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|caption      = [[File:EarthboundSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Magicant as it appears in ''Smash''.
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|music        = <small>''{{SSB4MusicLink|EarthBound|Magicant / Eight Melodies (Mother)}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|EarthBound|Smiles and Tears}}'' ([[Alternate music|Alternate]])
|unlockcriteria = Unlock {{SSB4|Ness}}.
|availability  = [[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]]
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'''Magicant''' ({{ja|マジカント}}, ''Magicant'') is a stage in {{for3ds}}. It is {{SSB4|Ness}}'s [[home stage]], and it is where he is fought when being unlocked. The stage is unlocked along with him.
'''Magicant''' ({{ja|マジカント|Majikanto}}, ''Magicant'') is a stage in {{for3ds}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. In ''Smash 3DS'', it is where {{SSB4|Ness}} is fought when being unlocked, with the stage being unlocked along with him.


==Layout==
==Stage overview==
There are several platforms located around the stage, with a relatively larger one in the middle and two elevated platforms above it. Under the main platform is a tree which can also be stood on. There is also a small platform under the main platform. Occasionally, Dungeon Man, Mobile Sprouts, the Sky Runner, tomatoes, and octopus statues will appear, with the former two acting as moving platforms, and the latter two being breakable platforms.
The fight takes place in the sky in the clouds above the land of {{iw|wikibound|Magicant|EarthBound Beginnings}}.
The stage consists of four pink clouds which act as [[semisoft platform]]s: a main, large one in the middle, two smaller elevated ones near the sides, and a small one near the bottom.


[[Flying Man|Flying Men]] can sometimes appear on the right side of the stage, in front of the house situated on the platform. If a character walks by one, the Flying Man will fight for the player, akin to an Assist Trophy. The Flying Man can be defeated by other characters by knocking him off the stage or inflicting enough damage (if the latter happens, the Flying Man lies on the ground, flashes and disappears), and following this, a small tombstone spawns in the background, in front of the house; after some time, another Flying Man will spawn in the same location, repeating the process. After five Flying Men have been defeated, they will not spawn for the rest of the match.
Dungeon Man sometimes appears under the stage, slowly walking from one site to the other, with only his head being visible and acting as a moving platform. While he is under the middle platform, the small platform near the bottom disappears.


Occasionally in the background of this stage, a "rip" in sky opens and shows points in Ninten's and Ness's adventures in their respective games. These events include:
Several elements also occasionally appear on the middle and left platforms:
*a tree, which acts as a static [[soft platform]].
*a Mobile Sprout which walks back and forth, acting as a soft platform.
*the Sky Runner, which quickly drops down, remains suspended above the stage for a while and quickly rises back up into the sky. It is completely solid. It can be forced to rise up early if it is kicked upwards by a Flying Man.
*a tomato or an octopus statue which act as solid obstacles. They appear suddenly on a platform and slowly sink into it until they fall down. Characters hit by them while they fall take 20% damage. Attacking the tomato enough makes it break into pieces, while attacking and/or standing on the octopus statue makes it sink faster. If they fall on Dungeon Man's head, the tomato breaks, while the octopus statue will just abruptly disappear.
 
[[Flying Man|Flying Men]] sometimes appear on the right platform, in front of the shell-shaped house. If a character walks by him, the Flying Man will fight alongside them, akin to an Assist Trophy. The Flying Man can be defeated by other characters by knocking him off the stage or inflicting enough damage (if the latter happens, the Flying Man lies on the ground, flashes and disappears): following this, a small tombstone spawns in the background, in front of the house; after some time, another Flying Man will spawn in the same location, repeating the process. After all five Flying Men have been defeated, they will not spawn for the rest of the match.
 
Occasionally in the background of this stage, a "rip" in the sky opens and shows various points in {{s|wikibound|Ninten}}{{'}}s and [[Ness]]'s adventures in their respective games:
* Ninten outside his house with his dog, {{s|wikibound|Mick}}.
* Ninten outside his house with his dog, {{s|wikibound|Mick}}.
* Ninten on the roof of {{s|wikibound|Twinkle Elementary School}} meeting {{s|wikibound|Lloyd}}.
* Ninten on the roof of {{s|wikibound|Twinkle Elementary School}} meeting {{s|wikibound|Lloyd}}.
* Ness and Paula traveling in {{s|wikibound|Threed}} with citizens and enemy zombies in the area.
* Ness and Paula traveling in {{s|wikibound|Threed}} with citizens and enemy zombies in the area.
* Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo at the {{s|wikibound|Lumine Hall}} sanctuary with the scrolling text on the wall reading, "I'm Ness...". The text, however, has a different font than in ''EarthBound''.
* Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo at the {{s|wikibound|Lumine Hall}} sanctuary with the scrolling text on the wall reading, "I'm Ness...". The text, however, has a different font than in ''EarthBound''.
* Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo walking near the [[wikibound:Phase Distorter|Phase Distorter 3]] in {{s|wikibound|Saturn Valley}} before their departure to fight {{s|wikibound|Giygas}}.
* Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo walking near the [[wikibound:Phase Distorter|Phase Distorter 2]] in {{s|wikibound|Saturn Valley}} before their departure to fight {{s|wikibound|Giygas}}.
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', the rip does not occur when playing Local Wireless or Online.
 
===Ω forms and Battlefield form===
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', the platform is an extended version of the regular form's middle platform, and it is a [[hard platform]] as opposed to being a [[semisoft platform]] as in the regular form. Flying Men and Mobile Sprouts are absent, but the rip still occurs.
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the main platform of the [[Battlefield form]] and Ω form is similar to ''SSB4'''s Ω form; however, it is slightly redesigned and is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are also made of pink clouds and are unique to this form.
<gallery widths="200px">
Magicant_Omega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
SSBU-MagicantOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
SSBU-MagicantBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
</gallery>


==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:MagicantMother.png|thumb|left|200px|Magicant as it appears in ''Mother'']]
[[File:MagicantMother.png|thumb|left|Magicant as it appears in ''EarthBound Beginnings''.]]
Magicant is an area in ''[[wikibound:Mother (video game)|Mother]]'', in which {{s|wikibound|Queen Mary}} resides, for whom {{s|wikibound|Ninten}} collects the {{s|wikibound|Eight Melodies}}, and exists only in her mind. A similar location of the same name would also appear in ''{{b|EarthBound|game}}'' as a land in [[Ness]]'s mind, accessed by collecting the Eight Melodies, in which he rids [[wikibound:Ness's Nightmare|all evil within him]]. This stage is based off Magicant in ''Mother'', but contains elements from ''EarthBound'' as well. The design of the houses seen towards the back of the platforms are based off the houses of Magicant in ''Mother''; however, the house on the right platform is based off the Flying Men's house from Magicant in ''EarthBound''.
This stage is primarily based on {{s|wikibound|Magicant}} from ''{{iw|wikibound|Mother|video game}}'' (later released outside Japan as ''EarthBound Beginnings''), but also contains various elements from ''{{s|wikibound|Mother 2}}'' (localized as ''EarthBound'') as well.


Some of the residents of Magicant, in both ''Mother'' and ''EarthBound'', are the five [[Flying Man|Flying Men]]. Flying Men are bird-like creatures with human qualities that Ninten and Ness can recruit with them to help fight against enemies in Magicant. The Flying Men are said to represent Ness and Ninten's courage. When a Flying Man is killed in battle, a tombstone cross will appear next to their home, and another will appear for every Flying Man killed until all five are dead. In this stage, Flying Men can appear from their house on the right side of the stage and help fight potential enemies. The design of the Flying Men themselves is directly based off their 2D sprite in ''EarthBound''. When a Flying Man dies, a tombstone cross appears by the house.
In ''EarthBound Beginnings'', Magicant is a mysterious land made of pink clouds and light green rivers, and it is where {{s|wikibound|Queen Mary}} resides. The main goal of the game is gathering the {{s|wikibound|Eight Melodies}} around {{s|wikibound|America}} and singing the full song to Queen Mary, upon which it is revealed that Queen Mary is the embodiment of the consciousness of {{s|wikibound|Maria}}. She then recalls that she raised {{s|wikibound|Giegue}}, the main antagonist, and the melody was the lullaby she would sing to him. Magicant, which is revealed to have existed only in her mind, then disappears along with her. In this stage, the design of Magicant is retained; however, Queen Mary's castle is notably absent.


