Veteran

A veteran or veteran fighter is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl who is also playable in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

List of veterans
The following is a list of the veterans and their confirmations as playable characters in Brawl.


 * Bowser: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Captain Falcon: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Donkey Kong: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Falco: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Fox: Confirmed in the second trailer.
 * Ganondorf: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Ice Climbers: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Jigglypuff: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Kirby: Confirmed in the E3 trailer.
 * Link: Confirmed in the E3 trailer.
 * Luigi: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Mario: Confirmed in the E3 trailer.
 * Marth: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Mr. Game & Watch: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Ness: Confirmed through a leak.
 * Princess Peach: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Pikachu: Confirmed in the E3 trailer.
 * Samus: Confirmed in the E3 trailer.
 * Sheik: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Yoshi: Confirmed on the DOJO!! website.
 * Princess Zelda: First veteran confirmed on the DOJO!! website.

Perfect-attendance fighters
Less commonly, "veterans" can also denote the "eight regulars", "perfect attendance fighters" or '"the original 8", terms which refer to the eight starter characters in the original Super Smash Bros. These fighters are also present as playable characters in both Melee and Brawl. The first two terms originated in the description for the 10th Brawl event match All-Star Battle Regulars, as follows.


 * The Smash Bros. perfect-attendance crew! Fight the eight regulars in order!

"The original 8", and by extension "the original 12" are fan coined terms, the latter referring to the entire playable cast of the original Smash Bros.