Editing All-Star Mode

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[[File:All Star Rest Area Melee.png|thumb|300px|The All-Star rest area in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]

'''All-Star Mode''' ({{ja|オールスター|Ōrusutā}}), also referred to as simply '''All-Star''', is a gameplay mode available in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', that pits the player against every playable character in the game (other than [[Mii Fighter]]s in ''Smash 4''). The fights are separated into distinct rounds, and a [[All-Star Rest Area|rest area]] with a limited number of recovery items available between rounds. All-Star is replaced with [[#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|All-Star Smash]] (under [[Mob Smash]]) in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

[[File:MarioAllStarSSBM.png|thumb|300px|An example of the Icons displayed in the All-Star rest area to show the next opponent]]

All-Star Mode made its debut in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as an unlockable [[:Category:Single-player modes|1-player mode]] which puts the player up against every [[fighter]] in the game. It is automatically unlocked upon unlocking every fighter.

All-Star Mode has 13 stages. The number of opponents per stage increases as the player advances: one opponent per stage for Stages 1 to 4, two per stage for Stages 5 to 8, three per stage for Stages 9 to 12, and a [[Classic Mode#Team battle|team]] of 25 Mr. Game & Watch for Stage 13. Similarly to [[wikirby:The Arena#Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra|its inspiration]], the opponents are selected at random from the entire roster, excluding {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} (who is always fought last), so that each character is fought once. Each opponent (except Mr. Game & Watch) wears one of their first three [[alternate costume]]s, unless the player is wearing one of those three costumes, in which case that character can wear their default costume (but not the costume the player is wearing); Mr. Game & Watch will always wear his default costume, unless the player uses that costume, in which case they will wear the red costume.

The player's percentage does not revert to 0% between battles. Instead, the [[All-Star Rest Area]] contains three [[Heart Container]]s, which the player can use to restore health between stages. Once one of these Heart Containers is consumed, it does not return for the rest of the mode. These Heart Containers, unlike normal ones, recover 999% damage (as they did in ''[[Smash 64]]'') instead of only 100% damage. Due to a glitch, however, entering the portal while damage is being healed will prevent the damage from healing any further, leaving it at the same amount of damage as when the portal was entered.

Other than the Heart Containers in the Rest Area, recovery items (such as [[food]], [[Maxim Tomato]]es, and [[egg]]s) do not appear at all in the mode. However, {{SSBM|Ness}}'s [[PSI Magnet]] and {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s [[Judgment]] 7 (which can drop a [[Food]] item) can still be used to recover health.

As a reward, the player can also collect random [[trophies]] that appear after every three battles; trophies that have not been collected are prioritized. Upon clearing All-Star Mode, the player unlocks both {{SSBM|Battlefield}} (the first time only) and a trophy of the character they used that can only be obtained this way or by playing 300 Vs. matches with that character; for all characters except Mr. Game & Watch, this trophy depicts them in a non-default costume.

Each stage is fought on the [[home stage]] of the first opponent in the group; for example, if the opponents were {{SSBM|Luigi}}, {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, and {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, the stage would be [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. No character has [[Big Blue]] nor [[past stage]]s as their home stage for All-Star Mode, so these stages are never fought on in this mode. For some fighters, particularly fighters with a home stage set outside their universe, the stage will have a specially selected track which cannot normally play on the stage; for example, Pichu's stage is set as [[Fourside]], but "Battle Theme" plays. However, Ganondorf, who is fought on [[Brinstar Depths]], uses the default theme for that stage, despite it not being from his universe.

[[Unlockable stage]]s that have not yet been unlocked are still used. This differs from ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''{{'}}s All-Star Modes, in which unlockable stages not yet unlocked will simply not be chosen.