In ''EarthBound'', Ness's progress through areas was sometimes impeded by statues shaped like octupuses, and  the only way to get rid of them was by using the {{s|wikibound|Octopus Eraser Machine}} item invented by {{s|wikibound|Apple Kid}}. These statues occasionally spawn on the stage and disappear on their own. While the American version of ''EarthBound'' replaced the octopus statues with those of large pencils, the American version of ''SSB4'' does not make this alteration.
In ''EarthBound'', Magicant is a surreal land in {{s|wikibound|Ness}}'s mind and is accessed by collecting the Eight Melodies. The appearance of Ness's Magicant differs vastly from Queen Mary's, in that it appears as a colorful imaginary world that changes color as he talks to people there. The idea of the rip in the sky could be a reference to how Magicant contains memories of Ness's adventure, such as allowing him to meet various characters from his adventure who remind him of the things he did. Ness then has to travel through the {{s|wikibound|Sea of Eden}} in order to defeat [[wikibound:Ness's Nightmare|all evil in his mind]]. In this stage, the only element from ''EarthBound'''s Magicant is the giant tomato that occasionally appears.


The giant tomatoes that also occasionally appear are a reference to the giant tomatoes seen in Magicant from ''EarthBound''.
[[File:FlyingMenEarthBound.png|thumb|Flying Men as they appear in ''EarthBound''.]]
Five [[wikibound:Flying Man|Flying Men]] inhabit Magicant in both games: they are humanoid bird-like creatures which {{s|wikibound|Ninten}} and Ness can recruit to help them fight against enemies while in Magicant. They are said to represent Ness's and Ninten's courage. When a Flying Man is killed in battle, a tombstone with a cross will appear next to their home, and another will appear for every Flying Man killed until all five are dead. In this stage, the design of the Flying Men and their house is based on the ''EarthBound'' version.


[[wikibound:Mobile Sprout|Mobile Sprouts]] are enemies in ''EarthBound'' that are bipedal sprouts that can walk. In this stage, they have a chance of appearing and serve as moving platforms, but they do not actually harm players.
In ''Mother 2'', Ness's progress through areas was sometimes impeded by statues shaped like octopuses, and  the only way to get rid of them was by using the [[wikibound:Pencil Eraser|Octopus Eraser Machine]] item invented by {{s|wikibound|Apple Kid}}. The North American localization of ''EarthBound'' replaced the octopus statues with large pencil statues, though this change does not carry over to non-Japanese versions of ''Smash''.


Also in ''EarthBound'', Dr. Andonuts, [[Jeff]]'s father, created the {{s|wikibound|Sky Runner}} for air transportation. Initially used to rescue Ness and {{s|wikibound|Paula}} from {{s|wikibound|Threed}}'s graveyard, the group later reuses the ship in order to travel to Winters to meet up with Dr. Andonuts again. The Sky Runner sometimes appears on the stage, disappearing on its own a short time later.
{{s|wikibound|Mobile Sprout}}s are enemies in ''EarthBound'', appearing early in the game. They are walking bipedal sprouts which can summon more of themselves during battle.


{{s|wikibound|Dungeon Man}}, a companion that originally helped Ness and friends on their adventure through {{s|wikibound|Scaraba}}, also appears on the stage; he indirectly appears in the large human-dungeon hybrid he created in the game, and this large statue occasionally scrolls by on the lower end of the screen.
The {{s|wikibound|Sky Runner}} is a vehicle built by {{s|wikibound|Dr. Andonuts}}, [[Jeff]]'s father. Initially used to rescue Ness and {{s|wikibound|Paula}} from {{s|wikibound|Threed}}'s graveyard, the group later reuses the ship in order to travel to Winters to meet up with Dr. Andonuts, and again to travel to {{iw|Wikibound|Summers}}.


Contrary to their appearances on the stage, neither the Sky Runner nor Dungeon Man appear in Magicant in ''EarthBound''.
{{s|wikibound|Dungeon Man}} is the dungeon form of {{s|wikibound|Brick Road}}, created with help from Dr. Andonuts. In ''EarthBound'', he acts as both a visitable dungeon and as a traveling companion in the {{s|wikibound|Scaraba}} desert.
 
Note that in ''EarthBound'', the octopus statues, Mobile Sprouts, the Sky Runner, and Dungeon Man have no relationship at all to Magicant, however, they could appear on the stage just to reference Ness's memories of the moments in the game.


