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Cruel Brawl Ganondorf - Super Smash Bros — Ganondorf in the Cruel Brawl mode in *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*.

Cruel Melee, Cruel Brawl, and Cruel Smash are Multi-Man modes in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl, and Wii U/3DS, respectively. To summarize Cruel Melee/Brawl in one sentence, the tables are turned and you are the Alloys (and they are you only in higher numbers). The game challenges the player to defeat as many opponents, with high handicaps and increased aggressiveness, as possible (Fighting Wire Frames in Melee, Fighting Alloys in Brawl, and the Fighting Mii Team in Wii U/3DS) before the player is KO'd. In Cruel Brawl, the Fighting Alloy opponents mimic the characters Mario, Kirby, Zelda, and Captain Falcon, though they cannot make use of the corresponding characters' special attacks, making them slightly easier to knock-out as they have little ability to recover using their own moves and can't grab ledges. This mode is unarguably the most challenging of all Multi-Man Melees and Brawls, as the opponents faced are immensely harder than those who appear in the other modes.

The high scores of Cruel Melee and Brawl are recorded by the amount of opponents knocked out.

Rewards

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Defeating five opponents in Cruel Melee will result in unlocking the Mr. Resetti trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Defeating five opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a trophy depicting the Red Alloy.
Defeating ten opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a sticker depicting Liquid Snake.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Playing Cruel Smash for the first time earns the Spiny Hat. (Panel 1)
Getting 2 or more KO's in Cruel Smash earns the Shield Exploder Protection Badge. (Panel 3)
Getting 4 or more KO's in Cruel Smash earns the Lion Hat. (Panel 3)

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Getting 1 or more KO's in Cruel Smash unlocks Duck Hunt (stage), Which subsequently causes Duck Hunt (character) to challenge them. If defeated, the character Duck Hunt is unlocked.

Trivia

The Super Smash Bros. Melee incarnation of this mode is famous for its involvement in the Sonic and Tails Rumor spread by Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. The rumor suggested that after defeating 20 Fighting Wire Frames in a single round, the player would be challenged to defeat Sonic and Tails of the Sonic series, where victory would result in unlocking the characters. To further fuel to the rumor, EGM even asked players to record performing this feat and sending the video to EGM. This rumor was proven false both in premise and in practice. Cruel Melee strategies proved very quickly that Sonic and Tails did not actually appear after knocking out 20 opponents.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if the player trips at the start of a Cruel Brawl, it is very unlikely but possible that they will survive the following few seconds. This is because every way of recovering from the trip takes a long time, and the player cannot move very far to either side until they have fully recovered. This gives the Alloys enough time to drop from their spawning points and KO the player. If the trip was to the right, it will be the Blue Alloy that attacks, and if the trip was to the left, it will be the Red Alloy.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the song Cruel Brawl that plays while in Cruel Brawl is the only song missing from the Sound Test.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first game in the series to have a stage and character unlock related to Cruel Smash.

