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 and is based on the Pyrosphere area in Metroid: Other M.

Overview

The main body of the Pyrosphere is a fairly long platform with a metallic surface held up by a massive metal shaft that reaches down below the surface of the lava. Above it float four metallic platforms, with glowing strips of green throughout. The lava appears pouring in the background, but doesn't affect the playing area.

As the stage boss, Ridley attacks players and can destroy floating platforms. He can increase his strength from absorbing energy from the tanks under the ledges, blackening his skin in the process. If he receives enough damage, he will become an ally to the attacker. Defeating him counts as a point in Timed matches. FG II-Grahams, Joulions, and Zeros appear as enemies on the stage as well. FG II-Graham units are mobile flying turrets that fire straight shots when hit. Joulions inflate then explode after being attacked. The weighty Zeros can be picked up and thrown.

Origin

File:Pyrosphere-OtherM.jpg

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 within the Pyrosphere area 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 SSB4; 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 SSB4, 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 to render himself invulnerable to Samus' Plasma Beam, signified by his darkened skin. In SSB4, he absorbs the energy from the vats on either side of the stage to further augment his strength. The result is erroneously stated as a transformation into Meta Ridley.

Ω Form

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

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  Ω form

Glitches

Attacking Ridley with the Dragoon when he is about to dive onto the stage will make him function in the background instead of the foreground. However, his fireballs remain potent, and he can still destroy the floatwing platforms. In this state, he can only be defeated by the use of Dragoons.

Gallery

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  Ridley behind Zero Suit Samus.

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  The first screenshot of the stage.

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  Link and Kirby on the Pyrosphere.

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  Donkey Kong, Mario, and Luigi on the 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 the 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 on 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 specifics of Ridley's role on the Pyrosphere was withheld from Miiverse over a year after its announcement on August 20, 2013, when Masahiro Sakurai revealed the stage with a caption stating "An enemy from Samus's past may appear at any second…" On the April 8, 2014 Nintendo Direct, Sakurai confirmed that stage bosses would appear after showing off the Yellow Devil with a clip of Pikachu being chased by Ridley on the Pyrosphere - although only his shadow, wings, and tail could be seen - implying that he was set to be a boss on the stage. Ridley was eventually shown and his role as a stage boss was ultimately detailed in the October 2014 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza.
• 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 four stages in the Super Smash Bros. series to be featured as a stage in other fighting games, the others being the Green Hill Zone, Suzaku Castle, and Midgar.