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A battle between four Dr. Marios, each one in different colored lab coats.
Super Smash Bros. Melee added additional alternate costume options to characters by using the X and Y buttons to cycle through the available list instead of using four C buttons to pick a specific color; this removes the limit as to how many are selectable, so there are no longer any costumes exclusive to Team Battles or computer opponents. As a result, many characters now have five different color schemes, with some having as many as six, though some still only have four.
When selecting characters in Tournament Mode, instead of displaying the character's colored image of the chosen costume, the character's name is given a tint and a colored bar is displayed in the player list. This color is usually an intuitive indicator of which costume has been chosen (with no color denoting default), but there are some that are slightly unusual (such as Luigi and Peach's white costumes that are denoted by a grey).
In Team Battle, if members of the same team use the same character, the second player would have a lighter tint applied to their character. A third player uses a darker tint. If a fourth player is forcibly added to a team with the Name Entry glitch, then the fourth character will be completely black; the game's data suggests that a fifth player, if possible, would be completely grey. A sixth player would be completely pink. A seventh player and afterward, would crash the game, additionally it is not possible to view the completely pink character unless additional Action Replay codes are used.
Strangely enough, alternate costumes can affect gameplay, such as Captain Falcon's model changing sizes depending on the costume.
Bowser
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| Green | G | Mix between his designs from promotional artwork and his in-game model for Super Mario 64. |
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| Red | R | Resembles one of his alternate colors in Mario Golf. While the portrait depicts Bowser with red irises, they are green in-game. |
| Blue | B | Resembles his original design in Super Mario Bros. |
| Black | This costume is used in Normal and higher difficulties of Adventure Mode to represent Giga Bowser. |
Captain Falcon
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| Indigo | Based on his appearance in F-Zero X. | |
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| Black | Based on his appearance in the Japanese commercial for F-Zero X.[1] | |
| Red | R | Based on Blood Falcon, Captain Falcon's evil clone and rival.[1] It is his only costume with a unique logo on the back: a skull with "Blood Hawk" (the name of Blood Falcon's vehicle) written underneath. |
| White | Resembles Jody Summer. | |
| Green | G | |
| Blue | B | Resembles his appearance in the original F-Zero. |
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While all Donkey Kong's costumes show the same skin in the portraits, each one is a different color in the game.
| Brown | More detailed version of the modern design created by Rare for Donkey Kong Country. | |
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| Black | Resembles a real-life gorilla. | |
| Red | R | Resembles the original D.K. from Donkey Kong. |
| Blue | B | Resembles one of his alternate costumes from Donkey Kong 64's Multiplayer Mode. It also resembles one of his alternate colors from Mario Golf. |
| Green | G |
Dr. Mario
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| White | Resembles his appearance in Dr. Mario 64, but with black jeans instead of white trousers. | |
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| Red | R | Resembles the color of the scrubs worn by Nurse Toadstool. |
| Blue | B | Resembles the scrubs worn by modern-day general medical practitioners. |
| Green | G | Resembles the scrubs worn by modern-day surgeons. |
| Black | Referred to as the "Unlicensed Doctor" on the website.[2] |
Falco
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| Tan | More intricate version of his appearance in Star Fox 64. | |
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| Blue | B | |
| Green | G |
Fox
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| White | More intricate version of his appearance in Star Fox 64. | |
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| Red | R | |
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| Green | G | Resembles concept art of him for the original Star Fox. |
Ganondorf
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| Brown | Derived from his model used in the SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo, which in turn is based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. | |
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| Green | G | |
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As can be seen in the image, the Ice Climbers' orange and red costumes will place Nana in the lead, making Popo follow.
