Editing Planet Zebes

|caption = [[File:MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Planet Zebes in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''

{{cquote|''Anyone who touches the ebbing and flowing sea of acid on the planet's surface will be severely damaged.''

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This is the [[home stage]] of {{SSB|Samus Aran}}. It is also considered {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}'s home stage, as he is fought here to be [[unlockable character|unlocked]].

[[File:PZebesSSB.gif|thumb|left|Full view of Planet Zebes from ''Smash 64''.]]

Touching the acid results in [[Damage|damage]] and high [[knockback]], capably [[KO]]ing a player if their damage meter is high. The acid can, however, also be used strategically as a means of salvage when risen enough; in the event a player is knocked off the stage and into the acid, it will launch them skyward, allowing them to reuse their [[recovery]] or simply fall back onto the stage. Obtaining a [[Starman (item)|Starman]] (or any form of strong knockback resistance or immunity) grants invulnerability to the acid, allowing the player to walk through it with no obstruction. However, if, while invincible, the player falls off the stage and through the acid, they will [[self-destruct]]; it will not "bump" the player back up, as they are immune to its burn.

[[File:PlanetZebesNES.png|thumb|left|150px|A room in Brinstar from ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid(game)|Metroid]]'' featuring yellow acid.]]

Although not drawing homage to any particular game, this stage is based on {{s|metroidwiki|Zebes}}, the planet on which ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' and ''{{s|metroidwiki|Super Metroid}}'' are set. A clear reference is the yellow acid featured in some rooms in ''Metroid''. The rising and falling acid is a reference to ''Super Metroid'', wherein the lava in some Norfair and Tourian rooms would rise after earthquakes. The stage's platforms, composed of green bubbles with red highlights, are a direct reference to the aesthetics of Norfair in both games.

The stage is commonly [[Banned stage|banned]] in N64 Backroom [[tournament]]s, largely due to the acid's interference with [[gameplay]]; [[star KO|star KOing]] at unexpected moments, covering up parts of the stage, and forcing opponents to avoid it causes the fighting space on the stage to become extremely small. Additionally, the sometimes awkward camera can make gameplay unnecessarily difficult. However, the stage is occasionally allowed in non-official tournaments for its large size, making it an ideal choice for aerial [[combo]]s and a counterpick to [[Peach's Castle]].