Alternate costume: Difference between revisions

*While visually most alternate costumes are simply different textures on the same model, mechanically they are all independent models, even if identical. [[File replacement]]s can exploit this quirk to replace alternate costumes with unique models.

*Wario (in ''Brawl'') and Little Mac (in ''SSB4'') are the only characters who have ever had more than 8 alternate costumes.

*In ''Ultimate'', the game loads default costume character portraits on the [[character selection screen]] first, and then loads alternate costume portraits in character order. This can result in characters' alternate costume portraits not being displayed for several seconds, as the game is still loading them.

**The only exception to this rule are the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard) and Pyra/Mythra, with all of are their character portraits are loaded alongside their default character portrait.

*In ''Melee'', each of Captain Falcon's costumes slightly changes his character model's width, minutely affecting when he collides with stage elements and gameplay.<ref>http://smashboards.com/threads/difference-in-colors.223965/page-2#post-7249732</ref>

*In ''SSB4'', [[Dr. Mario]], [[Dark Pit]], and Lucina were originally intended to be alternate costumes for Mario, [[Pit]], and [[Marth]], respectively. However, they were separated into different characters once they were given differentiating gameplay characteristics.<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/09/i-answer-some-questions-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-461-464/</ref>

**In ''SSB4'', Alph was intended to be a [[clone]] of Olimar, complete with the ability to pluck and command Rock Pikmin. In the final game, however, Alph became a model swap for Olimar.<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/29/plucky-little-guys-olimar-and-alph-in-smash-4/</ref>

*Yoshi is the only fighter to sport an alternate costume based on a then-upcoming game, being his ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Crafted World}}'' alternate costume in ''Ultimate'', which replaces his black costume from ''SSB4''.

*[[Wii Fit Trainer]], [[Inkling]], [[Ike]], [[Byleth]] and [[Pokémon Trainer]] are the only characters to have alternate costumes with different animations. Pokémon Trainer and Byleth's alternate costumes have different idle animations, [[victory pose]]s, and taunts; Inkling has an altered idle animation, victory pose, and [[Screen KO]]; Ike has a different clapping animation, and Wii Fit Trainer has a different hitstun animation.