! First fighter

|{{CharHead|Dr. Mario|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]''

| Dr. Mario

|{{CharHead|Mario|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Rainbow Cruise

|{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Mushroom Kingdom

|{{CharHead|Bowser|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Super Mario Bros. 3

|{{CharHead|Peach|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Princess Peach's Castle

|{{CharHead|Yoshi|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Yoshi's Story

|{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Kongo Jungle

|{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Mute City

|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''[[Brinstar Depths]]''

| Brinstar Depths

|{{CharHead|Falco|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Venom

|{{CharHead|Fox|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Corneria

|{{CharHead|Ness|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Mother

|{{CharHead|Ice Climbers|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Icicle Mountain

|{{CharHead|Kirby|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Green Greens

|{{CharHead|Samus|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Brinstar

|{{CharHead|Zelda|SSBM|hsize=20px}}/{{CharHead|Sheik|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Temple

|{{CharHead|Link|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Great Bay

|{{CharHead|Young Link|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| '''Saria's Theme'''

|{{CharHead|Pichu|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''[[Fourside]]''

| '''Battle Theme'''

|{{CharHead|Pikachu|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| Pokémon Stadium

|{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''[[Poké Floats]]''

| Poké Floats

|{{CharHead|Mewtwo|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''{{SSBM|Battlefield}}''

| '''Poké Floats'''

|{{CharHead|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''[[Flat Zone]]''

| Flat Zone

|{{CharHead|Marth|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| '''Fire Emblem'''

|{{CharHead|Roy|SSBM|hsize=20px}}

| ''{{SSBM|Final Destination}}''

| '''Fire Emblem'''

<small>'''Bold''' denotes a track that does not play on that stage in [[Versus Mode]]. ''Italics'' denotes an unlockable stage.</small>

All-Star Mode returns in ''Brawl'', and is mostly unchanged from ''Melee''. The player still gets a trio of Heart Containers, as well as random trophies (which, unlike in ''Melee'', do not appear as a question mark if the game is paused), and they fight through every fighter in the game. The player still only has 1 stock, and they do not regain health between matches without a Heart Container (although after using one, the player can now enter the teleporter without having to wait for their health to fully recover).

 

The order in which the opponents are fought is based on the Japanese release date of the first game in the fighter's/fighters' universe, with fighters from older series being fought first. As such, the player will always fight Mr. Game & Watch first and {{SSBB|Olimar}} last, with Olimar's difficulty ramped up. In effect, this means that stages for {{uv|Kid Icarus}}, {{uv|Ice Climber}} and {{uv|Pikmin}} will be easier than {{uv|Mario}}, {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{uv|Pokémon}}, due to the latter three universes having multiple opponents.

Up to two enemies can appear on the stage at once; when a series has more than two characters, a new fighter will appear a few seconds after the player KOs one of the opponents. On stages with multiple opponents, the order of the opponents is random.

To defeat {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}, the player must defeat {{SSBB|Squirtle}}, {{SSBB|Ivysaur}} and {{SSBB|Charizard}}; once one is defeated, the Trainer will send out the next one. For {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{uv|Metroid}}, the player will battle one of {{SSBB|Zelda}} or {{SSBB|Sheik}} and one of {{SSBB|Samus}} or {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}, selected at random.

Each fighter is fought on one of their [[home stage]]s (randomly selected if there are multiple). {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} universe stages (such as {{SSBB|Battlefield}} and {{SSBB|Final Destination}}) and [[Past Stages]] are not used as home stages for any fighter. Unlike ''Melee'', [[Unlockable stage]]s can only appear if they have been unlocked. [[Mario Bros.]] is used as {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}'s home stage and does not appear as a ''Mario'' home stage; if Mario Bros. has not yet been unlocked, [[Delfino Plaza]] is used instead.

At the end of All-Star Mode, the player can unlock their fighter's Final Smash trophy. Completing the mode in co-op unlocks both characters' Final Smash trophies together. However, the high score (along with the Final Smash trophies unlocked in co-op) is tracked into a unique reserved slot, as opposed to a specific fighter.

