Freezie

A Freezie (, furīzā) is an Item in both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Origin
The Freezie is an enemy in the Mario Bros. arcade game and all of its subsequent remakes. It appeared in later levels to complicate the terrain. It would move along the platforms, then eventually cover one of them completely in ice, destroying itself in the process. This made the platform extremely slippery for players. If Mario made contact with a Freezie, he would lose a life and the only way to kill it was to jump into the platform below it.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
When a Freezie appears in SSBM, it slides across the stage on its own, speeding up if it encounters a slope. When picked up and thrown, any character hit by the Freezie will be frozen and knocked upwards. Freezies can break if attacked before being picked up. Freezies could easily KO a character at respectable percentages, as well as keeping characters trapped long enough to take a lot of damage.

SSBM trophy description

 * "Freezies slip and slide along smooth surfaces and will happily slide off the edge of a stage if left alone. In Mario Bros., they would stop and freeze portions of the ground; in Super Smash Bros. Melee, they can be picked up and hurled as weapons. Hit a foe with a Freezie, and he or she will be temporarily encased in a huge block of ice."


 * Game: Mario Bros. (Arcade 1983)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Freezie item in SSBB retains the same design and method of use from its Melee counterpart. However, their knockback and freeze time have been considerably reduced, and frozen characters fall much slower, making it harder to KO with.

SSBB trophy description

 * An item that freezes people. If you're frozen, you can't lift a finger to defend yourself. You can break out of ice by shaking the Control Stick back and forth. Hit someone with a Freezie, and you'll hear delightful sound declaring your success, but frozen enemies don't fly very far. Freezies tend to break easily when carried.


 * Mario Bros. (1983)
 * Super Mario Advance (2001)

Trivia

 * In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if a player is Star KO'd while frozen, it is possible to see them still frozen while being KO'd.
 * When attacked, in SSBM, the Freezie would break immediately, while in Brawl, it takes several hits. When broken in Brawl, you will take a small amount of damage if hit with a direct move.