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+[[File:Cruel Melee.png|thumb|300px|[[Giga Bowser]] in the Cruel Melee mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.]]
-'''Cruel Melee''' and '''Cruel Brawl''' are [[Multi-Man Melee and Brawl|Multi-Man]] modes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', respectively. They challenge the player to defeat as many opponents, with high handicaps and increased aggressiveness, as possible ([[Fighting Wire Frames]] in ''Melee'', and [[Fighting Alloy Team|Fighting Alloys]] in ''Brawl'') before falling from the [[stage]] or [[Self-destruct|self-destructing]] themselves. In Cruel Brawl, the Fighting Alloy opponents mimic the characters [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]], [[Kirby (SSBB)|Kirby]], [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]], and [[Captain Falcon (SSBB)|Captain Falcon]], though they cannot make use of the corresponding characters' [[special attack]]s, making them slightly easier to knock-out as they have little ability to [[recover]] using their own moves. These are unarguably the most challenging of all Multi-Man Melees and Brawls, as the opponents faced are immensely harder than those who appear in the other modes.
+[[File:Cruel Brawl Ganondorf - Super Smash Bros. Brawl.png|thumb|300px|[[Ganondorf (SSBB)|Ganondorf]] in the Cruel Brawl mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]
+'''Cruel Melee''''', '''''Cruel Brawl, '''and '''Cruel Smash''' are [[Multi-Man Melee and Brawl|Multi-Man]] modes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]],'' ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', and Wii U/3DS, respectively. To summarize Cruel Melee/Brawl in one sentence, the tables are turned and '''you''' are the Alloys (and they are you only in higher numbers). The game challenges the player to defeat as many opponents, with high handicaps and increased aggressiveness, as possible ([[Fighting Wire Frames]] in ''Melee'', [[Fighting Alloy Team|Fighting Alloys]] in ''Brawl'', and the Fighting Mii Team in ''Wii U/3DS'') before the player is [[KO|KO'd]]. In Cruel Brawl, the Fighting Alloy opponents mimic the characters [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]], [[Kirby (SSBB)|Kirby]], [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]], and [[Captain Falcon (SSBB)|Captain Falcon]], though they cannot make use of the corresponding characters' [[special attack]]s, making them slightly easier to knock-out as they have little ability to recover using their own moves and can't grab ledges. This mode is unarguably the most challenging of all Multi-Man Melees and Brawls, as the opponents faced are immensely harder than those who appear in the other modes.
 The high scores of Cruel Melee and Brawl are recorded by the amount of opponents knocked out.
-==Strategies==
+==Rewards==
+===In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
-===[[Pikachu]]===
+*Defeating five opponents in Cruel Melee will result in unlocking the [[Mr. Resetti (trophy)|Mr. Resetti]] [[trophy]].
-'''Melee only!'''
-A very simple way to gain 5 kills in Cruel Melee with Pikachu is to gather all five Wire Frames in one corner and use Pikachu's Down Smash. The Wire Frames should fly out of the attack early with just enough [[knockback]] to keep them from returning to the stage.
+===In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
-Another strategy is to drop off one of the ledges and use Thunder (Down+B), then using Agility (Up+B) to return to the ledge, and repeating. "ssmb4ever," a youtube account name, has gotten 99+ kills with this technique in Brawl.
+*Defeating five opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a trophy depicting the [[Fighting Alloy Team|Red Alloy]].
+*Defeating ten opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a [[sticker]] depicting Liquid Snake.
+=== In'' Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' ===
-===[[Roy (SSBM)]]===
+* Playing Cruel Smash for the first time earns the Spiny Hat. (Panel 1)
-Using [[Blazer]] is an effective way to KO the wire frames. The best time to use it is when five of them are together.
+* Getting 2 or more KO's in Cruel Smash earns the Shield Exploder Protection Badge. (Panel 3)
+* Getting 4 or more KO's in Cruel Smash earns the Lion Hat. (Panel 3)
-===[[Toon Link (SSBB)]]===
-Simply hang on the ledge, use a jump so you're positioned diagonally from the ledge, and use [[Spin Attack]] to return to the ledge. If an Alloy gets far enough from the ledge, d-air them, and use the "bounce" and his recovery to return to the ledge. After jumping, you can use any of your projectiles. You could also hang on the ledge, drop down, and use his uair to attack through the ledge, then use Spin Attack to rise up to the ledge.
-=== [[Jigglypuff]] ===
-Simply float away from the stage, baiting the Alloys to jump off the ledge, and return to the ledge to refresh jumps. An example of 10+ KOs: [[http://www.youtube.com/v/bJ7TN3zcyvM]] Another effective way is to jump of the ledge and quickly jump back on (Use 4 of your jumps).
-=== [[Kirby]] ===
-Jump off the ledge and go under the ledge, then use Final Cutter. Another effective way is to jump of the ledge and quickly jump back on (Use 4 of your jumps). Another strategy is to repeatedly jump high up, so that the wire frames/alloys gather below you, then use down+B. Make sure that you hit all enemies, and jump up again as soon as possible, because Kirby is extremely fragile and any left-over enemy will easily finish him off when he's jumping back up.
-===[[Ike (SSBB)]]===
-In the Cruel Brawl, just hang on the edge of the stage. When all the alloys are grouped together quickly drop and use Aether. The alloys should jump after you. Some will hop to safety off of others heads. Some will fall to their doom.