When the player finishes All-Star Mode with a fighter, they will enter [[Character Roll Call]].

The order in which universes are fought is listed below:

|+All-Star Mode Order

!Fighters

|-

|{{CharHead|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|April 28, 1980

|''[[Mario (universe)|Super Mario Bros.]]''

|{{CharHead|Mario|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Peach|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Bowser|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|[[Delfino Plaza]]<br>''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''<br>[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]<br>{{SSBB|Mario Circuit}}

|rowspan=2|July 9, 1981

|{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Diddy Kong|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|[[Rumble Falls]]<br>''[[75m]]''

|{{CharHead|Ice Climbers|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|January 30, 1985

|{{CharHead|R.O.B.|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|''[[Mario Bros.]]''<ref group=note name=rob>If Mario Bros. has not been unlocked, Delfino Plaza is instead used when fighting R.O.B.</ref>

|''{{iw|wikipedia|Stack-Up}}''

|July 26, 1985

|{{CharHead|Link|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Zelda|SSBB|hsize=20px}} or {{CharHead|Sheik|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Toon Link|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|[[Bridge of Eldin]]<br>[[Pirate Ship]]

|February 21, 1986

|{{CharHead|Samus|SSBB|hsize=20px}} or {{CharHead|Zero Suit Samus|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|[[Norfair]]<br>[[Frigate Orpheon]]

|August 6, 1986

|{{CharHead|Pit|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|December 19, 1986

|{{CharHead|Snake|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|July 13, 1987

|{{CharHead|Ness|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Lucas|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|''{{iw|wikibound|EarthBound Beginnings}}''<ref group=note name=eb>No fighters in ''Brawl'' are featured in the 1989 game, ''EarthBound Beginnings''. The first game in the series which has characters featured as fighters in ''Brawl'' is ''{{b|EarthBound|game}}'', released on August 27, 1994.</ref>

|{{CharHead|Marth|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Ike|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|April 20, 1990

|{{CharHead|Yoshi|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|rowspan=2|November 21, 1990

|{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|''[[F-Zero]]''

|{{CharHead|Sonic|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|July 26, 1991

|{{CharHead|Kirby|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|King Dedede|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Meta Knight|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|April 27, 1992

|{{CharHead|Wolf|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Fox|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Falco|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|February 21, 1993

|{{CharHead|Wario|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|''{{iw|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}''{{#tag:ref|Wario's first appearance was actually in the game, ''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins}}'', which released on October 21, 1992; however, according to Masahiro Sakurai on the ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' website, this is based on his first main role in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''.<ref>{{cite web

|{{CharHead|Pikachu|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<br>{{CharHead|Pokémon Trainer|SSBB|hsize=20px}}<ref group=note name=trainer> Pokémon Trainer uses all three of his Pokémon  ({{CharHead|Squirtle|SSBB|hsize=20px}}, {{CharHead|Ivysaur|SSBB|hsize=20px}}, and {{CharHead|Charizard|SSBB|hsize=20px}}) individually.</ref><br>{{CharHead|Lucario|SSBB|hsize=20px}}

|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]<br>''[[Spear Pillar]]''

|''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Red and Green Versions}}''

|February 27, 1996

|{{CharHead|Olimar|SSBB|hsize=20px}} (two Olimars in Co-op)

|October 26, 2001

<small>''Italics'' denote [[Unlockable stage|unlockable stages]] that the player is not guaranteed to have upon unlocking the mode.</small>

As a reward for completing this mode, the player will earn a trophy of their fighter using their [[Final Smash]]. Additionally, the player will see an interesting congratulatory picture that plays according to what their fighter is. For example, for Snake, it shows Snake in his box with {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} and other various bounty hunters looking for him.

