Editing Stamina Mode

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[[File:SSBU stamina battle.jpg|thumb|300px|Stamina Mode in ''Ultimate''.]]
:''For the stat held by the [[Pokémon Trainer]]'s [[Pokémon]], see [[Pokémon Change#Stamina]]. 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 "HP gauge" similar to the life bars of conventional fighting games, which must be depleted to defeat characters. Stamina was a [[Special Smash|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 match|event matches]], one possible [[Smash Run]] Final Battle, and some [[spirit]] battles.

In Stamina, every hit to the player depletes some [[HP]] from them. Once a character reaches 0 HP, they are [[KO]]'d, 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. From ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' to ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', characters in Stamina only have a single life, but in ''Ultimate'', the mode can be used with [[stock]]s; when a character reaches 0 HP, they will be [[Instant KO|instantly KO'd]] and [[revival platform|respawn]] for as long as they have stocks remaining. When a character is defeated, the game will temporarily slow down, and the character will let out one of their [[KO]] cries, which varies based on the game. If the victim is hit by a very weak attack when they are KO'd (or defeated by a damage-over-time status effect like [[flower]]), they will perform a unique animation of them dramatically crumpling to the ground, usually falling backward or on their knees; otherwise, they will simply begin [[tumbling]] outside of player control, entering their prone state when landing on solid ground.

Defeated fighters will always stay in their prone position and flash red; they cannot be controlled by the user and will always enter a state of tumbling when hit, and can be knocked off the stage and KO'd with a [[blast KO]] as usual. In ''SSB4'', defeated characters can also be eliminated completely if the victim is trapped in certain hazards such as [[Danger Zone]]s. Any helper characters, such as {{b|Pikmin|species}}, will still stay next to the knocked-out combatant, with the exception of [[Luma]], who will be KO'd alongside [[Rosalina]], and the partner [[Ice Climbers|Ice Climber]] in ''Ultimate'', who will be KO'd alongside the leader. In ''Ultimate'', defeated fighters will explode after a brief moment, removing them from the battlefield.

[[Healing]] items and moves cannot heal a fighter'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.

==Game differences==
===In ''Melee''===
Stamina mode was first introduced in ''Melee'' as a Special Melee option. Unlike future games, the HP of every fighter is fixed to 150 HP. There is no legitimate way the player can edit the starting stamina, barring use of an [[Action Replay]] to modify flags in the match's data; the instruction booklet, however, shows [[Beta elements (SSBM)#Beta gameplay|a screenshot]] of Stamina Mode with HP higher than 150, suggesting that selectable Hit Points was previously considered.

''Melee''{{'}}s version of Stamina is unusual for not having a results screen, as it will send players directly to the character selection screen once a single player remains. This makes it the only mode in all of ''Melee'' with such property; as a result, players can use the [[name entry glitch]] to use [[Master Hand]] in the mode without causing the game to crash if he wins a match.

Characters who have 0 HP remaining in ''Melee''{{'}}s Stamina mode will let out their [[Star KO]] cry. Unlike other rules, there is a noticeable pause after the final opponent being defeated, before the [[announcer]] calls out "Game!"/"Game Set!".

===In ''Brawl''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' once again offers Stamina mode in the game's Special Smash mode, Special Brawl. Players can now 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. ''Brawl''{{'}}s 1HP setting allows for lightning-quick games with no legitimate winner if all players also have the [[flower]] status on them: all fighters will be KO'd at the same time, forcing the game to select a random winner.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh4bWHxvZHY]</ref>

The addition of [[Final Smash]]es affect the bodies of fighters KO'd by one: if the victim is trapped in a "trapping" Final Smash such as {{SSBB|Ike}}'s [[Great Aether]] or {{SSBB|Link}}'s [[Triforce Slash]], the character will be "dropped out" from the move once their health is depleted.

Characters who have 0 HP remaining in ''Brawl''{{'}}s Stamina mode will let out their Star KO cry, with an additional echo effect added to it. Additionally, the announcer now calls out "Game!"/"Game Set!" as soon as the final victim is defeated, overlapping their KO cry.

