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A '''newcomer''' is a playable [[character]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|''Super Smash Bros.'' universe]] who has been introduced into the series in a particular game, but did not exist in previous installments. By contrast, a [[veteran]] is a character who returns in new games after appearing as a playable character in previous games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of [[unlockable character|unlockable]], or secret characters, which are playable characters who must be [[unlock]]ed by completing certain tasks.
 
A '''newcomer''' is a playable [[character]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|''Super Smash Bros.'' universe]] who has been introduced into the series in a particular game, but did not exist in previous installments. By contrast, a [[veteran]] is a character who returns in new games after appearing as a playable character in previous games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of [[unlockable character|unlockable]], or secret characters, which are playable characters who must be [[unlock]]ed by completing certain tasks.
   
The term gender ''newcomer'' was coined in the first trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop the screen. The word newcomer was later used on the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] site to classify new characters that were not [[Unlockable|secret]]. However, the use of the term has since broadened and is now understood in the context of both ''[[Melee]]'' and ''Brawl''. For example, Peach is considered a veteran fighter in ''Brawl'', but a newcomer in ''Melee''.
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The term ''newcomer'' was coined in the first trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop the screen. The word newcomer was later used on the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] site to classify new characters that were not [[Unlockable|secret]]. However, the use of the term has since broadened and is now understood in the context of both ''[[Melee]]'' and ''Brawl''. For example, Peach is considered a veteran fighter in ''Brawl'', but a newcomer in ''Melee''.
   
 
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==[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]==

Revision as of 18:55, 22 March 2018

A newcomer is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. universe who has been introduced into the series in a particular game, but did not exist in previous installments. By contrast, a veteran is a character who returns in new games after appearing as a playable character in previous games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of unlockable, or secret characters, which are playable characters who must be unlocked by completing certain tasks.

The term newcomer was coined in the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop the screen. The word newcomer was later used on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! site to classify new characters that were not secret. However, the use of the term has since broadened and is now understood in the context of both Melee and Brawl. For example, Peach is considered a veteran fighter in Brawl, but a newcomer in Melee.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Total of 14 Newcomers

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Total of 18 Newcomers

Super Smash Bros. (Wii U and 3DS)

Total of 21 Newcomers

Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros.