Editing Super Smash Bros. (series)

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[[File:Super Smash Bros 4 merged logo, no subtitle.png|300px|thumb|The logo of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]

'''''Super Smash Bros.''''' is a series of fighting games published by [[Nintendo]], featuring characters from franchises established on Nintendo systems. The series had a successful start in 1999 with the game ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' released on the [[Nintendo 64]]. It achieved even greater success with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', released in 2001 for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], becoming the best selling game on that system. The third installment, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', was released on the [[Wii]] throughout the year of 2008. The fourth game in the series, ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] on September 13th, 2014 in Japan, and on October 3rd for other regions (excluding Germany, where the game was released one day earlier, and Australia, where the game was released a day later), while the [[Wii U]] version was released on November 21st, 2014 in the Americas, and was released on November 28th, 2014 in Europe, the next day for Australia, and on December 6th, 2014 for Japan. [[Masahiro Sakurai]] has directed all four games despite [[HAL Laboratory]] handing the series to a new developer for ''Brawl''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060717223706/www.smashbros.com/wii/en/story/page_3.html|title=web.archive.org/web/20060717223706/www.smashbros.com/wii/en/story/page_3.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref>

[[File:Mk stockmatch.jpg|200px|thumb|{{SSB|Ness}} fighting {{SSB|Kirby}} on the {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}} stage]]

''Super Smash Bros.'' was introduced in 1999 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It was released worldwide after selling over a million copies in Japan; it was originally supposed to be released in Japan only.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://ign64.ign.com/articles/071/071627p1.html | title = Smashing Success: Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. continues to top the charts in Japan | date = 1999-10-28 | accessdate = 2007-08-05 | work = IGN }}</ref> It featured eight characters from the start, with four unlockable characters, all of them created by Nintendo or one of its second-party developers.

In multiplayer (Versus) mode, up to four people can play, with the specific rules of each match being predetermined by the players. There are two different types that can be chosen: Time, where the person with the most KOs at the end of the set time wins; and stock, where each person has a set amount of lives, and when it is gone, the player is eliminated.

This game's one-player mode included an adventure mode that always followed the same series of opponents, although the player could change the difficulty. Other single player modes exist such as Training and several mini-games, including [[Break the Targets]] and [[Board the Platforms]]. All of these were included in the sequel, with the exception of "Board the Platforms".

In Versus mode, there are nine playable stages: eight starter stages that are based on each of the starting characters (including [[Peach's Castle]] for {{SSB|Mario}}, [[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Congo Jungle]] for {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}, [[Hyrule Castle]] for {{SSB|Link}}, [[Planet Zebes]] for {{SSB|Samus Aran}}, {{SSB|Yoshi's Island}} for {{SSB|Yoshi}}, {{SSB|Dream Land}} for {{SSB|Kirby}}, [[Sector Z]] for {{SSB|Fox McCloud}}, and [[Saffron City]] for {{SSB|Pikachu}}), and the unlockable {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}.

[[File:SpecialMelee.jpg|200px|thumb|{{SSBM|Bowser}} attacks {{SSBM|Ness}}, {{SSBM|Kirby}} and {{SSBM|Yoshi}} in ''[[Super Sudden Death]]'' mode on the Great Fox in [[Corneria]].]]

''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' was released November 21, 2001 in Japan; December 3, 2001 in the Americas; May 24, 2002 in Europe; and May 31, 2002 in Australia for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] console. It had a larger budget and development team than ''Super Smash Bros.'' did<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=120|title=www.n-sider.com article}}</ref> and was released to much greater praise and acclaim among critics and consumers. Since its release, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' has sold more than 7 million copies and was the best-selling game on the GameCube.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14501 | title=Opinion: Wii Won't Rock You | author=David Radd | publisher=GameDaily | accessdate=2006-11-27 | date=2006-11-17}}</ref>

''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' features 26 characters, of which 15<!--