==Trophy==
==Trophy==
[[File:MagicantTrophy3DS.png|thumb|The Magicant trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'']]
{{Trophy
'''Magicant'''<br>
|name=Magicant
:''A magical world in Mother and EarthBound, brought to life by the memories of certain characters. In this game, Magicant is a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses, and even the Sky Runner may appear. Even the hulking Dungeon Man may show up. What an unusual battlefield...''
|image=MagicantTrophy3DS.png
|desc-ntsc=A magical world in Mother and EarthBound, brought to life by the memories of certain characters. In this game, Magicant is a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses, and even the Sky Runner may appear. Even the hulking Dungeon Man may show up. What an unusual battlefield...
|desc-pal=A world in Mother and EarthBound that brings your memories to life. In this game, it's a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses and the Sky Runner can appear at any moment. Dungeon Man might even show his face too, which, all in all, makes for a very unusual battle environment.
|game=ssb4-3ds
}}
{{clrl}}


==Trivia==
==Tournament legality==
*Magicant is the first ''EarthBound'' stage to be based on a location from ''[[wikibound:Mother (video game)|Mother]]''.
Magicant is usually [[banned]] in tournaments. The primary reason is due to the Flying Men being able to KO at low percentages, giving an advantage to the owner of it. The stage layout also provides many [[camping]] locations, particularly under the main body of the stage.
*A portion of the back of the Sky Runner is missing.


*Magicant is rather notorious for its numerous glitches:
==Gallery==
**If {{SSB4|Kirby}} uses [[Final Cutter]] on the very edge of the Sky Runner, he will begin quickly [http://youtu.be/u1uKJ2Jg9oA moving back and forward].
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
**Another glitch exists on the stage involving [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3qXX22W4w&list=UUrEiHFrJFI6F7MfgN3gTkVg Sonic quickly moving left and right]. It is currently unknown how or why this happens.
<gallery>
**There is also a glitch where if the player grabs a Flying Man in [[Training Mode]], and pauses during a throw, the Flying Man will be stuck inside the character. This can lead to further glitches, such as opponents also being trapped inside the character.
MobileSproutSSB3DS.jpg|A Mobile Sprout walking in the stage.
**No characters have shadows when you are on the small platform below the main stage.
3D Flying Man.png|A 3D Flying Man that was scrapped before the official release.
*In both Ness's unlock battle and in the [[All-Star Mode]], the Flying Men do not spawn.
</gallery>
*Flying Men were originally intended to be in 3D, and both a 3D model and a 2D sprite were developed; however, the 2D sprite was chosen. [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated in a weekly issue of Famitsu magazine that the reason the 2D sprite was chosen to lessen strain on the 3DS hardware. <ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-why-smash-bros-3ds-came-out-before-the-wii-u-version-changes-in-final-smashes-stage-tidbit/</ref>


