Frozen turnip glitch

The frozen turnip glitch is a Super Smash Bros. Melee technique discovered by Afrotaki circa December 2002. The glitch is exclusive to Version 1.0 and occurs when a character holding an item is hit on the first frame of an attack that hides held items on its first frame. The cause of the glitch was discovered by Evsen in December 2015.

Overview

Only two attacks are capable of performing the glitch: Peach's Parasol and Mr. Game & Watch's down tilt. Specifically, these are the only attacks that, upon initiation, cause the character to hide a currently held item to allow for the standard attack animation. This glitch was first discovered with Peach's Turnips/Vegetables, resulting in its name. If done correctly, once the character holding the item has been hit, the held item remains frozen in place for the rest of the match. It does not animate and does not move when thrown, and hangs in the air indefinitely (though some items expire after a length of time). It can be regrabbed and moved elsewhere, causing the item's grabbable range to increase each time it is moved, which can stretch over the entire screen if this is repeated many times. The item retains its hitbox, though some items can only strike once, while others can hit repeatedly. If the item has an extra function, it may or may not work correctly if regrabbed (like the Fire Flower continuously shooting out non-damaging flames).

The glitch has occurred in a tournament in a pools match of Armada versus Savestate at Super Smash Con 2018. It was Armada's first time encountering it in a tournament, and coincidentally his last Melee singles tournament before his retirement.

Applications

Due to only existing on a seldom played version of the game, there is very little documentation and a non-existant metagame around the glitch. If the 1.0 version is used, it is incredibly useful. Items with hitboxes that extend incredibly far past its model is useful for surprising the opponent and a potent gimping tool. If the player can extend the hitbox enough times to cover the whole screen, they are effectively untouchable and nothing short of quickly taking a stock while invincible can make the opponent win the game.

The glitch has occurred in a tournament in a pools match of Armada versus Savestate at Super Smash Con 2018. It was Armada's first time encountering it in a tournament, and coincidentally his last Melee singles tournament before his retirement.

External links

• Frozen Turnip Glitch finally solved (includes details on every item's behaviour)