Palette Swaps in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remain the same for the majority of the cast returning from the previous title, but characters such as Mario and Ike received new alternate costumes, while characters such as Peach and Samus received new palette swaps due to the addition of their Echo Fighters.
Unlike previous installments, palette swaps are now notated by "Color #." In addition, by selecting the character on the character slot, an additional menu can be brought up to display all the colors immediately, though the traditional method of selecting a palette swap via the left and right shoulder buttons is still retained.
Based on her appearance from Bayonetta 2, wielding Love is Blue.
Original
Her appearance from Bayonetta, wielding Scarborough Fair. Also known as "A Witch With No Memories" in Bayonetta 2.
Yellow
Resembles her Princess Daisy outfit from the Wii U version of Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.
Original Green
Based on one of her alternate colors in Anarchy Reigns.
Red
Based on the color scheme of Jeanne, her friendly rival from the Bayonetta series. Her hair recolored white as well. The Wicked Weaves are also colored white to match.
Based on his appearance from the most recent games in the Mario series since Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4.
Black
Based on Morton Koopa Jr.'s design from recent games. This costume somewhat combines the Black and Brown costumes from Brawl.
Yellow
Possibly a reference to the gold Bowser statue from Super Mario World, or Ludwig Von Koopa's sprite design from the same game.
Green
Heavily resembles Bowser's in-game sprite from Super Mario World. It is also based on a green alternate costume in Mario Golf, and seems reminiscent of Bowser's cartoon design used in the three DIC Entertainment shows, as well as the Nintendo Comics System series.
White
This costume turns Bowser’s hair red and his shell and spiked collars to white, somewhat resembling Dry Bowser from New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart Wii. It also resembles Morton Koopa Jr.’s white and gold shell and darker skin.
Orange
The color scheme may resemble Bowletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Also resembles Giga Bowser's appearance in Ultimate.
Red
Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf, except with red hair and a pink head.
Blue
Based on the color scheme of a Bowser Impostor from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Also resembles his alternate color in Mario Golf.
Resembles his appearance in the Japanese F-Zero X commercial.
Red
Based on Blood Falcon's outfit from F-Zero X. Much like in the previous games, this color alters the logo on his back to “Blood Hawk”, the name of Blood Falcon’s F-Zero vehicle.
Green
Slightly resembles Pico's appearance from F-Zero
Blue
This is a reference to his original F-Zero costume, as well his appearance in F-ZERO: GP Legend.
Pink
Resembles Jody Summer’s outfit. Also known as “Captain Fabulous” by fans.
Based on his appearance from Fire Emblem Awakening.
Red
It may be based on various Fire Emblem Awakening characters like Miriel, Cherche, and Walhart. It may also resemble Mirage Chrom when promoted to Conqueror in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.
Green
Based off the color scheme of Stahl, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening
Yellow
Based off the color scheme of Owain, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Black
Based on the color scheme of Lon'qu, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Purple
Based on the color schemes of both Yen'fay and Henry, characters in Fire Emblem Awakening.
White
Based on the color scheme of Kellam, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening
Blue
Based on the color scheme of Donnel, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Based on Cloud's appearance from Final Fantasy VII and Dissidia Final Fantasy. Although his outfit in Dissidia Final Fantasy is a modified version of the SOLDIER 1st Class uniform in the original game.
Advent
Based on his appearance from the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie. Also known as "Cloudy Wolf" in Dissidia Final Fantasy. In this costume, his Buster Sword changes to that of the Fusion Sword. It is referred to as his "Advent Children costume".
Blue
Based on Zack Fair's original SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from the start of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Advent Blue
Resembles the color scheme of the default SOLDIER 3rd Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. Also resembles the color scheme of the Shinra infantryman uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Red
Based on the default SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from the original Final Fantasy VII.
Advent Black
Resembles the color scheme of the default SOLDIER 3rd Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. In this costume his left sleeve is removed, showing the arm infected by Geostigma, which has a pink ribbon in memory of Aerith Gainsborough. In the film, the sleeve is torn off during Cloud's battle with Kadaj.
Black
Based on the default SOLDIER 1st Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, , which is used by Zack Fair in the same game. Also based on Cloud's default costume in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
Advent Purple
Resembles the color scheme of the default SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Based on the default male avatar from Fire Emblem Fates.
Female
Based on the default female avatar from Fire Emblem Fates, though with black leggings.
Red
Resembles the color scheme of Arthur from Fire Emblem Fates. Also based on the "enemy unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Orange
Resembles the color scheme of Oboro from Fire Emblem Fates.
Blue
Resembles the color scheme of Kris, the Avatar from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. Also based on the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Pink
Resembles the color scheme of Camilla from Fire Emblem Fates. Also resembles the color scheme associated with the secret kingdom of Valla from Fire Emblem Fates.
Green
Resembles the color scheme of Kaze from Fire Emblem Fates. Also based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series.
Black
Resembles the color scheme of the Nohr Noble class from Fire Emblem Fates.
Based on his current appearance since Donkey Kong Country.
White
Resembles the alternate outfit in the Two-Player Contest mode from the original Donkey Kong Country game.
Pink
His clothing and fur is based on Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong's girlfriend from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Purple
Resembles the alternate outfit in the Two-Player Contest mode from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Green
Resembles one of Diddy Kong’s alternate costumes in the multiplayer mode of Donkey Kong 64. The reddish fur also matches Donkey Kong’s red alternate costume.
