Universe: Difference between revisions

*'''The {{uv|Mario}} universe''': [[Nintendo]]'s flagship video game franchise. The company mascot at the head of this multi-genre series, [[Mario]] (the mascot of Nintendo and who appears on all Nintendo systems), is a primary playable character in ''Smash Bros.'' games, and has been accompanied by his brother [[Luigi]] (both since ''Smash 64''), his alter-ego [[Dr. Mario]] (''Melee'' and from ''Smash 4'' onwards), the Mushroom Kingdom princess, [[Peach]] (since ''Melee''), the reigning princess of Sarasaland, [[Daisy]] (''Ultimate''), the villainous king of the [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s [[Bowser]] (since ''Melee''), his mischievous son [[Bowser Jr.]] (''Smash 4'' onwards) (who also has the seven [[Koopalings]] join him in the form of alternate costumes), the cosmic guardian [[Rosalina]] along with her child [[Luma]] (''Smash 4'' onwards), the dinosaur [[Yoshi]] (since ''Smash 64''), the gorilla [[Donkey Kong]] (since ''Smash 64''), his chimp nephew, [[Diddy Kong]] (since ''Brawl''), and the bellicose anti-hero [[Wario]] (since ''Brawl'') as playable characters that heavily identify with ''Mario''. The ''Mario'' universe is so expansive that Yoshi and Wario have been given their own sub-universes, while Donkey Kong and Mario started off together and therefore are linked in that way, although the former has unofficially become a sub-universe of the latter. ''Brawl'' also treats ''Mario Kart'' as a partially separate universe, containing [[Mario Circuit (SSBB)|two]] [[Mario Circuit (SSB4)|stages]] and [[List of SSBB Music (Mario Kart series)|a collection of]] [[List of SSB4 Music (Super Mario Bros. series)#Mario Circuit|music tracks]], though it still uses the main ''Mario'' [[series symbol]].

*'''The {{uv|Pokémon}} universe''': One of video gaming's most lucrative franchises, this multi-genre franchise emphasizes handheld role-playing games that focus on the training and battling of 802 distinctive species of creatures called Pokémon, from which the series derives its name. Playable characters consist of electric mouse mascot [[Pikachu]] (since ''Smash 64'') and its younger form [[Pichu]] (''Melee'' and ''Ultimate''), the hypnotic pink puffball [[Jigglypuff]] (since ''Smash 64''), psychic feline humanoid [[Mewtwo]] (''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' onwards), the jackal-like [[Lucario]] (since ''Brawl''), a generic [[Pokémon Trainer]] (''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'') who commands his three Pokémon ([[Squirtle]], [[Ivysaur]], and [[Charizard]], although Charizard [[Charizard (SSB4)|reappears by itself]] in ''Smash 4'') from the background to do battle in the foreground, and the speedy ninja frog [[Greninja]] (''Smash 4'' onwards). It is the most heavily represented universe to date.