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Here is a list of all playable characters (and other important characters, as well) by how they debuted in the Super Smash Bros. series. Here are all the methods on what they debuted as:

• As a Fighter: This character debuted as a fighter.
• As a Summon Character: This character debuted as a character spawned from a summoning item, whether it's through a Poké Ball or an Assist Trophy.
• As an Item: This character debuted as an item. Items exclusive to certain stages will go under "Stage Characters", instead.
• As an Enemy/Boss: This character debuted as an enemy or a boss. See the "Enemies and Bosses" section for more information.
• As a Moveset Element: This character debuted as part of a character's moveset, whether they're in one of their moves, their taunts, or even their on-screen appearances or victory poses.
• As a Stage Character: This character debuted as part of a stage, whether they're a background character, a hazard, or even a platform on the stage.
• As a Collectible: This character debuted as a collectible item, whether it's a trophy, a sticker, a Mii costume, or a spirit.
• Other: This character debuted via a method that does not fit under any of the above categories.

Notes:

• Only a character's most notable role in their debut game will be listed. While a character like Isabelle may have also had a trophy in her debut game Smash 4, only her Assist Trophy role will be listed as it's more important to the game.
• Trophies take priority over both stickers and Mii Costumes, while spirits take priority over Mii Costumes. For example, while Bowser Jr. had both a trophy and a few stickers in his debut game Brawl, only his trophy will be listed.
• These only include actual physical appearances of the character themselves. Stuff such as mere mentions (such as Peach in Mario's Smash 64 bio) or alternate costumes that only resemble a specific character (such as Mario's "Wario" costume) will not count.

Playable Characters

As a Fighter:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Universe
01	Mario		Super Smash Bros.	Mario
09	Luigi
13	Peach		Super Smash Bros. Melee
14	Bowser
18	Dr. Mario
48	Rosalina & Luma		Super Smash Bros. 4
02	Donkey Kong		Super Smash Bros.	Donkey Kong
36	Diddy Kong		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
03	Link		Super Smash Bros.	The Legend of Zelda
16	Sheik		Super Smash Bros. Melee
17	Zelda
22	Young Link
23	Ganondorf
43	Toon Link		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
04	Samus		Super Smash Bros.	Metroid
29	Zero Suit Samus		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
05	Yoshi		Super Smash Bros.	Yoshi
06	Kirby			Kirby
07	Fox			Star Fox
20	Falco		Super Smash Bros. Melee
08	Pikachu		Super Smash Bros.	Pokémon
12	Jigglypuff
19	Pichu		Super Smash Bros. Melee
24	Mewtwo
33-35	Pokémon Trainer (Male)		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
34	Ivysaur
41	Lucario
50	Greninja		Super Smash Bros. 4
69	Incineroar		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10	Ness		Super Smash Bros.	EarthBound
37	Lucas		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
11	Captain Falcon		Super Smash Bros.	F-Zero
15	Ice Climbers		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Ice Climber
21	Marth			Fire Emblem
25	Roy
32	Ike		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
21.521ε	Lucina		Super Smash Bros. 4
56	Robin
62	Corrin		Super Smash Bros. 4 (DLC)
75	Byleth		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC)
26	Mr. Game & Watch		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Game & Watch
28.528ε	Dark Pit		Super Smash Bros. 4	Kid Icarus
31	Snake		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Metal Gear
38	Sonic			Sonic
42	R.O.B.			R.O.B.
46	Mega Man		Super Smash Bros. 4	Mega Man
47	Wii Fit Trainer			Wii Fit
55	Pac-Man			Pac-Man
57	Shulk			Xenoblade Chronicles
59	Duck Hunt Dog			Duck Hunt
60	Ryu		Super Smash Bros. 4 (DLC)	Street Fighter
61	Cloud			Final Fantasy
78	Sephiroth		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC)
63	Bayonetta		Super Smash Bros. 4 (DLC)	Bayonetta
66	Simon		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Castlevania
66.566ε	Richter
71	Joker		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC)	Persona
72	Hero			Dragon Quest
73	Banjo & Kazooie			Banjo-Kazooie
74	Terry			Fatal Fury
77	Steve			Minecraft
	Alex
	Zombie
	Enderman
81	Kazuya			Tekken
82	Sora			Kingdom Hearts

Alternate Characters:

Only includes alternate characters who did not debut in the same game as their respective fighter.

