Editing Fighter

{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Super Smash Bros.'' series characters}}
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A '''character''' is one of the fighters in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. Characters can be sorted into '''playable''' and '''non-playable''', which distinguishes whether characters can be used without the use of a cheat device (like [[Action Replay]]) or not. Playable characters can further be divided into [[starter character|starter]], [[Unlockable character|unlockable]], and [[Downloadable character|downloadable]], which distinguishes whether characters can be played right away, whether they need to be unlocked, or whether they need to be downloaded.

==Playable characters==
This is a list of the playable characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, commonly known in official sources as '''fighters'''. 

{| class="wikitable"
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!Key
|Starter
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|Unlockable
|style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"|{{GameIcon|SSB4-3|16px}} Unlockable
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{GameIcon|SSB4|16px}} Unlockable
|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{GameIcon|SSB4|16px}} Downloadable
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%"|Fighter
!width="10%"|{{GameIcon|SSB64|24px}}
!width="10%"|{{GameIcon|SSBM|24px}}
!width="10%"|{{GameIcon|SSBB|24px}}
!width="10%"|{{GameIcon|SSB4|24px}}
!width="10%"|{{GameIcon|ultimate|24px}}
!width="25%"|Universe
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Bayonetta]]
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|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4-U|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|bayonetta|24px}}{{uv|Bayonetta}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Bowser]]
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="ssb64">Sakurai mentions these characters as having been planned for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' on [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html this page].</ref>
|{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Bowser Jr.]]
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|style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"|{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Captain Falcon]]
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fzero|24px}}{{uv|F-Zero}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Charizard]]
|<small>(NPC)</small><ref name="charizardpoke">Appears as a non-playable character in the form of a Pokéball Pokémon.</ref>
|<small>(NPC)</small><ref name="charizardpoke">Appears as a non-playable character in the form of a Pokéball Pokémon.</ref>
|{{Head|Charizard|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}<ref name="pokemon">As part of the {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}.</ref>
|{{Head|Charizard|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Cloud Strife|Cloud]]
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|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4-U|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|finalfantasy|24px}}{{uv|Final Fantasy}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Corrin]]
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|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4-U|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Dark Pit]]
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|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Dark Pit|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Dark Pit|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ki|24px}}{{uv|Kid Icarus}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Daisy]]
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|{{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Diddy Kong]]
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|{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|dk|24px}}{{uv|Donkey Kong}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Donkey Kong]]
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|dk|24px}}{{uv|Donkey Kong}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Dr. Mario]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="brawl">While there hasn't been any official confirmation that Mewtwo, Roy, and Dr. Mario were intended to be in ''Brawl'', [[Beta elements (SSBB)#Scrapped characters|unused data]] on ''Brawl''{{'}}s disc labelled for each of them strongly implies that the characters were developed to some degree for ''Brawl''.</ref>
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Duck Hunt]]
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|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|duckhunt|24px}}{{uv|Duck Hunt}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Falco]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Falco|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|starfox|24px}}{{uv|Star Fox}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Fox]]
|{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|starfox|24px}}{{uv|Star Fox}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ganondorf]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"|{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Greninja]]
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|{{Head|Greninja|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ice Climbers]]
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|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|<small>(Intended)</small><ref>Sakurai [http://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-addresses-ice-climbers-absence-in-smash-bros-wii-u3ds-and-more-in-new-famitsu-column/ stated] that, while the Ice Climbers could run smoothly on the Wii U version, the 3DS could not handle the "two-in-one" coding of the duo, and, in order to keep the roster the same between the two versions, they had to be cut from the roster.</ref>
|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ic|24px}}{{uv|Ice Climber}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ike]]
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|{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ike|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Inkling]]
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|{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|splatoon|24px}}{{uv|Splatoon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ivysaur]]
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|{{Head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}<ref name="pokemon" />
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|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Jigglypuff]]
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[King Dedede]]
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="ssb64" />
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|{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|kirby|24px}}{{uv|Kirby}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Kirby]]
|{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|kirby|24px}}{{uv|Kirby}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Link]]
|{{Head|Link|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Link|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Link|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Little Mac]]
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|<small>(NPC)</small><ref name="macbrawl">Appears as a non-playable character in the form of an Assist Trophy.</ref>
|{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|punchout|24px}}{{uv|Punch-Out!!}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Lucario]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Lucario|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Lucas]]
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||<small>(Intended)</small><ref>Sakurai [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/0717/ stated] that he originally intended to replace Ness with the new protagonist of ''Mother 3'' (Lucas) in ''Melee'', though ''Mother 3''{{'}}s delay caused him to go back on the idea and keep Ness.</ref>
