Characters in the Super Smash Bros. series

The fighting game series Super Smash Bros. from Nintendo was started in 1999. It features many video game characters from different series. There are over 80 playable characters across the series. Most of these are from series owned by Nintendo, but there are also some characters from series owned by other companies. There are also other non-player characters, such as enemies, bosses, and power-ups.

Playable characters

Each game in the series has a number of playable characters called "fighters". There are currently 86 fighters in the entire series. Starting with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, characters from non-Nintendo series started being added. At the start of each game, some of the fighters will be hidden. To unlock a hidden fighter, players need to reach certain goals and then defeat that fighter in a match.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players can make their own Mii Fighters. Mii Fighters have costumes which can be unlocked or bought as downloadable content. Many of these costumes are based on characters and series which do not have playable characters, such as Heihachi Mishima from Tekken,[1] Sans from Undertale,[2][3] Cuphead from Cuphead,[4] Vault Boy from Fallout[5] and Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes.[6] All games have fighters that share a lot of moves and properties with other characters, but with some small differences. In Ultimate, these characters are called "Echo Fighters".

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, some characters were released as downloadable content (DLC). This means that players have to buy them separately from the game itself.[7]

Fighter N64 Melee Brawl 3DS and Wii U Ultimate Franchise
Banjo & Kazooie  N  N  N  N DLC Banjo-Kazooie
Bayonetta  N  N  N DLC  Y Bayonetta
Bowser  N  Y  Y  Y  Y Mario
Bowser Jr.[a]  N  N  N  Y  Y Mario
Byleth  N  N  N  N DLC Fire Emblem
Captain Falcon  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y F-Zero
Charizard[b]  N  N  Y  Y  Y Pokémon
Chrom[c]  N  N  N  N  Y Fire Emblem
Cloud  N  N  N DLC  Y Final Fantasy
Corrin  N  N  N DLC  Y Fire Emblem
Daisy[c]  N  N  N  N  Y Mario
Dark Pit[c]  N  N  N  Y  Y Kid Icarus
Dark Samus[c]  N  N  N  N  Y Metroid
Diddy Kong  N  N  Y  Y  Y Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Donkey Kong
Dr. Mario  N  Y  N  Y  Y Mario
Duck Hunt[d]  N  N  N  Y  Y Duck Hunt
Falco  N  Y  Y  Y  Y Star Fox
Fox  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Star Fox
Ganondorf  N  Y  Y  Y  Y The Legend of Zelda
Greninja  N  N  N  Y  Y Pokémon
Hero[e]  N  N  N  N DLC Dragon Quest
Ice Climbers  N  Y  Y  N  Y Ice Climber
Ike  N  N  Y  Y  Y Fire Emblem
Incineroar  N  N  N  N  Y Pokémon
Inkling  N  N  N  N  Y Splatoon
Isabelle  N  N  N  N  Y Animal Crossing
Ivysaur[b]  N  N  Y  N  Y Pokémon
Jigglypuff  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Pokémon
Joker  N  N  N  N DLC Persona
Kazuya  N  N  N  N DLC Tekken
Ken[c]  N  N  N  N  Y Street Fighter
King Dedede  N  N  Y  Y  Y Kirby
King K. Rool  N  N  N  N  Y Donkey Kong
Kirby  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Kirby
Link  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y The Legend of Zelda
Little Mac  N  N  N  Y  Y Punch-Out!!
Lucario  N  N  Y  Y  Y Pokémon
Lucas  N  N  Y DLC  Y EarthBound
Lucina[c]  N  N  N  Y  Y Fire Emblem
Luigi  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Mario
Mario  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Mario
Marth  N  Y  Y  Y  Y Fire Emblem
Mega Man  N  N  N  Y  Y Mega Man
Meta Knight  N  N  Y  Y  Y Kirby
Mewtwo  N  Y  N DLC  Y Pokémon
Mii Brawler  N  N  N  Y  Y Mii
Mii Swordfighter[d]  N  N  N  Y  Y Mii
Mii Gunner  N  N  N  Y  Y Mii
Min Min  N  N  N  N DLC Arms
Mr. Game & Watch  N  Y  Y  Y  Y Game & Watch
Mythra  N  N  N  N DLC Xenoblade Chronicles
Ness  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y EarthBound
Olimar[f]  N  N  Y  Y  Y Pikmin
Pac-Man  N  N  N  Y  Y Pac-Man
Palutena  N  N  N  Y  Y Kid Icarus
Peach  N  Y  Y  Y  Y Mario
Pichu  N  Y  N  N  Y Pokémon
Pikachu  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Pokémon
Piranha Plant  N  N  N  N DLC Mario
