Idle pose

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Wii Fit Trainer's idle pose in Super Smash Bros. 4

Idle poses (sometimes referred to as idle animations, and referred to as Wait_ in Super Smash Bros. Melee's debug menu and in internal Brawl files) are minor, mainly nonconsequential animations that play at random if a character stands still for a length of time.

Idle poses can affect the direction the shield carried by the Links faces, therefore affecting its ability to block projectiles.

List of idle poses

List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Melee

Name	Idle pose
Bowser	Moves head from forward to back while roaring.
Captain Falcon	Makes a sudden move. Also as another version of this where he makes a more low-angled gesture.
Donkey Kong	Rocks body.
Dr. Mario	Exercises his neck by moving his head in circles.
Falco	Looks from side to side.
Fox	Looks from behind.
Ganondorf	Moves fist.
Ice Climbers	Shake hammers.
Jigglypuff	Turns.
Kirby	Turns.
Link	Moves torso from forward to back.
Luigi	Scratches back hair.
Mario	Adjusts cap.
Marth	Brushes hair.
Mewtwo	Crosses arms.
Mr. Game & Watch	Looks behind.
Ness	Looks from side to side.
Peach	Looks over her shoulders and rubs something off her dress.
Pichu	Looks from side to side.
Pikachu	Scratches ear.
Roy	Gets in a ready pose.
Samus	Puts up arm cannon.
Sheik	Does a pose.
Yoshi	Looks from side to side.
Young Link	Beats the tips of his boots on the ground to dust them off (this animation is also performed by Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time). Also looks around.
Zelda	Strikes a pose.

