Boxing Ring

Boxing Ring (, Special Ring) is a stage in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This stage is set in the World Circuit boxing ring from the Punch-Out!! series. It is Little Mac's home stage. In Ultimate, Little Mac, Ken and Incineroar are fought here for their unlocking battles.

Stage overview
The boxing ring lies inside of an indoor stadium. An overhead light fixture hangs above the ring, along with a jumbotron in the background with large speakers astride of it. The stadium additionally features various lights, green krypton lasers, background pyrotechnics, fog machines along the entrance platforms, a scrolling LED panel hanging around the walls, and a visible audience surrounding the entirety of the ring.

Both sides of the stage feature sloped entrance platforms that incline downwards towards the ring. Players can spring off of the ropes strung around the left and right sides of the ring. Landing on one of these ropes negates/cancels any animations, landing lag, knockback, tech situations etc., allowing for some moves to be spammed in a rather unintended way (e.g. 's Down Special 1, which normally has about 1 second of landing lag). These ropes can also be used to reach the light fixture hanging above. This light fixture can be stood on and even damaged to the point of it dropping down into the ring and breaking, consequently dimming the lighting of the stadium. It can deal damage on the way down and may potentially KO players who have high damage percentages. The light fixture can take 125% before it comes crashing down (damage dealt ignores Ultimate's 1v1 multiplier); jumping on the light fixture will deal damage equal to the fighter's weight divided by 10. The lower blast line is normally inaccessible in this stage.

The jumbotron displays the action in the ring. Both the surrounding scrolling LED panel and jumbotron display "KO!" when a character scores a KO (except on Local Wireless in the 3DS version) and "SUDDEN DEATH" during Sudden Death for the remainder of the match. When a Smash Ball appears, the scrolling text says "CHANCE!" (Wii U) or "NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!" (Ultimate) instead of "PUNCH-OUT!!" or "SMASH BROS." In and Ultimate, the screen can display a versus splash with unique titles for the character shown, a character's KO and damage totals, and the match timer. If the battle is not timed, the time display will have dashes in place of numbers. The screen also shows "Fight #_". This number actually refers to what number the match played is. If the match number is 10 or more, it will just display "Fight #9". It resets every time the game is turned on. When playing online, it's random. The last thing the jumbotron will display is the current leader of the match, displayed by the "TOP" area in the versus splash screen, such as "TOP - KIRBY". If two or more characters are tied in points, stocks or coins, the display will instead read "TOP -". Additionally, the leader's KO total and position can also be briefly be seen during the time the jumbotron displays "KO!"; this display is capped at 99 in Smash 4, while Ultimate will show up to 999.

There are two aesthetic variants to this stage: one is the standard Punch-Out!! World Circuit boxing ring, and the other has a Super Smash Bros. motif. In Super Smash Bros. 4, normally the variant used is chosen at random, whereas in Ultimate it defaults to the Super Smash Bros. version. However, players can choose the variant by pressing a particular button when selecting the stage. In and for Wii U, the Punch-Out!! variant can be chosen by holding the Y button or ZR button, respectively, while selecting the stage; the Super Smash Bros. variant can be chosen by holding the L button or ZL button, respectively. In Ultimate, the Punch-Out!! variant can be chosen by holding the L button while selecting the stage.

Ω forms and Battlefield form
In Super Smash Bros. 4, both the Punch-Out!! and Super Smash Bros. boxing rings are available in the Ω form. There are no ropes around the ring, the foreground audience is missing, and the light fixture cannot be reached nor can it fall down. Walk-offs are removed.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form and Battlefield form are similar to SSB4's Ω form; however, the main platform is slightly redesigned and is resized and reshaped to match and, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form resemble the colored light floors of the regular form; the lower ones are based on the blue floor on the right while the upper one is based on the red floor on the left.

Hazards Off
With hazards off in Ultimate, the light fixture on the ceiling cannot be damaged or dropped onto the ring, though it will still shake when fighters land on it.

Origin
In every home console Punch-Out!! game, the player plays as Little Mac as he works his way up in professional boxing circuits to become the W.V.B.A. (World Video Boxing Association) champion. The Punch-Out!! variation of this stage is loosely based on the Major Circuit stadium's interior design, which features a lot of bluish designs and furniture, and the World Circuit's boxing ring, which has a blue mat with the World Circuit's logo in the center and yellow ropes. Both of these designs appear in Punch-Out!! for the Wii, though the text displays "Punch-Out!!" rather than "Major Circuit" or "World Circuit," and the walkways leading to the ring are largely absent in the game itself. The jumbotron hanging above the ring is taken from the Punch-Out!! arcade game, though in addition to displaying player stats like in said game, it also shows the action from the ring in real-time. The Major Circuit is the second circuit in the game, where Little Mac must fight Piston Hondo, Bear Hugger, Great Tiger and Title Holder Don Flamenco. The World Circuit is the final circuit in the game and has Little Mac fight against Aran Ryan, Soda Popinski, Bald Bull, Super Macho Man and the reigning champion, Mr. Sandman. After beating the game in Contender mode, Little Mac must fight off tougher versions of his past opponents in the World Circuit ring in Title Defense mode.

Tournament legality
The stage is usually banned because the hanging lights can drop and cause early KOs to even heavier characters. The stage also has walk-offs which can promote camping.

In


In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate


Character title references

 * Luigi: The NA English Smash 4 and English Ultimate character title for Luigi is a reference to his Super Smash Bros. unlock notice: "You can now use Luigi, the eternal understudy." The Japanese, Chinese, and Korean character titles similarly originate from his unlock notice in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * Peach: The NA English Smash 4 and English Ultimate character title for Peach is a reference to her original localized name until 1996, "Princess Toadstool".
 * Bowser: The PAL French character title for Bowser is a pun of pronunciation with the name of the Koopas.
 * Dr. Mario: The PAL Spanish character title for Dr. Mario is a reference to the Spanish group.
 * Larry: The PAL English Smash 4 character title for Larry describes him as the leader of the Koopalings. This is the result of an out-of-context translation of Larry's title from his Japanese trophy description, "Boss Minion", meaning that he is a minion among bosses (being the youngest Koopaling). It also references how Larry is usually the first to be fought, essentially "leading" the charge.
 * Piranha Plant:
 * The PAL French character title for Piranha Plant is a reference to the famous thriller movie , whose French name is Les Dents de la Mer (The teeth of the sea).
 * The Dutch character title for Piranha Plant is a pun on "plantaardig" ("vegetal", adjective).
 * Yoshi: The PAL French character title for Yoshi is a pun of pronunciation with the names "œufs" (eggs) and "yeux" (eyes).
 * Diddy Kong: The PAL French character title for Diddy Kong is a pun with a popular French rhyme "Il était un petit homme" (literally "He was a little man") written by Gabrielle Grandière.
 * Sheik:
 * The Spanish character title for Sheik uses the male word for "warrior".
 * The PAL French character title for Sheik is a wordplay with the name of the "Sheikah" and the French "Qui c'est qu'à [...]" (means "Who does [...]") which share similar pronunciation.
 * Young Link: The PAL French character title for Young Link is a reference to the Pied Piper of Hamelin, sometimes referred to in French as "le petit joueur de flute" (the small flute player).
 * Ridley: Ridley's title is a reference to a title he was given on the official Japanese website of Metroid: Zero Mission, (Cunning God of Death).
 * Kirby: Kirby's Japanese SSB4 title, and title in all languages in Ultimate, is a reference to the in-game description for in ', which calls him a "pink demon" in the Japanese script. This was translated as "the Pink Wonder" in the original SNES version's English script and "the pink terror" in Kirby Super Star Ultras English script. The English title in Ultimate matches s in-game description for its version of The Arena, which calls Kirby "the pink demon". Later, in ', the title is called out by  during the intermission segments of The Ultimate Cup Z saying "some circles" call Kirby by that name, referring to Ultimate.
 * King Dedede:
 * The English Ultimate character title for is a reference to '' in-game description for him during ', which refers to him as a "self-made king".
 * The PAL French character title is a pun on the French word "marteau", which means both "crazy" and "hammer".
 * Fox:
 * The PAL English Smash 4 character title for is a reference to a recurring line in the Star Fox franchise: "Never give up. Trust your instincts."
 * The Dutch character title for Fox references Peppy Hare's infamous quote from Star Fox 64, "Do a barrel roll!"
 * Pikachu: The PAL French character title for Pikachu is a pun with "survolté" which is composed of the word "volt" and means "overexcited". The American English title is one of Pikachu's signature catchphrases.
 * Mewtwo: The titles for Mewtwo in all languages reference the title of the movie Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
 * Pichu: The French character title uses the term "petit chou", which sounds phonetically similar to Pichu's name. The term literally means "little cabbage", but is used in French as a term of endearment. Additionally, "chou de foudre" is a play on "coup de foudre", meaning "lightning strike".
 * Pokémon Trainer:
 * The English character title for refers to the first line of the anime's theme song in the Indigo League saga: "I want to be the very best."
 * The Japanese character title is a variation of the Japanese theme song, , though with a more game based title.
 * Lucas: The English character titles for Lucas are a play on the name of his hometown: Tazmily Village on the Nowhere Islands.
 * The NA English Smash 4 and English Ultimate character title is a play on Nowhere Islands. This was also used as his introductory tagline in Super Smash Bros. 4.
 * The PAL English Smash 4 character title is a play on Tazmily Village and the.
 * Marth: In every language, Marth's character title is based on the honorific "Hero-King" epithet given to him in the timeline seen in the best ending of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. He is also frequently referred to by this title in later games and spinoffs.
 * Roy: In every language, the character title for Roy is the epithet given to him in the character ending sequence of . He is also frequently referred to by this title in later games and spinoffs.
 * Ike: In every language, Ike's character title is the epithet first given to him in the epilogue of . The epithet only originally appeared in the Japanese version of Radiant Dawn, having been skipped over in all localizations of the game, but entered regular use in all languages from Awakening onward.
 * Lucina: The Japanese, Chinese, and Korean character titles for Lucina are her epithet in the epilogue of the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Awakening, and is also the title of that game's sixth chapter, which heavily features her. In both cases, the English version of Awakening translated this as "Foreseer". She also goes by this epithet in the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Heroes, translated as "Future Witness" in that game's English releases.
 * Byleth: Byleth's title in all languages is the moniker given to Byleth during their time as a mercenary, prior to the events of Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
 * Villager: All but the Japanese, Chinese, and Korean titles for the Villager reference how the Villager is the mayor of their city in Animal Crossing: New Leaf (even though the Villager in Smash Bros. is the one from Wild World and City Folk).
 * Little Mac:
 * The English character title for, "The bruiser from the Bronx", may be a reference to Rick or Nick Bruiser, two of his opponents in Super Punch Out!!.
 * His PAL French character title is called the dentist, referring the fact the boxers often lose teeth due to punches of heavyweight opponents in the face (or maybe even generally due to punches in the face).
 * Shulk: The Japanese character title for Shulk is a reference to one of his recurring text-only quotes in the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles script, "穏やかじゃないですね", which has a different meaning (e.g. "You sure aren't peaceful" or "How exciting") depending on context.
 * Pyra/Mythra: Both are sides of the Aegis, a legendary Blade.
 * Duck Hunt: The Dutch character title for Duck Hunt, "Vreemde eend in de bijt", is a Dutch idiom describing a stranger or oddity among a group of others, which said stranger does not fit in. English equivalents of the idiom include "the odd one out" and "a fish out of water".
 * Inkling:
 * The Japanese character title for is a wordplay on いかした (ikashita, meaning stylish, fresh) and イカ (ika, meaning squid).
 * The German character title is a play on "ihre exzellenz", meaning "your excellency", and "klecks", meaning "blob" (of ink).
 * The Chinese character title is a play on 魅力四射, meaning charismatic, and 墨, meaning ink.
 * Min Min: Min Min's character title in all languages is her official title in ARMS.
 * Snake:
 * The English character title for is a title given to both Solid Snake and Big Boss, fittingly matching Snake's own hybrid appearance in his Smash design.
 * Sonic:
 * The NA English Smash 4 and English Ultimate character title for Sonic is a reference to one of his common nicknames.
 * The PAL Smash 4 character title is a reference to one of his victory pose quotes in Brawl: "Sonic's the name, speed's my game!"
 * Mega Man:
 * The Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and NA English Smash 4 character titles for are references to Mega Man 8's full Japanese title, Rockman 8: Metal Heroes.
 * The PAL English Smash 4 and English Ultimate character titles are a reference to Mega Man's official English nickname.
 * Street Fighter: Both Ryu and Ken's character titles in Ultimate are the official nicknames given to them from Street Fighter V's official website.
 * Cloud: Cloud's character title in all languages is a reference to his claimed rank in SOLDIER.
 * Luminary: The Japanese, Chinese, and Korean character titles for the Luminary reference how he is framed as the Darkspawn; the Western language titles reference the legendary title he inherits.
 * Erdrick: Erdrick's character title in all languages is his official title in the Dragon Quest series.
 * Terry: Terry's character title in all languages is his official nickname in the Fatal Fury series.
 * Enderman: The Enderman's character title in all languages is a reference to its home dimension being the End. Its Russian character title is its Russian name in the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft.
 * Sephiroth: Sephiroth's character title in all languages is a reference to his theme, One-Winged Angel.
 * Kazuya: Kazuya's character title in all languages is a reference to the Tekken series, the title of which literally translates as "Iron Fist." It is also the nickname given to him in his reveal trailer's title.

