Ice Climbers



The Ice Climbers are a duo of two young-appearing characters, named Popo and Nana that hail from the game Ice Climber. Player one would play as Popo, the male character while the second player would control Nana, the female character. They can easily be distinguished by the color of their parkas (blue for Popo, pink for Nana) and by the style of the small amount of hair sticking out from their hoods.

After fifteen years of absence (though they were referenced in other games), the Ice Climbers made a comeback as fighters in Super Smash Bros. Melee. They beat out Balloon Fighter from Balloon Fight, Urban Champion from Urban Champion, Bubbles from Clu Clu Land and Excitebike Rider from Excitebike to represent the forgotten games of the NES era.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
They make their first Super Smash Bros. appearance in Melee as one of the fourteen default characters. They are two of the best characters in the game, ranking number eight on the tier list, due to powerful attacks and one of the best chaingrabs in the game. As in Ice Climber, Popo is controlled by default, with Nana acting as a CPU player, however certain color changes allow Nana to be controlled instead. Should the CPU character, whoever it may be, be killed, then most of the Ice Climbers' attacks (such as their recovery move) will be rendered useless. If the human character is killed, then the CPU character will fade away and respawn with the human character.

Their trophies read:

Ice Climbers (Classic) - "That's Popo in the blue and Nana in the pink. These two stars of the game Ice Climber have scaled many an ice summit in their mountaineering careers. Back in their glory days, they chased eggplants, cucumbers, and other vegetables that inexplicable fell from frosty summits where a condor reigned supreme. They're rarely seen apart."

Game: Ice Climber (10/85)

Ice Climbers (Adventure) - "This unique twosome fights together as a team. Your score will not be affected if the CPU-controlled character isKO'd, but a lone Ice Climber won't be able to use teamwork moves, which mini-glaciers out of their hammers, while Squall Hammer is at it's strongest when Nana and Popo combine their strength."

Ice Climbers (All-Star) - "The colors of the Ice climbers' parkas denote who's in the lead: Nana's in pink and orange, while Popo's in green or blue. their hairstyles are also slightly different. Belay allows them to cover great distances, but doesn't give foes the chance to target their landing. Blizzard is best used in close quarters; in the fray, Nana and Popo sometimes freeze opponents."

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Ice Climbers return in Brawl, though redesigned to show texture. They are even better than they were in Melee, ranking fifth on the official tier list.

Their trophy reads:

"The one in blue is Popo, and the one in pink is Nana. They use their incredible jumping powers and hammers to break blocks and climb to the summit. They grab veggies, and if they can catch the condor at the end, they conquer the mountain. Other than breaking blocks, their hammers are good for sending foes flying, climbing down from blocks, and destroying icicles."

Ice Climber (1985)