Pit  N  N  Y  Y  Y Kid Icarus
Pyra  N  N  N  N DLC Xenoblade Chronicles
Richter[c]  N  N  N  N  Y Castlevania
Ridley  N  N  N  N  Y Metroid
R.O.B.  N  N  Y  Y  Y R.O.B.
Robin  N  N  N  Y  Y Fire Emblem
Rosalina & Luma  N  N  N  Y  Y Mario
Roy  N  Y  N DLC  Y Fire Emblem
Ryu  N  N  N DLC  Y Street Fighter
Samus[g]  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Metroid
Sephiroth  N  N  N  N DLC Final Fantasy
Sheik[h]  N  Y  Y  Y  Y The Legend of Zelda
Shulk  N  N  N  Y  Y Xenoblade Chronicles
Simon  N  N  N  N  Y Castlevania
Snake  N  N  Y  N  Y Metal Gear
Sonic  N  N  Y  Y  Y Sonic the Hedgehog
Sora  N  N  N  N DLC Kingdom Hearts
Squirtle[b]  N  N  Y  N  Y Pokémon
Steve[i]  N  N  N  N DLC Minecraft
Terry  N  N  N  N DLC Fatal Fury
Toon Link  N  N  Y  Y  Y The Legend of Zelda
Villager  N  N  N  Y  Y Animal Crossing
Wario  N  N  Y  Y  Y Wario
Wii Fit Trainer  N  N  N  Y  Y Wii Fit
Wolf  N  N  Y  N  Y Star Fox
Yoshi  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Yoshi
Young Link  N  Y  N  N  Y The Legend of Zelda
Zelda[h]  N  Y  Y  Y  Y The Legend of Zelda
Zero Suit Samus[g]  N  N  Y  Y  Y Metroid
Total 12 26 39 51 (+7 DLC) 74 (+11 DLC)[b] Franchise
  1. Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes change the character's name and appearance to be one of the Koopalings: Larry, Roy, Wendy, Iggy, Morton, Lemmy, or Ludwig.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 In Brawl and Ultimate, Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard are one character, under "Pokémon Trainer". The Pokémon Trainer stays in the background while the player plays as one of the Pokémon. The player can switch between them while playing. In 3DS/Wii U, only Charizard is in the game.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 In Ultimate, this character is an Echo Fighter.
  4. 4.0 4.1 There are some name differences between the NTSC and PAL versions. The characters "Duck Hunt" and "Mii Swordfighter" (in NTSC versions) are called "Duck Hunt Duo" and "Mii Sword Fighter" in PAL versions.
  5. The Hero represents four different protagonists from the Dragon Quest series. His normal appearance is the Luminary/Eleven from Dragon Quest XI. Erdrick/Arusu from Dragon Quest III, Solo from Dragon Quest IV, and Eight from Dragon Quest VIII are alternate costumes in the game.
  6. In 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate, half of Olimar's alternate costumes change his name and appearance to Alph, a character from Pikmin 3.
  7. 7.0 7.1 In Brawl, Zero Suit Samus is an alternate form of Samus not shown on the character select screen. Players can switch back and forth between the two by using a specific attack. The two were split and became their own characters, starting with 3DS/Wii U.
  8. 8.0 8.1 In Melee and Brawl, Sheik is an alternate form of Zelda not shown on the character select screen. Players can switch back and forth between the two by using a specific attack. The two were split and became their own characters, starting with 3DS/Wii U.
  9. Steve's alternate costumes change the character's name and appearance to Alex, a Zombie or an Enderman.

References

  1. Farokhmanesh, Megan. "Super Smash Bros. adds Roy and Ryu to the roster today". Polygon. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. Minor, Jordan. "'Undertale's' Sans Is Basically a Brand New 'Smash Bros.' Fighter". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. Glogowski, Peter (September 4, 2019). "Sans from Undertale is getting a costume in Smash Ultimate". Destructoid. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. "Cuphead and more become Mii costumes for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". VentureBeat. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. Marshall, Cass. "Fallout's Vault Boy joins Super Smash Bros. as a Mii Fighter". Polygon. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. "Bomberman and Travis Touchdown among the new wave of Mii Fighter costumes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Destructoid. 2020-10-03. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. Patches, Matt. "Super Smash Bros. DLC will add 5 characters to the roster". Polygon.