In ''Brawl'', All-Star Mode has a [[co-op mode]] that is played with two players. In co-op mode, the rest area has six Heart Containers instead of three; the new three Heart Containers appear underneath the platforms the normal three are on. If either player is KO'd, both players are sent to the [[continue]] screen. The opponents are the same as single player until the last battle, where the players face two [[Olimar]]s instead of one (a possible nod to {{iw|pikipedia|Louie}} from ''Pikmin 2'').

 

Playing All-Star Mode with two players allows them to receive two [[Final Smash]] trophies at the same time. However, co-op play does not count towards the [[Challenges]] for All-Star Mode. The co-op high score and Final Smash trophies are not attached to either fighter. Instead, they both appear in its own reserved slot.

Unlike previous installments, All-Star Mode is playable from the start of the game. However, the mode is incomplete at first, as players cannot fight against fighters or on stages they have not yet unlocked. Once all unlockable fighters have been unlocked, it is referred to as the "True All-Star Mode," which is required for many of the rewards from the [[Challenges]] in {{forwiiu}}. Downloadable fighters and stages will also be added to the mode if the player obtains them, but their presence or absence will not affect any of the challenges, and if the player deletes the DLC data, they will be removed from the mode until they are re-downloaded.

 

[[Continue]]s are not available, so getting [[KO]]'d or running out of time results in an immediate game over, in a similar manner to ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Boss Battles Mode]]. However, [[Coins|gold]], [[Global Smash Power]], and any other rewards earned during the run are retained.

The order in which different characters are fought is now based on a fighter's personal first appearance in Japan (all characters debuted first in Japan with the exception of [[Diddy Kong]], [[Sonic]], and [[Zero Suit Samus]], while [[Greninja]] debuted on the same day worldwide). In {{for3ds}}, the order of opponents starts with the oldest fighters (1980) and progresses to the newest ones (2013 or 2015, depending on whether {{SSB4|Corrin}} has been downloaded); in {{forwiiu}}, the order is reversed, with the newest fighters fought first and the oldest ones fought last. {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s are absent from this All-Star Mode.

Up to three enemies can appear at a time (two if played on co-op in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''), with four to nine opponents per stage with a five-minute time limit. Stages are chosen randomly from some of the [[home stage]]s of that era's fighters (this includes stages that are not yet unlocked; stages from a [[universe]] with fighters that are all unlockable/downloadable will not be selected until the respective fighter have been obtained, for example ''[[Flat Zone 2]]'' will not be selected in the ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' version of All-Star mode until {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}} has been unlocked), but overly large stages such as [[Palutena's Temple]], [[The Great Cave Offensive]], and [[75m]] are never picked. Wii U stages will use their [[8-Player Smash]] variant if applicable; similarly, some 3DS stages have certain elements removed, as noted below.

Ten fighters with special alternate costumes can wear these costumes in All-Star Mode:

*{{SSB4|Little Mac}} can wear his wireframe costume.

*{{SSB4|Wario}} can wear his classic overalls costume.

*{{SSB4|Cloud}} can wear his Advent Children costume.

*{{SSB4|Bayonetta}} can wear her original ''Bayonetta'' costume.

* {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}, and {{SSB4|Corrin}} can be either male or female.

*Both [[Alph]] and the [[Koopalings]] can take the place of their original characters, {{SSB4|Olimar}} and {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}, respectively. However, their appearances will seem misplaced in relation to the chronology, as Alph's debut in ''Pikmin 3'' comes 12 years after Olimar's in ''Pikmin'', and the Koopalings' debut in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' predates Bowser Jr.'s debut in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' by 14 years.

