Ice Climbers

The Ice Climbers are a pair consisting of a little boy named Popo and a little girl named Nana, who climb ice mountains. They are from the game Ice Climber, which was also mentioned in Game & Watch Gallery 3. One of these two may also be the playable character in the Game and Watch game Climber in Game & Watch Gallery 4. Despite being very young, they are the best climbers around. Popo was seen in WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare: Touched!, in one of the Mini-Games. The Ice Climbers are very rarely linked to the Mario series. They first appeared alongside Mario in Super Smash Bros. Melee. They also appear in the crossover game Tetris DS.

''Super Smash Bros. Series
The Ice Climbers appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee, as one of the new characters. On top of being new, they were also default. The two are unique, as they fight as a team, but ironically act as two separate characters. Thus, they act as a literal 2-in-1 player. They can be very hard to avoid, as they are a team, but once one is gone, the other is a cake walk. In the same sense, if Popo is defeated, then the two will lose a life even without Nana being defeated. Their attacks are not incredibly powerful, but they can use two attacks at once, as well as use two items at once, and hold and throw two people at once. Overall, they can be very difficult for beginners to use, but powerful, and tricky if used right. Both Popo and Nana are voiced by Sanae Kobayashi.

The Ice Climbers return to the series in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with an updated appearance. Their appearance now adds detailed fur to their parkas. Their Hammers also have a more detailed appearance, actually showing the wood rings. The Ice Climber stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is The Summit, which matches the Ice Climber style completely. Interestingly, the fish from Balloon Fight can be found on this stage. Their battle entrance features them holding on to a Condor, with them jumping off to land on the stage. Their Final Smash is Iceberg, in which they create a huge iceberg on the stage.

Solid Snake Codec Conversation

 * Snake: So those two are the Ice Climbers, huh?
 * Mei Ling: Snake, have you ever heard of a "blood bond"?
 * Snake: Sure.
 * Mei Ling: It refers to a bond between two people that's so strong they'd die for each other. The Ice Climbers have conquered frozen glaciers and dangerous mountaintops together. I think they've formed a bond that we can't even fathom.
 * Snake: I dunno. Seems to me they'd get in each other's way fighting to see who gets to the top first.
 * Mei Ling: Snake, in China they say, "Though brothers may quarrel at home, outside they defend each other from slight."
 * Snake: Is that really a Chinese proverb?
 * Mei Ling: Even though they may get in each other's way occasionally, they'll pull together in times of need. They're an inseparable team, Snake. Don't underestimate them!

Role in the Subspace Emissary
The Ice Climbers were first seen climbing up the Glacial Peak, completely oblivious to the shootout between the Great Fox and the Battleship Halberd. However, they do see Meta Knight climbing past them, trying to get to the Halberd. The Ice Climbers see this as a challenge, and race him to the top, managing to reach it first. However, they discover the Aura Pokémon Lucario up there, who challenges Meta Knight. Popo and Nana could only watch. Just after the battle, the Halberd rams the Great Fox into the mountain. While Meta Knight and Lucario take this chance to get inside the Halberd, the Ice Climbers fall into the Canyon, where they find themselves with Marth, Lucas, the Pokémon Trainer and Ike. The Subspace Army attacks them all, but they are saved by Mario, Link, Yoshi, Kirby, and Pit. The Ice Climbers eventually go to Subspace with all of the heroes, where they all get turned into trophies by Tabuu. Fortunately, Kirby is then revived by a badge created by King Dedede so he saves Popo and Nana along with some other characters. The entire team then goes after Tabuu.

Trivia

 * The game Ice Climber was released in October 18, 1985 in North America, the same date of the release of Super Mario Bros. in the U.S.A.
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee was the Ice Climbers' second appearance, sixteen years after their first.
 * The Ice Climbers are known as Ice Climber (despite being a group) in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.