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[[File:Starter characters SSB64.png|200px|thumb|Character selection screen in ''Super Smash Bros.'' indicating unlockable characters.]]
An '''unlockable character''' (also referred to as a '''secret character''' or '''hidden character''', and in-game as '''challengers''', or '''newcomers''' in the N64 game's [[Backup Clear]] menu) is one that is not available at the start of the game (unlike a [[starter character]]), but instead must be received in-game (unlike [[downloadable character]]s) through other means.

Unique criteria must be met in order to unlock each character, as outlined below. Once such criteria are met, the challenger will appear the next time the player returns to the menu. If the player wins the subsequent battle, a [[Notice|message]] will appear congratulating them for unlocking the new fighter.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the character select screen displayed placeholders for not yet unlocked characters. This was changed in ''[[Melee]]'', where the [[clone]]s didn't have placeholders prior to unlocking, with their portraits simply appearing afterward. The placeholder slots were completely removed from ''[[Brawl]]'' onwards.

=="Challenger Approaching!" screen==
[[File:Challenger Approaching Jigglypuff(SSB).png|200px|thumb|The Challenger Approaching! screen which Jigglypuff challenges the player in ''Super Smash Bros. 64''.]]
[[File:ChallengerApproachingYoungLink(SSBM).png|200px|thumb|The Challenger Approaching! screen which Young Link challenges the player in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]
[[File:Challenger Approaching Snake (SSBB).png|200px|thumb|The Challenger Approaching! screen which Snake challenges the player in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
[[File:ChallengerApproachingWario.png|200px|thumb|The Challenger Approaching! screen which Wario challenges the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]]
[[File:SSB4-U Duck Hunt Approaches.png|200px|thumb|The Challenger Approaching! screen which Duck Hunt challenges the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.]]

The "Challenger Approaching!" ({{ja|挑戦者が現れました！|''Chousensha ga arawaremashita!''}}, ''A Challenger has Appeared!'') screen is a message that will be displayed after the player has met a criteria required to unlock any of the available characters. Every game has its unique screen.

The original game had a silhouette of the character merely displayed in a blue box in front of a black background, with an exclamation point in a red circle on the top of the screen, and the phrase "Challenger Approaching" next to it. The screen uses similar music to the 1P-Game's intro, with the only difference being the absence of drums for the "challenger approaching" tune. This is the only game where the challengers' silhouettes are animated, showing them in their fighting stances while rotating (like in the character select screen), rather than just shadowed versions of their official illustrations.

''Melee'' added the phrase "A new foe has appeared!," and also had a silhouette of the approaching challenger. The poses for the challengers were silhouettes of their renders when selected on the Character Select screen (some, however, like Luigi and Ganondorf's, were their renders from inside the boxes). The game also added animations to the screens, with an undulating matrix effect in the background, while the exclamation point, text and silhouette would be eased in. Original music was also provided solely for the screen, which took the sound of a slow, ominous siren. 

''Brawl'' returned to the plain black background (there would be a silhouette of an unlockable character the player would face); but this would only occur if the [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] method was not used. It still had animations that would ease in, and when the player pressed any button, the images would fade to black, while the "Challenger Approaching!" text would scatter all over the screen; the siren is also considerably faster and more panicky in its sound than how it sounds in ''Melee''. 

''Smash 4'' reused ''Brawl's'' warning siren, but there are some differences in both versions. The 3DS version added in considerably more colors, including hues of green, black, and violet; the screen also says "A challenger approaches!" instead of its previous quotations. The Wii U version uses a font style similar to the ones in the newcomer trailers, and the background contains a picture of a supernova; the text is nonetheless reused from past games. The unlockable character in both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' on the screen is still a silhouette that the player would face (just like in the previous three installments).

After the "Challenger Approaching!" screen, the unlockable character will then be fought in an ordinary one stock match with no time limit, on a [[Home stage|predetermined stage]] with predetermined music. The player uses the last character played as, including the last used [[alternate costume|costume]]. In the case of multiplayer battles, in the first three ''Smash'' games, the player who won the match will fight the challenger; if a CPU wins the match, the challenger will not appear. ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' changed this formula such that if a CPU wins the match, then the human-controlled player with the highest rank will battle the challenger.

By defeating the opponent, the character becomes playable. If the player fails, however, they will not unlock the character, but after the next battle played (or [[mode]] completed), they are guaranteed to meet with the challenger again.

The "Challenger Approaching!" screen has become somewhat of a meme in the ''Smash'' community. Many digitally manipulated versions of these screens have appeared, often featuring characters who do not appear in the games, mostly using artwork of the character from another game instead of original artwork (which gives away its falseness). The screens became so popular that they were featured as part of the [[DOJO!!]]; in earlier updates, whenever a new character was introduced, a banner that said "Warning! Challenger Approaching!" would appear above the entry.

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ChallengerApproaching64.ogg|''Smash 64''{{'}}s challenger alarm.
ChallengerApproachingMelee.ogg|''Melee''{{'}}s challenger alarm.
ChallengerApproachingBrawl.ogg|''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''{{'}}s challenger alarm.
</gallery>
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==''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
===[[List of Characters|Characters]]===
{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!How to unlock!!Unlock location
|-
|{{SSB|Captain Falcon}}||Complete [[1P Game]] in 20 minutes or less with no continues.||[[Planet Zebes]]
|-
|{{SSB|Jigglypuff}}||Complete [[1P Game]] with any character.||[[Saffron City]]
|-
|{{SSB|Luigi}}||Complete Bonus 1: [[Break the Targets]] with all starter characters.||[[Peach's Castle]]
|-
|{{SSB|Ness}}||Complete [[1P Game]] on Normal  with three lives and no continues.||{{SSB|Dream Land}}
|-
|}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Challenger Approaching Falcon(SSB).png|Captain Falcon challenging the player in ''Smash 64''
Challenger Approaching Jigglypuff(SSB).png|Jigglypuff challenging the player in ''Smash 64''
Challenger Approaching Luigi(SSB).png|Luigi challenging the player in ''Smash 64''
Challenger Approaching Ness(SSB).png|Ness challenging the player in ''Smash 64''
</gallery>

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
===[[List of Characters|Characters]]===
{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!How to unlock!!VS matches required!!Unlock Location!!Music
|-
|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}<ref group=note name=erase/>||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} or [[Adventure Mode]] with any character.|| align="right"|50||[[Pokémon Stadium]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Pokémon Stadium}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}<ref group=note name=erase/>||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} or [[Adventure Mode]] with Mario without using a continue. || align="right"|100||[[Princess Peach's Castle]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Dr. Mario}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Pichu}}||Complete [[Event 37: Legendary Pokémon]].||align="right"|200||[[Pokémon Stadium]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Battle Theme}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Falco}}||Complete the [[100-Man Melee]].||align="right"|300||{{SSBM|Battlefield}}||''{{MeleeMusic|Corneria}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Marth}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} or [[Adventure Mode]] with all starter characters, or use all starter characters at least once in [[VS. mode]].|| align="right"|400||[[Fountain of Dreams]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Fire Emblem}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Young Link}}||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} or [[Adventure Mode]] with 10 different characters. || align="right"|500||[[Great Bay]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Saria's Theme}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}||Complete [[Event 29: Triforce Gathering]].|| align="right"|600||{{SSBM|Final Destination}}||''{{MeleeMusic|Great Bay}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}<ref group=note name=player-hours/>||Play [[VS. mode]] for 20 hours.||align="right"|700||{{SSBM|Final Destination}}||''{{MeleeMusic|Poké Floats}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Luigi}}||Complete [[Adventure Mode]] when the second on the time limit in the first stage gets a "2". For example: XX:X2:XX.||align="right"|800||[[Mushroom Kingdom II]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Mushroom Kingdom II}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Roy}}<ref group=note name=erase/>||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} or [[Adventure Mode]] with Marth without using a continue. ||align="right"|900||[[Temple]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Fire Emblem}}''
|-
|{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}<ref group=note name=erase/>||Complete {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}, [[Adventure Mode]], or [[Break the Targets]] with all 24 other characters.||align="right"|1000||[[Flat Zone]]||''{{MeleeMusic|Flat Zone}}''
|}
<references group=note>
<ref group=note name=erase>If the player had previously used the Erase Data > Hidden Characters option in the Options menu, these characters can be unlocked again if [[All-Star Mode]] is cleared under the established conditions.</ref>
<ref group=note name=player-hours>The time required is calculated in "player-hours" (e.g. 2 human players gives 2 hours for every hour of game-time, 3 human players give 3, and four players give 4).</ref>
</references>

