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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[]

Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Captain Falcon
Dark Pit
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
Dr
Duck Hunt
Falco
Fox
Ganondorf
Greninja
Ike
Jigglypuff
King Dedede
Kirby
Link
Little Mac
Lucario
Lucina
Luigi
Mario
Marth
Mega Man
Meta Knight
Mii Brawler
Mii Gunner
Mii Swordfighter
Mr
Ness
Olimar
Pac-Man
Palutena
Peach
Pikachu
Pit
R.O.B.
Robin
Rosalina & Luma
Samus
Sheik
Shulk
Sonic
Toon Link
Villager
Wario
Wii Fit Trainer
Yoshi
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus

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.

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