Opening movie: Difference between revisions

The opening movie starts after the Nintendo and HAL Laboratory logos with a [[trophy]] of {{SSBM|Mario}} that is thrown in the air by a human hand into a stadium. As soon as the trophy lands, Mario revives from it and faces {{SSBM|Link}}. {{SSBM|Pikachu}} and {{SSBM|Kirby}} also join the battle. Then, a shot of {{SSBM|Peach}} is shown and Mario performs some of his moves. After that, {{SSBM|Bowser}} rises from a fire sea and then {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} is seen running and jumping through a jungle and {{SSBM|Samus}} fights [[Ridley]] holding a capsule containing a Metroid baby. Some shots of Link are shown with a moving background with [[The Legend of Zelda (universe)|Zelda]] characters and many different colored {{SSBM|Yoshi}}s pass by. Then, the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} climb an ice mountain. Popo slips and almost falls off, but Nana saves him. After that, some gameplay shots are shown. {{SSBM|Mario}}'s eye quickly flashes onscreen as the transition to the next scene, in which {{SSBM|Sheik}} plays on a harp while a ghostly image of {{SSBM|Zelda}} is in the sky and {{SSBM|Kirby}} flies around on a [[Warp Star]]. When Kirby disappears, an [[Arwing]] controlled by {{SSBM|Fox}} and a [[Wolfen]] controlled by [[Wolf O'Donnell]] are fighting and {{SSBM|Ness}} warps into [[Onett]]. Then, several [[Pokémon]] appear while {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} peeps out from the bottom right corner. Then we see {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} and [[Samurai Goroh]] bumping into each other with their [[Blue Falcon]] and Fire Stingray. Goroh’s vehicle explodes. A vortex appears, sucking in images of all the starter characters. Then, Bowser roars as he appears in a flash of lightning, while Mario, Yoshi, and Peach struggle to hold their ground. Some shots of ''Melee'' characters are shown, the Great Fox, [[Falcon Flyer]], and Samus' [[Gunship]] fly by. Next, a [[Bob-omb]] appears and we see the ‘Get Ready’ text on a black screen for a single second before trophies of four fighters are blasted away by the Bob-Omb and the [[title screen]] appears while the announcer gives the game's name.

==''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''==

Gameplay footage soon follows, with a fight between {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}, Samus, Mario, and Link. Donkey Kong uses his side special while a [[Bob-omb]] blows up behind him, followed by {{SSB4|Fox}} brawling with {{SSB4|Yoshi}}, {{SSB4|Luigi}} avoiding {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}'s neutral special attack by taunting, Pikachu landing on the ground, Mario using his side special on Samus, Link charging up his bow before firing, Ness using his side special on {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} and his side smash against {{SSB4|Toon Link}}, with the latter later taunting his side taunt, Kirby standing up to find a Luma and Samus taunting in [[Orbital Gate Assault]]. We then get trailer footage intercutting with gameplay of the following newcomers: {{SSB4|Villager}}, Greninja, Wii Fit Trainer, {{SSB4|Little Mac}}, {{SSB4|Palutena}}, Shulk, Rosalina & Luma, Robin, and Bowser Jr. The next following shots include Sheik taunting, Pit using his neutral special, {{SSB4|Ike}} hitting Little Mac, {{SSB4|Olimar}} and Alph using their up special with three different Pikmin, {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} entering, {{SSB4|King Dedede}} taunting behind {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}, Marth using his counter against Link, Ganondorf using his side special on Pit, Diddy Kong's on-screen appearance, Bowser using his down throw on a Villager, {{SSB4|Zelda}} removing her Phantom, Charizard landing, {{SSB4|Peach}} taunting, Captain Falcon activating his side-special on Fox, and {{SSB4|Lucario}} doing a recovery. After this, we're given the final smashes of {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}, Pit, a {{SSB4|Mii Gunner}}, Donkey Kong, Bowser Jr., Fox, Robin, Ganondorf, Shulk, Lucario, Wii Fit Trainer, Greninja, Peach, Zero Suit Samus, Little Mac, Luigi, Captain Falcon, and ending it off with Mario and Charizard.

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*In the lineup at the beginning of ''Brawl''{{'}}s opening movie, the lineup initially shows only the starting characters. When the player unlocks more characters and later turns the game on again, they are added to the cliff side.

*Prior to v1.0.6 in {{forwiiu}}, there was a 10% chance that the opening movie wouldn’t play and instead bring the player directly to the start screen.  

*If the lineup at the beginning of ''Brawl''{{'}}s opening is not counted, [[Ness]] is the only one of the original 4 unlockable characters to appear in every opening movie.

** Inversely, if the lineup at the beginning of ''Brawl''{{'}}s opening ''is'' counted, [[Luigi]] is the only one of the original 4 unlockable characters to not appear in every opening movie, as he is absent in ''Melee''{{'}}s opening.