-->  are available initially, more than doubling the number of characters in its predecessor. There are also 29 stages. It introduced two new single-player modes alongside the Classic mode: Adventure mode and All-Star mode. Adventure mode has platforming segments similar to the original's "Race to the Finish" mini-game, and All-Star is a fight against every playable character in the game, allows the player only one life in which damage is accumulated over each battle, and the character is allowed to use only three items which heal all taken damage in between battles. There are also significantly more multiplayer modes and a tournament mode allowing for 64 different competitors whom can all be controlled by a human player, although only up to four players can participate at the same time. Additionally, the game featured alternative battle modes, called "Special Melee," which involve some sort of alteration to the battle (ex: all characters are giant by default, players may only use their jump and standard attack buttons, etc.), along with alternative ways to judge a victory, such as through collecting coins throughout the match.

[[File:SSBB Gameplay.jpg|thumb|200px|{{SSBB|Mario}}, {{SSBB|Yoshi}}, {{SSBB|Ike}} and {{SSBB|Wario}} preparing to fight on the {{SSBB|Battlefield}} stage]]

Although a third ''Super Smash Bros.'' game had been announced long before E3 2006, Nintendo unveiled its first information in the form of a trailer on May 10, 2006, and the game was named ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. The trailer featured [[Solid Snake]], of {{s|wikipedia|Konami}}'s {{uv|Metal Gear}} fame, marking the first time that a third-party character had been introduced as a playable character in a ''Super Smash Bros.'' title. A second third-party character, [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], from Nintendo's former rival {{s|wikipedia|Sega}} was also confirmed as a playable character on October 10, 2007. ''Brawl'' is also the first game in the franchise to support online play via the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/wi-fi/wi-fi01.html| title=Wi-Fi Play| accessdate=2007-09-18| date=2007-09-18| work=Smash Bros. DOJO!! |publisher=Smashbros.com}}</ref>

''Brawl'' also features compatibility with four kinds of controllers (the [[Wii Remote]] on its side, the Wii Remote and [[Nunchuk]] combination, the [[Classic Controller]], and the [[GameCube controller]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various01.html|title=www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various01.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref> while its predecessors only used the one controller designed for that system. The player also has the ability to change the configuration of controls and the controller type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various02.html|title=www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various02.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref>

[[File:DamageMeterSSB4.jpg|thumb|285px|Little Mac, Bowser, and Mega Man fighting in the Wii U version of the game]]

At E3 2011, it was announced that there will be a fourth entry in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise. The game is available on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and on the [[Wii U]]. Development began in late February 2012, and the 3DS version was released on September 13th, 2014 in Japan, and was released on October 3rd, 2014 internationally, while the Wii U version was released on November 21st, 2014 in the Americas, on November 28th, 2014 in Europe, on November 29th, 2014 in Australia, and on December 6th, 2014 in Japan.

New third-parties were also added to this game: [[Mega Man]] from [[Capcom]] and [[Pac-Man]] from [[Bandai Namco]]. Later, when [[DLC]] was announced for the game, [[Ryu]] from [[Street Fighter (universe)|Street Fighter]] was added as the first DLC newcomer. This makes [[Capcom]] the only third-party with more than one character in the game. Then, during the November 12th, 2015 [[Nintendo Direct]], [[Cloud Strife]] from [[Final Fantasy (universe)|Final Fantasy]] was the second DLC newcomer announced, thus adding [[Square Enix]] to the list of third-parties represented in SSB4. Lastly, in the final Smash Bros. Direct special presentation on December 15, 2015, the Smash Bros. Ballot winner, Bayonetta, was announced and revealed.

===Future===

In October 2014, a fan asked Sakurai if he was done with developing Super Smash Bros. games, to which he replied "I'm not done yet...". {{fact}} Despite this, he stated in ''Weekly Famitsu'' that he doubts he could continue game development as a whole if his workload stays the way it was for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/smash-bros-could-be-its-creators-last-game-1682483142 | title = Smash Bros. Could be its Creator's Last Game | work = Kotaku }}</ref>

The ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is a dramatic departure from many fighting games. Instead of winning by depleting an opponent's life bar, ''Smash Bros'' players seek to knock opposing characters off the stage. In ''Super Smash Bros.'', characters have a damage total, represented by a percentage value, which rises as they take damage and can exceed 100%. As a character's percentage rises, he can be knocked progressively farther by an opponent's attacks. To KO an opponent, the player must send that character flying off the edge of the stage, which is not an enclosed arena but rather an area with open boundaries, usually a set of suspended platforms. When a character is knocked off the stage, he may use jumping moves to (attempt to) return; as some characters' jumps are longer-ranged, they may have an easier time "recovering" than others. Additionally, some characters are heavier than others, making it harder for an opponent to knock them off the edge but likewise harder to recover.

