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The '''announcer''' ({{ja|ナレーション|Narēshon}}, ''Narration''), called '''Narration''' in-game until ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', is an unseen character that has appeared in all the games of the series, existing to (often but not always) exclaim what is happening in the game or what has happened. Though they have no direct effect on gameplay, the voice does act as an auditory signal for multiple events in the games, both within matches and the various menus (such as saying "Ready? Go!" upon the activation of [[Konga Beat]], [[Donkey Kong]]'s former [[Final Smash]] in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', which is the only attack in all of the series to involve the Announcer in any way). All of the announcer's voice clips can be heard in the [[sound test]]. | The '''announcer''' ({{ja|ナレーション|Narēshon}}, ''Narration''), called '''Narration''' in-game until ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', is an unseen character that has appeared in all the games of the series, existing to (often but not always) exclaim what is happening in the game or what has happened. Though they have no direct effect on gameplay, the voice does act as an auditory signal for multiple events in the games, both within matches and the various menus (such as saying "Ready? Go!" upon the activation of [[Konga Beat]], [[Donkey Kong]]'s former [[Final Smash]] in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', which is the only attack in all of the series to involve the Announcer in any way). All of the announcer's voice clips can be heard in the [[sound test]]. | ||
The identity of the announcer (real or plot-based alias) has never been revealed within any of the games, and his specific role in the series beyond mechanical has never been clarified, if there is one. The voice actor for the announcer has also always voiced [[Master Hand]] and [[Crazy Hand]], but | The identity of the announcer (real or plot-based alias) has never been revealed within any of the games, and his specific role in the series beyond mechanical has never been clarified, if there is one. The voice actor for the announcer has also always voiced [[Master Hand]] and [[Crazy Hand]], but the relationship between the three has never been elaborated on. | ||
The announcer has been voiced by approximately 13 actors to varying degrees, for each game in the series as well as for different regions and [[language]]s. The English voice actor is considered to be the "primary" one in each game and is used by default in [[NTSC]] versions, which means he is also used in Japan, albeit with some minor differences in his lines, including character names. | The announcer has been voiced by approximately 13 actors to varying degrees, for each game in the series as well as for different regions and [[language]]s. The English voice actor is considered to be the "primary" one in each game and is used by default in [[NTSC]] versions, which means he is also used in Japan, albeit with some minor differences in his lines, including character names. | ||