-===[[Pit (SSBB)]]===
-Use your B-up to fly under the stage from one ledge to the other. Like Ike's strategy, the alloys will jump after you. You can KO ten alloys this way in under three minutes.
-===[[Samus]]===
-Grab onto one of the ledges with your Grapple Beam, and use your ledge attack to knock the alloys away, and if any alloys are knocked away from the platform, use your d-air to spike them.
-===[[Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)]]===
-Do a Full Jump off the side of the main platform, then use Plasma Whip (Side+B) to grab the ledge. When all of the alloys group together at the edge, do a ledge attack (press A twice in  rapid succession to ensure you go up to the ledge and attack almost instantly, before they can hurt you), then jump back and grab the ledge with Plasma Whip again. If your Whip is too short, drop down and use Plasma Wire (Up+B) to grab the ledge again. You can KO ten alloys with this method very quickly, as the lower you are from the ledge, the more likely they are to SD below you.
-===[[Sonic (SSBB)]]===
-Go to the bottom of the stage and spam Homing Attack. If done correctly, Sonic will spin up, then bump the bottom of the stage. The Alloys should SD themselves.
-==Rewards==
-===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
-* Defeating five opponents in Cruel Melee will result in unlocking the [[Mr. Resetti (trophy)|Mr. Resetti]] [[trophy]].
-===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
-* Defeating five opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a trophy depicting the [[Fighting Alloy Team|Red Alloy]].
-* Defeating ten opponents in Cruel Brawl will result in unlocking a [[sticker]] depicting [[Liquid Snake]].
+=== In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' ===
+* Getting 1 or more KO's in Cruel Smash unlocks [[Duck Hunt (stage)]], Which subsequently causes [[Duck Hunt (SSBWU/3DS)|Duck Hunt (character)]] to challenge them. If defeated, the character Duck Hunt is unlocked.
 ==Trivia==
-* The ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' incarnation of this mode is famous for its involvement in the [[Sonic (universe)#Sonic & Tails Rumor|Sonic and Tails Rumor]] spread by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' magazine. The rumor suggested that after defeating 20 Fighting Wire Frames in a single round would challenge the player to defeat [[Sonic]] and Tails of the [[Sonic (universe)|''Sonic'' series]], where victory would result in [[unlockable character|unlocking]] the characters. This rumor was proven false both in premise and in practice. Cruel Melee strategies proved very quickly that Sonic and Tails did not actually appear after knocking out 20 opponents.
+*The ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' incarnation of this mode is famous for its involvement in the [[Sonic (universe)#Sonic & Tails Rumor|Sonic and Tails Rumor]] spread by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' magazine. The rumor suggested that after defeating 20 Fighting Wire Frames in a single round, the player would be challenged to defeat [[Sonic]] and Tails of the [[Sonic (universe)|''Sonic'' series]], where victory would result in [[unlockable character|unlocking]] the characters. To further fuel to the rumor, EGM even asked players to record performing this feat and sending the video to EGM. This rumor was proven false both in premise and in practice. Cruel Melee strategies proved very quickly that Sonic and Tails did not actually appear after knocking out 20 opponents.
+*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', if the player [[Prat Falling|trips]] at the start of a Cruel Brawl, it is very unlikely but possible that they will survive the following few seconds. This is because every way of [[Floor Recovery|recovering]] from the trip takes a long time, and the player cannot move very far to either side until they have fully recovered. This gives the [[Fighting Alloy Team|Alloys]] enough time to drop from their spawning points and KO the player. If the trip was to the right, it will be the Blue Alloy that attacks, and if the trip was to the left, it will be the Red Alloy.
+*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the song ''Cruel Brawl'' that plays while in Cruel Brawl is the only song missing from the ''Sound Test''.
-== External Links ==
+* Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first game in the series to have a stage and character unlock related to Cruel Smash.
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ7TN3zcyvM] Jigglypuff Demonstration
-*[http://www.youtube.com/v/Ifha0Qlhf9E] Marth Demonstration
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzvZtEkFkE] Kirby Demonstration
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZvxYTiZc-g] Toon Link Demonstration 1
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPU-DqHzwVU] Toon Link Demonstration 2
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMIZDI5-k4&feature=related] Luigi Demonstration
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+==External links==
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ7TN3zcyvM Jigglypuff Demonstration]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/v/Ifha0Qlhf9E Marth Demonstration]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBBSD9AWHtY G&W Demonstration]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZvxYTiZc-g Toon Link Demonstration  ]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMIZDI5-k4&feature=related Luigi Demonstration]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt3U2P0gRzc Meta-Knight Demonstration]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcU4hwtRlu8 Lucario Demonstration]
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+[[Category:Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U]]