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'''The Showdown''' is the 51st and final [[event match]] of 51 in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events. This event match gives the player a choice to play as any playable character before the match, like most event matches. The match is a 3 [[stock]] match, and there are 3 opponents: [[Giga Bowser]], [[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]], and [[Mewtwo (SSBM)|Mewtwo]]. | '''The Showdown''' is the 51st and final [[event match]] of 51 in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events. This event match gives the player a choice to play as any playable character before the match, like most event matches. The match is a 3 [[stock]] match, and there are 3 opponents: [[Giga Bowser]], [[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]], and [[Mewtwo (SSBM)|Mewtwo]]. All are antagonists from highly represented franchises and share a [[darkness]] attack; Giga Bowser from [[Mario (universe)|the ''Mario'' franchise]] (though not debuting from that series), Ganondorf from [[The Legend of Zelda (universe)|the ''Zelda'' franchise]], and Mewtwo from [[Pokémon (universe)|the ''Pokémon'' franchise]] in ''[[bulbapedia:M01|Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. The match takes place on [[Final Destination (SSBM)|Final Destination]], which is unlocked after clearing this event. | ||
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*The Showdown is arguably the "final boss" of ''Melee'', with its unforgiving difficulty, choice of opponents, usage of the ''Melee'' theme (which in theory has not been heard in play since [[Event 1: Trouble King|Event 1]]), and status of unlocking Final Destination on completion (which is very likely to be the last non-Past Stage to be unlocked). Indeed, many casual players tend to use this event as a yardstick of skill. | *The Showdown is arguably the "final boss" of ''Melee'', with its unforgiving difficulty, choice of opponents, usage of the ''Melee'' theme (which in theory has not been heard in play since [[Event 1: Trouble King|Event 1]]), and status of unlocking Final Destination on completion (which is very likely to be the last non-Past Stage to be unlocked). Indeed, many casual players tend to use this event as a yardstick of skill. | ||
**Oddly enough, the event's difficulty is not really due to the opponents themselves: they are only levels 5 and 6, they deal slightly less knockback than usual, and Giga Bowser takes 50% more knockback (effectively making him the lightest of the three opponents). The main source of the difficulty is Giga Bowser's size combined with [[Team Attack]] being off, resulting in up to half of the stage being covered in hitboxes most of the time, in addition to the lack of lucky/overpowering items. | **Oddly enough, the event's difficulty is not really due to the opponents themselves: they are only levels 5 and 6, they deal slightly less knockback than usual, and Giga Bowser takes 50% more knockback (effectively making him the lightest of the three opponents). The main source of the difficulty is Giga Bowser's size combined with [[Team Attack]] being off, resulting in up to half of the stage being covered in hitboxes most of the time, in addition to the lack of lucky/overpowering items. | ||
*The final event match in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|''Brawl'']], [[Event 41: The FINAL, Final Battle|The FINAL, Final Battle]], is very similar to this event match, with [[Mario (SSBB)|Giant Mario]] replacing Giga Bowser and [[Sonic (SSBB)|Sonic]] and [[Snake (SSBB)|Snake]] succeeding Mewtwo and Ganondorf. That event match is also fought on [[Final Destination (SSBB)|the corresponding Final Destination]]. | *The final event match in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|''Brawl'']], [[Event 41: The FINAL, Final Battle|The FINAL, Final Battle]], is very similar to this event match, with [[Mario (SSBB)|Giant Mario]] replacing Giga Bowser and [[Sonic (SSBB)|Sonic]] and [[Snake (SSBB)|Snake]] succeeding Mewtwo and Ganondorf. That event match is also fought on [[Final Destination (SSBB)|the corresponding Final Destination]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:09, September 14, 2013
| Event 51 The Showdown | |
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| Official description | Giga Bowser, Mewtwo and Ganondorf unite! |
| Character(s) used | Choose (3 stock) |
| Opponent(s) | Ganondorf (3 stocks) Mewtwo (3 stocks) Giga Bowser (3 stocks) |
| Stage(s) | Final Destination |
| Music | Multi-Man Melee 2 |
| Availability | Unlockable |
The Showdown is the 51st and final event match of 51 in Super Smash Bros. Melee, unlocked upon clearing the previous 50 events. This event match gives the player a choice to play as any playable character before the match, like most event matches. The match is a 3 stock match, and there are 3 opponents: Giga Bowser, Ganondorf, and Mewtwo. All are antagonists from highly represented franchises and share a darkness attack; Giga Bowser from the Mario franchise (though not debuting from that series), Ganondorf from the Zelda franchise, and Mewtwo from the Pokémon franchise in Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. The match takes place on Final Destination, which is unlocked after clearing this event.
Rewards
After beating this event, Final Destination is unlocked as a playable VS. mode stage, as well as its corresponding trophy. A special message is displayed if the event is cleared without losing a stock, saying, "You cleared Event 51, The Showdown, with no falls!"
Trivia
- The Showdown is arguably the "final boss" of Melee, with its unforgiving difficulty, choice of opponents, usage of the Melee theme (which in theory has not been heard in play since Event 1), and status of unlocking Final Destination on completion (which is very likely to be the last non-Past Stage to be unlocked). Indeed, many casual players tend to use this event as a yardstick of skill.
- Oddly enough, the event's difficulty is not really due to the opponents themselves: they are only levels 5 and 6, they deal slightly less knockback than usual, and Giga Bowser takes 50% more knockback (effectively making him the lightest of the three opponents). The main source of the difficulty is Giga Bowser's size combined with Team Attack being off, resulting in up to half of the stage being covered in hitboxes most of the time, in addition to the lack of lucky/overpowering items.
- The final event match in Brawl, The FINAL, Final Battle, is very similar to this event match, with Giant Mario replacing Giga Bowser and Sonic and Snake succeeding Mewtwo and Ganondorf. That event match is also fought on the corresponding Final Destination.
