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'''The Showdown''' ({{ja|ホントの最終決戦|Honto no Saishū Kessen}}, ''REAL Final Battle'') is the 51st and final [[event match]] of the 51 event matches in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events.<!--PLEASE DO NOT ADD GIGA BOWSER AS A REQUIREMENT TO UNLOCK THIS EVENT MATCH. EVEN THOUGH DEFEATING HIM IS HOW TO UNLOCK HIS TROPHY, HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THIS EVENT.--> This event match gives the player a choice to play as any playable character before the match, like most ''Melee'' event matches. The match is a 3 [[stock]] match, and there are 3 opponents: [[Giga Bowser]], {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}, and {{SSBM|Mewtwo}}. All three opponent characters are main antagonists from highly represented universes and share a [[darkness]] attack; Giga Bowser from the {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} universe (the gargantuan version of {{SSBM|Bowser}} from the {{uv|Mario}} universe), Ganondorf from the {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} universe, and Mewtwo from the {{uv|Pokémon}} universe in ''[[bulbapedia:M01|Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. The match takes place on {{SSBM|Final Destination}}, which is unlocked after clearing this event.
'''The Showdown''' is the 51st and final [[event match]] of the 51 event matches in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events, as well as clearing {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} and [[Adventure Mode]] at least once (the player does not need to fight Giga Bowser).


Despite being the final event and arguably the most difficult under normal circumstances, the opponents themselves are weaker than usual; Ganondorf and Mewtwo are only level 5, while Giga Bowser is level 6 (and Giga Bowser's AI almost never [[shield]]s). Additionally, they all deal decreased [[knockback]] (only a slight 5% decrease for Ganondorf and Mewtwo, but a large 35% decrease for Giga Bowser), and Giga Bowser also sustains 50% more knockback himself (despite the massive increase in knockback sustained, Giga Bowser still sustains less knockback than every regular playable character, just now slightly less than the heaviest characters). The event's difficulty comes from the player simply being overwhelmed, by the opponents controlling most of the stage, opposing hitboxes covering a large amount of the stage most of the time, and the player sustaining massive damage whenever caught by any of the opponents. Additionally, Giga Bowser's size gives him massive [[reach]], enough to cover nearly half the stage, necessitating aerial [[approach]]es. This will leave the player heavily vulnerable to Ganondorf's frequent [[Dark Dive]]s (who is also often behind Giga Bowser, leaving him usually safe from the player's aerial attacks, and making it easy for him to catch the player with the move), requiring a player to either hit him out of it with an aerial attack or dodge and [[punish]]. The lack of Friendly Fire also means that players cannot attempt to get the three to inflict damage to each other, with the exception of potential [[List of flaws in artificial intelligence (SSBM)|AI exploits]]. With there being three opponents controlling most of the stage, it can also be difficult to get [[item]]s before the opponents do.
The player controls a fighter of their choice and must win a 3 [[stock]] match against [[Giga Bowser]] and a CPU {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} and {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} on the {{SSBM|Final Destination}} stage. This event match does not feature a time limit. The CPU Ganondorf and Mewtwo's [[artificial intelligence]] is set at Level 5, while Giga Bowser's artificial intelligence is set at Level 6.


Similar to [[Multi-Man Melee]], some items do not spawn in the event match due to being too powerful if the player grabs or uses them first, or making the event match too difficult if an opponent grabs or uses them first. These items are the {{b|Hammer|item}}, the [[Home-Run Bat]], both [[Poison Mushroom|Poison]] and [[Super Mushroom]]s, and [[Starman]]. Container items, with the exception of the [[Party Ball]], also cannot appear. In addition, no healing items can spawn in the mode; as a result, [[Chansey]], when spawned from a [[Poké Ball]], will only be able to drop throwable [[egg]]s. However, Legendary Pokémon can still spawn from Poké Balls and Party Balls full of [[Bob-omb]]s can still appear.
When the match starts, the player's fighter will spawn on the left side of the stage, while Mewtwo, Giga Bowser, and Ganondorf will spawn on the right side of the stage in that order.


==Rewards==
Despite being the final event match and arguably the most difficult under normal circumstances, the opponents themselves are weaker than usual; Ganondorf and Mewtwo are only level 5, while Giga Bowser is level 6 (and Giga Bowser's artificial intelligence almost never [[shield]]s). Additionally, they all deal decreased [[knockback]] (only a slight 5% decrease for Ganondorf and Mewtwo, but a large 35% decrease for Giga Bowser), and Giga Bowser also sustains 50% more knockback himself (despite the massive increase in knockback sustained, Giga Bowser still sustains less knockback than every regular playable character, just now slightly less than the heaviest characters).
After beating this event, {{SSBM|Final Destination}} is unlocked as a playable [[Versus Mode]] stage, as well as its corresponding [[trophy]]. A special [[notice]] is displayed if the event is cleared without losing a [[stock]], saying "You cleared Event 51, The Showdown, with no falls!"
 
