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'''Weight''' is a measurement of how much a [[character]] can resist [[knockback]]. Weight is one of several factors used in calculating the amount of knockback a character experiences. Characters with a higher weight (heavy) tend to suffer less knockback, and characters with a lower weight (light) tend to suffer more knockback, all other factors controlled.

==Overview==
Weight is in practice understood as how difficult it is to send a character flying away. In this sense, it is usually considered an advantage for a character to be heavy, as less knockback makes it more difficult to [[KO]] a character. Additionally, many [[throws]] take longer to execute on heavier characters, giving the opponent more time to properly react to throws and [[DI]] effectively. Because throwing heavier characters causes the throwing animation to continue longer once the target is let go, the viability of throw [[combo]]s may be affected; for example, {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s down throw-to-down smash combo isn't guaranteed on heavier characters who don't [[tech]] the throw, the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}'s infinite [[chain grab]]s in ''Brawl'' are more difficult to perform on heavyweights, and in ''Melee'', {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} is not vulnerable to many of the [[up throw]] chain throws (such as from {{SSBM|Marth}}) that the [[space animal]]s are vulnerable to despite having equivalent falling speed.

Lighter characters have a few advantages. Weight-sensitive platforms such as those in [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Rainbow Cruise]] fall slower while holding less weight, making them safer to use for lighter characters. Many combos are less effective on lighter characters because their higher received knockback makes it easier to escape - these combos include some of {{SSBM|Fox}}'s [[waveshine]] combos in ''Melee'' and {{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s chaingrab in ''Brawl'', where characters below a certain weight usually receive enough knockback to escape. Finally, certain weight-based throws have hitboxes that appear for very short lengths of time, and if the target is very light, the animation may progress so quickly that the hitbox appears and vanishes in less than a frame without hitting -- this causes the lightest characters to take less damage, notably with Bowser's down throw in NTSC ''Melee'' and Link's down throw in ''Brawl'', both of which miss their pre-throw hit on Jigglypuff.

Heavier characters tend to have stronger attacks, longer [[range]], worse [[recovery]], bigger [[hitbox|hurtboxes]], higher [[falling speed]], and slower movement, while lighter characters tend to have weaker attacks, shorter range, better recovery, smaller hurtboxes, slower falling speed, and faster movement. However, this is a very loose correlation that many characters defy in some way - Captain Falcon is heavy but [[dash]]es incredibly fast, Samus is heavy but slow-falling, Yoshi is heavy but rather weak for his weight, Wario is heavy but short and highly maneuverable, Zelda is light-medium with slow and strong attacks, and Falco is light with a very high falling speed and lackluster vertical recovery.

In single player [[mode]]s, sometimes unnaturally high weight is introduced to challenge the player, such as when fighting [[Metal Mario]]; this is often paired with additional flinch resistance, since even characters with infinite weight will still take knockback from any attack with a base knockback greater than 0.

==''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' weight values==

These values use a different scale than the later games - heavier characters have lower numbers, representing a direct multiplier in the knockback formula. For comparison purposes, the equivalent value in the newer system is also listed.[http://smashboards.com/threads/simple-facts-that-you-may-not-know.308210/page-16]

{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto"
|width="33%" style="vertical-align:top"|
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+JPN
!Rank!!Character!!Weight (coded)!!Weight (comparison)
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}||0.84||138.095
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSB|Samus}}||0.92||117.391
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSB|Yoshi}}||0.93||115.054
|-
|'''4-5'''||{{SSB|Captain Falcon}}||0.96||108.333
|-
|'''4-5'''||{{SSB|Link}}||0.96||108.333
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Fox}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Luigi}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Mario}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''9'''||{{SSB|Ness}}||1.1||81.818
|-
|'''10'''||{{SSB|Pikachu}}||1.16||72.414
|-
|'''11'''||{{SSB|Kirby}}||1.19||68.067
|-
|'''12'''||{{SSB|Jigglypuff}}||1.3||53.846
|}
|width="33%" style="vertical-align:top"|
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+NA
!Rank!!Character!!Weight (coded)!!Weight (comparison)
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}||0.83||140.964
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSB|Samus}}||0.92||117.391
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSB|Yoshi}}||0.93||115.054
|-
|'''4-5'''||{{SSB|Captain Falcon}}||0.96||108.333
|-
|'''4-5'''||{{SSB|Link}}||0.96||108.333
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Fox}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Luigi}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Mario}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''9'''||{{SSB|Ness}}||1.1||81.818
|-
|'''10'''||{{SSB|Pikachu}}||1.16||72.414
|-
|'''11'''||{{SSB|Kirby}}||1.19||68.067
|-
|'''12'''||{{SSB|Jigglypuff}}||1.3||53.846
|}
|width="33%" style="vertical-align:top"|
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+PAL
!Rank!!Character!!Weight (coded)!!Weight (comparison)
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}||0.83||140.964
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSB|Link}}||0.9||122.222
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSB|Samus}}||0.92||117.391
|-
|'''4'''||{{SSB|Yoshi}}||0.93||115.054
|-
|'''5'''||{{SSB|Captain Falcon}}||0.96||108.333
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Fox}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Luigi}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''6-8'''||{{SSB|Mario}}||1||100.000
|-
|'''9'''||{{SSB|Ness}}||1.1||81.818
|-
|'''10'''||{{SSB|Pikachu}}||1.16||72.414
|-
|'''11'''||{{SSB|Kirby}}||1.19||68.067
|-
|'''12'''||{{SSB|Jigglypuff}}||1.3||53.846
|}
|}

