Mario - Smash 4 Wii U 9.0 Master Core (No damage, no customization)

I promised long ago that I would no damage the 9.0 Master Core like I did to all the Brawl bosses, and I have finally gotten around to doing it.
The biggest obstacle to doing this was having to go through 9.0 Classic first for every single attempt, which takes about a good 10-15 minutes every time, as there's no way in the game to go fight the Master Core directly, and dying at any time bumps the difficulty down on a continue, so I couldn't just SD and immediately retry again upon getting hit. If it wasn't for that, I would have managed this in a few hours at most, and got it done long ago instead of procrastinating and sporadically trying here and there. Now for some analysis on each phase:
The Hands phase is easy, as the Hands start off predictably with attacks you can easily counterattack, and you can easily beat them before they really get going. Focus offense on Master Hand and preemptively get your shield up for the first attack, as it can be a quick hand swipe or finger flick, which will end a no damage run before it can begin if you got overly aggressive at the start.
When it comes to the Giant, don't be afraid to go offstage, as it'll help a ton in evading otherwise hard-to-dodge attacks. The scream attack in particular has to be watched out for, as the head-grabbing animation can hit you, and it comes out extremely quick with no apparent pattern. As long as you don't flub going offstage when needed, the Giant isn't that hard to no damage.
The Beast is tricky; you can beat this phase really fast, as you can use Mario's down smash to deal a rather quick 22% in one blow, but using any sort of lengthy move against the Beast is unadvised as it can attack so fast. As such, I play very safe here, and don't go for double-hitting down smashes or any sort of move with a lengthy completion, as the Beast can easily attack and hit you while you're stuck in hitlag/ending lag.
The Edges were probably the most difficult phase, with a bevy of difficult-to-dodge attacks, no safe zones, and the ability to trap you with its long-lasting large-coverage projectiles. Fortunately it does give you a couple of ample opportunities to get a charged double-hitting down smash in to keep the phase from lasting too long.
The Shadow was also difficult, as one little mishap can result in you getting hit. Luckily for Mario, his infamous down throw to up tilts to up aerials combo will wipe out about 3/4ths of the Shadow's health. Another thing to take advantage of is the Shadow doesn't use air dodges like normal CPUs, and doesn't really defend itself from attacks (though it will use counter-aerials and will easily hit you first if you mis-space).
Then finally for the Fortress, it's the easiest part; unlike the other phases, it'll be 100% identical every time, right down to the first attack enemies in the Fortress will use, and the threats in the Fortress are easily overcome with Mario. If you got the Fortress strat down, you should be able to no damage through it every time. I should eventually do this with more characters (and maybe someday with everyone), and hopefully when Wii U hacking advances and becomes accessible, there becomes a way to skip Classic and go straight to fighting the Master Core.
Overall, no damaging the 9.0 Master Core wasn't that difficult with Mario, and despite all the theatrics, 9.0 wasn't much harder than SSE's Duon and Tabuu were to no damage.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Master Hand & Crazy Hand
0:56 Master Giant
1:32 Master Beast
2:03 Master Edges
2:37 Master Shadow
3:05 Master Fortress Phase 1
4:07 Master Fortress Phase 2
5:18 Core

[@aronma2765]

Fun fact: when the music stops at 2:48 and turns into rapid beeping noises, the beeps spell out MASTER CORE in morse code.

[@emmanuellehernandez1338]

Cool. Didn't know that. Do u know Morse code?

[@derpaderpy4931]

+Emmanuelle Hernandez Lessons.

[@MewTubeHK]

+Daniel Sharples TV Tropes, maybe?

[@derpaderpy4931]

Bulldogs 1234869 Hm... That may be it.

[@emmanuellehernandez1338]

Daniel Sharples looks like successfully deleted the clone comment cuz i dont c it anywhere I want to learn morse code too.

[@vonzevning]

If there was crazy core

[@professornova1236]

Or a master foot

[@smasherjosh5000]

Good point guys

[@CreepoZ]

Or Master Di..........

[@jeremy7799]

If there were a crazy fortress, then I would die the very first second.

[@_CNT_]

Or taboo core...

[@misterbigzz]

Mr. Nintendo showing how it's done!

