Professional Ice Climbers players are known to chain grab opponents from 0% to a KO inescapably. They currently rank 2nd on the official tier list (the highest among veterans available at the start) thanks to their amazing camping game, solid aerial and ground game, but primarily due to their extensive and intricate grab game that can completely shut down opponents once it begins. In Melee, the player had the option to change the color of the costume and play as Nana, and the option still exists in Brawl, however the Climbers' positions on the character select screen portrait will not change. The other is computer-controlled, in a manner mimicking the player. Although Popo and Nana fight as a duo, only one is directly controlled by the player. They have been given a significant texture boost to their character models. Melee, make a return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with a playable character where all current Spirits use artwork from the same game, respectively being F-Zero GX, Punch-Out (Wii), and ARMS.The Ice Climbers (also known as Ice Climber ( アイス クライマー, Aisu Kuraimā ?) in the Japanese versions), the ice-climbing duo from Super Smash Bros.
F-Zero, Punch-Out, and ARMS are the only series in Super Smash Bros.This also happens to Ryuji Sakamoto's spirit, where the edit is present in his shoes.This change was also made to his Assist Trophy model.
Instead, the symbol on his helmet was changed to “侍” - the Japanese kanji for “samurai”.