Hueco Mundo

Hueco Mundo
Hueco Mundo in Super Smash Flash 2.
Universe	Bleach
Appearance	Super Smash Flash 2
Home stage for
Size	Medium
Availability	Starter
Music track(s)	Bleach Medley On the Precipice of Defeat
Tournament legality	Banned

Hueco Mundo (虚圏, ウェコムンド) is a starter stage in Super Smash Flash 2 from the Bleach franchise. This stage was one of the stages confirmed in the teaser. It was released in the v0.6 of the demo with a completely different design from the one seen in the trailer. Due to its relative large size, in addition characters can walk off stage, something that promotes camping, this stage is banned in many tournament competitions.

Layout

The stage takes place on a sparse, desert-covered world. The Palace of Las Noches is the only edification found in the stage. The stage consists of a large steep cliff that slopes downward towards the left side of the stage. There is also a floating platform that goes left across the stage, once the platform goes off screen on the left side, it will reappear on the right side of the stage and continue to go left in a cycle.

Music

• The main music track is Bleach Medley, a dramatic medley of seven remixed songs from the anime Bleach: Will of the Heart, Treachery, Invasion, Clavar La Espada, Nube Negra, Quincy's Craft, and What Can You See In Their Eyes.
• The alternate music track is On the Precipice of Defeat, a synthetic remix of the theme that plays when Ichigo's demise is approaching in the anime Bleach.

Tournament legality

This stage is banned in competitive play. The main platform is hugely problematic, consisting mostly of one large slope that descends from the right-hand side of the stage down to the only instance of a walk-off edge on the bottom boundary in the game. This feature alone is enough to warrant a ban.

Origin

Hueco Mundo, as depicted in the Bleach anime.

In Bleach, Hueco Mundo is the dimension where Hollows and Arrancar usually reside. Hueco Mundo is located between the Human world and Soul Society, though it is separate from the bordering dimension known as Dangai. It can only be accessed by tearing the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, which allows Hollows to travel to any other dimension at will. Depending on the Hollow, the effect of this process varies. Regular Hollows usually appear from a small black vortex or form out of smoke, while Menos-class Hollows quite literally tear the sky apart to emerge. Arrancar use a more stable variant of the latter technique known as Garganta.

Gallery

Screenshots

Ichigo next to Peach, Zelda, and Zero Suit Samus.

Link battling Ichigo.

Goku, Luffy, and Naruto dashing on the slope.

Lloyd and Pichu standing on the floating platform.

Early designs

Hueco Mundo's first early design, never publicly used.

Hueco Mundo's second early design used from v0.6 to v0.8b of Super Smash Flash 2.

Hueco Mundo's third early design used in v0.9a in Super Smash Flash 2.

Hueco Mundo's fourth design with a different background used in v0.9b of Super Smash Flash 2.

Sōsuke Aizen appears for few seconds.

Ulquiorra Cifer and Tier Harribel guarding the Palace of Las Noches.

Naruto using Shuriken, while Link is using Bow and Kirby is stunned.

Mega Man and Ichigo using their neutral special moves.

Naruto, Link, and Goku dashing towards Bankai Ichigo.

Peach floating and Sora gliding in the air.

Ichigo, Goku, and Naruto on the slope.

Fire Mario using Flaming Jump Punch to attack Goku and Wario.

Trivia

• Prior to demo v0.9b, Sōsuke Aizen could be seen in the background on the right side with three swords, before disappearing a few seconds later.
• Prior to Beta 1.0, the background was different. Ulquiorra Cifer and Tier Harribel could be seen on the right side, standing guard at the Palace of Las Noches.