Editing On-screen appearance

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[[File:Marioentrance.jpg|thumb|left|{{SSBB|Mario}}'s on-screen appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]

[[File:IntroSSB.gif|thumb|{{SSB|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB|Mario}} enter [[Peach's Castle]] in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]

The '''on-screen appearance''', also known as an '''intro''' or '''entrance''', is a minor feature in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. It was not present in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where instead, characters become animated from their trophy forms as seen in the opening movie. It includes a small animation unique for each character entering the battle field during the [[announcer]]'s three-second countdown before the match begins. In ''Smash 64'' and ''Brawl'', as the announcer counts down before a match starts, the camera will either pan far enough away from the stage to show each entrance or zoom in on each character during the first few frames of their entrance. In {{for3ds}}, when a battle starts, the screen will occasionally focus on the player's own on-screen appearance for the entire duration of the countdown, rather than moving between each character as they appear or showing the entire screen.<ref>http://youtu.be/eOEo0A7zVMU?t=5m51s</ref> It usually has no effect whatsoever on gameplay other than visually dramatic and comedic purposes. The exceptions to this rule are Zero Suit Samus's entrance in ''Brawl'', which allows the players to hit their opponents with the fallen pieces of the power suit; Wario's entrance, which lets Wario charge up his Wario Waft the moment he appears; and Olimar's entrance, which automatically has him [[Pikmin Pluck|pluck]] three Pikmin. Each entrance usually relates to that character's universe, such as [[Mario]] entering in through a warp pipe the way he does at the beginning of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}''.

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|Descends from a column of light, similar to the end-of-dungeon teleports in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.

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|Jumps out of a Warp Pipe, similar to his entrance from the beginning of ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]''.

|Emerges from a Poké Ball just like the other Pokémon.

JigglypuffOnScreenAppearanceSSB.gif|Jigglypuff

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==

[[File:NessOnScreenAppearanceMelee.gif|thumb|The on-screen appearance for Ness in ''Melee'', which Ness shares with all other characters in the game.]]

Unique character based entrances were removed in ''Melee''. Instead, all playable characters instead briefly start as trophies that "come to life" at the start of the match, a reference to the [[Opening movie|game's introduction]]. Only Master Hand and Crazy Hand have "true" on-screen appearances, where they both gradually enter the stage from the background, laughing.

{{SSBM|Sheik}} has the same on-screen appearance as every other character, but it should be noted that the sound played when {{SSBM|Zelda}} transforms into Sheik is played when Sheik appears.

[[Giga Bowser]], when fought in [[The Showdown]] and [[Adventure Mode]], does not have any on-screen appearance of any type; when the countdown starts, he's already standing on the stage, although he does have an introduction clip before being fought in Adventure Mode, which consists of [[Giant Bowser]]'s trophy being flung back onto the stage, transforming into Giga Bowser. Taking advantage of [[hack]]s, Giga Bowser may be fought in Vs. Mode. He then appears as a trophy when the "Must be ON" code from [[Action Replay]] is not turned on. When this happens, he will be in a [[T-pose]] upon trophy appearance. This freezes on stages that are not part of the ''Smash'' universe. The CPU players, including allies, in [[Event matches]] are already in the fight when the countdown starts. In [[Event 50: Final Destination Match]], the hands' "true" appearances don't occur; they are already in the fight.

[[File:ZeldaOnScreenAppearanceSSBB.gif|thumb|300px|Zelda's on-screen appearance in ''Brawl''.]]

The on-screen appearances in ''Brawl'' appear in VS matches only. The single player modes instead use a quicker appearance method similar to ''Melee's''. The characters are simply already present when the match/mode start, or characters will spontaneously spawn out of nowhere during the match.

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|Breaks out of a ''Donkey Kong Country''-style [[DK Barrel]] and claps his hands.

|Breaks out of a ''Donkey Kong Country''-style DK Barrel, grunts and makes a strongman pose.

|Ejects from an upside-down [[Arwing]], much like the way he appears in the [[Subspace Emissary]]. Nearly identical to Fox and Wolf's appearances.

|Ejects from an Arwing. Nearly identical to Falco and Wolf's appearances.

|Warps onto the stage using warp magic and then slashes his sword. The warp magic resembles that used by the [[Black Knight]] in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}''.

|Emerges from a [[Poké Ball]], then does a short, bouncy dance.

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|{{SSBB|King Dedede}}

|Is carried in on a palanquin by four [[Waddle Dee]]s, then jumps off, scattering them.

|Appears in a whirlwind and unsheathes his sword.  A whirlwind was used to teleport among dungeons in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. Also, a whirlwind was used to teleport Link in games where he makes use of his ocarina, particularly through the {{s|zeldawiki|Song of Soaring}}.

|Teleports on stage, floats for a second, gathers aura in its hands then lands. This is unusual, because all other [[Pokémon]] come in from Poké Balls.

|Rides in on a [[Mr. Saturn]]-style coffee table, then hops off.  The table is based on the one that Lucas rides to {{s|wikibound|Saturn Valley}} in ''[[Mother 3]]''.

|Jumps out of a Warp Pipe in a scared pose, saying "Let's-a go." in an uneasy voice. His pose is similar to Luigi's face on the cover of ''{{s|mariowiki|Luigi's Mansion}}''. Similar to Mario's appearance but his pose is different.

|Jumps out of a Warp Pipe punching his right fist in the air while shouting "Let's-a go!". His pose is similar to his artwork from ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros.}}''. Luigi's appearance is similar but different.

|Arrives having used {{s|wikibound|Teleport}}, then shakes off the soot he gathered after crashing.

|Olimar exits the [[Hocotate Ship]] and [[Pikmin Pluck|plucks]] three Pikmin from the ground.

|Throws out his first Pokémon, yelling "Go Squirtle!", "Go Ivysaur!", or "Go Charizard!"

|Appears kneeling with lighting and sparks around him. He also appears to be turning visible. This is a reference to the opening scene in ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' when Snake is using stealth camouflage and he does a free-fall jump onto a ship. The impact from the landing causes the stealth camouflage to malfunction. Snake also sometimes says, "Kept you waiting, huh?" which is what Snake said to [[Otacon]] after the free-fall jump.

|Jumps onto the stage (in ball form) from the foreground and gives the thumbs-up.

|Rides in from the foreground on his [[Wario Bike|bike]], then falls off. The bike then explodes and Wario dusts himself off.

|Stands up from a kneeling position as her Power Suit falls off. [[Power Suit Piece]]s are scattered around Samus, which the player can then throw at their opponents.

WolfOnScreenAppearanceSSBB.gif |Wolf

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On-screen appearances return in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and it can only be used in VS matches, similar to ''Brawl''. Single player modes used ''Melee's'' quicker version.

|Emerges from [[Bat Within]] form and produces a purple symbol that represents Umbra Witch magic.

|Emerges from a wall of flames hunched over, before standing up right.

|Flies onto the stage in his [[Koopa Clown Car|Junior Clown Car]] and makes a face.

|The [[Blue Falcon]] spins to a stop, Captain Falcon jumps out, and then Blue Falcon speeds off.

|Emerges from a [[Poké Ball]], then stomps.

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|Falls out of the sky and catches his Buster Sword.

|Falls onto the stage in dragon form, then transforms into human form.

|[[Megavitamins]] build up on the ground in the shape of the bottom of the bottles from the ''Dr. Mario'' games, and Dr. Mario appears when they recede.

|Ejects from an upside-down [[Arwing]]. Nearly identical to Fox and ZSS's appearance.

|Warps onto the stage using warp magic, then slashes his sword.

|Emerges from a Poké Ball, then does a short, bouncy dance.

|Is carried in on a palanquin by four [[Waddle Dee]]s, then jumps off, scattering them.

|Crash-lands a [[Warp Star]] to the ground.

|Teleports on stage, floats for a second, gathers aura in its hands then lands.

|Rides in on a [[Mr. Saturn]]-style coffee table, then hops off.

|Jumps out of a Warp Pipe punching his right fist in the air while shouting "Let's-a go!".

|Moves along a row of faded Game and Watch LCD frames until he reaches the foreground. Unlike in ''Brawl'', the color of the frames match the [[alternate costume]].

|Arrives having used {{s|wikibound|Teleport}}, then shakes off the soot he gathered after crashing.

|Olimar exits the [[Hocotate Ship]] and [[Pikmin Pluck|plucks]] three Pikmin from the ground.

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|Appears in a whirl of smoke.

|Jumps down with the [[Monado]], then places it on his back after it deactivates.

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|Jumps onto the stage (in ball form) from the foreground and gives the thumbs-up.

|Appears in an explosion, then unsheathes his sword.

|Exits out of a house and cheers to the camera.

|{{SSB4|Wario}}

|Rides in from the foreground on his [[Wario Bike|bike]], then falls off. The bike then explodes and Wario dusts himself off.

|{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}

|Steps off of the living [[Wii Balance Board]] seen in the ''Wii Fit'' series, who then jumps behind the stage waving goodbye and disappears.

|Breaks out of a {{s|mariowiki|Yoshi egg}}. The color of the Yoshi will determine the color of the spots on the egg.

|Teleports in with magic in her hands.

|{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}

*[[Link]], [[Zero Suit Samus]] and [[Sheik]] are the only characters to change their on-screen appearance.

**Of these, Link is the only one not to change from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4''.

*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there was a small error regarding [[Toon Link]]'s entrance. If one looks closely at the explosion, one can clearly see that both his sword and shield are not sheathed even though they should be. This was fixed in both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

*Although {{SSB4|Little Mac}}'s entrance animation shows him flinging off his pink sweatshirt, he does not do so if his currently chosen [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Little Mac|palette swap]] has him wearing it permanently (both wireframe and non-wireframe versions included). More interestingly, in the 3DS version, Little Mac's gloves only change color to match his currently chosen palette swap after he throws his sweatshirt off, meaning he always enters the stage wearing green gloves and a pink hoodie when not using a wireframe costume, and pink gloves with a green hoodie when using a wireframe costume.