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Three Cheers for 35 Years! was an Event Tourney based around The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Castlevania and Dragon Quest series, all of which commemorate their 35th anniversary in 2021. It ran from 6 a.m. on May 28, 2021 to 6 a.m. on May 31, 2021 (UTC). During the event, only characters, stages, and items from the five series could be used.

Description

North America

Many series are commemorating their 35th anniversaries in 2021, including The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Castlevania, and DRAGON QUEST!
This tournament features fighters, stages, and items from these series. The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win.[1]

PAL regions

Many series are commemorating their 35th anniversaries in 2021, including The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Castlevania and DRAGON QUEST!
This tourney features fighters, stages and items from these series. The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win.[2]

Rules

  • Format: Smash
  • Rules: Time
  • Time Limit: 2:30
  • FS Meter: On
  • Items: Medium

Available fighters

 
The character selection screen for Three Cheers for 35 Years!.
Fighters
 
Link
 
 
Samus
 
 
Dark Samus
 
 
Sheik
 
 
Zelda
 
 
Young Link
 
 
Ganondorf
 
 
Pit
 
 
Dark Pit
 
 
Zero Suit Samus
 
 
Toon Link
 
 
Palutena
 
 
Ridley
 
 
Simon
 
 
Richter
 
 
Hero
 

Available items

Available stages

Stages
 
Hyrule Castle
 
 
Great Bay
 
 
Temple
 
 
Brinstar
 
 
Brinstar Depths
 
 
Bridge of Eldin
 
 
Norfair
 
 
Frigate Orpheon
 
 
Skyworld
 
 
Pirate Ship
 
 
Gerudo Valley
 
 
Spirit Train
 
 
Reset Bomb Forest
 
 
Palutena's Temple
 
 
Skyloft
 
 
Great Plateau Tower
 
 
Dracula's Castle
 

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese 祝35周年! シリーズ対抗戦 Celebrating 35 years! Inter-series competition
  English Three Cheers for 35 Years!
  French 35 ans et pas une ride 35 years and not a wrinkle
  German Ein 35-faches Hoch! A 35-fold high!
  Spanish 35.º aniversario 35th anniversary
  Italian 35 anni e non sentirli 35 years and counting
  Chinese (Simplified) 庆祝35周年!系列对抗战 Celebrating 35 years! Inter-series competition
  Chinese (Traditional) 35週年慶!系列大對決 Celebrating 35 years! Inter-series competition
  Korean 축 35주년! 시리즈 대항전 Celebrating the 35th anniversary! Inter-series competition
  Dutch 35-jarig jubileum 35th anniversary
  Russian Опять 35! 35 again!

Trivia

  • Yggdrasil's Altar is not available in the tourney, making Dragon Quest the only series in the tourney to have no item or stage representation.
  • Of the playable characters in this event, only Link, Zelda, Samus, Ridley, Pit, Palutena, and Simon celebrate their 35th anniversary along with their series.
    • Zero Suit Samus does not count as while she does appear without her armor in the secret ending of Metroid, her debut with the Zero Suit was in 2004's Metroid: Zero Mission.
  • Of the characters on the banner, Erdrick is the only one to not debut in 1986, instead debuting in 1988. He is on the banner because he is the oldest hero in the Dragon Quest series playable in Ultimate.

References