The recovery items available in the rest area are one Special [[Heart Container]] (healing 999%), a [[Maxim Tomato]] (healing 50%), a [[Fairy Bottle]] (healing 100%, but only if the player's damage is 100% or greater), and, if all fighters are unlocked, a second Special Heart Container. In the Group version, two extra Special Heart Containers are added. If the player attempts to carry one of these items outside of the rest area (e.g. carrying the Fairy Bottle normally, or [[Pocket]]ing an item), it will be lost without healing the player. Unlike in previous games, no items spawn at all during battles. In addition, while in the rest area, the player's damage is fixed and cannot be altered in any way outside the provided healing items—self-damaging moves (such as [[Judge]]) and self-healing moves (such as [[Sun Salutation]]) will not have any effect on the player's damage. [[Chomp]] cannot boost the effectiveness of healing items in the rest area.

Rather than the knockback handicaps used in previous games, in ''SSB4'', damage multipliers are used to increase the damage dealt to opponents while reducing the damage taken by the player. The CPUs also have launch rates slightly below 1.0x, possibly to stop some moves from KOing them too early due to the damage multipliers. However, attacks from [[projectile]]s and other articles and props—such as Charizard's [[Flare Blitz]], Olimar's Pikmin, and Ness's yo-yo—are not affected by the player's damage boost or the opponents' damage reduction. In addition, stage hazards will deal full damage and knockback to players and enemies alike (such as falling onto the track in [[Mute City (3DS)|Mute City]]). As a result, prop-based attacks and stage hazards are by far the greatest threats to the player in this mode, since the opponents will otherwise be unable to reliably KO the player until approximately 200%. In this mode, opponents cannot be [[Star KO]]'d or [[Screen KO]]'d.

The player is unable to use any [[Character customization|customizations]], so with the exception of Mii Fighters, fighters can only use their default special moves.

In Solo mode, when the player finishes All-Star Mode, the [[credits]] will roll and they will earn their fighter's "(Alt.)" trophy (in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'') or a [[Final Smash]] trophy (in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''). In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', "(Alt.)" trophies are instead randomly obtained from the [[Trophy Shop]] after beating {{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}} or All-Star Mode with that fighter. Completing the mode in co-op unlocks both characters' respective trophies.

|+All-Star Mode Order (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')

|Stage 1<br>1980-1984

|''{{CharHead|Mr. Game & Watch|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (April 28, 1980)<br>{{CharHead|Pac-Man|SSB4-3|hsize=20px}} (May 22, 1980)<br>{{CharHead|Mario|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (July 9, 1981)<br>{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (July 9, 1981)<br>{{CharHead|Luigi|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (June 21, 1983)<br>{{CharHead|Little Mac|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 17, 1984)

|[[Jungle Japes]]<br>''[[Flat Zone 2]]''<br>[[Boxing Ring]]

|Stage 2<br>1984-1986<ref group=note>1985-1986 if Duck Hunt has not been unlocked.</ref>

|''{{CharHead|Duck Hunt|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (April 21, 1984)<br>''{{CharHead|R.O.B.|SSB4|hsize=20px|color=Grey}}'' (July 26, 1985)<br>{{CharHead|Peach|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (September 13, 1985)<br>{{CharHead|Bowser|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (September 13, 1985)<br>{{CharHead|Link|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 21, 1986)<br>{{CharHead|Zelda|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 21, 1986)<br>{{CharHead|Samus|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (August 6, 1986)

|[[Golden Plains]]<br>[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]<br>[[Gerudo Valley]]<br>[[Brinstar]]<br>'''[[Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle (64)]]'''<br>'''[[Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle (64)]]'''<br>'''{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}'''<ref name=duck group=note>Dog and ducks do not appear.</ref>

|Stage 3<br>1986-1990

|{{CharHead|Pit|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 19, 1986)<br>{{CharHead|Palutena|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 19, 1986)<br>'''{{CharHead|Ryu|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (August 30, 1987)<br>{{CharHead|Mega Man|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 17, 1987)<br>{{CharHead|Marth|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 20, 1990)<br>''{{CharHead|Dr. Mario|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (July 27, 1990)<br>{{CharHead|Yoshi|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 21, 1990)<br>{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 21, 1990)

