Editing List of character posters

The posters generally feature a newcomer and several veterans. The posters are generally set in a location evocative of the newcomer's home series, resemble cover or promotional artwork from their source games, and/or are illustrated by an artist who worked on their home series. Several also make reference to the newcomers' concurrently-released [[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers|reveal trailers]].

=={{SSB4|Villager}}==

Villager was revealed at [[E3]] 2013. Villager's poster shows him above an {{uv|Animal Crossing}} town, chasing after a [[Smash Ball]] with his bug-catching net. {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Kirby}}, and {{SSB4|Mario}} are also leaping towards the Smash Ball. [[Isabelle]] can also be seen on the ground, looking up in distress.

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=={{SSB4|Mega Man}}==

[[File:Mega Man Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Mega Man poster.]]

Wii Fit Trainer was revealed at E3 2013. Wii Fit Trainer's poster is based on the [http://www.wiisworld.com/images/boxpics/wii/big/Wii-Fit-JP.jpg Japanese boxart] for ''{{s|wikipedia|Wii Fit}}'', showing her in silhouette form on the Wii Balance Board in the Tree pose. The other silhouettes are of other characters performing the same pose (such as they can), specifically {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Kirby}}, and {{SSB4|Samus}}. Mario, Link, and Kirby also attempted this pose in Wii Fit Trainer's trailer.

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=={{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}==

[[File:Rosalina Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Rosalina & Luma poster.]]

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=={{SSB4|Little Mac}}==

[[File:Little Mac Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Little Mac poster.]]

Little Mac was revealed on February 13th, 2014. Little Mac's poster is based on the design of the arcade cabinet of the original ''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|arcade game}}''. The top screen of the cabinet uses the same HUD and design style as the arcade game, but with the modern Little Mac design replacing the original portrait of "Challenger", and with {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} as the champion opponent. Donkey Kong's appearance as the opponent is based on his role as the final, hidden boss of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|Wii}}'' on Wii; the arcade board indicates that the two have fought before, as the match is labeled "Fight #2". The bottom screen of the cabinet is a screenshot of two characters fighting on [[Boxing Ring]], posed to resemble the gameplay of the arcade ''Punch-Out!!'' games.

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=={{SSB4|Greninja}}==

[[File:Greninja Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Greninja poster.]]

Greninja's poster was illustrated by [[Ken Sugimori]], the lead {{uv|Pokémon}} series artist since the series' inception.

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=={{SSB4|Palutena}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}==

[[File:Palutena Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Palutena and Dark Pit poster.]]

Palutena's poster was illustrated by Hideyuki Morioka, a member of [[wikipedia:Shaft (company)|Studio Shaft]]. Studio Shaft animated the ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' animated short ''{{s|icaruspedia|Palutena's Revolting Dinner}}'', as well as Palutena's reveal trailer for ''Smash''; Morioka was credited as "Animation Character Designer" in said animated short.

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=={{SSB4|Pac-Man}}==

[[File:Pac-Man Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Pac-Man poster.]]

Pac-Man was revealed at E3 2014. Pac-Man's poster depicts his ''SSB4'' model in the foreground, while the background consists of a [[Pac-Maze|maze]] in the style of the original ''{{b|Pac-Man|game}}''. Around the maze are various other characters in their NES sprite appearances: {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} as he appeared in ''{{b|Donkey Kong|game}}''; {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Peach}}, and {{SSB4|Bowser}} as they appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''; {{SSB4|Mega Man}} as he appeared in the first six ''Mega Man'' games; {{SSB4|Kirby}} as he appeared in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''; {{SSB4|Link}} as he appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''; and {{SSB4|Samus}} as she appeared in ''{{b|Metroid|game}}''. {{SSB4|Sonic}} also appears, although he is depicted in his 16-bit appearance from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog|1991 video game}}''. Other ''Pac-Man'' elements appear in their original form as well, such as the [[Ghosts]], [[Bonus Fruit]], and [[Power Pellet]]s.

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=={{SSB4|Robin}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}}==

[[File:Robin and Lucina Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Robin and Lucina poster.]]

Robin and Lucina's poster was illustrated by [[fireemblemwiki:Artists of the Fire Emblem series#Yusuke Kozaki|Yusuke Kozaki]], the key character artist of ''Fire Emblem Awakening''.

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=={{SSB4|Shulk}}==

[[File:Shulk Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Shulk poster.]]

Shulk's poster is not credited to a specific artist, only to [[Monolith Soft]] generally. Nevertheless, it does resemble the style of official artwork from ''Xenoblade Chronicles''.

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=={{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}==

[[File:Bowser Jr Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Bowser Jr. poster.]]

Bowser Jr. was formally revealed on October 23rd, 2014 during the [[Nintendo Direct|50-Fact Extravaganza]]. Bowser Jr.'s poster is a direct continuation of his trailer, showing him facing off with {{SSB4|Mario}} in a moonlit canyon setting; {{SSB4|Bowser}} is now looming behind him as well. The top of the poster depicts the [[Koopalings]] against the moon as they appeared in the trailer, whereas the bottom of the poster depicts {{SSB4|Samus}}, {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Kirby}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina}}, {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, and {{SSB4|Meta Knight}} opposite them. Villager and Meta Knight did not appear in the trailer, and appear to have been added to even out the number of fighters that are opposite the seven Koopalings.

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=={{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}==

[[File:Duck Hunt poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Duck Hunt poster.]]

Cloud was revealed on November 12th, 2015, although his poster wasn't revealed until December 15th, 2015. The centerpiece of Cloud's poster is him in his default costume facing off against {{SSB4|Link}}. Around this are {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Kirby}}, and Cloud in his ''Advent Children'' costume.  

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=={{SSB4|Corrin}}==

[[File:Corrin poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Corrin poster.]]

Corrin's poster was illustrated by Yusuke Kozaki, the key character artist of ''Fire Emblem Fates''; Kozaki previously illustrated Robin and Lucina's ''Smash'' poster.

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=={{SSB4|Bayonetta}}==

[[File:Bayonetta poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Bayonetta poster.]]

[[File:Inkling poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Inkling poster.]]

Inkling was implied to be a playable character on March 8th, 2018, when the first trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' was revealed. She was officially shown in gameplay on June 12th, 2018, during E3 2018. Her poster, revealed the same day on the Japanese ''Splatoon'' Twitter account, includes herself (with the ''Smash Bros.'' logo reflecting in her eye, much like the original trailer), {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Samus}}, {{SSBU|Bowser}}, {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, and {{SSBU|Peach}} (with a blue Inkling in squid form), all posing around the ''Smash Bros.'' logo. Uniquely, it was not uploaded to ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site|official site]], but rather the Japanese and French ''Splatoon'' Twitter accounts, the Nintendo Versus Twitter account, and ''Splatoon''{{'}}s official Tumblr page. It is currently unknown who illustrated the poster, but it uses a similar art style to that used by most of the ''Splatoon'' series' own promotional artwork.

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Like Inkling's poster, neither of these posters were uploaded to ''Ultimate''{{'}}s website, but were rather shared through the official Japanese Twitter accounts for ''ARMS'' and ''Smash Bros.''; according to [[Sakurai]], they were illustrated by the staff who worked on the game. The artstyle most closely resembles that of {{s|mariowiki|Shigehisa Nakaue}}, the lead 2D artist for the {{uv|Mario}} series.

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