Unlockable character: Difference between revisions

''Melee'' introduces a alternate method for unlocking each fighter, by completing a certain number of VS matches, in intervals of 100.

|{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, or [[All-Star Mode]]<ref group=note name=erase/> with any character.|| |50||[[Pokémon Stadium]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Pokémon Stadium}}''

|{{CharHead|Dr. Mario|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, or [[All-Star Mode]]<ref group=note name=erase/> with {{SSBM|Mario}} without using any continues. || |100||[[Princess Peach's Castle]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Dr. Mario}}''

|{{CharHead|Marth|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Use all 14 [[starter character]]s in [[Versus Mode]], {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, or [[All-Star Mode]].<ref group=note name=erase/> A complete playthrough is not required for the single-player modes.|| |400||[[Fountain of Dreams]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Fire Emblem}}''

|{{CharHead|Young Link|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, or [[All-Star Mode]]<ref group=note name=erase/> with 10 different characters.|| 500||[[Great Bay]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Saria's Theme}}''

|{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Complete {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}} when the second on the time limit in the first stage gets a "2". For example: XX:X2:XX. Afterwards, defeat Luigi and {{SSBM|Peach}} within 1 minute and clear the rest of the mode.|| |800||[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Mushroom Kingdom II}}''

|{{CharHead|Roy|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Unlock {{SSBM|Marth}}, then complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, or [[All-Star Mode]]<ref group=note name=erase/> as him without using any continues.|| |900||[[Temple]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Fire Emblem}}''

|{{CharHead|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, {{SSBM|Adventure Mode}}, [[All-Star Mode]]<ref group=note name=erase/>, or [[Target Test]] with all 24 other characters.|| |1000||[[Flat Zone]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Flat Zone}}''

|Have 20 or more [[event]]s cleared after beating [[The Subspace Emissary]].

|Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} after beating The Subspace Emissary.

|{{SSBB|Kirby}}, {{SSBB|Peach}}/{{SSBB|Zelda}} (Mario is sent flying and Wario kidnaps either Zelda/Peach when the other princess is freed from Petey)

|{{SSBB|Peach}}, {{SSBB|Sheik}}/{{SSBB|Zelda}}

|{{SSBB|Zelda}}/{{SSBB|Peach}}

|All current characters (Tabuu turns them into trophies)

|0, All characters were turned into trophies

:{{Head|Piranha Plant|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Sephiroth|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{Head|Sora|g=SSBU|s=20px}} [[Downloadable content (SSBU)#Fighters|Downloadable fighters]] become available after freeing a total of 10 fighters. If the player has already freed 10 fighters on a file, any characters downloaded afterwards will immediately be available.

*In each of his unlockable appearances outside of ''Smash 64'', [[Ness]] has always been the first one unlocked through Vs. Mode matches.

*When a player fights a secret character to unlock in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the character they used always uses their default costume even if the player was originally using an alternative costume. As ''Brawl'' mods often if not always make the entire roster available by default (regardless of if they were unlocked in the vanilla game) and the player can still trigger Challenger Approaching fights, using the same character as the one the player is trying to “unlock” will make both participants use the same palette swap.

*Starting in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', no items appear at all during the unlocking battle.

**Strangely, {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}'s unlock notification tone is the same as the ''Brawl'' newcomers despite debuting in ''Super Smash Bros. 64''. This is likely because it is unlocked in the post-game [[Subspace Emissary]], as well as its internal ID being right next to {{SSBB|Toon Link}} and {{SSBB|Wolf}}, ''Brawl'' newcomers. The other ''Smash 64'' newcomers use "Rare Trophy" from ''[[Melee]]'', ''Melee'' newcomers use the stage unlock fanfare from ''Brawl'', and ''Brawl'' newcomers (alongside Jigglypuff) use the sound effect in ''Brawl'' when collecting songs or completing minor challenges.

**Of the three of them, {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} is the only one to be a starter character at any point, which was in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.

*[[Wario]] was the first starter character to become an unlockable character in a later installment. He is also the only character to have this distinction from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4''.