===Gallery===
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<gallery>
Challenger Approaching Jigglypuff.png|Jigglypuff challenging the player in ''Melee''
Challenger Approaching Dr. Mario.png|Dr. Mario challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingPichu(SSBM).png|Pichu challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingFalco(SSBM).png|Falco challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingMarth(SSBM).png|Marth challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingYoungLink(SSBM).png|Young Link challenging the player in ''Melee''
Challenger Approaching Ganondorf.png|Ganondorf challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingMewtwo(SSBM).png|Mewtwo challenging the player in ''Melee''
Challenger Approaching Luigi.png|Luigi challenging the player in ''Melee''
RoyApproaching.png|Roy challenging the player in ''Melee''
ChallengerApproachingGW(SSBM).png|Mr. Game & Watch challenging the player in ''Melee''
</gallery>

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
[[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated that it would be appropriate that third-party, or "guest" characters, like {{SSBB|Solid Snake}} and {{SSBB|Sonic the Hedgehog}}, would be unlockable characters. This became true when ''Brawl'' was released.

In addition to the challenges and versus match method of unlocking, all unlockable characters can be unlocked by playing through [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]]. The majority of these characters are unlocked as part of the linear story of SSE. However, Jigglypuff, Wolf, and Toon Link are only unlockable after the main SSE gameplay is completed by finding a secret area while replaying levels. Once a character joins a group of playable characters, the character will be instantly unlocked for normal play (without requiring a "Challenger Approaching" battle). However, some characters, as per the SSE's story, must be battled before they will join the player's party, such as {{SSBB|Lucario}} (depending on the path chosen in [[The Glacial Peak]]).

