Event 17: Super Waterfall Climb
| Single Event 17 Super Waterfall Climb | |
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| Official description | "I want to climb a waterfall at high speed. Why? Because it's there." |
| Character(s) used | Zelda (1 stock) |
| Opponent(s) | Ice Climbers (unlimited stock) Ice Climbers (unlimited stock) |
| Stage(s) | Rumble Falls |
| Music | Battle for Storm Hill |
| Availability | Unlockable |
Super Waterfall Climb (超滝のぼり, Super Waterfall Climb) is the 17th solo event match out of a total of 41 in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is somewhat similar to Event 11: King of the Mountain, the 11th event in Melee.
As Zelda, the player must complete one full loop of Rumble Falls without being KO'd. While two sets of Ice Climbers serve as the opponents for this event, the stage itself proves to be the main obstacle; it scrolls much faster than usual (more so on harder difficulty levels), making it far more difficult to survive. The final score (should the player survive to the end) is determined by number of KO's.
It is possible to transform into Sheik once the event begins. Sheik can move and jump much faster than Zelda can, making it easier to complete the event, but the lengthy transformation time makes it difficult to execute at higher difficulties, and Sheik's up special move covers less distance than Zelda's.
Trivia
- The event description references English mountaineer George Mallory's reputed response to the question "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?"
- This solo event is also a reference to Event 17: Bounty Hunters (the 17th event in Melee). Because both are the 17th event, both take place on a Donkey Kong universe stage, and both have a female character as an assigned character.
