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A '''starter character''' is a [[character]] who is already available for play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock, challenge, or download that character in order for them to be selectable (as one must do to select [[unlockable character]]s and [[downloadable character]]s).

==List of starter characters==
The following characters appear as starter characters:

===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
[[File:Starter characters SSB64.png|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. 64'' starters.]]
*{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}
*{{SSB|Fox}}
*{{SSB|Kirby}}
*{{SSB|Link}}
*{{SSB|Mario}}
*{{SSB|Pikachu}}
*{{SSB|Samus}}
*{{SSB|Yoshi}}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
[[File:Melee Starter Characters.png|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' starters.]]
*{{SSBM|Bowser}}
*{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}
*{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}
*{{SSBM|Fox}}
*{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}
*{{SSBM|Kirby}}
*{{SSBM|Link}}
*{{SSBM|Mario}}
*{{SSBM|Ness}}
*{{SSBM|Peach}}
*{{SSBM|Pikachu}}
*{{SSBM|Samus}}
*{{SSBM|Yoshi}}
*{{SSBM|Zelda}}/{{SSBM|Sheik}}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
[[File:Brawl Starters NTSC.png|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' starters.]]
*{{SSBB|Bowser}}
*{{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}
*{{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}
*{{SSBB|Fox}}
*{{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}                                  
*{{SSBB|Ike}}
*{{SSBB|King Dedede}}
*{{SSBB|Kirby}}
*{{SSBB|Link}}
*{{SSBB|Lucas}}
*{{SSBB|Mario}}
*{{SSBB|Meta Knight}}
*{{SSBB|Olimar}}
*{{SSBB|Peach}}
*{{SSBB|Pikachu}}
*{{SSBB|Pit}}
*{{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}
**{{SSBB|Squirtle}}
**{{SSBB|Ivysaur}}
**{{SSBB|Charizard}}
*{{SSBB|Samus}}/{{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}
*{{SSBB|Wario}}
*{{SSBB|Yoshi}}
*{{SSBB|Zelda}}/{{SSBB|Sheik}}

==={{for3ds}} and {{forwiiu}}===
[[File:SSB3DSStarters.png|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' starters.]]
[[File:SSBWiiUStarters.jpg|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' starters.]]
Bowser Jr, Ganondorf, Jigglypuff and Ness are starters in the Wii U version.

*{{SSB4|Bowser}}
*{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} (Wii U)
*{{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
*{{SSB4|Charizard}}
*{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}
*{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}
*{{SSB4|Fox}}
*{{SSB4|Ganondorf}} (Wii U)
*{{SSB4|Greninja}}
*{{SSB4|Ike}}
*{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} (Wii U)
*{{SSB4|King Dedede}}
*{{SSB4|Kirby}}
*{{SSB4|Link}}
*{{SSB4|Little Mac}}
*{{SSB4|Lucario}}
*{{SSB4|Luigi}}
*{{SSB4|Mario}}
*{{SSB4|Marth}}
*{{SSB4|Mega Man}}
*{{SSB4|Meta Knight}}
*{{SSB4|Ness}} (Wii U)
*{{SSB4|Olimar}}
*{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}
*{{SSB4|Palutena}}
*{{SSB4|Peach}}
*{{SSB4|Pikachu}}
*{{SSB4|Pit}}
*{{SSB4|Robin}}
*{{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}
*{{SSB4|Samus}}
*{{SSB4|Sheik}}
*{{SSB4|Shulk}}
*{{SSB4|Sonic}}
*{{SSB4|Toon Link}}
*{{SSB4|Villager}}
*{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}
*{{SSB4|Yoshi}}
*{{SSB4|Zelda}}
*{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
[[File:UltimateStarters.png|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' starters.]]
The starting roster is comprised of the characters in the [[Original 8]] from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''

*{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}
*{{SSBU|Fox}}
*{{SSBU|Kirby}}
*{{SSBU|Link}}
*{{SSBU|Mario}}
*{{SSBU|Pikachu}}
*{{SSBU|Samus}}
*{{SSBU|Yoshi}}

==Trivia==
*The eight starter characters of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' are the only playable characters to remain starter in every installment they appear in. 
**[[Samus]] is the only female character to remain a starter in every installment she appears in.
**[[Yoshi]] is the only sole representative of a series to remain a starter in every installment he appears in.
**Mii Fighters are also available from the start in every installment they appear in, but need to be created to be selectable.
*Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Luigi, Ness, Ganondorf, Marth, Toon Link, Lucario, and Sonic are the only unlockable characters to become a starter character in a later installment.
**This also counts Bowser Jr. between the 3DS and Wii U versions of ''Smash 4''.
**Ness and Captain Falcon are the only ones to do so twice.
**Sonic is the only third-party fighter to have this trait.
*{{forwiiu}} is the only installment in the series where all of the [[original 12]] characters appear as starters.
**''Ultimate'' is the first installment since ''Smash 64'' where the characters in the [[Original 8]] from ''Smash 64'' are the only starter characters. It's also the second installment to have the same number of starter characters as another installment, having the same amount of starter characters as ''Smash 64''. 
*''Smash 4'' is the only game to feature third-party characters as starter characters.
*The [[Sound]] menu in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' plays sound effects and voice clips from three randomly selected characters out of its starter characters, as well as {{SSBU|Ness}} and {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} to test volume equalization options.
*{{uv|Yoshi}} and {{uv|Star Fox}} are the only universes to only have exactly one starter character throughout the entire series.
*If counting [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]] and [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]], Kirby is the only character to be a starter in every mode in every game in the series.

==See also==
*[[Starter stage]]
*[[Unlockable character]]
*[[Unlockable stage]]
*[[Downloadable content]]

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