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[[File:Freeze_Glitch.PNG|thumb|250px|A screenshot of ''Melee'' taken after the freeze glitch was performed on {{SSBM|Bowser}}. Note the number of hits.]]

The '''freeze glitch''' is a technique unique to the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} in the [[List of regional version differences (SSBM)|NTSC versions]] of ''[[Melee]]'' discovered by {{Sm|Philly Billy}}. It is caused by performing a [[grab]] with the trailing Ice Climber, having them use a throw that has a pre-release hit (f-throw or up-throw), or a pummel, and then using [[Squall Hammer]] with the leader while the trailing climber is frozen in hitlag. If done correctly, the opponent will be frozen in place and unable to do anything aside from take damage; the only way to free the opponent is by grabbing them or by throwing a [[Screw Attack (item)|Screw Attack]] at them.  

Ice Climbers [[Squall Hammer]] establishes a hitlag link between the climbers, when the trailing climber joins the move. The purpose is to have both climbers freeze when one of them hits something and undergoes hitlag. However, if the trailing climber is unable to join the move, then instead of making the leading climber hitlag partners with trailing one, for no good reason the game makes the trailing climber just ''forget'' their current hitlag partner. That can lead to the freeze glitch: When the trailing climber is grabbing a character, and hits the character they are grabbing, they induce linked hitlag on that victim, with the victim always being the dependent party in the hitlag. If the leading climber then starts a [[Squall Hammer]] during that linked hitlag, the trailing climber then forgets their hitlag partner i.e. their grab victim. Thus, the trailing climber ends up never sending the signal to terminate the grab victims dependent hitlag. As such, the victim is stuck frozen in eternal dependent hitlag, until some other character becomes their hitlag partner and can nullify their dependent hitlag state. Or, as mentioned earlier, a screw attack item is thrown at them, which also ends dependent hitlag for currently unknown reason.

This is a variation of the Freeze glitch that can be used to get a large number of combos. It can be done by the Ice Climbers on any stage with a flat surface. The user must have a Barrel Cannon and at least two opponents. First, the player must perform the freeze glitch on any opponent. When the opponent is frozen, the player must grab a Barrel Cannon and throw it at the opponent. The opponent should be stuck in it if performed correctly. Then, the player must perform the freeze glitch on the second opponent. Once the second opponent is frozen, the player should throw said opponent at the Barrel Cannon. The frozen opponent should be stuck in the Barrel Cannon and rack up a decent amount of damage.

==Andrew freeze glitch==

*If opponents are hit up or down while frozen, they will slowly move in that direction, which may cause the Ice Climber to be unable to grab and release them from the glitch.

*If a frozen character happens to pass a blast line, they will not be [[KO]]'d. This can happen in stages such as [[Corneria]] and [[Venom]] (as the stage floats around) as well as scrolling stages such as [[Rainbow Cruise]]. It can also happen if the frozen character is carried offstage by a Barrel Cannon.

**However, there are certain circumstances where a character actually can be [[KO]]'d when in the middle of the frozen state, but they will never re-spawn until the match ends. One location where this can happen is if the freeze glitch occurs to an opponent when they are directly left of [[Venusaur]]'s flower trunk in [[Poké Floats]]. This will cause the frozen character to be dragged off-stage and react to the blast line, but will not re-spawn until the match ends.

* A [[Buster Wolf freeze glitch|similar glitch]] was present in ''Ultimate'' as of Patch 6.0.0. This time the only way to undo it was by an SD and only affected Terry. However it got patched out in 6.1.0. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCbQQX7GmI]

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