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Super Smash Bros. series

List of Super Smash Bros. series characters

A character is one of the fighters in the Super Smash Bros. series. Characters can be sorted into playable and non-playable, which distinguishes whether characters can be used without the use of a cheat device (like Action Replay) or not. Playable characters can further be divided into starter, unlockable, and downloadable, which distinguishes whether characters can be played right away, whether they need to be unlocked, or whether they need to be downloaded.

Playable characters

This is a list of the playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series, commonly known in official sources as fighters. For the first three games, shaded cells denote unlockable characters. For Smash 4, red cells denote characters that only need to be unlocked in the 3DS version, blue ones denote those that need to be unlocked in both it and the Wii U version, and yellow ones denote downloadable characters. Characters that are noted to have been "intended" in a Smash game were planned by Sakurai to be included in that game as a playable character at some point, before being cut for whatever reason.

Fighter         Universe
Bowser (Intended)        Mario
Bowser Jr.    Mario
Captain Falcon          F-Zero
Charizard  [1]    Pokémon
Dark Pit    Kid Icarus
Diddy Kong      Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong          Donkey Kong
Dr. Mario   (Intended)[2]    Mario
Duck Hunt    Duck Hunt
Falco        Star Fox
Fox          Star Fox
Ganondorf        The Legend of Zelda
Greninja    Pokémon
Ice Climbers     (Intended)[3]  Ice Climber
Ike      Fire Emblem
Ivysaur  [1]  Pokémon
Jigglypuff          Pokémon
King Dedede (Intended) (Intended)      Kirby
Kirby          Kirby
Link          The Legend of Zelda
Little Mac    Punch-Out!!
Lucario      Pokémon
Lucas (Intended)[4]    EarthBound
Lucina    Fire Emblem
Luigi          Mario
Mario          Mario
Marth        Fire Emblem
Mega Man    Mega Man
Meta Knight      Kirby
Mewtwo (Intended)   (Intended)[2]  [5]  Pokémon
Mii Fighter      Super Smash Bros.
Mr. Game & Watch        Game & Watch
Ness          EarthBound
Olimar      Pikmin
Pac-Man    Pac-Man
Palutena    Kid Icarus
Peach        Mario
Pichu    Pokémon
Pikachu          Pokémon
Pit      Kid Icarus
Pokémon Trainer    Pokémon
R.O.B.      R.O.B.
Robin    Fire Emblem
Rosalina    Mario
Roy   (Intended)[2]  Fire Emblem
Samus          Metroid
Sheik        The Legend of Zelda
Shulk    Xenoblade
Snake    Metal Gear
Sonic      Sonic
Squirtle  [1]  Pokémon
Toon Link      The Legend of Zelda
Villager    Animal Crossing
Wario      Wario
Wii Fit Trainer    Wii Fit
Wolf    Star Fox
Yoshi          Yoshi
Young Link    The Legend of Zelda
Zelda        The Legend of Zelda
Zero Suit Samus      Metroid

Notes

  1. ^ a b c As part of the Pokémon Trainer
  2. ^ a b c While there hasn't been any official confirmation that Mewtwo, Roy, and Dr. Mario were intended to be in Brawl, unused data on Brawl's disc labelled for each of them strongly inclines that the characters were developed to some degree for Brawl. Such unused data also includes unused fanfares for the former two characters, and unused sounds for Mewtwo. When combined with confirmation from Sakurai that there were many characters that were planned for inclusion in Brawl who got scrapped, it is virtually certain these three were among the intended characters who were scrapped mid-development.
  3. ^ Sakurai stated that, while the Ice Climbers could run smoothly on the Wii U version, the 3DS could not handle the "two-in-one" coding of the duo, and, in order to keep the roster the same between the two versions, they had to be cut from the roster.
  4. ^ Sakurai has stated that he originally intended to replace Ness with the new protagonist of Mother 3 (Lucas) in Melee, though Mother 3's delay caused him to go back on the idea and keep Ness.
  5. ^ Available as free DLC in spring 2015 to players who buy both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Non-playable characters

The following characters can fully interact with playable characters in-game, but are normally non-playable. These include boss characters and enemy teams, among others. Hacking, however, may allow these characters to be played to varying degrees of functionality.

Fighter         Universe
Crazy Hand         File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Duon        ? File:SubspaceSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Fighting Alloy Team        ? File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Fighting Polygon Team        ? File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Fighting Wire Frames        ? File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Galleom        ? File:SubspaceSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Giant DK[1]         File:DKSymbol.pngDonkey Kong
Giga Bowser[2]         File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Master Core         File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Master Hand    [3]     File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Meta Ridley        [4] File:MetroidSymbol.pngMetroid
Metal Mario[1]         File:MarioSymbol.pngMario
Petey Piranha        ? File:MarioSymbol.pngMario
Porky Minch        ? File:EarthboundSymbol.pngEarthBound
Rayquaza        [4] File:PokemonSymbol.pngPokémon
Ridley        [4] File:MetroidSymbol.pngMetroid
Sandbag[5]         File:SmashBrosSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Tabuu        ? File:SubspaceSymbol.pngSuper Smash Bros.
Flying Man        [4]   EarthBound
Yellow Devil        [4]   Mega Man
Dark Emperor        [4]   Find Mii
Metal Face        [4]   Xenoblade

Notes

  1. ^ a b While Giant DK and Metal Mario were unplayable in the original Super Smash Bros., they are effectively playable in the following installments by picking up a Super Mushroom or a Metal Box, respectively.
  2. ^ Giga Bowser is playable in Brawl and SSB4 as Bowser's Final Smash.
  3. ^ Master Hand is playable in Melee through the Name Entry glitch.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g appears as a stage hazard
  5. ^ Sandbag is mechanically considered an item in Brawl and SSB4, not a character.

Newcomers and veterans

A newcomer is a character who appears as playable for the first time in the series in a given game. A veteran is the opposite: a character who has been playable in a previous game. For example, Olimar is a newcomer in Brawl, as he did not appear as playable in any previous games, but is a veteran in all subsequent and future games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of "unlockable" or "secret" characters, which are playable characters who must be unlocked by completing certain tasks; every game starting with Melee has had starter veterans, starter newcomers, unlockable veterans, and unlockable newcomers.

The term newcomer was originally used to describe the unlockable characters in the original Super Smash Bros. by the data deletion menu. It was later used in the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop their name. The word newcomer was later used on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! site to classify new characters whether unlockable or not. This use of the term has become the community-preferred usage for other games in the series.

"Perfect-attendance crew"

Less commonly, the term "veteran" can also denote the "eight regulars" or "perfect-attendance fighters", terms which refer to the eight starter characters in the original Super Smash Bros. which have been in all subsequent games of the series. The terms originated in the description for the 10th Brawl event match All-Star Battle Regulars, reading: "The Smash Bros. perfect-attendance crew! Fight the eight regulars in order!" A popular, unofficial term referring to this group is "The Original 8", which may also be called "The Original 12" if including the four unlockable characters.

Trivia

  • Roy is the only "non-native" character to appear in a Super Smash Bros. game before appearing in any other series, having been put into Melee as a promotional gimmick designed to showcase a new Fire Emblem game released shortly after Melee.
  • If Pokémon Trainer is counted as a single character, each game before the fourth entry has introduced 2 more newcomers than the previous one.
  • Dr. Mario and Mewtwo are the only characters to skip an installment, being playable in Melee but not Brawl, before returning in SSB4 thirteen years later.
  • Ice Climbers are the only characters to be cut after appearing in multiple games.