The event match's difficulty comes from the player simply being overwhelmed, by the opponents controlling most of the stage, opposing hitboxes covering a large amount of the stage most of the time, and the player sustaining massive damage whenever caught by any of the opponents. Additionally, Giga Bowser's size gives him massive [[reach]], enough to cover nearly half the stage, necessitating aerial [[approach]]es. This will leave the player heavily vulnerable to Ganondorf's frequent [[Dark Dive]]s (who is also often behind Giga Bowser, leaving him usually safe from the player's aerial attacks, and making it easy for him to catch the player with the move), requiring a player to either hit him out of it with an aerial attack or dodge and [[punish]]. The lack of Friendly Fire also means that players cannot attempt to get the three to inflict damage to each other, with the exception of potential [[List of flaws in artificial intelligence (SSBM)|artificial intelligence exploits]]. With there being three opponents controlling most of the stage, it can also be difficult to get [[item]]s before the opponents do.
 
Similar to [[Multi-Man Melee]], some items do not spawn in the event match due to being too powerful if the player grabs them first, or making the event match too difficult if an opponent grabs them first. These items include the {{b|Hammer|item}}, the [[Home-Run Bat]], both [[Poison Mushroom|Poison]] and [[Super Mushroom]]s, and [[Starman]]. Container items, with the exception of the [[Party Ball]], also cannot appear. In addition, no healing items can spawn in the mode; as a result, [[Chansey]], when spawned from a [[Poké Ball]], will only be able to drop throwable [[egg]]s; however, Legendary Poké Ball Pokémon can still spawn from Poké Balls and Party Balls full of [[Bob-omb]]s can still appear.
 
Clearing this event match will reward the player with the Final Destination stage and [[trophy]]. A special [[notice]] is displayed if the event match is cleared without losing a [[stock]], stating, "You cleared Event 51, The Showdown, with no falls!"
 
==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|ホントの最終決戦|Honto no Saishū Kessen}}
|jaM=REAL Final Battle
|fr=Dream Team
|de=Duell des Todes
|deM=Duel of Death
|es=La batalla final
|esM=The final battle
|it=Prova di forza
|itM=Strength test}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The final event match in ''[[Brawl]]'', [[Event 41: The FINAL, Final Battle]], is similar to this event match, with Giant {{SSBB|Mario}} replacing Giga Bowser, and {{SSBB|Sonic}} and {{SSBB|Snake}} succeeding Ganondorf and Mewtwo. Both events are also fought on {{SSBB|Final Destination}}.
*The opponents in this event match are each main antagonists from highly represented universes who share a [[darkness]] attack: Giga Bowser from the {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} universe (the gargantuan version of {{SSBM|Bowser}} from the {{uv|Mario}} universe), Ganondorf from the {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} universe, and Mewtwo from the {{uv|Pokémon}} universe in ''[[bulbapedia:M01|Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
**In addition to this, both this event and Event 41 in ''Brawl'' share a Japanese name.
*The final event match in ''[[Brawl]]'', [[Event 41: The FINAL, Final Battle]], is similar to this event match, with Giant {{SSBB|Mario}} replacing Giga Bowser, and {{SSBB|Sonic}} and {{SSBB|Snake}} replacing Ganondorf and Mewtwo. Both event matches are also battled on the {{SSBB|Final Destination}} stage and share a Japanese name.
*This is the only ''Melee'' Event other than [[Event 1: Trouble King|the first one]] to use the Multi-Man Melee 2 track. In this way, they may serve as 'bookends' to mark the first event (Event 1: Trouble King) and the final event (Event 51: The Showdown) of the game.
*The music track that plays in this event match, "Multi-Man Melee 2", has not played in any other event match since [[Event 1: Trouble King]]. In this regard, the two event matches can serve as bookends of the mode.
*Defeating Giga Bowser in [[Adventure]] is not required to unlock this event match. It is not strictly necessary to ever have faced Giga Bowser in Adventure before unlocking and playing this event. Whereareas most other events need to have their combatants unlocked or accessible first. To unlock this event, the player must unlock all the [[unlockable character]]s, have completed [[Classic Mode (SSBB)|Classic]], [[Adventure]], and [[All Star]] at least once each (aside from Giga Bowser), and have completed all other 50 events first.
*Coincidentally, {{SSBU|Simon}} fights the same three opponents in this event in Round 5 of his {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} [[Simon (SSBU)#Classic_Mode: Smash-vania|route]] in ''Ultimate''. The only two differences are that Simon fights all three opponents on the default form of the [[Reset Bomb Forest]] stage rather than {{SSBU|Final Destination}} or any [[Ω form]], and Simon battles a normal-sized Bowser instead, as Giga Bowser himself is only a standalone boss in [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]] and {{SSBU|Mario}} & {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}'s Classic Mode routes each.
*Coincidentally, {{SSBU|Simon}} fights the same 3 opponents in this event in Round 5 of his Classic Mode route in ''Ultimate''. The only two differences are that Simon fights all three opponents on the default form of [[Reset Bomb Forest]] rather than {{SSBU|Final Destination}}, and Simon fights a normal playable Bowser instead, as Giga Bowser himself is only a standalone boss in [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]] and {{SSBU|Mario}} & {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}'s Classic Mode routes each.


