Ice Climbers (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This article is about the Ice Climber's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Ice Climbers.

“	Back in the battle after a ten-year absence! There are two of them, so does that make them twice as strong as other fighters?	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Ice Climbers
Universe	Ice Climber
Also appears in	Melee Brawl
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Iceberg
Character Statistics
Can Wall Jump	No
Can Wall Cling	No
Can Crawl	No
Voice Actor
Voiced by	Sanae Kobayashi

The Ice Climbers (アイスクライマー Aisu Kuraimā^?) are veteran fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. Melee. They were confirmed in June 12, 2018 along with the remaining roster.

When unlocked, they are fought at Summit.

Changes from Brawl

Attributes

• Nana and Popo appear to stand more closely together.
• Nana cannot act if Popo does a throw or if Popo has been grabbed.
  • She also has a unique expression for these animations.

Grabs and Throws

• Nana is unable to grab opponents now, preventing the Ice Climbers from performing Wobbles or chain grabs that they were so well-known for in previous appearances.
• New down throw.

Special Attacks

• Belay travels a higher distance.
• Blizzard now only goes in one direction rather than both.
• During their Final Smash, the iceberg will now spin constantly while a Condor flies around the stage that Popo/Nana can grab it's leg and ride (Nana/Popo can't grab the Condor's leg unlike Popo/Nana). The Iceberg can also be moved left and right with the joystick. The Polar Bear from the Ice Climber game also makes a cameo appearance.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

• Neutral Attack: both swing hammers, with knockback; double-hit from both of them results in knockback
• Forward Tilt: horizontal hammer swings
• Up Tilt: twirl both hammers upward; multi-strike with popup
• Down Tilt: crouch with hammer swings and knockback
• Dash Attack: lunge plus hammer swings, with vertical launch of struck foes

Smash Attacks

• Forward Smash: overhead hammer smashes with knockback; not good anti-air, however
• Up Smash: upward hammer swings that launches foes up
• Down Smash (Hammer Sweep): one hammer swing in the front, another hammer swing behind

Other attacks

• Floor Attack (Front):
• Floor Attack (Back):
• Floor Attack (Trip):
• Ledge Attack:

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral aerial: spin attack from both, hitting forward and behind
• Forward aerial (Hammer Slam): forward two-handed dual-hammer slam; good finisher with meteor smash
• Back aerial: backward hammer swings from both
• Up aerial: upward hammer swing from both
• Down aerial: downward hammer dive-bomb from both; struck enemies are launched

Grabs and Throws

Control of Nana is deactivated during throws and grabs.

• Grab: moderate range, slow start
• Forward Throw: single hammer swing with knockback
• Back Throw: backward throw over the shouolder
• Up Throw: upward hammer swing that launches foe stright up
• Down Throw: standard

Special Moves

Ice Climbers' Special Moves
	Melee	Brawl	Ultimate
Standard Special	Ice Shot
Side Special	Squall Hammer
Up Special	Belay
Down Special	Blizzard
Final Smash	-	Iceberg

Taunts

• Up Taunt:
• Down Taunt:
• Side Taunt:

Victory Poses

• Both Ice Climbers nod to each other then gives each other a high five.
• Both Ice Climbers excitedly jump up and down.
• Standing in front of each other, one Ice Climber moves their head to the left, while the other one moves their head to the right; they then spin their heads around.
  

In competitive play

To be added

Role in World of Light

Although the Ice Climbers do not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, they were vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

The Ice Climbers are unlocked in the southern portion of the snowy mountain area. Unlocking them eliminates the ice paths so they can be traversed in both directions as well as opening a path to the hidden forest. In the battle, you fight on the Omega form of Summit. Ice Climbers are a Grab Spirit in the battle with a power of 7,500.

Palette Swaps

•Note: Nana becomes the leading, player-controlled character when using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th costumes shown above. The stock icons for these costumes change to reflect this, but the character select portraits always show Popo in front.

Gallery

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Kirby having sucked up Popo, with Nana in fear.

Nana flowered & buried near Game & Watch, a dazed Pikachu, and a dazed Mewtwo.

External links

15 Ice Climbers – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate