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In the Super Smash Bros. series, the characters are toys in the real world, but they are fighters in the world of the imagination.
Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct 11.1.2018

A character is the term used to describe beings in the Super Smash Bros. series. Characters can be sorted into playable and non-playable, which distinguishes whether characters can be used with or without the use of a cheat device (like Action Replay) and aren't characters only usable in a specific part of game (such as Master Hand in World of Light). Playable characters can further be divided into starter, unlockable, or downloadable, which distinguishes whether characters can be played right away, whether they need to be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements, or must be downloaded before gameplay is possible.

Playable Characters[]

This is a list of the playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series, commonly known in official sources as fighters.

Key Starter Unlockable SSB4-3 IconUnlockable and SSB4-U IconStarter Downloadable Echo Fighter (Unlockable)
# Fighter SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon SSBU Icon Universe
01 Mario
Mario SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
02 Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY DKSymbol
Donkey Kong
03 Link
Link SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
04 Samus
Samus SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY MetroidSymbol
Metroid
04ε Dark Samus
Dark Samus SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY MetroidSymbol
Metroid
05 Yoshi
Yoshi SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YoshiSymbol
Yoshi
06 Kirby
Kirby SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY KirbySymbol
Kirby
07 Fox
Fox SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY StarFoxSymbol
Star Fox
08 Pikachu
Pikachu SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
09 Luigi
Luigi SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
10 Ness
Ness SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY EarthboundSymbol
EarthBound
11 Captain Falcon
Captain Falcon SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY FZeroSymbol
F-Zero
12 Jigglypuff
Jigglypuff SSBU
YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
13 Peach
Peach SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
13ε Daisy
Daisy - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
14 Bowser
Bowser SSBU
NoN[1] YesY YesY YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
15 Ice Climbers
Ice Climbers SSBU
NoN YesY YesY NoN[2] YesY IceClimbersSymbol
Ice Climber
16 Sheik
Sheik SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
17 Zelda
Zelda SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
18 Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario SSBU
NoN YesY NoN[3] YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
19 Pichu
Pichu SSBU
NoN YesY NoN NoN YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
20 Falco
Falco SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY StarFoxSymbol
Star Fox
21 Marth
Marth SSBU
NoN[4] YesY YesY YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
21ε Lucina
Lucina SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
22 Young Link
Young Link SSBU
NoN YesY NoN NoN YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
23 Ganondorf
Ganondorf SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
24 Mewtwo
Mewtwo SSBU
NoN[1] YesY NoN[3] YesY YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
25 Roy
Roy SSBU
NoN YesY NoN[3] YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
25ε Chrom
Chrom SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN[5] YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
26 Mr. Game & Watch
Mr. Game & Watch SSBU
NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY Game&WatchSymbol
Game & Watch
27 Meta Knight
Meta Knight SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY KirbySymbol
Kirby
28 Pit
Pit SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY KidIcarusSymbol
Kid Icarus
28ε Dark Pit
Dark Pit SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY KidIcarusSymbol
Kid Icarus
29 Zero Suit Samus
Zero Suit Samus SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY MetroidSymbol
Metroid
30 Wario
Wario SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY WarioSymbol
Wario
31 Snake
Snake SSBU
NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY MetalGearSymbol (1)
Metal Gear
32 Ike
Ike SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
33-35 Pokémon Trainer
Pokémon Trainer SSBU
NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
33 Squirtle
Squirtle SSBU
NoN NoN YesY[6] NoN YesY[6] PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
34 Ivysaur
Ivysaur SSBU
NoN NoN YesY[6] NoN YesY[6] PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
35 Charizard
Charizard SSBU
NoN NoN YesY[6] YesY YesY[6] PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
36 Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY DKSymbol
Donkey Kong
37 Lucas
Lucas SSBU
NoN NoN YesY[7] YesY YesY EarthboundSymbol
EarthBound
38 Sonic
Sonic SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY SonicSymbol
Sonic
39 King Dedede
King Dedede SSBU
NoN[1] NoN YesY YesY YesY KirbySymbol
Kirby
40 Olimar
Olimar SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY PikminSymbol
Pikmin
41 Lucario
Lucario SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
42 R.O.B.
R.O.B. SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY ROBSymbol
R.O.B.
43 Toon Link
Toon Link SSBU
NoN NoN YesY YesY YesY ZeldaSymbol
The Legend of Zelda
44 Wolf
Wolf SSBU
NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY StarFoxSymbol
Star Fox
45 Villager
Villager SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY AnimalCrossingSymbol
Animal Crossing
46 Mega Man
Mega Man SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY MegaManSymbol
Mega Man
47 Wii Fit Trainer
Wii Fit Trainer SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY WiiFitSymbol
Wii Fit
48 Rosalina & Luma
Rosalina & Luma SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
49 Little Mac
Little Mac SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY PunchOutSymbol
Punch-Out!!
50 Greninja
Greninja SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
51 Mii Brawler
Mii Brawler SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY SmashBrosSymbol
Super Smash Bros.
52 Mii Swordfighter
Mii Swordfighter SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY SmashBrosSymbol
Super Smash Bros.
53 Mii Gunner
Mii Gunner SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY SmashBrosSymbol
Super Smash Bros.
54 Palutena
Palutena SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY KidIcarusSymbol
Kid Icarus
55 Pac-Man
Pac-Man SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY PacManSymbol
Pac-Man
56 Robin
Robin SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
57 Shulk
Shulk SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY XenobladeSymbol
Xenoblade Chronicles
58 Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
59 Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY DuckHuntSymbol
Duck Hunt
60 Ryu
Ryu SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY StreetFighterSymbol
Street Fighter
60ε Ken
Ken SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY StreetFighterSymbol
Street Fighter
61 Cloud
Cloud SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY FinalFantasySymbol
Final Fantasy
62 Corrin
Corrin SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
63 Bayonetta
Bayonetta SSBU
NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY BayonettaSymbol
Bayonetta
64 Inkling
Inkling SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN[8] YesY SplatoonSymbol
Splatoon
65 Ridley
Ridley SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY MetroidSymbol
Metroid
66 Simon
Simon Belmont SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY CastlevaniaSymbol
Castlevania
66ε Richter
Richter Belmont SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY CastlevaniaSymbol
Castlevania
67 King K. Rool
King K. Rool SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY DKSymbol
Donkey Kong
68 Isabelle
Isabelle SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY AnimalCrossingSymbol
Animal Crossing
69 Incineroar
Incineroar SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY PokemonSymbol
Pokémon
70 Piranha Plant
Piranha Plant SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY MarioSymbol
Mario
71 Joker
Joker - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY PersonaSymbol
Persona
72 Hero
Hero SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY DragonQuestSymbol
Dragon Quest
73 Banjo & Kazooie
BanjoKazooieRender
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY BanjoKazooieSymbol
Banjo-Kazooie
74 Terry
Terry SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY FatalFurySymbol
Fatal Fury
75 Byleth
Byleth SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY FireEmblemSymbol
Fire Emblem
76 Min Min
Min Min SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY ARMSSymbol
ARMS
77 Steve
Steve SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY MinecraftSymbol
Minecraft
78 Sephiroth
Sephiroth - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY FinalFantasySymbol
Final Fantasy
79-80 Pyra and Mythra
Pyra & Mythra SSBU
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY XenobladeSymbol
Xenoblade Chronicles
81 Kazuya
Kazuya
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY TekkenSymbol
Tekken
82 Sora
Fighter-sora
NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY KingdomHeartsSymbol
Kingdom Hearts
Newcomers[9] 12 14 18 21[10] 24[11]
Total[9] 12 26 39 58[12] 89[11]