[@bignuttysupreme2625]

Sega did it first. With A.B.I.S Master Core from Sonic Riders Zero Gravity. They are both: Fight a giant dark thing in a black hole while in insane difficulties. But in SRZG your Sonic on a hoverboard racing to a kill a robot on 3 minute timer.

[@M2Cloud7]

Polarbearz I think 3ds was much tougher

[@giornogiovanna2008]

@@M2Cloud7 yeah

[@JokerRBLX3054]

The 2 dislikes are from Master Hand and Crazy Hand

[@cjchamp789]

And Master Core. And Taboo.

[@vdsgfdh2546]

+CJ Champ **Tabuu

[@OzzyTheGiant]

the dislike buttons are Master Hand and Crazy Hand

[@alexandernguyen5074]

Dislikers are Master Hand, Crazy Hand, Tabuu, Bowser, Wario, and Sonic.

[@godli6063]

OzzyTheGiant umm dislike buttons their are no multiple dislike button

[@beepmoo8771]

Master fortress should of been called, "Return of the OP Kid Icarus enemies that are mainly from Uprising because I also directed that game."

[@OmegaTyrant]

CauseFilth The Skeleton Swag Lord Only one of the Fortress' enemies is from Kid Icarus though.

[@beepmoo8771]

Omega Tyrant Oh. Well let me edit that then. "The return of that one of those Kid Icarus enemies" NAILED IT.

[@hypedmaniac8444]

5:31 A Mario main knows he’s gonna try for the spike.

[@ju2tunknown]

_Foward aerial_

[@Tarmon2121]

I tried this with Falcon once. I was actually really close, until the dumbest death ever. I was in the second leg of Master Fortress, at the big drop, but I accidentally wall jumped into the acid... I haven't tried since.

[@OmegaTyrant]

Tarmon2121 Ha, I almost ruined this run at the end by almost jumping into the acid behind the last heart

[@Anonymous-lp9hk]

I'm with you. Attempting 8.0 to 9.0 with other characters is Next to impossible. I did that with Mr. Game and Watch on 8.0, I managed to persevere through the battles, until I got to the Master Fortress, Where every time I Die from the Yellow Lava, I rage, and I RAGE HARD. Until I found out about the Greatness Of Lucina, In which I Did it at 8.0, and it was Very Easy for me To go through the Master Giant, Master Beast, and Master Edges, all because of the True Power of Countering. The Master Fortress, Pfff, I can deal with that easily Thanks to Not only the best Use of Countering, But How much Damage she can deal from her sword. Thus, Making The Master Fortress, either a total joke, or a Rage Indusing Level That Requires Skill, Patience, Perseverance, clearing out what area are you at, Not Fucking Up Once, Not touching a single pixel on the Yellow Lava alongside staying away from it, and a whole lot of Close calls from those annoying as Fuck Laser Enemies, Crawlers, and the worst Yellow Lava Placements I've ever seen that will make me Rage If I touch a single one.

[@mrm64]

lol I know the feeling

[@toady525]

Angel Burgos you tried with Mr. Game & Watch and I applaud you for that. He's a great character. I don't have the Wii U version but the 3DS is equally hard and I managed to defeat Core with Mr. Game & Watch on 9.0 and also with R.O.B.

[@KarmaTube5]

That's gotta blow

[@Luigiofthegods]

Mayro is god incarnate.

[@tony-wt1wq]

RetronixGaming k

[@thatdudegaming3501]

pleb k

[@IzzyRJQ]

Luigiofthegods despite your name

[@tactical_slime4608]

*n e v e r d o u b t e d i t*

[@SmashHighlights]

That's insane. 4:36 almost gave me a heart attack :|

[@seanathan1]

Well, hi there.

[@milesmonaco2625]

@Zac the cat he or her almost got hit

[@derrickdavis3888]

Just like The Cave of Offensive don’t take more than 100% or else you will instantly die!

[@SuperBatachuEvan]

Omega Tyrant How about... Luigi beats 9.0 Classic and Master Core by doing absolutely nothing and taking no damage! It'll be a breeze. All jokes aside, great job man, this truly takes dedication.

[@jonesomenge6807]

Mario is a smash god confirmed .

[@dolphinman6463]

Suppose Me Vs Master Core

[@elnortenofelizmx3510]

Kirby

[@jakktz5574]

Anyone ever notice, Master core A C S R T. A E. Z R. Y

[@DrGears-iw8ud]

so... they become kamen rider?