|{{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}<br>''{{SSB4|Mute City}}''<br>[[Reset Bomb Forest]]<br>[[Wily Castle]]<br>'''[[Suzaku Castle]]'''

|Stage 4<br>1991-1993

|{{CharHead|Sonic|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (July 26, 1991)<br>{{CharHead|Kirby|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 27, 1992)<br>{{CharHead|King Dedede|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 27, 1992)<br>''{{CharHead|Wario|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (October 21, 1992)<br>{{CharHead|Fox|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 21, 1993)<br>''{{CharHead|Falco|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (February 21, 1993)<br>{{CharHead|Meta Knight|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (March 23, 1993)

|''{{SSB4|Dream Land}}''<br>[[Corneria]]<br>''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''<ref group=note>Microgames do not occur.</ref><br>[[Green Hill Zone]]<ref group=note>Checkpoint lampposts do not appear.</ref><br>'''[[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land (64)]]'''

|Stage 5<br>1994-1998

|''{{CharHead|Ness|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (August 27, 1994)<br>{{CharHead|Diddy Kong|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 26, 1994)<br>'''{{CharHead|Mewtwo|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (February 27, 1996)<br>{{CharHead|Pikachu|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 27, 1996)<br>{{CharHead|Charizard|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (February 27, 1996)<br>''{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (February 27, 1996)<br>'''{{CharHead|Cloud|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (January 31, 1997)<br>{{CharHead|Sheik|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 21, 1998)<br>''{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (November 21, 1998)

|[[Spirit Train]]<br>[[Unova Pokémon League]]<br>''[[Magicant]]''<ref group=note>[[Flying Man|Flying Men]] do not appear.</ref><br>'''[[Midgar]]'''

|Stage 6<br>2001-2006

|{{CharHead|Villager|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 14, 2001)<br>{{CharHead|Olimar|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (October 26, 2001)<br>'''{{CharHead|Roy|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (March 29, 2002) <br>''{{CharHead|Bowser Jr.|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (July 19, 2002)<br>{{CharHead|Toon Link|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 13, 2002)<br>{{CharHead|Zero Suit Samus|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (May 27, 2004)<br>{{CharHead|Ike|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 20, 2005)<br>'''{{CharHead|Lucas|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (April 20, 2006)<br>{{CharHead|Lucario|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (September 28, 2006)

|Stage 7<br>2007-2015<ref group=note>2007-2013 if Corrin has not been downloaded.</ref>

|{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 1, 2007)<br>{{CharHead|Wii Fit Trainer|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 1, 2007)<br>'''{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (October 29, 2009)<br>{{CharHead|Shulk|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (June 10, 2010)<br>''{{CharHead|Dark Pit|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (March 22, 2012)<br>{{CharHead|Robin|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 19, 2012)<br>''{{CharHead|Lucina|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (April 19, 2012)<br>{{CharHead|Greninja|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (October 12, 2013)<br>'''{{CharHead|Corrin|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (June 25, 2015)

|[[Rainbow Road]]<br>[[Prism Tower]]<br>[[Arena Ferox]]<br>[[Gaur Plain]]<br>'''[[Umbra Clock Tower]]'''

 

 

|Stage 1<br>2015-2007<ref group=note>2013-2007 if Corrin has not been downloaded.</ref>

|'''{{CharHead|Corrin|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (June 25, 2015)<br>{{CharHead|Greninja|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (October 12, 2013)<br>''{{CharHead|Lucina|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (April 19, 2012)<br>{{CharHead|Robin|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (April 19, 2012)<br>''{{CharHead|Dark Pit|SSB4|hsize=20px}}'' (March 22, 2012)<br>{{CharHead|Shulk|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (June 10, 2010)<br>'''{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSB4|hsize=20px}}''' (October 29, 2009)<br>{{CharHead|Wii Fit Trainer|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (December 1, 2007)<br>{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSB4|hsize=20px}} (November 1, 2007)

|[[Mario Galaxy]]<br>[[Kalos Pokémon League]]<br>[[Coliseum]]<br>[[Skyworld]]<br>[[Wii Fit Studio]]<br>'''[[Umbra Clock Tower]]'''

|[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (Brawl)]]<br>[[Skyloft]]<br>[[Norfair]]<br>''{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}''<ref name=duck group=note/><br>[[Wrecking Crew]]<br>'''[[Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle (64)]]'''<br>'''[[Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle (64)]]'''

<small>''Italics'' denote [[Unlockable|unlockable content]]. '''Bold''' denotes [[Downloadable content (SSB4)|downloadable content]].</small>

*The {{b|Duck Hunt|stage}} stage added as a free stage.

 

 

 

 

|''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|arcade game}}<ref group=note>Despite Little Mac making his debut in [[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!! for the NES]], his placement is based on the nameless boxer's debut in the original arcade game. If Little Mac's placement was based on his debut in the NES game (September 18, 1987), then he would be placed between Ken and Mega Man.</ref>

|{{CharHead|Duck Hunt|SSBU|hsize=20px}}

|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

|''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog|1991 video game}}''<ref group=note>This is based on his debut within his home series. If Sonic's placement was based on his first appearance as a cameo in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Rad Mobile}}'' (October 3, 1990), then he would be placed between Dr. Mario and Captain Falcon.</ref>

<small>Fighters in ''italics'' denote [[starter character]]s. '''Bold''' denote [[Downloadable content (SSBU)#Fighters|downloadable characters]].

*Clearing All-Star mode on any difficulty with any character will give the player a "Smash" trophy of the character used (each character's All-Star trophy depicts them in an [[alternate costume]], except {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}). These are distinct from the "Smash" trophies earned in [[Adventure Mode]]. Both Zelda and Sheik's All-Star trophies are obtained simultaneously.

*Clearing All-Star mode on Easy gives the player the Tal Tal Heights music.

*Clearing All-Star mode on Normal gives the player a [[sticker]] of Phyllis.

*Clearing All-Star mode with all characters (including alternate characters that can be switched in) gives the player the [[Plusle & Minun]] trophy. Zelda/Sheik and Samus/Zero Suit Samus's Final Smash trophies are separate and must be obtained in multiple playthroughs.

*Clearing All-Star mode on Easy or harder will give the player a trophy of Epona.

*Clearing All-Star mode on Normal or harder will give the player a trophy of Medusa, Queen of the Underworld.

*Clearing All-Star mode with all characters will unlock the Regal Crown headgear.

*Clearing All-Star mode on normal or hard difficulty gives the ''Hyper Smasher Brawn Badge'' equipment.

*Clearing Solo All-Star mode on normal or hard difficulty while playing as Lucario unlocks [[Meloetta]] as a Poké Ball Pokémon.

*Clearing true All-Star mode on normal or hard difficulty without the use of healing items gives 15,000G.

*Clearing true Solo All-Star mode on normal or hard as Captain Falcon, without the use of healing items, gives the ''Deathborn'' trophy.

 

 

 

All-Star mode is heavily based on ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''{{'}}s {{iw|wikirby|The Arena}}. In ''Melee'', the music comes from ''{{iw|wikirby|The Great Cave Offensive}}''{{'}}s save cottages in ''Kirby Super Star'' (which, in turn, is based on the {{iw|wikirby|Float Islands}} music from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' and ''Kirby Super Star''). Interestingly enough, in ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}'', this music is used in The Arena between boss fights.

[[File:All Star true compare Wii U.png|thumb|The menu icon in ''for Wii U'' before (top) and after (bottom) unlocking all characters.]]

*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}} uses a [[revival platform]] as an opponent in All-Star Mode, because the player must KO all three of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon. He is the only character in the entire series to do so.

*The [[Mii Fighter]]s are the only playable fighters in any ''Super Smash Bros.'' game to be absent from All-Star Mode.

**If they were included, they would either appear after [[Lucario]] (corresponding to the launch on the [[Wii]] and with it, the release of the {{s|miiwiki|Mii Maker}} and ''{{s|miiwiki|Wii Sports}}'') or [[Greninja]] (corresponding to the release of {{For3ds}} and the debut of Mii Fighters)

*{{forwiiu}} is the only game where the teleporter to the next battle is on a platform instead of the main ground.

*Due to All-Star Mode being available from the start in ''for Wii U'', it is the only game in which an unlockable character can normally be unlocked by completing All-Star Mode (that being {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}).

**However, in ''Melee'', if [[Erase Data]] is used to erase hidden characters after unlocking All-Star Mode, it is possible to unlock some characters via All-Star Mode.

**In ''for Nintendo 3DS'', the menu icon initially shows {{SSB4|Pac-Man}}, {{SSB4|Sonic}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, and {{SSB4|Link}}; the bottom screen image shows a padlock icon, Pac-Man, Mario, {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSB4|Luigi}}, {{SSB4|Little Mac}}, {{SSB4|Peach}}, and {{SSB4|Bowser}} with the description reading, "It's every fighter for themselves! Take on each fighter in set conditions." When "true All-Star Mode" is unlocked, the menu icon gains {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSB4|Kirby}}, and {{SSB4|Pikachu}}; the bottom screen image loses the padlock and gains Mr. Game & Watch, {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}, and {{SSB4|R.O.B.}} and the description changes to read, "Time to fight everyone! Defeat every fighter in set conditions."

**In ''for Wii U'', the menu icon is initially the same as in ''for Nintendo 3DS'' with the only difference being the padlock being positioned next to Link in the icon. When "true All-Star Mode" is unlocked, the same changes in ''for Nintendo 3DS'' occur along with the removal of the padlock.

*In the English version of the [[Super Smash Bros. Direct]], [[Masahiro Sakurai]] was mistranslated as saying that [[Assist Trophies]] would "figure into All-Star mode" in some fashion in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. However, Assist Trophies ended up playing no role in the mode, and they do not even spawn as regular items within battles. In Japanese, Sakurai was instead referring to the "all-star" cast as opposed to the mode itself.

*The only stages that have never appeared in All-Star for any installment are [[Planet Zebes]], [[Sector Z]], [[Pictochat]], [[Pac-Maze]], [[Jungle Hijinxs]], and [[Miiverse]].

*[[Hero]] from {{uv|Dragon Quest}} was the only fighter who is placed in order based on their iteration rather than the character's debut. Prior to Version 8.0.0, his placement was based on the release date of ''{{s|wikipedia|Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age}}'' (July 28, 2017) rather than the release date of the original ''{{iw|wikipedia|Dragon Quest|video game}}'' (May 27, 1986). Starting from Version 8.0.0, his placement is now based on the release date of ''{{s|wikipedia|Dragon Quest III}}'' (February 10, 1988).

**Conversely, other fighters with an iteration different from their debut, such as [[Link]], are placed in order based on the character's debut.  If Hero were to be placed accordingly, he would appear between [[Zelda]] and [[Samus]].

**Although not by name, All-Star Smash was the only in-game occurrence where the Luminary's debut is counted as ''Dragon Quest XI'' rather than ''Dragon Quest XI S'' (September 27, 2019) prior to Version 8.0.0.

**This also makes Hero the only character to have their All-Star placement based on an [[alternate costume]] character's debut rather than the default (as [[Olimar]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] use their debuts for their placements rather than those of [[Alph]] and the [[Koopalings]]), as well as the only character to change his All-Star placement through an update.

*[[Yoshi]] and [[Captain Falcon]] are the only characters with the same release date, but different games, as both ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[F-Zero]]'' released on November 21, 1990 as {{s|wikipedia|launch title}}s for the {{s|wikipedia|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}.

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