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Background characters are, as the name implies, characters that appear in the background of some stages, they will appear in a stage that correspond to their home universe (i.e. Shy Guys appear in Yoshi's Island). Note that background characters are not stage hazards, as they do no harm and cannot be touched by players.

In Super Smash Bros.[]

Congo Jungle[]

  • Necky appears flying in the background.

Dream Land[]

  • King Dedede and Bronto Burt appear flying in the background.
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    King Dedede as a background character in dream land

Mushroom Kingdom[]

Planet Zebes[]

  • Several enemy sprites ripped directly from Super Metroid, including Ridley, can be seen flying around.

Saffron City[]

  • Several flying- and bird-type Pokémon, including but not limited to Pidgey, Fearow, Moltres, and Butterfree, fly across the skyline.

Yoshi's Island[]

  • Shy Guys appear in the background.
  • A Goonie, in its Yoshi's Story design, occasionally flies in the background.

Sector Z[]

  • Sometimes, Arwings are seen flying in the background.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee[]

Brinstar[]

  • A Chozo statue on the main platform comes to life and briefly walks before settling down into its original position.
  • Mother Brain can be seen in the far background.

Brinstar Depths[]

  • Kraid emerges from the lava and swipes at the stage, turning it clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Fourside[]

  • A U.F.O. which can be boarded hovers in close proximity to the Monotoli building.
  • Porky Minch appears in his helicopter.

Great Bay[]

  • After three minutes have passed, the Four Giants appear on the hillside to push the falling moon back into the sky (This is in reference to the fact that Link had three days to wake said giants and prevent the Moon from falling).

Jungle Japes[]

  • Cranky Kong is seen walking back and forth in his cottage and rocking in his chair at various times.

Kingdom II[]

  • A Birdo moves in from either the left or right and shoots eggs into the battlefield and a Pidgit flies in on its magic carpet. Only the Birdo can be KO'd.
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    Birdo in Kingdom II

Onett[]

  • The meteor from the beginning of EarthBound can be seen pulsating at the top of the hill, while one of the car hazards is the Runaway 5 tour bus.

Poké Floats[]

Yoshi's Island[]

Yoshi's Story[]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

Distant Planet[]

  • A Bulborb sometimes appears to the right as part of the stage, and also in the background.

Frigate Orpheon[]

Green Hill Zone[]

  • Tails, Knuckles, and Silver can be seen running up and down the shuttle loop.
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    Tails, Silver, and Knuckles.

Halberd[]

  • Though not characters as such, several weapons of the ship from Kirby Super Star appear and attack players.

Luigi's Mansion[]

  • Boos briefly appear from the rubble of the mansion when it collapses.

Lylat Cruise[]

New Pork City[]

Pirate Ship[]

  • King of Red Lions sails behind the pirate ship as a small platform.
  • A watchtower, or Sea Platform, that is occasionally passed fires on the pirate ship from the background.

Pokémon Stadium 2[]

Port Town Aero Dive[]

  • Just as in the original F-Zero GX, giant cranes shaped like R.O.B. appear on the background of the stage.

Shadow Moses Island[]

Smashville[]

  • Villagers from Animal Crossing appear in the background, depending on actual time of day and date, including K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and others.

Spear Pillar[]

  • Dialga, Palkia, and Cresselia appear on occasion in the background of the stage. Their attacks can affect gameplay or alter the terrain of the stage.
  • Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit may occasionally appear on the stage at random.

Yoshi's Island[]

  • For a third time, Shy Guys appear in the background, with Chain Chomps also occasionally appearing.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[]


In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]


Background characters
Introduced in
Smash 64
Bronto Burt  · Buzzy Beetle  · Fly Guy  · Goonie  · Koopa Troopa  · King Dedede  · Moltres  · Pidgey  · Ridley  · Whispy Woods
Introduced in
Meleelogo
Banzai Bill  · Chozo Statue  · Cranky Kong  · Four Giants  · Goomba  · Kraid  · Lakitu  · Moon  · Pak E. Derm  · Tingle  · Toad
Introduced in
Brawllogo
Azelf  · Boo  · Red Bulborb  · Chain Chomp  · Cresselia  · Cubone  · Drifloon  · Dugtrio  · Electivire  · The Fish  · GEKKO  · Hoppip  · K.K. Slider  · Knuckles the Echidna  · Magnezone  · Mei Ling  · Mesprit  · Metal Gear RAY  · Metal Gear REX  · Otacon  · Parasite Queen  · Peppy Hare  · Porky Statue  · Roy Campbell  · Polar Bear  · Silver the Hedgehog  · Skarmory  · Slippy Toad  · Snorunt  · Snover  · Star Wolf  · Tails  · Timmy & Tommy  · Tom Nook  · Uxie  · Villager
Introduced in
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U
Affinity  · Alfonso  · Axew  · Blastoise  · Clawitzer  · Dragonite  · Emolga  · Fortitudo  · Honedge  · Hydreigon  · Inspired  · Kapp'n  · Lloid  · Lumas  · Mii  · Milotic  · Mr. Resetti  · Nintendog  · Pikmin  · Piplup  · Pyroar  · Scizor  · Shaymin  · Steelix  · Toad Brigade  · Toon Link  · Viridi  · Wailord  · Whimsicott  · Wii Balance Board  · Yveltal  · Zapdos  · Zekrom
Introduced in
Smash Ultimate logo glow
Andy Bogard  · Aqua  · Athena Asamiya  · Billy Kane  · Blue Mary  · Bottles  · Buzzbomb  · Carmilla  · Cetacea  · Chang Koehan & Choi Bounge  · Claude von Riegan  · Death  · Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd  · Dracula  · Edelgard von Hresvelg  · Geese Howard  · Goro Daimon  · Gruntilda  · Heihachi Mishima  · Iori Yagami  · Jinjo  · Joe Higashi  · Judd and Li'l Judd  · Kim Kaphwan  · King  · Kyo Kusanagi  · Master Mummy  · Mechanica  · Medusa  · Mobs  · Mòrag and Brighid  · Mumbo Jumbo  · Mummy  · Nia and Dromarch  · Ninjara  · Pauline  · Phantom Thieves of Hearts  · Ralf Jones & Clark Still  · Rhea  · Ribbon Girl  · Riku  · Rock Howard  · Roxas  · Ryo Sakazaki  · Ryuji Yamazaki  · Slime  · Sora  · Spring Man  · Terra  · The Creature & Flea Man  · Tockles  · Tooty  · Tora and Poppi α  · Tung Fu Rue  · Twintelle  · Ventus  · Werewolf  · Xion  · Yuri Sakazaki  · Zeke and Pandoria
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