Editing Lip

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|image = [[File:Lip.png|250px]]

|firstgame = ''{{s|wikipedia|Panel de Pon}}'' (1995) {{Flag|Japan}}

|lastappearance = ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf ⁠— Welcome Amiibo'' (referenced, 2016)

|console = Super Famicom

Lip makes her ''Smash'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Ace-class Support Spirit. However, she and her series have been referenced several times in the ''Smash'' series from ''[[Melee]]'' onward.

Lip debuted as the protagonist of the 1995 Japanese puzzle game {{uv|Panel de Pon}}, appearing on the title screen and in the background of puzzles. Lip wields her Flower Wand to help her make magic on the level of the other fairies in the game.<ref>http://www.intsys.co.jp/game/panepon/p02/ponstory.html Panel de Pon story from the official Panel de Pon website</ref><ref>https://panepon.wikia.com/wiki/Panel_de_Pon_%28SFC%29#Story The translated Panel de Pon story from the official website</ref><ref>http://www.intsys.co.jp/game/panepon/p02/fry/chr/hana.html Lip's character description from the Panel de Pon official website</ref><ref>https://panepon.wikia.com/wiki/Lip Lip's Panel de Pon official website description translated. (This page's introduction quote)</ref> ''Panel de Pon'' was rebranded and released overseas as ''{{s|supermariowiki|Tetris Attack}}'', with its characters from the first game replaced by those from the ''{{uv|Yoshi}}'' series. As such, Lip remained relatively unknown outside of Japan.

Five years later, ''Panel de Pon'' was adapted once again into the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' universe as ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Puzzle Challenge}}'' for the Game Boy Color. The game was originally going to be ''Panel de Pon GB'' and would have starred Lip and the fairy cast from the first game, but that plan was scrapped in favor of the ''Pokémon'' variant. However, 13 years after the game's original release, it was discovered that Lip's Stage could be secretly accessed using specific button commands.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Puzzle_Challenge#Panel_de_Pon_GB</ref>

When Nintendo released the Japan-only ''{{s|supermariowiki|Nintendo Puzzle Collection}}'' in 2003 for the GameCube, the fairy aesthetic of ''Panel de Pon'' returned, but with an almost entirely new cast. Lip was replaced with a similar-looking but distinct character, Furil, who uses Lip's stage, element, and theme. Lip's theme can be heard in the 2005 release of ''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League'', and Lip would return as a cameo in the Japanese releases of 2007's ''Planet Puzzle League'' and 2009's ''Puzzle League Express''.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Planet_Puzzle_League</ref>

Lip would also appear in the Japan-only 2008 release ''{{s|supermariowiki|Captain Rainbow}}'', in which she plays an important plot role as she dreams of becoming a magician.

The first known international reference of Lip or her series outside of ''Smash'' was the "Fairy Flower" item set (which does not reference her by name) that the player's [[Villager]] can use in the ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf ⁠— Welcome Amiibo'' update.

Lip's signature Flower Wand debuts in ''Melee'' as the [[Lip's Stick]] item. The item inflicts the [[Flower]] status upon hitting an enemy, causing gradual damage for a short amount of time. The Lip's Stick [[List_of_SSBM_trophies_(Others)|trophy]] would be the only mention of Lip's name in the series until ''Ultimate''.

[[File:kirby box.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Kirby's [[Stone]] transformation into Lip's Garbage Block in ''Brawl''.]]

In non-Japanese versions of the game, Furil's sticker is listed under the name "Fairy Flower Lip" from ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''.

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Lip's Stick returns as an item, as does Kirby's Stone transformation as Lip's Garbage Block. The ''Brawl'' remix of ''Lip's Theme'' also returns in this game, and the [[Flower]] effect was redesigned to match the title screen of ''Panel de Pon''.  

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*When a fan asked ''Smash'' series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] if Lip would appear in the series, Sakurai replied that, while he enjoyed ''Panel de Pon'', he was unsure how many people would recognize Lip as a character.<ref>https://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/03/30/smash-reader-response-page-9-meaning-behind-smash-logo-lip-ice-climbers-and-balloon-fight</ref>

*Some internal files that refer to Lip are labeled as Rip, most likely because of the Japanese pronunciation of her name ("Rippu"). For example, the files of ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'' refer to [[Lip's Stick]] as RipStick, and the [[flower]] effect is labeled RipStickFlower. In ''Captain Rainbow''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> files, she is also referred to as "Rip".

*Since Lip is the basis a costume for {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}s, the weapon used for the sword is her Flower Wand, Lip's Stick. This is the only item to be used as a costume's weapon without carrying the properties of the item.

*''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' marks Lip's first formal appearance outside of Japan. This does not include the unfinished ''Panel de Pon GB'' Easter egg in ''Pokémon Puzzle Challenge'', her sticker in ''Brawl'' (which is another character, Furil), or her costume appearing in ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf ⁠— Welcome Amiibo''.

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