[@jose12379100]

With all those headbutts, I’m surprised that Mario never had a concussion all his life.

[@TheAAJYu]

WOW!!! INCREDIBLE!

[@innenkosnarukami2450]

That up smash whiff at 2:49 was terrifying. I'm amazed the shadow didnt punish it

[@SuperAntz123]

Crazy hand? More like lazy hand for getting no damage...

[@SupLuiKir]

When you don't finish Master Core off at the end, it explodes by releasing three pulses that can be spotdodged. A true 9.0 0-damage run would wait and dodge those last three pulses. Yo, congratz man. Nice run.

[@Whitesnake273]

*5

[@abyanazmi9684]

Aka a off wave

[@LiteralBacon]

You should've let the master core (try) to use it's final ohko attack to disrespect it. But seriously, nice job.

[@OmegaTyrant]

Literal Bacon If I didn't need to go through 9.0 Classic every time I failed, I would have done that.

[@emmanuellehernandez1338]

+Omega Tyrant How many times did you do this before you did it at 0%? Wow I'm speechless

[@7standdad]

+Literal Bacon Godly 0-death

[@Double_K_A]

That was pretty epic. Then again, just beating Master Core in itself would be considered epic to some. Btw, thanks for allowing permission of that small bit of footage from your Gust Bellows video.

[@Km-qo6ex]

Bruh.

[@Double_K_A]

km tabs Ready?

[@Km-qo6ex]

Yes

[@Double_K_A]

km tabs K, I'm making the room.

[@Km-qo6ex]

Ok

[@DeathRocket4990]

5:08 THAT SCREAM IS SO UNSETTLING

[@BN-tk6ce]

this man deserves a cookie.

[@basketbomberslackingson4417]

But... Wait... What... How... ALL HAIL THE GREAT MASTER MARIO OF HIGHEST DIFFICULTY!

[@scandleandstuff5112]

This is the closest we're gonna get to Subspace Emissary in Smash 4

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

I've been waiting for this video since the release of Smash U. Good show.

[@Kazenaraka]

5:37 Did Mario just humped the core away? xD

[@blackgreninja1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChrisCakes]

nice joke, but he was up smashing it

[@Blizzardstorm22180]

Mariopowplays Gaming YT literally

[@kingblasty6426]

more like flip kick 😆

[@dolphinman6463]

Super Epic Faces Yes

[@Solibrae]

I've managed to beat parts of Master Core without taking damage on the 3DS version, but this is something else!

[@polotech7783]

I don't care how high the stakes between Galleem or Dharkon are, *THIS* will always be the most epic Super Smash Bros. final boss to me, second only to GigaBowser. (Melee Ver.)

[@dude9410]

I like to think that Master Fortress is like human body. 1 target is in the Mouth. 2nd is the stomach. 3rd on the back (I guess) and final one is the Heart

[@GalaxyRoyal]

Oh my god that was outstanding you're the real Superstar Smash Hero wow god bless you for clearing this impossible challenge at 9.0 intensity without taking damage, without losing a life and without customizations! :O Yikes now I'm so scared. o.O A real Master Mario player who has saved the Smash Universe and bringing peace for becoming invincible like a god! This proves that Mario can be invincible even without a Power Star! :O

[@seanathan1]

Nice Sharla pic.

[@GalaxyRoyal]

That Random Person Who Does Nothing Why thank you! :D

[@seanathan1]

Aysha Wattellier No problem.

[@GalaxyRoyal]

I chose Sharla because I'm exactly like her and also because when I play as Shulk in Super Smash Bros Wii U & 3DS with Sharla's alternate costume so that's why! :3

[@benjaming5805]

Aysha Wattellier you make Me cringe.

[@Joshman601]

Oh man, you need to play on tournaments! Good job representing Mario! Great video!

[@eyesburning]

Wow! Well done! Mad skills :D

[@Bushrimpex]

Nice working skills dude!

[@HomieJared]

Mario Skills 101

[@DaikoruArtwin]

0:46 to 0:58, you just did the exact same moves of a certain parody animation of what Smash 4 is. Made me chuckle.

[@DarkSpine49]

+DaikoruArtwin I beat him without dying once.

