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{{redirect|Event|the events that occur randomly in Smash Run|Smash Run}} ''For the weekly events in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', see [[List of Spirit Board events]] and [[List of Event Tourneys]].''

Event matches were introduced in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as part of the game's single-player mode. Only 10 are initially available to the player, with the rest appearing as the player fulfills a number of other objectives in the game with increasing difficulty. There are a total of fifty-one event matches in ''Melee'', and beating all of them unlocks the stage {{SSBM|Final Destination}}.

A majority of ''Melee''{{'}}s event matches allow the player to select their character, although several of them require the use of an assigned character. Of note is that, with the exception of {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, all characters in the [[Original 12]] from ''[[Smash 64]]'' have their own dedicated event match.

Also of note is that no recovery items (like [[Food]], [[Maxim Tomato]]es or [[Heart Container]]s) appear in any of the event matches. However, {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s [[Judgment]] 7 can still drop a [[Food]] item to recover damage.  

|Clear {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} and [[Adventure Mode]] at least once each and complete all other 50 events. <!--Defeating Giga Bowser in Adventure is NOT a requirement NOR is completing All-Star Mode.-->||[[Event 51: The Showdown]]

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

Unlike in ''Melee'' (where most of the events allow the player to choose any character), almost all of ''Brawl''{{'}}s event matches have an assigned character. Only the [[All-Star Match]]es (for solo events) and the final two solo and co-op events allow the player to choose any character. This appears to be done so that players are required to use nearly every character at least once; all 35 characters available from the [[character selection screen]] have at least one assigned event, counting {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}} as a single character. {{SSBB|Sheik}} doesn't have an assigned event, but can be freely swapped in for {{SSBB|Zelda}} where applicable. {{SSBB|Samus}} and {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} each have a separate event match (solo and co-op). {{SSBB|Luigi}} and {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} lack an assigned solo event, but they appear as assigned characters in co-op events ([[Co-Op Event 11: The Great Remodeling Battle]] and [[Co-Op Event 16: Jigglypuff's Great Comeback]], respectively).

|Complete at least 18 of events 1-20 and unlock {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBB|Lucario}}, {{SSBB|Luigi}}, {{SSBB|Ness}}, {{SSBB|Marth}}, and {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}||Event Matches 21-28

|Complete at least 20 of events 1-28 and unlock all characters||Events 29-40

|Unlock Captain Falcon, Lucario, Luigi, Ness, Marth, and R.O.B.||Co-Op Events 9-13

Traditional event matches are absent from ''Ultimate''. However, [[Spirit]] Battles (and stages from the [[World of Light]]) feature similar fights with unique conditions. In addition, fights in various fighters' {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} routes have unique conditions similar to those of event matches. Also, [[All-Star Smash]] is similar to [[Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle]] from ''Brawl'' and [[The Ultimate Battle]] from ''for Wii U''.

*In ''for Wii U'', all randomized stages will have a consistent layout across matches until the player leaves the Event screen. For example, [[Gamer]] will always have the same objects and [[Port Town Aero Dive]] will always stop at the same places.

*''Brawl'' is the only game in the series in which none of the event matches involve fighting [[boss]]es (aside from [[minor boss]]es like [[Giant DK]] and [[Giant Bowser]]).

*Mario is the only character to have more events than the others, both in Solo and Group events.

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