|{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Lucas|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|earthbound|24px}}{{uv|EarthBound}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Lucina]]
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|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Luigi]]
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mario]]
|{{Head|Mario|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mario|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Marth]]
|<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="marth">Sakurai mentions Marth as having been planned for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' on [http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ this page].</ref>
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mega Man]]
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|{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|megaman|24px}}{{uv|Mega Man}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Meta Knight]]
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|{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|kirby|24px}}{{uv|Kirby}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mewtwo]]
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="ssb64" />
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="brawl" />
|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mii Brawler]]
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|{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ssb|24px}}{{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mii Gunner]]
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|{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ssb|24px}}{{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mii Swordfighter]]
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|{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ssb|24px}}{{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|gw|24px}}{{uv|Game & Watch}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ness]]
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Ness|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ness|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Ness|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"|{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|earthbound|24px}}{{uv|EarthBound}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Olimar]]
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|{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Olimar|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pikmin|24px}}{{uv|Pikmin}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Pac-Man]]
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|{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pacman|24px}}{{uv|Pac-Man}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Palutena]]
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|{{Head|Palutena|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|kidicarus|24px}}{{uv|Kid Icarus}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Peach]]
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|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Peach|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Pichu]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Pichu|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
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|{{Head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Pikachu]]
|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Pit]]
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|{{Head|Pit|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pit|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|kidicarus|24px}}{{uv|Kid Icarus}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Pokémon Trainer]]
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|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
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|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[R.O.B.]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|rob|24px}}{{uv|R.O.B.}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ridley]]
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|<small>(NPC)</small><ref name="ridleybrawl">Appears as a non-playable character in the form of a boss character (see [[#Non-playable characters|table below]]).</ref>
|<small>(NPC)</small><ref name="ridley4">Appears as a non-playable character in the form of stage hazard (see [[#Non-playable characters|table below]]).</ref>
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|metroid|24px}}{{uv|Metroid}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Robin]]
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|{{Head|Robin|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Rosalina]]
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|{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|mario|24px}}{{uv|Mario}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Roy]]
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|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="brawl" />
|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Roy|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|fe|24px}}{{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Ryu]]
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|style="background-color:#ffffaf;"|{{Head|Ryu|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|streetfighter|24px}}{{uv|Street Fighter}}
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|style="text-align:left"|[[Samus]]
|{{Head|Samus|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Samus|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|metroid|24px}}{{uv|Metroid}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sheik]]
|
|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shulk]]
|
|
|
|{{Head|Shulk|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|xenoblade|24px}}{{uv|Xenoblade}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Snake]]
|
|
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|
|{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|metalgear|24px}}{{uv|Metal Gear}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]
|
||<small>(Intended)</small><ref name="melee">Former head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, stated [[:File:YujiNakaInterview.jpg|in an interview]] that Sonic was very close to being included in the game, but because of time constraints, was not.</ref>
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|sonic|24px}}{{uv|Sonic}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Squirtle]]
|
|
|{{Head|Squirtle|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}<ref name="pokemon" />
|
|{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|pokemon|24px}}{{uv|Pokémon}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Toon Link]]
|
|
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Villager]]
|
|
||<small>(Intended)</small>
|{{Head|Villager|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|ac|24px}}{{uv|Animal Crossing}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Wario]]
|
|
|{{Head|Wario|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|style="background-color:#cfcfff;"|{{Head|Wario|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|wario|24px}}{{uv|Wario}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]
|
|
|
|{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|wiifit|24px}}{{uv|Wii Fit}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Wolf]]
|
|
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|
|{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|starfox|24px}}{{uv|Star Fox}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Yoshi]]
|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|yoshi|24px}}{{uv|Yoshi}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Young Link]]
|
|style="background-color:#dfdfdf;"|{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|
|
|{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Zelda]]
|
|{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBM|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Zelda|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|zelda|24px}}{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Zero Suit Samus]]
|
|
|{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}
|{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|metroid|24px}}{{uv|Metroid}}
|}