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' weight values==

Following are the characters in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ranked in order of heaviest to lightest. The [[Metal Box]] multiplies a character's base weight by 3, the [[Super Mushroom]] by 1.6, and the [[Poison Mushroom]] by 0.625.

{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto"
|width="50%" style="vertical-align:top"|
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+NTSC
!Rank!!Character!!Weight
|-
|'''n/a'''||[[Giga Bowser]]||140
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSBM|Bowser}}||117
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}||114
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSBM|Samus}}||110
|-
|'''4'''||{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}||109
|-
|'''5'''||{{SSBM|Yoshi}}||108
|-
|'''6-7'''||{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}||104
|-
|'''6-7'''||{{SSBM|Link}}||104
|-
|'''8-10'''||{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}||100
|-
|'''8-10'''||{{SSBM|Luigi}}||100
|-
|'''8-10'''||{{SSBM|Mario}}||100
|-
|'''11'''||{{SSBM|Ness}}||94
|-
|'''12-14'''||{{SSBM|Peach}}||90
|-
|'''12-14'''||{{SSBM|Sheik}}||90
|-
|'''12-14'''||{{SSBM|Zelda}}||90
|-
|'''15'''||{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}||88
|-
|'''16'''||{{SSBM|Marth}}||87
|-
|'''17-19'''||{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}||85
|-
|'''17-19'''||{{SSBM|Roy}}||85
|-
|'''17-19'''||{{SSBM|Young Link}}||85
|-
|'''20-21'''||{{SSBM|Falco}}||80
|-
|'''20-21'''||{{SSBM|Pikachu}}||80
|-
|'''22'''||{{SSBM|Fox}}||75
|-
|'''23'''||{{SSBM|Kirby}}||70
|-
|'''24-25'''||{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}||60
|-
|'''24-25'''||{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}||60
|-
|'''26'''||{{SSBM|Pichu}}||55
|}
|width="50%" style="vertical-align:top"|
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+PAL
!Rank!!Character!!Weight
|-
|'''n/a'''||[[Giga Bowser]]||140
|-
|'''1'''
|{{SSBM|Bowser}}||118
|-
|'''2'''
|{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}||114
|-
|'''3'''
|{{SSBM|Yoshi}}||111
|-
|'''4'''
|{{SSBM|Samus}}||110
|-
|'''5'''
|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}||109
|-
|'''6-7'''
|{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}||104
|-
|'''6-7'''
|{{SSBM|Link}}||104
|-
|'''8-9'''
|{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}||100
|-
|'''8-9'''
|{{SSBM|Luigi}}||100
|-
|'''10'''
|{{SSBM|Mario}}||98
|-
|'''11'''
|{{SSBM|Ness}}||94
|-
|'''12-14'''
|{{SSBM|Peach}}||90
|-
|'''12-14'''
|{{SSBM|Sheik}}||90
|-
|'''12-14'''
|{{SSBM|Zelda}}||90
|-
|'''15'''
|{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}||88
|-
|'''16-19'''
|{{SSBM|Marth}}||85
|-
|'''16-19'''
|{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}||85
|-
|'''16-19'''
|{{SSBM|Roy}}||85
|-
|'''16-19'''
|{{SSBM|Young Link}}||85
|-
|'''20-21'''
|{{SSBM|Falco}}||80
|-
|'''20-21'''
|{{SSBM|Pikachu}}||80
|-
|'''22'''
|{{SSBM|Kirby}}||74
|-
|'''23'''
|{{SSBM|Fox}}||73
|-
|'''24-25'''
|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}||60
|-
|'''24-25'''
|{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}||60
|-
|'''26'''
|{{SSBM|Pichu}}||55
|}
|}

