- This article is about the stage. For tournaments in Super Smash Flash 2, see Tournament.
World Tournament, alternatively known as the World Martial Arts Tournament (天下一武道会), is an unlockable stage in Super Smash Flash 2 hailing from the Dragon Ball franchise.
Layout[]
Goku being disqualified for stepping in the grass.
World Tournament consists of a flat marble ring acting as the main platform, which is raised slightly over floors of grass on both sides that extend to the left and right blast lines. With hazards turned on, the stage is confined to the marble ring, as stepping onto the grass will result in the an immediate KO, with a red "X" symbol appearing over the character before being instantly transported to the bottom blast line. With hazards turned off, the grass acts as a normal platform, effectively expanding the area of play.
Periodically, a large blimp with a screen on the side flies slowly across the background and displays the "current leader" of the match in terms of which player has the highest score in a time match or the most stocks in a stock match. The blimp displays the current leader two times while on-screen, between which it instead shows the Dragon Ball series symbol.
Music[]
- The main music track is CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA, a jazzy instrumental remix of the first opening theme from the anime Dragon Ball Z.
- The alternate music track is Ultimate Battle, a techno remix of the theme that plays when Goku fights Jiren using Ultra Instinct in the anime Dragon Ball Super.
Tournament legality[]
Ironically, World Tournament is unsuitable for tournament play.
With hazards off, it is a large walk-off stage, which encourages camping and has no form of off-stage play and very little ledge play.
With hazards turned on, though it is no longer a walk-off, the lower blast line is, in function, inexcusably close to the stage, with the side blast lines disproportionately far away. With this in mind, characters that tend to score KOs off of the sides and top are at a severe disadvantage against characters that instead tend to score KOs by gimping the opponent's recovery. For example, Sandbag is normally balanced by his inability to grab ledges. However, the small distance between the ledges and blast lines here, combined with Sandbag's large attack power, makes him overwhelming on this stage. This is especially overly advantageous compared to characters such as Falco, whose usual KO method of using his down aerial offstage is almost guaranteed to result in a self-destruct due to his high falling speed and lack of space to recover afterwards present on other stages.
Furthermore, even if the blast line were disregarded, the stage layout is redundant due to the presence of both Final Destination and Waiting Room.
Origin[]
The World Tournament Stadium in Dragon Ball.
The preview image of the hazardous version of the Budokai Tenkaichi stage mod for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
The World Martial Arts Tournament is a recurring event in the Dragon Ball franchise. It is a martial arts tournament that occurs every five years at the Martial Arts Temple on Papaya Island, with fights taking place on the World Tournament Stadium, a small arena surrounded by grass. For each match, opponents fight in hand-to-hand combat in order to either knock the opponent unconscious or send them out of the ring. Using weapons (with the exception of natural weapons such as claws or Ki Blasts), aiming for the eyes or groin, or killing the opponent outright will result in disqualification. It first appears in the original Dragon Ball manga, with Goku training since childhood to win the tournament and entering it on three occasions, the third of which he wins after defeating Piccolo. The surrounding area is vaporized as a result of the final match, and a larger stadium is later built in its place.
The stage in SSF2 is based on the World Tournament Stadium's updated appearance from the 24th World Martial Arts Tournament and onward, albeit at a smaller scale. The blimp in the background is based on the TV blimp that appears in the Dragon Ball Z episode "The World Tournament", in which it used to show a reenactment of the Cell Games, a deadly tournament held by Cell to showcase his power. It can also be seen circling the World Tournament Stadium in games such as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi and Dragon Ball: Raging Blast.
The concept and layout of the stage may be based on that of Budokai Tenkaichi, a Super Smash Bros. Brawl stage mod by Mewtwo2000, the lead stage creator of Project M. Like the stage in SSF2, it takes place atop the World Tournament Stadium and has two versions available: one with the blast line aligned directly with the grass, and one where the grass can be safely stood on. The main difference is that the stage mod is based on the arena's original appearance in Dragon Ball prior to its destruction and lacks the blimp.
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