Mii Fighter Characters[]

Main article: Mii Fighter Costumes

These are characters that are technically playable by way of costume sets for Mii Fighters that are modeled after certain characters. See Mii Fighter Costumes for a complete list.

Non-playable characters[]

The following characters are considered non-playable. These include boss characters and enemy teams, among others. Hacking and action replay codes may allow some level of play.

Character SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon SSB4-U Icon SSBU Icon Universe
Crazy Hand NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY Super Smash Bros.
Dark Emperor NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] NoN YesY Find Mii
Dharkon NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY Super Smash Bros.
Dracula NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY Castlevania
Duon NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Alloy Team NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Polygon Team YesY NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Wire Frames NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN NoN Super Smash Bros.
Flying Man NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] NoN YesY EarthBound
Galeem NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY Super Smash Bros.
Galleom NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN YesY Super Smash Bros.
Giant DK[14] YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY Donkey Kong
Giga Bowser[15] NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY Super Smash Bros.
Koume and Kotake NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] NoN YesY The Legend of Zelda
Marx NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY Kirby
Master Core NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY NoN Super Smash Bros.
Master Hand YesY YesY[16] YesY YesY YesY YesY[17] Super Smash Bros.
Meta Ridley NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY[13] NoN Metroid
Metal Face NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] YesY Xenoblade
Metal Mario[14] YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY Mario
Nabbit NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] YesY Mario
Petey Piranha NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN YesY[18] Mario
Porky Minch NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN EarthBound
Rathalos NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY Monster Hunter
Rayquaza NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY[13] YesY Pokémon
Ridley[19] NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY[13] NoN Metroid
Sandbag[20] NoN YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY Super Smash Bros.
Tabuu NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN Super Smash Bros.
Yellow Devil NoN NoN NoN YesY[13] YesY[13] YesY Mega Man

Trivia[]

