Editing Green Hill Zone

|location = ''[[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

|image = [[File:SSBU-Green Hill Zone.png|300px]]

|caption = Green Hill Zone in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.<br>[[Image:SonicSymbol.svg|50px]]

|universe = {{uv|Sonic}}

|music = <small>In ''Brawl'':<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Green Hill Zone}}''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Angel Island Zone}}''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Scrap Brain Zone}}''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Emerald Hill Zone}}''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Sonic Boom}}''<br>'''''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Super Sonic Racing}}'''''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Open Your Heart}}''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Live & Learn}}''<br>'''''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Sonic Heroes}}'''''<br>'''''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Right There, Ride On}}'''''<br>'''''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|HIS WORLD (Instrumental)}}'''''<br>''{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Seven Rings in Hand}}''<br>'''Bolded tracks must be unlocked'''<br>In ''SSB4'':<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Green Hill Zone}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Live & Learn}}'' ([[Alternate music|Alternate]])

'''Green Hill Zone''' ({{ja|グリーンヒルゾーン|Gurīn Hiru Zōn}}, ''Green Hill Zone'') is the stage that represents [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{for3ds}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It is unlocked after Sonic himself is unlocked, and also the stage where he is fought for his unlocking battle.

==Stage overview==

[[File:Greenhill.jpg|left|right|thumb|200px|The west view of Green Hill Zone]]

The stage consists in a single piece of land with a bridge on its left, walk-offs at both sides and a depression in the middle. The ground of the middle part is susceptible to attacks, and chunks of it crumble away if they sustain enough damage, transforming the center of the stage into a pit. The broken parts regenerate over time: players below it when this happens will fall through it.

Occasionally, checkpoint lampposts randomly spring up. They are normally blue, but when attacked they turn red and start spinning: in this state they are able to hurt players other than the original attacker. They only deal 10% damage, but cause decent [[knockback]] with KO capabilities. After a few seconds, spinning lampposts stop and can be attacked again. They disappear on their own after a while.

The background features a giant shuttle loop with a 1-Up monitor above it. Occasionally, [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]] and [[Silver]] run along it.

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', the [[Ω form]] is a flat version of the normal form's ground that has the checkpoints and [[walk-off]]s removed. The stage also extends below the [[blast line]].

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the main platform of the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] is similar to the Ω form in ''SSB4''; however, it does not extend below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are reminiscent of the grassy checkered soil of the ground and are unique to this form.

File:SSBU-Green Hill ZoneOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

File:SSBU-Green Hill ZoneBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

==Origin==

This stage originates from the eponymous level in the first ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog|1991 video game}}'' game; it later appeared as an Easter egg in ''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic Adventure 2}}'', its first 3D appearance, and as the opening stage of ''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic Generations}}''. It is depicted as a lush paradise, with many plants and a peculiar checkered ground design. Some parts of the ground, often located at the edge of cliffs, crumble when stepped on.

 

Shuttle loops, which have to be ran through by building up enough speed, first appeared in Green Hill Zone, and became a prominent feature in later ''Sonic'' games.

Item Boxes are another recurring element in ''Sonic'' games: they display a picture depicting the item they contain. If the image is Sonic's head, they grant the player an extra life.

Throughout ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', lampposts act as checkpoints and are activated when Sonic runs past them. Upon activation, the blue orb on their top turns red and makes the orb spin for a short time.

The characters which appear in the loop are: Miles "Tails" Prower, Sonic's friend who first appeared in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog 2}}''; Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic's rival who made his debut in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog 3}}''; and Silver the Hedgehog, who debuted in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog|2006 video game}}'' (2006).

On March 17th 2009, the [[BBR]] announced that the stage should be banned, as opposed to its former status as a counterpick, and the stage has since been universally banned in tournament play. Many players take issue with Green Hill Zone for its extremely campy nature: the most effective strategy when fighting here is to camp the signposts, which have a centralising effect due to their significant defensive power for an already highly defensive game,  can severely elongate the flow of the match.  Another major issue with the stage is its deep slope design, which, besides being awkward to fight on, can create a [[cave of life]] effect since players can [[DI]] and [[tech]] into the ground. Furthermore, both sides of the stage have permanent walk-off edges, favoring [[chain throw]]s or simply camping the edge; the frequent absence of a lower blast-line also negates any off-stage play.

Green Hill Zone background characters.jpg|(From right to left) [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]], [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] running in the background.

SSBUWebsiteKnuckles1.jpg|[[Knuckles]] posing on the stage.

*Due to the bridge being destructible and able to be affected by [[hitstun]], the bridge will sometimes slow down attacks like [[Spin Dash]] or [[Wario Bike]]. This is rather ironic considering that, in the ''Sonic'' series, a player would ordinarily use the Spin Dash in an area with this stage's layout in order to quickly accelerate to max speed and jump high into the air.

*Green Hill Zone is the only stage in ''Brawl'' to have only one original remixed song.

*The musical selection for Green Hill Zone in ''Brawl'' makes a subtle reference towards [[Sega]] in the first letters of each track that ends in "Zone": '''S'''crap Brain Zone, '''E'''merald Hill Zone, '''G'''reen Hill Zone and '''A'''ngel Island Zone.

*Green Hill Zone appears as a stage in ''Sonic Battle'', ''Sonic the Fighters'' (under the title "South Island"), and in ''[[wikipedia:Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax|Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r10U7ZvMrNI#t=17s]</ref> This makes it one of six stages in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to be featured as a stage in other fighting games, the others being the [[Fountain of Dreams]], [[Pyrosphere]], [[Suzaku Castle]], [[Midgar]], and [[Dracula's Castle]].

*In [[All-Star Mode]] in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', checkpoint lampposts do not appear on the stage.