Editing Ice Climbers

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|name         = Ice Climbers

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The in-game sprites of Popo and Nana from ''{{B|Ice Climber|game}}''.

|firstgame   = ''{{B|Ice Climber|game}}'' (1985)

|lastappearance= ''{{iw|mariowiki|NES Remix Pack}}'' (2014)

|console     = Nintendo Entertainment System

|species     = Humans

|gender       = Male (Popo) and female (Nana)

|homeworld   = Infinite Glacier

|japanactor  = Sanae Kobayashi

|artist       = Tadashi Sugiyama

The '''Ice Climbers''' ({{ja|アイス クライマー|Aisu Kuraimā}}, ''Ice Climber'') are the pair of playable protagonists from the game ''{{B|Ice Climber|game}}'', released in the pre-''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' era of {{S|nwiki|NES}} games. When playing a one player game, the player plays as '''Popo'''. When playing a two-player game in ''Ice Climber'', player one plays as Popo, while player two plays as '''Nana'''. In both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', certain [[color changes]] will make Nana the leading, player-controlled climber.

Despite not being displayed, the [[CPU]]-controlled Ice Climber in the ''Smash Bros.'' series does indeed have his or her own separate [[damage|percentage]] or [[stamina]] counter. This alone results in the Ice Climbers' extremely high learning curve for both ''Smash Bros.'' games that they have appeared in, as players must ensure the safety of not one, but two characters at the same time. The payoff can be highly rewarding, however; they are placed near the top of most accepted [[tier list]]s.

==Character description==

Both of the Ice Climbers are small, young children. They both wield wooden mallets, which they use to whack enemies and break ice cubes. Both of them wear parkas; Popo's parka is blue while Nana's is pink. They can also be identified by the patch of hair exposed from their hoods.  

The relationship between Popo and Nana is unknown and was not elaborated on in ''Ice Climber''. As the two are said to be "rarely seen apart" in ''Melee'', among the ideas thought up of by fans are that the two are siblings, friends, or even lovers. According to Nintendo, the nature of their relationship is up to the player's imagination; as a result, no hints to their relationship has been directly stated in any media. ''Melee'' offers some insight to the potential relationship to the two; a brief shot in the [[Opening]] of ''Melee'' features Nana and Popo high-fiving each other, with a small heart coming out from where their hands meet, and the Japanese title of [[Event 21: Ice Breaker]] roughly translating to "Be the jammer of their romance".

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

[[File:Ice Climbers SSBM.jpg|left|130px|thumb|Nana and Popo, as they appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'']]

The Ice Climbers made their debut appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as a dual-controlled pair of fighters. They (as a singular entity) are one of the 14 (15 if {{SSBM|Sheik}} is counted) default characters available from the start of the game. They are ranked 8th on the [[tier list]], in the S tier.

They were selected over [[Balloon Fighter]] and [[Pit]], among others, to be representatives of the Famicom/NES period in Nintendo's history.

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===Trophy===

'''Ice Climbers'''<br>

That's Popo in the blue and Nana in the pink. These two stars of the game Ice Climber have scaled many an icy summit in their mountaineering careers. Back in their glory days, they chased eggplants, cucumbers, and other vegetables that inexplicably fell from frosty summits when a condor reigned supreme. They're rarely seen apart.

*Ice Climber, 10/85 (NES)

Ice Climber Trophy Melee.png|Ice Climbers [Classic Mode] trophy

Ice Climber Trophy (Smash).png|Ice Climbers [Ice Climbers, Adventure Mode] trophy

Ice Climber Trophy (Smash 2).png|Ice Climbers [Ice Climbers, All-Star Mode] trophy

[[File:Ice Climbers SSBB.jpg|right|130px|thumb|Nana and Popo, as they appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]

The Ice Climbers still consist of Popo and Nana. They still fight as a pair with Nana following along. With Nana by the player's side, special moves in particular are better than just being Popo. Both Ice Climbers can now hang on a ledge at the same time and their down-special in the air is no longer an auto-freeze. The Ice Climbers' [[Final Smash]], [[Iceberg]], consists of a large iceberg taking up a large portion of the screen. It deals damage to, and eventually freezes, those on or near it. The character can switch between Popo or Nana as the leader of the duo based on which color of costume is chosen. The threat of the Ice Climbers' [[0-death]] [[chain grab]]s puts them in 2nd on the ''Brawl'' [[tier list]] in S tier only behind {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}.

[[File:Ice Climbers - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|120px|Ice Climbers trophy in ''Brawl''.]]

'''Ice Climbers'''<br>

''The one in blue is Popo, and the one in pink is Nana. They use their incredible jumping powers and hammers to break blocks and climb to the summit. They grab veggies, and if they can catch the condor at the end, they conquer the mountain. Other than breaking blocks, their hammers are good for sending foes flying, climbing down from blocks, and destroying icicles.''

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The Ice Climbers do not return as playable characters for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', though they do make a cameo as a collectable trophy. In a column for the Japanese gaming magazine ''Famitsu'', Masahiro Sakurai claimed that technical limitations of the Nintendo 3DS prevented their inclusion; the two were reportedly difficult to implement on the system, and since the characters were unlikely to have a new game in their series, Sakurai deemed the Ice Climbers low-priority characters. While they were fully functional on the Wii U, Sakurai decided to cut them in order to keep the playable roster between the games identical.

<ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-addresses-ice-climbers-absence-in-smash-bros-wii-u3ds-and-more-in-new-famitsu-column/ Sakurai addresses Ice Climbers’ absence in Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS and more in new Famitsu column] September 16, 2014 Nintendo Everything</ref>  

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:{{flag|ntsc}} ''This pair of adventurers starred in an action game released in 1985. Popo wears blue, and Nana wears red. The goal of their adventure was to reach the top of the mountain, collecting vegetables and defeating animals along the way. Grabbing the condor earned them a nice bonus too!''

:{{flag|pal}} ''Popo (in blue) and Nana (in pink) are the daring adventurers from the two-player platformer Ice Climber, released in Europe in 1986. In that game, your goal is to head up a mountain, breaking blocks and taking out pesky critters along the way. When you get to the top, you can collect veg and grab on to the condor to get bonus points! Nice!''

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*In the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], the Ice Climbers appear to be left-handed, as they wield their hammers using their left hands.  

*Ice Climbers are the only characters to have been cut after appearing as playable in multiple ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles.

**Ice Climbers are one of two starter characters to be cut indefinitely in the next game, with the other being [[Pokémon Trainer]].

**Ice Climbers and [[Snake]] are the only characters from single-character universes to get cut.

**Nana is the only female character to get cut.

**Ice Climbers, [[Lucas]] (though he returns as DLC), and [[Pokémon Trainer]] are the only cut veterans who have trophies in ''SSB4'' that use their models from the previous ''Smash Bros.'' game.

*In Germany, Popo is named Pèpè, as "Popo" is a slang word for buttocks in German which, as a name, can also be an insult.

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