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sakurai mentions these characters as having been planned for Super Smash Bros. on this page.
  2. Sakurai stated that, while the Ice Climbers could run smoothly on the Wii U version, the 3DS could not handle the "two-in-one" coding of the duo, and, in order to keep the roster the same between the two versions, they had to be cut from the roster.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 While there hasn't been any official confirmation that Mewtwo, Roy, and Dr. Mario were intended to be in Brawl, unused data on Brawl's disc labelled for each of them strongly implies that the characters were developed to some degree for Brawl.
  4. Sakurai mentions Marth as having been planned for Super Smash Bros. on this page.
  5. Robin's Final Smash and DLC Outfits for the Mii Swordfighter.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 As part of the Pokémon Trainer.
  7. Sakurai stated that he originally intended to replace Ness with the new protagonist of Mother 3 (Lucas) in Melee, though Mother 3's delay caused him to go back on the idea and keep Ness.
  8. DLC Outfits for the Mii Gunner.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Including Echo Fighters and DLC Characters. Pokémon Trainer not taken in the count, just his controllable Pokémon.
  10. Including 4 DLC Fighters. Vanilla game has 17 newcomers.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Including 12 DLC Fighters. Vanilla game has 76 characters whom 11 are newcomers counting echoes.
  12. Including 7 DLC Fighters. Vanilla game has 51 characters.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Appears as a stage hazard.
  14. 14.0 14.1 While Giant DK and Metal Mario were unplayable in the original Super Smash Bros., they are effectively playable in the following installments by picking up a Super Mushroom or a Metal Box, respectively.
  15. Giga Bowser is playable in Brawl and Smash for 3DS/Wii U as Bowser's Final Smash.
  16. Master Hand is playable in Melee through the Master Hand glitch.
  17. Master Hand is officially playable in Ultimate, but only in the penultimate level of World of Light.
  18. Petey Piranha appears in Ultimate as part of Piranha Plant's Final Smash.
  19. Ridley is playable in Ultimate.
  20. Sandbag is mechanically considered an item in Brawl and Smash for 3DS/Wii U, not a character.

Navigation[]

Playable Fighters
Introduced in
Smash 64
Captain Falcon  · Donkey Kong  · Fox McCloud  · Jigglypuff  · Kirby  · Link  · Luigi  · Mario  · Ness  · Pikachu  · Samus Aran  · Yoshi
Introduced in
Meleelogo
Bowser  · Dr. Mario  · Falco Lombardi  · Ganondorf  · Ice Climbers  · Marth  · Mewtwo  · Mr. Game & Watch  · Princess Peach  · Pichu  · Roy  · Sheik  · Young Link  · Princess Zelda
Introduced in
Brawllogo
Diddy Kong  · Ike  · King Dedede  · Lucario  · Lucas  · Meta Knight  · Captain Olimar  · Pit  · Pokémon Trainer (Charizard  · Ivysaur  · Squirtle)  · R.O.B.  · Solid Snake  · Sonic the Hedgehog  · Toon Link  · Wario  · Wolf O'Donnell  · Zero Suit Samus
Introduced in
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U
Alph  · Bayonetta  · Bowser Jr. / Koopalings  · Cloud Strife  · Corrin  · Dark Pit  · Duck Hunt  · Greninja  · Little Mac  · Lucina  · Mega Man  · Mii Fighters  · Pac-Man  · Palutena  · Robin  · Rosalina & Luma  · Ryu  · Shulk  · Villager  · Wii Fit Trainer
Introduced in
Smash Ultimate logo glow
Banjo & Kazooie  · Byleth  · Chrom  · Dark Samus  · Daisy  · Heroes  · Incineroar  · Inklings  · Isabelle  · Joker  · Kazuya Mishima  · Ken Masters  · King K. Rool  · Min Min  · Piranha Plant  · Pyra and Mythra  · Richter Belmont  · Ridley  · Sephiroth  · Simon Belmont  · Sora  · Steve and Alex / Zombie and Enderman  · Terry Bogard
Smash Ultimate logo glow  · Fighters
Veterans Bayonetta  · Bowser  · Bowser Jr.  · Captain Falcon  · Cloud  · Corrin  · Dark Pit  · Diddy Kong  · Donkey Kong  · Dr. Mario  · Duck Hunt  · Falco  · Fox  · Ganondorf  · Greninja  · Ice Climbers  · Ike  · Jigglypuff  · King Dedede  · Kirby  · Link  · Little Mac  · Lucas  · Lucario  · Lucina  · Luigi  · Mario  · Marth  · Mega Man  · Meta Knight  · Mewtwo  · Mii Fighters (Mii Brawler  · Mii Gunner  · Mii Swordfighter)  · Mr. Game & Watch  · Ness  · Olimar  · Pac-Man  · Palutena  · Peach  · Pichu  · Pikachu  · Pit  · Pokémon Trainer (Charizard  · Ivysaur  · Squirtle)  · R.O.B.  · Robin  · Rosalina & Luma  · Roy  · Ryu  · Samus  · Sheik  · Shulk  · Snake  · Sonic  · Toon Link  · Villager  · Wario  · Wii Fit Trainer  · Wolf  · Yoshi  · Young Link  · Zelda  · Zero Suit Samus
Newcomers Banjo & Kazooie  · Byleth  · Chrom  · Daisy  · Dark Samus  · Hero  · Incineroar  · Inkling  · Isabelle  · Joker  · Kazuya  · Ken  · King K. Rool  · Min Min  · Piranha Plant  · Pyra/Mythra  · Richter  · Ridley  · Sephiroth  · Simon  · Sora  · Steve  · Terry
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