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Alternate character of:	Universe
58	Larry		Super Smash Bros. 4	Bowser Jr.	Mario
	Roy Koopa
	Wendy
	Iggy
	Morton
	Lemmy
33-35	Pokémon Trainer (Female)		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Pokémon Trainer	Pokémon
40	Alph		Super Smash Bros. 4	Olimar	Pikmin

As a Summon Character:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
35	Charizard		Super Smash Bros.	Poké Ball Pokémon	Pokémon
68	Isabelle		Super Smash Bros. 4	Assist Trophy	Animal Crossing
49	Little Mac		Super Smash Bros. Brawl		Punch-Out!!

As a Moveset Element:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
25.525ε	Chrom		Super Smash Bros. 4	Robin's Final Smash: Pair Up	Fire Emblem
54	Palutena		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Pit's Final Smash: Palutena's Army	Kid Icarus

As a Stage Character:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
70	Piranha Plant		Super Smash Bros.	Mushroom Kingdom (Hazard)	Mario
65	Ridley			Planet Zebes (Background character)	Metroid
39	King Dedede			Dream Land (Background character)	Kirby
33	Squirtle		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Poké Floats (Platform)	Pokémon
45	Villager	(Boy in red shirt) (Girl in flower dress) (Villager stickers are the closest to the default playable Villagers)	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Smashville (Background character)	Animal Crossing

As a Collectible:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
58	Bowser Jr.		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Trophy	Mario
	Ludwig			Sticker
13.513ε	Daisy		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy
67	King K. Rool				Donkey Kong
04.504ε	Dark Samus		Super Smash Bros. Brawl		Metroid
27	Meta Knight		Super Smash Bros. Melee		Kirby
28	Pit				Kid Icarus
30	Wario				Wario
40	Pikmin & Olimar			Trophies	Pikmin
79	Pyra		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Spirit	Xenoblade Chronicles
80	Mythra
59	Duck Hunt Duck		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy	Duck Hunt
60.560ε	Ken		Super Smash Bros. 4	Trophy (DLC)	Street Fighter
64	Inkling (Female)				Splatoon
	Inkling (Male)			Mii Fighter costume (DLC)
76	Min Min		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Spirit	ARMS

Other:

Number	Fighter	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
44	Wolf	(Top left)	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Cameo in opening movie	Star Fox
51-53	Mii	(Bottommost icons)	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Friend Roster icons	Super Smash Bros.

Fighters by gap between their non-playable roles and playable roles

Character	First Smash game	Fighter debut	Gap
Bowser Jr.			1 game, 6 years
Ludwig			1 game, 6 years
Daisy			3 games, 17 years
Piranha Plant		(DLC)	4 games, 20 years
King K. Rool			3 games, 17 years
Ridley			4 games, 19 years
Dark Samus			2 games, 10 years
Meta Knight			1 game, 7 years
King Dedede			2 games, 9 years
Wolf			1 game, 7 years
Squirtle			1 game, 7 years
Charizard			2 games, 9 years
Chrom			1 game, 4 years
Pit			1 game, 7 years
Palutena			1 game, 6 years
Wario			1 game, 7 years
Olimar			1 game, 7 years
Villager			1 game, 6 years
Isabelle			1 game, 4 years
Little Mac			1 game, 6 years
Pyra		(DLC)	0 games, 3 years
Mythra		(DLC)	0 games, 3 years
Duck Hunt			2 games, 13 years
Ken	(DLC)		1 game, 3 years
Inkling	(DLC)		1 game, 3 years
Min Min		(DLC)	0 games, 2 years
Mii			1 game, 6 years

Assist Trophies

As an Assist Trophy:

Assist Trophy	Image	Debut game	Universe
Hammer Bro		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Mario
Spinies
Flies & Hand		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ghirahim		Super Smash Bros. 4	The Legend of Zelda
Knuckle Joe		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Kirby
Nightmare		Super Smash Bros. 4
Lyn		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Fire Emblem
Magnus		Super Smash Bros. 4	Kid Icarus
Phosphora
Kat & Ana		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wario
Gray Fox			Metal Gear
Shadow			Sonic
Isabelle		Super Smash Bros. 4	Animal Crossing
Elec Man			Mega Man
Wily Capsule		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Little Mac		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Punch-Out!!
Ghosts		Super Smash Bros. 4	Pac-Man
Riki			Xenoblade Chronicles
Guile		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Street Fighter
Squid Sisters			Splatoon
Alucard			Castlevania
Spring Man			ARMS
Labrador Retriever		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Nintendogs
French Bulldog		Super Smash Bros. 4
Devil		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Devil World
Starfy			The Legendary Starfy
Infantry and Tanks			Nintendo Wars
Barbara			Jam with the Band
Ray Mk III			Custom Robo
Isaac			Golden Sun
Saki			Sin & Punishment
Jill & Drill Dozer			Drill Dozer
Color TV-Game 15	(Leftmost and rightmost)	Super Smash Bros. 4	Color TV-Game
Dr. Kawashima			Brain Age
Dillon			Dillon's Rolling Western
Nikki		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Swapnote
Yuri			Fatal Frame
Arcade Bunny			Nintendo Badge Arcade
Bomberman			Bomberman
Rathalos			Monster Hunter
Shovel Knight			Shovel Knight

As a Moveset Element:

Assist Trophy	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
Thwomp	(Center top)	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Kirby's Down Special: Stone	Mario

As a Stage Character:

Assist Trophy	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
Lakitu		Super Smash Bros.	Peach's Castle (Background character)	Mario
Chain Chomp		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Yoshi's Island (SSBB) (Background character)
Klaptrap		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Kongo Jungle (SSBM) and Jungle Japes (Hazard)	Donkey Kong
Tingle		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Great Bay (Background character)	The Legend of Zelda
Moon
Krystal		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Lylat Cruise (Smash Taunt cameo)	Star Fox
Knuckles	(Leftmost, far back)		Green Hill Zone (Background character)	Sonic
Kapp'n	(No image of Kapp'n on Smashville in Brawl is available)		Smashville (Background character)	Animal Crossing
Toy Poodle		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Living Room (Background character)	Nintendogs

As a Collectible:

Assist Trophy	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
Waluigi		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy	Mario
Skull Kid		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Sticker	The Legend of Zelda
Majora's Mask		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy
Midna		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Metroid		Super Smash Bros. Melee		Metroid
Mother Brain		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Sticker
Dark Samus			Trophy
Chef Kawasaki			Sticker	Kirby
Andross		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy	Star Fox
Starman				EarthBound
Samurai Goroh				F-Zero
Tiki		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS		Fire Emblem
Black Knight		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Ashley			Sticker	Wario
Burrowing Snagret			Trophy	Pikmin
Mr. Resetti		Super Smash Bros. Melee		Animal Crossing
Dr. Wily		Super Smash Bros. 4		Mega Man
Zero		Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Rodin		Super Smash Bros. 4	Trophy (DLC)	Bayonetta
Excitebike		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy	Excite
Dr. Wright				SimCity
Helirin				Kururin
Sheriff				Sheriff
Takamaru		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Sticker	The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Sablé Prince				Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru
Sukapon				Joy Mech Fight
Vince		Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Trophy	Art Academy
Akira		Super Smash Bros. 4	Mii Fighter costume (DLC)	Virtua Fighter

Other:

Assist Trophy	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
Jeff	(Blonde boy in glasses)	Super Smash Bros.	Cameo in Ness's Congratulations screen	EarthBound

