Unlockable character
An unlockable character is a character that is not available at the start of the game (unlike a starter character), but must be unlocked. A special criteria is needed in order to unlock a character. First, the player must do a special task, once the task is done, then a message will display "Warning! Challenger Approaching!" with a silhoutte of the character. The player must be then challenge and defeat the character to unlock the character. Template:Spoiler
Super Smash Bros.
Characters
Character | How to Unlock |
Captain Falcon | Beat the 1-player mode with any character on any difficulty level in less than 20 minutes. |
Jigglypuff | Beat the 1-player mode wth any character on any difficulty level. |
Luigi | Beat Target Test with all 8 starting characters in either 1-player mode or in practice. |
Ness | Beat the 1-player mode with 3 lives, on normal difficulty, with any character, without continuing. |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Characters
Character | How to Unlock | VS Matches Required |
Dr. Mario | Complete Classic or Adventure mode with Mario without using a Continue | 100 |
Falco Lombardi | Clear 100-Man Melee | 300 |
Ganondorf | Complete Event Match #29 (Triforce Gathering) | 600 |
Jigglypuff | Complete Classic or Adventure Mode | 50 |
Luigi | Complete Stage #1 of Adventure with time ending in a "2" | 800 |
Marth | Play Classic Mode with all 14 regular characters, or use them in VS. mode | 400 |
Mewtwo | Play VS. mode for a combined total of 20 hours* | 700 |
Mr. Game & Watch | Complete Adventure & Classic Mode with all characters, or Clear Target Test with all characters | 1000 |
Pichu | Complete Event Match #37 (Legendary Pokemon) | 200 |
Roy | Complete Classic or Adventure mode with Marth | 900 |
Young Link | Complete Classic Mode with 10 different characters | 500 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Masahiro Sakurai once stated that he wanted guest characters like Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog to be unlockables. However, they supposedly later didn't use that idea as Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates and not a mention later of them being unlockable has been release later. Sonic has also been confirmed as a starter character in the gameplay demos at E for All and screenshots at the DOJO!! Also, the Subspace Emissary has been confirmed to be needed for unlocking the most secret characters.
Footnotes
* Time required to unlock Mewtwo can be split between players (eg. 2 human players requires 10hrs, 3 human players requires 6hrs 40mins, and four players requires 5hrs).