User:Menshay/Debut dates

A couple lists which track for how long a character/series existed before receiving playable representation in Smash (including named model swaps). The gaps are calculated between original release dates instead of between original appearance and Smash reveal date for the sake of simplicity. For downloadable characters/universes the actual year of their Smash debut is used.

Characters[edit]

Character	Debut year	Smash debut	Temporal gap
Mario	1981	1999	18
Luigi	1983	1999	16
Peach	1985	2001	16
Bowser	1985	2001	16
Dr. Mario	1990	2001	11
Rosalina	2007	2014	7
Bowser Jr.	2002	2014	12
Koopalings	1988	2014	26
Daisy	1989	2018	29
Piranha Plant	1985	2019	34
Yoshi	1990	1999	9
Donkey Kong	1981	1999	18
Diddy Kong	1994	2008	14
King K. Rool	1994	2018	24
Wario	1992	2008	16
Link	1986	1999	13
Zelda	1986	2001	13
Ganondorf	1998 ^[1]	2001	3
Sheik	1998	2001	3
Young Link	1998	2001	3
Toon Link	2002	2008	6
Samus	1986	1999	13
Zero Suit Samus	2004	2008	4
Ridley	1986	2018	32
Dark Samus	2002	2018	16
Kirby	1992	1999	7
King Dedede	1992	2008	16
Meta Knight	1993	2008	15
Fox	1993	1999	6
Falco	1993	2001	8
Wolf	1997	2008	11
Pikachu	1996	1999	3
Jigglypuff	1996	1999	3
Pichu	1999	2001	2
Mewtwo	1996	2001	5
Pokémon Trainer	1996	2008	12
Charizard	1996	2008	12
Squirtle	1996	2008	12
Ivysaur	1996	2008	12
Lucario	2005	2008	3
Greninja	2013	2014	1
Incineroar	2016	2018	2
Captain Falcon	1990	1999	9
Ness	1994	1999	5
Lucas	2006	2008	2
Marth	1990	2001	11
Roy	2001	2001	0
Ike	2005	2008	3
Robin	2012	2014	2
Lucina	2012	2014	2
Corrin	2015	2016	1
Chrom	2012	2018	6
Byleth	2019	2020	1
Ice Climbers	1985	2001	16
Mr. Game & Watch	1980	2001	21
Pit	1986	2008	22
Palutena	1986	2014	28
Dark Pit	2012	2014	2
R.O.B.	1985	2008	23
Olimar	2001	2008	7
Alph	2013	2014	1
Little Mac	1984	2014	30
Duck Hunt	1984	2014	30
Villager	2001	2014	13
Isabelle	2012	2018	6
Wii Fit Trainer	2007	2014	7
Shulk	2010	2014	4
Inkling	2015	2018	3
Min Min	2017	2020	3
Mii	2006	2014	8
Snake	1987	2008	21
Sonic	1991	2008	17
Pac-Man	1980	2014	34
Mega Man	1987	2014	27
Ryu	1987	2015	28
Ken	1987	2018	31
Cloud	1997	2015	18
Bayonetta	2009	2016	7
Simon	1986	2018	32
Richter	1993	2018	25
Joker	2016	2019	3
Luminary	2017	2019	2
Erdrick	1988	2019	31
Solo	1990	2019	29
Eight	2004	2019	15
Banjo	1997	2019	22
Kazooie	1998	2019	21
Terry	1991	2019	28
Steve	2011 ^[2]	2020	9
Alex	2014	2020	6
Zombie	2011 ^[3]	2020	9
Enderman	2011 ^[4]	2020	9
Pyra	2017	2021	4
Mythra	2017	2021	4

^ Humanoid version. The original Ganon debuted in 1986, 15 years before Melee.
^ Official release. Minecraft had a public alpha in 2009, two years before the game's official release.
^ Official release. Introduced in the 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST build of Minecraft in 2009.
^ Introduced in the pre-release 1.8 beta build of Minecraft.

Universes[edit]

Series	First game	Smash debut	Temporal gap
Mario	1980: Donkey Kong	1999	18
Yoshi	1991: Yoshi	1999	8
Donkey Kong	1980: Donkey Kong	1999	18
Wario	1994: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	2008	14
The Legend of Zelda	1986: The Legend of Zelda	1999	13
Metroid	1986: Metroid	1999	13
Kirby	1992: Kirby's Dream Land

[1] Humanoid version. The original Ganon debuted in 1986, 15 years before Melee.

[2] Official release. Minecraft had a public alpha in 2009, two years before the game's official release.

[3] Official release. Introduced in the 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST build of Minecraft in 2009.

[4] Introduced in the pre-release 1.8 beta build of Minecraft.

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