Black character glitch

The Black Character Glitch is a glitch in Super Smash Bros. Melee that allows you to use an all-black character. It is a method of the Name Entry glitch, discovered by Exchord92.

Executing the Glitch

First, note that you will be unable to play against a CPU as a black character. Next, set Friendly Fire to ON. Then, change the mode to team battle. Select all four contestants as the same character, and the same team. Next, perform the glitch by one of two methods:

Method One

Place the cursor of your controller over the name field on the character select screen. On this controller, press A and B simultaneously. Release A, but hold onto B. Scroll down to the "Name Entry" button. If you press A again at just the right time, the game will skip to the Stage Selection screen. Select the stage. If it loads properly, the game has not frozen and you have correctly performed Method One of the Black Character glitch!

Method Two

Using two controllers, hover one cursor over the "Back" button and the other over the "Name Entry" button in the name field. Press A simultaneously on both controllers. The game should skip to the Stage Selection screen. If the stage you selected loads up properly, you have performed Method Two of the glitch with success!

Playing the Battle

After you have started the battle, you may fight with other human players. The CPUs will do nothing, as they have no opponents to battle.

Explanation

Selecting four characters on the same team is not possible under normal circumstances. Since the Name Entry glitch forces the game to advance, and there are only three shades of each character in each color, the fourth is just a silhouette.

Internal Links

Name Entry glitch Master Hand glitch

External Links

thread on Smashboards