Blue
His clothing and fur is based on Kiddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble.
Yellow
Resembles an actual chimpanzee. Similar and complimentary to Donkey Kong's black alternate costume.
Cyan
Resembles Donkey Kong Jr., as he appears in Donkey Kong Jr. Math.
Based on his current appearance since the original Donkey Kong Country.
Black
Resembles a real life rainforest gorilla. The tie is the same as the one used in Contest Mode as a second player in the original Donkey Kong Country.
Red
May represent the original Donkey Kongfrom the arcade game with the same name who had reddish orange fur.
Blue
Resembles an alternate color scheme from Donkey Kong 64 and an alternate costume from Mario Golf.
Green
Based on his green color scheme throughout the Super Smash Bros. series. Resembles an alternate color scheme from DK: King of Swing.
White
Referred to as "Yeti DK" on the Brawl DOJO!! Resembles the Fire Mini Donkey Kong from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, and a recolor from Mario Golf. This may also be a reference to Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the Donkey Kong Country animated series, who shared the same model as Donkey Kong. Also resembles Super Kong from the Donkey Kong Country games developed by Retro Studios.
Yellow
Resembles Donkey Kong under the effects of Banana Juice from Donkey Kong Country Returns, and a recolor from Mario Golf.
The dog is based on a Labrador Retriever. The duck appears to be a Male Mallard Duck and also one of the three possible ducks that appears in the original Duck Hunt.
Grey
The dog is based on a Black Labrador Retriever. The duck is one of the three possible ducks from Duck Hunt.
His “Dark Fox” costume from Brawl. The name of the color was posted on the DOJO!!. It resembles a black fox.
Red
Resembles Fox's Player 1 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault. His red jumpsuit somewhat resembles Falco’s appearance from Assault. The red jumpsuit is also based on Peppy Hare's jumpsuit from Star Fox 64, Star Fox 64 3D, and Star Fox Zero.
Green
Resembles Fox's Player 4 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Orange
Resembles Falco's appearances in Star Fox 64,Star Fox 64 3D and Star Fox Zero.
White
Resembles Fox's white costume from 3DS/Wii U.
Yellow
Resembles Fox's Player 3 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Purple
Resembles Wolf O' Donnell. The fur is now purple to differentiate this costume from Wolf, who is playable in Ultimate.
Based on his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
Red
Loosely resembles the appearance of Yuga from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Blue
Based of his original beast-boar form, Ganon, in the original The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and A Link Between Worlds.
Green
Loosely resembles his in-game appearance in Ocarina of Time. Also based on his green alternate costume from Melee.
Purple
Also loosely resembles Yuga from A Link Between Worlds.
Maroon
Resembles his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Cerulean
Complementary to Link's "Dark Link" costume. This time, his skin is blue instead of grey. Also based on his "Old Manondorf" costume from Brawl and 3DS/Wii U, hence the white hair.
Black
Resembles his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Popo and Nana switch positions for their red, brown, white, and orange costumes, AND they switch positions on the selection screen like they did in Melee.
Purple
Based on their appearance from the original Ice Climber.
Blue
N/A
Green
N/A
Dark Blue
Popo's parka resembles his dark blue sprite from the original Ice Climber.
Red
Nana's red parka resemble the red Ice Climber on the American boxart for Ice Climber.
Brown
N/A
White
Resembles the color of any Ice Climber when touched by an enemy in Ice Climber. The mittens they wear are based on their default parka costumes.
Based on his appearance in the Ranger class outfit from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Also resembles the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Hero
Based on his Hero appearance from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Also resembles the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Ranger Purple
Resembles the outfit of Mia from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Also based on the "enemy unit" color from the Fire Emblem series.
Hero Red
Resembles the outfit of Zelgius from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
Ranger Yellow
Resembles the outfit of Ike's father, Greil from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
Hero Green
Resembles the outfit of Geoffrey from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Also based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series.
Ranger Blue
Resembles the color scheme of Sigurd, one of the main protagonists from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Hero Black
Resembles the Black Knight, one of the main antagonists from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
Most of Incineroar's costumes can be connected to various real life wrestling personalities. This is most likely a reference to Incineroar's wrestler motive in both the Pokémon series and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Red
Based on its appearance from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Green
Resembles Mitsuharu Misawa, the second Tiger Mask wrestler in Japan.
Black
A reversal of his normal color scheme. Resembles a black and red mask once worn by Japanese wrestler, The Great Muta. Also probably resembles his pre-evolution, Litten, but with a grey torso instead of a black one.
Blue
Resembles Ultimo Dragon, a Japanese wrestler known for popularizing the Asai Moonsault.
Orange
Resembles Yoshihiro Yamazaki, the fourth Tiger Mask wrestler in Japan. Also resembles Infernape, another Fire Type Pokémon. It also has a similar color scheme to his other pre-evolution, Torracat.
Purple
Resembles a costume worn by Spanish wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. from the 1997 Halloween Havoc event. Also resembles Big the Cat from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Grey
A more monochromatic or "burnt" looking swap. Resembles the Black Tiger, the rival persona of the Japanese wrestler, Tiger Mask. It might also resemble the black and white appearance of Dollar, Sun's Torracat from the Pokémon Adventures manga series.
White
Resembles its Shiny coloration from Pokémon Sun and Moon. Also resembles Japanese wrestler, Jushin "Thunder" Liger.
