User:Awesomelink234/First appearance of characters on the consoles that Smash games were on

Cameos only count if they are actually the character, not a reference/costume of them. (e.g. The costumes in Super Mario Maker) Also, Virtual Console and the NES and SNES apps for Switch Online do not count. Ultimate section will be updated as more characters are revealed.

If Virtual Console was counted
If Virtual Console and the NES, SNES, N64, and Sega Genesis apps for Nintendo Switch Online were to be counted, this would also include some characters for Brawl onwards:

Brawl:
 * Sheik (via The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
 * Falco (via Star Fox 64)
 * Wolf (via Star Fox 64)
 * Captain Falcon (via F-Zero or )
 * Ice Climbers (via Ice Climber)
 * Marth (via )
 * Snake (via )

Smash 3DS:
 * Captain Falcon (via F-Zero)
 * Ness (via EarthBound)

Smash Wii U:
 * Zero Suit Samus (via )
 * Ness (via EarthBound)
 * Lucas (via )
 * Roy (via )
 * Mr. Game & Watch (via Game & Watch Gallery 4)
 * R.O.B. (via various games, such as )
 * Mega Man (via ' through ')
 * Ryu (via any of the games on the Virtual Console (excluding ))

Ultimate:
 * King K. Rool (via the  games)
 * Ness (via )
 * Ice Climbers (via )
 * Pit and Palutena (via Kid Icarus)
 * R.O.B. (via )
 * Banjo & Kazooie (via )