Editing Fighter number

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[[File:FighterNumbersWebsite.png|thumb|400px|Fighters listed by their number on the ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' website.]]
'''Fighter numbers''' are a method of identifying and sorting characters in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Definition==
As explained by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], the numbers order characters based on "the order in which they joined the series". They are ordered in the following way:
*''[[SSB]]'' (01-12): The [[starter character]]s are ordered by their placement on the character selection screen, which in turn is based on each character's first appearance (with {{SSBU|Mario}} and {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} as the oldest and {{SSBU|Pikachu}} as the newest). The [[unlockable character]]s are similar, though they are sorted column-first rather than row-first as the starters are; as such, {{SSBU|Ness}} precedes {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} despite being created later. This also matches their series debut order, explaining why Ness comes before Captain Falcon.
*''[[Melee]]'' (13-26): The starter characters are ordered by their first appearance on ''Melee''’s E3 2001 reveal trailer (based on which ones had their faces shown first, meaning that the {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} and {{SSBU|Sheik}} come before {{SSBU|Zelda}}, whose hand appeared earlier in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfQ75gr2znA opening]). Zelda was the only character on ''Melee''’s starting roster who wasn’t revealed to be playable at E3 2001, which could also be the reason why Zelda is placed after Sheik, despite ''Melee'' treating her as the primary character and Sheik as an alternate form. The unlockable characters are ordered by how many Vs. Mode matches are required to unlock them, and thus {{SSBU|Young Link}}, {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, and {{SSBU|Mewtwo}}'s roles in the reveal trailer are ignored.
*''[[Brawl]]'' (27-44): The characters first revealed in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnpHmvGeE9o ''Brawl''’s original trailer] are ordered first, followed by the remaining newcomers in the order revealed on the official website. Notably, {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} is not given a fighter number, likely due to not being directly controlled by the player. Instead, the three Pokémon ({{SSBU|Squirtle}}, {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, and {{SSBU|Charizard}}, ordered by evolution stage) are given numbers instead.
*''[[SSB4]]'' (45-63) and ''[[Ultimate]]'' (64-82): The characters are ordered by when each newcomer was revealed.
*[[Echo Fighters]] share their number with their "parent" in addition to a superscript epsilon (<sup>ε</sup>), regardless of which game they joined in.

==Usage==
The Fighter numbers are used to order characters on ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[character selection screen]] and promotional material. Mii Fighters are instead shown as the last characters on the selection screen, likely due to their customizable nature. The only major in-game usage of the fighter numbers is that Echo Fighters, due to not having their own fighter number, can be optionally stacked onto the character they are based on in the character selection screens for [[Vs. Mode]], [[Special Smash]] (except for [[Smashdown]]), [[Tourney]], and Online modes (except for Quickplay).

A similar system is used for ordering stages on ''Ultimate''{{'}}s selection screen, where all stages are ordered by when they first joined the series (with the exception of stages shared between both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', which are mixed in with stages from exclusively {{forwiiu}}).

==Order==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!data-sort-type="number"|Fighter Number!![[Fighter]]
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|01||{{CharHead|Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|02||{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|03||{{CharHead|Link|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|04||{{CharHead|Samus|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|4.5}}04<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Dark Samus|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|05||{{CharHead|Yoshi|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|06||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|07||{{CharHead|Fox|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|08||{{CharHead|Pikachu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|09||{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|10||{{CharHead|Ness|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|11||{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|12||{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|13||{{CharHead|Peach|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|13.5}}13<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Daisy|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|14||{{CharHead|Bowser|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|15||{{CharHead|Ice Climbers|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|16||{{CharHead|Sheik|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|17||{{CharHead|Zelda|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|18||{{CharHead|Dr. Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|19||{{CharHead|Pichu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|20||{{CharHead|Falco|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|21||{{CharHead|Marth|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|21.5}}21<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Lucina|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|22||{{CharHead|Young Link|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|23||{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|24||{{CharHead|Mewtwo|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|25||{{CharHead|Roy|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|25.5}}25<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Chrom|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|26||{{CharHead|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|27||{{CharHead|Meta Knight|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|28||{{CharHead|Pit|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|28.5}}28<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Dark Pit|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|29||{{CharHead|Zero Suit Samus|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|30||{{CharHead|Wario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|31||{{CharHead|Snake|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|32||{{CharHead|Ike|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|33||{{CharHead|Squirtle|SSBU|hsize=20px}} ({{CharHead|Pokémon Trainer|SSBU|hsize=20px}})
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|34||{{CharHead|Ivysaur|SSBU|hsize=20px}} ({{CharHead|Pokémon Trainer|SSBU|hsize=20px}})
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|35||{{CharHead|Charizard|SSBU|hsize=20px}} ({{CharHead|Pokémon Trainer|SSBU|hsize=20px}})
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|36||{{CharHead|Diddy Kong|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|37||{{CharHead|Lucas|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|38||{{CharHead|Sonic|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|39||{{CharHead|King Dedede|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|40||{{CharHead|Olimar|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|41||{{CharHead|Lucario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|42||{{CharHead|R.O.B.|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Grey}}
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|43||{{CharHead|Toon Link|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|44||{{CharHead|Wolf|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|45||{{CharHead|Villager|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|46||{{CharHead|Mega Man|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|47||{{CharHead|Wii Fit Trainer|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|48||{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|49||{{CharHead|Little Mac|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|50||{{CharHead|Greninja|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|51||{{CharHead|Mii Brawler|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|52||{{CharHead|Mii Swordfighter|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|53||{{CharHead|Mii Gunner|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|54||{{CharHead|Palutena|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|55||{{CharHead|Pac-Man|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|56||{{CharHead|Robin|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|57||{{CharHead|Shulk|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|58||{{CharHead|Bowser Jr.|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|59||{{CharHead|Duck Hunt|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|60||{{CharHead|Ryu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|60.5}}60<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Ken|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|61||{{CharHead|Cloud|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|62||{{CharHead|Corrin|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|63||{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|64||{{CharHead|Inkling|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|65||{{CharHead|Ridley|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|66||{{CharHead|Simon|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|{{SortKey|66.5}}66<sup>ε</sup>||{{CharHead|Richter|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|67||{{CharHead|King K. Rool|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|68||{{CharHead|Isabelle|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|69||{{CharHead|Incineroar|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|70||{{CharHead|Piranha Plant|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|71||{{CharHead|Joker|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|72||{{CharHead|Hero|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|73||{{CharHead|Banjo & Kazooie|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|74||{{CharHead|Terry|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|75||{{CharHead|Byleth|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|76||{{CharHead|Min Min|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|77||{{CharHead|Steve|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|78||{{CharHead|Sephiroth|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|79||{{CharHead|Pyra|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
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|80||{{CharHead|Mythra|SSBU|hsize=20px}}
|-
|81||''Challenger Pack 10''
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|82||''Challenger Pack 11''
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Nintendo_Force_Issue_36_Back_Side.png|thumb|The order of the base roster fighters (without Ken and Incineroar, who were not revealed at the time) without Echo Fighters being placed next to their parent fighters.]]
*Coincidentally, [[Greninja]] and [[Inkling]] have the same fighter numbers as their respective costume numbers in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Maker}}''.
*Had Echo Fighters been numbered normally (i.e. not grouped with their base fighters), they could be placed accordingly:
**[[Dark Pit]] would have been either between [[Palutena]] and [[Pac-Man]] or between [[Shulk]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] Although he was officially revealed after the launch of {{for3ds}}, his status as a playable character was teased directly after the reveal of Palutena.
**[[Lucina]] would have been between Pac-Man and [[Robin]].
**[[Daisy]] would have been between Inkling and [[Ridley]].
**[[Richter]]’s position would have been unchanged, as he was revealed directly after his base fighter [[Simon]] and before Chrom making him the only Echo Fighter with this trait.
**[[Chrom]] and [[Dark Samus]] both would have been between Richter and [[King K. Rool]], with Chrom listed before Dark Samus.
**[[Ken]] would have been between [[Isabelle]] and [[Incineroar]].
*Oddly, on the back of the North American physical case of ''Ultimate'', several characters are misplaced from their fighter number order:
**[[Luigi]] is between [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Peach]], rather than between [[Pikachu]] and [[Ness]].
**[[Zelda]] is between [[Young Link]] and [[Ganondorf]], rather than between [[Sheik]] and [[Dr. Mario]].
**[[Roy]] is between [[Pokémon Trainer]] and [[Diddy Kong]], rather than between [[Mewtwo]] and [[Mr. Game & Watch]].
**[[Ike]] is between [[Wii Fit Trainer]] and [[Rosalina & Luma]], rather than between [[Snake]] and Pokémon Trainer.
**[[Toon Link]] is between Ken and [[Bayonetta]], rather than between [[R.O.B.]] and [[Wolf]].
**Palutena is between Ridley and Simon, rather than between the [[Mii Fighter]]s and Pac-Man.
**Cloud is between [[Corrin]] and Simon, rather than between Ken and Corrin.
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