Villager (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)

''This article is about Villager's appearance in Super Smash Bros. (Wii U and 3DS). For other uses, see Villager.''

Ground Attacks

 * Neutral Attack - Villager jabs quickly with a pair of boxing gloves.
 * Forward Tilt - Pulls an umbrella out and swings.
 * Up Tilt - Villager pulls out a stick and swings it above him. This move hits twice.
 * Down Tilt - Plucks grass out of the ground. This move sends opponents flying upwards, similar to Peach's Down Tilt.
 * Dash Attack - Villager dives to the ground holding a potted plant, hitting the opponent with the plant. The plant slides a little way before hitting the ground and breaking.

Smash Attacks

 * Side Smash - Villager holds a bowling ball in front of him and drops it to the ground.
 * Up Smash - Villager places a firework launcher onto the ground and charges. Fireworks then shoot right above him and explode.
 * Down Smash - Digs into the ground using a shovel. This move is done on both sides, burying anyone caught in the attack.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Aerial - Villager does a sideflip while airborne.
 * Forward Aerial - Shoots a projectile using a slingshot. The damage and knockback for this attack appear to ramp up at close range, despite featuring a projectile.
 * Back Aerial - Shoots a projectile backwards using a slingshot.
 * Up Aerial - Swings upward with a turnip. The number of turnips used is between one and three, and is random. One does little damage, while two does medium. Three does a fairly large amount of damage if timed properly.
 * Down Aerial - Swings downward with a turnip. This works the same way as the Up Aerial, but the only difference is that this attack hits downwards.

Grab, Pummel, and Throws

 * Grab - The Villager uses a bug-catching net to grab his opponents. The bug-net has a large radius in which it can execute a grab.
 * Pummel - The Villager will start attacking whoever was caught in the bug-net.
 * Throws - The Villager proceeds to throw the opponent in one of 4 directions depending on the direction chosen.

Special Attacks

 * Side Special: Lloid Rocket - The Villager will throw out a lloid rocket that will either explode on impact, or die in mid air and fall to the ground. This attack can also be ridden by the villager for extra speed, knockback, strength, and mobility.
 * Up Special: Balloon Trip - Villager will don a Balloon Fight helmet and fly upwards. The Special button will need to be pressed multiple times to float higher before the balloons pop. If the balloons are struck by an attack, they will instantly pop, dropping the Villager.
 * Down Special: Timber - This Special move has four variations. First the Villager will plant a sapling in the ground. This has no effect while airborne. If the sapling is already planted, the Villager was water the sapling to make it instantly grow into a tree. If Villager is not close to the sapling, he will pour water on the ground, pushing back anything it his path. This does not make opponents flinch. After the tree appears, Villager will now make use of his axe. He needs to swing his axe at the tree twice, and then the tree falls to the ground, dealing a large amount of damage to anyone caught in it's path. When the tree falls, pieces of wood from the tree may fall to the ground as a throwing item, similar to Samus' Power Suit when it falls apart. If the Villager chooses to, he does not have to whack the tree with the axe, but this can also be used as an attack.

Taunts

 * Up - Gets on his tiptoes and cheers, putting his hands up.
 * Side - Does a little dance (the Shrunk Funk Shuffle), waving his arms and feet around.
 * Down - Pokes the ground with a stick.

Trivia

 * Sakurai initially considered adding the Villager to the previous installment, however, he felt he was not needed.
 * Both Mii Fighters and the Villager were characters Sakurai considered adding to the previous installment.
 * He has an alternate costume that allows for one to play as the female Villager.
 * This makes the Villager one of 5 fighters to have alternate costumes in the Smash Bros. Universe. The others being Wario, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac and Robin.
 * This also makes the Villager one of three fighters to have an alternate playable gender.
 * Ever since it was revealed that the Villager would be in the upcoming release, there has been an internet meme saying that the Villager is a psychotic, ruthless murderer. This was because of his arsenal (mostly his axe), the fact that he gets a gleam in his eye during the preview of the game and because he has a constant smile on his face, in stark contrast to the rampant violence he inflicts.
 * The Villager is the only new character to appear on both version's box art.
 * The move Balloon Trip for the villager was likely chosen due to Balloon Fight being the most common collectible NES game in the original Animal Crossing.