Editing Great Bay

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{{Infobox Stage
|subtitle     = ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''
|name         = [[Termina]]: Great Bay
|image        = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Great Bay.jpg|300px]]|title2=Melee|content2=[[File:GTBAY-NRML-SSBM.jpg|300px]]}}
|caption      = [[File:ZeldaSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Great Bay as it appears in ''Smash''.
|universe     = {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|games        = ''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]]
|cratetype = Normal
|maxplayers   = 4 (''Melee'')<br>[[8-Player Smash|8]] (''Ultimate'')
|meleemusic = Main: ''{{MeleeMusic|Great Bay}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{MeleeMusic|Saria's Theme}}''
|ultimatemusic = [[List of SSBU Music (The Legend of Zelda series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series music]]<br>Main: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda (Melee)}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Termina Field (Remix)|Termina Field}}''
|meleesingles = [[Banned stage|Banned]]
|meleedoubles = Banned
|ultimatesingles= Banned
|ultimatedoubles= Banned
|interwiki    = zeldawiki
|interwikiname= Zelda Wiki
|interwikipage= Great Bay Coast
}}
'''Great Bay''' ({{ja|グレートベイ|Gurēto Bei}}, ''Great Bay'') is a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It is based on the eponymous location in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''. 
It is considered [[Young Link]]'s home stage, as he is the protagonist of that game.
[[Young Link]] is fought here when being unlocked in both games he appears in.

In [[All-Star]] mode, this stage is where {{SSBM|Link}} and any of his teammates are faced.

==Stage overview==
[[File:Great Bay Ingame Melee.png|thumb|left|An in-game battle from ''Melee''.]]
The fighters battle on a pier housing the {{s|zeldawiki|Marine Research Laboratory}} in the {{s|zeldawiki| Great Bay Coast}} from ''{{s|zeldawiki| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}''.
The left side of the stage consists of three platforms. The bottom ones have enough space for two fighters, and the left one floats and reacts to the fighters' weights by rocking. The raised platform, which has barely enough space for four characters, is solid: this can be exploited by [[throw]]ing opponents against its bottom to cause a [[stage spike]] and possibly an early [[KO]]. However, in ''Ultimate'', players [[swim]] on the water's surface, so it's more difficult to KO with a stage spike than in ''Melee''.

The right side is occupied by a large turtle which acts as a platform. When the battle starts, the turtle is present and looks to the left: after about 30 seconds it sinks, carrying away any fighters still on it. It periodically emerges and sinks again, and can either look left or towards the screen. The trees on its back act as further platforms. The parts not covered by grass have lower [[traction]], like ice and oil. Notably, when the turtle is absent the right [[blast line]] is very far from the stage: therefore, staying on the right is in this situation very advantageous. In ''Ultimate'', however, the right blast line moves closer to the stage when the turtle sinks, reducing this effect somewhat.

[[File:Tingle Melee.png|thumb|left|[[Tingle]] standing in front of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Owl Statue}} in ''Melee''.]]
[[Tingle]] floats around on a red balloon over the bottom right platform. His balloon acts as a platform: standing on it for enough time or attacking it makes it pop, causing Tingle to fall down on the ground or in the water while flailing his limbs. Contact with him in this state causes 1-2% [[damage]] and negligible [[knockback]]. After a while, he reinflates his balloon and floats back up: if Tingle falls on the lower left platform, when he reinflates his balloon he is trapped under the main platform and his balloon automatically pops.

The [[Moon]] in the background steadily falls: when it gets close enough to the ground, the Four Giants appear, stop it and throw it back up into the sky. The cycle lasts about three minutes, and has no effect on the gameplay.
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===Ω form and Battlefield form===
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the [[Ω form]] and [[Battlefield form]] are set far above the water with the coast seen in the background. Tingle does not appear. The main platform is the same structure that the Marine Research Laboratory is on, but resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are metallic and are unique to this form.
<gallery widths="200px">
SSBU-Great BayOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' 
SSBU-Great BayBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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===Hazards Off===
With hazards off in ''Ultimate'', Tingle never appears and the turtle remains in its initial position.

==Origin==
[[File:Great Bay Coast.png|thumb|left|250px|The Great Bay Coast as it originally appeared in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''.]]
[[File:MoonMM.png|thumb|200px|The moon as it originally appeared in ''Majora's Mask''.]]
This stage is based on the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Bay Coast}} of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Bay}} region from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}'', and takes place on the platforms that house the {{iw|zeldawiki|Marine Research Laboratory}}; however, its structure and orientation are slightly different in this stage. In ''Ultimate'', the design of the Marine Research Laboratory and the buildings in the background have been changed to reflect their appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D}}''. ''Ultimate'' also includes small additional details, such as a {{iw|zeldawiki|Heart Piece}} to the left in the background, in the same location as ''Majora's Mask''. The bay itself, contrary to how it looked in ''Majora's Mask'', is a much brighter and cleaner color in ''Melee''.

In ''Majora's Mask'', [[zeldawiki:Owl Statue#Majora's Mask|Owl Statues]] act as warp points when using the {{iw|zeldawiki|Song of Soaring}} and, in non-Japanese versions of the game, as quicksave points. One of such statues is outside the laboratory in Great Bay.

