Color Changing

In the Super Smash Bros. series, each character can alter his or her outfit's color scheme to avoid confusion if he or she is facing the same character that they are using. Every character has at least 4 alternate colors, including a red, blue and green costume representing the three colors available in Team Battles. Super Smash Bros. Melee introduced characters with more than 4 outfits, and in Brawl, each character has about 6 unique outfits. Pikachu, Pichu, Jigglypuff and Sonic are unique in that their color changes also incorporate additional accessories along with changes to their hue. In team battles, when two or more people choose the same character on the same team, they are different shades as well.

SSB
Super Smash Bros. introduced the basic color changes, the first four that could be changed with the C-Button.
 * Mario:
 * Mario's yellow costume is based on the yellow-and-purple outfit of his rival, Wario.
 * Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games, such as Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., an inverted version of his normal color scheme.
 * Mario's brown and white costume is a reference to Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew.


 * Yoshi:
 * All of Yoshi's costumes are different variations of the Yoshi species in many of his games.
 * Captian Falcon:
 * Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his the outfit of his rival, Blood Falcon.
 * Captain Falcon's white costume is the same color as Jody Summer's outfit.
 * Kirby:
 * Kirby's yellow costume is Keeby. It is also similar to his colors scheme when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Samus:
 * Samus' default costume is her Varia Suit.
 * Samus' pink costume is her NES Varia Suit. Also, the blue visor indicates that she is using missiles at the time.
 * Samus' blue costume is her Gravity Suit.
 * Link:
 * Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
 * Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

SSBM
Super Smash Bros. Melee altered the buttons used to change costumes to X and Y.
 * Mario:
 * Mario's yellow costume is based on Wario, the same as his previous yellow costume.
 * Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games.
 * Mario's brown and white costume is a homage to Foreman Spike or may be constructed as a homage to various Game Boy appearances (i.e. Super Mario Land).
 * Mario's green costume came from Luigi's artwork for Mario Bros. except reversed.


 * Luigi:
 * Luigi's white costume came from the early sprites of luigi from Super Mario Bros. and Mario Bros.
 * His red costume possibly came from Wrecking Crew

His red costume possibly came from his appeareance on the japanese boxart. Roy's red, blue and green costume came from the colored units from Fire Emblem games.
 * Peach:
 * Peach's yellow costume changes nearly her entire appearance to that of Daisy, including her hair color, hair style, earrings, dress style, gloves, crown and even skin color.
 * Peach's white costume imitates her Nurse Toadstool costume from Dr. Mario.
 * Bowser:
 * Bowser's blue costume came from the Japanese artwork for Super Mario Bros.
 * Yoshi:
 * All of Yoshi's costumes appear as different variations of the Yoshi species in many of his games.
 * Donkey Kong:
 * Two of his costumes came from Donkey Kong 64's 'Monkey Smash.'
 * Captain Falcon:
 * Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his rival Blood Falcon's outfit, even altering the logo on his back. Originally, for the Japanese version, the logo was Hell Hawk.
 * Captain Falcon's white costume makes him wear Jody Summers' outfit.
 * His black costume possibly came from the japanese commercial for F-Zero X.
 * His green costume came from Pico's color.
 * Fox:
 * Ness:
 * Its possible his blue costume came from the Devil Machine's eye for the color of Ness' hat.
 * Ice Climbers:
 * The Ice Climbers' orange and red costumes will place Nana in the lead, making Popo follow. The voice samples are swapped to match up with the change.
 * Kirby:
 * Kirby's yellow costume is Keeby. It is also the same as when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's white costume mirrors his appearance in the original North American version of Kirby's Dream Land. It's also possible that it came from the Ice ability from Kirby's Adventure.
 * Green costume is possibly from what he looks like from the Game Boy sprites.
 * Samus:
 * Samus' default costume is her Varia Suit.
 * Samus' pink costume is her NES Varia Suit. The blue visor also indicates she is using missiles.
 * Samus' blue costume is her Gravity Suit.
 * Zelda:
 * Zelda's red costume is the same color as she was in her first two games, with more detail.
 * Zelda's blue costume is the same color as she was in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
 * Link:
 * Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
 * Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic.
 * Link's white costume is the same as when he used the blue ring in The Legend of Zelda, and his Blue Mail in A Link to the Past.
 * Link's black costume is a homage to Dark Link. However, unlike the Brawl version, it is only his clothes.
 * Mewtwo:
 * Mewtwo's green costume is the same as his shiny variation in Pokémon Silver/Gold and onwards.
 * Mewtwo's blue costume resembles his colors in the second generation games(G.S.C.).
 * Mr. Game & watch:
 * Some of his alternate costumes came from the colored LCD screens
 * Marth:
 * Marth's white costume is based on Leaf, the protagonist of Fire Emblem Thracia 776.
 * Pikachu:
 * Pikachu's Red costume has him wearing the hat of Red, protagonist of Pokémon Red and Blue. It's also based on a shiny Pikachu.
 * Pikachu's Blue costume has him wearing a blue party hat (like the one in the original).
 * Pikachu's Green costume has him wearing a green cowboy hat.
 * Pichu
 * Pichu's Green costume gives him a backback simlar to the one worn by the main character of the Pokemon series, but green in color, which slightly makes it resemble Ash's bag from the anime.
 * Pichu's blue costume gives him goggles similar to the "Swimmer" class of the Pokemon series.
 * Roy:

SSBB
Brawl changed the idea with Color Changes just a bit. While Melee added a few extra outfits to some characters, Brawl promises 6 colors each. In fact, only Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pokémon Trainer, Lucario and Sonic lack 6. These are changed by clicking the character.

Mario:

 * Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games.
 * Mario's yellow costume is based on Wario just as before.
 * Mario's white costume has his shirt white and his overalls red. This is based on Fire Mario.
 * Mario's brown costume is Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew, which was confirmed on the original SSB Japanese site.
 * Mario's green costume is possibly based on Luigi's artwork for Mario Bros.

Donkey Kong:

 * Donkey Kong's red costume may represent his first appearance in the original arcade game, in which he had a reddish orange fur.
 * His yellow tie costume gives him dark fur, a possible referance to Chunky Kong.
 * Donkey Kong's white costume makes him look like a yeti, perhaps the character Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the Donkey Kong Country TV series. It also looks like Snowflake, the only albino gorilla known to this day.

Link:
In Brawl, Link's color changes also change the color of his shield.
 * Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
 * Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
 * Link's white costume is the same as when he used the blue ring in The Legend of Zelda, and his Blue Mail in A Link to the Past.
 * Link's black costume is based of Dark Link from Twilight Princess.

Samus:

 * Samus' default costume is her Varia Suit.
 * Samus' pink costume is based off her NES Varia Suit.
 * Samus' cyan costume is based off her Fusion Suit. Zero Suit Samus' blue costume for this is a very dark blue, similar to her one in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
 * Samus' brown costume is based off of her Dark Suit
 * Samus' blue costume is based off of her Gravity Suit
 * Samus' green costume slightly resembles Samus from Super Metroid before she gains her Varia Suit.

Kirby:

 * Kirby's yellow costume is Keeby. It is also the same as when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
 * Kirby's white costume mirrors his appearance in the original Kirby's Dream Land.
 * All these colors are also similar to different Kirby colors in games such as Kirby's Air Ride and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (with the green Kirby appearing from that game). They are all also usable in Squeak Squad, where color variations are distinct and each have their own names.

Fox:

 * Fox's white costume is based on his outfit in Star Fox Adventures.
 * Fox's red costume resembles Peppy Hare's outfit in Star Fox Adventures.
 * Fox's black costume was named Dark Fox at the Dojo (Dark Fox has not appeared in any of the Star Fox games).

Pikachu:

 * Pikachu's red costume is Red's hat, the protagonist of Pokémon Red and Blue. Pikachu's skin color also changes to look akin to a shiny Pikachu.
 * Pikachu's blue costume are the goggles worn by Pichu in Melee, which are goggles possibly used by the "Swimmer" class in the Pokemon series.
 * Pikachu's green costume is Brendan's headband from Pokémon Emerald.
 * Pikachu is the only character to have 4 costume choices in Brawl.

Marth:

 * Marth's white costume is based on Leaf, the protagonist of Fire Emblem Thracia 776.
 * Marth's blue costume is based on his original appearance in Fire Emblem 1 and slightly resembles Lyn's outfit. His hair color is slightly brighter to match the original appearance.
 * Marth's red costume is based on the Black Knight's armor from Path of Radiance. His hair is also the same color as Zelgius' hair.

Luigi:

 * Luigi's orange costume is similar to his Fire Luigi appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3. It also looks a lot like Mario's standard costume.
 * Luigi's white costume is based on the normal Fire Luigi.
 * Luigi's purple costume is based on Waluigi's outfit.
 * Luigi's red costume is from Wrecking Crew, in which Luigi wore pink.
 * Blue Luigi seems to be Mario from the cover of the NES Mario Bros. port.