===In ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U''===
In {{for3ds}}, Stamina mode is not a selectable option due to the lack of a Special Smash mode; as a result, there is no way to play with Stamina rules manually. However, Stamina can potentially appear as a random possible Final Battle in [[Smash Run]]. This is the only way to play with Stamina rules in ''for 3DS''.

In {{forwiiu}}, Stamina returns as a Special Smash option, but the 1 HP option is removed, meaning the HP range is now 10-300HP.

Unlike the other games, characters who have 0 HP remaining in ''Smash 4''{{'}}s Stamina mode stay completely silent when knocked out, although the slowdown effect still occurs. There is once again a noticeable pause after the final opponent being defeated, before the announcer calls out "Game!"/"Game Set!", though not as long as in ''Melee''.

===In ''Ultimate''===
In ''Ultimate'', Stamina is now available as a standard rule option which can be combined with [[Time]] and [[Stock]] modes. As Stamina mode is no longer a part of Special Smash, it is now possible to play Stamina battles with a maximum of eight players. The maximum HP possible has been drastically increased, as players can now have HP ranging from 10-999 HP. 

When playing with more than one stock or during a timed match, losing all HP causes an instant KO and respawn; on the fighter's final stock, KO'd characters will enter their motionless defeated pose, and will eventually explode after a few seconds (instead of permanently staying on-screen unless knocked off, like in previous games). As with other default modes, the final blow will feature the "Final Zoom" effect regardless of how strong the move was unless the KO was a Blast KO; if such, the game just ends like a normal match. If the character dies by a blast zone, then there is a slight delay before the match ending, likely because of the delay present when a character reaches 0 HP. Randomly the announcer may say game at the same time a last character is KO'd on their last stock and the results screen plays during the final zoom.

In ''Ultimate'', victims caught in a trapping or cinematic (e.g. [[Chain Attack]], [[Max Malicious Moonsault]], [[The Mighty Jinjonator]]) Final Smash will not go below 0.1 HP until the final hit. However, a few of these Final Smashes do not have this ability (such as {{SSBU|Isabelle}}'s [[Dream Town Hall]] or {{SSBU|Luigi}}'s [[Poltergust G-00]]), and opponents that attack a trapped foe in a non-cutscene Final Smash will still KO the victim before the move ends. Additionally, Final Smashes that previously had extremely high or [[OHKO]] potential (such as [[Critical Hit]]) have their knockback significantly reduced to prevent them from KOing opponents with high HP, unlike in ''Brawl'' or ''Smash 4''.

Characters who are out of HP and have lost all of their lives in ''Ultimate''{{'}}s Stamina mode will let out an echoed version of their primary Blast KO cries. As a result:
*{{SSBU|Samus}} no longer makes any sounds during the animation. This also applies to her Echo Fighter, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}.
*{{SSBU|Daisy}} (who exclaims "Ow, ouch!"), {{SSBU|Zelda}} (who exclaims "{{ja|いやぁっ!|Iyaa!}}" (''Nooo!'')), and {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} (who says "No!") are only characters who utter a meaningful word during the animation.
There are a few exceptions: 
*{{SSBU|Marth}}, {{SSBU|Ike}}'s ''Radiant Dawn'' alternate costumes in English, and his ''Path of Radiance'' costumes in Japanese use their alternate KO voice clips.
*{{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, {{SSBU|Terry}}, {{SSBU|Byleth}}'s English voice, {{SSBU|Min Min}}, {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}}, {{SSBU|Mythra}}, {{SSBU|Kazuya}} and {{SSBU|Sora}} use one of their heavy knockback cries.
*{{SSBU|Joker}} (from 3.1.0 onward), {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and Byleth's Japanese voice use a unique knockout voice clip not heard anywhere else.
*{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, {{SSBU|Steve}} and the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s fall silently. Prior to 3.1.0, Joker also fell silently.

Some team characters appear to be inconsistent: 
*The {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} have both Popo and Nana scream simultaneously.
*For {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, the trainer does not vocalize if the match was 1-on-1, or there were no more allies in team battle (as in normal rules).
*For {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} and Banjo & Kazooie, only Rosalina and Banjo vocalize during the animation (for Luma's case, they will have the [[instant KO]] explosion regardless of how many stocks are left; Kazooie lacks blast KO voice clips altogether). 

