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A '''home stage''' is the stage that is most commonly associated with a character, by the game and/or by players. The subject of home [[stages]] can at times be somewhat confusing in the {{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}} series. In all the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' games, there are playable characters who do not have a stage belonging to their "[[universe]]". In addition, certain characters in ''Melee'' have more than one stage. As secret characters are fought on stages specific to each of those characters, and ''Melee's'' [[All-Star mode]] also gives each character a "home" stage, it's possible to determine which characters "own" which stages, even though the results may occasionally cause confusion.

==''Super Smash Bros.''==
In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', each of the eight [[starter character]]s has their own stage. Of the four secret characters, two - ({{SSB|Luigi}} and {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}) - share their stages with the starter characters from their universe ({{SSB|Mario}} and {{SSB|Pikachu}}, sharing [[Peach's Castle]] and [[Saffron City]], respectively). The remaining two characters ({{SSB|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB|Ness}}) have their home stages defined by where they are fought when they are unlocked, as the {{uv|F-Zero}} and {{uv|EarthBound}} series do not have stages in this game. There is another stage from the Mario series, {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}, which is sometimes considered both Mario's and Luigi's stage.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Character
! Home stage
|-
|{{SSB|Mario}} <br> {{SSB|Luigi}}
|[[Peach's Castle]] <br> {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}
|-
|{{SSB|Yoshi}}
|{{SSB|Yoshi's Island}}
|-
|{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}
|{{SSB|Kongo Jungle}}
|-
|{{SSB|Link}}
|[[Hyrule Castle]]
|-
|{{SSB|Samus}} <br> {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}
|[[Planet Zebes]]
|-
|{{SSB|Kirby}} <br> {{SSB|Ness}}
|{{SSB|Dream Land}}
|-
|{{SSB|Fox}}
|[[Sector Z]]
|-
|{{SSB|Pikachu}} <br> {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}
|[[Saffron City]] 
|-
|}

==''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the situation is somewhat more complicated. While secret characters all have a stage of their own for the purpose of unlocking them, all characters have a stage associated with them for the purposes of [[All-Star Mode]], as listed below. All series with playable characters have at least one stage with the exception of {{uv|Fire Emblem}}, meaning that the ''Fire Emblem'' representatives {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Roy}} are always encountered on other series' stages. Also of note is that the All-Star Mode stage assignments use every non-[[Past Stage]] barring [[Big Blue]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Character
! Home stage
|-
|{{SSBM|Mario}}
|[[Rainbow Cruise]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Luigi}}
|{{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Peach}}
|[[Princess Peach's Castle]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Bowser}}
|{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}
|[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Yoshi}}
|[[Yoshi's Story]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}
|{{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Link}}
|[[Great Bay]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Zelda}}/{{SSBM|Sheik}}
|[[Temple]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}
|[[Brinstar Depths]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Young Link}}
|[[Jungle Japes]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Samus}}
|[[Brinstar]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Kirby}}
|[[Green Greens]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Fox}}
|[[Corneria]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Falco}}
|[[Venom]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Pikachu}}
|[[Pokémon Stadium]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}
|[[Poké Floats]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}
|{{SSBM|Battlefield}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Pichu}}
|[[Fourside]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}
|{{SSBM|Mute City}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Ness}}
|[[Onett]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}
|[[Icicle Mountain]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Marth}}
|[[Fountain of Dreams]]
|-
|{{SSBM|Roy}}
|{{SSBM|Final Destination}}
|-
|{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}
|[[Flat Zone]]
|}

==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', stages and characters are not matched one-to-one like they are in ''Melee''.  What follows is a list of home stages based on where characters are fought in {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} and [[All-Star Mode]], almost always based on a character's universe. The only exception is {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}, who has no stage from [[R.O.B. (universe)|his universe]]. Because of this, he is given exclusive usage of the stage [[Mario Bros.]] in Classic Mode and All-Star Mode, as no characters from the {{uv|Mario}} series are ever fought there.

