Crate

Crate
Crate variants.
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Appears in	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4
Item class	Carrying

“	This contains one to three items. Since it's so heavy, only DK can carry it around.	”
—Super Smash Bros. instruction manual

A Crate (箱, Box) is an item that has appeared in the entire Super Smash Bros. series. Crates are containers which can hold various different items. When a character picks up a Crate, because they are so heavy, the character will not be able to jump or attack, and they will move very slowly while holding it. However, in the original Super Smash Bros., one could not move with it at all; this was a special ability available only to Donkey Kong. After the player has picked up a Crate, they can throw it up, forward, backward, or down. Crates are very similar to Barrels. If the player taps the control stick lightly, they cannot walk off ledges holding a Crate. But holding it down makes their character and the crate tumble off the ledge, and they drop the crate.

Exploding Crates are "dud" Crates that do not contain items and explode when destroyed, delivering strong damage and knockback to players caught in the explosion, even to the player who threw the crate. In all four games, every crate has a one in eight chance of being an exploding crate.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Falco carrying a crate in Melee.

In Melee, Crates have a small random chance of containing an enemy from Adventure Mode, such as a ReDead, Goomba, or an Octorok. When they are thrown at opponents, they can deal 18%-22% damage and have a decent amount of knockback.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Crates, along with Barrels, have a different appearance depending on the stage played on. On a more futuristic stage, e.g. Lylat Cruise, they take on a futuristic appearance. On more fantastical stages, i.e Yoshi's Island, the crates will look like wrapped-up presents. Donkey Kong gains knockback-based super armor when carrying a crate, similar to his forward throw.

Crate types chart

Normal	Futuristic	Presents
Battlefield Bridge of Eldin Castle Siege Delfino Plaza Distant Planet Green Greens Jungle Japes Luigi's Mansion Mario Bros. Mushroomy Kingdom Pirate Ship Rumble Falls Skyworld Spear Pillar Summit Temple	Big Blue Brinstar Corneria Pokémon Stadium Final Destination Frigate Orpheon Halberd Hanenbow Lylat Cruise Mario Circuit Norfair Pokémon Stadium 2 Port Town Aero Dive Shadow Moses Island	75m Flat Zone 2 Green Hill Zone New Pork City Onett PictoChat Rainbow Cruise Smashville WarioWare, Inc. Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Island (Melee)

File:BoxDojo.jpg

The Rolling Crate in action.

Rolling Crates

Rolling Crates are a new type of Crate that appear in Brawl. These Crates are identified by their tiny, black wheels on the bottom, and can oftentimes go unnoticed. They also always spawn at the same angle, unlike normal crates. If a player hits this Crate without destroying it, it will start sliding in the direction it was hit. Characters hit by the Rolling Crate will take damage and lots of knockback depending on the speed of the Crate, and the Crate normally breaks. Since characters can stand on top of them, players can take a ride on a Rolling Crate when it's been hit. Template:-

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The various crate designs in SSB4.

Crates (including rolling crates) return in Super Smash Bros. 4. The futuristic crate now sports a new design, with the Smash logo on the sides. The present crate has been redesigned as well, with an obvious lid and no horizontal ribbons on the sides.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, for unknown reasons, all familiar stages except for Smashville use the normal wooden design regardless of the crate design they had in Brawl.

Crate types chart (3DS)

Normal	Futuristic	Presents
3D Land Arena Ferox Battlefield Boxing Ring Distant Planet Gaur Plain Gerudo Valley Golden Plains Jungle Japes Mushroomy Kingdom Reset Bomb Forest Spirit Train Suzaku Castle Unova Pokémon League	Brinstar Corneria Final Destination Mute City Wily Castle	Balloon Fight Dream Land Dream Land (64) Find Mii Flat Zone 2 Green Hill Zone Living Room Magicant Pac-Maze Paper Mario PictoChat 2 Prism Tower Rainbow Road Tomodachi Life Tortimer Island WarioWare, Inc. Yoshi's Island

Crate types chart (Wii U)

Normal	Futuristic	Presents
75m Battlefield Big Battlefield Boxing Ring Bridge of Eldin Castle Siege Coliseum Delfino Plaza Dream Land (64) Duck Hunt Final Destination Flat Zone X Garden of Hope Gaur Plain Halberd Jungle Hijinxs Kalos Pokémon League Kongo Jungle 64 Luigi's Mansion Lylat Cruise Mario Circuit Mario Circuit (Brawl) Mario Galaxy Mushroom Kingdom U Norfair Onett Pilotwings Pokémon Stadium 2 Port Town Aero Dive Skyloft Skyworld Suzaku Castle Temple Wrecking Crew Yoshi's Island	Pyrosphere Orbital Gate Assault Wily Castle	Pac-Land Palutena's Temple Gamer Miiverse Smashville The Great Cave Offensive Town and City Wii Fit Studio Windy Hill Zone Woolly World Wuhu Island

Damage throughout the series

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Action	SSB	Melee	Brawl
Throw	21%	17%	17%
Explosion throw	44%	41%	40%
Up tilt throw	21%	21%	21%
Up tilt throw explosion		43%	43%
Down tilt throw	21%	24%	N/A%
Down tilt throw (hands)		24%	N/A
Down tilt throw explosion		46%	N/A
Down tilt throw explosion (hands)		45%	N/A
Forward smash throw	23%	22%	20%
Explosion forward smash throw		44%	50%
Up smash throw		21%	21%
Up smash throw explosion		43%	43%
Down smash throw		27%	N/A
Down smash throw explosion		49%	N/A
Down smash throw (hands)		27%	N/A
Down smash throw explosion (hands)		49%	N/A
Air throw (DK)		21%	21%
Air throw explosion (DK)		36%	43%
Air up tilt throw (DK)		22%	21%
Air up tilt throw explosion (DK)		43%	43%
Air down tilt throw (DK)		23%	21%
Air down tilt throw explosion (DK)		45%	44%
Air down tilt throw (hands) (DK)	N/A	23%	29%
Air down tilt throw explosion (hands) (DK)	N/A	45%	51%
Air forward smash throw (DK)		25%	23%
Explosion air forward smash throw (DK)		45%	45%
Air up smash throw (DK)		21%	21%
Air up smash throw explosion (DK)		43%	43%
Air down smash throw (DK)		27%	21%
Air down smash throw explosion (DK)		39%	44%
Air down smash throw (hands) (DK)	N/A	28%	32%
Air down smash throw explosion (hands) (DK)	N/A	48%	55%

Trophies

Crate Trophy in Melee

Melee trophy

Crate
A Crate will release lots of items when it's broken open. It's very heavy, so unless your character is strong, you’ll walk slowly while under its burden. You can throw Crates up, down, left or right, but it's hard to hit opponents because the throwing process takes time. Every now and then, a Crate will explode under duress.

• Super Smash Bros., 04/99

Brawl trophies

Crate Trophy in Brawl

Crates
Item holders. You can destroy these to get at the items they contain, but be careful, because they will sometimes explode when broken. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, crates were uniform in design, but this time around, their appearance will change to match the stages. They'll sometimes look futuristic--other times, they'll look like presents with fancy ribbons.

: Super Smash Bros.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rolling crates Trophy in Brawl

Rolling Crates
Special crates that look like normal ones but have four wheels attached to the undersides. However, what is more obvious is the "cart" that the wheels are attached to, and the fact that Rolling Crates will always be placed squarely on the stage, and never at an angle. Try to destroy these and they will go rolling along, smashing everyone in their path. When a rolling crate is destroyed, it will reveal the same sorts of items found in normal crates. You can also jump on a rolling crate for a fun ride.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

SSB4 trophies

Rolling Crate trophy in Wii U

Rolling Crates

A normal-looking box, this one actually has wheels on the bottom. Just give the box a little nudge—its own weight will turn it into a rolling weapon. It's possible to ride on top of it, but you certainly aren't traveling in style. Be sure to stop the box or jump off before it hits something!

These boxes look perfectly normal until you notice the wheels underneath. Or until you put one on a slope and watch it roll away! You an attack a rolling crate for the items inside, or send it hurtling towards your enemies. You can even jump on top and go for a ride - just make sure you get off again before you hit something!

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Gallery

• Crate.jpg

  Crate's artwork in SSB.

Trivia

• In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in update 1.1.0, rarely when a crate is broken, certain items will briefly float in mid-air before falling on the ground.