==Gallery==
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MobileSproutSSB3DS.gif|A Mobile Sprout walking in the stage
SSBU-Magicant 2.png|Magicant in ''Ultimate''.
File:Magicant_Omega.jpg|[[Final Destination (SSB4)|Ω Mode]]
SSBUWebsiteLuigi1.jpg|{{SSBU|Luigi}} taunting on the stage.
File:3D Flying Man.png|A 3D Flying Man that was scrapped before the official release
File:FlyingMenEarthBound.png|Flying Men as they appear in ''EarthBound''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|マジカント|Majikanto}}, ''Magicant''
|en=Magicant
|fr=Magicant
|es=Magicant
|de=Magicant
|it=Magicant
|nl=Magicant
|ru={{rollover|Грезия|Greziya|?}}, ''Dreamia''
|ko={{rollover|매지컨트|Maejikeonteu|?}}, ''Magicant''
|zh=Magicant
|pt=Magicant
}}
==Trivia==
*Magicant is the first ''EarthBound'' universe stage to be based on a location from ''{{s|wikibound|EarthBound Beginnings}}''.
*Non-Asian versions of ''Ultimate'' label the stage as originating from ''EarthBound''. However, the ''EarthBound'' logo used for Magicant lacks the outer glow of the one used for Onett and Fourside; this refers to the ''EarthBound'' series as a whole rather than the game ''EarthBound''.
*The appearance of the {{s|wikibound|Urban Zombie}} in one of the rips in the sky uses a color palette that is inaccurate to their original appearance in ''EarthBound''.{{fact}}
*A portion of the back of the Sky Runner is missing.
*If {{SSB4|Cloud}} uses [[Omnislash]], the void of this stage can easily be seen on the upper portion of the screen.
*In ''Ultimate'', during the screen zoom of [[Sudden Death]] and [[Super Sudden Death]], Flying Men will spawn in and immediately die, before even being tagged in.
*In ''for 3DS'', Magicant is rather notorious for its numerous glitches:
**If {{SSB4|Kirby}} uses [[Final Cutter]] on the very edge of the Sky Runner, he will begin [http://youtu.be/u1uKJ2Jg9oA rapidly moving back and forward]. This was fixed in update 1.0.5.
**If the player [[grab]]s a Flying Man in [[Training Mode]], and pauses during a [[throw]], the Flying Man will be stuck inside the character. This can lead to further glitches, such as opponents also being trapped inside the character. This was also fixed in update 1.0.5.
**Characters don't have shadows when they are on the small platform below the main stage.
*In ''for 3DS'', in both Ness's unlock battle and in the [[All-Star Mode]], the Flying Men do not spawn.
*During development, both a 3D model and a 2D sprite were developed for the Flying Men, with the model being rejected in favor of the sprite. [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated during his weekly magazine column that the sprite was chosen to lessen strain on the 3DS hardware, and because the development team felt it looked better. He also mentioned that the model was later recycled during development of [[DLC]] and became a [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Wave 3|costume]] for the {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}.<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-why-smash-bros-3ds-came-out-before-the-wii-u-version-changes-in-final-smashes-stage-tidbit/</ref><ref>http://sourcegaming.info/2016/02/21/nintendodream3/</ref>
**Despite the Switch having more powerful hardware, the Flying Men still use their 2D sprite in ''Ultimate''.
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', zooming in to the interior of Dungeon Man's model reveals the remnants of Brick Road, the man who built and became Dungeon Man.
*In [[World of Light]], Ness is found on a pink cloud with a similar appearance to Magicant.
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', if an opponent is hit with a [[meteor smash]] while they are above the stage, they will be launched below the stage, albeit with heavily reduced potency.
*In ''Ultimate'', the following [[Assist Trophies]] can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage: [[Skull Kid]], [[Nightmare]], [[Jeff]], [[Ashley]], [[Riki]], [[Dr. Wright]], [[Nintendog]], and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]. The [[Squid Sisters]] 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]], [[Arceus]], and [[Xerneas]]. [[Marshadow]] cannot be summoned here at all.
*{{SSBU|Steve}} picks up wool blocks instead of dirt blocks on this stage.


==References==
==References==
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EarthBound
Magicant
Magicant
SSB4 Magicant.jpg

EarthboundSymbol.svg
Magicant as it appears in Smash.
Universe EarthBound
Appears in SSB4 (3DS)
Ultimate
Availability Unlockable (3DS)
Starter (Ultimate)
Unlock criteria Unlock Ness.
Crate type Presents
Maximum players 8 (Ultimate only)
Music
Bolded tracks must be unlocked
for 3DS Main: Magicant / Eight Melodies (Mother)
Alternate: Smiles and Tears
Ultimate EarthBound series music
Main: Magicant
Alternate: Magicant (for 3DS / Wii U)
Tournament legality
Smash 4 Singles: Banned
Doubles: Banned
Ultimate Singles: Banned
Doubles: Banned
Article on WikiBound Magicant (EarthBound Beginnings)

Magicant (マジカント, Magicant) is a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In Smash 3DS, it is where Ness is fought when being unlocked, with the stage being unlocked along with him.

Stage overview[edit]

The fight takes place in the sky in the clouds above the land of Magicant. The stage consists of four pink clouds which act as semisoft platforms: a main, large one in the middle, two smaller elevated ones near the sides, and a small one near the bottom.

Dungeon Man sometimes appears under the stage, slowly walking from one site to the other, with only his head being visible and acting as a moving platform. While he is under the middle platform, the small platform near the bottom disappears.

Several elements also occasionally appear on the middle and left platforms:

  • a tree, which acts as a static soft platform.
  • a Mobile Sprout which walks back and forth, acting as a soft platform.
  • the Sky Runner, which quickly drops down, remains suspended above the stage for a while and quickly rises back up into the sky. It is completely solid. It can be forced to rise up early if it is kicked upwards by a Flying Man.
  • a tomato or an octopus statue which act as solid obstacles. They appear suddenly on a platform and slowly sink into it until they fall down. Characters hit by them while they fall take 20% damage. Attacking the tomato enough makes it break into pieces, while attacking and/or standing on the octopus statue makes it sink faster. If they fall on Dungeon Man's head, the tomato breaks, while the octopus statue will just abruptly disappear.

Flying Men sometimes appear on the right platform, in front of the shell-shaped house. If a character walks by him, the Flying Man will fight alongside them, akin to an Assist Trophy. The Flying Man can be defeated by other characters by knocking him off the stage or inflicting enough damage (if the latter happens, the Flying Man lies on the ground, flashes and disappears): following this, a small tombstone spawns in the background, in front of the house; after some time, another Flying Man will spawn in the same location, repeating the process. After all five Flying Men have been defeated, they will not spawn for the rest of the match.

Occasionally in the background of this stage, a "rip" in the sky opens and shows various points in Ninten's and Ness's adventures in their respective games:

  • Ninten outside his house with his dog, Mick.
  • Ninten on the roof of Twinkle Elementary School meeting Lloyd.
  • Ness and Paula traveling in Threed with citizens and enemy zombies in the area.
  • Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo at the Lumine Hall sanctuary with the scrolling text on the wall reading, "I'm Ness...". The text, however, has a different font than in EarthBound.
  • Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo walking near the Phase Distorter 2 in Saturn Valley before their departure to fight Giygas.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the rip does not occur when playing Local Wireless or Online.

Ω forms and Battlefield form[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the platform is an extended version of the regular form's middle platform, and it is a hard platform as opposed to being a semisoft platform as in the regular form. Flying Men and Mobile Sprouts are absent, but the rip still occurs.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the main platform of the Battlefield form and Ω form is similar to SSB4's Ω form; however, it is slightly redesigned and is resized and reshaped to match Final Destination and Battlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are also made of pink clouds and are unique to this form.

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

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

  • Ω form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

    Ω form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

  • Battlefield form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

    Battlefield form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin[edit]

Magicant as it appears in EarthBound Beginnings.

This stage is primarily based on Magicant from Mother (later released outside Japan as EarthBound Beginnings), but also contains various elements from Mother 2 (localized as EarthBound) as well.

In EarthBound Beginnings, Magicant is a mysterious land made of pink clouds and light green rivers, and it is where Queen Mary resides. The main goal of the game is gathering the Eight Melodies around America and singing the full song to Queen Mary, upon which it is revealed that Queen Mary is the embodiment of the consciousness of Maria. She then recalls that she raised Giegue, the main antagonist, and the melody was the lullaby she would sing to him. Magicant, which is revealed to have existed only in her mind, then disappears along with her. In this stage, the design of Magicant is retained; however, Queen Mary's castle is notably absent.

In EarthBound, Magicant is a surreal land in Ness's mind and is accessed by collecting the Eight Melodies. The appearance of Ness's Magicant differs vastly from Queen Mary's, in that it appears as a colorful imaginary world that changes color as he talks to people there. The idea of the rip in the sky could be a reference to how Magicant contains memories of Ness's adventure, such as allowing him to meet various characters from his adventure who remind him of the things he did. Ness then has to travel through the Sea of Eden in order to defeat all evil in his mind. In this stage, the only element from EarthBound's Magicant is the giant tomato that occasionally appears.

Flying Men as they appear in EarthBound.

Five Flying Men inhabit Magicant in both games: they are humanoid bird-like creatures which Ninten and Ness can recruit to help them fight against enemies while in Magicant. They are said to represent Ness's and Ninten's courage. When a Flying Man is killed in battle, a tombstone with a cross will appear next to their home, and another will appear for every Flying Man killed until all five are dead. In this stage, the design of the Flying Men and their house is based on the EarthBound version.

In Mother 2, Ness's progress through areas was sometimes impeded by statues shaped like octopuses, and the only way to get rid of them was by using the Octopus Eraser Machine item invented by Apple Kid. The North American localization of EarthBound replaced the octopus statues with large pencil statues, though this change does not carry over to non-Japanese versions of Smash.

Mobile Sprouts are enemies in EarthBound, appearing early in the game. They are walking bipedal sprouts which can summon more of themselves during battle.

The Sky Runner is a vehicle built by Dr. Andonuts, Jeff's father. Initially used to rescue Ness and Paula from Threed's graveyard, the group later reuses the ship in order to travel to Winters to meet up with Dr. Andonuts, and again to travel to Summers.

Dungeon Man is the dungeon form of Brick Road, created with help from Dr. Andonuts. In EarthBound, he acts as both a visitable dungeon and as a traveling companion in the Scaraba desert.

