Pyrosphere

Pyrosphere
Universe	Metroid
Appears in	SSB4 (Wii U)
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Futuristic
Maximum players	8
Tracks available	Vs. Ridley Title (Metroid) Escape Sector 1 Vs. Parasite Queen Vs. Meta Ridley Multiplayer (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) Psycho Bits Nemesis Ridley Lockdown Battle Theme Bolded tracks must be unlocked
Tournament legality Smash 4 Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned
Article on Metroid Wiki	Sector 3 (Pyrosphere)

Pyrosphere (パイロスフィア, Pyrosphere) is a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The stage is set in the Pyrosphere area of Metroid: Other M.

Overview

The main body of the Pyrosphere stage is fairly long aerial platform with a metallic surface. Above it float four platforms, arranged in a parallelogram shape. These platforms are also metallic, with a strip of green along the side. The lava appears pouring in the background, but doesn't affect the playing area.

As the stage boss, Ridley attacks players, but if he receives enough damage, he can be recruited as an ally of one of the playable characters. It is also possible for him to transform into Meta Ridley, and ultimately defeating him counts as a point. FG II-Grahams, Joulions, and Zeros appear as enemies on the stage, as well.

On Miiverse, Masahiro Sakurai provided a caption when revealing the stage, which reads "An enemy from Samus's past may appear at any second…" On the April 8, 2014 Nintendo Direct, the shadow of Ridley could be seen chasing Pikachu, providing even more evidence of Ridley appearing, though Ridley himself - sans a small part of his tail - was not directly seen. Ridley's role as a stage boss was ultimately confirmed in the October 2014 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza.

Origin

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The Geothermal Power Plant in Other M where Ridley is fought.

Pyrosphere is a significant area in Metroid: Other M. The stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is based on the Geothermal Power Plant in the Pyrosphere inside of the Bottle Ship. It is there that Samus Aran would encounter and battle the newly-cloned Ridley. This area's appearance in Other M is mostly the same as it is in Smash 4; the bridge that Ridley burns down, the magma-eruption port that Samus destroys to light the area, and the hole in the wall that Ridley creates while escaping are all in their post-battle state in Smash 4, though the hole has been moved slightly to the right and there is another hole to the right of the door for unknown reasons. Also, the four floating platforms of the stage are not present in Other M.

During the fight at the Geothermal Power Plant against Ridley, he could harden his skin and alter its pigments to a black color, rendering himself invulnerable to Samus' Plasma Beam. In Smash 4, this is done by him absorbing the energy from the vats on either side of the stage to further augment his strength, and is also noted as a transformation into Meta Ridley.

Ω Form

The main platform is used in the Omega form. Ridley, smaller platforms and other hazards do not appear.

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  Ω form

Glitches

• There is a glitch where when Ridley is about to dive onto the stage, a Dragoon attack will make Ridley function in the background instead of the foreground. However, fireballs and platforms act normally. The player can only defeat Ridley by using a Dragoon.

Gallery

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  Ridley, the Stage Boss, alongside Zero Suit Samus.

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  The First Screenshot of the Stage

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  Link and Kirby on Pyrosphere.

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  Donkey Kong, Mario, and Luigi on Pyrosphere.

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  Air view of the lava pit. Samus is in her morph ball form, and Fox can be seen walking off screen.

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  Mario, Bowser, and Peach on Pyrosphere.

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  A clear view of both holes in the wall.

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  A close-up of one of the holes in the wall in the background.

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  Mother Brain in the Pyrosphere.

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  Ridley's shadow shown in the 4/8/14 Nintendo Direct.

Update history

1.0.2

• Added 8-player mode version of the stage (already had an 8-player omega form). This version of Pyrosphere removes Ridley and other stage hazards.

Trivia

• The Pyrosphere appears as a stage in Dead or Alive: Dimensions as the "Geothermal Power Plant", with Ridley as a stage hazard but without floating the platforms featured in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. This makes it one of five stages in the Super Smash Bros. series to be featured as a stage in other fighting games, with the others being the Boxing Ring, Green Hill Zone, Suzaku Castle, and Midgar.