Inkling alternates between a female and male version, each with their respective default haircut from the first Splatoon.
Orange
Female Inkling wearing Fake Contacts, a White Tee, and Pink Trainers. Based on her default appearance in artwork and marketing from the original Splatoon.
Blue
Male Inkling wearing Fake Contacts, a Zink Layered LS, and Purple Hi-Horses. Based on his default appearance in artwork and marketing from the original Splatoon.
Yellow
Female Inkling wearing the Hero Headset Replica, Hero Jacket Replica, and Hero Runner Replicas. Based on how she appears in artwork from the original Splatoon, but with yellow tentacles and ink instead of green. Resembles the default appearance of the Female Agent 3.
Green
Male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana, Armor Jacket Replica, and Moto Boots. Based on how he appears in on the boxart for Volume 2 of Sheldon's Picks.
Pink
Female Inkling wearing the Takoroka Mesh, Black Squideye, and White Kicks. Based on how she appears in artwork from the original Splatoon.
Cyan
Male Inkling wearing the Retro Specs, Baby-Jelly Shirt, and Blue Slip-Ons. Based on how he appears in artwork from the original Splatoon, but with cyan tentacles and ink instead of purple.
Purple
Female Inkling wearing the Squid Hairclip, School Uniform, and School Shoes, as she appears in promotional artwork from the Squid Research Lab. Also based on the School Uniform that can be unlocked in the original Splatoon after completing all challenges for the Female Inkling Amiibo.
Navy
Male Inkling wearing the Skate Helmet, Octo Tee, and Octoling Boots.
Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Hibiscus
Resemble the flower Elite Four member Phoebe wears in the Generation III Pokémon games, most noticeably in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Although it's worth pointing out that Jigglypuff has had this alternate costume ever since the original Super Smash Bros.
Leaf
Wears the hat of Leaf, the female protagonist from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Sun Hat
Wears a straw hat that's commonly associated with Bug Catcher Trainers throughout the Pokémon series.
Nightcap
Wears the hat Kirby wears when he has the sleep copy ability. A reference to Jigglypuff's use of Rest throughout both Super Smash Bros. and the Pokémon series.
Ribbon
Based on the ribbon associated with the Fairy Tale Girls. Also resembles Jigglypuff's red ribbon alternate costume in the original Super Smash Bros.
Based on his appearance as a Phantom Thief from Persona 5.
Purple
A partial reversal of his normal colors. Based on the main color used as the signature color of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. It could also loosely resemble the outfit of Phantom Thief Noir from Persona 5.
Blue
A partial reversal of his normal colors. Based on the main color used as the signature color of Persona 3.
Yellow
A partial reversal of his normal colors. Based on the main color used as the signature color of Persona 4.
Red
A partial reversal of his normal colors. Based on the main color used as the signature color of both Persona 2 and Persona 5. It could also resemble the outfit Tatsuya Suou wears in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.
White
Based off the appearance of Phantom Thief Crow from Persona 5.
Uniform
Based off Joker's appearance when wearing his winter Shujin Academy uniform in Persona 5. When wearing. Joker takes off his glasses when summoning Arsene instead of his mask.
Uniform White
Resembles the appearance of Goro Akechi when wearing his detective uniform in Persona 5. Also resembles his summer Shujin Academy uniform in Persona 5.
Similar to an alternate costume in the Multiplayer mode from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Green
Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Has an Yarn Waddle Dee pattern on his belt, based on Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Purple
Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. The belt is very ornately decorated, similar to those on formal Japanese kimonos.
Cyan
Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Features a belt that contains the same icons as one of the menu schemes from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Brown
Based on his appearance on the monochromatic Game Boy screen in Kirby's Dream Land.
Blue
Similar to an alternate costume in the Multiplayer mode from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Black
Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. May be based on the appearance of an actual Emperor Penguin.
Based on his original appearance from Donkey Kong Country, with elements from the post-Donkey Kong 64 redesign of the character, such as the blue gem on his cape and more expressive eyes.
Red
Based on the enemy, Kannon from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Blue
Resembles one of his alternate colors from DK: King of Swing. May also resemble Krusha.
Yellow
Based on the enemies, Kutlass and Kopter from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Purple
Resembles Skidda, an enemy from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
Dark Gray
Most likely resembles Boss Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country.
Brown
Most likely based on the enemies Rockcroc or Klump from Donkey Kong Country.
White
Most likely based on Bleak from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
Based on Keeby, the Yellow Kirby controlled by Player 2 in Kirby's Dream Course and various other Kirby titles, as well as Beam Kirby from Kirby Super Star, sans the hat.
Blue
Based on Ice Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat.
Red
Based on Fire Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat. It's also based on the Red Kirby controlled by Player 3 in recent multiplayer games.
Green
Based on Plasma Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat. It's also resembles the Green Kirby controlled by Player 4 in recent multiplayer games, but with orange feet instead of dark green feet.
Grayscale
Based on Kirby's monochrome appearance from the original Kirby's Dream Land. It is also similar to Kirby's appearance on the North American box cover. It is most similar in appearance to the alternate "Chalk" palette in Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Orange
Resembles the orange spray paint from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad. It also resembles the color of Suplex Kirby in Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Based on his appearance from Punch-Out!! for Wii. He wears this outfit in Contender mode when fighting in the Minor Circuit, the title introduction, and during his training montages. He also wears this outfit as Player 1 in the multiplayer mode, and in Doc Louis' Punch-Out!!.
