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 in the Blue Falcon and jumps out.
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
Throws 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.
Bowser Jr.
The Junior Clown Car appears in the stage and Bowser Jr. appears while doing a "ta-da!" pose.
Captain Falcon
Arrives in the Blue Falcon and jumps out.
Dark Pit
Same as Pit, however with a beam of darkness.
Diddy Kong
Bursts out a barrel, smaller than Donkey Kong's.
Donkey Kong
Bursts out a barrel, already in place.
Dr. Mario
Appears from a wall made of Megavitamins .
Duck Hunt Duo
Jumps in tall grass and laughs.
Falco
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Fox
Jumps out of the Arwing's cockpit.
Ganondorf
Steps out of a dark portal.
Ike
Uses a Warp Staff to get warped on onto the stage.
Jigglypuff
Appears from a Pokéball.
King Dedede
Gets carried in on a sedan by Waddle Dees.
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 seatshirt then throws it off.
Lucario
Teleports with his Aura.
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.
Meta Knight
Teleports via Dimensional Cape .
Mii Brawler
Falls down with an explosion, then perfroms punches and kicks.
Mii Gunner
Teleports from a energy sphere
Mii Swordfighter
Teleports via Gale Strike .
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 off the gathered ash.
Olimar
Lands with his Hococate Ship and plucks three Pikmin.
Pac-Man
Appears on in his 2D form as a ball, opens his mouth, jumps and turns into 3D Pac-Man.
Palutena
Appears from a golden door.
Peach
Appears in a flurry of hearts and says "Hi!".
Pikachu
Appears from a Pokéball.
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
Uses a Warp Staff to get warped on onto the stage.
Rosalina and Luma
Swoop down from the stars.
Samus
Enters through a door from 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.
Toon Link
Appears from a cloud of cartoony smoke.
Villager
Steps out of his house which then disappears.
Wario
Arrives with his Wario Bike whereon he crashes it.
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
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Trivia
The only characters that don't have a battle entrance are Young Link, Mewtwo, Roy, and Pichu due to their being exclusive to Melee (which did not feature battle entrances).
If Little Mac has the pink clothes, he will just make the animation of taking them off, not actually taking them off.
External Links
The Battle Entrances of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS