Spear Pillar (stage)

Spear Pillar (Japanese: テンガンざん やりのはしら Mt. Spear Pillar) is an unlockable stage in the Wii fighting video game Super Smash Bros. Brawl and returned in the Nintendo Switch game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Players can unlock the stage in Brawl by completing Event 25: The Aura Is With Me, while in Ultimate, it's unlocked from the beginning. The background of the stage will feature either , , or , who will occasionally affect the stage by tilting it diagonally, turning the stage backwards to invert the movements of the characters controlled by the control stick/+Control Pad, or breaking the middle section of the top platform; reverses time to repair the damage. The background color of the stage also changes with whichever legendary Pokémon is featured. The members of the lake guardians also make cameo appearances.
==Effects==
, , and may affect the stage. Dialga appears when the sky has a blue hue; Palkia appears when the sky has a purple hue; Cresselia appears when the sky is clear.
===Dialga's effects===
* Beam- Dialga shoots a blue beam horizontally across the cave below the stage or vertically through a part of the stage.
* - Part of the upper stage is destroyed, leaving an open gap to the cave below.
* - Dialga jumps onto the stage from the background, attacking players in close range with a rainbow colored blast.
* Slo-Mo- The speed of the game decreases and players are slowed down; all characters on the stage are affected by this.
* Tilt- The camera is tilted at an angle. This is only an illusion and does not affect the stage's gravity or the controls.
File:Spear Pillar Beam.png|Dialga's Beam
File:Spear Slo Mo.jpg|Dialga's Slo Mo
File:Spear Tilt.jpg|Dialga's Tilt
===Palkia's effects===
* Beam- Palkia shoots a pink beam horizontally across the cave below the stage or vertically through a part of the stage.
* - Part of the upper stage is destroyed, leaving an open gap to the cave below.
* Low Gravity- The gravity in the stage is decreased, making players fall slower than normal.
* - The stage is mirrored, inverting the movement controls. For example, pressing left will make the player's character go right instead.
* Upside Down- The camera is turned upside down. This is only an illusion and does not affect the stage's gravity or the controls.
File:Spear Crumble.jpg|Palkia's Earthquake
File:Spear Upside Down.jpg|Palkia's Upside Down
===Cresselia's effects===
* Moon Blades- Cresselia throws blades in a pre-defined route. Deals less damage than Dialga's or Palkia's Beam.
* - Rains down several crescent-shaped slashes in a random direction from a central point above the center of the stage.
==Music==
This is a list of music that plays on this stage in Brawl:
Title 	Description 	Usage 	Notes
Victory Road 	A metal rearrangement of the music heard in /'s version of the cavernous location, as well as the building of the same game. 	Starter track 	Arrangement: Motoi SakurabaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc. Subspace Emissary usage: battle, Charizard battle at The Ruins and all Dark clones of Pokémon in The Great Maze.
Dialga / Palkia Battle at Spear Pillar!	A remix and rearrangement of the battle theme that plays in , when the Pokémon Trainer enters their story-based battle with the legendary Pokémon of that game's version, Dialga or Palkia. There is also a fragment of the background music from the Spear Pillar area.	Starter track 	Arrangement Supervisor: Takahiro NishiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: GAME ARTS Co.,Ltd.
Wild Pokémon Battle! (Diamond / Pearl) 	An orchestrated and techno remix and rearrangement of the typical battle theme that occurs whenever the Player encounters and battles a wild Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. 	Starter track 	Arrangement: Yuka TsujiyokoComposer: GAME FREAK Inc. Subspace Emissary usage: 3rd part of The Ruined Zoo.
Team Galactic Battle! 	A remix of the futuristic battle theme that occurs whenever the Pokémon Trainer engages in a Pokémon battle with belonging to the Sinnoh crime syndicate Team Galactic in Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl. 	Randomly collected CD	Arrangement: Masato KoudaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc. Subspace Emissary usage: Final part of The Ruined Zoo and Meta Knight vs Lucario at The Glacial Peak.
Route 209 	An upbeat remix and rearrangement of the more peaceful daytime field music playing in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, when the Pokémon Trainer enters and explores , , , Trophy Garden and . 	Randomly collected CD	Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo SakaiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
In Ultimate, all Pokémon music can play on this stage through the use of the My Music menu.
==Trivia==
* At the bottom of the pedestal on which Dialga, Palkia, or Cresselia stands, there are the drawings of Dialga and Palkia which appear outside of the ruins in Celestic Town.
* On rare occasions, , , or may appear on the stage near the pedestal where the other Pokémon may appear. They do not appear to do anything and will disappear soon after appearing, with Azelf and Uxie teleporting away and Mesprit flying off to the side.
* Palkia would later become a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. 4, using Spacial Rend to cause the same upside-down effect it can cause on this stage.
** Palkia returns as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Ultimate, but it cannot appear on this stage, and is not available for selection in Training Mode.
*** Additionally, due to the cramped quarters of the lower cave, Alolan Exeggutor cannot be summoned on this stage.
==External links==
* Smash Bros. DOJO!!: Spear Pillar
* スマブラ拳!!: テンガンざん やりのはしら
==Related articles==
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