Yellow
Resembles his appearance in Title Defense Mode in Punch-Out!! for Wii.
White
Resembles a glitch from the NES Punch-Out!! where the green color on Little Mac's sprite would turn white after winning a match. Also resembles Piston Hondo's attire from the Wii version of Punch-Out!!.
Blue
Resembles his appearance when fighting in the Major Circuit in Punch-Out!! for Wii.
Black
Resembles the appearance of the protagonist from the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!!. While the character is called "Little Mac" in some of the game's later promotional materials, there is dispute as to whether or not the two are the same character.
Pink
Wears his pink, hooded sweatshirt from various training montages in the Punch-Out!! series.
Wire
The wireframe design based on the original arcade Punch-Out!!
Wire Green
The wireframe variant swaps the color of the hoodie and gloves, making the hoodie green and the gloves pink, which is the opposite of his training outfit.
Based on his current appearance since Luigi's Mansion and Mario Party 4.
Orange
Based on Mario's color scheme from Pinball, although Luigi's cap is orange instead of blue. The orange isn't a bright orange, rather it looks as if it has a brown tint which can have a reference to Princess Daisy since Luigi has a certain liking of her.
Pink
Based around Luigi's pink outfit from Wrecking Crew. Also referred to as "Strawberry Luigi". Also resembles Dawn as she appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Cyan
Resembles Mario's appearance on the American cartridge art for Mario Bros..
White
Based on Fire Luigi's design from Super Mario World onwards.
Purple
Based on Waluigi, his arch-rival from the Mario series, except the "L" on his cap is purple instead of yellow.
Blue
Resembles Luigi's Player 2 costume in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon's ScareScraper, but with a green L instead of a blue one.
Yellow
Resembles his appearance in the Atari XE port of Mario Bros., although Luigi's cap is yellow rather than green.
Based on his current appearance since Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4. Although there are minor changes to his design here compared to his design in 3DS/Wii U, now making it based on his appearance in Super Mario Odyssey.
American
Based on the outfit Mario wore in NES Open Tournament Golf. The outfit also resembles the American flag. In the Japanese version of NES Open Tournament Golf, it was only worn while playing on the U.S. Course, while Mario's default outfit was worn while playing in other courses. Sometimes referred to as 'Murica Mario by fans.
Cyan
Based on Mario's appearance on the Japanese boxart for Mario Bros. Also resembles Mario's appearance on the cover of the e-Reader game Mario Bros.-e. This replaces the inverted blue costume that was previously in all the other games. Resembles Urban Champion Fighter as he appeared In Urban Champion.
Black
Originally based on Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew '98 according to the original SSB Japanese site, though the costume has updated from the original version of this swap to be more black and white than brown and yellow. It may also resemble his more monochromatic appearance in the Super Mario Land games for the Gameboy.
Green
A color inverse of his traditional colors. Resembles Mario's appearance on Japanese and European box arts for Wrecking Crew. It also resembles Luigi's appearance on the arcade version of Mario Bros.
Purple
Based on Waluigi. Interestingly, Mario could wear these colors in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by having both the L Emblem and W Emblem badges equipped. His Wario-based swap was surprisingly removed.
Builder
Wears the Builder Helmet and Outfit from Super Mario Maker. This replaces the Wario-inspired yellow costume that was previously in all the other games.
Tuxedo
Wears his marital Top Hat and Tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey. This replaces the Fire Mario-inspired white costume that was previously in Brawl and in 3DS/Wii U.
Based on his appearance as a Lord from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. Also based on the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Red
Based on the "enemy unit" color in the Fire Emblem series. May also could be based on the Cain archetype in the Fire Emblem series.
Green
Based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series. May also be based on the Abel archetype in the Fire Emblem series.
Black
Resembles the overworld sprites of partner units from Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War. May also resemble Camus from Fire Emblem: New Master of the Emblem.
White
Based on Leif, the protagonist from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
Blue
Based on Marth's artwork from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. May also resemble Seliph from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Yellow
Based on Roy's yellow costume from Melee, but his jeans are colored black instead of white.
Purple
Resembles his original artwork from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Also referred to as "Pantless Marth" in the community.
Based on his design in the original Mega Man series when he uses no weapons and only uses the Mega Buster.
Red
Based on his original coloration when using Items 1, 2, and 3 in Mega Man 2. As well as when using the Rush Coil and the other Rush adapters in the series starting from Mega Man 3 and onward. It may also resemble Cut Man.
Green
Based off the colors of Hyper Bomb from the original Mega Man. As well as the Leaf Shield from Mega Man 2, the Search Snake from Mega Man 3, Gyro Attack from Mega Man 5, Copy Vision from Mega Man & Bass, and the Tornado Blow from Mega Man 9. It may also resemble Tango the Cat, Gyro Man, and Commando Man.
Brown
Based off the colors of Metal Blade from Mega Man 2 and Ring Boomerang from Mega Man 4.
Cyan
Based off the colors of Ice Slasher from Mega Man, the Air Shooter from Mega Man 2, the Gemini Laser from Mega Man 3, and the Blizzard Attack from Mega Man 6.
Chartreuse
Based off the colors of Slash Claw from Mega Man 7 and artwork of the Electric Shock from Mega Man 5 on the GameBoy. The colors also resemble his appearance from the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon.
