Sector Z

Sector Z (セクターＺ, Sector Z) is a default stage appearing in Super Smash Bros. based on the Star Fox 64 level Sector Z. It is called "Sector Z" because of the red ripple in the background which resembles the letter "Z". This stage did not return in any later game, but a similar stage atop the Great Fox, Corneria, appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee and later in in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. However, both Sector Z, Corneria, and even Venom return in Super Smash Bros. Universe.

Stage Layout
The Great Fox is the only platform on this stage but it has three different terrain levels. The front two-thirds of the ship are the first terrain with the tip of the wing acting as a good vantage point for projectile throwing. The back third of the ship near the engines and the Arwing bay is another terrain with the left wall being a good place to rack combos on another player. However, unlike the Corneria stage in Melee, the guns on the bottom-left of the ship cannot be used as a platform. For this reason, it is best to avoid this area of the ship as you cannot recover from the guns.

Arwing fighters will occasionally fire at the players, dealing large amounts of damage and knockback. For this reason, coupled with the fact that the stage is too large, Sector Z has been banned in many tournaments. Also, a character standing on an Arwing may be KO'd if the Arwing flies offscreen to the top or side; however, the Arwings do tend to barrel roll or fly upside down, which essentially pushes the character off. Unlike the Arwing fighters, though, the main guns of the Great Fox do not fire.

While the stage reappeared in spirit as Corneria in Melee, Brawl, and SSB3DS, the stage was much smaller than its Super Smash Bros. incarnation, the main guns fire, and players can even camp on the main cannons or destroy them.