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(your effort is appreciated, but I'll be undoing it for now because I can confirm Falco getting Zelda's (as the top-of-page image shows), which means your results are at best incomplete (I'll test it myself))
(here's the explanation, I'll be working on the exact results next)
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[[File:Stock Character Glitch SSBM.png|thumb|250px|The glitch in action, showing a {{SSBM|Zelda}} stock icon over {{SSBM|Falco}}'s.]]
[[File:Stock Character Glitch SSBM.png|thumb|250px|The glitch in action, showing a {{SSBM|Zelda}} stock icon over {{SSBM|Falco}}'s.]]
The '''stock glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' that allows the player to play as a [[character]] with the stock design of another character. This will also show the character of the stock design they're using underneath the character roster. Also, the token will be on the character they're actually using to fight when they do this glitch. If the player presses [[Y]] or [[X button|X]] after they've done the glitch correctly, the bottom of the screen will show the actual character and the stock glitch won't work. The glitch was discovered in 2009.
The '''stock glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' that allows the player to play as a [[character]] with the stock design of another character.


The stock glitch can be seen in both tournament and friendly matches. Smashers often use the stock icons of [[Tier list|low-tiered]] characters, such as Kirby or Zelda for humorous effect.
To perform the glitch, the player must first select the character they wish to play as. After this, they must hit the [[B]] button once, then hover their selection marker over another character without pressing the [[A button|A]] button. Instead, they must press the [[Y]] button once, which selects the previous costume of the hovered character, then press [[L]] + [[R]] + [[Start/Pause Button|Start]] to return to the main menu. After this, they must go back to the mode they were previously selecting a character for. If done correctly, the glitch should occur, and display a wrong character picture over the correct name on the selection screen; this displayed costume is the one which stock icon will be used for the selected character in the match. Changing characters or costumes will fix the glitch.


==Initiating the glitch==
The stock glitch was discovered in 2009 and can be seen in both tournament and friendly matches, mostly for humorous effect.
To perform the glitch, the player must first select a character. After this, they must hit the [[B]] button once, then place the icon over another character. However, they must not press the [[A button|A]] button. Instead, they must press the [[Y]] button once, then press [[L|L]] + [[R]] + [[Start/Pause Button|Start]]. After this, they must go back to VS. Mode and Melee, and press [[Start/Pause Button|Start]]. If done correctly, the glitch should occur.


For an unknown reason, {{SSBM|Kirby}}, {{SSBM|Yoshi}}, and {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} are unable to perform the glitch and cannot have different stock designs.
==Explanation and results==
Using the L+R+Start combination to quit the selection screen and return to the main menu, following by returning to the same character selection screen, results in the game combining the character that was selected with the costume that was hovered. For example, if the hovered costume is number 3, then the selected character will end up wearing their third costume upon re-entering the selection screen. In most cases this just results in an unexpected costume choice. However, if the selected character has fewer costumes than the hovered selection - for example, they only have 4 costumes, but are being instructed to load costume number 5 or 6 - then the game ends up loading another character's matching 5th or 6th costume.


==Video==
==Video==

Revision as of 16:24, May 3, 2015

The glitch in action, showing a Zelda stock icon over Falco's.

The stock glitch is a glitch in Super Smash Bros. Melee that allows the player to play as a character with the stock design of another character.

To perform the glitch, the player must first select the character they wish to play as. After this, they must hit the B button once, then hover their selection marker over another character without pressing the A button. Instead, they must press the Y button once, which selects the previous costume of the hovered character, then press L + R + Start to return to the main menu. After this, they must go back to the mode they were previously selecting a character for. If done correctly, the glitch should occur, and display a wrong character picture over the correct name on the selection screen; this displayed costume is the one which stock icon will be used for the selected character in the match. Changing characters or costumes will fix the glitch.

The stock glitch was discovered in 2009 and can be seen in both tournament and friendly matches, mostly for humorous effect.

Explanation and results

Using the L+R+Start combination to quit the selection screen and return to the main menu, following by returning to the same character selection screen, results in the game combining the character that was selected with the costume that was hovered. For example, if the hovered costume is number 3, then the selected character will end up wearing their third costume upon re-entering the selection screen. In most cases this just results in an unexpected costume choice. However, if the selected character has fewer costumes than the hovered selection - for example, they only have 4 costumes, but are being instructed to load costume number 5 or 6 - then the game ends up loading another character's matching 5th or 6th costume.

Video

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See also


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