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' weight values==
This is a list of characters' weights in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
! Rank!!Character!!Weight
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSBB|Bowser}}||120
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}||116
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSBB|Snake}}||113
|-
|'''4'''||{{SSBB|King Dedede}}||112
|-
|'''5'''||{{SSBB|Charizard}}||110
|-
|'''6'''||{{SSBB|Ganondorf}}||109
|-
|'''7'''||{{SSBB|Samus}}||108
|-
|'''8-9'''||{{SSBB|Wario}}||107
|-
|'''8-9'''||{{SSBB|Yoshi}}||107
|-
|'''10'''||{{SSBB|R.O.B.}}||106
|-
|'''11'''||{{SSBB|Ike}}||105
|-
|'''12-13'''||{{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}||104
|-
|'''12-13'''||{{SSBB|Link}}||104
|-
|'''14'''||{{SSBB|Wolf}}||102
|-
|'''15-16'''||{{SSBB|Ivysaur}}||100
|-
|'''15-16'''||{{SSBB|Lucario}}||100
|-
|'''17'''||{{SSBB|Mario}}||98
|-
|'''18'''||{{SSBB|Luigi}}||97
|-
|'''19'''||{{SSBB|Sonic}}||95
|-
|'''20-22'''||{{SSBB|Lucas}}||94
|-
|'''20-22'''||{{SSBB|Ness}}||94
|-
|'''20-22'''||{{SSBB|Pit}}||94
|-
|'''23'''||{{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}||93
|-
|'''24-25'''||{{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}||92
|-
|'''24-25'''||{{SSBB|Toon Link}}||92
|-
|'''26'''||{{SSBB|Peach}}||90
|-
|'''27'''||{{SSBB|Marth}}||87
|-
|'''28-29'''||{{SSBB|Sheik}}||85
|-
|'''28-29'''||{{SSBB|Zelda}}||85
|-
|'''30-31'''||{{SSBB|Falco}}||82
|-
|'''30-31'''||{{SSBB|Olimar}}||82
|-
|'''32'''||{{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}||81
|-
|'''33'''||{{SSBB|Fox}}||80
|-
|'''34-35'''||{{SSBB|Meta Knight}}||79
|-
|'''34-35'''||{{SSBB|Pikachu}}||79
|-
|'''36'''||{{SSBB|Kirby}}||78
|-
|'''37-38'''||{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}||75
|-
|'''37-38'''||{{SSBB|Squirtle}}||75
|-
|'''39'''||{{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}||68
|}

==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' weight values==
This is a list of characters' weights in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

According to the game, weight is the base factor in determining how many powers can be equipped in [[Smash Run]]. There are other factors -- namely a character's [[Walking|speed]] -- so it is not a direct linear correlation, but as a general rule weight definitely carries a positive correlation: the higher the weight, the greater the number of powers, with the only exceptions being Miis and the DLC fighters having a power limit of 25.

Certain updates have made slight alterations to the weights of characters, affecting both survivability and resistance to combos. These changes have not had a major effect on most characters in the metagame, with the exceptions of {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Bowser}}, who are considered to be wore and better after their weight alterations, respectively.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
! Rank!!Character!!Weight!!Power Limit
|-
|'''n/a'''||{{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}}||400||
|-
|'''n/a'''||[[Giga Mac]]||140||
|-
|'''1'''||{{SSB4|Bowser}}||130||29
|-
|'''2'''||{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}||122||27
|-
|'''3'''||{{SSB4|King Dedede}}||119||28
|-
|'''4'''||{{SSB4|Charizard}}||116||27
|-
|'''5'''||{{SSB4|Ganondorf}}||113||29
|-
|'''6-7'''||{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}||108||27
|-
|'''6-7'''||{{SSB4|Samus}}||108||27
|-
|'''8-9'''||{{SSB4|Ike}}||107||26
|-
|'''8-9'''||{{SSB4|Wario}}||107||27
|-
|'''n/a'''||[[Wario-Man]]||107||
|-
|'''10'''||{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}||106||26
|-
|'''11-13'''||{{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}||104||25
|-
|'''11-13'''||{{SSB4|Link}}||104||26
|-
|'''11-13'''||{{SSB4|Yoshi}}||104||26
|-
|'''14'''||{{SSB4|Ryu}}||103||25
|-
|'''15-16'''||{{SSB4|Mega Man}}||102||25
|-
|'''15-16'''||{{SSB4|Shulk}}||102||25
|-
|'''n/a'''||{{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} (heaviest)||102||25
|-
|'''n/a'''||{{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} (default)||100||25
|-
|'''17'''||{{SSB4|Cloud}}||100||25
|-
|'''18'''||{{SSB4|Lucario}}||99||25
|-
|'''n/a'''||[[Mega Lucario]]||99||
|-
|'''19-21'''||{{SSB4|Corrin}}||98||25
|-
|'''19-21'''||{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}||98||25
|-
|'''19-21'''||{{SSB4|Mario}}||98||25
|-
|'''22-23'''||{{SSB4|Luigi}}||97||24
|-
|'''22-23'''||{{SSB4|Villager}}||97||24
|-
|'''n/a'''||{{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} (lightest)||97||25
|-
|'''24-26'''||{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}||96||24
|-
|'''24-26'''||{{SSB4|Pit}}||96||24
|-
|'''24-26'''||{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}||96||24
|-
|'''27-29'''||{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}||95||25
|-
|'''27-29'''||{{SSB4|Robin}}||95||24
|-
|'''27-29'''||{{SSB4|Roy}}||95||25
|-
|'''30-33'''||{{SSB4|Greninja}}||94||24
|-
|'''30-33'''||{{SSB4|Lucas}}||94||25
|-
|'''30-33'''||{{SSB4|Ness}}||94||25
|-
|'''30-33'''||{{SSB4|Sonic}}||94||23
|-
|'''34-35'''||{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}||93||24
|-
|'''34-35'''||{{SSB4|Toon Link}}||93||24
|-
|'''36-37'''||{{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}||91||23
|-
|'''36-37'''||{{SSB4|Palutena}}||91||23
|-
|'''38-39'''||{{SSB4|Lucina}}||90||23
|-
|'''38-39'''||{{SSB4|Marth}}||90||23
|-
|'''40'''||{{SSB4|Peach}}||89||23
|-
|'''41'''||{{SSB4|Zelda}}||85||22
|-
|'''42'''||{{SSB4|Bayonetta}}||84||25
|-
|'''43-44'''||{{SSB4|Falco}}||82||22
|-
|'''43-44'''||{{SSB4|Little Mac}}||82||23
|-
|'''45'''||{{SSB4|Sheik}}||81||24
|-
|'''46'''||{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}||80||23
|-
|'''47'''||{{SSB4|Meta Knight}}||80||22
|-
|'''48-51'''||{{SSB4|Fox}}||79||24
|-
|'''48-51'''||{{SSB4|Kirby}}||79||21
|-
|'''48-51'''||{{SSB4|Olimar}}||79||23
|-
|'''48-51'''||{{SSB4|Pikachu}}||79||23
|-
|'''52'''||{{SSB4|Rosalina}}||77||22
|-
|'''53'''||{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}||75||23
|-
|'''54'''||{{SSB4|Mewtwo}}||74||25
|-
|'''55'''||{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}||68||21
|}