As was the case with the Past Stages in ''Melee'', stages returning from that game are never seen in Classic or All-Star Mode. This leads to the fact that Halberd is always seen in Classic Mode, no matter what, since that is the Kirby series' only ''Brawl'' stage, and the Kirby series is always fought in Classic Mode.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Character(s) 
!Home stage(s)
|-
|{{SSBB|Mario}}<br>{{SSBB|Luigi}}<br>{{SSBB|Peach}}<br>{{SSBB|Bowser}}
|[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]<br>[[Delfino Plaza]]<br>[[Luigi's Mansion]]<br>{{SSBB|Mario Circuit}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Yoshi}}
|{{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}<br>{{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}
|[[Rumble Falls]]<br>[[75m]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Link}}<br>{{SSBB|Zelda}}/{{SSBB|Sheik}}<br>{{SSBB|Ganondorf}}<br>{{SSBB|Toon Link}}
|[[Bridge of Eldin]]<br>[[Pirate Ship]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Samus}}/{{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}
|[[Norfair]]<br>[[Frigate Orpheon]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Kirby}}<br>{{SSBB|Meta Knight}}<br>{{SSBB|King Dedede}}
|[[Halberd]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Fox}}<br>{{SSBB|Falco}}<br>{{SSBB|Wolf}}
|[[Lylat Cruise]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Pikachu}}<br>{{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}<br>{{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}} ({{SSBB|Squirtle}}/{{SSBB|Ivysaur}}/{{SSBB|Charizard}})<br>{{SSBB|Lucario}}
|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]<br>[[Spear Pillar]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}
|[[Port Town Aero Dive]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Ness}}<br>{{SSBB|Lucas}}     
|[[New Pork City]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}
|[[Summit]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Marth}}<br>{{SSBB|Ike}}
|[[Castle Siege]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}
|[[Flat Zone 2]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Pit}}
|[[Skyworld]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Wario}}
|[[WarioWare, Inc.]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Olimar}}
|[[Distant Planet]]
|-
|{{SSBB|R.O.B.}}
|[[Mario Bros.]]*
|-
|{{SSBB|Snake}}
|[[Shadow Moses Island]]
|-
|{{SSBB|Sonic}}
|[[Green Hill Zone]]
|}

''*R.O.B.'s home stage is Delfino Plaza in Classic Mode and All-Star Mode when ''Mario Bros.'' is not unlocked.''

==''Super Smash Bros. 4''==
==={{for3ds}}===
The following stages are used for characters in {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}}. Unlike in previous games, familiar stages also act as home stages, as some of these familiar stages are the only stages available for their respective universes. Characters from series without a stage instead use stages from series with no characters such as [[Living Room]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Character(s) 
!Home stage(s)
|-
|{{SSB4|Mario}}<br>{{SSB4|Luigi}}<br>{{SSB4|Peach}}<br>{{SSB4|Bowser}}<br>{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}<br>{{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}<br>{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}
|[[3D Land]]<br>[[Golden Plains]]<br>[[Rainbow Road]]<br>[[Paper Mario]]<br>[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]<br>[[Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle (64)]]  (DLC)<br>[[Super Mario Maker]]  (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Yoshi}}
|{{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}<br>{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}
|[[Jungle Japes]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Link}}<br>{{SSB4|Zelda}}<br>{{SSB4|Sheik}}<br>{{SSB4|Ganondorf}}<br>{{SSB4|Toon Link}}
|[[Gerudo Valley]]<br>[[Spirit Train]]<br>[[Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle (64)]] (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Samus}}<br>{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}
|[[Brinstar]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Kirby}}<br>{{SSB4|Meta Knight}}<br>{{SSB4|King Dedede}}
|{{SSB4|Dream Land}}<br>[[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land (64)]] (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Fox}}<br>{{SSB4|Falco}}
|[[Corneria]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pikachu}}<br>{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}<br>{{SSB4|Mewtwo}} (DLC)<br>{{SSB4|Charizard}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucario}}<br>{{SSB4|Greninja}}
|[[Unova Pokémon League]]<br>[[Prism Tower]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
|{{SSB4|Mute City}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Ness}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucas}} (DLC)
|[[Magicant]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Marth}}<br>{{SSB4|Roy}} (DLC)<br>{{SSB4|Ike}}<br>{{SSB4|Robin}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucina}}
|[[Arena Ferox]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}
|[[Flat Zone 2]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pit}}<br>{{SSB4|Palutena}}<br>{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}
|[[Reset Bomb Forest]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Wario}}
|[[WarioWare, Inc.]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Olimar}}
|[[Distant Planet]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Villager}}
|[[Tortimer Island]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Little Mac}}
|[[Boxing Ring]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Shulk}}
|[[Gaur Plain]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}
|{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}} (DLC)<ref group=note>This stage was added as a free stage in the 1.1.1 update. When playing an older version, the "miscellaneous" stages used by R.O.B. and Wii Fit Trainer are used instead.</ref>
|-                                                            
|{{SSB4|Sonic}}
|[[Green Hill Zone]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Mega Man}}
|[[Wily Castle]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}
|[[Pac-Maze]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Ryu}} (DLC)
|[[Suzaku Castle]] (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}<br>{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}
|[[PictoChat 2]]<br>[[Balloon Fight]]<br>[[Living Room]]<br>[[Find Mii]]<br>[[Tomodachi Life]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}
|{{SSB4|Battlefield}}
|}

