Mr. Saturn

Mr. Saturn (, Mr. Saturn) is a creature from the series, appearing as an item starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Origin
Mr. Saturns are a race of creatures resident to, and speak in their own eccentric dialect, involving the use of verbal tics such as "Zoom", "Boing", "Ding", or "Dakota" at the end of most sentences, as well as a distinctive font from the one used in the remainder of the games.

In , they were captured by, one of ' henchmen. Once Master Belch is defeated by Ness and his party, the Mr. Saturn are freed and help Ness on his journey. They are shown to be surprisingly intelligent, as they assist in making the, allowing Ness to travel to the past and defeat Giygas. In of , the Mr. Saturn are captured and neutralized by the  with their s, with the goal of finding the location of one of the. Once freed by Lucas and his party, they reveal the location of the next Needle, found in.

Overview
Mr. Saturn walks around the stage, pushing other items along with it. It also honks when making contact with an opponent. If thrown, it will deal very little damage and knockback, but it can be used repeatedly, as it does not disappear after one use. As an unconventional meteor smash, Mr. Saturn gives off a large amount of stun when it hits an opponent, making it great for combos. It also does a significant amount of shield damage—21 in Melee and 42 in Brawl. In Smash 4 and Ultimate, Mr. Saturn will always instantly break shields no matter how it is thrown, but can be perfect shielded as with other attacks.

Mr. Saturn can also be pulled out by using Vegetable, appearing with a chance of 1/300 in Melee, 1/128 in Brawl, and 1/116 in SSB4 and Ultimate.

Damage table
In Brawl, the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.

In SSB4, damage varies based on distance. Projectiles thrown point-blank do more damage.

Note: A Mr. Saturn cannot be dropped while on the ground; the player will throw it instead.

In Super Smash Bros.
Mr. Saturn cameos in 's Congratulations screen.

As an item
Melee marks Mr. Saturn's debut as an item.

The following bonuses are related to Mr. Saturn:

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
One of 's s is a black T-shirt with a Mr. Saturn sprite on it. makes his entrance riding the Mr. Saturns' coffee table.

As an item
Mr. Saturn returns as an item.

As an item
Mr. Saturn returns as an item once again. Both 's Mr. Saturn T-shirt and 's Mr. Saturn table also return.

In Smash Tour
Mr. Saturn appears as a red item: when selected before a battle, it allows the user's attacks to break shields more easily.

A Mr. Saturn Smash is one of the possible battle types: in it, only Mr. Saturns appear as items.

As an item
Mr. Saturn returns as an item again, functioning the same as before.

As a costume
The Mr. Saturn is also a basis for a hat.

Spirits
Mr. Saturn also appears as an Ace-class support spirit. It can be summoned using the cores of and.

In addition to the above, equipping the Kafei, Pyoro, Old Man Lobber, or Dr. Lobe support spirits will give the player a Mr. Saturn at a start of their stock.

Trivia

 * An interview with Shigesato Itoi reveals his perception of the Mr. Saturn as a "symbol of innocence", likely explaining their passive behavior as an item. Furthermore, its unorthodox honk is likely based on their unique dialect.
 * Mr. Saturn is one of the only items that can't be eaten.
 * A small Mr. Saturn [[Media:HiddenMr.Saturn.png|sprite]] is hidden in the texture of the Assist Trophy from Brawl. It cannot be seen in-game.
 * In Smash 4 and Ultimate, a Mr. Saturn thrown at a grounded opponent will sometimes have a meteor effect, though this doesn't occur until they are at 200% damage.
 * At 150%, a thrown Mr. Saturn may trip the opponent.
 * Mr. Saturn is the first non-playable character to appear in the panoramic banner.
 * Mr. Saturn, Morgana and Slime are the only non-playable characters to appear in Ultimate's panoramic character artwork.
 * Of these, Mr. Saturn is the only one to be an item, as well as the only one to appear in the key artwork and mural, likely due to its status as the only one among the three to not be introduced as DLC.
 * Mr. Saturn was the 12th most-requested character to be added to the Super Smash Bros. Melee roster, with 18 votes, and the most requested from the MOTHER universe.
 * Mr. Saturn was tied for 12th place with a Pokémon Trainer (referred to as "Satoshi" and likely referring to ) and an unspecified character.