Editing Lylat Cruise

|subtitle = {{uv|Star Fox}}

|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Lylat_Cruise.jpg|300px|Lylat Cruise]]|title2=Wii U|content2=[[File:SSB4ULylatCruise.png|300px]]|title3=Brawl|content3=[[File:Lylat1.jpg|300px]]}}

|caption = {{symbol|starfox}}<br>Lylat Cruise as it appears in ''Smash''.

|games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSBWiiU|Wii U]])<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

'''Lylat Cruise''' ({{ja|ライラットクルーズ|Rairatto Kurūzu}}, ''Lylat Cruise'') is a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{forwiiu}}, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It is situated on an original battlefield shaped spacecraft called the Pleiades as it flies around various areas of the [[Lylat System]]. The original [[Great Fox]], [[Arwing]]s, and [[Wolfen]]s can be seen at various points in the stage.  

In ''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'', [[Wolf]] is fought here when being unlocked, while {{SSBB|Falco}} is fought here in his unlocking battle in the former.

The stage itself has few hazards — the ship tilts to-and-fro as it makes turns and avoids shots from other ships, and the ledge is quite thin, so recovering characters may be caught under the ledge (as can happen in ''[[Melee]]''{{'}}s {{SSBM|Battlefield}}). The tilting can affect the way some items (such as [[Barrel]]s) move around the stage or how effective some attacks (such as [[Blaster]] and [[Green Missile]]) are due to the slope.

The Pleiades flies through many events:

*A dogfight between {{iw|lylatwiki|Star Fox|team}} and {{iw|lylatwiki|Star Wolf}}.

Similar to the [[Corneria]] and [[Venom]] stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the ''Star Fox'' characters can perform a [[Star Fox Smash Taunt]] that allows them to contact their teammates.  The conversation that ensues, as well as the characters involved, depends on who initiates the call and where the Pleiades is currently flying. The talk box is slightly updated in graphics compared to the ''Melee'' version.

SSB4ULylatCruiseOmega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.

SSBU-Lylat CruiseOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

SSBU-Lylat CruiseBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

In every {{uv|Star Fox}} game, there is a level that involves going through an asteroid field. In the original ''Star Fox'' (''Starwing''), the player has to try to get through the level without getting hit by asteroids or being shot down by enemies. The player can also shoot the asteroids to destroy them. The asteroid field in ''Star Fox 64'' is called "Meteo". The goal of this level is the same as the asteroid belt in ''Star Fox''. The player can also shoot to destroy the asteroids like in ''Star Fox'', but there are also larger asteroids that can't be destroyed. In order to get around those asteroids, the player has to maneuver around them. In this stage, the Pleiades flies and maneuvers through an asteroid belt. There are also the larger asteroids seen in ''Star Fox 64''. An Arwing can also be seen, shooting the smaller asteroids and going around the larger asteroids.

 

'''''Pleiades''''' ({{ja|プレアデス|Pureadesu}} ''Pleiades'') is the name of the ship players ride on on the Lylat Cruise. It is an original creation, and thus has never appeared in a ''Star Fox'' game. Its name likely comes from the real-life star cluster called the {{iw|Wikipedia|Pleiades|star cluster}}.

Notably, the 2017 recommended ruleset for ''SSB4'' initially listed Lylat Cruise as a banned stage in tournaments. This decision was met with mixed reception; one notable example of opposition to this change is from {{Sm|ESAM}}, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg9cqpCvBlY who made a video] addressing his feelings on the subject. The stage was later unretired and returned to being a neutral stage due to the outcome of a community poll. Despite its return, however, the stage's mixed reception continued, and it arguably remained the single most contentious point of ''SSB4''{{'}}s competitive ruleset until the release of ''Ultimate''.

In ''Ultimate'', its legality varies greatly. Although the stage hazard toggle prevents the stage from tilting when turned off, the stage's small size and unusual sloped geometry (combined with the prior controversy from ''SSB4'') have been points of contention since the game's release. Most notably, recovery moves such as Peach's [[Peach Parasol]] and Rosalina's [[Launch Star]] do not snap to the ledges as easily as on other stages, and the inconsistently sloped terrain can cause unusual interactions in tech situations. Some regions see these as non-issues and have it as a starter, but others see fit to render it a counterpick, or ban it outright in favor of other, more traditional stage picks.

[[File:LylatCruise106.png|thumb|Top: Lylat Cruise on the game's release. Bottom: Lylat Cruise after update 1.0.6.]]

'''{{GameIcon|SSB4-WIIU}} 1.0.2'''

*{{change|Added 8-player mode version of the stage and its Ω form. For performance reason, the background stays at a constant scene and no arwings or asteroids appear in this mode.}}

'''{{GameIcon|SSB4-WIIU}} {{SSB4|1.0.6}}'''

*{{buff|The stage's underside has been completely redesigned, losing its visual accuracy in exchange for allowing characters to recover up the sides without hitting a ceiling. A similar change was made to its Ω form.}}

**{{newbug|Despite this, the walls at the stage's edges are now smaller and therefore still somewhat glitchy, albeit to a lesser extent.}}

 

'''{{GameIcon|SSBU}} {{SSBU|8.0.0}}'''

*{{buff|The ledges were made larger and various collisions near the underside of the stage were modified to make it easier for certain characters to recover.}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===

Lylatcruisebackgroundships.png|Lylat Cruise's background showing a light blue planet and various spaceships.