<small><references group=note/></small>

===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''===
The only series with a playable character in ''for Wii U'' not to have a stage is once again the {{uv|R.O.B.}} series. In this game, {{SSB4|R.O.B.}} exclusively uses the [[Wrecking Crew]] stage, as {{uv|Wrecking Crew}} has no playable character and is not used as a {{uv|Mario}} stage despite being from a ''Mario'' sub-series.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Character(s) 
!Home stage(s)
|-
|{{SSB4|Mario}}<br>{{SSB4|Luigi}}<br>{{SSB4|Peach}}<br>{{SSB4|Bowser}}<br>{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}<br>{{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}<br>{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}
|[[Mario Galaxy]]<br>[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]<br>{{SSB4|Mario Circuit}}<br>[[Mario Circuit (SSBB)|Mario Circuit (Brawl)]]<br>[[Delfino Plaza]]<br>[[Luigi's Mansion]]<br>[[Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle (64)]]  (DLC)<br>[[Super Mario Maker]]  (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Yoshi}}
|[[Woolly World]]<br>{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}<br>{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}
|[[Jungle Hijinxs]]<br>[[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Kongo Jungle (64)]]<br>[[75m]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Link}}<br>{{SSB4|Zelda}}<br>{{SSB4|Sheik}}<br>{{SSB4|Ganondorf}}<br>{{SSB4|Toon Link}}
|[[Skyloft]]<br>[[Temple]]<br>[[Bridge of Eldin]]<br>[[Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle (64)]]  (DLC)<br>[[Pirate Ship]]  (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Samus}}<br>{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}
|[[Pyrosphere]]<br>[[Norfair]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Kirby}}<br>{{SSB4|Meta Knight}}<br>{{SSB4|King Dedede}}
|[[The Great Cave Offensive]]<br>[[Halberd]]<br>[[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land (64)]] (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Fox}}<br>{{SSB4|Falco}}
|[[Orbital Gate Assault]]<br>[[Lylat Cruise]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pikachu}}<br>{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}<br>{{SSB4|Mewtwo}} (DLC)<br>{{SSB4|Charizard}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucario}}<br>{{SSB4|Greninja}}
|[[Kalos Pokémon League]]<br>[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
|[[Port Town Aero Dive]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Ness}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucas}} (DLC)
|[[Onett]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Marth}}<br>{{SSB4|Roy}} (DLC)<br>{{SSB4|Ike}}<br>{{SSB4|Robin}}<br>{{SSB4|Lucina}}
|[[Coliseum]]<br>[[Castle Siege]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}
|[[Flat Zone X]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pit}}<br>{{SSB4|Palutena}}<br>{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}
|[[Palutena's Temple]]<br>[[Skyworld]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Wario}}
|[[Gamer]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Olimar}}
|[[Garden of Hope]]
|-
|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}
|[[Wrecking Crew]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Villager}}
|[[Town and City]]<br>[[Smashville]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Little Mac}}
|[[Boxing Ring]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}
|[[Wii Fit Studio]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Shulk}}
|[[Gaur Plain]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}
|{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}
|-                                                           
|{{SSB4|Sonic}}
|[[Windy Hill Zone]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Mega Man}}
|[[Wily Castle]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}
|[[Pac-Land]]
|-
|{{SSB4|Ryu}} (DLC)
|[[Suzaku Castle]] (DLC)
|-
|{{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}
|{{SSB4|Battlefield}}
|}

