Clone
A clone character is a common inclusion in both the Super Smash Bros. series and other fighting games as well. It describes two or more characters that have nearly identical movesets with slight variations in the attacks. From the developer's perspective, a given character's model can be used as a base template from which to build another, and it is usually evident which one is the "original" and which is the clone.
Clones in SSB
- Mario & Luigi
- The Fighting Polygon Team is composed of clones of all the playable fighters.
Clones in SSBM
- Mario & Dr. Mario
- Fox & Falco
- Pikachu & Pichu (They both had a few unique animations.)
- Captain Falcon, Ganondorf & Male Wire Frame (Captain Falcon & Ganondorf each had one unique attack.)
- Princess Zelda & Female Wire Frame
- Marth & Roy
- Link & Young Link
- Bowser & Giga Bowser
Clones in SSBB
- Link & Toon Link (They have a few separate attacks.)
- Red Alloy & Captain Falcon
- Blue Alloy & Princess Zelda
- Yellow Alloy & Mario
- Green Alloy & Kirby
- Ness & Lucas (They only share a few common abilities and attacks.)
- Fox , Falco, & to a certain extent Wolf due to his Final Smash and mostly similar specials.
Luigification
Luigification is a term named after Luigi. It's derived from Super Smash Bros. Melee where Luigi's moves were altered from the Mario Cloned moveset in the original game. It is when a character shares some moves of another, while still having some variation in terms of moveset or special attacks. In Brawl many of the cloned fighters in Melee underwent heavy Luigification.
