On-screen appearance

On-screen appearance are a feature in the Super Smash Bros. games. An on-screen appearance is a short animation that each character has which plays out during the beginning of a match. In Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, each character has their own unique animation for entering the match, but in Super Smash Bros. Melee, every character appears exactly the same way - the Trophy of the character loses its pedestal and becomes the mobile version after passing by a ring of lightning.

Super Smash Bros.[]

Character	Entrance
Captain Falcon	Jumps out of his vehicle, the Blue Falcon.
Donkey Kong	Breaks out of a DK Barrel.
Fox	Ejects out of an Arwing.
Jigglypuff	Emerges from a Poké Ball just like Pikachu.
Kirby	Crash-lands a Warp Star into the ground.
Link	Descends from a beam of light.
Luigi	Jumpe out of a Warp Pipe just like Mario.
Mario	Jumps out of a Warp Pipe.
Ness	Uses Teleport and crashes onto the stage.
Pikachu	Emerges from a Poké Ball.
Samus	Exits a Super Metroid-style save point.
Yoshi	Breaks out of a Yoshi Egg.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

Following their absence in Melee, on-screen appearances return in Brawl, with the original 12 being updated aesthetically, and Melee newcomers receiving an original one. However, they only appear in Group modes such as VS. matches, with Single-Player modes using Melee's quicker entrance with the characters already being present.

Character	Entrance
Bowser	Emerges from a wall of flames.
Captain Falcon	Arrives in the Blue Falcon and jumps out.
Diddy Kong	Bursts out a barrel, clapping both his hands and feet.
Donkey Kong	Bursts out a barrel and makes a pose.
Falco	Ejects from an upside-down Arwing.
Fox	Ejects from an Arwing.
Ganondorf	Steps out of a dark portal.
Ice Climbers	Flies in hanging onto the feet of the Condor before jumping off.
Ike	Warps onto the stage and performs an inward slash with Ragnell.
Jigglypuff	Gets released from a Pokéball while doing a short, puffy dance.
King Dedede	Gets carried in by Waddle Dees with a podium.
Kirby	Strikes onto the ground with a Warp Star.
Link	Appears in a whirlwind and unsheathes the Master Sword
Lucario	Teleports onto the stage, radiating aura from its hands and slowly lands.
Lucas	Rides in on a Mr. Saturn coffee table then hops off.
Luigi	Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!" in an uneasy voice.
Mario	Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!".
Marth	Warps onto the stage and draws Falchion.
Meta Knight	Teleports via Dimensional Cape.
Mr. Game & Watch	Moves through a sequence of LCD shapes from the background to the foreground.
Ness	Uses PSI Teleport to appear on the stage, then shakes the gathered ash off his face.
Olimar	Jumps out of the Hococate Ship and plucks out three Pikmin.
Peach	Appears in a flurry of hearts, winks, and says "Hi!".
Pikachu	Appears from a Pokéball and emits sparks from its cheeks.
Pit	Descends slowly from the sky in a beam of light.
Pokémon Trainer	Throws a Pokéball and sends out Charizard, Ivysaur, or Squirtle.
R.O.B.	Falls from the sky bit by bit until he is finally assembled on the ground.
Samus	Enters through a Save Station from Super Metroid.
Sheik	Appears in a cloud of smoke.
Snake	Deactivates his camo-suit, stands up, sometimes saying "Kept ya waiting, huh?".
Sonic	Spin jumps onto the stage in his ball form and then gives a thumbs-up.
Toon Link	Appears from a cloud of cartoony smoke, then unsheathes the Master Sword.
Wario	Arrives with his Wario Bike and then falls off. The bike then explodes and Wario dusts himself off.
Wolf	Ejects from a Wolfen.
Yoshi	Bursts out of egg, then poses.
Zelda	Teleports in with magic in her hands.
Zero Suit Samus	Breaks out of her Power Suit.

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

On-screen appearances are used exactly like in Brawl, appearing only in Group modes and utilizing Melee's quicker entrance in single-player. In addition, Dr. Mario and Roy received new on-screen appearances due to their absence in Brawl, and Zero Suit Samus and Sheik received a new animation due to being separate characters.