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  Mario

• Luigi Idle Pose Melee.png

  Luigi

• Dr. Mario Idle Pose Melee.png

  Dr. Mario

• Peach Idle Pose Melee.png

  Peach

• Bowser Idle Pose Melee.png

  Bowser

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  Yoshi

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  Donkey Kong

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  Link

• Young Link Idle Pose Melee.png

  Young Link

• Zelda Idle Pose Melee.png

  Zelda

• Sheik Idle Pose Melee.png

  Sheik

• Ganondorf Idle Pose Melee.png

  Ganondorf

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  Samus

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  Kirby

• Fox Idle Pose Melee.png

  Fox

• Falco Idle Pose Melee.png

  Falco

• Pikachu Idle Pose Melee.png

  Pikachu

• Jigglypuff Idle Pose Melee.png

  Jigglypuff

• Pichu Idle Pose Melee.png

  Pichu

• Mewtwo Idle Pose Melee.png

  Mewtwo

• Captain Falcon Idle Pose Melee.png

  Captain Falcon

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  Ness

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  Ice Climbers

• Marth Idle Pose Melee.png

  Marth

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  Roy

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  Mr. Game & Watch

List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Name	Idle pose 1	Idle pose 2	Idle pose 3	Idle pose 4
Bowser	Clenches his fists and releases steam from his nose	Leans back, and exhales steam. Similar to his up taunt, but he doesn't lean back as far.
Captain Falcon	Does a battle pose	Does a battle pose slightly different from the first one
Charizard	Spits fire at the ground	Leans back and pretends to roar
Diddy Kong	Scratches his backside, shakes and stretches	Jumps in place
Donkey Kong	Bares his teeth and crosses his eyes	Bumps his fists together, then performs an uppercut punch
Falco	Waves his hand in front of his face	Turns slightly so his chest is facing the screen
Fox	Holds his hand in front of him and takes a deep breath	Makes a "C'mon" gesture with his hand
Ganondorf	Crosses his arms and looks in the other direction	Brings his hands together, then swings his right hand over his head
Ice Climbers	Popo and/or Nana spin their hammers	Drops their hammers off their shoulders then picks them back up
Ike	Tap his sword to his shoulder	Rubs his sword from the middle to the edge of his sword
Ivysaur	Stomps from side to side	Looks at the background
Jigglypuff	Turns to the side
King Dedede	Puts his hammer on his shoulder	Smacks his belly
Kirby	Briefly falls asleep, then wakes up and looks around	Hops a bit to look back, then hops again, returning to normal position
Link	Spins his sword	Look to the screen, then behind the screen
Lucario	Move his hands slowly in a fighting way	Assumes a more determined stance
Lucas	Tap the edge of his shoe	Cowardly shakes his fist in front of his body
Luigi	Rubs the back of his head sheepishly	Pulls on his nose, stretching it and snapping it back
Mario	Moves his head from left to right and holds his fists in front of his face	Moves his hat.
Marth	Holds chest and takes a breath	Brushes hair out of his face
Meta Knight	Glances behind him	Pulls his cape around him
Mr. Game & Watch	Looks back with an opened mouth	Does a pose that makes him appear to be jumping, similar to his down taunt
Ness	Closes his eyes and places his finger to his temple, similar to Lucas' Down taunt	Looks back, then towards screen
Olimar	Moves his arms further and back in a basic limber-up exercise	Rubs his helmet with both hands
Peach	Looks over her shoulders and rubs something off her dress	Raises arms up and stretches	Looks at her ring	Brushes her hair
Pikachu	Scratches one of its ears	Looks left and right
Pit	Holds his blades together as a bow, then pulls them apart	Hops back and forth
Pokémon Trainer	Steps to the side	Rubs his leg	Stands up straight
R.O.B.	Looks toward the camera, and then to the background	Slowly tilts its head downwards and then lifts it back up
Samus	Traces her finger over her arm cannon	Puts her arm cannon down for a few moments
Sheik	Balances on one foot	Shakes hand in front of face then swings it to the side
Snake	Scratches his beard	Looks back
Sonic	Turns towards/away from the player, waving his finger in a patronizing manner while grinning	Taps his foot impatiently. This pose is similar to his idle animation in the original Sonic games.
Squirtle	Jumps excitedly	Waggles its arms in front of itself
Toon Link	Taps the ground with his boot	Looks around cautiously
Wario	Crosses his arms, fists clenched	Scratches his bottom
Wolf	Slashes at the air	Slashes at the air and pretends to howl
Yoshi	Hops with his hands in the air	Looks back, forward and back again
Zelda	Flips hair back	Turns her body away	Makes a thinking gesture
Zero Suit Samus	Checks her Paralyzer	Stands straightly with Paralyzer besides her head, then looks around

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  Mario's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Mario's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Luigi's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Luigi's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Peach's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Peach's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Peach's third idle pose in Brawl.

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  Peach's fourth idle pose in Brawl.

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  Bowser's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Bowser's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Yoshi's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Yoshi's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Wario's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Wario's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Donkey Kong's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Donkey Kong's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Diddy Kong's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Diddy Kong's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Link's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Link's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Toon Link's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Toon Link's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Zelda's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Zelda's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Sheik's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Sheik's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ganondorf's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ganondorf's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Samus' first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Samus' second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Zero Suit Samus' first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Zero Suit Samus' second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Kirby's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Kirby's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Meta Knight's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Meta Knight's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  King Dedede's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  King Dedede's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Fox's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Fox's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Falco's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Falco's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Wolf's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Wolf's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pikachu's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pikachu's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Jigglypuff's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Jigglypuff's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pokemon Trainer's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pokemon Trainer's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pokemon Trainer's third idle pose in Brawl.

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  Squirtle's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Squirtle's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ivysaur's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ivysaur's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Charizard's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Charizard's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Lucario's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Lucario's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Captain Falcon's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Captain Falcon's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ness' first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ness' second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Lucas' first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Lucas' second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ice Climbers' first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ice Climbers' second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Marth's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Marth's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ike's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Ike's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Mr. Game & Watch's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Mr. Game & Watch's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pit's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Pit's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Olimar's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Olimar's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  R.O.B.'s first idle pose in Brawl.

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  R.O.B.'s second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Sonic's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Sonic's second idle pose in Brawl.

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  Snake's first idle pose in Brawl.

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  Snake's second idle pose in Brawl.

