Stamina Mode
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- For the stat held by the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon, see Pokémon Change. For the actual stat held by characters in this mode, see Hit Points.
Stamina is a gameplay option that replaces the traditional Super Smash Bros. damage percentage with a "life bar" similar to that of conventional fighting games, which must be depleted to defeat characters. Stamina was a Special mode option prior to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it became a standard rule option. Battles with Stamina rules also appear in some event matches and one possible Smash Run Final Battle.
In Stamina, every hit to the player depletes some HP from them. Once a character reaches 0 HP, they are out of the game, though characters can still be knocked off the stage through conventional means. However, knockback is not affected by the amount of damage the player has taken. When the character reaches 0 HP, the game will temporarily slow down, and the character's Star KO scream will play; this does not apply to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U or Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as they would slowly get knocked out without any noise. If trapped in a Final Smash such as Ike's Great Aether, then the character will be "dropped out" from the move. Afterward, the character will always stay in their lying down position, and will always enter a state of tumbling when hit; as a cosmetic change, the character flashes red. Any helper characters, such as Pikmin, will still stay next to the knocked out combatant, with the exception of Luma, who will be KO'd alongside Rosalina.
In Melee, the starting stamina is fixed to 150 HP. Brawl introduced the ability for players to select their starting HP individually via the Handicap option, allowing increments of 10 between 10 HP and 300 HP, as well as only 1 HP. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Stamina returns as a Special Smash option, but the 1 HP option is removed.
Stamina can potentially appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a possible Final Battle in Smash Run. This is the only way to play with Stamina rules in for 3DS.
In Ultimate, Stamina is available as a standard rule option which can be combined with Time and Stock. KO'd characters only enter their motionless defeated pose when they have lost their last stock; prior to that, losing all HP causes an instant KO and respawn.
Healing items and moves cannot heal a player's HP past their starting amount.
Mechanically, characters are considered to have a negative damage percentage while they have positive HP, which is why they take little knockback until KO'd, at which point they begin to take more knockback as damage rises as expected.
Gallery
Stamina Mode in Melee.
Stamina Mode in Brawl.
Stamina Mode in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Ganondorf's HP is depleted in Ultimate, which results in an instant KO.
Trivia
- Giga Bowser, Wario-Man, Giga Mac, Mega Charizard X, and Mega Lucario cause an Undead Glitch when reduced to 0 HP.
- If Mega Man is defeated in Stamina Mode, the orbs that are part of his regular KO explosion will appear around him, which is a more accurate reference of his death animation in classic Mega Man games (though Mega Man himself won't explode).
- Melee's version of Stamina is unusual for not having a results screen, making it the only mode in all of Melee with such a property. As a result, players can use Master Hand in the mode without causing the game to crash if he wins a match.
- When Crazy Hand and Master Hand's stamina reaches 0 in VS. Mode, they do not make KO screams, and the camera does not freeze right before they fly off.
- In Melee, the player cannot edit the starting stamina, barring use of an Action Replay to modify flags in the match's data; the instruction booklet, however, shows a screenshot of Stamina Mode with Hit Points higher than 150.
- Defeated characters that are hit with a Banana or other slip hitbox will be knocked into their sitting position. Once the sitting time is up, they will stand, only to immediately lie back down.
- Staryu in Brawl will still target defeated characters.
- Defeated characters can grab ledges.
- Defeated characters cannot swim and so will instantly drown if they fall into water.