===[[List of Characters|Characters]]===
{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!How to unlock!!Subspace Emissary method!!VS matches required!!Unlock location!!Music
|-
|{{SSBB|Ness}}
|Reflect 10 projectiles.
|Complete [[Subspace (Part I)]].
|align="right"|5
|[[Onett]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Mother (Melee)}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Marth}}
|Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}}.
|Complete [[Battlefield Fortress]].
|align="right"|10
|[[Castle Siege]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Fire Emblem (Melee)}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Luigi}}
|Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} without using any continues.
|Complete [[Subspace (Part I)]].
|align="right"|22
|[[Luigi's Mansion]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Luigi's Mansion Theme}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Falco}}
|Complete [[100-Man Brawl]].
|Complete [[The Swamp]].
|align="right"|50
|[[Lylat Cruise]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Star Fox|Area 6}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}
|Play through {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} on Normal or higher and beat it in 12 minutes or less.
|Complete [[Outside the Ancient Ruins]].
|align="right"|70
|[[Port Town Aero Dive]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|F-Zero|Mute City}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Lucario}}
|Clear all levels of [[Target Smash!!]] with any single character.
|Complete [[Glacial Peak]].
|align="right"|100
|[[Spear Pillar]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Pokémon|Victory Road}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Snake}}
|Play 15 Vs. Matches on [[Shadow Moses Island]].
|Complete [[Battleship Halberd Interior]].
|align="right"|130
|[[Shadow Moses Island]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Metal Gear|Encounter}}
|-
|{{SSBB|R.O.B.}}
|Collect 250 different trophies.
|Complete [[Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II)]].
|align="right"|160
|[[Mario Bros (stage)|Mario Bros]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Nintendo|Mario Bros.}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Ganondorf}}
|Clear {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} on Hard with Link or Zelda.
|Collect both {{SSBB|Link}} and {{SSBB|Zelda}}'s trophies in [[Subspace (Part II)]].
|align="right"|200
|{{SSBB|Final Destination}}
|{{SSBBMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Hidden Mountain & Forest}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}
|Clear [[Target Smash!!]] with 30 different characters on any single difficulty level.
|Complete [[Battleship Halberd Bridge]].
|align="right"|250
|[[Flat Zone 2]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Nintendo|Flat Zone 2}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Sonic}}
|Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} with 10 characters, or Brawl for 10 combined total hours.
|Complete [[The Great Maze]].
|align="right"|300
|[[Green Hill Zone]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Sonic The Hedgehog|Sonic Heroes}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}<ref group=note name=subspace/>
|Have 20 or more [[event]]s cleared after beating the [[Subspace Emissary]].
|After completing [[The Great Maze]], defeat it in a secret room in [[The Swamp]].
|align="right"|350
|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Pokémon|Pokémon Center}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Toon Link}}<ref group=note name=subspace/>
|Complete {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} after beating the Subspace Emissary.
|After completing [[The Great Maze]], defeat him in a secret room in [[The Forest]].
|align="right"|400
|[[Pirate Ship]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Dragon Roost Island}}
|-
|{{SSBB|Wolf}}<ref group=note name=subspace/>
|Complete [[Boss Battles]] mode with {{SSBB|Fox}} or {{SSBB|Falco}}.
|After completing [[The Great Maze]], defeat him in a secret room in [[The Ruins]].
|align="right"|450
|[[Lylat Cruise]]
|{{SSBBMusicLink|Star Fox|Star Wolf}}
|}
<references group=note>
<ref group=note name=subspace>Toon Link, Jigglypuff and Wolf are not part of the main plot of Subspace Emissary; players must beat the main story first then revisit certain stages to find them that way.</ref>
</references>

Sonic is the only character who can be unlocked 4 different ways.

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Challenger Approaching Ness (SSBB).png|Ness challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Marth (SSBB).png|Marth challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Luigi (SSBB).png|Luigi challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Falco (SSBB).png|Falco challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Falcon (SSBB).png|Captain Falcon challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Lucario (SSBB).png|Lucario challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Snake (SSBB).png|Snake challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching R.O.B. (SSBB).png|R.O.B. challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Ganondorf (SSBB).png|Ganondorf challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Mr. Game & Watch (SSBB).png|Mr. Game & Watch challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Sonic (SSBB).png|Sonic challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Jigglypuff (SSBB).png|Jigglypuff challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Toon Link (SSBB).png|Toon Link challenging the player in ''Brawl''
Challenger Approaching Wolf (SSBB).png|Wolf challenging the player in ''Brawl''
</gallery>

=={{for3ds}}==
===[[List of Characters|Characters]]===
The inclusion of [[Wendy O. Koopa]] (as one of {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}'s {{SSB4|alternate costume}}s) and {{SSB4|Lucina}} as unlockable characters makes them the first female characters to be unlockable.

In addition to the characters below, {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s are not shown on the character select screen until the player has created at least one. However, since the ability to create Mii Fighters is granted from the beginning, the characters cannot truly be called unlockable.

Although {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}} has a [[home stage]] [[Duck Hunt (stage)|of the same name]] added into the game in the [[List of updates (SSB4-3DS)#1.1.1|1.1.1]] update, they will always be fought on {{SSB4|Battlefield}} in their unlocking battle regardless of which version of the game is being played.