| Blue | B | Based on their in-game sprites in Ice Climber. |
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| Green | G | |
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| Red | R | Nana resembles her appearance on the American boxart for Ice Climber. |
Jigglypuff
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| Pink | Based on its appearance in the Pokémon games up to the time of the release of Melee. | |
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| Red | R | |
| Blue | B | Taken over from its alternate costumes from the original Super Smash Bros. Its body resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Jigglypuff in Pokémon Stadium. |
| Green | G | Resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Jigglypuff in Pokémon Stadium. Its headband is reminiscent of the Blackbelt Trainer class. |
| Yellow | The crown is derived from Peach's model. |
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| Pink | Based on his appearance in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. | |
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| Yellow | Based on and directly referred to as "Keeby" from Kirby's Dream Course.[1] It also resembles Beam Kirby in Kirby Super Star. | |
| Blue | B | Based on Ice Kirby in Kirby Super Star.[1] |
| Red | R | Based on Fire Kirby in Kirby Super Star.[1] |
| Green | G | The original Super Smash Bros. website referred to this costume as "Kusa-mochi Kirby".[1] |
| White | Based on his monochromatic in-game sprite from Kirby's Dream Land.[3] |
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| Green | G | Based on Adult Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. |
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| Red | R | Based on the Goron Tunic from Ocarina of Time.[1] It also resembles Link's tunic with the Red Ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda. |
| Blue | B | Based on the Zora Tunic from Ocarina of Time.[1] |
| Black | His tunic resembles Dark Link. | |
| White | Based on his tunic with the Blue Ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda.[1] |
Luigi
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| Green | G | Based on his design first seen in Mario Kart 64. |
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| White | Based on his in-game sprite from the original Super Mario Bros.[1] His skin appears slightly darker in-game, like in the original Super Smash Bros. | |
| Blue | B | The artwork resembles Mario's appearance on the American boxart for Mario Bros. His overalls appear in black instead of blue in-game, like in the original Super Smash Bros. |
| Pink | R | The original Super Smash Bros. website referred to this costume as "Strawberry Luigi".[1] It resembles his appearance in Wrecking Crew. |
Mario
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| Red | R | Based on his design first seen in promotional artwork for Super Mario 64. |
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| Yellow | Based on Wario.[1] | |
| Black | Based on Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew.[1] Unlike in the original Super Smash Bros., his shirt is white instead of tan. | |
| Blue | B | Based on his appearance in promotional artwork for Mario Bros.,[1] with the colors of the overalls and shirt swapped. |
| Green | G | Reminiscent of the colors of his outfit on the Japanese boxart for Wrecking Crew, but his overalls are brown instead of orange, which makes less closely resembles it than the equivalent costume in the original Super Smash Bros. It also resembles Luigi's appearance in promotional artwork for Mario Bros., with the colors of the overalls and shirt swapped. Finally, it bears a passing resemblance to Jinbe from Mole Mania, another game produced by Shigeru Miyamoto. |
Marth
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| Blue | B | Based on his appearance in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. |
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| Red | R | Resembles the overworld sprites of enemy units in the Fire Emblem games. |
| Green | G | Resembles the overworld sprites of NPC units in the Fire Emblem games. |
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| White | Based on Leif, the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.[4] |
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| Purple | Based on its appearance in the Pokémon games up to the time of the release of Melee. | |
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| Red | R | Resembles one of the possible colors for Mewtwo in the Pokémon Stadium titles. |
| Blue | B | Resembles one of the possible colors for Mewtwo in the Pokémon Stadium titles. |
| Green | G |
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Notably, the 3 alternate costumes are the 3 primary colours.
| Black | Resembles the characters from the Game & Watch games Fire and Parachute. He has the general color of the LCD frames in most of the Game & Watch handhelds. | |
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| Red | R | Reminiscent of characters and objects as depicted on the Virtual Boy. |
| Blue | B | |
| Green | G |
Ness
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| Red | R | Based on his appearance in Earthbound. |
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| Yellow | Based on the uniforms of the Hanshin Tigers, a Japanese baseball team.[1] The shirt's pattern is reminiscent of the Gigantic Ant enemy from EarthBound. | |
| Blue | B | Resembles his younger self that he encounters in Magicant. |
| Green | G | His clothes resemble the color scheme of Everdred’s outfit in EarthBound. |
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| Pink | R | More intricate version of her appearance in promotional artwork for Mario Party 3 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. |
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| Yellow | Based on Daisy's appearance in Mario Party 3. This is more complex than her other costumes as well as its Brawl and SSB4 counterparts, as she wears a completely different dress and gloves. The color of her skin and hair changes, and her crown is pink, featuring emblems of daisies. | |
| White | Based on a wedding dress.[5] The event match "Time for a Checkup" suggests it may also be an allusion to white nurse uniforms. Peach uniquely wears pantyhose with this costume. | |
| Blue | B | Resembles one of her alternate colors from Mario Golf and Daisy's appearance on the title screen of NES Open Tournament Golf. |
| Green | G | Resembles one of her alternate colors from Mario Golf and her appearance on the title screen of NES Open Tournament Golf. |
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| Yellow | Based on its appearance in the Pokémon games up to the time of the release of Melee. | |
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| Blue | B | Its goggles are reminiscent of the Swimmer Trainer class. |
| Green | G | Its backpack is reminiscent of the Pokémon Trainer class. It may derive from Ness's model. |
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| Yellow | Based on its appearance in the Pokémon games up to the time of the release of Melee. | |
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| Red | R | Resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Pikachu in Pokémon Stadium and its Shiny coloration. Its cap is reminiscent of the protagonist in the original Pokémon games. |
| Blue | B | Taken over from its alternate costumes from the original Super Smash Bros. |
| Green | G | Resembles one of the possible colors for a nicknamed Pikachu in Pokémon Stadium. |
Roy
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| Purple | Based on his appearance in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, although with a purple cape. | |
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| Red | R | Resembles the overworld sprites of enemy units in the Fire Emblem games. Roy can have this color scheme in The Binding Blade's Link Arena mode. |
| Blue | B | Resembles the overworld sprites of player units in the Fire Emblem games. |
| Green | G | Resembles the overworld sprites of NPC units in the Fire Emblem games. Roy can have this color scheme in The Binding Blade's Link Arena mode. |
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Samus
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| Orange | R | Based on the Varia Suit as it appears in Super Metroid.[6] |
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| Pink | Based on the Gravity Suit's in-game sprite from Super Metroid,[1][7] but more closely resembles the color scheme of the Varia Suit of the original Metroid when missiles are selected. | |
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| Green | G | The original Super Smash Bros. website referred to this alternate costume as "mass-produced Samus",[1] a reference to Mobile Suit Gundam. |
| Purple | B | Resembles artwork of the Gravity Suit from Super Metroid. |
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All of these colors go with Zelda's costume and come from the same game as Zelda's.
| Navy | Based on her appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Despite being blue, this costume is not used in team battles, likely because it corresponds with Zelda's pink default costume. | |
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All of Yoshi's costumes appear as different variations of the Yoshi species in Yoshi's Story.[1] His appearance based on his original design first seen in Super Mario World.
| Green | G | Based on a Green Yoshi. |
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| Red | R | Based on a Red Yoshi. |
| Blue | B | Based on a Blue Yoshi. |
| Yellow | Based on a Yellow Yoshi. | |
| Pink | Based on a Pink Yoshi. | |
| Cyan | Based on a Light Blue Yoshi. |
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All of Young Link's colors are exactly the same as Link's, except ordered where the black and white costumes are switched.
| Green | G | Based on his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its sequel Majora's Mask. |
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| Red | R | Resembles the Goron Tunic from Ocarina of Time. |
| Blue | B | Resembles the Zora Tunic from Ocarina of Time. |
| White | Resembles his tunic with the Blue Ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda. | |
| Black | His tunic resembles Dark Link. |
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| Pink | Based on Adult Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. | |
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| Red | R | Resembles her in-game sprite when Link rescues her with the Red Ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda. |
| Blue | B | |
| Green | G | Resembles her in-game sprite when Link rescues her with no ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda. |
| White | Resembles her in-game sprite when Link rescues her with the Blue Ring equipped in The Legend of Zelda. |
Stats
- There are a total of 123 alternate costumes.
- The average number of costumes per character is 5.
- Captain Falcon, Kirby and Yoshi share the highest amount of color swaps: 6.
- There are 10 fighters with 4 color swaps, and 13 with 5.
Trivia
- Betas for the game indicate that the back of Captain Falcon's Blood Falcon-inspired costume was originally going to read "Hell Hawk", the Japanese name of Blood Falcon's F-Zero machine.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r 色ちがいのひみつ
- ^ 速報スマブラ拳!! :ドクターマリオ (Japanese)
- ^ 速報スマブラ拳!! : アンケート集計拳!! - Page 82 in post-launch.
- ^ 速報スマブラ拳!! : アンケート集計拳!! - Page 11 in post-launch.
- ^ 速報スマブラ拳!! : アンケート集計拳!! - Page 31 in post-launch.
- ^ Wii U & Nintendo 3DS Developer Direct. Official Nintendo YouTube channel (2014-07-11). Retrieved on 2016-02-06. “Until now Samus was based off the design from Super Metroid, but she's been given a major makeover. Her design is now closer to that of Metroid: Other M.”
- ^ Masahiro Sakurai (2014-09-03). Director's Room (Archived). Miiverse. Retrieved on 2016-02-05. “Pic of the day. Until now, you were only able to choose from four, or sometimes five or six colors for each character. This time, though, all characters have eight colors to choose from! The first four color schemes for Samus are based off her Varia Suit, Fusion Suit, Gravity Suit from Super Metroid, and the Dark Suit.”
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