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Mario and Greninja with alternate costumes

Each character in Super Smash Bros. 4 has a set of alternate costumes. Due to the presence of 8-Player Smash, all characters now have eight costumes (except for Little Mac, who has 16) for a total of 448 costumes in the game. Some costumes have slight visual differences between the 3DS and Wii U versions.

Some characters possess certain alternate costumes with more drastic design differences, and are not merely recolors of their standard outfits. Wario, Zero Suit Samus, Little Mac, Shulk, Cloud and Bayonetta have different outfits available; Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin and Corrin all have male and female variants; Olimar and Bowser Jr. have model swaps that change them into new characters, complete with corresponding voice and Announcer clips, though like all other alternate costumes, they bear no gameplay differences.

Pac-Man, Peach, and Pikachu using outlines in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS's Team Battles

Team Battles no longer confine characters to using their respective team color schemes, as teams are now indicated by colored outlines around the characters, giving players the freedom to pick whichever alternate costume they want to use in Team Battles.

On the Find Mii stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the Dark Emperor uses magic that affects all players of the same color. Each alternate costume is allocated to one of the twelve Mii colors: black, brown, red, orange, yellow, light green, green, light blue, blue, purple, pink, and white. These colors are noted in the below lists as a bar underneath the corresponding portrait; as several characters have multiple costumes that share this color, the main color names as used on this page do not conform to this system.

Bayonetta

Bayonetta Palette (SSB4).png
BayonettaHeadSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadYellowSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadRedSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadOriginalSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadGreenSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadPinkSSB4-U.png BayonettaHeadBlueSSB4-U.png

Half of Bayonetta's costumes are based on her design from Bayonetta 2, while the other half are based on her design from Bayonetta. For the former half, she wields Love is Blue, which has blue attack trails. For the latter half, she wields Scarborough Fair, which has red attack trails, and speaks English even in the Japanese version.

Black
Yellow Resembles her yellow alternate costume from Anarchy Reigns.
Red Based on Jeanne, Bayonetta's friendly rival.[1] The hair visible in her Wicked Weaves and on Gomorrah is also colored white.
White Resembles the platinum and pure platinum trophies in Bayonetta 2, which depict her in a silvery color scheme.
Original
Green Resembles her green alternate color in Anarchy Reigns.
Pink Resembles her time-displaced, younger self whom she watches over in Bayonetta.
Blue Resembles her blue alternate color in Anarchy Reigns.

Bowser

Bowser Palette (SSB4).png
BowserHeadSSB4-U.png BowserHeadBlackSSB4-U.png BowserHeadYellowSSB4-U.png BowserHeadGreenSSB4-U.png BowserHeadGreySSB4-U.png BowserHeadOrangeSSB4-U.png BowserHeadRedSSB4-U.png BowserHeadBlueSSB4-U.png

Giga Bowser is always treated as yellow in Find Mii.

Default Based on his appearance in Super Mario 3D Land.
Black Combines elements of his black and brown costumes from Brawl.
Yellow
Green Resembles his in-game sprite from Super Mario World.
Grey
Orange A pink-tinted version of his default costume.
Red
Blue Based on his impostor's in-game sprite in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and said in the tips to be him.[2]

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. Palette (SSB4).png
BowserJrHeadSSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadLarrySSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadRoySSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadWendySSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadIggySSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadMortonSSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadLemmySSB4-U.png BowserJrHeadLudwigSSB4-U.png

Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes replace him with each of the seven Koopalings. Bowser Jr. rides the Junior Clown Car[3] which was introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, whereas the Koopalings ride in a mass-produced Koopa Clown Car[4] with a design unique to Super Smash Bros..

Junior
Larry Replaced with Larry Koopa.
Roy Replaced with Roy Koopa.
Wendy Replaced with Wendy O. Koopa.
Iggy Replaced with Iggy Koopa.
Morton Replaced with Morton Koopa Jr.
Lemmy Replaced with Lemmy Koopa.
Ludwig Replaced with Ludwig von Koopa.

Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon Palette (SSB4).png
CaptainFalconHeadSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadBlackSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadRedSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadGreenSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadBlueSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadYellowSSB4-U.png CaptainFalconHeadCyanSSB4-U.png
Indigo
Black Based on his appearance in the Japanese commercial for F-Zero X.[5]
Red Based on Blood Falcon, Captain Falcon's evil clone and rival.[5] The logo on his back changes to a skull with "Blood Hawk" (the name of Blood Falcon's vehicle) written underneath.
Green Reminiscent of Wild Goose's color scheme.
Blue Resembles his appearance in the original F-Zero and his appearance in F-Zero: GP Legend.
White Resembles Jody Summer's original design in F-Zero X.
Yellow Possibly based on Dr. Stewart and the Golden Fox's color scheme.
Cyan Reminiscent of Rick Wheeler from the anime F-Zero: GP Legend.

Charizard

Charizard Palette (SSB4).png
CharizardHeadSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadRedSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadGreenSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadPinkSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadYellowSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadBlueSSB4-U.png CharizardHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png
Orange
Red Resembles the Pokémon Charmeleon, the pre-evolved form of Charizard.
Green
Pink
Yellow Resembles the Shiny colorations of Charmander and Charmeleon, the other members of Charizard's evolutionary family.
White Resembles the Pokémon Aerodactyl.
Blue Based on the Pokémon Zubat and its evolved form Golbat.
Purple Based on its original Shiny coloration from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Cloud

Cloud Palette (SSB4).png
CloudHeadSSB4-U.png CloudHeadAdventSSB4-U.png CloudHeadBlueSSB4-U.png CloudHeadAdventBlueSSB4-U.png CloudHeadRedSSB4-U.png CloudHeadAdventTealSSB4-U.png CloudHeadBlackSSB4-U.png CloudHeadAdventPurpleSSB4-U.png

Half of Cloud's costumes are based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII, while the other half are based on his "Cloudy Wolf" design from the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.[6] In two of his Advent Childen costumes, his Geostigma-infected arm is covered by a sleeve, while it is exposed in the other two, revealing the red ribbon he wrapped around it in memory of Aerith Gainsborough. His costumes with the exposed arm are based on his appearance in Advent Children after his fight with Bahamut SIN, during which his sleeve is torn off.

He wields the Buster Sword in the former outfits and the Fusion Swords in the latter outfits.

Purple Based on his appearance in Dissidia Final Fantasy.[7]
Advent Based on his appearance in the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Blue Resembles the 3rd-Class SOLDIER uniform from Final Fantasy VII.
Advent Blue Resembles the 3rd-Class SOLDIER uniform from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
Red Resembles the 2nd-Class SOLDIER uniform from Final Fantasy VII.
Advent Teal Based on his appearance in Advent Children after his fight with Bahamut SIN, during which his sleeve is torn off, revealing a pink ribbon commemorating Aerith.
Black Resembles the SOLDIER 1st Class uniforms from Crisis Core.
Advent Purple Resembles the 2nd-Class SOLDIER uniform from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.

Corrin

Corrin Palette (SSB4).png
CorrinHeadSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadFemaleSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadRedSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadOrangeSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadBlueSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadPinkSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadGreenSSB4-U.png CorrinHeadBlackSSB4-U.png

Half of Corrin's costumes are male, while the other half are female.

Male
Female
Red Resembles Saizo, the elder twin of their retainer Kaze from Fire Emblem Fates.
Orange
Blue
Pink Resembles the overworld sprites of Valla-aligned units from Fire Emblem Fates as well as the flames emitted by Omega Yato.
Green Resembles the overworld sprites of allied units in the Fire Emblem games.
Black Resembles her appearance as a Nohr Noble in Fire Emblem Fates.

Dark Pit

Dark Pit Palette (SSB4).png
DarkPitHeadSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadGreenSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadBrownSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadYellowSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadRedSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadBlueSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png DarkPitHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png
Black
Green
Brown
Yellow
Red
Blue
White Resembles Pit. Dark Pit retains his black wings and gains a red scarf, likely to better differentiate the two. It is complementary to Pit's "fallen angel" costume.
Purple Bears a slight resemblance to the Eggplant Wizard enemies from the Kid Icarus games.

Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong Palette (SSB4).png
DiddyKongHeadSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadPinkSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadGreenSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadBlueSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadYellowSSB4-U.png DiddyKongHeadCyanSSB4-U.png
Red
White His vest is reminiscent of his alternate outfit in Donkey Kong Country's Two-Player Contest mode.
Pink Based on Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong's girlfriend, with her blonde ponytail represented by his yellow fur.
Purple Resembles his appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's Two-Player Contest mode.
Green
Blue Resembles Kiddy Kong, Dixie's partner in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble.
Yellow Resembles a real-life chimpanzee.
Cyan Resembles Donkey Kong Jr. as he appears in Donkey Kong Jr. Math.

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Palette (SSB4).png
DonkeyKongHeadSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadBlackSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadRedSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadBlueSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadGreenSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadYellowSSB4-U.png DonkeyKongHeadPinkSSB4-U.png
Brown
Black Fur color resembles a real-life gorilla. The tie is reminiscent of Donkey Kong's appearance in Donkey Kong Country's Two-Player Contest Mode.
Red Fur color resembles the in-game sprite of Donkey Kong from the original Donkey Kong.
Blue
Green Fur color resembles one of his alternate colors in DK: King of Swing's Jungle Jam mode.
White Referred to as "Yeti DK" on the Brawl DOJO!![8] Resembles the mythical yeti. It also resembles the Fire Mini Donkey Kongs from Mario vs. Donkey Kong, and Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the Donkey Kong Country TV series.
Yellow Resembles one of his alternate colors in DK: King of Swing's Jungle Jam mode.
Pink Fur color resembles Junior (II) from Donkey Kong Jr. Math.

Dr. Mario

Dr. Mario Palette (SSB4).png
DrMarioHeadSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadRedSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadBlueSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadGreenSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadBlackSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadYellowSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png DrMarioHeadPinkSSB4-U.png
White Resembles his appearance in Dr. Mario 64, but with navy jeans instead of white trousers.
Red
Blue
Green Resembles his appearance in Dr. Mario for the original Game Boy.
Black Referred to as the "Unlicensed Doctor" on the Melee website.[9] Also invokes the coats worn by earlier doctors before the shift to white coats.
Yellow
Purple
Pink Resembles the color of the scrubs worn by Nurse Toadstool.

Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt Palette (SSB4).png
DuckHuntHeadSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadBlackSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadBlueSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadBrownSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadTanSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadYellowSSB4-U.png DuckHuntHeadRedSSB4-U.png

Duck Hunt's alternate costumes change the dog and/or the duck's colors to resemble real variants of the respective animals.

Default The duck is one of the three possible ducks from Duck Hunt.
Black The dog somewhat resembles a Bernese Mountain Dog. The duck resembles a male Saxony duck.
Blue The dog has the bicolor coat pattern of a Border Collie. The duck resembles an American black duck.
Brown The duck resembles a female Orpington duck.
White The dog is based on a Dalmatian. The duck resembles a ruddy shelduck, an orange species with green wings.
Tan The dog resembles a Beagle. The duck resembles a male blue-headed mallard, an uncommon variant.
Yellow The duck is one of the three possible ducks that appear in Duck Hunt. It resembles a male mallard.
Red The dog resembles a black Labrador Retriever. The duck is one of the three possible ducks from Duck Hunt. Collectively, the costume bears a resemblance to Banjo and Kazooie.

Falco

Falco Palette (SSB4).png
FalcoHeadSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadOrangeSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadBlueSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadRedSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadGreenSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadBlackSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png FalcoHeadPinkSSB4-U.png
Default
Orange
Blue
Red Resembles his appearance in Star Fox: Assault.
Green
Black Resembles a red-throated caracara, black pheasant or raven.
White
Pink Resembles Katt Monroe, Falco's love interest, as she appears in Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D.

Fox

Fox Palette (SSB4).png
FoxHeadSSB4-U.png FoxHeadBlackSSB4-U.png FoxHeadRedSSB4-U.png FoxHeadGreenSSB4-U.png FoxHeadOrangeSSB4-U.png FoxHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png FoxHeadYellowSSB4-U.png FoxHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png
Default
Black Referred to as the "Dark Fox" on the Brawl DOJO!!.[8]
Red
Green
Orange Possibly based on Peppy Hare's color scheme in Star Fox: Assault.
White The reticle is orange in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U instead of green.
Yellow Resembles Slippy Toad's appearance in Star Fox: Assault.
Purple Resembles a silver fox.

Ganondorf

Ganondorf Palette (SSB4).png
GanondorfHeadSSB4-U.png GanondorfHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png GanondorfHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png GanondorfHeadGreenSSB4-U.png GanondorfHeadRedSSB4-U.png GanondorfHeadYellowSSB4-U.png