If a character lost their final stock by conditions that are capable of instantly KOing them under normal circumstances (e.g. [[Triforce of Wisdom]], [[Command Selection|Whack, Thwack]], [[Danger Zone]]s, [[Death's Scythe]] and [[Mimikyu]]), their knockout voice clip will be heard, but the instant KO explosion occurs without entering the defeated animation, like normal rule.

==In competitive play==
Stamina mode is rarely seen in tournaments due to its format being unpopular among the [[community]]. However, some tournaments run stamina brackets as a side event, potentially with some other unconventional conditions as a fun event.

While a simple change on the surface, changing the damage from a percent to hit points completely changes how the game is played. Due to reaching the [[blast line]]s no longer being the only way to take a stock, new strategies that deprioritize doing so form. Due to how hit points work in-game, all attacks essentially only have base knockback the entire game, which completely changes the functionality of certain moves that heavily rely on knockback scaling to be effective while indirectly improving attacks with set knockback. Also, since any attack can now KO regardless of knockback, poking and playing defensively is preferable to being aggressive and paying dearly for a mistake.

While no "official" tier lists for stamina mode exist, some generally agreed upon results exist. The best characters for stamina mode are those that excel in combos that can rack up damage quickly, and those that can play keep-away by whittling down their opponent's health from far away. While high damage is still important, it is inherently less impactful without knockback, forcing slow characters without good projectiles or long combos to play carefully and slowly get close to do as much damage as possible before the opponent can run away. That being said, lower knockback than usual can help some characters make longer combos due to the opponent not being knocked away, helping those same characters that need to get in close.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Stamina Mode Melee.png|Stamina Mode in ''Melee''.
Stamina Brawl.png|Stamina Mode in ''Brawl''.
Stamina SmashRun.png|Stamina Mode in ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS'' as a possible final battle for Smash Run
Stamina Wii U.jpg|Stamina  Mode in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
Ultimate Stamina Stock KO.gif|{{SSBU|Ganondorf}}'s HP is depleted in ''Ultimate'', which results in an instant KO.
</gallery>

