Topi
A Topi as it appears in non-Japanese releases of Ice Climber.
Universe	Ice Climber
Debut	Ice Climber (1985)
Level appearances	Icicle Mountain
Point worth	200
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)

Topi (トッピー, Toppi) is a common enemy from Ice Climber. It possesses two distinct, functionally-identical designs.

Origin

Topis appeared as enemies in Ice Climber. They would appear from either side of the stage and will try to prevent the Ice Climbers from scaling the mountain by pushing blocks of ice into the holes the duo created on the stage; furthermore, they could send the Ice Climbers falling down the stage if they ran into them. They could be defeated, but would respawn after some time.

Topis had a different appearance in the original Famicom release of Ice Climber. There, they were depicted as blue seals. In the arcade release VS. Ice Climber, they instead became small, bipedal creatures resembling yetis, covered in white fur. They have small legs and small arms that help them move around, with their mouths somewhat resembling beaks. This redesign carried over to the game's international NES release, as well as its Famicom Disk System port. While never officially acknowledged, the change is generally assumed to pre-emptively avoid overseas controversy around seal hunting, which became a topic of media attention during the 1970s and 80s.

The blocks of ice Topis pushed in Ice Climber are used for the Ice Climbers' Ice Shot.

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  The yeti Topi in Ice Climber.
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  The seal Topi in Ice Climber.

Overview

Like Ice Climber itself, Topis have differing appearances between the Japanese and international releases of Melee. The Japanese version uses their appearance as blue seals from the Famicom Ice Climber, but they are instead the NES and arcade version's white, yeti-like creatures in international versions. The two versions function identically, and uniquely, the blue seals do not appear in the North American version even when the language is set to Japanese. The change both maintains continuity with their respective console releases of Ice Climber while again pre-empting content concerns.

As an enemy

A Topi in Melee.

Topi made their debut in Super Smash Bros. Melee, acting as enemies in Stage 10: Icicle Mountain in the game's Adventure Mode. Any character who makes contact with them will take damage and knockback. Topis also have the ability to slide across platforms, making them move at a faster pace. On Icicle Mountain, they are often spotted with Freezies, despite the item not coming from the Ice Climber universe. Characters are awarded 200 points for every Topi they KO.

Topis also have a 1/896 chance to appear out of Crates, Barrels, and Party Balls in regular battles. They are one of four common enemies that can appear out of a container item, the other three being Goombas, ReDeads, and Octoroks.

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  The Japanese version of the Topis in Adventure Mode.

Trophy

Topi's trophy in Melee

Topi

Topis debuted in the game Ice Climber, shuttling ice with which to repair cracks in the floors. They were kept really busy, as Nana and Popo constantly cracked floors with single strikes of their ice hammers. Despite the monotony of their chilly work, these creatures never slacked off for an instant.

Ice Climber (10/85)

Gallery

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  Topi trophy using its model from the Japanese version.
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  Official Artwork of a Topi.
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  A seal Topi (middle) from the Famicom box art of Ice Climber.

Ice Climber universe
Fighter	Ice Climbers (SSBM · SSBB · SSBU)
Stages	Icicle Mountain · Summit
Items	Vegetables
Enemies	Polar Bear · Topi
Other	Condor
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits	Trophies (SSBM · SSBB) · Stickers · Spirits
Music	Brawl · Ultimate
Masterpiece	Ice Climber

• Ice Climber universe
• Common enemies
• Trophies (SSBM)