Prince of Sablé
| Prince of Sablé | |
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  Official artwork of Prince of Sablé from Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru. | |
| Universe | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru |
| Debut | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (1992) 
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| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (1992)
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| Console/platform of origin | Game Boy |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Designed by | Tomoyoshi Yamane |
| Voice actor | Yū Kobayashi |
The Prince of Sablé (サブレ王国の王子, Prince of the Sablé Kingdom) is the main protagonist from the Japan-only game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls).
Origin
The dust clouds are a reference to the combat mechanic in Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, which is a turn-based system that pits the player and their enemy in a battle within a dust cloud, exchanging hits until one is defeated. The ability to turn into a frog is gained through a potion given to the player by the witch Mandola, which allows the player to transform into a frog by touching cold water. Transforming back into a human requires the use of another potion bought from Mandola later in the game, which lets the player transform into a human by fainting (which can be achieved by eating Joy Fruit) or into a snake by eating snake eggs.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Prince appears under the romanization "Sabure Prince" as a sticker.
| Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabure Prince | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru |  Attack +31
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.png) Sabure Prince (Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru) |
In Super Smash Bros. 4
As an Assist Trophy
Prince of Sablé appears as an Assist Trophy and can transform into his frog or snake forms and trap opponents in dust clouds dealing up to 25% damage. As a frog, he jumps about the stage in large arcs, and as a snake, he slithers back and forth along platforms, sometimes falling off of them. Before he disappears, he will say さらばだ, translating to "Farewell". He is one of the few Assist Trophies that can be attacked.
Trophy
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, this trophy is a Challenge reward for collecting over 300000G.
- Prince of Sablé
- A naive but kind prince in the Game Boy title Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru. He sets off on a journey to the Mille-Feuille Kingdom to rescue the kidnapped Princess Tiramisu. If you summon him in this game, he'll turn into either a frog or a snake. When a foe gets close, he'll kick up a cloud of white smoke and go on the offensive.
: Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Japan)
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As an Assist Trophy
The Prince of Sablé returns as an Assist Trophy, functioning similarly to how he did in Smash 4, but has been slightly nerfed overall. The rapid smoke attack has a smaller hitbox, as does the final attack, and the finishing attack deals slightly less knockback. KOing him now earns a point. He is also a Legend spirit and can be obtained after enhancing the Frog & Snake spirit.
Spirits
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slot | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,143 |  |
Frog & Snake |  |
★★ | 3 | Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru |
| 1,144 | |
Prince of Sablé | |
★★★★ | 3 | Transformation Duration ↑ |
Trivia
- When first revealing the character as an assist trophy on Miiverse, Masahiro Sakurai noted that he did not know what the Prince's name is. This references how the Prince of Sablé does not have an official name, and is instead named by the player at the start of the game.
- The Prince of Sablé's sword is fully modeled and textured in SSB4 despite never being removed from its sheath and thus not normally being visible to the player. Looking at the design of the sword in the game's data reveals that it accurately matches the design seen in concept art for Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru.
- So far, the Prince of Sablé is the only Assist Trophy to have debuted on the original Game Boy console.
- For reasons unknown, the Prince of Sablé's voice clip that plays when the player summons him does not appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Sound Test.
- If the Prince of Sablé touches water—regardless of whether fighters can swim in it—he will instantly turn into a frog, referencing how it had the same effect upon him in Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru.
Gallery
Prince of Sablé's Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, which also depicts his frog and snake forms.
The Prince of Sablé in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with Little Mac.
