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The Boxing Ring (特設リング Tokusetsu Ringu?, "Special Ring") is a stage appearing in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. This stage originates from the Punch-Out!! Series, but it has an alternate version, where it is themed for the Super Smash Bros. series.
Design
A generic indoor stadium with a jumbotron, with a visible audience in the background, and fights taking place in a boxing ring. It has been shown that characters can stand on the ropes surrounding the ring and perform spring jumps off of them for extra height. It has also been shown that the lights high above can be knocked down to make the room darker, with the falling lights causing a powerful explosion.
It was shown to have "Smash Bros." signs and symbols initially, which made it unclear whether the stage was from Punch-Out!!, or if it was an original Smash stage. At Little Mac's reveal however, the Smash symbols were shown replaced with Punch-Out!! logos, showing that the stage is indeed a Punch-Out!! stage as was speculated since the stage's reveal. This led people to believe the Smash symbols were just placeholders to hide the fact it was a Punch-Out!! stage and by extension Little Mac's inclusion in the earlier trailers, but in a later Miiverse post by Sakurai, it was confirmed that the earlier seen Smash version will be another version of the stage. It's unknown at this time if there will be any non-aesthetic differences between the versions. Players can choose which version they want to play on the 3DS by pressing the R Button and the ZR Button on the Wii U for the Smash Bros. version or the Y Button for the Punch-Out!! version. Otherwise, the version will be random.
Initially this stage seemed to be exclusive to the Wii U version of the game, though with Little Mac's reveal, a 3DS version has been confirmed.
The giant screen of this stage in the Wii U version reenacts the multiscreen effect seen in the arcade version of Punch-Out!!, it will also display their aliases:
| Character | Alias | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Europe | Japan | |
| Mario | Mr. Video Game Himself | Smashes Bricks with His Fists | ミスタービデオゲーム (Mister Video Game) |
| Luigi | The Eternal Understudy | Lean, Green Fighting Machine | 緑の人気もの ("The Green Favorite") |
| Peach | Princess of Toadstools | Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom | キノコ王国のお姫様 ("Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom") |
| Bowser | King of the Koopas | カメ族の大魔王 ("Great Demon King of the Turtle Tribe") | |
| Yoshi | Omnivore of the Year | He's Not Yolking Around | ヨースター島のくいしんぼう ("Yostar Island's Glutton") |
| Rosalina & Luma | The Cosmic Travelers | Cosmic Travellers | 星の旅人 ("Travelers of the Stars") |
| Bowser Jr. | Prince of the Koopas | Like Father, Like Son | 万能のチャリオット ("The Versatile Chariot") |
| Larry Koopa | The Youngest | Leader of the Seven Minions | |
| Roy Koopa | The Cool One | Fear the Shades | |
| Wendy O. Koopa | The Bold Beauty | Bold, Bossy and Big-Headed | |
| Iggy Koopa | The Laughing Prankster | ||
| Morton Koopa Jr. | The Enforcer | He'll Make You See Stars | |
| Lemmy Koopa | Wacky War Machine | Let's Get Wacky | |
| Ludwig von Koopa | Pompous Prodigy | ||
| Wario | Scoundrel with a Fart of Gold | 圧巻の悪漢 | |
| Mr. Game & Watch | Master of Two Dimensions | 平面世界の住人 ("Resident of the Flat World") | |
| Donkey Kong | King of the Jungle | ジャングルの王者 ("King of the Jungle") | |
| Diddy Kong | The Acrobat | Trigger Happy with His Peanut Popgun | 南国の軽業師 ("Tropical Acrobat") |
| Link | Hero of Hyrule | 勇気のトライフォース ("The Triforce of Courage") | |
| Zelda | Hyrule's Wise Princess | ハイラルの王女 ("The Princess of Hyrule") | |
| Sheik | The Illusive Sheikah | A Sheikah Shrouded In Mystery | 闇に舞う旋風 ("The Whirlwind Dancing in the Darkness") |
| Ganondorf | The King of Darkness | The King of Evil | 蘇る魔王 ("The Reviving Demon Lord") |
| Toon Link | Wind-Waking Warrior | Wave-Riding, Wind-Waking Warrior | 大海原の戦士 ("Warrior of the Great Sea") |
| Samus | Bounty Hunter Extraordinare | Bounty Hunter Extraordinaire | 凄腕バウンティハンター ("Go-Getter Bounty Hunter") |
| Zero Suit Samus | The Warrior Within | Low Armour, High Agility | 美しき銀河の戦士 ("Beautiful Galactic Warrior") |
| Pit | Captain of Lady Palutena's Guard | Lady Palutena's Captain of the Guard | パルテナ軍親衛隊隊長 ("Palutena Army Royal Guard Captain") |
| Palutena | Goddess of Light | 光の女神 ("Goddess of Light") | |
| Marth | The Hero-King | The Legendary Hero-King | 紋章の王子 ("Prince of the Emblem") |
| Ike | The Radiant Hero of Legend | The Radiant Hero | 蒼炎の勇者 ("The Blue Flame Hero") |
| Robin | The Tactician Magician | Tome-Toting Strategist | 自警団の名軍師 ("The Distinguished Tactician of the Vigilant Corps") |
| Kirby | The Pink Puffball | Gritty in Pink | ピンクの悪魔 ("Pink Demon") |
| King Dedede | The King of Dream Land | Says He's King, And That's That | 自称大王 ("Self-Proclaimed Great King") |
| Meta Knight | The Masked Swordsman | 仮面の剣士 ("Masked Swordsman") | |
| Little Mac | Bruiser from the Bronx | The Only Numbers He Knows Are "One-Two" | 不屈の闘魂 ("Unyielding Fighting Spirit") |
| Fox | Leader of Star Fox | Never Gives Up! Trusts His Instincts! | 雇われ遊撃隊長 ("Hired Guerrilla Captain") |
| Falco | Proud Space Ace | 宇宙のエースパイロット ("Space Ace Pilot") | |
| Pikachu | Pika Pika! | The Electric Mouse Pokémon | 雷撃のねずみポケモン ("Lightning Mouse Pokémon") |
| Charizard | Blazing Fury | 新たなる進化 ("New Evolution") | |
| Lucario | Master of Aura | Exudes Power | 波導の勇者 ("Wave-Guiding Hero") |
| Jigglypuff | The Sleepy Singer | The Delightful Balloon Pokémon | 魅惑のふうせんポケモン ("Captivating Balloon Pokémon") |
| Greninja | Master of Stealth | The Unpredictable Ninja Pokémon | 神出鬼没のしのびポケモン ("Elusive Shinobi Pokémon") |
| Duck Hunt | Bark, Quack, Boom! | The Most Unlikely of Partnerships | 異色の共演 ("Co-star of a Different Color") |
| R.O.B. | The Last of His Kind | Robotic Obliterating Buddy | 灼熱のロボビーム ("Incandescent Robo Beam") |
| Ness | The PSI Powerhouse | ＰＳＩを持つ少年 ("The Boy with PSI") | |
| Captain Falcon | The Supersonic Slugger | Supersonic F-Zero Pilot | 音速のＦ－ＺＥＲＯパイロット ("Sound Speed F-Zero Pilot") |
| Villager | Mayor of Smashville | スローライフの伝道師 ("Slow Life Preacher") | |
| Olimar | Veteran Astronaut | ベテラン宇宙飛行士 ("Veteran Astronaut") | |
| Alph | Astronaut in Training | Novice Explorer, Engineering Pro | 若き宇宙整備士 ("Young Space Mechanic") |
| Wii Fit Trainer (Female) | Yoga Warrior | She'll Make You Feel the Burn! | 今日も一緒にダイエット ("Dieting Together Today") |
| Wii Fit Trainer (Male) | The BMI Bandit | He'll Blast Your Core! | 今日も元気に筋肉美 ("Pepping Up Fine Muscles Today") |
| Dr. Mario | The Prescriber | Fists Full of Medicine | カプセルの弾幕 ("Capsule Barrage") |
| Dark Pit | Dark-Winged Doppelgänger | 黒き翼 ("Black Wings") | |
| Lucina | Warrior from a Doomed Future | Defiant of Destiny | 未来を知る王女 ("The Princess Knowing the Future") |
| Shulk | The Visionary | Has Visions of Victory | 穏やかに秘めた力 ("Gently Hidden Force") |
| Pac-Man | The Yellow Bane of Ghosts | Ghost-Gobbler | 黄色い伝説 ("Yellow Legend") |
| Mega Man | Blue Metal Hero | The Blue Bomber | 青きメタルヒーロー ("Blue Metal Hero") |
| Sonic | The Blue Blur | Speed is His Game | 世界最速のハリネズミ ("The World's Fastest Hedgehog") |
| Mii Brawler | The Brawler of Many Faces | 千の顔を持つ格闘家 ("Martial Artist with a Thousand Faces") | |
| Mii Swordfighter | The Swordfighter of Many Faces | The Sword Fighter of Many Faces | 千の顔を持つ剣士 ("Swordsman with a Thousand Faces") |
| Mii Gunner | The Gunner of Many Faces | 千の顔を持つ射撃手 ("Gunner with a Thousand Faces") | |
| Mewtwo | A Legend Reawakens | A Legend Reawakens | |
| Lucas | Boy from Nowhere | ||
| Roy | The Young Lion | ||
| Ryu | Tireless Wanderer | ||
Origin
In every home-console Punch-Out!! game, the player plays as Little Mac as he works his way up in professional boxing circuits to become the World Video Boxing Assocation (WVBA) champion. The last circuit that Little Mac goes through is the World Circuit. The Punch-Out!! variation of this stage is loosely based on the World Circuit boxing ring that appears in Punch-Out!! for the Wii.
The concept of the ring itself seems to originate on King Dedede's boxing ring from the early Kirby games, as well as taking its modern-day elements from the recent Punch-Out!! games, including the scrolling text in the background; however, the text in Punch-Out!! read "World Circuit" rather than "Punch-Out!!".
In Kirby's Dream Land, the final boss battle against King Dedede takes place on a pecualiarly small boxing ring, which has a portrait of the king himself hanged in the background, there is no crowd to witness the fight, other than that, there is nothing special about it. This boss fight would be later recreated in Kirby Super Star sub game, Spring Breeze, where the boxing ring was made larger, a crowd composed of many Kirby regular enemies (including some guests like Mario, Luigi, Toad, etc.) and a marquee that reads "Champion: King Dedede vs. Challenger: Kirby".
Songs in My Music
3DS
- Jogging / Countdown
- Minor Circuit
Wii U
- Jogging/Countdown
- Minor Circuit (NES Remix)
- Minor Circuit (Wii Original)
- Title (Punch-Out!! Wii)
- World Circuit Theme
- Culdcept
- Shin Onigashima Medley
- Tomorrow's Passion
Gallery
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Trivia
- As Punch-Out!! is itself a fighting game series, Boxing Ring is one of only three stages in the Super Smash Bros. series to be featured as a stage in fighting games outside of the Super Smash Bros. series, the others being Green Hill Zone and Pyrosphere.
- Holding the Left and Right shoulder buttons will always make the Boxing Ring be the Smash Bros. variant in the 3DS version, holding the L button, will be a Smash Bros. themed stage and by pressing the Y button, it will be a Punch Out!! themed stage. Selecting it normally will choose the theme randomly.
- The alias for R.O.B. is a clear reference to the Subspsace Emissary from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where the Ancient Minister (being the R.O.B. that joins the party), is the last one that left after the rest of them are gone with the island.
- The aliases for Marth & Ike were said by Lucina & Robin on their reveal trailer.
- The jumbotron may not say "K.O." due to a glitch.
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