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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}}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''===
[[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 {{forwiiu}} but unlockable in {{for3ds}}.

*{{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==
*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 multiple times.
**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.
*''Smash 4'' is the only game to feature third-party characters as starter characters. In this case, they are Sonic, Mega Man and Pac-Man.
*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.
*''Ultimate'' is the only ''Smash'' game to have the same starter roster as a prior installment.

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

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