===Update history===
====[[1.1.3]]====
*{{change|Ganondorf's weight|112|113}}
*{{change|Kirby's weight|77|79}}
*{{change|Sonic's weight|95|94}}

====[[1.1.4]]====
*{{change|Rosalina's weight|78|77}}
*{{change|Sheik's weight|85|84}}
*{{change|Zero Suit Samus's weight|81|80}}

====[[1.1.5]]====
*{{buff|Bowser's weight|128|130}}
*{{change|Charizard's weight|115|116}}
*{{change|Mewtwo's weight|72|74}}
*{{nerf|Sheik's weight|84|81}}

==Notes/Trivia==
*According to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''{{'}}s Blue Smash Trophy of Mario, his mass is the standard upon which other Smash fighters are measured. While this is true in NTSC ''Melee'' (having a weight of 100), the PAL version dropped Mario's weight to 98, which was  slightly below-average. This was carried over for future installments.
*In each game, the [[enemy team]] all have the same weight as Mario, despite each being based on characters of different weights.
**However, one exception applies to the Female Wire Frame in ''Melee'', who has a weight of 90. This is due to the development team copying Zelda's moveset over to the Female Wire Frame.
*In ''Brawl'', {{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}} and [[Wario-Man]] are programmed to have weights of 400 and 130, respectively; however, they cannot be knocked back, so their weight only has an effect on certain stage elements, such as [[Rainbow Cruise]]'s see-saw platforms.
*Jigglypuff is the lightest character in every ''Smash'' game except for ''Melee'', where it is heavier than Pichu and is the same weight as Mr. Game & Watch.
**Likewise, Bowser is the heaviest playable character in every game since his debut in ''Melee'', with Donkey Kong being the heaviest in the original ''Super Smash Bros.''
*A [[tip]] in ''Smash 4'' states that Kirby is the third lightest character in the game, and Mr. Game and Watch is the second. While this was originally true, the addition of Mewtwo, as well as Kirby's weight being changed, made this tip incorrect.
*Some moves treat character weights as a set value (such as 100), regardless of the recipient's actual weight. An example of this is [[Limit Charge#Finishing Touch|Finishing Touch]].

==References==
* [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=210557 Brawl weight and falling speed calculations and explanation]
* [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=162546 Brawl weight list and falling speed calculations]
* [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=232957 Some character's weight with DI]
* [http://kuroganehammer.com/Smash4/Weight Smash 4 character weight values]
* http://smashboards.com/threads/1-1-4-patch-notes.430023/
* http://smashboards.com/threads/1-1-5-patch-notes.433162/
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