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Series symbol

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This article lists the logos of every universe that appears in the Smash series. For information about the Smash series logo specifically, see Super Smash Bros. logo.

A series symbol is the logo that represents another game universe, assigned to playable characters and stages. For characters, it is displayed next to a character's damage meter (the same color as the character), as well as on the Victory Screen. For stages, it's visible on the Stage Selection screen. This is a list of all the symbols, along with a short explanation of what they are and where they come from within their game universes, and a picture.

List of series symbols

Universe Image Description Explanation
Animal Crossing A leaf with a "bite" taken out of it Represents a piece of furniture when not indoors. It is also the logo of Tom Nook's shop.
Donkey Kong File:DKSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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The DK logo The initials on Donkey Kong's big red tie. Also found on DK Barrels.
EarthBound/Mother The Earth Substituted for the letter 'O' in the series' Japanese title (Mother). Based on the "The Blue Marble", a famous photo of Earth from space.[1]
Electroplankton A Nanocarp Nanocarp, one of the various Electroplanktons; featured on the game's box art.
F-Zero A falcon The golden crest on Captain Falcon's helmet.
Fire Emblem A sword Resembles Marth's sword, the Falchion.
Game & Watch File:Game&WatchSymbol(preBrawl).png
 
File:Game&WatchSymbol.png
 
A Game & Watch character ringing a bell Represents the alarm feature; this bell was featured on many Game & Watch boxes.
Ice Climber An eggplant The first of the vegetables the Ice Climbers sought to collect.
Kid Icarus Palutena's bow Pit's main weapon.
Kirby A Warp Star Warp Stars transport Kirby between areas, often at high speeds. May also represent Pop Star, Kirby's home planet.
The Legend of Zelda The Triforce A powerful relic of Hyrule; the driving force of the series.
Mario File:MarioSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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A Super Mushroom A common power-up in the Mushroom Kingdom which usually makes Mario or Luigi grow in size.
Metal Gear FOX's logo Comes from Metal Gear Solid 3; also the Kojima Productions logo.
Metroid File:MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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Pre-Brawl: Screw Attack
Post-Brawl: Suit upgrade from Metroid Prime series
The Screw Attack is not necessarily Samus's signature move, but its "S" icon leads itself to represent her. The resemblence is tightened in the Metroid Prime series, where suit upgrades are given a more "S"-like shape, with the Screw Attack taking a "softer" shape.
Nintendo DS The "dual screen" logo Represent the upper and lower screens of the Nintendo DS.
Pikmin A Pikmin's flower (known as Bacopa Cabana) Fully grown Pikmin have flowers on their stems.
Pokémon File:PokemonSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
File:PokemonSymbol.png
 
A Poké Ball Used to capture and store Pokémon.
R.O.B. A gyro From the NES game Gyromite. Also incorporates the Subspace Army symbol.
Sonic Sonic's head, in profile Often used to represent Sonic, and used in Sonic Team's logo.
Star Fox File:StarFoxSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
File:StarFoxSymbol.png
 
A winged fox This logo adorns each of Team Star Fox's various vehicles.
Super Smash Bros. An asymmetrical cross in a circle This logo derives from the first Super Smash Bros game for the Nintendo 64.
Wario A "W" for "Wario" Wario has this printed on his hat and gloves.
Yoshi File:YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
File:YoshiSymbol.png
 
A Yoshi Egg Yoshis are hatched from these eggs. The eggs are also produced when Yoshi swallows an enemy. Used as Yoshi's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
None File:SpecialStagesSymbol.png A circle cut into eights and slightly spead apart This symbol is used in Melee as the series of Battlefield. One could presume it represents "Special Stages", as this is given as the title of the stage, but Final Destination (which is also titled Special Stages) is given the Smash Bros. symbol instead. The meaning and intent of this symbol is therefore a complete mystery.

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