List of Super Smash Bros. series characters


The fighting game series Super Smash Bros. from Nintendo, launched in 1999, features an assortment of video game characters from 40 different franchises. There are 89 playable characters across the series, mostly sourced from Nintendo franchises but with a number of third-party ones as well. There are also other non-player characters that take the form of enemies, bosses, and power-ups.

Playable characters

Each game in the series has a number of playable characters, referred to as "fighters", that are taken primarily from Nintendo franchises. There are 89 total fighters across the series. Starting with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, characters from non-Nintendo franchises began to make playable appearances. Each character has multiple alternate costumes; some, such as Villager, have both male and female versions. Each game has multiple unlockable characters that can only be used if certain conditions are fulfilled.
All games have featured fighters that largely share their moves and abilities with another fighter on the roster, but with minor differences in their presentation and gameplay. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, all of these characters, known as "model swap characters" according to the Japanese website, were unlockable, but were distinguished from other unlockable characters in that their portrait was added next to the character they were based on instead of filling in one of the placeholder slots at the bottom of the select screen. In Ultimate, several of these characters were officially labeled as "Echo Fighters". They have an option either to be displayed next to or within the character portrait from which they are based on.
FighterN64MeleeBrawlfor 3DS/''Wii UUltimateFranchise
Banjo & Kazooiedata-sort-value="Y " Banjo-Kazooie
Bayonettadata-sort-value="Y " Bayonetta
BowserMario
Bowser Jr.Mario
Bylethdata-sort-value="Y " Fire Emblem
Captain FalconF-Zero
CharizardPokémon
ChromFire Emblem
Clouddata-sort-value="Y " Final Fantasy
Corrindata-sort-value="Y " Fire Emblem
DaisyMario
Dark PitKid Icarus
Dark SamusMetroid
Diddy KongDonkey Kong
Donkey KongDonkey Kong
Dr. MarioMario
Duck HuntDuck Hunt
FalcoStar Fox
FoxStar Fox
GanondorfThe Legend of Zelda
GreninjaPokémon
Herodata-sort-value="Y " Dragon Quest
Ice ClimbersIce Climber
IkeFire Emblem
IncineroarPokémon
InklingSplatoon
IsabelleAnimal Crossing
IvysaurPokémon
JigglypuffPokémon
Jokerdata-sort-value="Y " Persona
Kazuyadata-sort-value="Y " Tekken
KenStreet Fighter
King DededeKirby
King K. RoolDonkey Kong
KirbyKirby
LinkThe Legend of Zelda
Little MacPunch-Out!!
LucarioPokémon
Lucasdata-sort-value="Y " Mother/Earthbound
LucinaFire Emblem
LuigiMario
MarioMario
MarthFire Emblem
Mega ManMega Man
Meta KnightKirby
Mewtwodata-sort-value="Y " Pokémon
Mii BrawlerMii
Mii GunnerMii
Mii Mii
Min Mindata-sort-value="Y " Arms
Mr. Game & WatchGame & Watch
Mythradata-sort-value="Y " Xenoblade Chronicles
NessMother/Earthbound
OlimarPikmin
Pac-ManPac-Man
PalutenaKid Icarus
PeachMario
PichuPokémon
PikachuPokémon
Piranha Plantdata-sort-value="Y " Mario
PitKid Icarus
Pyradata-sort-value="Y " Xenoblade Chronicles
RichterCastlevania
RidleyMetroid
R.O.B.R.O.B.
RobinFire Emblem
Rosalina & LumaMario
Roydata-sort-value="Y " Fire Emblem
Ryudata-sort-value="Y " Street Fighter
SamusMetroid
Sephirothdata-sort-value="Y " Final Fantasy
SheikThe Legend of Zelda
ShulkXenoblade Chronicles
SimonCastlevania
SnakeMetal Gear
SonicSonic the Hedgehog
Soradata-sort-value="Y " Kingdom Hearts
SquirtlePokémon
Stevedata-sort-value="Y " Minecraft
Terrydata-sort-value="Y " Fatal Fury
Toon LinkThe Legend of Zelda
VillagerAnimal Crossing
WarioWario
Wii Fit TrainerWii Fit
WolfStar Fox
YoshiYoshi
Young LinkThe Legend of Zelda
ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda
Zero Suit SamusMetroid''
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