Sandbag

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Sandbag is a character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He is a living punching bag, that serves as a practice dummy for fighters to test their skills on. Although his purpose in life is to be beaten up, he feels no pain and in fact, is overjoyed when powerful fighters hit him as far as they possibly can.

He first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the Home-Run contest, where your objective is to launch Sandbag as far as possible using the Home-Run Bat. Fighters have 10 seconds to damage Sandbag as much as possible before picking up the nearby Home-Run Bat and sending him flying. The farther he flies the higher the score. If the player achieves a certain score or higher, they will receive unlockables such as the Paper Mario trophy and the Yoshi's Island stage from Super Smash Bros. 64.

Sandbag later appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii in multiple different ways. First and unarguably foremost is his role once again in the home-run contest, where your objective is once again to send him as far as possible. However, the developers of the game made it possible to deliver more damage to the character this time around, as there is now a shield around the stage that blocks the sandbag from accidentally be knocked off the stage, something that happened quite often in Melee. You're also allowed to play with a friend, and either work cooperatively or competitively with someone in the same area or someone else far away via Nintendo Wifi Connection. Also notable is the fact that you can pummel the innocent character while waiting for your game to load before connecting to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. It is also an item in Brawl that if you hit it hard, sometimes confetti comes out and an item comes out.

Sandbag appears yet again in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U with pretty much the same role as in Brawl though in the 3DS version, he appears before all multiplayer battles instead of just online.

Sandbag eventually returned in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, acting basically the same from the previous games.

Trophy descriptions[]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[]

"Sandbag exists for one reason only: to get smashed in the Home-Run Contest. Pound on Sandbag as much as possible in the time allotted, then swing for the fences as you compete for the longest home run of all time. Getting hit doesn't hurt Sandbag at all. As a matter of fact, it loves to see players wind up and let loose."

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

"An item that appears in the Home-Run Contest, where the goal is to do lots of damage to Sandbag, then send it flying as far as you can. It also appears in the regular game. If you smash it, a storm of confetti and items will burst out. Sandbag doesn't feel pain, though; in fact, it's happy to be of service."

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS[]

American: "This little guy is great for getting in some practice against. In Home-Run Contest you'll send it flying, and in normal battles it has a habit of dropping items when you lay into it. Sandbag seems pretty content with being your punching bag, so it'd almost be mean not to go all out on it."

European: "This little guy is pretty good to practise with! In the Home-Run Contest, the goal is to attack Sandbag and then whack him as hard as you can to send him flying! He even appears in normal matches, where you can hit him to get lots of food and items. Don't worry, though - he loves to help out. It doesn't even hurt him at all!"