Wily Castle

Wily Castle
Wily Castle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Universe	Mega Man
Appears in	SSB4 Ultimate
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Futuristic
Maximum players	8 (Wii U Ω form, Ultimate)
Tracks available	3DS version: Mega Man 2 Medley Mega Man 2 Retro Medley (Alternate) Wii U version: Mega Man 2 Medley Cut Man Stage Quick Man Stage Air Man Stage Spark Man Stage Shadow Man Stage Mega Man Retro Medley Mega Man 2 Retro Medley Mega Man 3 Retro Medley Mega Man 4-6 Retro Medley
Tournament legality Smash 4 Singles: Counterpick (Ω form only) Doubles: Banned

“	The base of Dr. Wily from Mega Man 2 can be seen in the background of this stage. At times a Yellow Devil will launch out from the castle and interfere with the battle.	”
—Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site

“	Hazards from the previous games for both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will appear on this stage. The Yellow Devil will cause a big explosion when it's defeated, but the player who landed the final attack doesn't take any damage. Use this to your advantage!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Wily Castle (ワイリー基地, Wily Base), also known as Skull Castle, is a stage that appears in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from the Mega Man series. It takes place in front of Dr. Wily's Castle as depicted in Mega Man 2. The recurring Yellow Devil boss from the Mega Man games also appears on this stage as a stage hazard/boss, exploding when enough damage is done to its eye by the players. Its main method of attacking is using his own body, similar to Mega Man.

Overview

The main body of the stage is a flat body which fighters cannot go underneath, similar to Yoshi's Story and Summit. There are two floating platforms at either side of the stage, suspended beyond the body of the stage. In Super Smash Bros. 4, depending on what version the game is, different platforms will appear with different functionally. On the Wii U version, rails similar to those in Guts Man's stage from the original Mega Man can appear around the platform, with a moving platform following as it does in that game. The rails can have breaks in them which, when the platform crosses them, cause it to drop temporarily until it reaches a solid rail again. There are several possible rail configurations. On the 3DS version, platforms will float downwards above the main stage and additional platforms can also appear to the left and right of the main stage, past its ledges; these include rail platforms with no breaks that move upwards, then downwards, with ledges that can be grabbed, as well as platforms that go back and forth along a pendulum-like path when landed on, similar to the ones from Bright Man's stage from Mega Man 4. In Ultimate, all platform types are included from both the 3DS and Wii U versions.

At times, parts of the Yellow Devil will ascend from the background, then descend and reassemble on the stage. The Yellow Devil acts as an obstacle and environmental hazard when formed, standing on either side of the stage (thus making it difficult to pass through him) while attacking players with a triple-shot from its single eye. After each laser barrage, it will disassemble and fling parts of its body to the other side of the stage, dealing damage to anyone it contacts with, before reassembling and repeating the process.

The Yellow Devil can be defeated by players if they deal a sufficient amount of damage to its only vulnerable spot, the eye. Once defeated, the Yellow Devil will create a slowly-expanding explosion that trap opponents, which does not affect the player who dealt the killing blow. The final hit deals significant damage and knockback, and the explosion counts as an attack for the player who landed the final blow. If left undefeated, the Yellow Devil will disassemble and fly off to the left or right before disappearing.

In the 3DS version, the stage takes place during the day; in the Wii U version and Ultimate, it takes place at night.

Ω form

The Ω form uses the same platform as the normal versions of each game. The Yellow Devil and scrolling platforms are absent.

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  Ω form (3DS Version)

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  Ω form (Wii U Version)

Tournament legality

While the Ω form of this stage is allowed, the standard stage is banned in tournaments due to the Yellow Devil commonly disrupting the match with its attacks and death explosion.

Origin

The Wily Castle in Mega Man 2.

In every game in the original series of Mega Man games, Dr. Wily would reside in a castle that could only be accessed by defeating the eight (six in the first Mega Man game) Robot Masters. Among the numerous robotic enemies found in the castle besides the rebuilt Robot Masters, the most notable enemy was the recurring boss, Yellow Devil. This boss was often among the last lines of defense against Mega Man, being fought at the end of certain stages in the castle. As for the castles themselves, there were often several different stages in them, one of which was usually reserved for fighting the rebuilt Robot Masters in a sort of Boss Rush Mode. At the end of the castle, Dr. Wily was the players' opponent, often fighting in countless varieties of mechs.

The version of Dr. Wily's Castle that appears in this stage is the one from Mega Man 2.

Depending on the version being played, different platforms appear. In the Wii U version, a rail carrying a moving platform appears. These rails have been a staple of the Mega Man series since the first game, where they appeared in Guts Man's stage and Dr. Wily's Castle. In the 3DS version, pendulum-like platforms similar to the ones in Bright Man's stage, and the rotating conveyor belt platforms in the Tako Trash boss room from Mega Man 4 appear, in addition to floating platforms modeled after the ones in Tomahawk Man's stage from Mega Man 6. In Ultimate, the two versions are combined into one.

Gallery

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  Wily Castle in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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  Wily Castle in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Samus posing in front of the castle.

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  Kirby with the Yellow Devil on this stage.

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  The Yellow Devil's signature attack of separating and reforming on the other side of the screen.

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  Mega Man, Mario, and Lucario attacking the Yellow Devil.

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  Note the platform moving along a rail.

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  Toon Link lying on the stage platform.

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  Pit and Villager on the stage looking at the Yellow Devil on top of the castle.

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  Starfy, a Luma, and Pikachu on the stage.

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  The Yellow Devil is defeated, and explodes. The explosion becomes a powerful attack for the player that landed the final blow.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Wily Castle in Ultimate

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  The Yellow Devil exploding in Ultimate.

Trivia

• Gaur Plain and Wily Castle, two non-Smash based stages which are common to both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4, appeared on home consoles and handhelds (Wii and New Nintendo 3DS for Xenoblade Chronicles, NES and Game Boy for Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II, respectively (although the castle in II is a different design)), although the handheld version of Xenoblade Chronicles came out after Smash Bros.
  • It was announced prior to Smash 3DS's release, however.
• Out of all of the shared stages in Smash 4, Wily Castle is one of two stages, the other being Gaur Plain, that has gameplay differences between the 3DS version and Wii U version
• The Yellow Devil actually originates from the first Mega Man, and makes no appearance of any kind in Mega Man 2, which is what the stage is primarily based on.
• Pausing Training Mode while the Yellow Devil is exploding will result in the explosion and the Yellow Devil's actual disappearance being desynched.