===Notes===
<references />

==Non-playable characters==
{{main|Non-playable character}}
The following characters can fully interact with playable characters in-game, but are normally non-playable. These include boss characters and enemy teams, among others. Hacking, however, may allow these characters to be played to varying degrees of functionality.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!width="22%"|Fighter 
!width="14%"|{{GameIcon|SSB64|24px}}
!width="14%"|{{GameIcon|SSBM|24px}}
!width="14%"|{{GameIcon|SSBB|24px}}
!width="7%"|{{GameIcon|SSB4-3|24px}}
!width="7%"|{{GameIcon|SSB4-U|24px}}
!width="7%"|{{GameIcon|Ultimate|24px}}
!width="22%"|Universe
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Crazy Hand]]
|{{n}} 
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dark Emperor]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|FindMii|24px}} {{uv|Find Mii}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Duon]]
|{{n}} 
|{{n}} 
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SubspaceSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Fighting Alloy Team]]
|{{n}} 
|{{n}} 
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Fighting Polygon Team]]
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Fighting Wire Frames]]
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Flying Man]]<ref name="dlc">a {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} costume based on the Flying Man is available as [[downloadable content]] in ''SSB4''</ref>
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|EarthBound|24px}} {{uv|EarthBound}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Galleom]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SubspaceSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Giant DK]]<ref name="transform">While Giant DK and Metal Mario were unplayable in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', they are effectively playable in the following installments by picking up a Super Mushroom or a Metal Box, respectively.</ref>
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:DKSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Donkey Kong (universe)|Donkey Kong]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Giga Bowser]]<ref>Giga Bowser is playable in ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' as [[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Bowser's Final Smash]].</ref>
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Master Core]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Master Hand]]
|{{y}}
|{{y}}<ref>Master Hand is playable in ''Melee'' through the [[Master Hand glitch]].</ref>
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Meta Ridley]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MetroidSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Metroid (universe)|Metroid]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Metal Face]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|xenoblade|24px}} {{uv|Xenoblade}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Metal Mario]]<ref name="transform" />
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Mario (universe)|Mario]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Nabbit]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{y}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Mario (universe)|Mario]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Petey Piranha]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Mario (universe)|Mario]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Porky Minch]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:EarthboundSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[EarthBound (universe)|EarthBound]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Rayquaza]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:PokemonSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Pokémon (universe)|Pokémon]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Ridley]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{n}}<ref>Ridley is a playable character in ''Ultimate'' (see [[#Playable characters|table above]]).</ref>
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MetroidSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Metroid (universe)|Metroid]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sandbag]]<ref>Sandbag is mechanically considered an item in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', not a character.</ref>
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SmashBrosSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tabuu]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|colspan=2|{{n}}
|{{indeterminate}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SubspaceSymbol.svg|24x24px]]''[[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Yellow Devil]]
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|colspan=2|{{y}}<ref name="hazard">appears as a stage hazard</ref>
|{{y}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{symbol|megaman|24px}} {{uv|Mega Man}}
|}

===Notes===
<references/>

==Newcomers and veterans==
A '''newcomer''' is a character who appears as playable for the first time in the series in a given game. A '''veteran''' is the opposite: a character who has been playable in a previous game. For example, Olimar is a newcomer in ''Brawl'', as he did not appear as playable in any previous games, but is a veteran in all subsequent and future games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of "[[unlockable character|unlockable]]" or "secret" characters, which are playable characters who must be unlocked by completing certain tasks; every game starting with ''Melee'' has had starter veterans, starter newcomers, unlockable veterans, and unlockable newcomers.

The term newcomer was originally used to describe the unlockable characters in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' by the [[Erase Data|data deletion]] [[menu]]. It was later used in the first trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop their name. The word newcomer was later used on the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] site to classify new characters whether unlockable or not. This use of the term has become the community-preferred usage for other games in the series.

==="Perfect-attendance crew"===
Less commonly, the term "veteran" can also denote the "eight regulars" or "perfect-attendance fighters", terms which refer to the eight [[starter character]]s in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' which have been in all subsequent games of the series. The terms originated in the description for the 10th ''Brawl'' event match [[Event 10: All-Star Battle Regulars|All-Star Battle Regulars]], reading: ''"The Smash Bros. perfect-attendance crew! Fight the eight regulars in order!"'' A popular, unofficial term referring to this group is "The Original 8" ([[Mario]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Link]], [[Samus]], [[Yoshi]], [[Kirby]], [[Fox]], and [[Pikachu]]), which may also be called "The Original 12" if including the four unlockable characters ([[Luigi]], [[Captain Falcon]], [[Ness]], and [[Jigglypuff]]). {{forwiiu}} is the first game where all the "Original 12" are starter characters.

==Trivia==
*[[Roy]] is the only "non-native" character to debut in a ''Super Smash Bros.'' game before appearing in any other game in their respective series. His inclusion in ''Melee'' was intended to promote ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade}}'', which was released shortly after ''Melee''.
*[[Dr. Mario]], [[Ice Climbers]], [[Mewtwo]], [[Pichu]], [[Pokémon Trainer]] (including [[Ivysaur]] and [[Squirtle]]), [[Roy]], [[Snake]], [[Wolf]], and [[Young Link]] are the only characters to skip an installment.
**Dr. Mario, Mewtwo, and Roy were playable in ''Melee'' but not ''Brawl'', before returning in ''Smash 4'' thirteen years later (Though the latter 2 were not playable in the initial release, only being added later as DLC).
**Pichu and Young Link were playable in ''Melee'' but not ''Brawl'' or ''Smash 4'', before returning in ''Ultimate'' seventeen years later. This makes them the only characters to skip two installments and multiple installments.
**Ice Climbers were playable in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' but not ''Smash 4'', before returning in ''Ultimate'' ten years later, making them the only characters to be cut after appearing in multiple games.
**Pokémon Trainer (along with Ivysaur and Squirtle), Snake, and Wolf were playable in ''Brawl'' but not ''Smash 4'', before returning in ''Ultimate'' ten years later.
*{{SSB|Captain Falcon}} (in ''SSB''), the {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s (in ''SSB4'') and {{SSBU|Pac-Man}} (in ''Ultimate'') are the only characters to use head icons that don't portray their faces.
*''Smash 4'' is the first game to feature playable female swordfighters: [[Lucina]], female [[Robin]], female [[Corrin]], and female [[Mii Swordfighter]].
**[[Koopalings|Wendy O. Koopa]], who appears as an alternate costume for Bowser Jr., is the first female villain to be a playable character in the series.
*[[Wario]] is the only character prior to ''Ultimate'' to debut as a starter before becoming unlockable in another game, as well as the only one prior to ''Smash 4'' to have never had fewer than 8 palette swaps.
*[[Yoshi]] and [[Captain Falcon]] are the sole representatives of their series to appear in all five ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.
*{{uv|Metal Gear}} and {{uv|Ice Climber}} are the only universes to have the entirety of their characters cut from one game to the next, and then both being reintroduced in the next game after that.
*[[Samus]] is the only female character to appear in all five ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, as Pokémon were not considered gendered at the time of the first game's release.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is the first game in the series since ''Melee'' to not have any veterans cut from the roster. In honor of the franchise's upcoming 20th anniversary, all the previously cut veterans that haven't appeared since ''Melee'' and/or ''Brawl'' return with various changes to their appearances and/or movesets including new [[Final Smashes]].
*[[Lucas]] is the only character to have been a starter character, unlockable character and downloadable character at one point. 
* Currently, [[Charizard]], [[Little Mac]], and [[Ridley]] are the only characters to have been made fully playable after major non-playable appearances, excluding transformation characters ([[Metal Mario]], [[Giant Donkey Kong]], and [[Giga Bowser]]).
** [[Meta Knight]], [[Pit]], [[Wario]], [[Squirtle]], [[King Dedede]], [[Olimar]], [[Villager]], [[Palutena]], [[Bowser Jr.]], the duck of [[Duck Hunt]], [[Inkling]], and [[Daisy]] have also made appearances in previous Super Smash Bros. games prior to their playable debuts in the form of minor representation. These include [[Trophies]], [[Stickers]], [[Mii Fighter]] costumes, and cameos in [[stages]] and [[Final Smashes]].
*Charizard is the only character who  used to be part of a fighter than become a standalone character and be back to part of a fighter.

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