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Latest revision as of 00:35, September 17, 2023

Event 51
The Showdown
Event-51-Melee.png
Official description Giga Bowser, Mewtwo and Ganondorf unite!
Character(s) used Choose (3 stock)
Opponent(s) Ganondorf (3 stocks)
Mewtwo (3 stocks)
Giga Bowser (3 stocks)
Stage(s) Final Destination
Music Multi-Man Melee 2
Availability Unlockable
For reward Final Destination
Final Destination trophy

The Showdown is the 51st and final event match of the 51 event matches in Super Smash Bros. Melee, unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events, as well as clearing Classic Mode and Adventure Mode at least once (the player does not need to fight Giga Bowser).

The player controls a fighter of their choice and must win a 3 stock match against Giga Bowser and a CPU Ganondorf and Mewtwo on the Final Destination stage. This event match does not feature a time limit. The CPU Ganondorf and Mewtwo's artificial intelligence is set at Level 5, while Giga Bowser's artificial intelligence is set at Level 6.

When the match starts, the player's fighter will spawn on the left side of the stage, while Mewtwo, Giga Bowser, and Ganondorf will spawn on the right side of the stage in that order.

Despite being the final event match and arguably the most difficult under normal circumstances, the opponents themselves are weaker than usual; Ganondorf and Mewtwo are only level 5, while Giga Bowser is level 6 (and Giga Bowser's artificial intelligence almost never shields). Additionally, they all deal decreased knockback (only a slight 5% decrease for Ganondorf and Mewtwo, but a large 35% decrease for Giga Bowser), and Giga Bowser also sustains 50% more knockback himself (despite the massive increase in knockback sustained, Giga Bowser still sustains less knockback than every regular playable character, just now slightly less than the heaviest characters).

The event match's difficulty comes from the player simply being overwhelmed, by the opponents controlling most of the stage, opposing hitboxes covering a large amount of the stage most of the time, and the player sustaining massive damage whenever caught by any of the opponents. Additionally, Giga Bowser's size gives him massive reach, enough to cover nearly half the stage, necessitating aerial approaches. This will leave the player heavily vulnerable to Ganondorf's frequent Dark Dives (who is also often behind Giga Bowser, leaving him usually safe from the player's aerial attacks, and making it easy for him to catch the player with the move), requiring a player to either hit him out of it with an aerial attack or dodge and punish. The lack of Friendly Fire also means that players cannot attempt to get the three to inflict damage to each other, with the exception of potential artificial intelligence exploits. With there being three opponents controlling most of the stage, it can also be difficult to get items before the opponents do.

Similar to Multi-Man Melee, some items do not spawn in the event match due to being too powerful if the player grabs them first, or making the event match too difficult if an opponent grabs them first. These items include the Hammer, the Home-Run Bat, both Poison and Super Mushrooms, and Starman. Container items, with the exception of the Party Ball, also cannot appear. In addition, no healing items can spawn in the mode; as a result, Chansey, when spawned from a Poké Ball, will only be able to drop throwable eggs; however, Legendary Poké Ball Pokémon can still spawn from Poké Balls and Party Balls full of Bob-ombs can still appear.

Clearing this event match will reward the player with the Final Destination stage and trophy. A special notice is displayed if the event match is cleared without losing a stock, stating, "You cleared Event 51, The Showdown, with no falls!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ホントの最終決戦 REAL Final Battle
France French Dream Team
Germany German Duell des Todes Duel of Death
Spain Spanish La batalla final The final battle
Italy Italian Prova di forza Strength test

Trivia[edit]