{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!How to unlock!!Vs. Matches Required!!Unlock location!!Music
|-
|{{SSB4|Ness}}||Clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} on any difficulty||10||[[Magicant]]<ref group=note>Flying Men do not appear.</ref>||{{SSB4MusicLink|EarthBound|Magicant / Eight Melodies (Mother)}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Falco}}||Clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} without any continues||20||[[Corneria]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Star Fox|Corneria}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Wario}}||Complete [[100-Man Smash]]||30||[[WarioWare, Inc.]]<ref group=note>Microgames do not occur.</ref>||{{SSB4MusicLink|WarioWare|WarioWare, Inc.}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Lucina}}||As {{SSB4|Marth}}, clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} without any continues||40||[[Arena Ferox]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Fire Emblem|Id (Purpose)}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}||Clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} with three or more characters||50||[[Reset Bomb Forest]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|Wrath of the Reset Bomb (Remix)|Wrath of the Reset Bomb}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}||As {{SSB4|Mario}}, clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} on intensity 4.0 or higher||60||[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) (Remix)|Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)}}
|-
|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}||Collect at least 200 different trophies||70||[[PictoChat 2]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|PictoChat}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Ganondorf}}||As {{SSB4|Zelda}} or {{SSB4|Link}}, clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} on intensity 5.0 or higher||80||[[Gerudo Valley]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Gerudo Valley (Remix)|Gerudo Valley}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}||Clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} with 10 or more characters||90||[[Flat Zone 2]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Game & Watch|Flat Zone 2}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}||As {{SSB4|Bowser}}, clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} on intensity 6.0 or higher||100||[[3D Land]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}||Clear {{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}} with 8 or more characters||110||{{SSB4|Battlefield}}||{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Battlefield}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}||Collect at least 30 different [[equipment]] items||120||[[Unova Pokémon League]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Pokémon|N's Castle Medley}}
|}
<references group=note/>

===Gallery===
<gallery>
ChallengerApproachingNess.png|Ness challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''. 
ChallengerApproachingFalco.png|Falco challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingWario.png|Wario challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingLucina.png|Lucina challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingDarkPit.png|Dark Pit challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingDrMario.png|Dr. Mario challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingROB.png|R.O.B. challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingGanondorf.png|Ganondorf challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingGameandWatch.png|Mr. Game & Watch challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingBowserJr.png|Bowser Jr. challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingDuckHunt.png|Duck Hunt challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
ChallengerApproachingJigglypuff.jpg|Jigglypuff challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.
</gallery>

=={{forwiiu}}==
===[[List of Characters|Characters]]===

Unlike {{for3ds}}, Ness, Jigglypuff, Ganondorf & Bowser Jr. are [[starter character]]s. Like the 3DS version, a character is unlocked for every 10 versus matches played. Two exceptions to this are {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}} and {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}, which they need 20 more versus matches than {{SSB4|R.O.B.}} and Mr. Game & Watch, respectively. Unlike the previous three installments (''Melee'', ''Brawl'', and the 3DS version), no {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} universe stages are used for challenger approaching battles. Instead, all unlockable characters use a stage from their respective universe except for R.O.B., in which he uses the Wrecking Crew stage due to him not having a stage from his [[R.O.B. (universe)|own universe]].

In addition to the characters below, {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s are not shown on the character select screen until the player has created at least one. However, since the ability to create Mii Fighters is granted from the beginning and there is no Challenger Approaching fight, the character cannot truly be called unlockable.

{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!How to unlock!!Vs. Matches Required!!Unlock location!!Music
|-
|{{SSB4|Falco}}||Clear {{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}}||10||[[Orbital Gate Assault]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Star Fox|Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Wario}}||Clear [[100-Man Smash]]||20||[[Gamer]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|WarioWare|Gamer}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Lucina}}||Clear {{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}} on intensity 5.5 or higher||30||[[Coliseum]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Fire Emblem|The Devoted}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}||Clear [[All-Star Mode]] on Normal||40||[[Palutena's Temple]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Kid Icarus|Boss Fight 1 (Kid Icarus: Uprising)}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}||Clear [[Master Orders]] on Hard||50||[[Delfino Plaza]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Delfino Plaza}}
|-
|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}||Clear [[Crazy Orders]] after 10 rounds and defeat Crazy Hand||60||[[Wrecking Crew]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|Wrecking Crew Medley}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}||Clear {{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}} on intensity 2.0 or higher with 5 characters||80||[[Flat Zone X]]||{{SSB4MusicLink|Game & Watch|Flat Zone 2}}
|-
|{{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}||Get at least 1 KO in [[Cruel Smash]]||100||[[Duck Hunt (stage)|Duck Hunt]]<ref group=note>Dog and ducks do not appear.</ref>||{{SSB4MusicLink|Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt Medley}}
|}

<references group=note/>

===Gallery===
<gallery>
SSB4-U Falco Approaches.png|Falco challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Wario Approaches.png|Wario challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Lucina Approaches.png|Lucina challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Dark Pit Approaches.png|Dark Pit challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Dr. Mario Approaches.png|Dr. Mario challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U R.O.B. Approaches.png|R.O.B. challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Mr. Game & Watch Approaches.png|Mr. Game & Watch challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SSB4-U Duck Hunt Approaches.png|Duck Hunt challenging the player in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
</gallery>

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
It has been implied that the characters from the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' will be <!--Do not change this from the future tense. The game is not yet out.--> the starting roster, and all other fighters are unlockable. However it is currently unknown if {{SSBU|Luigi}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}, or the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s are included as starters or unlockables.

====Confirmed====
*{{SSBU|Bayonetta}}
*{{SSBU|Bowser}}
*{{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}
*{{SSBU|Chrom}}
*{{SSBU|Cloud}}
*{{SSBU|Corrin}}
*{{SSBU|Daisy}}
*{{SSBU|Dark Pit}}
*{{SSBU|Dark Samus}}
*{{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}
*{{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}
*{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}
*{{SSBU|Falco}}
*{{SSBU|Ganondorf}}
*{{SSBU|Greninja}}
*{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}
*{{SSBU|Ike}}
*{{SSBU|Inkling}}
*{{SSBU|Isabelle}}
*{{SSBU|King Dedede}}
*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}
*{{SSBU|Little Mac}}
*{{SSBU|Lucario}}
*{{SSBU|Lucas}}
*{{SSBU|Lucina}}
*{{SSBU|Marth}}
*{{SSBU|Mega Man}}
*{{SSBU|Meta Knight}}
*{{SSBU|Mewtwo}}
*{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}
*{{SSBU|Olimar}}
*{{SSBU|Pac-Man}}
*{{SSBU|Palutena}}
*{{SSBU|Peach}}
*{{SSBU|Pichu}}
*{{SSBU|Pit}}
*{{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}
*{{SSBU|R.O.B.}}
*{{SSBU|Richter}}
*{{SSBU|Ridley}}
*{{SSBU|Robin}}
*{{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}
*{{SSBU|Roy}}
*{{SSBU|Ryu}}
*{{SSBU|Sheik}}
*{{SSBU|Shulk}}
*{{SSBU|Simon}}
*{{SSBU|Snake}}
*{{SSBU|Sonic}}
*{{SSBU|Toon Link}}
*{{SSBU|Villager}}
*{{SSBU|Wario}}
*{{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}
*{{SSBU|Wolf}}
*{{SSBU|Young Link}}
*{{SSBU|Zelda}}
*{{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}

====Unknown====
*{{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}
*{{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}
*{{SSBU|Luigi}}
*{{SSBU|Mii Fighter}} 
**{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} 
**{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} 
**{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} 
*{{SSBU|Ness}}

