Super Smash Bros. series

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.
Balloon Fight A pair of balloons Every Balloon Fighter is held aloft by two balloons.
Donkey Kong File:DKSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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The letters "DK" The initials on Donkey Kong's big red tie. Also found on DK Barrels.
Duck Hunt A duck The object of Duck Hunt is to shoot down ducks.
EarthBound/Mother The Earth (as it appears in the EarthBound/Mother games) Substituted for the letter "O" in the series' Japanese title (Mother). Based on "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.
Find Mii The Regal Crown The crown worn by the player's Mii, who takes on the role of a King or Queen in both of the Find Mii games.
Fire Emblem A sword Resembles Marth's sword, the Falchion.
Game & Watch File:Game&WatchSymbol(preBrawl).png
 
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A Game & Watch character ringing a bell (2 bells pre-Brawl to represent the Game & Watch screen's calculator-like screen) 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. Is also the icon of Bow-type weapons in Uprising.
Kirby A Warp Star Warp Stars transport Kirby between areas, often at high speeds. May also represent Pop Star, Kirby's similarly-shaped 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 (No spots and a more plump design pre-Brawl) A common power-up in the Mushroom Kingdom which usually makes Mario grow in size.
Mega Man A cog Either alludes to Mega Man's robotic nature, or references the Metal Blade, which has a gear-like shape.
Metal Gear FOX Unit's insignia Comes from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; also the Kojima Productions logo.
Metal Mario A metallic Super Mushroom (no spots) Mario's pre-Brawl symbol, but edited to look metallic. Used only in Super Smash Bros.
Metroid File:MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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Pre-Brawl: Screw Attack
Post-Brawl: Emblem seen behind some Metroid game logos, starting with Metroid Fusion; used in the ending of Super Metroid and used for suit upgrades in the 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 ending of Super Metroid, appearing more like an "S". This symbol later was used in the logo of Metroid Fusion and as suit upgrades in the Metroid Prime series.
Nintendo DS The "dual screen" logo Represent the upper and lower screens of the Nintendo DS which were used in part of its logo. Prominently featured on the casing for the DS Lite.
Nintendogs A paw print. Represent a dog's paw print.
Pac-Man Pac-Man in his classic "wedge" shape. Based on Pac-Man's original sprite in Pac-Man, arguably his most well-known appearance.
Pikmin A Pikmin's flower (known as Bacopa Cabana) Fully grown Pikmin have flowers on their stems; the flower also appears on the Onions, acting as their main propeller.
Pilotwings An airplane The Pilotwings series focuses on piloting aircraft.
Pokémon File:PokemonSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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A Poké Ball Used to capture and store Pokémon.
Punch-Out!! A boxing glove. Punch-Out!! is originally a boxing series. This fist design also appears on the title screen and victory screens of the NES game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and its reissue Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream.
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, albeit with eyes.
Star Fox File:StarFoxSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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A winged fox (Pre-Brawl symbol based off of Star Fox 64 and post-Brawl version based off of Star Fox Command) 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.
Tomodachi A house Representative of the residential setting of the series, and the homes used for players' Miis.
Wario A "W" for "Wario" Wario has this printed on his hat and gloves.
Wii Fit A silhouette of a woman stretching One of the poses featured on the Wii Fit box art, and the software icon for Wii Fit U King of The Dance.
Wrecking Crew A steel drum Steel drums can be used in Wrecking Crew to trap enemies.
Wii Sports A palm tree next to a volcano Resembles Wuhu Island, with the volcano representing Maka Wuhu.
Xenoblade The Monado A weapon that Shulk wields in Xenoblade Chronicles.
Yoshi File:YoshiSymbol(preBrawl).png
  
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A Yoshi's Egg Yoshis can be found in eggs and utilize eggs for several signature techniques. Used as Yoshi's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
Subspace File:SubspaceSymbol.png A hollow circle with a bar on the inner left Featured prominently on many Subspace Army creatures and objects within Brawl’s The Subspace Emissary. Also used to represent the mode as a whole. Ressembles a Mite's head.
Unknown 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 Super Smash Bros. symbol instead. The meaning and intent of this symbol is therefore unknown.

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