Home stage

Flat Zone is Mr. Game & Watch's home stage.

A home stage is a stage or set of stages associated with a character by certain game modes.

Overview

Characters' home stages are normally from the same universe as the character. However, in all the Super Smash Bros. games there are playable characters who do not have a stage belonging to their universe; such characters are instead assigned a home stage from another universe.

Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., a character's home stage is the stage on which they are fought in 1P Game.

Each of the eight starter characters has their own home stage, while the four unlockable characters share stages with starter characters.

All starter characters, and the two unlockable characters that share a universe with a starter character (Luigi and Jigglypuff), have home stages from their own universes; the other two unlockable characters (Captain Falcon and Ness) have home stages (Planet Zebes and Dream Land) from different universes, due to there being no stages from their own universes (F-Zero and EarthBound, respectively).

Mushroom Kingdom, an unlockable stage from the Mario universe, is not the home stage of any character.

Character	Home stage
Mario Luigi	Peach's Castle
Yoshi	Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong	Kongo Jungle
Link	Hyrule Castle
Samus Captain Falcon	Planet Zebes
Kirby Ness	Dream Land
Fox	Sector Z
Pikachu Jigglypuff	Saffron City

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, characters have different home stages in different game modes. All characters have a home stage for All-Star Mode, most have one or two home stages for Classic Mode, and unlockable characters have a stage for their unlock challenge fight. Additionally, all characters have a home stage the All-Star Match series of event matches.

All universes with playable characters have at least one Melee-introduced stage (i.e. non-past stage), except Fire Emblem. However, even for characters that have a stage from the same universe, in some game modes they will use a stage from a different universe as their home stage.

• In All Star, every stage serves as the home stage for at least one character, except Big Blue and past stages. This results in several characters (Bowser, Ganondorf, Young Link, Pichu, and Mewtwo), in addition to the Fire Emblem characters, having their All-Star home stage be from a different universe.
• In Classic Mode, in addition to the Fire Emblem characters, Bowser and Mewtwo each have a stage from a different universe as one of their home stages.
• In character unlock challenges, in addition to the Fire Emblem characters, Falco, Ganondorf, and Mewtwo have a stage from a different universe (Super Smash Bros.) as their home stage.

Character	Classic Mode Home stage	All-Star Mode Home stage	Challenge Home stage	All-Star Match Home stage
Mario	Princess Peach's Castle Rainbow Cruise	Rainbow Cruise	–	Yoshi's Island
Luigi	Mushroom Kingdom Mushroom Kingdom II	Mushroom Kingdom	Mushroom Kingdom II	Mushroom Kingdom II
Peach	Princess Peach's Castle Mushroom Kingdom II	Princess Peach's Castle	–	Princess Peach's Castle
Bowser	Princess Peach's Castle Battlefield	Yoshi's Island	–	Rainbow Cruise
Dr. Mario	Mushroom Kingdom	Mushroom Kingdom II	Princess Peach's Castle	Mushroom Kingdom
Yoshi	Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Island	Yoshi's Story	–	Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong	Kongo Jungle Jungle Japes	Kongo Jungle	–	Jungle Japes
Link	Great Bay Temple	Great Bay	–	Great Bay
Zelda/Sheik	Temple	Temple	–	Temple
Ganondorf	–	Brinstar Depths	Final Destination	Final Destination
Young Link	Great Bay Temple	Jungle Japes	Great Bay	Great Bay
Samus	Brinstar Brinstar Depths	Brinstar	–	Brinstar
Kirby	Fountain of Dreams Green Greens	Green Greens	–	Fountain of Dreams
Fox	Corneria Venom	Corneria	–	Corneria
Falco	Corneria Venom	Venom	Battlefield	Venom
Pikachu	Pokémon Stadium	Pokémon Stadium	–	Pokémon Stadium
Jigglypuff	Pokémon Stadium	Poké Floats	Pokémon Stadium	Poké Floats
Mewtwo	Pokémon Stadium Final Destination	Battlefield	Final Destination	Final Destination
Pichu	Pokémon Stadium	Fourside	Pokémon Stadium	Pokémon Stadium
Captain Falcon	Mute City Big Blue	Mute City	–	Mute City
Ness	Onett Fourside	Onett	–	Onett
Ice Climbers	Icicle Mountain	Icicle Mountain	–	Icicle Mountain
Marth	Great Bay	Fountain of Dreams	Fountain of Dreams	Temple
Roy	–	Final Destination	Temple	Temple
Mr. Game & Watch	–	Flat Zone	Flat Zone	Flat Zone

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, home stages are used in Classic Mode and All-Star Mode. Each character can have multiple home stages.

All characters use all of the Brawl stages (i.e. non-Melee Stages) from their own universe as their home stages, with the exception of R.O.B. There are no stages from R.O.B.'s universe, so instead R.O.B. uses Mario Bros. as his home stage (while Mario universe characters do not use it as their home stage).

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

Super Smash Bros. 4

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, home stages are used in Classic Mode. Each character can have multiple home stages.