Diddy Kong:

 * Diddy's pink costume resembles the outfit worn by fellow DK character Dixie Kong.
 * Diddy's blue costume resembles the outfit worn by fellow DK character Lanky Kong.

Zelda:

 * Zelda's pink costume is based off her appearance in Melee as well as Ocarina of Time. Sheik also changes her costume to match said game.
 * Zelda's red costume is based on her appearance in the first two Zelda games.
 * Zelda's blue costume is based on her appearance in A Link to the Past.

Pit:

 * Pit's blue costume is similar to one of his outfits in Kid Icarus.
 * Pit's green costume is similar to one of his outfits in Kid Icarus.
 * Pit's red costume is similar to one of his outfits in Kid Icarus.
 * Pit's black costume looks like a fallen angel, nicknamed "Fallen Pit" by fans.

Meta Knight:

 * Meta Knight's pink costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride. His body (feet, skin, etc.) also looks like Kirby's. It also slightly resembles Kefka, the main villain of Final Fantasy VI.
 * Meta Knight's blue costume is based off Dark Meta Knight.
 * Meta Knight's green costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 * Meta Knight's red costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 * Meta Knight's white costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.

Falco:

 * Falco's red costume resembles the outfit he wore in Star Fox: Assault.
 * Falco's black costume changes his feathers black so that he resembles an actual black falcon.

Pokémon Trainer:

 * Pokémon Trainer's green costume takes the color scheme of Brendan from Pokémon Emerald.
 * Ivysaur's bulb changes to yellow, which is Ivysaur's shiny color.
 * Squirtle's shell changes to green, which is Squirtle's shiny color.
 * Pokémon Trainer's white costume makes him look like Leaf, the female hero (and thus Trainer's female counterpart) of Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen.
 * Pokémon Trainer's red costume makes Squirtle have the colors of its evolved form, Wartortle.
 * Pokémon Trainer's blue costume makes Ivysaur have a grape hyacinth on it's back.

Ike:

 * Two of Ike's costumes make him look like regular soldiers.
 * Ike's white costume is based on his third-tier vanguard class in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
 * Ike's yellow and brown costume resembles the outfit of his father, Greil.

Snake:

 * Snake's green costume makes him wear a forest camoflage.
 * Snake's white costume makes him wear a cloud camoflage.
 * Snake's blue costume makes him wear a water camoflage.
 * Snake's red costume makes him wear a fire camoflage.
 * One of Snake's costumes resembles the Animals camouflage from Snake Eater.
 * All of these camouflages are based on the ones Naked Snake (aka Big Boss) wore in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

Peach:

 * Peach's yellow costume resembles Daisy. However, unlike Melee, this is entirely a re-coloring. Her earrings, crown, and brooch remain unchanged.
 * Peach's white costume imitates her Nurse Toadstool costume from Dr. Mario. It may also be a reference to her classic Super Mario Bros. dress or, just recently, her wedding dress in Super Paper Mario.
 * Peach's red costume makes her appear similar to Pauline from her later games.

Yoshi:

 * All of Yoshi's color changes appear as colors of different Yoshi species. Only Black and White Yoshi are missing from Brawl.
 * Red, Blue, and Yellow also appeared in Super Mario World.

Ice Climbers:

 * The Ice Climbers switch positions for their red, black, and white costumes, but they do not switch positions on the selection screen.

King Dedede:

 * King Dedede's brown costume mirror's Kirby's white costume, making him appear like in Kirby's Dream Land.
 * King Dedede's purple costume features a very ornately decorated belt, similar to one on a formal Japanese Kimono. This costume is also similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 * King Dedede's green costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 * King Dedede's pink costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.

Wolf:

 * Wolf's white costume makes him wear colors similar to a Wolfen.
 * Wolf's yellow costume with brown fur appears similar to Leon(from F-Zero) or Bill Grey (from Star Fox 64).
 * Wolf's blue costume resembles the outfit worn by Panther Caroso in Star Fox: Assault.

Lucario:

 * Lucario only has 5 colorations, and lacks its Shiny colors. It is one of two Pokemon to lack Shiny colors; the other is Pokemon Trainer's Charizard.

