Arena Ferox

Fire Emblem Awakening Arena Ferox
Arena Ferox as it appears in Smash.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Appears in	SSB4 (3DS) Ultimate
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Normal
Maximum players	4 (3DS) 8 (Ultimate)
Music Bolded tracks must be unlocked for 3DS Main: Id (Purpose) Alternate: Fire Emblem Ultimate Fire Emblem series music Main: Id (Purpose) Alternate: Lost in Thoughts All Alone
Tournament legality Smash 4 Singles: Counterpick Doubles: Counterpick Ultimate Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned
Article on Fire Emblem Wiki	Arena Ferox

Arena Ferox (フェリア闘技場, Felia Arena) is a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In Smash 3DS and Ultimate, Lucina is fought here when being unlocked and Chrom is also fought here for his unlocking battle in the latter.

Stage overview

The Arena Ferox stage consists of a flat, medium sized stone platform. Similarly to Pokémon Stadium, the layout changes periodically. There are five different variations that can appear, in random order.

The first variation features destructible statues similar to those found in the second segment of Castle Siege. Both statues hold up soft platforms, with the left one holding one at an angle into the stage's center, while the right one holds two on top of each other: the bottom one is angled towards the center of the stage, and the top one is parallel to the stage's floor. There are crumbling pillars in the background.

The second variation features a moving set of gears with moving soft platforms to its left. Just right of this mechanism is a large, hard platform. To the rightmost part of the stage is another soft platform, which is the closest to the floor of the three platforms.

The third variation features two high, hard platforms at each end of the stage. The rightmost platform turns into a wall that connects to a small soft platform. In the middle of the stage is a similar structure to the rightmost platform, only with a high soft platform instead of a high hard platform. There are crumbling pillars in the background.

The fourth variation is the only one to be symmetrical, aside from the stage's default, flat form. It includes three soft platforms suspended by chains, in a somewhat similar layout to Battlefield. In the middle of the stage is a wall that suspends another soft platform. A wooden tower and wall appear in the background.

Ω forms and Battlefield form

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the Ω form only has the main platform featured. The stage also does not transform.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form and Battlefield form are similar to SSB4's Ω form with the addition of the rubble in the background; however, the main platform does not extend below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to match Final Destination and Battlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are based on the ones in the normal form.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Battlefield form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Hazards Off

With hazards off in Ultimate, Arena Ferox will appear in a random form at the beginning of the match and will remain in that form for the duration of the match.

In the first variation, the statues lose their hurtboxes and cannot be broken.

In the second variation, the moving platforms on the left still move.

In the third variation, no changes are made.

In the fourth variation, the chained platforms lose their hurtboxes and will not swing.

Tournament legality

Arena Ferox is a counterpick stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, but is rarely seen due to the intrusive features of some transformations, and the general rarity of the 3DS version in competitive settings.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Arena Ferox is universally banned. Ironically, the stage hazard toggle used universally across tournaments makes Arena Ferox worse suited for competitive play than it was in SSB4, as the stage transformations are randomly picked at the start of the match and permanent; all transformations except the first have intrusive features such as caves of life and walls that make the stage unacceptable for serious competitive play.

Origin

Arena Ferox as it appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

This stage is based on the Arena Ferox from Fire Emblem Awakening. It is a gladiatorial combat arena located in the nation of Regna Ferox, a warrior nation that lets strength in combat dictate its politics, and the rulers of the nation regularly use it to determine their future successors. Early in Awakening, the main character, Chrom, traveling from the halidom of Ylisse to the south, earns the support of the East-Khan, Flavia; however, due to her having lost the last tournament to the West-Khan, Basilio, Chrom and his companions must fight in this arena to ensure that Ylisse's future dealings regarding recent threats to the continent can proceed. His opponent is a masked sword-wielder named after Marth.

Update history

3.1.0

• Arena Ferox's on-screen appearances locations have been changed.

Gallery

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  Arena Ferox in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  The first variation of the stage, with statues.

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  The second variation of the stage, with platform-moving gears.

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  The third variation of the stage, with ruins in the background.

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  The fourth variation of the stage, with platforms suspended from chains.

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  Pit and Fox fighting in the arena.

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  Bowser and Samus fighting in the arena.

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  Mega Man and Samus both charging up their Charge Shot.

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  Marth in the arena.

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  Marth performing Dancing Blade on the stage.

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  Arena Ferox prior to transformation.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Captain Falcon taunting Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Ganondorf using his up smash on the stage.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フェリア闘技場	Felia Arena
English	Arena Ferox	—
French	Arène de Ferox	Ferox Arena
German	Feroxer Arena	—
Spanish	Coliseo de Regna Ferox	Regna Ferox Coliseum
Italian	Arena Ferox	—
Chinese (Simplified)	菲利亚斗技场	Felia Arena
Chinese (Traditional)	菲利亞鬥技場	Felia Arena
Korean	페록스 투기장	Ferox Arena
Dutch	Ferox-Arena	Ferox Arena
Russian	Арена Ферокс	Arena Ferox

Trivia

• Arena Ferox, in its original form from Awakening, is the setting of Lucina and Robin's reveal trailer, showing the two of them and Chrom fighting Captain Falcon (who was also revealed in the same trailer).
• This is the first Fire Emblem stage in the Super Smash Bros. series to be based off of a particular location rather than a generic stage based on a recurring theme.
• While the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS version of this stage much resembles how Arena Ferox looked in-game in Fire Emblem Awakening, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version appears to take more after how the area looks in cutscenes in that game. This is evident through the lighting on the arena proper being much brighter than the lighting on the stands, putting more focus on the battle.
• This is the only Fire Emblem stage to not have any walk-off blast lines.
• In Ultimate, the following Assist Trophies can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage: Skull Kid, Jeff, Ashley, Riki, Dr. Wright and the Squid Sisters. The Moon cannot be summoned on this stage at all. Additionally, the following Poké Ball Pokémon can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms: Togepi, Lugia, Gardevoir, Metagross, Kyogre, Palkia, Arceus, Victini, Meloetta and Xerneas.
• The stage's name translates from Latin to "fierce arena".