Unlike in previous games, Past Stages also serve as home stages. All characters' home stages are all of the stages from their own universe, unless there are no stages from their own universe. Characters from universes without stages have all of the stages whose universes lack characters as their home stages. The Mii Fighters' home stage is considered to be Battlefield, as they are part of the Super Smash Bros. universe and are only fought in Classic Mode as enemy teams.

Character(s)	Home stage(s)
Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Dr. Mario Rosalina & Luma Bowser Jr.	3D Land Golden Plains Rainbow Road Paper Mario Mushroomy Kingdom Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) Super Mario Maker (DLC)
Yoshi	Yoshi's Island
Wario	WarioWare, Inc.
Donkey Kong Diddy Kong	Jungle Japes
Link Zelda Sheik Ganondorf Toon Link	Gerudo Valley Spirit Train Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC)
Samus Zero Suit Samus	Brinstar
Kirby Meta Knight King Dedede	Dream Land Dream Land (64) (DLC)
Fox Falco	Corneria
Pikachu Jigglypuff Mewtwo (DLC) Charizard Lucario Greninja	Unova Pokémon League Prism Tower
Captain Falcon	Mute City
Ness Lucas (DLC)	Magicant
Marth Roy (DLC) Ike Robin Lucina Corrin (DLC)	Arena Ferox
Mr. Game & Watch	Flat Zone 2
Pit Palutena Dark Pit	Reset Bomb Forest
Olimar	Distant Planet
Villager	Tortimer Island
Little Mac	Boxing Ring
Shulk	Gaur Plain
Duck Hunt	Duck Hunt (DLC)
Sonic	Green Hill Zone
Mega Man	Wily Castle
Pac-Man	Pac-Maze
Ryu (DLC)	Suzaku Castle (DLC)
Cloud (DLC)	Midgar (DLC)
Bayonetta (DLC)	Umbra Clock Tower (DLC)
R.O.B. Wii Fit Trainer	PictoChat 2 Balloon Fight Living Room Find Mii Tomodachi Life
Mii Fighter	Battlefield

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, home stages are used in All-Star Mode.

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

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, unlockable characters fight on their home stage during their Challenger Approaching battle. Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site depicts a stage in the background of each fighter's page; for unlockable characters this stage is usually the stage on which their Challenger Approaching battle occurs, whereas for downloadable characters it is the stage included in their Fighter Pack. In World of Light, awakening battles where the fighters are fought to be unlocked mostly take place in Omega form versions of stages.