[@johnkim240]

I have been trying to do this since a year and here you are doing it no damage

[@kevinthecubeorme770]

5:37 mario: *humps on the core* Core: bye bye

[@BulletBillSoilder]

I was so close to almost beating master fortress but then, my game pad glitched on the last heart and I was in the acid

[@gcgames_]

This is nostalgic 100% 😭❤️‍🔥

[@vlogenericsrants948]

I've literally just noticed that Master Hand is Red, while Crazy Hand is Blue. Interesting way to differentiate them.

[@GalaxyRoyal]

And also because the 3DS version was red while the Wii U version was blue. ;)

[@Man_Jr._Studios]

Dude this was AWESOME, I never even knew there was a fortress phase (probably cuz I'd only do classic mode on the 3ds), but I love seeing a professional beat it

[@OmegaTyrant]

Yes Master Fortress is Wii U exclusive. Smash 3DS does have a tougher Master Shadow fight though, the AI there actually dodges.

[@Anonymous-lp9hk]

I managed to beat 9.0 Today, with Link, without customs. So much attempt were made, My recent attempt, I lost a few lives, And I managed to Hold Together Dammit, and beaten it. It was so damn satisfying to make it all the way to the end.

[@ahdascrazy3102]

Congratulations! Link is a pretty solid fighter. I prefer toon link for more mobility, but link is a bit heavier and stronger. I'm still trying to beat 9.0 with G&W

[@michaellynch2296]

Good fuckin luck

[@ahdascrazy3102]

Dank Meems yeah. He's pretty damn light. But his recovery is unbeatable and nobody can survive the cursed 9.

[@mr.cannotspeedpogo1004]

+Tyler B. I actually was able to beat that one where you have to beat master core on 9.0 without losing any lives, and I did it with Mario.

[@mr.cannotspeedpogo1004]

+MCSMJessefan5 edit: ... to beat that one CHALLENGE...

[@JumboWumbo101]

You sir, proved yourself a loyal player.

[@thomask7441]

Absolutely amazing.

[@keliamitsu]

Thats so impressive!

[@jannettepadolina6343]

Holy balls, man. You're even better at this than Nintendo Unity!

[@Plogle]

Alpharad is crying somewhere

[@seanathan1]

tru dude

[@roiroije6326]

If this is Master Core, we do *not* want to see Crazy Core.

[@gustavopaz1645]

Now imagine if there was a Crazy Core.....

[@santa5939]

CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE CRAZY CORE

[@santa5939]

It is 21XX. Crazy Core is the new meta and Greninja didn't get nerfed.

[@marioman7300]

Then there would be crazy giant crazy beast crazy edges and crazy shadows

[@TypezStrike]

That's INSANE with no damage

[@kirbob]

suddenly a god appears

[@clonedbraixen]

My god... You are a truest Mario Gamer

[@MolternK]

We need to see Omega Tyrant vs. ZeRo

[@OmegaTyrant]

Moltern Kirby Yeaaaahhhhh I would stand no choice, boss fights are a completely different beast to competitive matches

[@meteion4452]

Its like a sign D1's friend would hold up from an ipad that basically is spelled "Bodied" when it comes to fighting ZeRo. If i was to fight ZeRo i mean i would get rekt.

[@horsepowerenthusiast6933]

Mario's always my main!

[@jaydeh.]

I’m impressed

[@ItsAsum]

Okay, where's this guys best Super Smash Bros Player to Ever Live trophy?

[@sandman92660]

Try this for the whole mode without taking damage if you want a challenge!

[@SamuroyX]

You are a god, good sir.

[@chryssi722]

That was pretty crazy

[@smasherjosh5000]

That is something I know I could never do not take any damage you sir must be a pro and played these games all your life

[@StevieWeebieLee]

AMAZING!!

[@Stargenese]

clever plumber to be exact

[@hangerlord153]

The 17 dislikes are from all the master fortress enemies defeated

[@kirbboard]

Comin' in hot with the JV3!

[@JaySaber]

A PERFECT RUN

[@sendylie1774]

"Wow, Incredible!"

[@AverageBananas12]

By looking at you global smash power. You are confirmed better than 1 million people

[@UltraNurture]

You are amazing

[@CookedSpringtrap]

You are a PROFESSIONAL!!!

[@CookedSpringtrap]

To be honest, the Master Swords/Blades make me lose ALL THE TIME.

[@ItsAsum]

And the award for the best smash player to ever live goes to!

