Joker (SSBU)

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Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Persona
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	All-Out Attack

“	Joker Steals the Show!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Joker (ジョーカー, Joker) was released as a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character on April 17th, 2019. He was announced at The Game Awards 2018 on December 6th, 2018 as the second DLC character and is the first downloadable character for the Fighters Pass. Joker is classified as fighter #71.

Xander Mobus, who voices Joker in Persona 5 and the announcer, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand in Ultimate, reprises his role as the character in the English version of the game, while Jun Fukuyama, who also voices Roy, reprises his role in Japanese.

Moveset

• Joker has a special mechanic called Rebellion Gauge, which fills up over time, by being hit, or when Joker is behind in score/stock. If Rebel's Guard is used while the opponent attacks, the Gauge fills up faster. When it is full, Joker summons Arsene, and his special moves change to "Gun Special", "Eigaon", "Wings of Rebellion", and "Tetrakarn/Makarakarn", all enhanced versions of his previous moves. Arsene will also attack in tandem with Joker during his standard moves, enhancing his damage output and range.
• Joker can wall jump.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack
Forward tilt				Swipes downwards in a diagonal motion.
Up tilt				Performs an upwards swing with his knife and throws it directly upwards into the air. The knife hits multiple times when airborne
Down tilt				A baseball slide. Based off of Joker's ability to slide under lasers in Persona 5.
Dash attack
Forward smash				Swings downwards with both hands directly in front of him.
Up smash				Performs an uppercut with his knife
Down smash				Sweeps the floor with a knife swipe on both sides of him.
Neutral aerial				Strikes in a circle while doing a corkscrew in the air.
Forward aerial				A hook kick, followed by a roundhouse kick.
Back aerial
Up aerial				A corkscrew flying kick.
Down aerial
Grab			—
Pummel
Forward throw
Back throw
Up throw				Throws the opponent directly upwards and strikes a pose.
Down throw				Traps the opponent in a blue energy then slams them to the ground.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack Edge getups
Neutral special		Gun		Joker fires his gun once with a tap of the B button, damaging fighters. He can hold this move to fire multiple times, and can fire in a circle above or below him if used in the air. When Arsene is out, it becomes Gun Special, where it fires three bullets with each shot.
Side special		Eiha		A darkness-based projectile that deals little initial damage but inflicts further damage over time. When Arsene is present, it becomes Eigaon, which has a wider area of effect, hits multiple times, and deals further damage over time.
Up special		Grappling Hook		Joker will shoot out a grappling hook either upwards or in a angled form (depending on the player's input), allowing him drag fighters to him or as a Tether recovery. When Arsene is out, it becomes Wings of Rebellion, where Joker flies upwards or at a angle (again depending on input) using Arsene's wings. He can not be hurt during the moves starup.
Down special		Rebel's Guard		Joker takes a defensive position, with any damage done to him in this state halves the move's damage and builds his Rebellion Gauge. When Arsene is out, it becomes Tetrakarn against melee attacks and Makarakarn against projectiles. The latter of the two also reflects projectiles.
Final Smash		All-Out Attack		Joker rushes forward and then backwards if he misses the first swipe if the control stick is pushed backwards. If any fighter is hit during either of these swipes, they are attacked by Joker and three other Phantom Thieves. (The two possible groups are Ann, Ruiji, and Morgana and Makoto, Haru, and Yusuke.) They then rush at the opponent quickly, with either Futaba or Morgana commenting on the attack. After the barrage is complete, Joker lands in front of the opponent as the screen changes into a splash screen, with Joker in the front gripping his glove, the text "The Show's Over" appearing to the left, and the shadow of the unlucky fighter in the background, spewing sparkles. If the Final Smash's possible resulting KO is the final KO needed, the splash screen will remain throughout the victory screen.

Victory poses

Note: If there are three or more players, the color scheme will match the player's port. If Joker wins on Mementos, the color of the victory screen will match the color of the stage, and the victory music will be replaced with the corresponding victory fanfare from the game Mementos' theme is currently derived from.

• Morgana and Joker continuously run, replicating the victory screen from Persona 5.
• Joker rides on the Morgana Bus, which continuously drives similarly to the running victory pose.
• If Joker is in a Team Battle, he will perform an exclusive animation where he tightens his glove (similar to when he performs an All-Out Attack) then maintain a stance similar to his idle animation.
• If Joker wins a Stock or Stamina match with All-Out Attack, the match will conclude on the splash screen without returning to gameplay, and this will persist into the victory screen, just like in Persona 5.

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  A match concluding with All-Out Attack.

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  The results screen, with the splash replacing the victory pose.