==Trivia==
*The original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' is the only game where all characters cannot be unlocked by playing enough [[Vs. Mode]] matches.
*In ''Smash 64'', ''Brawl'', and ''for 3DS'', the AI level of unlockable character fights increases with each consecutive character.
**In ''Melee'', the opposite is the case.
**In ''for Wii U'', the AI level for all eight characters is high, no matter what order they are fought in.{{fact}}
*The music in challenger encounters may be music that cannot otherwise play on the stage in question, such as the Fire Emblem theme playing on [[Fountain of Dreams]] in ''Melee'' when {{SSBM|Marth}} is unlocked.
*Masahiro Sakurai [http://www.gamnesia.com/news/sakurai-considered-having-all-fighters-available-from-the-start-in-smash-br originally intended] for all the characters in {{forwiiu}} to be available from the start, but eventually decided against it.
*The {{uv|Yoshi}} series is the only franchise to have never had any unlockable characters.
*[[Roy (SSBM)|Roy]] and [[Mr. Game and Watch (SSBM)|Mr. Game and Watch]] in ''Melee'' and [[Wolf (SSBB)|Wolf]] in ''Brawl'' are the only unlockable characters to have unlock criteria that involve other unlockable characters.
**Mr. Game and Watch in ''Melee'' is the only character that must be unlocked last in any ''Smash'' game, since his unlock criteria involves all other playable characters.
***It is theoretically possible though pointlessly difficult to bypass this, by playing 1000 Vs. Mode matches and [[SD]]ing in all ten of the first challenger battles. <!--This can be more easily tested by SDing in Jigglypuff's unlocking match until 100 vs. matches are played, and seeing if Jigglypuff or Dr. Mario are fought.-->
*[[Wario]] was the first character who debuted as a starter to become an unlockable character afterwards, being a starter in ''Brawl'' before becoming unlockable in ''Smash 4''.
*In {{forwiiu}}, [[Downloadable content|DLC]] characters have a "(character name) Joins the Battle!" screen that appears once they are purchased, much like the unlockable characters. Unlike with unlockable characters, the last letters of their names are not larger.
*When a player fights a secret character to unlock in ''Brawl'', their character always uses their default costume even if the character was originally using an alternative costume.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' marks the unlockable debut for many characters that debuted as starters, as all characters that debuted from ''Melee'' onwards have been made unlockable regardless of their status in previous games.
**Namely, this includes long-running (appeared in at least two games prior to ''Ultimate'') veterans [[Peach]], [[Bowser]], the [[Ice Climbers]], [[Zelda]], [[Sheik]], [[Pit]], [[Meta Knight]], [[Zero Suit Samus]], [[Ike]], [[Charizard]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Lucas]], [[King Dedede]], and [[Olimar]].
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is the first game in the series to feature unlockable characters in its cover artwork.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', each character unlock notification has a different tone depending on the debut game of the character.
**Strangely, {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}'s unlock notification tone is the same as the ''Brawl'' newcomers despite debuting from ''Smash 64''. This is likely because it is unlocked in the post-game [[Subspace Emissary]], as well as its internal ID being right next to {{SSBB|Toon Link}} and {{SSBB|Wolf}}, ''Brawl'' newcomers.
**''Smash 64'' newcomers (except Jigglypuff) use "Rare Trophy" from ''Melee'', ''Melee'' newcomers use ''Brawl''{{'}}s stage unlock fanfare, and ''Brawl'' newcomers (and Jigglypuff) use ''Brawl''{{'}}s sound effect when collecting songs or completing minor challenges.
*''Ultimate'' marks the first time all newcomers introduced in any ''Smash'' game are unlockable, whereas only four, nine, six, four, and three are unlockable in ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''Smash 3DS'', and ''Smash Wii U'', respectively.

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

[[Category:Characters]]
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