Editing 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==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Character!!Debut year!!Smash debut!!Temporal gap
|-
|{{Head|Mario|s=32px}} [[Mario]]||1981||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||18
|-
|{{Head|Luigi|s=32px}} [[Luigi]]||1983||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||16
|-
|{{Head|Peach|s=32px}} [[Peach]]||1985||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||16
|-
|{{Head|Bowser|s=32px}} [[Bowser]]||1985||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||16
|-
|{{Head|Dr. Mario|s=32px}} [[Dr. Mario]]||1990||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||11
|-
|{{Head|Rosalina|s=32px}} [[Rosalina]]||2007||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||7
|-
|{{Head|Bowser Jr.|s=32px}} [[Bowser Jr.]]||2002||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||12
|-
|{{Head|Bowser Jr.|s=32px|cl=Larry|g=SSB4}} [[Koopalings]]||1988||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||26
|-
|{{Head|Daisy|s=32px}} [[Daisy]]||1989||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||29
|-
|{{Head|Piranha Plant|s=32px}} [[Piranha Plant]]||1985||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||34
|-
|{{Head|Yoshi|s=32px}} [[Yoshi]]||1990||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||9
|-
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|s=32px}} [[Donkey Kong]]||1981||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||18
|-
|{{Head|Diddy Kong|s=32px}} [[Diddy Kong]]||1994||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||14
|-
|{{Head|King K. Rool|s=32px}} [[King K. Rool]]||1994||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||24
|-
|{{Head|Wario|s=32px}} [[Wario]]||1992||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||16
|-
|{{Head|Link|s=32px}} [[Link]]||1986||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||13
|-
|{{Head|Zelda|s=32px}} [[Zelda]]||1986||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||13
|-
|{{Head|Ganondorf|s=32px}} [[Ganondorf]]||1998 <ref>Humanoid version. The original Ganon debuted in 1986, 15 years before Melee.</ref>||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||3
|-
|{{Head|Sheik|s=32px}} [[Sheik]]||1998||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||3
|-
|{{Head|Young Link|s=32px}} [[Young Link]]||1998||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||3
|-
|{{Head|Toon Link|s=32px}} [[Toon Link]]||2002||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||6
|-
|{{Head|Samus|s=32px}} [[Samus]]||1986||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||13
|-
|{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|s=32px}} [[Zero Suit Samus]]||2004||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||4
|-
|{{Head|Ridley|s=32px}} [[Ridley]]||1986||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||32
|-
|{{Head|Dark Samus|s=32px}} [[Dark Samus]]||2002||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||16
|-
|{{Head|Kirby|s=32px}} [[Kirby]]||1992||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||7
|-
|{{Head|King Dedede|s=32px}} [[King Dedede]]||1992||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||16
|-
|{{Head|Meta Knight|s=32px}} [[Meta Knight]]||1993||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||15
|-
|{{Head|Fox|s=32px}} [[Fox]]||1993||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||6
|-
|{{Head|Falco|s=32px}} [[Falco]]||1993||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||8
|-
|{{Head|Wolf|s=32px}} [[Wolf]]||1997||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||11
|-
|{{Head|Pikachu|s=32px}} [[Pikachu]]||1996||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||3
|-
|{{Head|Jigglypuff|s=32px}} [[Jigglypuff]]||1996||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||3
|-
|{{Head|Pichu|s=32px}} [[Pichu]]||1999||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||2
|-
|{{Head|Mewtwo|s=32px}} [[Mewtwo]]||1996||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||5
|-
|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|s=32px}} [[Pokémon Trainer]]||1996||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||12
|-
|{{Head|Charizard|s=32px}} [[Charizard]]||1996||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||12
|-
|{{Head|Squirtle|s=32px}} [[Squirtle]]||1996||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||12
|-
|{{Head|Ivysaur|s=32px}} [[Ivysaur]]||1996||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||12
|-
|{{Head|Lucario|s=32px}} [[Lucario]]||2005||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||3
|-
|{{Head|Greninja|s=32px}} [[Greninja]]||2013||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||1
|-
|{{Head|Incineroar|s=32px}} [[Incineroar]]||2016||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||2
|-
|{{Head|Captain Falcon|s=32px}} [[Captain Falcon]]||1990||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||9
|-
|{{Head|Ness|s=32px}} [[Ness]]||1994||[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999||5
|-
|{{Head|Lucas|s=32px}} [[Lucas]]||2006||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||2
|-
|{{Head|Marth|s=32px}} [[Marth]]||1990||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||11
|-
|{{Head|Roy|s=32px}} [[Roy]]||2001||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||0
|-
|{{Head|Ike|s=32px}} [[Ike]]||2005||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||3
|-
|{{Head|Robin|s=32px}} [[Robin]]||2012||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||2
|-
|{{Head|Lucina|s=32px}} [[Lucina]]||2012||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||2
|-
|{{Head|Corrin|s=32px}} [[Corrin]]||2015||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2016||1