Assist Trophies by gap between their original roles and summon roles

Character	First Smash game	Assist Trophy debut	Gap
Lakitu			2 games, 9 years
Waluigi			1 game, 7 years
Chain Chomp			1 game, 6 years
Thwomp			3 games, 17 years
Klaptrap			3 games, 17 years
Tingle			1 game, 7 years
Skull Kid			1 game, 6 years
Midna			1 game, 6 years
Moon			3 games, 17 years
Metroid			1 game, 7 years
Mother Brain			1 game, 6 years
Dark Samus			1 game, 6 years
Chef Kawasaki			2 games, 10 years
Andross			1 game, 7 years
Krystal			2 games, 10 years
Jeff			2 games, 9 years
Starman			2 games, 13 years
Samurai Goroh			1 game, 7 years
Tiki			1 game, 4 years
Black Knight			2 games, 10 years
Ashley			1 game, 6 years
Knuckles			2 games, 10 years
Burrowing Snagret			2 games, 10 years
Mr. Resetti			1 game, 7 years
Kapp'n			2 games, 10 years
Dr. Wily			1 game, 4 years
Zero			1 game, 4 years
Rodin	(DLC)		1 game, 2 years
Toy Poodle			1 game, 4 years
Excitebike			1 game, 7 years
Dr. Wright			1 game, 7 years
Helirin			1 game, 7 years
Sheriff			2 games, 13 years
Takamaru			1 game, 6 years
Sablé Prince			1 game, 6 years
Sukapon			2 games, 10 years
Vince			1 game, 4 years
Akira	(DLC)		1 game, 3 years

Poké Ball Pokémon

As a Poké Ball Pokémon:

Pokémon	Image	Debut game
Charizard		Super Smash Bros.
Blastoise
Beedrill
Clefairy
Meowth
Onix
Hitmonlee
Koffing
Chansey
Goldeen
Starmie
Snorlax
Mew
Weezing		Super Smash Bros. Melee
Staryu
Articuno
Zapdos
Chikorita
Cyndaquil
Togepi
Bellossom
Marill
Unown
Wobbuffet
Scizor
Porygon2
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Celebi
Torchic		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Gardevoir
Gulpin
Metagross
Latias and Latios
Kyogre
Groudon
Jirachi
Deoxys
Piplup
Bonsly
Munchlax
Weavile
Manaphy
Abomasnow		Super Smash Bros. 4
Giratina
Arceus
Victini
Snivy
Oshawott
Zoroark
Kyurem
Keldeo
Meloetta
Genesect
Chespin
Fennekin
Fletchling
Spewpa
Gogoat
Swirlix
Inkay
Dedenne
Xerneas
Raichu		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Vulpix
Exeggutor
Bewear
Pyukumuku
Togedemaru
Mimikyu
Tapu Koko
Solgaleo
Lunala
Marshadow

As a Stage Character:

Pokémon	Image	Debut game	Appears in:
Venusaur		Super Smash Bros.	Saffron City (Hazard)
Electrode
Moltres			Saffron City (Background character)
Palkia		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Spear Pillar (Background character)

As a Collectible:

Pokémon	Image	Debut game	Appears as:
Eevee		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy
Darkrai		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Ditto		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy*

Other:

Pokémon	Image	Debut game	Appears as:
Abra		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Cameo in opening movie

Poké Ball Pokémon by gap between their original roles and summon roles

Character	First Smash game	Poké Ball debut	Gap
Venusaur			1 game, 2 years
Electrode			1 game, 2 years
Moltres			1 game, 2 years
Eevee			2 games, 13 years
Palkia			1 game, 6 years
Darkrai			1 game, 6 years
Abra			3 games, 17 years
Ditto			3 games, 17 years

Enemies and Bosses

Notes:

• This will only include enemies found in Modes such as Melee's Adventure Mode, The Subspace Emissary, Smash Run, and World of Light. Stage enemies or bosses such as Yellow Devil and Metal Face will not be included.
• No enemies or bosses original to the Super Smash Bros. series. I'm also excluding altered forms of enemies made for the Smash series (so stuff like the golden Banzai Bills in Master Hand's Finger Bullet attack in the original Super Smash Bros. or the shadow enemies in Master Fortress in for Wii U will not count as appearances).
• When an enemy's name is in Bold in the other categories, that means that the enemy listed is a boss in its appearances as an enemy. Italics means that the enemy debuted as both an enemy and a more gameplay-important role in the same game.

