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[[File:Difficulty Brawl.png|thumb|250px|Choosing difficulty in the [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] in ''[[Brawl]]''.]]
'''Difficulty''' is an option in some [[single player]] and [[co-op mode]]s that allows a player to adjust the game after one's skill. Depending on what mode is being played, different difficulty levels will affect the game in different ways. For example, a higher difficulty level in the [[Subspace Emissary]] will make the enemies harder by giving them more [[HP]] and making their attacks stronger, while a higher difficulty level in [[Target Smash]] changes the stage's design into a more difficult one. Sometimes, [[unlockable]]s such as trophies or stickers depend on the difficulty on which a game mode is cleared. In the Subspace Emissary, [[Stock Ball]]s vary in number, from appearing in most levels in Easy to never appearing in Intense.


The setting appears for all games' [[Classic Mode]]s (including ''Smash 64'''s [[1P Game]]), [[Adventure Mode]], [[Subspace Emissary]], [[All-Star Mode]] and [[World of Light]]. Additionally, in ''Brawl'', the setting is available for [[Boss Battles]], and has been added to [[Event match]]es and [[Target Smash!!]]. However, the [[event match]]es in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' only have three difficulties (Easy, Normal, and Hard). ''Smash 4'' also featured an entirely retooled difficulty scale for its Classic and All-Star Modes, as with ''Ultimate'' on its Classic Mode.
[[File:Difficulty.jpg|thumb|250px|Choosing difficulty in the [[Subspace Emissary]] Adventure Mode in ''[[Brawl]]''.]]
 
'''Difficulty''' is an option in some single player/[[co-op mode]]s that allows a player to adjust the game after one's skill. In the most cases, there are five difficulty levels. Depending on what mode is being played, different difficulty levels will affect the game in different ways. For example, a higher difficulty level in the [[Subspace Emissary]] will make the enemies harder by giving them more [[HP]] and making their attacks stronger, while a higher difficulty level in [[Target Smash]] won't affect the characters' properties at all, but instead change the stage's design into a more difficult one. Sometimes, [[unlockable]]s such as trophies or stickers depend on the difficulty on which a game mode is cleared. In the Subspace Emissary, [[Stock Ball]]s vary in number, from appearing in most levels in Easy to never appearing in Intense.
 
In ''Smash 64'', the difficulty setting is only available for the [[1P Game]]. In the other three games, the setting appears for the [[Classic Mode]], [[Adventure Mode]]/[[Subspace Emissary]] and [[All-Star Mode]]. Additionally, in ''Brawl'', the setting is available for [[Boss Battles]], and has been added to [[Event match]]es and [[Target Smash!!]]. However, the [[event match]]es in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' only have three difficulties (Easy, Normal, and Hard).


== Difficulty levels in ''[[Smash 64]]'' and ''[[Melee]]'' ==
== Difficulty levels in ''[[Smash 64]]'' and ''[[Melee]]'' ==
* Very Easy (blue difficulty) <!-- The names in Japan are still written using the English letters; no need to add them separately. -->
* Very Easy (blue difficulty)
* Easy (green difficulty)
* Easy (green difficulty)
* Normal (yellow difficulty)
* Normal (yellow difficulty)
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* Very Hard (red difficulty)
* Very Hard (red difficulty)


<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>File:SSBdifficulty.PNG|The difficulty selection in ''Smash 64''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 1P Game.
SSBdifficulty.PNG|The difficulty selection in ''Smash 64''{{'}}s 1P Game.
File:SSBMdifficulty.PNG|The difficulty selection in ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Classic Mode.</gallery></center>
SSBMdifficulty.PNG|The difficulty selection in ''Melee''{{'}}s Classic Mode.
</gallery></center>


