Editing Cruel mode

'''Cruel Melee''' and '''Cruel Brawl''' are [[Multi-Man Melee and Brawl|Multi-Man]] modes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', respectively. They challenge the player to defeat as many opponents, with high handicaps and increased aggressiveness, as possible ([[Fighting Wire Frames]] in ''Melee'', and [[Fighting Alloy Team|Fighting Alloys]] in ''Brawl'') before falling from the [[stage]] or [[Self-destruct|self-destructing]] themselves. In Cruel Brawl, the Fighting Alloy opponents mimic the characters [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]], [[Kirby (SSBB)|Kirby]], [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]], and [[Captain Falcon (SSBB)|Captain Falcon]], though they cannot make use of the corresponding characters' [[special attack]]s, making them slightly easier to knock-out as they have little ability to [[recover]] using their own moves, because they can't grab edges, either. These are unarguably the most challenging of all Multi-Man Melees and Brawls, as the opponents faced are immensely harder than those who appear in the other modes.

The high scores of Cruel Melee and Brawl are recorded by the amount of opponents knocked out.

===[[Pikachu]]===

'''Melee only!'''

A very simple way to gain 5 kills in Cruel Melee with Pikachu is to gather all five Wire Frames in one corner and use Pikachu's Down Smash. The Wire Frames should fly out of the attack early with just enough [[knockback]] to keep them from returning to the stage.

 

===[[Roy (SSBM)]]===

 

===[[Toon Link (SSBB)]]===

Simply hang on the ledge, use a jump so you're positioned diagonally from the ledge, and use [[Spin Attack]] to return to the ledge. If an Alloy gets far enough from the ledge, d-air them, and use the "bounce" and his recovery to return to the ledge. After jumping, you can use any of your projectiles. You could also hang on the ledge, drop down, and use his uair to attack through the ledge, then use Spin Attack to rise up to the ledge.

 

 

Jump off the ledge and go under the ledge, then use Final Cutter. Another effective way is to jump of the ledge and quickly jump back on (Use 4 of your jumps). Another strategy is to repeatedly jump high up, so that the wire frames/alloys gather below you, then use down+B. Make sure that you hit all enemies, and jump up again as soon as possible, because Kirby is extremely fragile and any left-over enemy will easily finish him off when he's jumping back up.

 

===[[Ike (SSBB)]]===

In the Cruel Brawl, just hang on the edge of the stage. When all the alloys are grouped together quickly drop and use Aether. The alloys should jump after you. Some will hop to safety off of others heads. Some will fall to their doom.

 

===[[Pit (SSBB)]]===

Use your B-up to fly under the stage from one ledge to the other. Like Ike's strategy, the alloys will jump after you. You can KO ten alloys this way in under three minutes.

 

 

===[[Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)]]===

 

===[[Sonic (SSBB)]]===

Go to the bottom of the stage and spam Homing Attack. If done correctly, Sonic will spin up, then bump the bottom of the stage. The Alloys should SD themselves.

 

===[[Ganondorf (SSBB)]]===

Jump on the ledge of the platform, then do a ledge-attack(Only use this if ALL enemys are near the ledge). Some enemys will fly behind you off the stage, so you can easily KO them by using A-Down. Then jump with second/third jump back to the ledge. You have to take care you don't jump over the ledge, the alloys will KO you. Do this again until you've made enough KO's

===[[Lucas]]===

Hang on to the ledge of the platform, and jump up and away from the platform. Direct PK Thunder so that it propels Lucas into the Alloys and racking up damage (the first hit most likely will not kill the Alloys). Repeat, swapping sides whenever necessary. PK Thunder should guard against most aerial attacks, and some Alloys will SD themselves trying to reach Lucas. Repeat as necessary.

===[[Snake (SSBB)]]===

Similar to Ike's. Use [[Cypher]] while under the ledge. Snake should grab the ledge. Drop and repeat. The [[super armor]] in this move makes it nearly impossible for the alloys to attack you while using it, and they will eventually SD.

===[[Mario]]===

'''Brawl Only!''' Grab the edge of the stage, then drop off and use Super Jump Punch. The Fighting Alloys should jump off and eventually SD. Sometimes they will be stage spiked by the Super Jump Punch. The green alloy can take more time to KO, since he mimics Kirby and is able to float.

==Rewards==

===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===

* Defeating five opponents in Cruel Melee will result in unlocking the [[Mr. Resetti (trophy)|Mr. Resetti]] [[trophy]].

===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===

* Defeating five opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a trophy depicting the [[Fighting Alloy Team|Red Alloy]].

* Defeating ten opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a [[sticker]] depicting [[Liquid Snake]].

* The ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' incarnation of this mode is famous for its involvement in the [[Sonic (universe)#Sonic & Tails Rumor|Sonic and Tails Rumor]] spread by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' magazine. The rumor suggested that after defeating 20 Fighting Wire Frames in a single round would challenge the player to defeat [[Sonic]] and Tails of the [[Sonic (universe)|''Sonic'' series]], where victory would result in [[unlockable character|unlocking]] the characters. This rumor was proven false both in premise and in practice. Cruel Melee strategies proved very quickly that Sonic and Tails did not actually appear after knocking out 20 opponents.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ7TN3zcyvM] Jigglypuff Demonstration

*[http://www.youtube.com/v/Ifha0Qlhf9E] Marth Demonstration

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZvxYTiZc-g] Toon Link Demonstration 1

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMIZDI5-k4&feature=related] Luigi Demonstration

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt3U2P0gRzc] Meta-Knight Demonstration

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