Ness:

 * Ness's black costume has a Mr. Saturn sprite drawn on the front of the shirt.
 * His white costume features a white T-shirt with red sleeves, the same as the shirt Fuel wears in Mother 3. However, this may not be a reference, as nothing else Ness wears matches Fuel's appearance.

Sonic:

 * In the black, red, and green costumes, Sonic wears rings around his wrists of different colors, and the color stripe of his shoes corresponds that color.
 * Sonic's green costume resembles Scourge the Hedgehog, as it turns his fur green and his eyes blue.
 * Sonic's black costume gives him fur similar to the darker part of Mephiles when he is in his "Shadow" form.
 * Sonic's yellow costume gives him the bracelets of Silver the Hedgehog. The bracelets may also be a reference to "Sonic and the Secret Rings".

Bowser:

 * Bowser's blue costume resembles his appearance on the Japanese cover of Super Mario Bros. This can be seen on the sticker of Super Mario Bros. It is also based on Iggy Koopa's appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3, since he has a blue shell and yellow hair.
 * Bowser's white costume turns his hair red and his shell, skin, and spiked collars to white, resembling Dry Bowser from New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart Wii. It is also based on Morton Koopa Junior's white and gold shell and darker skin.
 * Bowser's red costume resembles a Red Koopa Troopa or a Red Spiny. It is also possibly based on Wendy O. Koopa's red shell and orange skin from her early in-game sprites.
 * Bowser's brown costume resembles how he appeared in his first few games. It also resembles Boom Boom.

Wario:

 * Wario has a "special" outfit, his classic overalls, that effectively doubles his alternate costume choices.
 * Overall Wario's red costume resembles the color scheme of Mario's outfit, albeit with the shirt and overall color swapped, similar to one of Mario's alternate costumes. This somewhat mirrors the way that Wario's "classic" outfit appears as one of Mario's alternate costumes. Two of Wario's other alternate colors for his "classic" look appear similar to alternate costumes for Mario and Luigi (specifically, Mario's green costume and Luigi's blue costume).
 * Overall Wario's black and white costume makes him look like his appearance in Wario's Woods for the NES and Wario Land 3 for the Game Boy Color.

Toon Link:

 * His black costume is based off a toon-version of Dark Link who appeared closer to this color scheme in The Minish Cap than Dark Link did in any game.
 * His red costume is based off of Red Link from Four Swords.
 * His blue costume is based off of Blue Link from Four Swords.
 * His purple costume is based off of Violet Link from Four Swords.
 * One of his outfits resembles Link as he was depicted back in the NES days (brown hair included).

R.O.B.:

 * R.O.B.'s grey costume makes him look like North American versions of R.O.B. Even the words on his base change from Family Computer Robot to R.O.B. - Robotic Operating Buddy, the same as the American version of him.
 * R.O.B.'s grey costume also appears similar to the R.O.B Blaster from SSE.
 * R.O.B.'s purple costume resembles the American SNES color scheme.
 * R.O.B.'s blue costume resembles NAV-COM, a submarine co-pilot from the game Startropics.
 * R.O.B.s green color change is the R.O.B Launcher from SSE.

Pikmin & Olimar:

 * Olimar's blue costume makes him look like Louie.
 * Olimar's black and grey costume makes him look like the President of Hocotate.

Ganondorf:

 * Ganondorf's brown costume has the same colors as his Spaceworld 2000/Ocarina of Time design, slightly darkening his red hair, using the same design of cape, and giving his armor the same kind of design seen in Ocarina of Time.

Captain Falcon:

 * Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his rival Blood Falcon's outfit, even the writing on his back changes to say 'Blood Falcon'.
 * Captain Falcon's white costume makes him wear Jody Summers' outfit.
 * Captain Falcon's blue costume makes him look like his Super Smash Bros. Melee appearance.
 * Captain Falcon's black costume is his costume from the F-Zero X Expansion set, as well as the F-Zero X commercial in Japan.

Jigglypuff:

 * Jigglypuff's white costume gives her a hat like the hat the female hero of Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, wears.
 * The Jigglypuff with a straw hat (Blue outfit) is Shiny Jigglypuff. The difference is its green eyes. The hat also resembles Yellow's hat from the Pokemon Manga or Bug Catcher.
 * One of Jigglypuff's costumes has the red flower it had in Melee.It also resembles Phoebe's flower from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.
 * Jigglypuff's green costume is very similar to the hat worn by Kirby when he has his Sleep ability.

Lucas:
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 * Lucas has an outfit that resembles his brother Claus.
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