The {{iw|zeldawiki|Turtle}} in ''Majora's Mask'' allows [[Young Link|Link]] to reach the {{iw|zeldawiki|Great Bay Temple}} after it is awoken; however, it is found in a different location of Great Bay, nowhere near the laboratory.

[[Tingle]]'s design and behavior is also taken from ''Majora's Mask'', which is also his debut game. He appears in several locations floating from his balloon, including the Marine Research Laboratory. Link can pop his balloon to make him fall to the ground and purchase maps from him.

In ''Majora's Mask'', a [[Skull Kid]], under possession by the evil {{iw|zeldawiki|Majora's Mask|Item}}, sends the [[Moon]] on a collision course with {{iw|zeldawiki|Termina}}. Link has three in-game days to stop it, which is accomplished by freeing the {{iw|zeldawiki|Four Giants}}, who are able to catch the moon before it hits {{iw|zeldawiki|Clock Town}}. The time limit can be extended by traveling back in time to the beginning of the first day. The 3-minute cycle in this stage is a likely reference to the original 3-day cycle.
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==Tournament legality==
Great Bay is banned in tournaments, the primary reason being that the stage allows for ample [[camping]] opportunities, including circle camping, by allowing characters to easily go from one bottom platform to the other, through going underneath the impassable main platform or over the top of it. The main platform can also allow very early [[KO]]s from [[stage spike|stage spiking]] when players fight on the lower platforms.

==Gallery==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
<gallery>
Greatbaybeta.png|Ness and Sheik walking out of the laboratory in a beta version of the stage.
SSBM Great Bay beta inside laboratory.png|Remnants of the laboratory within the stage in ''Melee''.
BetaGreatbay.jpg|Only three beams can be seen in this beta version.
Great Bay Full.png|The full view of Great Bay in ''Melee'', including the underwater ground.
</gallery>

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
<gallery>
SSBUTwitterBanjo&Kazooie2.jpg|[[Banjo & Kazooie (SSBU)|Banjo]] hitting {{SSBU|Falco}} with Kazooie on the stage.
SSBUWebsiteLucas4.jpg|{{SSBU|Lucas}} performing [[PK Fire]] near [[Entei]] on the stage.
SSBUWebsiteIsabelle9.jpg|{{SSBU|Isabelle}} catching {{SSBU|Snake}} with her [[Fishing Rod]] on the stage.
SSBUWebsiteKazuya3.jpg|{{SSBU|Kazuya}} attacking {{SSBU|Wolf}} on the stage.
SSBUWebsiteTechnique2.jpg|{{SSBU|Marth}} on the [[Ω form]] of the stage.
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==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|グレートベイ|Gurēto Bei}}
|jaM=Great Bay
|en=Great Bay
|fr=Grande Baie
|frM=Great Bay
|es=Gran Bahía
|esM=Great Bay
|de=Schädelbucht
|deM=Skull Bay
|it=Grande Baia
|itM=Great Bay
|nl=Grote Baai
|nlM=Great Bay
|ru={{rollover|Великий залив|Velikiy zaliv|?}}
|ruM=Great Bay
|ko={{rollover|그레이트 베이|Geureiteu Bei|?}}
|koM=Great Bay
|zh=Great Bay
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:GreatBay-Islands-SSBM.png|thumb|150px|Fisherman's Island in ''Melee''.]]
[[File:Great Bay Heart Piece SSBU.jpg|thumb|150px|The hidden Piece of Heart in ''Ultimate''.]]
*In early builds of ''Melee'', the Marine Research Lab in the background was part of the arena, allowing characters to walk in and out of it. It was moved into the background in the final version, though some remnants of the idea can be seen by using unrestricted camera hacks. Furthermore, the platform on the right side of the stage was composed by only three beams instead of the final five, much like the lab's appearance in ''Majora's Mask''.
*Hacked cameras show that there's a complete underwater floor below the stage.
*To the left of the main cove where the platform exists is a second cove; within it is a cluster of 6 islets, matching {{iw|zeldawiki|Fisherman's Island}}, the location of a minigame in which the player must jump to the designated island in ''Majora's Mask''.
*Great Bay is the only retro ''The Legend of Zelda'' stage to not be in either version of ''[[Smash 4]]''.
*However, there was a [[List of rumors|hoax]] that suggested it would return in {{for3ds}}.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/3ezjk5/great_bay_stage_leak/</ref>
*In ''Ultimate'', there is a {{iw|zeldawiki|Piece of Heart}} to the left of the main cove in a hole in the cliff, matching the location of the Piece of Heart in ''Majora's Mask''.
*Because the [[Moon]] is already part of the stage, Great Bay is one of the stages where it cannot be summoned as an Assist Trophy. Additionally, [[Phosphora]] and [[Kapp'n]] can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms. [[Abra]] and [[Marshadow]] also can only be summoned on the Battlefield and Omega forms.
*If {{SSBU|Meta Knight}} uses [[Shuttle Loop]] under the main platform while above the water, he will be KO'd instantly when he loops back up.
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==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKClN6MFY0w Great Bay - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Melee]

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