List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. 4

Name	Idle pose 1	Idle pose 2	Idle pose 3	Idle pose 4
Bowser	Leans back and exhales steam	Clenches fists and pretends to roar
Bowser Jr.	Places his hand over his eyes and looks around	Jumps impatiently in his vehicle
Captain Falcon	Makes a battle pose where he leans forward and thrusts his arm out	Another battle pose where he crouches slightly and thrusts his elbow out
Charizard	Leans back and stomps the ground	Spits fire onto the ground
Dark Pit	Holds blades together as a bow, then pulls them apart	Taps his foot on the ground, then hops in place
Diddy Kong	Scratches his bottom and stretches	Jumps in place
Donkey Kong	Leans forward and crosses his eyes	Bumps his fists together and uppercuts the air
Dr. Mario	Pounds his fist into his open palm	Exercises his neck by moving his head in circles
Duck Hunt	Sniffs at the ground	Scratches ear
Falco	Slightly turns to the side	Moves hand in front of his face
Fox	Holds hand in front of his face and takes a breath	Makes a beckoning gesture
Ganondorf	Moves his right hand over his head	Crosses his arms and looks away
Greninja	Crouches and makes a hand gesture	Moves arms outward
Ike	Taps sword on his shoulder	Rubs the edge of his sword
Jigglypuff	Turns to look back
King Dedede	Puts his hammer on his shoulder	Smacks belly
Kirby	Hops to look back, then returns to position	Briefly falls asleep, then wakes up again
Link	Briefly poses with his sword behind him	Looks behind him
Little Mac	Shuffles his feet	Quickly shifts his head back and forth with his fists in front of his face
Lucario	Moves arms in a circular motion	Assumes a fighting stance
Lucas	Tap the edge of his shoe	Cowardly shakes his fist in front of his body
Lucina	Holds chest and takes a breath	Brushes hair out of her face
Luigi	Rubs back of head	Pulls on his nose, stretching it and snapping it back
Mario	Adjusts cap	Moves his head from left to right and holds his fists in front of his face
Marth	Holds chest and takes a breath	Brushes hair out of his face
Mega Man	Taps his elbow on his palm	Looks around himself
Meta Knight	Looks around warily	Holds cape in front of him, then throws it back
Mewtwo	Crosses arms and then moves them outward	Hold one hand in front of itself
Mii Brawler	Takes different fighting stances	Unclenches fists and moves them downward
Mii Swordfighter	Point their sword towards the sky	Looks around cautiously
Mii Gunner	Rests their arm cannon, then examines it	Points the arm cannon in different directions. Similar to one of Samus's taunts
Mr. Game & Watch	Hops in place	Looks behind himself
Ness	Looks around curiously	Closes his eyes and places finger on his temple
Olimar	Rubs his helmet	Swings his arms in a limber-up exercise
Pac-Man	Scratches his head	Winks and gives a thumbs-up
Palutena	Taps her staff on the ground, flashing her halo	Crosses her arms, flashing her halo
Peach	Looks over her shoulders and rubs something off her dress	Raises arms up and stretches	Looks at her ring	Brushes her hair
Pikachu	Straightens up and looks around	Scratches one ear
Pit	Holds blades together as a bow, then pulls them apart	Taps his foot on the ground, then hops in place
R.O.B.	Briefly looks toward the camera	Tilts its head downwards while closing its eyes, then tilts it back up
Robin	Glances at his/her active tome	Slowly waves sword in front of him/herself
Rosalina & Luma	Leans forward and looks into the distance	Taps her wand on midair
Samus	Checks her arm cannon	Puts arm cannon down
Sheik	Moves her hand in front of her face, then quickly moves it back	Swings her arms behind herself
Shulk	Taps his foot and makes a thinking gesture	Quickly looks behind himself
Sonic	Taps his foot impatiently	Turns toward the camera and waves his finger in a patronizing manner
Toon Link	Looks around cautiously	Taps his foot on the ground
Villager	Taps foot and puts hand to his/her face. This pose is similar to the animation when a villager access their inventory in the Animal Crossing games.	Scratches the side of their head
Wario	Crosses his arms, fists clenched	Scratches bottom
Wii Fit Trainer	Stretches his/her neck	Shifts his/her weight and twists his/her hips
Yoshi	Does a short dance	Looks around
Zelda	Flips her hair back	Holds her arm and briefly looks away	Makes a thinking gesture
Zero Suit Samus	Stands up straight and looks around, holding her Paralyzer to her face	Checks her paralyzer

Trivia

• Master Hand also has an idle pose, but it is never seen in normal gameplay because the AI never allows enough time between his attacks. The idle pose can, however, be seen using the Master Hand glitch in Melee; for his idle pose, he simply clenches his fist.
• In Super Smash Bros. 4, Yoshi and Sheik will revert to their Super Smash Bros. Brawl idle poses if they hold a small item, like a Capsule.
  • A similar thing happens to Dr. Mario when he holds a small item, he will use Mario's idle poses instead of his own.
• Peach, Zelda, and the Pokémon Trainer are the only characters to have more than two idle poses.
  • Peach is also the only one with four of them.

References

Every idle pose in Smash 4