| Spirit Train | |
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| Universe | The Legend of Zelda |
| Appears in | SSB4 (3DS) |
| Availability | Starter |
| Tracks available | Full Steam Ahead (Spirit Tracks) Main Theme / Underworld Theme (The Legend of Zelda) (Alternate) |
| Article on Zelda Wiki | Spirit Train |
Spirit Train (汽車, Train) is a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The stage is based upon the Spirit Train in Nintendo DS title The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, which is traveling through New Hyrule. In the Developer Direct, the main theme of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks could be heard during gameplay.
Overview
The battle takes place upon the Spirit Train, which is constantly moving to the left during gameplay. Players who stand on the tracks behind the train get quickly left behind by the camera movement, similarly to the road in Big Blue. Anybody standing on the tracks in front of the train gets rammed by it, receiving damage and vertical knockback.
Characters can fight inside the carriage of the train. The roof of the carriage is a soft platform. The train is also towing another platform behind it. Birds will occasionally carry another aerial platform on-screen. Players can also stand on top of the train itself. The train is being driven by Link, in his Spirit Tracks appearance. He stands in the background, and does not interact with the fighters. However, if Link or Toon Link are fighting, Alfonzo will be conducting the train instead.
The rear carriage can be replaced during battle: the train backs to the right blast line, then pulls forward with a new rear carriage, which can come in several variations:
- Basic Carriage
- Broken Carriage: has a break in the middle, meaning players can accidentally land on the track rather than the platform
- Multi-platform Carriage: has several platforms elevated above the carriage
- Coal Carriage
Dark Trains and Armored Trains also appear on the stage. They affect the train by ramming into it, pushing it towards the opposite blast line. They can also explode.
Any item that touches the tracks immediately disappears, except the Soccer Ball, Sandbag and Smash Ball.
Ω Form
The Omega form replaces the train with a flat platform resembling the flatbed rail cars. The stage is set higher above ground so the tracks aren't seen.
Gallery
Close-up of the platform carried by birds.
Link drives the Spirit Train.
Spirit Tracks Link with Link. This situation cannot happen in the final release of the game.
Link, Kirby, and Pikachu on the Train.
Link and Pikachu. A Dark Train is in front of the Spirit Train.
Fox jumping off the rear carriage, while it is presumably detaching. The rear carriage is carrying Linebeck Trading Company.
A variation of the rear carriage featuring four platforms at different heights.
Fox running on the train tracks.
Alfonzo conducting the train while Toon Link is in battle. Interesting note that Link's colors resemble Melee's rather than Brawl's.
Alfonzo conducting the Train with Link and not Toon Link.
Origin
The Spirit Train first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, where Link drives it around New Hyrule to reach various destinations. The Spirit Train's design is how it appears in Spirit Tracks with the Solid Passenger Car, which comes with the train engine itself, and different rear carriages that can appear on the stage, one of them being the Trusty Freight Truck add-on from Spirit Tracks. Dark Trains are enemy trains in Spirit Tracks that attack by pursuing the Spirit Train attempting to crash into it, causing an instant game over. The conductor Link wears his engineer outfit from Spirit Tracks.
Trivia
- A custom Sonic with all speed-based equipment under the effect of a Bunny Hood and Superspicy Curry is able to outrun the train.File:AlfonzoMeme.pngAn example of the meme, where Alfonzo replaces Mother Brain.
- The Miiverse post revealing Alfonzo's role became somewhat of a meme, with several highly requested characters who had been revealed in other roles being used in often poor edits, replacing "conducting the train" with the character's confirmed role, including Palutena, Ridley, Ashley, and others.
