Battle entrances are a feature in the Super Smash Bros. games. A battle entrance 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. 3DS/Wii U , each character has their own unique animation for entering the match, but in Super Smash Bros. Melee , every character appears the exact same way.
List of entrances in Super Smash Bros. 64
Character
Entrance
Captain Falcon
Arrives in the Blue Falcon.
Donkey kong
Bursts out a barrel, already in place.
Fox
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Jigglypuff
Appears from a Pokéball.
Kirby
Strikes into the ground with a Warp Star.
Link
Teleports via the magic of the Triforce.
Luigi
Enters through a Warp Pipe.
Mario
Enters through a Warp Pipe.
Ness
Teleports, then shakes off the gathered ash.
Pikachu
Appears from a Pokéball.
Samus
Enters through a door from Metroid.
Yoshi
Bursts out of egg, much like Donkey Kong.
List of entrances in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Character
Entrance
Bowser
Walks out of a portal of flames.
Captain Falcon
Arrives with the Blue Falcon.
Diddy Kong
Bursts out a barrel; smaller than Donkey Kong's.
Donkey Kong
Bursts out a barrel, already in place.
Falco
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Fox
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Ganondorf
Steps out of a dark portal.
Ice Climbers
The Condor flies in with them hanging off its feet, then they jump off.
Ike
Uses a Warp Staff to get warped on onto the stage, same as Marth's.
Jigglypuff
Appears from a Pokéball.
Kirby
Strikes into the ground with a Warp Star.
King Dedede
Gets carried in by Waddle Dees with a podium.
Link
Flies in his Recorder's tornado and lands on the stage.
Lucario
Teleports with his aura.
Lucas
Rides in on a Mr. Saturn coffee table.
Luigi
Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!", though he sounds much less excited then Mario.
Mario
Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!".
Marth
Uses a Warp Staff to get warped on onto the stage.
Meta Knight
Teleports via Dimensional Cape .
Mr. Game & Watch
Moves through a sequence of LCD shapes from the background to the foreground.
Ness
Teleports, then shakes off the gathered ash.
Olimar
Lands with his Hococate Ship and plucks 3 Pikmin.
Peach
Appears in a flurry of lovehearts, winks, and says "Hi!".
Pikachu
Appears from a Pokéball.
Pit
Descends slowly from the sky in a beam of light.
Pokémon Trainer
Threws a Pokéball and Charizard or Ivysaur or Squirtle appears in it.
R.O.B.
Falls from the sky bit by bit until he is finally assembled on the ground.
Samus
Enters through a door from Metroid.
Sheik
Appears in a cloud of smoke.
Snake
Deactivates his camo-suit, stands up, and says "Kept ya waiting, huh?".
Sonic
Spin jumps onto the stage in his ball form.
Toon Link
Appears from a cloud of cartoony smoke.
Wario
Arrives by his Bike whereon he crashes it.
Wolf
Jumps out of the Wolfen's cockpit.
Yoshi
Bursts out of egg, then poses, much like Donkey Kong.
Zelda
Teleports.
Zero Suit Samus
Breaks out of her Power Suit.
List of entrances in Super Smash Bros. WiiU/3DS
Battle entrances have been confirmed to return to this installment of the game as shown in some E3 demo gameplay. The following entrances have been confirmed:
Character
Entrance
Bowser
Walks out of a portal of flames.
Donkey Kong
Bursts out a barrel, already in place.
Fox
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Greninja
Appears out of a Pokéball.
Ike
Appears out of a portal casting spell below him.
Kirby
Strikes into the ground with a Warp Star.
Link
Link flies in his Recorder's tornado and lands on the stage.
Little Mac
Runs on stage with his pink jumpsuit then throws it off.
Luigi
Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!".
Mario
Enters through a Warp Pipe and says "Let's-a-go!".
Marth
Uses a Warp Staff to get warped on onto the stage.
Mega Man
Teleports just like from his original games.
Olimar
Lands with his Hococate Ship and plucks 3 Pikmin.
Pac-Man
Runs on in his 2D form, eats a pellet, jumps and turns into 3D Pacman.
Pikachu
Appears from a Pokéball.
Pit
Descends slowly from the sky in a beam of light.
Rosalina and Luma
Teleports.
Samus
Enters through a door from Metroid.
Sheik
Appears in a cloud of smoke.
Sonic
Spin jumps onto the stage in his ball form.
Toon Link
Appears from a cloud of cartoony smoke.
Villager
Steps out of his house which then disappears.
Wii Fit Trainer
Descends from the sky then turns (The Wii Fit Balance Board is shown a cameo).
Yoshi
Bursts out of egg, then poses, much like Donkey Kong.
Zelda
Teleports.
Zero Suit Samus
Jumps from her Gunship.
Gallery
64
Brawl
Wii U/3DS
Greninja appearing out of a pokéball
Little Mac with his trademark pink jumpsuit on
Mega man in a big beam of light just after teleporting from above
Pacman enters the battle in his 2D form
Rosalina Dives in from the stars
Villager just has to step outside his house to enter the battle
Wii Fit Trainer uses the balance board to enter the battle
Triva
The only characters that don't have a battle entrance are Young Link, Mewtwo, Roy, Pichu, and Dr. Mario, due to their being exclusive to Melee (which did not feature battle entrances).