Note that in EarthBound, the octopus statues, Mobile Sprouts, the Sky Runner, and Dungeon Man have no relationship at all to Magicant, however, they could appear on the stage just to reference Ness's memories of the moments in the game.

Trophy[edit]

Magicant's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Magicant
NTSC A magical world in Mother and EarthBound, brought to life by the memories of certain characters. In this game, Magicant is a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses, and even the Sky Runner may appear. Even the hulking Dungeon Man may show up. What an unusual battlefield...
PAL A world in Mother and EarthBound that brings your memories to life. In this game, it's a cloud stage where giant tomatoes, metal octopuses and the Sky Runner can appear at any moment. Dungeon Man might even show his face too, which, all in all, makes for a very unusual battle environment.

Tournament legality[edit]

Magicant is usually banned in tournaments. The primary reason is due to the Flying Men being able to KO at low percentages, giving an advantage to the owner of it. The stage layout also provides many camping locations, particularly under the main body of the stage.

Gallery[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

  • A Mobile Sprout walking in the stage.

    A Mobile Sprout walking in the stage.

  • A 3D Flying Man that was scrapped before the official release.

    A 3D Flying Man that was scrapped before the official release.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

  • Magicant in Ultimate.

    Magicant in Ultimate.

  • Luigi taunting on the stage.

    Luigi taunting on the stage.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese マジカント, Magicant
UK English Magicant
France French Magicant
Germany German Magicant
Spain Spanish Magicant
Italy Italian Magicant
China Chinese Magicant
South Korea Korean 매지컨트, Magicant
Netherlands Dutch Magicant
Russia Russian Грезия, Dreamia
Portugal Portuguese Magicant

Trivia[edit]

  • Magicant is the first EarthBound universe stage to be based on a location from EarthBound Beginnings.
  • Non-Asian versions of Ultimate label the stage as originating from EarthBound. However, the EarthBound logo used for Magicant lacks the outer glow of the one used for Onett and Fourside; this refers to the EarthBound series as a whole rather than the game EarthBound.
  • The appearance of the Urban Zombie in one of the rips in the sky uses a color palette that is inaccurate to their original appearance in EarthBound.[citation needed]
  • A portion of the back of the Sky Runner is missing.
  • If Cloud uses Omnislash, the void of this stage can easily be seen on the upper portion of the screen.
  • In Ultimate, during the screen zoom of Sudden Death and Super Sudden Death, Flying Men will spawn in and immediately die, before even being tagged in.
  • In for 3DS, Magicant is rather notorious for its numerous glitches:
    • If Kirby uses Final Cutter on the very edge of the Sky Runner, he will begin rapidly moving back and forward. This was fixed in update 1.0.5.
    • If the player grabs a Flying Man in Training Mode, and pauses during a throw, the Flying Man will be stuck inside the character. This can lead to further glitches, such as opponents also being trapped inside the character. This was also fixed in update 1.0.5.
    • Characters don't have shadows when they are on the small platform below the main stage.
  • In for 3DS, in both Ness's unlock battle and in the All-Star Mode, the Flying Men do not spawn.
  • During development, both a 3D model and a 2D sprite were developed for the Flying Men, with the model being rejected in favor of the sprite. Masahiro Sakurai stated during his weekly magazine column that the sprite was chosen to lessen strain on the 3DS hardware, and because the development team felt it looked better. He also mentioned that the model was later recycled during development of DLC and became a costume for the Mii Brawler.[1][2]
    • Despite the Switch having more powerful hardware, the Flying Men still use their 2D sprite in Ultimate.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, zooming in to the interior of Dungeon Man's model reveals the remnants of Brick Road, the man who built and became Dungeon Man.
  • In World of Light, Ness is found on a pink cloud with a similar appearance to Magicant.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, if an opponent is hit with a meteor smash while they are above the stage, they will be launched below the stage, albeit with heavily reduced potency.
  • In Ultimate, the following Assist Trophies can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage: Skull Kid, Nightmare, Jeff, Ashley, Riki, Dr. Wright, Nintendog, and Shadow the Hedgehog. The Squid Sisters 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, Arceus, and Xerneas. Marshadow cannot be summoned here at all.
  • Steve picks up wool blocks instead of dirt blocks on this stage.

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-why-smash-bros-3ds-came-out-before-the-wii-u-version-changes-in-final-smashes-stage-tidbit/
  2. ^ http://sourcegaming.info/2016/02/21/nintendodream3/


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