Classic Mode: Shadows

Joker mainly fights opponents relating to shadows or darkness. On every round, the former enemy fighter becomes a ally to him under a new Alternate Costume, referencing how Joker can purify his foes.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Mr. Game & Watch (x8)	Mementos	Last Surprise
2	Giant Kirby	Kalos Pokémon League	Aria of the Soul	Mr. Game and Watch in his White Alternate Costume is a CPU ally.
3	Samus and Dark Samus (both on their black colors)	Mementos	Mass Destruction	Kirby on his Blue Alternate Costume is a CPU ally.
4	Meta Knight	Mementos	Beneath The Mask	Dark Samus on her White Alternate Costume is a CPU ally.
5	Dark Link, Dark Toon Link and Dark Young Link	Mementos	Reach Out to the Truth	Meta Knight on his White Alternate Costume is a CPU ally.
6	Giant Incineroar	Mementos (Omega Form)	Rivers in the Desert	Link in his White Alternate Costume is a CPU ally.
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Mementos (Omega Form)	Beneath the Mask

Role in World of Light

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The message that shows Joker's availability in World of Light

Due to his status as downloadable content, Joker does not have a legitimate role in World of Light. Instead, he is unlocked for use in the mode after freeing 20 fighters from Galeem's control. If loading an existing save file that meets this condition prior to downloading Joker, he is immediately unlocked.

Fighter Battle

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
71		Joker	There is no fighter battle for Joker, this fighter is obtained by awakening 20 fighters after it is downloaded.

Alternate costumes

Trailers

Trailer on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website.

Version that played at The Game Awards 2018.

Proper gameplay reveal, titled "The Masked Rebel".

Gallery

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  Joker artwork, as posted on the official Japanese Persona Twitter account by Shigenori Soejima.

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  A tease of Joker's model from the February 13th, 2019 Nintendo Direct.

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  A view of Joker's in-game model from behind.

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  Joker's splash art.

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  Official render of Joker's alternate costume.

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  Joker on Fourside.

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  Joker wielding his gun on Moray Towers.

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  Joker attacking with Arsene on Mementos.

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  Joker with Morgana on Skyloft.

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  Joker posing with Arsene on Spear Pillar.

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  Joker in his school outfit with Inkling and Isabelle on Delfino Plaza.

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  Official render of Joker without the Mask.

Trivia

• Joker is the first selectable character in the series to share their voice actor with the announcer in the English version of the game, barring Master Hand's playable appearances, as Master Hand is not a normally selectable character outside of these circumstances.
• Joker and Inkling are the only newcomers in Ultimate to be announced without any gameplay footage in their first reveal trailer.
• Joker's has three reveal trailers (counting the separate versions as different trailers), and is the only character with this distinction: one was played during The Game Awards 2018, and one was officially posted online afterwards, which removes dialogue references to The Game Awards. The final one was posted online as well.
  • Out of all the character reveals in both Smash 4 and Ultimate, Joker is the only character to be revealed at/in a non-Nintendo event/video.
• In Joker's reveal trailer, it is mentioned that he must have gone to The Game Awards 2018 to steal a treasure. According to Masahiro Sakurai in a Famitsu column, the treasure was an invitation to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • The invitation is depicted as being enclosed in an envelope with a wax seal in the shape of the Super Smash Bros. logo. This is a callback to previous character reveal trailers for Villager in Smash 4 and Isabelle in Ultimate.
  • An instrumental arrangement of Life Will Change plays fittingly during the reveal, as the song plays while the Phantom Thieves are infiltrating a Palace to steal a treasure after sending out a calling card.
• After Sonic and Bayonetta, Joker is the third guest fighter to represent Sega, as Atlus was acquired by Sega Sammy Holdings in 2013.
• Joker is the second character to have his victory theme directly ripped from a non-Smash game, the first being Sonic.
• Joker had his render leaked on March 31st, 2019, by Best Buy before his official render was revealed.
• Joker is the only character so far whose character render changes under certain circumstances, as his mask (or glasses, in his alternate costume) will be removed when Arsene is present.
• Joker is the only character so far who utilizes a knife in his standard moveset.
• Joker is the only character with the distinction of having more than one victory theme in one game.
• Joker's Classic Mode can be considered an antithesis of Mewtwo's. Both characters "recruit" the opponent they defeated on the previous round, however Mewtwo's partners are turned into "corrupted" alternate costumes while the Joker's allies now have light alternate costumes to represent they were "purified".
• Joker is the second character in the whole series to have less than 3 victory poses, the first being Kirby in Smash 64.
  • He is also the first character who doesn't have the announcer say his name on the victory screen.