Ruleset

The CPUCS is known for having a unique **ruleset** for each season of tournaments. These ruleset changes make the tournament more dynamic and exciting for spectators, and force the fighters to adapt each time a new season rolls around.

## Format

### **Vincent Saga**

CPUCS Vincent Saga Seasons consist of four minor tournaments and one invitational tournament. All Top 4 finishers from each of minor tournaments qualify for the invitational, although other fighters can be invited directly, such as Vincent during the SUBSCRIBE GRAND PRIX and Matt and Joker during ENDGAME.

Minor tournaments are single-elimination, 16 player brackets. The method for seeding often simply random. Traditional after the conclusion of the single-elimination bracket is the Thug Finals, featuring a notable matchup, usually playing the champion against a previous champion, with only exception being PRISON BREAK. Invitational tournaments also feature single-elimination brackets with 16-player bracket, with only exception being THE SUBSCRIBE GRAND PRIX.

There have been exception to these practices in Season 3; while there were four minors, the fighters at the invitational, ENDGAME , were not the Top 4 from each tournament. Instead, these fighters were chosen through several polls based on audience favorites, with additional Dark Realm fighters included to balance out the roster.

### **Season 4 Onward**

Season 4 featured a new format. Season 4 had eight Minors, although it was originaly planned to only seven. Like in the Vincent Saga, fighters were seeded randomly most of the time. One of the most changed things was invitational requirements, which was now based on ELO.

## Season 1

The Season 1 ruleset resembled a traditional competitive Super Smash Bros tournament ruleset in most ways. However, the stagelist was much more expansive than many rulesets allow, including most of the stages available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Final Smash Meter was also enabled.

 Final Smash Meter
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

### **Stages**

* 3D Land
* Arena Ferox
* Balloon Fight
* Coliseum
* Distant Planet
* Dracula's Castle
* Dream Land GB
* Final Destination
* Find Mii
* Golden Plains
* Great Bay
* Great Plateau Tower
* Green Greens
* Jungle Japes
* Kongo Jungle
* Midgar
* Moray Towers
* Mushroom Kingdom II
* New Donk City
* Pac-Land
* Palutena's Temple
* Peach's Castle
* Pilotwings
* Princess Peach's Castle
* Skyloft
* Skyworld
* Spear Pillar
* Temple
* Unova Pokemon League
* Wrecking Crew
* Wuhu Island

## Season 2

The Season 2 ruleset deviated from a traditional competitive ruleset, with a more casual focus including items and the stage morph function. The stagelist was reduced from Season 1, although it was still much bigger than a traditional stagelist.

 Time
 Items
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

### **Items**

* Smash Ball
* Assist Trophy
* Pokéball
* Master Ball

### **Stages**

* 3D Land
* Arena Ferox
* Brinstar
* Corneria
* Gamer
* Garden of Hope
* Kongo Falls
* Living Room
* Mushroom Kingdom
* Mushroom Kingdom U
* New Donk City Hall
* Rainbow Cruise
* Paper Mario
* PictoChat 2
* Pokemon Stadium
* Saffron City
* Skyworld
* Super Mario Maker
* Wuhu Island
* Yoshi's Island (SSBB)

## Season 3

The Season 3 ruleset was very similar to the Season 1 ruleset with slight changes to bring it more in line with competitive Super Smash Bros standards, with only tournament-legal stages allowed in play. However, the final tournament, ENDGAME, added custom stages to the mix, representing the Dark Realm.

 Time
 Items
 Final Smash Meter
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

### **Stages**

#### **Standard Stages**

* Battlefield

* Final Destination
* Kalos Pokemon League
* Lylat Cruise
* Pokemon Stadium 2
* Smashville
* Unova Pokemon League
* Yoshi's Island (SSBB)
* Yoshi's Story

#### **Thug Finals Only**

* Midgar
* Umbra Train Station

#### **Dark Realm Stages**

* Entrance to the Dark Realm
* Origin of the Dark Realm
* Stardust in the Dark Realm
* The Evil Lair of Dark Vince
* Bladestorm in the Dark Realm
* Frostfire Caverns of the Dark Realm

## Season 4

 Time
 Final Smash Meter
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

### **Stages**

#### **Standard Stages**

* Arena Ferox
* Bridge of Eldin
* Brinstar
* Corneria
* Dracula's Castle
* Find Mii
* Fountain of Dreams
* Fourside
* Frigate Orpheon
* Great Bay
* Jungle Japes
* Kongo Jungle
* Luigi's Mansion
* Magicant
* Mario Circuit
* Midgar
* Mushroom Kingdom U
* Peach's Castle
* Reset Bomb Forest
* Skyworld
* Spiral Moutain
* Super Mario Bros II
* Super Mario Maker
* Suzaku Castle
* Unova Pokemon League
* WarioWare, Inc.
* Yggdrasill's Altar
* Yoshi's Island (SSBB)

## Filler Episodes

### **THE NON-CANON SUMMIT**

The episode had used an unusual ruleset with items (Mr. Saturns, Soccer Balls, and Sandbag), stamina battle rules rather than the usual stock rules, and Omega (Final Destination style) stages only.

 Time
 Items
 Final Smash Meter
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

#### **Items**

* Sandbag
* Soccer Ball
* Mr. Saturn

### **ALPHA VS KIDD: The Amiibo Invitational**

 Time
 Items
 Final Smash Meter
 Stage Morph
 Stage Hazards

#### **Stages**

* Arena Ferox
* Delfino Plaza
* Gamer
* Garden of Hope
* Green Greens
* Halberd
* Mementos
* Mushroom Kingdom
* Mushroom Kingdom II
* Onett
* Paper Mario
* PictoChat 2
* Pirate Ship
* Pokemon Stadium 2
* Saffron City
* Skyworld
* Smashville
* Super Mari Maker
* Tomodachi Life
* Town and City
* Unova Pokemon League
* Wuhu Island
* Yoshi's Island (SSBB)
* Yoshi's Island (SSBM)

## References

1. ↑ The stocks were changed from 3 to 4 after the first tournament.
2. ↑ The time limit was not introduced until third tournament.
3. ↑ Items were switched to low for the third tournament on.
4. ↑ The time limit was off until "I NEED A HERO" from the film, Shrek 2.