Ice Shot

Ice Shot.

Ice Shot is the Ice Climbers' neutral special move in the Super Smash Bros. series. It debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee after the Ice Climbers' inclusion in that game and continued making its reappearance from its sequels, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The attack, as its name implies, is a move which core theme is ice. It is a standard special move that can be executed by pressing B. Upon initiation, the two Ice Climbers (Popo and Nana) will shoot out a pair of miniature stalagmites of ice, or a singular one if Nana was knocked out. It should also be noted that if Kirby inhales the Ice Climbers, this is the move he will obtain.

Origin

While not performed by the Ice Climbers, it is potentially based on an attack performed by Topis in Ice Climber, where they push a similar piece of ice, which would slide into gaps and block them. The Topis push blocks of ice onto the platform they are standing on in order to plug the holes left when the Ice Climbers hit the platforms. The Ice Climbers must dissolve obstructive blocks in the platforms as the duo jump across them to climb the mountain. Comparatively like Ice Shot, these pieces of ice would damage Popo or Nana if collided into them.

Trivia

• If the following Ice Climber is sent flying out of the stage, the CPU-controlled Ice Climber will perform Ice Shot to recover.