Home stage

A home stage is the stage that is most commonly associated with a character, by the game and/or by players. The subject of home stages can at times be somewhat confusing in the Super Smash Bros. series. In both Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, there are playable characters who do not have a stage belonging to their "universe". In addition, certain characters in SSBM have more than one stage. As secret characters are fought on stages specific to each of those characters, and SSBM's All-Star mode also gives each character a "home" stage, it's possible to determine which characters "own" which stages, even though the results may occasionally cause confusion.

Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., each of the eight starter characters has their own stage. Of the four secret characters, two - (Luigi and Jigglypuff) - share their stages with the starter characters from their universe (Mario and Pikachu, sharing Peach's Castle and Saffron City, respectively). The remaining two characters have their home stages defined by where they are fought when they are unlocked. Captain Falcon is fought at Samus' Planet Zebes, while Ness is unlocked by defeating him at Kirby's Dream Land stage. Thus, Captain Falcon and Ness may be considered to have these stages as their home stages. There is another stage from the Mario series, Mushroom Kingdom, which is sometimes considered as Luigi's stage.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the situation is somewhat more complicated. While secret characters all have a stage of their own for the purpose of unlocking them, all characters have a stage associated with them for the purposes of All-Star mode.

Character	Home stage	Mario	Rainbow Ride
Peach	Princess Peach's Castle
Bowser	Yoshi's Island
Dr. Mario	Mushroom Kingdom
Luigi	Mushroom Kingdom 2
Yoshi	Yoshi's Story
DK	Kongo Jungle
Captain Falcon	Mute City
Ganondorf	Brinstar Depths
Falco	Venom
Fox	Corneria
Kirby	Green Greens
Ness	Onett
Ice Climbers	Icicle Mountain
Samus	Brinstar
Zelda/Sheik	Temple
Link	Great Bay
Young Link	Jungle Japes
[[Pichu]	Fourside
Pikachu	Pokémon Stadium
Jigglypuff	Poké Floats
Mewtwo	Battlefield
Mr. Game and Watch	Flatzone
Marth	Fountain of Dreams
Roy	Final Destination

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the situation becomes even more complicated, and not all characters have a home stage. However, when a character must be fought in order to be unlocked, either another stage from their universe, the stage Battlefield, or the stage Final Destination are used. A partial list is below:

• Mario - Mario Circuit/Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
• Luigi - Luigi's Mansion
• Peach - Delfino Plaza
• Bowser - Mushroomy Kingdom
• Wario - WarioWare
• Yoshi - Yoshi's Island/Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Island
• Ike/Marth - Castle Siege
• Link/Zelda/Ganondorf - Temple/Bridge of Eldin/Final Destination
• Toon Link - Pirate Ship
• Fox/Falco/Wolf - Lylat Cruise/Corneria
• Captain Falcon - Port Town Aero Dive/Big Blue
• Kirby/King Dedede - Battlefield/Dream Land: Green Greens
• Samus - Frigate Orpheon/Planet Zebes: Brinstar
• Zero Suit Samus - Norfair
• Mr. Game and Watch - Flat Zone 2
• Donkey Kong - 75m
• Diddy Kong - Jungle Japes/Rumble Falls
• Lucario - Spear Pillar
• Ice Climbers - Summit
• Pokemon Trainer/Pikachu/Jigglypuff - Pokemon Stadium 2/Kanto: Pokémon Stadium
• Sonic - Green Hill Zone
• Pit - Skyworld
• Snake - Shadow Moses Island
• Captain Olimar - Distant Planet
• Lucas/Ness - New Pork City/Eagleland: Onett
• Meta Knight - Halberd
• R.O.B. - Mario Bros. (stage)

Other home stages:

• Nintendo DS - PictoChat
• Electroplankton - Hanenbow
• Animal Crossing - Smashville
• Fighting Alloy Team - Battlefield (SSBB)
• Master Hand/Crazy Hand/Tabuu - Final Destination (SSBB)
• Sandbag - Home-run Stadium (SSBB)
• All-Star Mode - All-Star Teleporter
• Target - Target Smash!!
• Subspace Emissary - Subspace Emissary Stages
• Stage Builder - Sample Stages/CD Factory

Master Hand,Crazy Hand and Tabuu are non-playable characters.

Sandbag and Target are inanimate characters.

Subspace Emissary,All-Star Mode and Stage Builder are only game modes.

Nintendo DS, Electroplankton and Animal Crossing are representative elements.

Home advantage

There is no clear or consistent benefit to a character fighting on his "home stage." In some cases it may be to a character's disadvantage to be fighting on his home stage, for example Ness is unable to use his third jump when knocked between buildings in Fourside(Melee). In SSBB, Donkey Kong's Final Smash makes him immobile. If used on Rumble Falls, a scrolling stage, it will possibly result in a self-destruct, but when he is using his airborne, he moves along with the stage. However, in contrast, some stages do offer advantages to some characters. For example, Zelda's Final Smash is much easier to use, and harder to dodge on the Bridge of Eldin.