''Smash Bros.''{{'}}s play controls are greatly simplified in comparison to other fighting games. While traditional fighting games such as ''Street Fighter'' or ''Soul Calibur'' require the player to memorize button-input combinations (sometimes lengthy and complicated, and often specific to a character), ''Smash Bros'' uses the same one-attack-button, one-control-stick-direction combinations to access all moves for all characters. Characters are not limited to constantly facing their opponent, but may run around freely. ''Smash Bros.'' also implements blocking and dodging mechanics, which can be used both on the ground and in the air. Grabbing and throwing other characters are also possible, allowing for a large variety of ways to attack.

One additional major element in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is the inclusion of battle items, of which players can control the frequency of appearance. There are conventional "battering items" with which a player may hit an opponent, such as a baseball bat or a sword, as well as throwing items, including [[Bob-omb]]s and [[Koopa Troopa|shells]], and shooting items, either single shot guns or rapid fire blasters. Recovery items allow the user to lose varying amounts of their damage percent. From the {{uv|Pokémon}} franchise come [[Poké Ball]]s that release a random Pokémon onto the battlefield to assist the user; ''Brawl'' introduces a new "Assist Trophy" item which serves a similar purpose, albeit being capable of summoning a wider range of characters from a variety of franchises. ''Brawl'' also introduces items called [[Smash Ball]]s, which allow fighters to perform powerful character-specific attacks, known as [[Final Smash]]es.

There are 62 playable characters in total (66 if the Pokémon Trainer and all the Mii Fighter variants are included). Smash 64 has twelve, Melee has twenty-six (if Sheik is put separate from Zelda), Brawl has thirty-nine (if the Pokémon Trainer is excluded and Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, and the Pokémon Trainer's three Pokémon are put separate from Zelda, Samus, and the Pokémon Trainer, respectively), and Smash 4 has fifty-eight, almost five times the amount of the number in Smash 64. Many of the characters are available from the start, but some are unlockable, so they have to be unlocked before they can join the roster.

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{| class="wikitable"

|[[Mario]]||align="center"|{{head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=7|{{uv|Mario}}

|rowspan=7|{{symbol|Mario}}||[[Mario (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Mario (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Mario (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Mario (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Luigi]]||align="center"|{{head|Luigi|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||[[Luigi (SSB)|Unlockable]]||[[Luigi (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Luigi (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Luigi (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]||align="center"|{{Head|Peach|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Peach (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Peach (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Peach (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Bowser]]||align="center"|{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Bowser (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Bowser (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Bowser (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Dr. Mario]]||align="center"|{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Dr. Mario (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||||colspan=2|[[Dr. Mario (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Rosalina]]||align="center"|{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Rosalina (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Bowser Jr.]]||align="center"|{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||[[Bowser Jr. (SSB4)|Unlockable]]||[[Bowser Jr. (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Yoshi]]||align="center"|{{head|Yoshi|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Yoshi}}||{{symbol|Yoshi}}||[[Yoshi (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Yoshi (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Yoshi (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Yoshi (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Wario]]||align="center"|{{head|Wario|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Wario}}||{{symbol|Wario}}|||||||[[Wario (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Wario (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Donkey Kong]]||align="center"|{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=2|{{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|rowspan=2|{{symbol|DK}}||[[Donkey Kong (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Donkey Kong (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Donkey Kong (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Donkey Kong (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Diddy Kong]]||align="center"|{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Diddy Kong (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Diddy Kong (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Link]]||align="center"|{{head|Link|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=6|{{symbol|Zelda}}||[[Link (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Link (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Link (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Link (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Zelda]]||align="center"|{{head|Zelda|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Zelda (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Zelda (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Zelda (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Sheik]]||align="center"|{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Sheik (SSBM)|Transformation]]||[[Sheik (SSBB)|Transformation]]||colspan=2|[[Sheik (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Ganondorf]]||align="center"|{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Ganondorf (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||[[Ganondorf (SSB4)|Unlockable]]||[[Ganondorf (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Young Link]]||align="center"|{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=25px}}||||[[Young Link (SSBM)|Unlockable]]|| || ||