Orange
Based off the colors of Fire Storm from Mega Man, the Atomic Fire from Mega Man 2, the Flame Sword from Mega Man 8, the Wave Burner from Mega Man & Bass, the Magma Bazooka from Mega Man 9, and the Solar Blaze from Mega Man 10.
Grey
Based off the colors of Thunder Beam from the original Mega Man, the Top Spin from Mega Man 3, and the Thunder Wool from Mega Man 10. It may also have a reference to Junk Man's body.
Based on his appearance from the most recent games in the Kirby series, particularly Kirby's Return to Dream Land, though with more pieces of armor.
White
Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride, as well as a Paladin/Holy Knight.
Red
Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Also resembles concept artwork from Kirby's Dream Collection.
Green
Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride.
Navy
Resembles his original appearance in Kirby's Adventure, but with red eyes.
Pink
Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride, which references Kirby's color scheme; Meta Knight himself resembles a dark blue Kirby beneath his armor.
Purple
Based on Galacta Knight, this time complete with the 4-stared mask, red eyes, and light pink skin color. In addition, Galaxia turns purple to resemble Galacta Knight's lance.
Grey
Based on Dark Meta Knight, complete with a grey mantle and scar on his mask. In addition, Galaxia now has a silver coloration with a blue gem.
Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Orange
Mewtwo's red palette swap from Melee. Also resembles one of Mewtwo's possible alternate colors in the Pokémon Stadium games. Also has a possible reference to its Yellow sprite.
Blue
Mewtwo's blue palette swap from Melee. Also resembles one of Mewtwo's possible alternate colors in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Brown
N/A
Pink
N/A
Yellow
N/A
Cyan
N/A
Black
Slightly resembles Shadow Lugia from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Could also resemble Shadow Mewtwo from Pokken Tournament.
Based on the Game & Watch characters from the games Fire and Parachute. He has the general color of the LCD frames in most of the Game & Watch handhelds.
Red
Resembles the colours of characters and objects on the Virtual Boy and the red crab in Crab Grab.
Yellow
Based on the depictions of objects and characters on the Game Boy.
Blue
Resemble the blue crab from Crab Grab.
Turquoise
Based on the displaying of the two shades on the Game Boy, commonly used for the background and foreground.
Cyan
Resembles the backlit display of the Game Boy Light.
Green
Resembles the crab from Crab Grab.
White
Inverted colors of his default costume. Similar to the monochrome LCD display on the Game & Watch.
Intended to reference the striped, black and yellow uniforms of the Hanshin Tigers, a Japanese baseball team. The shirt's pattern is also reminiscent of the Gigantic Ant enemy from EarthBound.
Green
Resemble's Everdred from Earthbound. Sometimes also referred to as El Chavo Ness in the community.
Blue
Colors resemble that of his younger self that Ness encounters briefly in Magicant. Additionally, the shirt's colors resemble the color scheme of Ness's pajamas from the beginning of Earthbound.
Black
Ness wears a t-shirt with a sprite of Mr. Saturn. This might be based on the Good Kid from Mother 3.
Cyan
The patterns and eyes on his shirt are based on Master Belch, an enemy from EarthBound.
Purple
The shirt represents the checkered backgrounds of some of the menu screens in Earthbound.
Based on her appearance from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which itself is based on her appearance that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Pink
Resembles the palette of her sprite from the original Kid Icarus.
Cyan
Resembles concept art of Palutena from the original Kid Icarus. Also resembles the color scheme of Amazon Pandora from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Green
Resembles artwork of Palutena in the instruction manual from the original Kid Icarus. Might also resemble the sprite of Medusa's true form from the original Kid Icarus.
Blue
Resembles the color scheme of Pandora from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Red
Based on the color scheme of Viridi from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Black
Based on the color scheme of Dark Pit from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Purple
Based on the color scheme of Medusa from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Based on her current appearance since Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4. Although it's worth noting that her dress in Ultimate is more detailed than her dress in 3DS/Wii U.
Gold
Resembles Gold Peach from Super Mario Party. Replaces her Daisy alternate costume that she previously had ever since Melee due to Daisy now being an Echo Fighter for Peach in Ultimate.
Red
Resembles the original design of Pauline, Mario's girlfriend from Donkey Kong.
Blue
Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf, with a crown resembling Rosalina's. Resembles Daisy's outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf.
Green
Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf. Resembles her outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf.
White
Resembles her Wedding Dress from Super Paper Mario and Super Mario Odyssey.
Fire
Based on Fire Peach from Super Mario 3D World. Also resembles Peach's original sprite from Super Mario Bros.
Black
Resembles the color scheme of a Power Star throughout the Super Mario series. Also has some similarities to the appearance of the Shadow Queen from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Goggles
Wears blue goggles based on the Swimmer Trainer class in the Pokémon series.
Red
Based on Pichu's red costume from Melee, albeit without the neckerchief.
White
Wears a white beanie based on Team Skull Grunts from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Blue
Wears a blue bandana based on Team Aqua Grunts from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Yellow
Based on the spiky-eared Pichu, a special event Pokémon from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Flower
Wears a hibiscus on its ear. Could be based on a similar costume Jigglypuff has where they wear a red hibiscus.
Focus Band
Wears the Focus Band, an item from the Pokémon series known for giving any Pokémon that wears it a 10% chance of preventing the Pokémon from fainting. Could potentially be a joke about how Pichu damages itself and wears it to prevent itself from unintentionally fainting.
Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Red Hat
Includes Red's hat, the male protagonist from the Generation I Pokémon games. Pikachu's fur color also changes to look akin to a shiny Pikachu. Pikachu's fur in this costume also resembles a color alteration of Pikachu in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Headband
Includes the headband of Brenden, the male protagonist from the Generation III Pokémon games. Pikachu's fur in this costume also resembles a color alteration of Pikachu in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Ethan Hat
Based on the hat the male protagonist Ethan wears in the Generation II Pokémon games.
Party Hat
Based on Pikachu's blue party hat alternate costume throughout the Super Smash Bros. series.
Hat and Glasses
Wears the default hat of the male protagonist Calem from Pokémon X and Y.
Moon Hat
The tip of Pikachu's tail is now heart-shaped like Pikachu's female variation in the Pokémon games. Also wears the cap of Moon/Selene from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Libre
The tip of Pikachu's tail is now heart-shaped like Pikachu's female variation in the Pokémon games. Wears the Libre costume from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Pokken Tournament.
The container Piranha Plant sits in changes with each costume. It sits in the brown pot from Super Mario 3D World by default.
Green
Resembles its original design from Super Mario Bros. The pot is replaced with a green pipe.
Yellow
Resembles various yellow Piranha Plants from the Mario series: the transformed king of Pipe Land from Super Mario Bros. 3, the Wild Ptooie Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island after being struck once, and the Glad Piranha Plant from Super Princess Peach. It sits in a magenta pot.
Pink
Resembles Peewee Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy and the Nipper Plants from the Super Mario All-Stars release of Super Mario Bros. 3. The stem color is shared with the white costume. It sits in a black pipe.
Black
Resembles the Inky Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D Land. It may also be patterned off of the Pale Piranha from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. It sits in a red pot.
White
Resembles the Nipper Plant from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island; the spots are based on the Nipper Spores. The stem color is shared with the pink costume. It sits in a yellow pipe.
Purple
Resembles the Bungee Piranhas from Yoshi's Island DS and the Prickly Piranha Plant from Super Mario Galaxy. It sits in a yellow pot. It may also be patterned off of Mom Piranha from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as well as the blue-colored Piranha Plants that appear both before and during the fight against her.
Blue
Resembles its blue cave sprite from Super Mario Bros.. It may also be patterned off of the Frost Piranha as it appeared in Super Paper Mario, where it had a green stem rather than a blue one as in previous games. The pot is replaced with a brown pipe.
Based on his appearance from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which was based on his redesign from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Yellow
Resembles the color scheme of his outfit in the Captain N: The Game Master comic.
Red
Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Gold Arrow upgrade along with Level 4 strength.
Green
Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Bronze Arrow upgrade along with Level 2 strength, although his wings are now red instead of green.
Blue
Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Sacred Arrow upgrade along with Level 5 strength.
Black
Resembles Dark Pit, who in turn was based on Pit's "Fallen Angel" costume from Brawl.
Grey
Resembles a cherub, a depiction of an angel from both the Bible and many other mythologies.
Pink
Combines elements of his cyan and pink costumes from 3DS/Wii U.
Based on Red from the original Pokémon games as he appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Female Default
Based on Leaf from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Squirtle resembles its evolution, Wartortle. Ivysuar resembles its in-battle sprite from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Charizard resembles his pre-evolution, Charmeleon.
Male Green
The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Ethan, the male protagonist from the Generation II Pokémon games, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Squirtle appears with its shiny colors. Charizard appears in its green color from Brawl.
Female Pink
The female trainer takes on the color scheme of May, the female protagonist from the Generation III Pokémon games, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Charizard appears in its pinkish color from Brawl.
Male Yellow
The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Lucas, the male protagonist from the Generation IV Pokémon games, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Squirtle resembles its in-battle sprite from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Ivysuar appears with its shiny colors. Charizard appears with the shiny colors of its pre-evolutions, Charmander and Charmeleon.
Female White
The female trainer takes on the color scheme of Hilda, the female protagonist from the Generation V Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. Charizard resembles Aerodactyl, another winged species introduced in the Generation I Pokémon games.
Male Blue
The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Calem, the male protagonist of the Generation VI Pokémon games, Pokémon X and Y. Charizard resembles Zubat and Golbat, another pair of winged species introduced in the Generation I Pokémon games.
Female Purple
The female trainer takes on the color scheme of Moon/Selene, the female protagonist from the Generation VII Pokémon games. Specifically how she appeared in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. She has tanned skin. Charizard’s purple color is similar to its old shiny colors from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
Most of Richter's costumes seem to be based on his alternate costumes from Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
Default
A mix between his appearance from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.
Red
Resembles his ancestor Christopher Belmont as he appears in Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth.
Purple
Resembles Richter's appearance from the unreleased SEGA 32X game Castlevania: The Bloodletting.
Green
Possibly a reference to his girlfriend Annette as she appears in Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. It also resembles the "Curse" status-effect from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.
Yellow
Resembles artwork of John Morris from Castlevania: Bloodlines.
Blue
Resembles his design in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Black
Resembles the end credits graphics of Castlevania: Dracula X, which are displayed in a monochromatic palette.
White
Resembles Leon Belmont from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.
Based on R.O.B's Japanese colour scheme for the Famicom. Used as R.O.B.'s default color scheme in the Japanese version of the game.
White
Based on R.O.B's American colour scheme for the NES. Even the words on his base change from "Family Computer Robot" to "R.O.B. - Robotic Operating Buddy", the same as the American design. Used as R.O.B.'s default color scheme in the North American and PAL version of the game.