Character	Website home stage	Challenger Approaching	World of Light
Mario	New Donk City Hall	N/A	Final Destination
Donkey Kong	Kongo Falls	N/A	Kongo Jungle Ω
Link	Great Plateau Tower	N/A	Great Plateau Tower Ω
Samus	Norfair	N/A	Brinstar Ω
Dark Samus	Brinstar Depths	Frigate Orpheon	Frigate Orpheon Ω
Yoshi	Yoshi's Island	N/A	Super Happy Tree Ω
Kirby	Green Greens	N/A	N/A
Fox	Corneria	N/A	Corneria Ω
Pikachu	Prism Tower	N/A	Pokémon Stadium Ω
Luigi	Luigi's Mansion	Luigi's Mansion	Luigi's Mansion Ω
Ness	Onett	Onett	Magicant Ω
Captain Falcon	Port Town Aero Dive	Port Town Aero Dive	Port Town Aero Dive Ω
Jigglypuff	Pokémon Stadium	Saffron City	Mushroom Kingdom U Ω
Peach	Princess Peach's Castle	Princess Peach's Castle	Mushroom Kingdom U
Daisy	Mario Circuit	Figure-8 Circuit	Mushroom Kingdom U
Bowser	Mushroomy Kingdom	Mushroom Kingdom U	N/A
Ice Climbers	Summit	Summit	Summit Ω
Sheik	Gerudo Valley	Gerudo Valley	Final Destination
Zelda	Temple	Temple	Temple Ω
Dr. Mario	3D Land	New Donk City Hall	Mario Bros. Ω
Pichu	Prism Tower	Pokémon Stadium 2	Prism Tower Ω
Falco	Venom	Corneria	Lylat Cruise Ω
Marth	Coliseum	Castle Siege	Final Destination
Lucina	Coliseum	Arena Ferox	Arena Ferox Ω
Young Link	Great Bay	Great Bay	Temple Ω
Ganondorf	Bridge of Eldin	Bridge of Eldin	Bridge of Eldin Ω
Mewtwo	Unova Pokémon League	Spear Pillar	Spear Pillar Ω
Roy	Castle Siege	Castle Siege	Castle Siege Ω
Chrom	Coliseum	Arena Ferox	Castle Siege Ω
Mr. Game & Watch	Flat Zone X	Flat Zone X	Flat Zone X Ω
Meta Knight	Halberd	Halberd	Halberd Ω
Pit	Palutena's Temple	Skyworld	Skyworld Ω
Dark Pit	Reset Bomb Forest	Reset Bomb Forest	Reset Bomb Forest Ω
Zero Suit Samus	Frigate Orpheon	Brinstar	Brinstar Depths Ω
Wario	WarioWare Inc.	WarioWare Inc.	WarioWare, Inc. Ω
Snake	Shadow Moses Island	Shadow Moses Island	Final Destination
Ike	Castle Siege	Coliseum	Coliseum Ω
Pokémon Trainer	Pokémon Stadium 2	Pokémon Stadium	Battlefield
Diddy Kong	Jungle Japes	Kongo Falls	Kongo Jungle Ω
Lucas	New Pork City	New Pork City	New Pork City Ω
Sonic	Green Hill Zone	Green Hill Zone	Green Hill Zone Ω
King Dedede	The Great Cave Offensive	Fountain of Dreams	Fountain of Dreams Ω
Olimar	Distant Planet	Distant Planet	Distant Planet Ω
Lucario	Unova Pokémon League	Spear Pillar	Spear Pillar Ω
R.O.B.	None	Wrecking Crew	Wrecking Crew Ω
Toon Link	Spirit Train	Pirate Ship	Wuhu Island
Wolf	Lylat Cruise	Lylat Cruise	Lylat Cruise Ω
Villager	Town and City	Smashville	Final Destination
Mega Man	Wily Castle	Wily Castle	Wily Castle Ω
Wii Fit Trainer	Wii Fit Studio	Wii Fit Studio	Wii Fit Studio Ω
Rosalina & Luma	Mario Galaxy	Mario Galaxy	Mario Galaxy Ω
Little Mac	Boxing Ring	Boxing Ring	Boxing Ring Ω
Greninja	Kalos Pokémon League	Kalos Pokémon League	Kalos Pokémon League Ω
Mii Brawler	Find Mii	N/A	Final Destination
Mii Swordfighter
Mii Gunner			Tortimer Island
Palutena	Skyworld	Palutena's Temple	Palutena's Temple Ω
Pac-Man	Pac-Land	Pac-Land	Pac-Land Ω
Robin	Arena Ferox	Castle Siege	Castle Siege Ω
Shulk	Gaur Plain	Gaur Plain	Gaur Plain Ω
Bowser Jr.	Mushroom Kingdom U	Delfino Plaza	Mushroomy Kingdom Ω
Duck Hunt	Duck Hunt	Duck Hunt	Duck Hunt Ω
Ryu	Suzaku Castle	Battlefield	Suzaku Castle Ω
Ken	Suzaku Castle	Boxing Ring	Boxing Ring Ω	Midgar Ω
Cloud	Midgar	Midgar
Corrin	Arena Ferox	Coliseum	Castle Siege Ω
Bayonetta	Umbra Clock Tower	Umbra Clock Tower	Umbra Clock Tower Ω
Inkling	Moray Towers	Moray Towers	Moray Towers Ω
Ridley	Brinstar	Norfair	Brinstar Depths Ω
Simon	Dracula's Castle	Dracula's Castle	Dracula's Castle Ω
Richter	Dracula's Castle	Dracula's Castle	Dracula's Castle Ω
King K. Rool	Kongo Falls	Jungle Japes	Pirate Ship
Isabelle	Smashville	Town and City	Town and City Ω
Incineroar	Spear Pillar	Boxing Ring	Spear Pillar Ω
Piranha Plant	Mushroom Kingdom U	N/A	N/A
Joker	Mementos	N/A	N/A
Hero	Yggdrasil's Altar	N/A	N/A
Banjo & Kazooie	Spiral Mountain	N/A	N/A
Terry	King of Fighters Stadium	N/A	N/A
Byleth	Garreg Mach Monastery	N/A	N/A
Min Min	Spring Stadium	N/A	N/A

Hypothesis 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, Fox and Pikachu perform well 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, Ness is unable to use his recovery move when knocked between buildings in Fourside. Additionally, Final Destination, which acts as the home stage for Roy, is disadvantageous for him against nearly every character (except for arguably Fox and 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 Fox, Falco, and most notably Wolf to curve underneath the stage more frequently when using their respective recovery moves instead of directly grabbing the edge. Additionally, in Skyworld, Pit's Centurions in his 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" hypothesis. In Melee, Fountain of Dreams serves as 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, Zelda and Sheik's Light Arrow, Ganondorf's Beast Ganon, and Toon Link and 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 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, characters can receive neither a clear advantage nor disadvantage. On Summit, for instance, all the characters slide around, except for the 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, thanks to Belay giving Popo more height than Nana when there is no ledge to tether to. Another example is Little Mac on Boxing Ring: the stage gives no access to the bottom blast line, which remedies Mac's poor recovery, but also has plenty of verticality, making it difficult for him to traverse the stage. In Super Smash Bros. 4, the Ω form of Boxing Ring takes this even further in Mac's favor — while being based off of Final Destination means it has a lower blast line, the walls of the actual stage reach all the way down to it, allowing Mac to make full use of his uncharacteristically superb wall jump.