|[[Toon Link]]||align="center"|{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Toon Link (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Toon Link (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Samus Aran]]||align="center"|{{Head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=2|{{uv|Metroid}}

|rowspan=2|{{symbol|Metroid}}||[[Samus (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Samus (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Samus (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Samus (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||align="center"|{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)|Transformation]]||colspan=2|[[Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Kirby]]||align="center"|{{head|Kirby|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=3|{{symbol|Kirby}}||[[Kirby (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Kirby (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Kirby (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Kirby (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Meta Knight]]||align="center"|{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Meta Knight (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Meta Knight (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[King Dedede]]||align="center"|{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[King Dedede (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[King Dedede (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Fox McCloud]]||align="center"|{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=3|{{symbol|StarFox}}||[[Fox (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Fox (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Fox (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Fox (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Falco Lombardi]]||align="center"|{{Head|Falco|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Falco (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Falco (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Falco (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Wolf O'Donnell|Wolf]]||align="center"|{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=25px}}||||||[[Wolf (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||||

|[[Pikachu]]||align="center"|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=10|{{uv|Pokémon}}

|rowspan=10|{{symbol|Pokemon}}||[[Pikachu (SSB)|Starter]]||[[Pikachu (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Pikachu (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Pikachu (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Jigglypuff]]||align="center"|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||[[Jigglypuff (SSB)|Unlockable]]||[[Jigglypuff (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Jigglypuff (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||[[Jigglypuff (SSB4)|Unlockable]]||[[Jigglypuff (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Mewtwo]]||align="center"|{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Mewtwo (SSBM)|Unlockable]]|| ||colspan=2|[[Mewtwo (SSB4)|Downloadable]]  

|[[Pichu]]||align="center"|{{Head|Pichu|g=SSBM|s=25px}}||||[[Pichu (SSBM)|Unlockable]]|| || ||

|[[Pokémon Trainer]]||align="center"|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBB|s=25px}}|||||||[[Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)|Starter]]|| ||

|[[Squirtle]]||align="center"|{{Head|Squirtle|g=SSBB|s=25px}}||||||[[Squirtle (SSBB)|Transformation]]|| ||

|[[Ivysaur]]||align="center"|{{Head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB|s=25px}}||||||[[Ivysaur (SSBB)|Transformation]]|| ||

|[[Charizard]]||align="center"|{{Head|Charizard|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Charizard (SSBB)|Transformation]]||colspan=2|[[Charizard (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Lucario]]||align="center"|{{Head|Lucario|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Lucario (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Lucario (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Greninja]]||align="center"|{{Head|Greninja|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Greninja (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Captain Falcon]]||align="center"|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|F-Zero}}||{{symbol|FZero}}||[[Captain Falcon (SSB)|Unlockable]]||[[Captain Falcon (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Captain Falcon (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Captain Falcon (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Ness]]||align="center"|{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=2|{{symbol|EarthBound}}||[[Ness (SSB)|Unlockable]]||[[Ness (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Ness (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||[[Ness (SSB4)|Unlockable]]||[[Ness (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Lucas]]||align="center"|{{Head|Lucas|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Lucas (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Lucas (SSB4)|Downloadable]]

|[[Ice Climbers]]||align="center"|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=25px}}||{{uv|Ice Climber}}||{{symbol|IceClimber}}||||[[Ice Climbers (SSBM)|Starter]]||[[Ice Climbers (SSBB)|Starter]]||||