Yellow
Resembles the color scheme of the glitch, Spike, from Stack-Up.
Purple
Resembles the color scheme of the glitch, Flipper, from Stack-Up. Also resembles the North American SNES color scheme. May also resemble the Clear Purple Game Boy Color and the Atomic Purple Nintendo 64 controller.
Blue
Said to be based on either the color scheme of the indigo GameCube model or the color scheme of the Azurite Blue Game Boy Advance SP. Also loosely resembles the Nav-Com from StarTropics, who was a reference to R.O.B. itself.
Based on the default male avatar from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Female Black
Based on the default female avatar from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Green
Resembles the Tactician's map sprite color scheme from Fire Emblem as well as the scheme of the Abel archetypes. Robin's hair color more closely resembles Mark's from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
Red
Resembles Anna, a reoccurring shopkeeper in the Fire Emblem series, as she appeared in Fire Emblem: Awakening as well as the scheme of the Minerva and Cain archetypes. Robin's hair color less closely resembles Anna's than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
Blue
Based on the Avatar from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow. Who was also the first ever customizable avatar in the Fire Emblem series.
Yellow
Resembles Brigid from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War/Eyvel from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Robin's hair color less closely resembles Eyvel's than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
White
Reminiscent of the design of the White Mage from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series.
Pink
Based on Serra, a Cleric from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Represents a Hungry Luma from Super Mario Galaxy. Also resembles Princess Peach's dress.
Yellow
Based on the Power Stars and Yellow Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Green
Based on the Green Power Stars and Green Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Red
Based on Fire Rosalina's appearance in Super Mario 3D World. May also represent the Red Star and Red Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Purple
Based on Lubba from Super Mario Galaxy 2. Does also resemble the color of Purple Coins from Super Mario Galaxy.
Black
Resembles the color scheme of a Power Star.
White
Bears slight resemblance to Peach's appearance from Super Mario Bros. and possibly an inverted coloring of Peach's Fire costume from Super Mario 3D World.
Based on a mix of his designs from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: Awakening. Also based on the color scheme of the "player units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Red
Resembles Roy's red costume from Melee. Also based on the color scheme on the "enemy units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Green
Resembles Roy's green costume from Melee. Also based on the color scheme on the "ally units" and "NPC units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Violet
Resembles on the color shceme of Marcus, a paladin and Roy's guardian from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Cyan
Resembles on the color scheme of Eliwood, Roy's father from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Like in Melee, this is his only palette swap to change the highlight of his armor from golden to silver.
Black
Resembles on the color scheme of Zephiel, the main antagonist from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Pink
Based on Cecilia, Roy's tutor from Fire Emblem: Binding Blade.
Yellow
Based on Roy's yellow costume from Melee and 3DS/Wii U.
Based on her appearance in the Varia Suit as it appears in Metroid: Other M.
Cyan
Resembles the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion.
Pink
Based on the Varia Suit of the original Metroid when missiles are selected. It's also based the Gravity Suit as it appears in Super Metroid.
Brown
Based on the Dark Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Purple
Based the Gravity Suit as it appears throughout most games in the Metroid series.
Green
Samus' Power Suit in Super Metroid. Also, considered a staple of Super Smash Bros. by Masahiro Sakurai. In Japan, the original Smash 64 website referred to this alternate costume as "Mass Produced Samus", a reference to the Mass Produced Gundam's in the Gundam series.
White
Based on the Light Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes . It also resembles her sprite in Metroid II: Return of Samus on the Game Boy.
Black
Resembles a Power Trooper from Metroid Prime. It also resembles Kanden from Metroid Prime: Hunters. Replaces her Dark Samus costume from 3DS/Wii U, as Dark Samus is now an Echo Fighter for Samus.
Based on the Stealth Set from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, including the long white scarf of the Stealth Mask. She maintains her physical appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Red
Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed red in Breath of the Wild.
Purple
Resemble Sheik's original appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Violet
Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed purple in Breath of the Wild.
Green
Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed green in Breath of the Wild.
Black
Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed black in Breath of the Wild. A reference to a traditional ninja outfit, but is slightly darker and is the only costume to change the colour of her hair.
Yellow
Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed light yellow in Breath of the Wild.
White
Could resemble Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, who is an alter ego to Zelda, similar to Sheik. Could also resemble some of the designs of Impa, a recurring Sheikah character throughout The Legend of Zelda series.
Based on Shulk's swimsuit armor set from Xenoblade Chronicles. Also seen when all of his equipment is removed. His skin is slightly tanned when wearing this costume.
Based on his classic appearance from the Castlevania series, particularly the Sharp X68000 version of Castlevania Chronicles, with elements of his appearance from Super Castlevania IV.
Orange
Resembles his appearance from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.
Yellow
Resembles his appearance as he appears in the Western boxart from Super Castlevania IV. Could also resembles Fake Trevor, a boss from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Black
Resembles his in-game appearance from Vampire Killer, the MSX2 version of the original Castlevania. Also resembles his appearance from Castlevania Chronicles.
Blue
Resembles his appearance as he appears in the Japanese boxart from Super Castlevania IV. Also resembles Richter Belmont.
White
Resembles Cornell from Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Also resembles his in-game appearance in Vampire Killer, the MSX2 version of the original Castlevania.
Red
Resembles his in-game appearance from the original Castlevania.