|-
|{{Head|Chrom|s=32px}} [[Chrom]]||2012||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||6
|-
|{{Head|Byleth|s=32px}} [[Byleth]]||2019||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||1
|-
|{{Head|Ice Climbers|s=32px}} [[Ice Climbers]]||1985||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||16
|-
|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|s=32px}} [[Mr. Game & Watch]]||1980||[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001||21
|-
|{{Head|Pit|s=32px}} [[Pit]]||1986||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||22
|-
|{{Head|Palutena|s=32px}} [[Palutena]]||1986||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||28
|-
|{{Head|Dark Pit|s=32px}} [[Dark Pit]]||2012||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||2
|-
|{{Head|R.O.B.|s=32px}} [[R.O.B.]]||1985||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||23
|-
|{{Head|Olimar|s=32px}} [[Olimar]]||2001||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||7
|-
|{{Head|Olimar|s=32px|cl=Alph|g=SSB4}} [[Alph]]||2013||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||1
|-
|{{Head|Little Mac|s=32px}} [[Little Mac]]||1984||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||30
|-
|{{Head|Duck Hunt|s=32px}} [[Duck Hunt]]||1984||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||30
|-
|{{Head|Villager|s=32px}} [[Villager]]||2001||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||13
|-
|{{Head|Isabelle|s=32px}} [[Isabelle]]||2012||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||6
|-
|{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|s=32px}} [[Wii Fit Trainer]]||2007||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||7
|-
|{{Head|Shulk|s=32px}} [[Shulk]]||2010||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||4
|-
|{{Head|Inkling|s=32px}} [[Inkling]]||2015||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||3
|-
|{{Head|Min Min|s=32px}} [[Min Min]]||2017||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||3
|-
|[[File:MaleMiiHeadSSB4-U.png|32px]] [[Mii]]||2006||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||8
|-
|{{Head|Snake|s=32px}} [[Snake]]||1987||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||21
|-
|{{Head|Sonic|s=32px}} [[Sonic]]||1991||[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008||17
|-
|{{Head|Pac-Man|s=32px}} [[Pac-Man]]||1980||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||34
|-
|{{Head|Mega Man|s=32px}} [[Mega Man]]||1987||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014||27
|-
|{{Head|Ryu|s=32px}} [[Ryu]]||1987||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2015||28
|-
|{{Head|Ken|s=32px}} [[Ken]]||1987||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||31
|-
|{{Head|Cloud|s=32px}} [[Cloud]]||1997||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2015||18
|-
|{{Head|Bayonetta|s=32px}} [[Bayonetta]]||2009||[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2016||7
|-
|{{Head|Simon|s=32px}} [[Simon]]||1986||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||32
|-
|{{Head|Richter|s=32px}} [[Richter]]||1993||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018||25
|-
|{{Head|Joker|s=32px}} [[Joker]]||2016||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||3
|-
|{{Head|Hero|s=32px}} [[Hero|Luminary]]||2017||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||2
|-
|{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|cl=Erdrick|s=32px}} [[Hero|Erdrick]]||1988||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||31
|-
|{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|cl=Solo|s=32px}} [[Hero|Solo]]||1990||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||29
|-
|{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|cl=Eight|s=32px}} [[Hero|Eight]]||2004||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||15
|-
|{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|s=32px}} [[Banjo]]||1997||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||22
|-
|{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|s=32px}} [[Kazooie]]||1998||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||21
|-
|{{Head|Terry|s=32px}} [[Terry]]||1991||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019||28
|-
|{{Head|Steve|s=32px}} [[Steve]]||2011 <ref>Official release. Minecraft had a public alpha in 2009, two years before the game's official release.</ref>||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||9
|-
|{{Head|Steve|s=32px}} [[Alex]]||2014||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||6
|-
|{{Head|Steve|s=32px}} [[Zombie]]||2011 <ref>Official release. Introduced in the 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST build of Minecraft in 2009.</ref>||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||9
|-
|{{Head|Steve|s=32px}} [[Enderman]]||2011 <ref>Introduced in the pre-release 1.8 beta build of Minecraft.</ref>||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2020||9
|-
|{{Head|Pyra|s=32px}} [[Pyra]]||2017||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2021||4
|-
|{{Head|Mythra|s=32px}} [[Mythra]]||2017||[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2021||4
|}
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==Universes==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Series!!First game!!Smash debut!!Temporal gap
|-
|{{symbol|Mario|32px}} {{uv|Mario}}
|1980: ''{{iw|mariowiki|Donkey Kong|game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|18
|-
|{{symbol|Yoshi|32px}} {{uv|Yoshi}}
|1991: ''{{iw|mariowiki|Yoshi|game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|8
|-
|{{symbol|DK|32px}} {{uv|Donkey Kong}}
|1980: ''{{iw|mariowiki|Donkey Kong|game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|18