Trivia

 * In Ultimate, Boxing Ring has a unique visual shader that changes the appearance of the fighters. This shader saturates their colors, making them look more cartoony, more resembling the aesthetics in Smash 4. This is likely a reference to Punch-Out!! (Wii)'s cel-shaded art style.
 * The stage was used as the setting of the character trailer for Ken and Incineroar.
 * ,, , , and are the only characters to have their titles changed in the North American English localization between Smash 4 and Ultimate.
 * Since the North American and European English localizations use the same titles in Ultimate, all other characters who had different titles in the European English Smash 4 now use the title from the North American English version of Smash 4.
 * loses its unique title in Ultimate due to being part of the, who has their own title.
 * 's Final Smash takes place on a Boxing Ring different to the Punch-Out!! and Smash Bros. versions as it features its own unique emblem.
 * In Training Mode, if a character falls on top of one of the ropes while the game is paused, they will freeze in place until the game is unpaused, which is also true for other stages with Springs.
 * Due to the My Music restructuring, Boxing Ring has less music between for Wii U and Ultimate.
 * In Team Battles, the versus splash screen will sometimes display two characters on the same team if Team Attack is on.
 * In Ultimate, the following Assist Trophies cannot appear on this stage: the Moon (due to the stage being indoors), Metroid, Andross, Kapp'n, Color TV-Game 15, Devil, Nintendog, Dr. Kawashima, Nikki (due to the dark background obscuring her drawings), Arcade Bunny and the Ghosts. Additionally, Abra and Palkia cannot be summoned from Poké Balls here.
 * Boxing Ring is the most common stage to fight opponents in Classic Mode (for 21 rounds within 13 different routes).

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