==Theory of "home advantage"==
There is no clear or consistent benefit to a character fighting on their "home stage." Any advantages that certain characters have over others on stages happen across the entire stage list and are situational; they are not affected by the universes in which the characters originate from (for example, {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Pikachu}} dominate on [[Temple]], even though they do not originate from the ''Zelda'' universe.) In some cases, it may be to a character's disadvantage to be fighting on their home stage; for example, {{SSBM|Ness}} is unable to use his recovery move when knocked between buildings in [[Fourside]]. Additionally, {{SSBM|Final Destination}}, which acts as the home stage for {{SSBM|Roy}}, is disadvantageous for him against nearly every character (except for arguably Fox and {{SSBM|Falco}}) as he is much more vulnerable to combos without any platforms to escape to. In ''[[Brawl]]'', the ledges of the [[Lylat Cruise]] stage are thinner than most other stages, causing {{SSBB|Fox}}, {{SSBB|Falco}}, and most notably {{SSBB|Wolf}} to curve underneath the stage more frequently when using their respective recovery moves instead of directly grabbing the edge. Additionally, in [[Skyworld]], {{SSBB|Pit}}'s Centurions in his [[Palutena's Army|Final Smash]] will crash into the breakable platforms when they aim for opponents, quickly destroying the stage and temporarily removing all ledges; this consequently removes Pit's ability to [[plank]] and makes him much easier to [[gimp]].

However, in contrast, some stages do offer advantages to some characters; as mentioned before, any such advantages are non-circumstantial, but these certain stages may have been the origination for the "home advantage" theory. In ''Melee'', [[Fountain of Dreams]] serves as {{SSBM|Marth}}'s home stage, and is frequently cited as one of his best stages in the entire game, even at high-level tournament play. The stage's small size allows him to control space more efficiently, and the extended bottom blast line allows him more room to recover with [[Dolphin Slash]], which travels purely vertically. In ''Brawl'', on [[Bridge of Eldin]], {{SSBB|Zelda}} and {{SSBB|Sheik}}'s [[Light Arrow]], {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}'s [[Beast Ganon]], and {{SSBB|Toon Link}} and {{SSBB|Link}}'s [[Triforce Slash]] are much easier to use, and harder to dodge; the frequent absence of a lower blast-line also acts as a benefit to Link, Ganondorf and Sheik, who normally have relatively poor recoveries. The low blastline of [[Shadow Moses Island]] acts as a benefit to {{SSBB|Snake}}, as most of his attacks (especially his special moves) have mostly upward knockback; his high weight and falling speed make him more resistant to vertical KOs, so he is not as affected.

On other stages, character can receive neither a clear advantage nor disadvantage. On [[Summit]], for instance, all the characters slide around, except for the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}, who experience no change in their friction when walking on the stage. Like other characters, however, they are still unable to grab onto the ledges in the stage; this trait causes [[Belay]] to more frequently cause Nana to be KO'd, as while Popo could jump back onto the stage, Nana has no ledge to grab. Another example is {{SSB4|Little Mac}} on [[Boxing Ring]]: the stage gives no access to the bottom blast line, which remidies Mac's poor recovery, but also has plenty of verticality, making it difficult for him to traverse the stage.
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