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Players can input a short string of characters as a name to use in gameplay, in which it will appear above the character. Names can be up to four characters long in ''Melee'', up to five in ''Brawl'', and up to ten in ''for Wii U'' and ''Ultimate''. | Players can input a short string of characters as a name to use in gameplay, in which it will appear above the character. Names can be up to four characters long in ''Melee'', up to five in ''Brawl'', and up to ten in ''for Wii U'' and ''Ultimate''. | ||
The [[Records]] menu allows the viewing of separate records for [[knock-out]]s, [[self-destruct]]s, [[damage]] taken, [[pratfall]]s and the like for each name. It is also possible to associate some controller preferences to each name, such as the [[Rumble]] option or - starting with ''Brawl'' - control schemes different from the default; this allows | The [[Records]] menu allows the viewing of separate records for [[knock-out]]s, [[self-destruct]]s, [[damage]] taken, [[pratfall]]s and the like for each name. It is also possible to associate some controller preferences to each name, such as the [[Rumble]] option or - starting with ''Brawl'' - control schemes different from the default; this allows for quick access to preferred configurations without manually adjusting every time. | ||
In ''Brawl'', names can be transferred to the [[Wii Remote]] and can then be transferred to another [[Wii]] console. [[KO Stars]] are temporarily awarded to a given name profile for scored KOs, lasting until the player exits [[Versus Mode]] or changes their name. | In ''Brawl'', names can be transferred to the [[Wii Remote]] and can then be transferred to another [[Wii]] console. [[KO Stars]] are temporarily awarded to a given name profile for scored KOs, lasting until the player exits [[Versus Mode]] or changes their name. | ||
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Starting in ''Brawl'', names appear on the multiplayer [[results screen]], and in ''Ultimate'', they appear in the fighter splash screen before a match starts. | Starting in ''Brawl'', names appear on the multiplayer [[results screen]], and in ''Ultimate'', they appear in the fighter splash screen before a match starts. | ||
In rare cases, names may affect gameplay. For example, in ''[[Melee]]'', name tags remain visible even if they are pointing to an invisible character, making it easier to [[punish]] teleportation special moves such as [[Farore's Wind]] and [[Vanish]]. | In rare cases, names may affect gameplay. For example, in ''[[Melee]]'', name tags remain visible even if they are pointing to an invisible character, making it easier to [[punish]] teleportation special moves such as [[Farore's Wind]] and [[Vanish]]. As such, {{SSBM|Sheik}} players will almost never use name tags in competitive matches. | ||
In ''For Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'', due to the lack of voice chat when playing any of the [[With Anyone]] and [[Quickplay]] modes online, some players use names as a means of communicating with other players, sending messages such as "good game". However, this also allows opportunities for [[griefing]] by making intentionally offensive and obscene names that the opponent is unable to stop beyond reporting players after the fact. Nintendo combats this by by creating a "banned words list" in the console firmware to prevent players from using words on the list. This creates a game of cat and mouse where players constantly find new words as workarounds and Nintendo frequently has to update the list to add these new words to it. | |||
==Name Entry== | ==Name Entry== | ||
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In the European version of ''Brawl'', Latin uppercase and lowercase characters (including versions with diacritics) can be used, as well as punctuation and numbers. The [[PAL]] version of ''Melee'' allows the same possibilities. The [[NTSC]] version of ''Brawl'' allows uppercase Latin letters, punctuation, numbers and Japanese characters. | In the European version of ''Brawl'', Latin uppercase and lowercase characters (including versions with diacritics) can be used, as well as punctuation and numbers. The [[PAL]] version of ''Melee'' allows the same possibilities. The [[NTSC]] version of ''Brawl'' allows uppercase Latin letters, punctuation, numbers and Japanese characters. | ||
There is also an option to have the game enter a random name. Most of | There is also an option to have the game enter a random name from a curated list. Most of these random names that can appear are names of existing [[Nintendo]] characters alongside normal words, slang phrases and some inside jokes. | ||
The Name Entry will refuse to set names such as "[[CPU]]" and "[[Player|P1]]", likely due to them being tags for players without names. However, variations with lowercase letters, such as "Cpu" and "p1", can be set. In {{forwiiu}}, in addition to this, the Name Entry uses the Wii U's native word filter, preventing names with potentially inappropriate jargon from being set. Neither of these restrictions are present in ''Ultimate'', partially due to the absence of a word filter on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. | The Name Entry will refuse to set names such as "[[CPU]]" and "[[Player|P1]]", likely due to them being tags for players without names. However, variations with lowercase letters, such as "Cpu" and "p1", can be set. In {{forwiiu}}, in addition to this, the Name Entry uses the Wii U's native word filter, preventing names with potentially inappropriate jargon from being set. Neither of these restrictions are present in ''Ultimate'', partially due to the absence of a word filter on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Coincidentally, one of the | *Coincidentally, one of the autopick names in ''Melee'' is "[[Ike]]", who did not exist at the time, but would become a playable character in ''Brawl''; this continued in ''Brawl'', where one of the autopick names was "[[Robin]]", who also did not exist at the time, but was playable in ''SSB4''. Sora also coincidentally appeared as one of the autopick names in ''SSBU'', though this is likely referring to [[Sora Ltd]], a major developer of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series since ''Brawl''. | ||
*One of the random names in {{forwiiu}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is "[[John|NOJOHNS]]". | *One of the random names in {{forwiiu}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is "[[John|NOJOHNS]]". | ||
*Though it lacks customizable names, {{for3ds}} shows the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system's name in human players' damage display in addition to the character's name. | *Though it lacks customizable names, {{for3ds}} shows the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system's name in human players' damage display in addition to the character's name. | ||