Mountain Village

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## **Stage Info**

At the base of Icicle Mountain lies a village where Polar Bears, Topis, Nitpickers, and Condors alike live in harmony! Could this be where Popo and Nana rested up prior to their historical ascent up the mountain? The Mountain Village features picturesques landscapes, with ice-built hovels decorating the miles of snow in front of the mountain. If you watch the background closely, you will see the Ice Climbers' enemies comingling; Polar Bears clanking colas together at their local diner, Nitpickers feeding their young in nests below snowy polar lines with a Condor perched on top, and Topis gleefully skating throughout the village square.

## **Stage Layout**

Fighters duke it out on a stretch of ice and snow set out some yards away from the village itself. There is an igloo set in the background just to the left of the stage's center, which is the closest fixture that lies outside of the foreground. A Polar Bear couple lives here and can sometime be seen playing cards or enjoying a meal (cola and fish) outside of the home, or observing and even cheering on fighters!

Occasionally, stationary wooden platforms will descend onto the stage, offering more options for fighting space. These platforms bear a similar appearance to the moving ones of the same material, found on Melee's Icicle Mountain. They are especially useful when a Nitpicker or Topi comes whirling onto the stage!

To the left of the stage's main ground is a pool of arctic water that diverges into the sea. Swimming in it for too long is ill-advised, because it is so frigid that most characters cannot stand it for long without being damaged! (Notable exceptions include Polar Bear, Ice Climbers, and Vanilluxe.) However, broken slabs of ice that drift in and out from the water offer other platforms for fighters. Be careful about staying on them for long, though, or they might sink!

## **Stage Hazards**

### **Nitpicker:**

Every so often, a Nitpicker will come flying across a random part of the stage. Just like in the original *Ice Climber* game, they move in a straight line before exiting the stage. Being hit by them offers meager damage, but if you hit them hard enough to knock them out, you may receive an item!

### **Topi:**

Topis will sometimes populate the stage, too, although they are less likely to spawn than Nitpickers. As with Nitpickers, Topis operate just as they do in *Ice Climber*, skating forward at a layman's pace. Sometimes, they will even perform light acrobatics, or ballet poses as a pair! They offer meager damage if they run into you, but if you knock them out, they may spawn items.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Ice Climber**
	+ Title Theme - The original 8-bit theme.
	+ Ice Climber - A synthesized arrangement of the Bonus Stage Theme and Stage Theme tracks with a jazzy style focused on keyboard instruments, such as piano, organ, rhodes, and synth. [SSBM]
	+ Ice Climber - A remixed medley beginning with a piano-based remix of the Bonus Stage Theme which transitions to a fast-paced electric guitar remix of the same theme. The track then slows down to a more relaxed remix of the Stage Theme. [SSBB]
* **1080° Snowboarding**
	+ Whiteout (Remix) - A rockin' remix of the theme.
	+ Golden Forest
* **Excitebots**
	+ ExciteBots Theme (Hip-Hop Remix)

* **Ice Hockey**
	+ Ice Hockey (Original) - The original 8-bit theme.
	+ Ice Hockey (G-Mix) - An electronic remix of the theme, created by gvgkid.

## **Associated Content**

Click Here to watch the episode of the Super Cast Bros podcast where Jonno created this stage!