|-
|{{symbol|Wario|32px}} {{uv|Wario}}
|1994: ''{{iw|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|14
|-
|{{symbol|Zelda|32px}} {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|1986: ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda|Game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|13
|-
|{{symbol|Metroid|32px}} {{uv|Metroid}}
|1986: ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid|game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|13
|-
|{{symbol|Kirby|32px}} {{uv|Kirby}}
|1992: ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|7
|-
|{{symbol|Starfox|32px}} {{uv|Star Fox}}
|1993: ''{{iw|lylatwiki|Star Fox|game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|6
|-
|{{symbol|Pokemon|32px}} {{uv|Pokémon}}
|1996: ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Red and Green Versions}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|3
|-
|{{symbol|F-Zero|32px}} {{uv|F-Zero}}
|1990: ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|9
|-
|{{symbol|Mother|32px}} {{uv|Mother}}
|1989: ''{{iw|wikibound|Mother|video game}}''
|[[File:SSB64_Icon.png|32px]] 1999
|10
|-
|{{symbol|Fireemblem|32px}} {{uv|Fire Emblem}}
|1990: ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}}''
|[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001
|11
|-
|{{symbol|Iceclimber|32px}} {{uv|Ice Climber}}
|1985: ''{{iw|nwiki|Ice Climber}}''
|[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001
|16
|-
|{{symbol|Gameandwatch|32px}} {{uv|Game & Watch}}
|1980: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ball|Game & Watch}}''
|[[File:SSBM_Icon.png|32px]] 2001
|21
|-
|{{symbol|KidIcarus|32px}} {{uv|Kid Icarus}}
|1986: ''{{iw|icaruspedia|Kid Icarus|game}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|22
|-
|{{symbol|rob|32px}} {{uv|R.O.B.}}
|1985: ''{{s|wikipedia|Stack-Up}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|23
|-
|{{symbol|Pikmin|32px}} {{uv|Pikmin}}
|2001: ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin|game}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|7
|-
|{{symbol|Punchout|32px}} {{uv|Punch-Out!!}}
|1984: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|arcade game}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|24
|-
|{{symbol|Duckhunt|32px}} {{uv|Duck Hunt}}
|1984: ''{{s|wikipedia|Duck Hunt}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|30
|-
|{{symbol|Animalcrossing|32px}} {{uv|Animal Crossing}}
|2001: ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Forest}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|13
|-
|{{symbol|Wiifit|32px}} {{uv|Wii Fit}}
|2007: ''{{s|wikipedia|Wii Fit}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|7
|-
|{{symbol|Xenoblade|32px}} {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}}
|2010: ''{{s|wikipedia|Xenoblade Chronicles}}''<ref>The full ''{{iw|wikipedia|Xeno|series}}'' metaseries began with ''{{s|wikipedia|Xenogears}}'' in 1998, 16 years before Shulk's inclusion in ''Smash 4''.</ref>
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|4
|-
|{{symbol|Metalgear|32px}} {{uv|Metal Gear}}
|1987: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Metal Gear|video game}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|21
|-
|{{symbol|Sonic|32px}} {{uv|Sonic}}
|1991: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog|1991 video game}}''
|[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|32px]] 2008
|17
|-
|{{symbol|Pacman|32px}} {{uv|Pac-Man}}
|1980: ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Man}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|34
|-
|{{symbol|Megaman|32px}} {{uv|Mega Man}}
|1987: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Mega Man|video game}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2014
|27
|-
|{{symbol|Streetfighter|32px}} {{uv|Street Fighter}}
|1987: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter|video game}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2015
|28
|-
|{{symbol|Finalfantasy|32px}} {{uv|Final Fantasy}}
|1987: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Final Fantasy|video game}}''<ref>The ''Final Fantasy VII'' subseries began with [[:wikipedia:Final Fantasy VII|the eponymous game]] in 1997, 18 years before Cloud's inclusion in ''Smash 4''.</ref>
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2015
|28
|-
|{{symbol|Bayonetta|32px}} {{uv|Bayonetta}}
|2009: ''{{s|wikipedia|Bayonetta}}''
|[[File:SSB4_Icon.png|32px]] 2016
|7
|-
|{{symbol|Splatoon|32px}} {{uv|Splatoon}}
|2015: ''{{s|inkipedia|Splatoon}}''
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018
|3
|-
|{{symbol|Castlevania|32px}} {{uv|Castlevania}}
|1986: ''[[:wikipedia:Castlevania (1986 video game)|Castlevania]]''
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2018
|32
|-
|{{symbol|Persona|32px}} {{uv|Persona}}
|1996: ''{{iw|wikipedia|Revelations: Persona}}''<ref>''Persona'' is a subseries of the ''{{s|wikipedia|Megami Tensei}}'' series, which began with ''{{s|wikipedia|Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei}}'' in 1987, 32 years before Joker's inclusion in ''Ultimate''.</ref>
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019
|23
|-
|{{symbol|DragonQuest|32px}} {{uv|Dragon Quest}}
|1986: ''{{s|dragonquest|Dragon Quest}}''
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019
|33
|-
|{{symbol|Banjo|32px}} {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}}
|1998: ''{{s|wikipedia|Banjo-Kazooie}}''
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019
|21
|-
|{{symbol|FatalFury|32px}} {{uv|Fatal Fury}}
|1991: ''{{s|wikipedia|Fatal Fury: King of Fighters}}''
|[[File:SSBU_Icon.png|32px]] 2019
|28
|}
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