Frigate Orpheon (stage)

The Frigate Orpheon stage.

Frigate Orpheon is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl based on the Reactor Core room on the Space Pirate frigate of the same name, which was featured in Metroid Prime.

“	For a spaceship that just causes trouble, it sure does have a lot of problems.	„
—Smash Bros Dojo.

Environment

The Parasite Queen appears in the background, occasionally roaring at the fighters, but it has no impact on the gameplay. The stage will occasionally sound an alarm and flip itself 180 degrees. Any fighter that does not jump into the air in time risks falling off the edge when the stage flips.

Each side of the stage features different terrain. The first is a flat area with a single floating platform to the left, the right side occasionally sinking farther down then the rest of the floor before moving up, making it a brief spot for hiding or ambushes. The other side features a gentle "U" shaped slope through the middle, with a floating platform above it, making it more built for constant engagement.

Sometimes the stage will suffer blackouts, making it difficult to determine where the edges are, though it is possible to figure out where by watching the blue lights which occasionally travel through the floor.

A single floating platform sometimes appears off the edge of the stage, which can be be used as a brief place to escape for fighters in danger of being KO'd or on low stock, but it will eventually move off-screen.

Music

Vs. Ridley

Vs. Parasite Queen

Opening/Menu (Metroid Prime)

Sector 1

Vs. Meta Ridley

Multiplayer (Metroid Prime 2)

• Bolded songs must be unlocked

Trivia

• Samus and Zero Suit Samus are sometimes fought here on Classic Mode.
• The ledge walls that originally kept Samus from falling into the Reactor Core can be seen around the base of the room, as well as pirate writing, some computers, and displays that resemble Chozo Artifacts.
• This is the first stage based off of Metroid in the Smash Bros. Series that does not feature lava or acid.