|[[Marth]]||align="center"|{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=6|{{uv|Fire Emblem}}

|rowspan=6|{{symbol|FireEmblem}}||||[[Marth (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Marth (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Marth (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Roy]]||align="center"|{{head|Roy|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||[[Roy (SSBM)|Unlockable]]|| ||colspan=2|[[Roy (SSB4)|Downloadable]]

|[[Ike]]||align="center"|{{head|Ike|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||[[Ike (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Ike (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Lucina]]||align="center"|{{head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Lucina (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Robin]]||align="center"|{{head|Robin|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Robin (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Corrin]]||align="center"|{{head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Corrin (SSB4)|Downloadable]]

|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||align="center"|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Game & Watch}}||{{symbol|GameAndWatch}}||||[[Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)|Unlockable]]||[[Mr. Game & Watch (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Pit]]||align="center"|{{head|Pit|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=3|{{symbol|KidIcarus}}||||||[[Pit (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Pit (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Palutena]]||align="center"|{{head|Palutena|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Palutena (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Dark Pit]]||align="center"|{{head|Dark Pit|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Dark Pit (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Captain Olimar]]||align="center"|{{head|Olimar|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Pikmin}}||{{symbol|Pikmin}}||||||[[Olimar (SSBB)|Starter]]||colspan=2|[[Olimar (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[R.O.B.]]||align="center"|{{head|ROB|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Robot}}||{{symbol|ROB}}||||||[[R.O.B. (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[R.O.B. (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Villager]]||align="center"|{{head|Villager|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Animal Crossing}}||{{symbol|AnimalCrossing}}|| || || ||colspan=2|[[Villager (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]||align="center"|{{head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Wii Fit}}||{{symbol|WiiFit}}|| || || ||colspan=2|[[Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Duck Hunt]]||align="center"|{{head|Duck Hunt|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Duck Hunt}}||{{symbol|DuckHunt}}|| || || ||colspan=2|[[Duck Hunt (SSB4)|Unlockable]]

|[[Little Mac]]||align="center"|{{head|Little Mac|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Punch-Out!!}}||{{symbol|PunchOut}}|| || || ||colspan=2|[[Little Mac (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Shulk]]||align="center"|{{head|Shulk|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Xenoblade}}||{{symbol|Xenoblade}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Shulk (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Mii Brawler]]||align="center"|{{head|Mii Brawler|g=SSB4|s=30px}}

|rowspan=3|{{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}

|rowspan=3|{{symbol|SmashBros}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Mii Brawler (SSB4)|Starter*]]

|[[Mii Swordfighter]]||align="center"|{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Mii Swordfighter (SSB4)|Starter*]]

|[[Mii Gunner]]||align="center"|{{head|Mii Gunner|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Mii Gunner (SSB4)|Starter*]]

|[[Solid Snake]]||align="center"|{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=25px}}||{{uv|Metal Gear}}||{{symbol|MetalGear}}||||||[[Snake (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||||

|[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]||align="center"|{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Sonic}}||{{symbol|Sonic}}||||||[[Sonic (SSBB)|Unlockable]]||colspan=2|[[Sonic (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Mega Man]]||align="center"|{{head|Mega Man|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Mega Man}}||{{symbol|MegaMan}}|| || || ||colspan=2|[[Mega Man (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Pac-Man]]||align="center"|{{head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Pac-Man}}||{{symbol|PacMan}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Pac-Man (SSB4)|Starter]]

|[[Ryu]]||align="center"|{{head|Ryu|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Street Fighter}}||{{symbol|StreetFighter}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Ryu (SSB4)|Downloadable]]

|[[Cloud Strife]]||align="center"|{{head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=30px}}||{{uv|Final Fantasy}}||{{symbol|FinalFantasy}}||||||||colspan=2|[[Cloud (SSB4)|Downloadable]]

The following non-playable characters appear only in the various single-player modes throughout the series, controlled by the computer. The player can control them only by using various cheat devices and the [[Master Hand glitch]]. Most of the non-playable characters were created for use in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

Throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, most single-player modes have included several non-playable [[:Category:Bosses|boss]] characters. These bosses generally have a number of advantageous characteristics, such as extreme resistance to being knocked off of the screen. Most of these bosses were created specifically for the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise, though some have made appearances in other games.

[[Master Hand]] appears in both ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and its sequel ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as the final boss of Classic Mode and the 50th Event Match "Final Destination Match". ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' introduced a left-hand counterpart to Master Hand named [[Crazy Hand]], which appears alongside Master Hand in some scenarios. Master Hand also makes several appearances in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby & the Amazing Mirror}}'' as a miniboss, and partnered with Crazy Hand as the bosses of Candy Constellation. He also makes an appearance in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Squeak Squad}}'' as a gray hand that can shift its shape to form swords and the like.

Master Hand and Crazy Hand look identical aside from their {{s|wikipedia|laterality}}, but Crazy Hand's fingers act in a more erratic and chaotic way. While Master Hand is more relaxed and mature, Crazy Hand is impulsive and destructive and his fingers move differently when he is preparing for an attack. His attacks are wilder and faster than those of Master Hand. When being fought simultaneously, Crazy Hand and Master Hand are able to execute moves together, including a series of claps, and the two hands making fists.

''Super Smash Bros.'' also introduced Metal Mario (originally from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'') and a Giant Donkey Kong. Metal Mario is simply Mario with increased resistance to being knocked out of the stage as well as a faster falling speed and more attack power, while Giant Donkey Kong is simply a larger and more powerful version of Donkey Kong. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''{{'}}s Adventure Mode introduced more boss characters that were enhanced versions of playable characters, such as the Tiny Donkey Kong duo, Giant Kirby and Metal Luigi. However, due to items introduced in ''Melee'', such as the Metal Box, Super Mushroom and Poison Mushroom, all of these seemingly non-playable characters (including the enhanced characters that were unplayable bosses in the first game) are indeed playable for short amounts of time as they allow all characters to become Metal, Giant or Tiny. Dark Link, a completely black form of Link, appeared in ''Melee'' as a non-playable character. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', gamers are able to play as Dark Link in the form of a color change for Link.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGdrxsikX4A|title=Video of Dark Link in the ''Brawl'' Demo made available at EforAll 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Giga Bo.jpg|left|thumb|Giga Bowser as {{SSBB|Bowser}}'s [[Final Smash]] attack in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]

'''[[Giga Bowser]]''', known in Japan as '''Giga Koopa''' (ギガクッパ|''Giga Kuppa''), is a gigantic, enhanced version of [[Bowser]] introduced in ''Melee''. He is the secret final boss of ''Melee''{{'}}s  [[Adventure Mode]], only appearing if the player clears [[Adventure Mode]] on Normal level or higher in 18 minutes or fewer without continuing. Beat him without using a continue to get his trophy. He is also one of the fighters in the final match of ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Event mode, "The Showdown", with [[Mewtwo]] and [[Ganondorf]] by his side. Giga Bowser has several abilities that the regular Bowser does not. He is so large that he is immune to grabs and similar grabbing moves. As with Metal Mario, Giga Bowser becomes playable for short periods of time in the following game, ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', when {{SSBB|Bowser}} performs his "Final Smash" attack. Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser, and is near invincible, if not fully invincible, until the effect of the Final Smash wears off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/bowser.html|title=Bowser's page on the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website}}</ref>

''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> adventure mode, [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Single player|The Subspace Emissary]], also features boss characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea04.html|title=www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea04.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref> Some of these characters, such as [[Petey Piranha]], are characters borrowed from other franchises.

Others are original and are only in ''Super Smash Bros.''; [[Galleom]], [[Duon]] and [[Tabuu]] are examples.

''Super Smash Bros. 4'' also have bosses that appear on regular stages, being from that stage's origin series, such as [[Ridley]] (from Metroid) and [[Wily Castle|Yellow Devil]] (from Mega Man). The game also has a extra boss named [[Master Core]], which only appears on higher intensity on Classic Mode.

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====Fighting Generic Teams====

{{main|Fighting Polygon Team|Fighting Wire Frames|Fighting Alloy Team}}

[[File:FightingAlloyTeam.jpg|thumb|left|Alloys from ''Brawl'']]

'''Fighting Polygons''' (or "the Fighting Polygon Team") are metallic-looking purple clones of playable characters made completely out of crude polygons in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The next to last level in the game contains 30 of these clones of existing ''Smash 64'' characters. They use near-perfect models as their character-counterparts with minute changes to their anatomy, and with a purple texture. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', the Fighting Polygons are replaced by the '''Fighting Wire Frames'''. Unlike the original game, there are only two types of Fighting Wire Frames (Male and Female) as opposed to a Polygon corresponding to each individual character base. The only distinct characteristics Fighting Wire Frames have is that they have a Heart inside their chest, and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' symbol where their face should be. Both the male and female Fighting Wire Frames possess these. Male and Female Wire Frames have the frame and gait of Captain Falcon and Zelda, respectively. Both models lack special moves. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the '''Fighting Alloy Team''' supersedes both other teams and come in four colors, shapes, and sizes. In ''Smash Bros 4'' however, they were replaced by [[Mii Fighter (SSB4)|''Fighting Mii Teams'']]. They wear a black shirt that has the letter M, instead of a crudely made model of another character. There are [[Mii Brawler|three]] [[Mii Swordfighter|different]] [[Mii Gunner|types]] of Fighting Mii Team members.

====Adopted enemies====

Along with ''Melee''{{'}}s [[Adventure Mode]] came the inclusion of minor, generic enemies, such as [[Goomba]]s from the ''Super Mario'' franchise and Octoroks from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (universe)|Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise. This trend continues into ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' to an extent; only enemies from the Mario series reappear (Goombas, [[Hammer Bro]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, and [[Koopa Troopa]]s) due to Bowser's hands-on role in the SSE as a villain. [[Waddle Dee]]s also appeared in a cut scene, but they never showed up as regular enemies. Brawl's adventure mode also includes an assortment of original characters to serve as non-playable generic enemies led by the Subspace Army.

The Subspace Army are the antagonists of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', appearing in [[The Subspace Emissary]] and led by the [[Ancient Minister]]. Their goal is to bring the entire world to [[Subspace]] piece by piece with devices called Subspace bombs (detonated with the aid of two [[R.O.B.]]s), though their motives are currently unknown. Among their footsoldiers are the Primid.<!-- Regarding the pluralized form of the word "Primid": READ SMASHBROS.COM CLOSER. "Primid" in plural is just "Primid", NOT "Primids". --> The Primid are the primary offensive force of the Subspace Army. They are said to come in various forms to do battle.<ref name="subspace">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea03.html|title=The Subspace Army}}</ref> They can be seen forming out of strange [[Shadow Bug|purple spores]] that clump together. A variety of other enemies exist; along with a Squad of [[R.O.B.]]s, assorted original enemies include Bytans, small spherical enemies capable of self-replication; Greaps, large robotic figures that attack with large sickles; and Trowlons, enemies with trowel-like arms that attack by lifting opponents, amongst many others.<ref name="subspacenemies">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea06.html|title=The Enemies From Subspace}}</ref>

[[File:SandbagSSBB.jpg|thumb|200px|Sandbag]]

'''Sandbag''' ({{ja|サンドバッグくん}} Sandobaggu-kun) appears in the "[[Home-Run Contest]]" minigame in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. The object is to strike it as far as possible with either a supplied [[Home-Run Bat]] or a fighting move. Sandbag's only purpose is to get hit in the Home-Run Contest. Being hit all the time does not hurt it; it actually loves to see players "wind up and let loose," according to the trophy description. During the actual Home-Run Contest challenge, a player will use their chosen character to hit Sandbag off the pedestal on which it rests within ten seconds. Players damage Sandbag as much as possible while keeping on the orange platform so that it will fly farther. In ''Brawl'', the "Home-Run Contest" also features two-player modes, online play, and a shield that keeps Sandbag on the platform while it is being damaged. Players may also practice by attacking Sandbag while online multiplayer matches load.

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