== Difficulty levels in ''[[Brawl]]'' ==
== Difficulty levels in ''[[Brawl]]'' ==
* [[File:EasyDifficulty.png|16px]] Easy ({{ja|やさしい|Yasashī}}, ''Easy'')
* Easy (blue difficulty)
* [[File:NormalDifficulty.png|16px]] Normal ({{ja|ふつう|Futsū}}, ''Normal'')
* Normal (green difficulty)
* [[File:HardDifficulty.png|16px]] Hard ({{ja|むずかしい|Muzukashī}}, ''Hard'')
* Hard (yellow difficulty)
* [[File:VeryHardDifficulty.png|16px]] Very Hard ({{ja|とてもむずかしい|Totemo Muzukashī}}, ''Very Hard'')
* Very Hard (orange difficulty)
* [[File:IntenseDifficulty.png|16px]] Intense ({{ja|ゲキむず|Geki Muzu}}, ''Extreme'')
* Intense (red difficulty)
In [[Event Match]]es, only three difficulty levels are available: [[File:EasyDifficulty.png|16px]] Easy, [[File:NormalDifficulty.png|16px]] Normal, and [[File:HardDifficulty.png|16px]] Hard.
In [[Event Match]]es, only three difficulty levels are available: Easy (blue difficulty), Normal (green difficulty) and Hard (yellow difficulty).


== Difficulty levels in ''[[SSB4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]''==
<center><gallery>
Difficulty levels were significantly overhauled in ''Smash 4''. The game's retooled Classic Mode features the '''Fiend's Scale''' to determine the game's difficulty. In this system, the player is able to select an intensity from 0.0 to 9.0, with higher intensities leading to harder fights, but more rewards; the default intensity is 2.0 (which is free to start), and selecting other intensities requires some [[Gold (collectible)|gold]], with each 0.1 increment costing the player a set number of gold depending on the intensity. The system is identical to the {{s|icaruspedia|Fiend's Cauldron}} intensity system from [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s previous game, ''{{s|icaruspedia|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}'', and it even uses the same titles.
File:EasyDifficulty.png|An Easy icon in Brawl.
File:NormalDifficulty.png|A Normal icon in Brawl.
File:HardDifficulty.png|A Hard icon in Brawl.
File:VeryHardDifficulty.png|A Very Hard icon in Brawl.
File:IntenseDifficulty.png|An Intense icon in Brawl.
</gallery></center>


Selecting an intensity lower than 2.0 also costs gold, with the amount increasing per decrement.
== Difficulty levels in ''[[SSB4]]'' ==
{{Incomplete|Missing images of what the Scale and backdrop look like at various Intensities}}
Difficulty levels were significantly overhauled in ''Smash 4''. The game's retooled Classic Mode features the '''Fiend's Scale''' to determine the game's difficulty. In this system, the player is able to select an intensity from 0.0 to 9.0, with higher intensities leading to harder fights, but more rewards; the default intensity is 2.0, and selecting other intensities requires some [[coin]]s, with each .1 increment costing the player a set number of coins depending on the intensity.


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Intensity level!!Picture {{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}!!Picture {{GameIcon|ssb4-wiiu}}!!Numeric values!!Cost per 0.1 increment!!Starting cost
!Intensity level!!Numeric values!!Cost per 0.1 increment
|-
|-
|Effortless
|Effortless
|[[File:3DS Intensity 0.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 0.jpg|120px]]
|0.0 to 0.9
|0.0 to 0.9
|rowspan="2" |&minus;5G
|5 coins
|rowspan="2" |100G
|-
|-
|Easy
|Easy
|[[File:3DS Intensity 1.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 1.jpg|120px]]
|1.0 to 1.9
|1.0 to 1.9
|5 coins
|-
|-
|Standard
|Standard
|[[File:3DS Intensity 2.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 2.jpg|120px]]
|2.0 to 2.9
|2.0 to 2.9
|8G
|8 coins
|0G
|-
|-
|Tougher
|Tougher
|[[File:3DS Intensity 3.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 3.jpg|120px]]
|3.0 to 3.9
|3.0 to 3.9
|12G
|12 coins
|80G
|-
|-
|Challenging
|Challenging
|[[File:3DS Intensity 4.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 4.jpg|120px]]
|4.0 to 4.9
|4.0 to 4.9
|15G
|15 coins
|200G
|-
|-
|Heatin' Up
|Heatin' Up
|[[File:3DS Intensity 5.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 5.jpg|120px]]
|5.0 to 5.9
|5.0 to 5.9
|20G
|20 coins
|350G
|-
|-
|Extra Spicy
|Extra Spicy
|[[File:3DS Intensity 6.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 6.jpg|120px]]
|6.0 to 6.9
|6.0 to 6.9
|25G
|25 coins
|550G
|-
|-
|Infernal
|Infernal
|[[File:3DS Intensity 7.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 7.jpg|120px]]
|7.0 to 7.9
|7.0 to 7.9
|45G
|45 coins
|800G
|-
|-
|White Hot
|White Hot
|[[File:3DS Intensity 8.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 8.jpg|120px]]
|8.0 to 8.9
|8.0 to 8.9
|95G
|95 coins
|1250G
|-
|-
|Nothing Harder!
|Nothing Harder!
|[[File:3DS Intensity 9.png|120px]]
|[[File:Wii U Intensity 9.jpg|120px]]
|9.0
|9.0
|N/A
|N/A
|2200G
|}
The difficulty chosen - in addition to making the CPU opponents tougher and the prizes greater - determines what is faced at the end of the game, with higher intensities adding new foes to the mix. In both versions, the encounter is as follows:
{|class="wikitable"
!Inclusion!!Intensity range
|-
|{{b|Master Hand|SSB4}}
|All Intensities
|-
|{{b|Crazy Hand|SSB4}}
|3.0 and Up
|-
|[[Master Core|Master Edges & Master Shadow]]
|5.1 and Up
|-
|Master Beast
|6.0 and Up
|-
|Master Giant
|{{gameIcon|SSB4-U}}7.0 and Up<br>{{gameIcon|SSB4-3}}7.5 and Up
|-
|Master Fortress
|{{gameIcon|SSB4-U}}8.0 and Up
|-
|}
|}


Every time the player loses, he or she is given the option to [[continue]]. If the player elects to continue, the intensity lowers by 0.5. Regardless of whether or not the player continues, some rewards attained in the Classic Mode will be lost, as will some gold on the Fiend's Scale.
Every time the player loses, he or she is given the option to continue. If the player elects to continue, the intensity lowers by 0.5. Regardless of whether or not the player continues, some rewards attained in the Classic Mode will be lost, as will some coins on the Fiend's Scale.
 
The game's [[All-Star Mode]] and [[Event Match]]es, however, use the traditional difficulties, though only three are available: Easy, Normal, and Hard. Unlike in ''Brawl'', however, the colors for Normal and Hard are yellow and red, respectively.


In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the intensity can no longer be initially increased past 5.0 in Classic Mode; however, the intensity can increase depending on the player's performance in each round. The more the intensity racks up, the more of the mural is shown. The intensity scale's effect on bosses will depend on certain characters. For example, {{SSBU|Fox}} can only fight Crazy Hand if he's able to get the intensity high enough, but for characters like {{SSBU|Mario}} or {{SSBU|Simon}}, who have a different boss other than Master and Crazy Hand, the intensity will not add any additional bosses. Traditional difficulty settings can be found in the game's Adventure Mode: World of Light: Easy, Normal and Hard, with update 4.0.0 adding a Very Easy setting. (Hard was added in the game's day 1 patch, update 1.1.0.)
The game's [[All-Star mode]], however, uses the traditional difficulties, though only three are available: Easy, Normal, and Hard.


[[File:SSBU Classic Mode Difficulty Mural Full.jpg|thumb|center|The mural that is displayed when selecting the difficulty level.|1000px]]
==Trivia==
*The same titles for the difficulties in [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] are used in Kid Icarus: Uprising.


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[[Category:Single Player Modes]]
[[Category:Difficulty]]

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