Purple
Resembles Hector from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.
Based on his current appearance since Sonic Adventure. Although his proportions matches more with his current appearance in Sonic Unleashed.
Purple
Resembles NiGHTS from NiGHTS into Dreams..., another SEGA series. The wristbands resemble the Purple Chaos Emerald.
Cyan
Wristbands resemble the Crystal Ring, an upgrade item from Sonic Adventure which helps the player perform a Light Speed Dash quicker. His brighter colored fur also resembles Classic Sonic from Sonic Generations.
White
Resemble Silver the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). His wristbands resembles the blue Ark of the Cosmos from Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
Black
Colors resemble Dark Sonic from the Sonic X anime series.
Yellow
Wristbands resemble the wristbands Silver the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
Green
His wristbands resemble the ones attached to the gloves that appear in the special stages in Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Orange
His wristbands resemble the ones attached to the gloves that appear in the special stages in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Based on his regular outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
Red
Based on the Red Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure
Blue
Based on the Blue Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure.
Purple
Based on the Purple Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure.
Chartreuse
Based on Link's appearance from the original The Legend of Zelda and his appearance in The Legend of Zelda cartoon. It also resembles Toon Link's appearance in the first trailer for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Black
Based on Dark Link's appearance in Twilight Princess. While a similar Dark Toon Link, known as Shadow Link, appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, it did not closely resemble this color scheme. It is one of two costumes to change the color of his tights and is the only costume to change the color of his shield.
Grey
Based on the color scheme when Link wears the Blue Ring in The Legend of Zelda. It is one of two costumes to change the color of his tights.
Teal
Based on Link's appearance in A Link Between Worlds, which first appeared in the Oracle Series. Also resembles Link's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Villager's appearance varies greatly between costumes, with their eyes, hair, gender and clothing all changing. All of Villager's alternate costumes, with the exception of the yellow costume, are based on how the player may look at the start of a new game depending on how they answer questions asked by Kapp'n or Rover in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk respectively. The shirts/dresses worn are named below.
Red
Male villager wearing a "No. 1 Shirt". Based on the default appearance of the male Villager from Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Pink
Female villager wearing a "Daisy Shirt". Based on the default appearance of the female Villager from Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Yellow
Male villager wearing a "Racer 6 Tee". The only alternate costume not based on a villager appearance at the start of a new game.
Green
Female villager wearing a "Turnip Top".
Cyan
Male villager wearing a "Blue Tie-Dye Tee".
Blue
Female villager wearing a "Rugby Tee".
Purple
Male villager wearing a "Four-Ball Tee". He has darker skin compared to the previous game.
Chartreuse
Female villager wearing a "Yellow Bolero". She has darker skin compared to the previous game.
Based on his classic outfit from the Mario series and the Wario Land series as well as his current appearance since Wario Land 2.
Red
Combines elements of his red and black costumes from Brawl.
Classic Red
Resembles how Mario looked like in the early Mario games where he had red overalls and a blue shirt instead of the blue overalls and red shirt he wears today. Resembles his blue alternate costume from Mario Golf. It also resembles Mario's outfit in the original Donkey Kong arcade game, in the three DIC Entertainment cartoons and in the Nintendo Comics System series. Giving Wario a Mario skin mirrors how Mario has a Wario skin since Smash 64.
Green
Combines elements of his yellow and green costumes from Brawl.
Classic Blue
Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover of Mario Bros.
Blue
N/A
Classic Green
Similar to Mario's green costume. It also resembles Luigi's debut in Mario Bros., although the colors of the overalls an shirt are swapped.
Based on her design from Wii Fit, but the hair is based on her design from Wii Fit Plus and her top covers up more of her torso.
Male Blue
Based on his design from Wii Fit.
Female Green
Based on her design from Wii Fit Plus and Wii Fit U, though less revealing. Also the color that represents the Strength training mode in the Wii Fit series.
Male Green
Same as previous.
Female Red
The color that represents the Aerobics category of activities in the Wii Fit series.
Male Red
Same as previous.
Female Yellow
The color that represents the Balance Games in the Wii Fit series. Also loosely based on an alternate outfit from Wii Fit Plus which only appears when a Yoga or Strength Training activity is being done in "My Wii Fit Plus" mode.
Yoshi's main colors, based on his appearance from both the Mario and Yoshi series as well as his current appearance since Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4.
Red
Based on a Red Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Blue
Based on a Blue Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Yellow
Based on a Yellow Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Pink
Based on a Pink Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Cyan
Based on a Cyan Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Purple
Based on a Purple Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Crafted
An alternate costume based on his appearance from Yoshi's Crafted World.
Based on a mixture her appearances from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Red
Based on Zelda's appearances in the original The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with the Red Ring equipped. Her hair is brunette just like said appearance from The Legend of Zelda. Could also be a reference to Din, the Goddess of Power from The Legend of Zelda series.
Blue
Based on Zelda's appearances in The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with the Blue Ring equipped. Could also be a reference to Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom from The Legend of Zelda series.
Purple
Based on her appearance as adult Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Green
Based on Zelda's appearances in The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with no Magic Ring equipped. Could also be a reference to Farore, the Goddess of Courage from The Legend of Zelda series.
Black
Resembles the appearance of Hilda, Zelda's Lorule counterpart from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Pink
Based on Zelda's appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
White
Based on Zelda's field sprite from A Link to the Past as well as the goddess dress from Skyward Sword along with her white dress from Breath of the Wild.