Temple is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is commonly known as Hyrule Temple, though its proper name is Temple (since "Hyrule" just notes Temple's location). An extremely large stage, it is banned in tournaments because its size provides opportunities for game-breaking camping and stalling.
In All-Star mode, this stage is played on when you face Zelda and any of her teammates.
The lower portion of the stage can be referred to as the Fight Club (coined by Nintendo Power), due to the fact that the surrounding environment keeps the opponent from leaving the stage or being knocked out easily. This results in high damage percentages and many attacks causing your opponent to fly around the screen. This has also caused a rise in the naming of certain KOs(most if not all require high damage):
- Field Goal: Koing an opponent through the upper right portion of the Fight Club
- Touchdown: Koing an opponent through the lower right portion of the Fight Club
- Flea Flicker: Opponent bounces off of the Needle (stalactite-looking protrusion) on the left portion of the stage and then continues to the right until the opponent is KOed off of the lower right portion of the stage.
- Needle KO: Opponent is hit into the Needle and is sent straight down and KOed off the bottom of the stage.
| Stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
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| Starter stages | Brinstar · Corneria · Fountain of Dreams · Great Bay · Green Greens · Icicle Mountain · Jungle Japes · Kongo Jungle · Mushroom Kingdom · Mute City · Onett · Pokémon Stadium · Princess Peach's Castle · Rainbow Cruise · Temple · Venom · Yoshi's Island · Yoshi's Story |
| Unlockable stages | Battlefield · Big Blue · Brinstar Depths · Final Destination · Flat Zone · Fourside · Mushroom Kingdom II · Poké Floats |
 Unlockable Past Stages
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Dream Land · Kongo Jungle · Yoshi's Island |