Editing Fountain of Dreams

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|location    = [[Dream Land]]

|name         = Fountain of Dreams

|image       = [[Image:Fountainofdreams.jpg|250px|Fountain of Dreams]]

|caption      = [[Image:KirbySymbol.png|50px]]

|universe    = ''[[Kirby (universe)|Kirby]]''

|games        = ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|SSBM]]''

|hometo      = [[Kirby (SSBM)|Kirby]]<br/> [[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]] (Unlocking/All-Star)<br/> [[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]] (Classic)

|art-wikirby = The Fountain of Dreams

Announced at [[E3]] 2001, '''Fountain of Dreams''' is a starter stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. It is a popular [[stage]] for competitive play for quite a few reasons. One of them is because it's a very basic stage. It resembles the [[Battlefield]] stage in the fact that it has a large lower platform and three elevated ones. The bottom main platform is flat the whole way through without any obstacles in the way. The left lower platform and the right lower platform are the same length. They both, over time, move up and down in no particular correspondence. They can rise to be as high as just under the highest platform, or drop to the point where they sink through the level, thereby making them impossible to stand on. The fourth platform is at the very top and is the same length as the other aforementioned elevated platforms. The top platform does not move in any direction. Interestingly, this stage is often a tournament starter stage for one-on-one tournaments, but is often banned in team tournaments, due to its small size and its potential to cause lagging.

Also, in [[All-Star Mode]], this stage is played on when the player faces [[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]] and any of his teammates, despite this being {{SSBM|Kirby}}'s stage. In [[Classic Mode]], one will fight on this stage when [[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]] is fought during the giant battle, despite this being a Kirby stage and the abundance of Mario stages.

[[File:DreamSpringKA.png|thumb|left|200px|Fountain of Dreams as it originally appeared in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.]]

The Fountain of Dreams first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and was originally named Dream Spring. It is the home of the [[Star Rod]], which gives good dreams to the inhabitants of Dream Land. After the Star Rod was stolen and broken by [[King Dedede]] for safe purposes, [[Kirby]] had to collect the seven parts by traveling throughout the seven levels of the game. Kirby and King Dedede fought in front of the Dream Spring. When Kirby placed the Star Rod back in the fountain, Nightmare, a dark creature that corrupted the Fountain of Dreams, came out of it. Afterwards, Kirby fought Nightmare using the Star Rod and defeated it. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDEQmBeEUSc]

As stated before, the song that plays on this stage is an orchestrated version of ''Gourmet Race'' from ''Kirby Super Star''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrD1gZogd5E]

==Description==

It resembles the [[Battlefield]] stage in the fact that it has a large lower platform and three elevated ones. The bottom main platform is flat the whole way through without any obstacles in the way. The left lower platform and the right lower platform are the same length. They both, over time, move up and down in no particular correspondence. They can rise to be as high as just under the highest platform, or drop to the point where they sink through the level, thereby making them impossible to stand on. The fourth platform is at the very top and is the same length as the other aforementioned elevated platforms. The top platform does not move in any direction.  

Fountain of Dreams is one of the most popular [[stage]] for competitive play, due to its general balance; the moving platforms can prevent camping, and the edges of the stage can prevent characters from getting "stuck" underneath the stage. Additionally, the pillar on the bottom of the stage can allow for some recovery improvements for characters that can wall-jump.  

Despite its balance in single matches, Fountain of Dreams is often banned in team tournaments, due to its small size and its potential to cause lagging, due to the water effects.

==Artistic Design==

Fountain of Dreams is a fountain of rainbow colored water that trickles down the bottom of the stage into a purple mist. According to the Fountain of Dreams trophy, the water is a mist that trickles down into the dream fog that is spread throughout Dream Land, which is Kirby's home. The back of the stage reveals the fountain that the dreams flow from, a few fantastic trees, and a few wooden stars, all of which are illuminated by color changing lights. To the left and right of the stage background there are two spire towers orbited by rings. These objects are tied together by the stage's backdrop - a black sky sprinkled with stars, floating circles, and a spectacular display of an aurora.  

==Trophy Description==

''This mystical fountain in Dream Land uses the power of the Star Rod to create a gush of pleasant dreams that flow like water. The dreams then become a fine mist and drift over the land, bringing peaceful rest to one and all. It's been confirmed that there are identical facilities on other planets near Pop Star.''

*Fountain of Dreams is the only stage currently in the entire series with different legality status between Singles and Doubles play.

*The design of this stage was used in cutscenes in Milky Way Wishes in ''[[Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

*The reflection caused by the fountain's water does not show characters blinking; rather, the eyes in the reflections always remain open. This can be seen by using [[Jigglypuff (SSBM)|Jigglypuff's]] [[Rest]] or by crouching with [[Pichu (SSBM)|Pichu]].

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