Super Smash Bros.'', a Lakitu Bro. will occasionally appear as a [[background character]].

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==Tournament legality==
===''Super Smash Bros.''===
In ''Smash 64'', for a long period according to the old [[Tournament legal (SSB)|American ruleset]], Peach's Castle was usually considered a [[counterpick stage]] in singles. This is because of the inability to grab the [[edge]]s, meaning that some characters can be [[gimp]]ed or [[edgeguard]]ed much easier than usual, and because of the [[Bumper]] hazard and angled platforms on the side of the stage that can prevent [[KO]] moves that would have otherwise KO'd. However, the Bumper can be used for various unique combos, and can also be used by characters such as {{SSB|Pikachu}} to escape [[pressure]]. The stage is often [[counterpick]]ed by {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} and {{SSB|Kirby}} players and the lack of edges that can be grabbed serves as a disadvantage to characters such as {{SSB|Link}} and {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}. However, most recently the stage was banned. In [[doubles]] tournaments, the stage is usually banned, due to the listed reasons above along with the fact that the stage is too small.

In the [[Tournament legal (DSB)|Japanese ruleset]], the stage is always [[banned stage|banned]] in all formats as is every other stage except for {{SSB|Dream Land}}, due to the reasons mentioned above.

===''Super Smash Bros. 4''===
Unlike in ''SSB'', Peach's Castle has been banned since launch. Alongside the great advantage the stage provides some characters compared to others, there are also more legal stages to not consider the stage as potentially legal.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Peach's Castle remains banned in ''Ultimate'' for the same reasons as ''Smash 4''. There are also now even more stages, further distancing it as potentially legal.

==Video==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
PCastleSSB.gif|Peach's Castle official art.
Peach's Castle 2.png|Peach's Castle in Training.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|ピーチ城上空|Pīchi-jō Jōkū}}
|jaM=Above Peach Castle
|en=Peach's Castle
|fr=Château de Peach
|frM=Peach's Castle
|es=Castillo de Peach
|esM=Peach's Castle
|de=Toadstools Schloß {{GameIcon|ssb}}<br>Peachs Schloss {{GameIcon|ssb4}}{{GameIcon|ssbu}}
|deM=Toadstool's Castle {{GameIcon|ssb}}<br>Peach's Castle {{GameIcon|ssb4}}{{GameIcon|ssbu}}
|it=Il castello di Peach
|itM=Peach's Castle
|nl=Peach Kasteel
|nlM=Peach Castle
|pt=Castelo da Peach
|ptM=Peach's Castle
|ru={{rollover|Замок Пич|Zamok Pich|?}}
|ruM=Peach Castle
|ko={{rollover|피치 성 상공|Pichi Seong Sang-gong|?}}
|koM=Top of Peach's Castle
|zh_cn={{rollover|桃花城堡|Táohuāchéngbǎo|?}} {{GameIcon|ssb}}<br>{{rollover|桃花公主城堡 上空|Táohuā Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo Shàngkōng|?}} {{GameIcon|ssbu}}
|zh_cnM=Peach Blossom Castle<br>Above Princess Peach's Castle
|zh_tw={{rollover|碧姬公主城堡 上空|Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo Shàngkōng|?}}
|zh_twM=Above Princess Peach's Castle
}}

==Trivia==
*In early screenshots of the stage select screen of the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', this stage went by the name "In the Sky of Castle Peach".
*One of Peach's Castle's hazards is a [[bumper]], which is mostly used as an item. Coincidentally, this is the first stage to use an item as a hazard, and have a hazard outside of its own universe, as the Bumper is part of the {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} universe.
*Even though the bumper was updated in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', its original design and animation is retained in this stage.
*In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', the moving platform will "thud" when it stops moving and then a grinding noise when it starts up again.
*In ''Ultimate'', the two potted plants always face the camera in the regular version of the stage, but in the Ω and Battlefield forms, they always face forward.
*[[Lakitu and Spinies#In Super Smash Bros.|Lakitu]] occasionally appears in the background of this stage in ''Smash 64'', but never in ''Smash 4'' or ''Ultimate''.
*The following [[Assist Trophies]] cannot appear on this stage: [[Skull Kid]], [[Andross]] and [[Devil]]. Additionally, [[Xerneas]] cannot be summoned here either.
**Assist Trophies that can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage are [[Ghirahim]], {{b|Starman|EarthBound}}, [[Riki]], [[Dr. Wright]] and [[Squid Sisters]].
**[[Poké Ball]] summons that can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage are [[Victini]] and [[Marshadow]].

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