===Audio clips===
<gallery>
SSBU Vc mario knockout.wav|thumb|An example of unusual Stamina KO voice clip in ''Ultimate''; in this case, {{SSBU|Mario}}, with his high knockback voice clip is used instead of his regular KO voice clip.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
{{video|GIF of Sora’s special Finish Zoom in Stamina Mode}}
[[File:SSBU Vc zelda missfoot01.wav|thumb|A comparison between a blast KO voice clip (known as '''Missfoot''' internally)...]]
[[File:SSBU Vc zelda knockout.wav|thumb|...and its Stamina counterpart (known as '''Knockout''') in ''Ultimate''; in this case, {{SSBU|Zelda}}.]]
*{{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}}, [[Wario-Man]], [[Giga Mac]], [[Mega Charizard X]], and [[Mega Lucario]] cause an [[Undead Glitch]] when reduced to 0 HP, prior to ''Ultimate''.
*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 {{uv|Mega Man}} games (though Mega Man himself won't explode except in ''Ultimate'').
**Similarly, [[Inkling]]'s squid ghost can be seen flying away when KO'd in Stamina Mode, referencing ''Splatoon''{{'}}s death animation.
*When {{SSBM|Crazy Hand}} and {{SSBM|Master Hand}}'s stamina reaches 0 in [[Versus Mode|VS. Mode]], they do not make KO screams, and the camera does not freeze right before they fly off.
*[[Staryu]] in ''[[Brawl]]'' will still target defeated characters.
*Prior to ''Ultimate'':
**Defeated characters that are hit with a [[Banana]] or other [[slip]] hitbox will be knocked into their sitting position. Once the time is up, they will stand, only to immediately lie back down.
**Defeated characters can grab ledges.
**Defeated characters cannot swim and so will instantly drown if they fall into the water.
*If [[Sudden Death]] occurs, the players will have 1 HP.
**In ''Ultimate'', if a player uses stamina boosting spirits they will start with extra HP but will incorrectly be shown with 1 HP. Taking damage will update their HP to the correct amount.
**Because of this, the aforementioned "1 HP Flower Smash" from ''Brawl'' can still be played in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' when Sudden Death occur in [[Special Smash]]/Custom Smash with Flower effect being enabled.
*Five moves in the ''Smash Bros.'' series can force victims into Stamina mode's unique falling animation outside of the mode itself: a fully-charged [[Focus Attack]] from [[Ryu]] or [[Ken]], [[Ridley]]'s sweetspotted [[Skewer]] on a grounded opponent, and three moves from Kazuya (the 9th hit of 10-Hit Combo, Demon God Fist, and sweetspotted [[Devil Fist]]).
*In ''Brawl'', if a player is using the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} in this mode and the leader is KO'd before the partner, the partner will still fight on their own as though the leader were grabbed or otherwise trapped. This effect lasts indefinitely until the partner is KO'd, or until the match ends. This was fixed in ''Ultimate'' so both Ice Climbers will be KO'd simultaneously.
**However, since the partner's health is not required for victory, the game still treats the Ice Climber player as having been defeated, and thus it is not possible for them to win.
*In ''Ultimate'', the knockout screams in Stamina mode have separated files from their normal counterparts, carrying over the in-game echo. Despite this, none of them are present in [[Sound Test]]. This is unlike [[Star KO]] screams, as well as most of vocalized Final Smashes, which only add echo effects in-game, but rather similar to the echo effect used for [[Jigglypuff]]'s [[Sing]], [[Wii Fit Trainer]]'s {{b|Wii Fit|Final Smash}}, and [[Viridi]]'s voice clips in [[Reset Bomb Forest]].
**The Mii Fighters' knockout voice clips [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ujV1QTulBY exist] within the game's data. The reason that these voice clips went unused is unknown.
*In ''Ultimate'', the knockout screams of {{SSBU|Young Link}} and {{SSBU|Inkling}} are higher-pitched variants of their Blast KO screams.
*In ''Brawl'', {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}} will not use his losing animation whenever his Pokémon gets defeated or KO'd by the blast lines. This was fixed in ''Ultimate''. 
*In ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Cloud}}'s [[Palutena's Guidance]] conversation is slightly altered when playing in Stamina Mode, with [[Pit]] commenting that his [[Finishing Touch]] isn't a threat in this mode.
*In ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Terry}} normally gains the ability to execute Super Special Moves once he reaches 100% Damage, but in Stamina Mode, he instead gains it when his HP reaches 1/3 of its original value (e.g. at 50 HP in a 150-HP match). Similarly, {{SSBU|Kazuya}} enters Rage state upon reaching 1/4 of his starting stamina (e.g. 50 HP in a 200-HP match).
**However, if the starting HP is set to more than 300, the ability will not activate until Terry's HP reaches 100.
**Additionally, exclusive to this mode is an animation where, upon losing, Terry's hat will come flying off.
*In ''Ultimate'', if a fighter has a full [[Final Smash Meter]] upon losing their last stock, it will only partially empty (as it normally does upon being KO'd) once they explode a few seconds later.
*[[Recoil damage]] allows the user to [[self-destruct|KO themselves]] in Stamina Mode. This includes attacks such as {{SSBU|Pichu}}'s electric moves (except [[Volt Tackle]]), and {{SSBU|Incineroar}}'s failed [[Alolan Whip]]. If the self-KOing user also happens to KO a remaining opponent with said move, the game will consider it a tie and move to [[Sudden Death]].
*In ''Ultimate'', if {{SSBU|Sora}} is the fighter to land the final blow, a special slow motion effect goes into place while the camera pans around and fades into white, referencing the visual effects that play when defeating a Boss in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. The exceptions are if the victim is offscreen when the blow is landed, or if the opponent is [[Instant KO|instantly KO'd]], in which case the normal Finish Zoom occurs.
*In the English version of ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}, and all DLC fighters except for {{SSBU|Joker}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}} use one of their heavy knockback screams rather than their standard KO scream when KO'd by reaching 0 HP during their final stock in Stamina Mode. In the Japanese version, Joker, Banjo & Kazooie, and both male and female {{SSBU|Byleth}} use unique voice clips when KO'd in Stamina Mode.

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