Character	Entrance
Bayonetta	Appears through Bayonetta-styled magic, then pulls out Love is Blue/Scarborough Fair from behind her back.
Bowser	Walks out of a wall of flames.
Bowser Jr.	The Junior Clown Car appears in the stage then Bowser Jr. pops up and makes a scary face.
Captain Falcon	Arrives in the Blue Falcon and jumps out.
Charizard	Gets released from a Pokéball and stomps.
Cloud	Jumps down onto the stage from above, then catches the Buster Sword from the air.
Corrin	Appears in dragon form with a splash of water, then transforms into human form and draws the Omega Yato.
Dark Pit	Descends from the sky in a beam of darkness.
Diddy Kong	Bursts out a barrel, clapping both his hands and feet.
Donkey Kong	Bursts out a barrel and makes a pose.
Dr. Mario	Appears from a wall made of Megavitamins, formed into a shape of a pill bottle, that disappear to show Dr. Mario, in a thinking pose
Duck Hunt	Jumps in tall grass and laughs.
Falco	Ejects from an upside-down Arwing.
Fox	Ejects from an Arwing.
Ganondorf	Steps out of a dark portal.
Greninja	Gets released from a Pokéball and does a ninja pose.
Ike	Warps onto the stage and performs an inward slash with Ragnell
Jigglypuff	Appears from a Pokéball while doing a short, puffy dance.
King Dedede	Gets carried in by Waddle Dees with a podium.
Kirby	Strikes into the ground with a Warp Star.
Link	Appears in a whirlwind and unsheathes the Master Sword
Little Mac	Runs on stage with his pink sweat suit then throws it off.
Lucario	Teleports onto the stage, radiating aura from its hands and slowly lands.
Lucas	Rides in on a Mr. Saturn coffee table, then hops off.
Lucina	Warps onto the stage and removes her mask while drawing the Parallel Falchion.
Luigi	Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!" in an uneasy voice.
Mario	Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!".
Marth	Warps onto the stage and draws Falchion.
Mega Man	Teleports just like from his original games.
Meta Knight	Teleports via Dimensional Cape.
Mewtwo	Teleports via shadow energy.
Mii Brawler	Falls down with an explosion, then performs punches and kicks.
Mii Gunner	Emerges from an orb of energy.
Mii Swordfighter	Appears from a whirlwind, then unsheathes their sword.
Mr. Game & Watch	Moves through a sequence of LCD shapes from the background to the foreground.
Ness	Uses PSI Teleport to appear on the stage, then shakes the gathered ash off his face.
Olimar	Jumps out of the Hococate Ship and plucks out three Pikmin.
Pac-Man	Appears on in his 2D form as a ball, opens his mouth, jumps and turns into 3D Pac-Man.
Palutena	Walks out of a golden door.
Peach	Appears in a flurry of hearts and says "Hi!".
Pikachu	Appears from a Pokéball and emits sparks from its cheeks.
Pit	Descends slowly from the sky in a beam of light.
R.O.B.	Falls from the sky bit by bit until he is finally assembled on the ground.
Robin	Warps onto the stage with Bronze Sword and Thunder tome in hand.
Rosalina & Luma	Swoops down from the stars and spins.
Roy	Warps onto the stage and pulls the Sword of Seals from the ground.
Ryu	Walks from the shadows onto the stage, then gets into a fighting stance.
Samus	Enters through a Save Station from Super Metroid.
Sheik	Appears in a cloud of smoke.
Shulk	Falls and slams the Monado on the ground, then sheathes it on his back.
Sonic	Spin jumps onto the stage in his ball form and then gives a thumbs-up.
Toon Link	Appears from a cloud of cartoony smoke, then unsheathes the Master Sword.
Villager	Steps out of his house, which then disappears.
Wario	Arrives with his Wario Bike and then falls off. The bike then explodes and Wario dusts himself off.
Wii Fit Trainer	Steps off of the living Wii Balance Board, which disappears.
Yoshi	Bursts out of egg, then poses. The color of the Yoshi will determine the color of the spots on the egg.
Zelda	Teleports in with magic in her hands.
Zero Suit Samus	Jumps from her Gunship and lands with her jet boots.

Gallery[]

Super Smash Bros.[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[]

Trivia[]

The only characters that don't have an On-Screen Appearance are Young Link and Pichu before they appeared in Ultimate because Melee did not feature On-Screen Appearances.
If Little Mac has the pink/green sweatshirt as his color, he will play the same animation, but won't take off the suit.
Link, Zero Suit Samus, and Sheik are the only characters to change on-screen appearances between games.
- Link is the only character to not change on-screen appearances between Brawl and 3DS/Wii U.
- Technically, Sheik's animation remained the same in 3DS/Wii U, but changes its effect to smoke instead of magic.

When the Blue Falcon is facing right, Captain Falcon, simply jumps out of it, but if it is facing left, he does a front flip as he hops out.

External links[]

The Battle Entrances of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS