A starter character is a character who is available for play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock or challenge that character in order for him or her to be selectable (as one must do to select unlockable characters).
List of starter characters
The following characters appear as starter characters:
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Starters
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Bowser
- Captain Falcon
- Donkey Kong
- Fox McCloud
- Ice Climbers
- Kirby
- Link
- Mario
- Ness
- Peach
- Pikachu
- Samus Aran
- Yoshi
- Zelda/Sheik
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Brawl's Starters
- Bowser
- Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Fox McCloud
- Ice Climbers
- Ike
- Link
- Lucas
- King Dedede
- Kirby
- Mario
- Meta Knight
- Olimar
- Peach
- Pikachu
- Pit
- Pokémon Trainer
- Samus Aran/Zero Suit Samus
- Wario
- Yoshi
- Zelda/Sheik