As an Enemy:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Universe
Goomba		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Mario
Koopa Paratroopa
Bullet Bill		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Giant Goomba
Flame Chomp		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Spike Top
Magikoopa*
Tiki Buzz			Donkey Kong
ReDead		Super Smash Bros. Melee	The Legend of Zelda
Octorok
Like Like
Peahat		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Stalfos
Bubble
Geemer			Metroid
Reo
Kihunter
Shotzo			Kirby
Parasol Waddle Dee
Plasma Wisp
Tac		Super Smash Bros. 4
Gastly		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Pokémon
Petilil
Chandelure
Cryogonal
Topi	(Japanese version) (International version)	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Ice Climber
Polar Bear
Monoeye		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Kid Icarus
Skuttler
Daphne
Zuree
Orne
Clubberskull
Nutski
Lurchthorn
Lethinium
Boom Stomper
Mahva
Bumpety Bomb
Megonta
Flage
Souflee		Super Smash Bros. 4
Mimicutie		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Eggrobo			Sonic
Iridescent Glint Beetle		Super Smash Bros. 4	Pikmin
Mettaur		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Mega Man
Ghost			Find Mii
Pooka			Dig Dug
Bacura			Xevious
Sneaky Spirit			Rhythm Heaven

As a Boss:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Universe
Petey Piranha		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Mario
Meta Ridley			Metroid
Marx		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Kirby
Rayquaza		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Pokémon
Porky Minch			EarthBound
Porky Statue
Dracula		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Castlevania

As a Summon Character:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
Hammer Bro		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Assist Trophy	Mario
Spinies
Koffing		Super Smash Bros.	Poké Ball Pokémon	Pokémon
Rathalos		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Assist Trophy	Monster Hunter

As an Item:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Universe
Cucco		Super Smash Bros. 4	The Legend of Zelda

As a Moveset Element:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
Ganon		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Ganondorf's Final Smash: Beast Ganon	The Legend of Zelda
Gordo			King Dedede's Side Special: Waddle Dee Toss	Kirby
Waddle Doo

As a Stage Character:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Appears in:	Universe
Koopa Troopa		Super Smash Bros.	Mushroom Kingdom (Background character)	Mario
Chain Chomp		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Yoshi's Island (SSBB) (Background character)
Lakitu		Super Smash Bros.	Peach's Castle (Background character)
Bill Blaster	(On the leftmost mushroom)		Mushroom Kingdom (Background character)
Shy Guy		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Figure-8 Circuit (Hazard)
Banzai Bill		Super Smash Bros. Melee	Princess Peach's Castle (Hazard)
Ridley		Super Smash Bros.	Planet Zebes (Background character)	Metroid
Fly Guy			Yoshi's Island (Background character)	Yoshi
Bronto Burt			Dream Land (Background character)	Kirby
Bulborb*		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Distant Planet (Hazard)	Pikmin

As a Collectible:

Enemy	Image	Debut game	Appears as:	Universe
Kritter		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Trophy	Donkey Kong
Darknut				The Legend of Zelda
Metroid		Super Smash Bros. Melee		Metroid
Waddle Dee				Kirby
Bonkers		Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Starman		Super Smash Bros. Melee		EarthBound
Devil Car		Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Sticker
Reaper & Reapette				Kid Icarus

Enemies by gap between their original roles and enemy roles

Character	First Smash game	Enemy debut	Gap
Chain Chomp			1 game, 6 years
Koopa Troopa			1 game, 2 years
Lakitu			3 games, 15 years
Spinies			1 game, 6 years
Bill Blaster			3 games, 15 years
Shy Guy			1 game, 6 years
Banzai Bill			2 games, 13 years
Kritter			1 game, 6 years
Darknut			1 game, 6 years
Ganon			2 games, 10 years
Ridley			2 games, 9 years
Metroid			2 games, 13 years
Fly Guy			3 games, 15 years
Bronto Burt			3 games, 15 years
Gordo			1 game, 6 years
Waddle Doo			1 game, 6 years
Waddle Dee			2 games, 13 years
Bonkers			1 game, 6 years
Koffing			3 games, 15 years
Starman			2 games, 13 years
Devil Car			1 game, 6 years
Reaper & Reapette			1 game, 6 years
Bulborb			1 game, 6 years