Fighter number: Difference between revisions

As explained by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], the numbers order characters based on "the order in which they joined" the series. They are ordered in the following way:

*''[[SSB]]'': The starter characters are ordered by their placement on the character selection screen, which in turn is based on each character's first appearance (with {{SSBU|Mario}} and {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} as the oldest and {{SSBU|Pikachu}} as the newest). The unlockable characters are similar, though they are sorted column-first rather than row-first as the starters are; as such, {{SSBU|Ness}} precedes {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} despite being created later.

*''[[Melee]]'': The starter characters are ordered by their first appearance on Melee's E3 2001 reveal trailer (based on which ones had their faces shown first, meaning that the Ice Climbers and Sheik come before Zelda, whose hand appeared earlier in the reveal trailer)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfQ75gr2znA]. The unlockable characters are ordered by how many Vs. Mode matches are required to unlock them, and thus [[Pichu]], [[Ganondorf]], [[Young Link]], and [[Mewtwo]]'s roles in the reveal trailer are ignored.

*''[[Brawl]]'': The characters first revealed in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnpHmvGeE9o Brawl's original trailer] are ordered first, followed by the remaining newcomers in the order revealed on the official website. Notably, {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} is not given a fighter number, likely due to not being directly controlled by the player. Instead, the three Pokémon ({{SSBU|Squirtle}}, {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, and {{SSBU|Charizard}}, ordered by evolution stage) are given numbers instead.

*''[[SSB4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]'': The order is the order the newcomers were revealed. DLC characters are ordered by when they released.  

*[[Echo Fighters]] share their number with their "parent" in addition to a superscript epsilon (^ε), regardless of which game they joined in. For example, {{SSBU|Lucina}} would be marked as #56 if Echo Fighters were numbered like any other character, pushing every character including and after {{SSBU|Robin}} one number larger.

**As for where the other Echo Fighters would be placed if they had been given numbers, [[Dark Pit]] would have been right before [[Bowser Jr.]]; [[Daisy]] would have been right before [[Ridley]]; [[Ken]] would be right before [[Incineroar]]; and [[Richter]], [[Chrom]], and [[Dark Samus]] would be between [[Simon]] and [[King K. Rool]] in that order.

!data-sort-type="number"|Fighter Number!!Character

|01||{{SSBU|Mario}} {{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|02||{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} {{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|03||{{SSBU|Link}} {{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|04||{{SSBU|Samus}} {{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|4.5}}04^ε||{{SSBU|Dark Samus}} {{Head|Dark Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|05||{{SSBU|Yoshi}} {{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|06||{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|07||{{SSBU|Fox}} {{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|08||{{SSBU|Pikachu}} {{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|09||{{SSBU|Luigi}} {{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|10||{{SSBU|Ness}} {{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|11||{{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} {{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|12||{{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} {{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|13||{{SSBU|Peach}} {{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|13.5}}13^ε||{{SSBU|Daisy}} {{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|14||{{SSBU|Bowser}} {{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|15||{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} {{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|16||{{SSBU|Sheik}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|17||{{SSBU|Zelda}} {{Head|Zelda|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|18||{{SSBU|Dr. Mario}} {{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|19||{{SSBU|Pichu}} {{Head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|20||{{SSBU|Falco}} {{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|21||{{SSBU|Marth}} {{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|21.5}}21^ε||{{SSBU|Lucina}} {{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|22||{{SSBU|Young Link}} {{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|23||{{SSBU|Ganondorf}} {{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|24||{{SSBU|Mewtwo}} {{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|25||{{SSBU|Roy}} {{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|25.5}}25^ε||{{SSBU|Chrom}} {{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|26||{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|27||{{SSBU|Meta Knight}} {{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|28||{{SSBU|Pit}} {{Head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|28.5}}28^ε||{{SSBU|Dark Pit}} {{Head|Dark Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|29||{{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} {{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|30||{{SSBU|Wario}} {{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|31||{{SSBU|Snake}} {{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|32||{{SSBU|Ike}} {{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|33||{{SSBU|Squirtle}} ({{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}) {{Head|Squirtle|g=SSBU|s=20px}} ({{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}})

|34||{{SSBU|Ivysaur}} ({{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}) {{Head|Ivysaur|g=SSBU|s=20px}} ({{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}})

|35||{{SSBU|Charizard}} ({{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}) {{Head|Charizard|g=SSBU|s=20px}} ({{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}})

|36||{{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|37||{{SSBU|Lucas}} {{Head|Lucas|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|38||{{SSBU|Sonic}} {{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|39||{{SSBU|King Dedede}} {{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|40||{{SSBU|Olimar}} {{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|41||{{SSBU|Lucario}} {{Head|Lucario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|42||{{SSBU|R.O.B.}} {{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|43||{{SSBU|Toon Link}} {{Head|Toon Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|44||{{SSBU|Wolf}} {{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|45||{{SSBU|Villager}} {{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|46||{{SSBU|Mega Man}} {{Head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|47||{{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}} {{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|48||{{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} {{Head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|49||{{SSBU|Little Mac}} {{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|50||{{SSBU|Greninja}} {{Head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|51||{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} {{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|52||{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|53||{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} {{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|54||{{SSBU|Palutena}} {{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|55||{{SSBU|Pac-Man}} {{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|56||{{SSBU|Robin}} {{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|57||{{SSBU|Shulk}} {{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|58||{{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}} {{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|59||{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} {{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|60||{{SSBU|Ryu}} {{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|60.5}}60^ε||{{SSBU|Ken}} {{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|61||{{SSBU|Cloud}} {{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|62||{{SSBU|Corrin}} {{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|63||{{SSBU|Bayonetta}} {{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|64||{{SSBU|Inkling}} {{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|65||{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|66||{{SSBU|Simon}} {{Head|Simon|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|{{SortKey|66.5}}66^ε||{{SSBU|Richter}} {{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|67||{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} {{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|68||{{SSBU|Isabelle}} {{Head|Isabelle|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|69||{{SSBU|Incineroar}} {{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|70||{{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} {{Head|Piranha Plant|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

|71||{{SSBU|Joker}}

|72||''Fighters Pass Challenger 2''

|73||''Fighters Pass Challenger 3''

|74||''Fighters Pass Challenger 4''

|75||''Fighters Pass Challenger 5''

*The Mii Fighters are placed at the end of the roster despite their numbering.

*Not counting Dark Samus when Echos are not stacked, all the Original 12 are in the first row when all characters are unlocked.

*Inkling's fighter number, 64, is the same as the number of the female Inkling’s costume in Super Mario Maker.