[@MrAboy97]

congratulations

[@RareKirbyStarBall2]

Awesome!

[@tyratyra5549]

Didn't think anyone still believed in the no damage challenge. Thought I was the only one left. *Sniff* Don't let the flame die out!!

[@dillonhall7514]

This was way better than Ultimate's final boss

[@leessoon]

"Did he just walk over and upsmashed?"

[@hangerlord153]

5:00 that heart pumping sound is the same sound as when I beat 8.0 with cloud and captain falcon

[@playnthink1210]

Same, but I did it with a custom Ganon. I was at exactly 100%, and I was about to get lasered, but I destroyed the final heart before it could hit me. I couldn't even do it with Cloud RIP

[@hangerlord153]

@@playnthink1210that’s awesome dude

[@elixs6959]

Mario est habitué à l'aventure

[@HomieJared]

Wow, if only I can do that with Mario.

[@notyourdaughter666]

I did this with Corrin. Took me THREE HOURS to get a full no damage run of all parts of Master Core.

[@itsBUSTRE]

you are a monster. i love you

[@joshuajayroe6972]

This game was brought to you by (among other people) HAL Laboratory, which also created such lovely characters as Dark Matter, 0, Drawcia Soul, Marx Soul, and Giygas.

[@Leet-iz2fz]

Actually, this game comes from SORA Ltd., who evidently wanted to prove to HAL that they would take good care of the franchise by copying its original creators' style.

[@joshuajayroe6972]

Leet 1337 Sora was founded by a member of HAL, specifically the creator of both Kirby and Super Smash Bros.

[@rileysanford3674]

Up smash to victory!

[@Billy76414URL]

I don't get how you're this good ;-;

[@daytermination911]

Respect guy : o

[@toady525]

This vid made me pump to take on Master Core. I have the 3DS version and I has pissed me off a lot. Let's just leave it at that. I'm trying to beat him with Luigi as he is my golden boy of choice. I feel I have to defeat everything with Luigi on hard difficulty. I've made it to the Shadow of your player but I have such high damage, he kills me everytime. Thank you for the tips. Since Luigi is similar to Mario, what do you recommend for the Swords or Edges as you called them. I'd liked to know. Seriously, this guy isn't messing around and you're right, you have to go through the whole cycle, just to get another shot at this guy, very frustrating! Thanks again man for this awesome vid.

[@toady525]

UPDATE. I couldn't take a GAME OVER, so I restarted maybe 6 or 7 times and FINALLY beat Master Core with Luigi last night after swearing like a sailor and nearly destroying my 3DS in the process...on 9.0 difficulty.

[@salladdallas2891]

You wanna know something, you can do the same thing as mario, grab, down throw, up tilt, and the cyclone.

[@komb4806]

Master Core represents Sakurai's hate for the franchice. But hey, That's just a theory! *A GAME THEORY!* Thanks for watching!

[@sonicmania6753]

Flipper 1000 I though he loves working on it XD! I mean look at Ultimate

[@AngelsandWolves1]

So I have a question. Who do you main? Also, this was pretty darn impressive! Very well done!

[@OmegaTyrant]

R.O.B.

[@komasanthegamer1433]

Your really good

[@MinecraftMarioFantheAnimator]

That's badass

[@smileyfacism]

I think it's so cool that the music incorporates Morse code. You know what it says? "M A S T E R C O R E"

[@gcgames_]

Omg you are the king

[@NekoPatty06]

Ain't no way bruv, there has to be a catch, or you are this good

[@OmegaTyrant]

Check out my other Smash boss videos, fighting Smash bosses always been a specialty of mine.

[@tygeta9750]

But I would perfer master hand clones a a final boss because most games I play always have a dark mass as a final boss

[@GameWatch-xu6sb]

We gonna have to learn a lot about the Master Core for a no damage run without customization, because it is more than difficult to go through.

[@comettoss3935]

I can't begin to guess what the classic mode final boss for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will look like. Maybe after THIS, I'm better off not knowing. o_o

[@BoBnfishy]

awesome

[@ThePyro04]

Dis dude iz a freaking legendary gamer

[@tornboi5868]

I've never felt so inadequate.

[@chaotixgamer9328]

3:16 Sounds like a Heartbeat

[@jameswinter3832]

Ultra instinct god Mario

[@jpan]

Up smash to victory