Editing Unused content (SSBU)

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The following '''[[unused content]]''' is known from the development of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Characters==
===Considered===
*[[Alucard]] - In a Famitsu interview, [[Masahiro Sakurai|Sakurai]] stated that Alucard was briefly considered as a playable character, due to a lot of players probably being most familiar with him. However, he instead chose [[Simon]] and [[Richter]], feeling that fans would probably prefer one of the Belmonts, resulting in his [[Assist Trophy]] role and [[Palutena's Guidance|cameo]] roles.<ref>https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/1074578854134439936/</ref>
*{{pkmn|Decidueye}} - In an interview with Nintendo Dream, Sakurai revealed that Decidueye was almost chosen to be the playable Generation VII Pokémon, but he chose [[Incineroar]] instead, possibly due to Incineroar having a more unique moveset.<ref>https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1087124581867958273/</ref>
* Representatives from Nintendo Switch titles ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' and {{uv|ARMS}} - In an interview with Nintendo Dream, Sakurai confirms that due to the base roster being completed prior to the announcement of both games in January 2017, no fighter representatives from neither ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' nor ''ARMS'' could be added in the base game, resulting in [[Rex]], [[Nia]], [[Spring Man]], and [[Ribbon Girl]] becoming [[Alternate costume (SSBU)/Mii Fighter|Mii Fighter Costumes]], and [[Spirits]] (with Spring Man also being present as an assist trophy).<ref>http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/182181277319</ref> While the March 26th, 2020 mini-direct announced an ''ARMS'' representative as part of the [[Fighter Pass#Fighters Pass Vol. 2|Fighters Pass Vol. 2]], it is currently unknown if any characters from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' will be added as DLC fighters. 
* [[Slime]] - In a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szGPHfQ4BBM ''Dragon Quest XI S'' livestream interview], Sakurai had said he would have been fine with a [[Slime]] being a playable ''Dragon Quest'' representative had Square Enix not allowed him to use the Hero.<ref>https://www.siliconera.com/2019/09/26/masahiro-sakurai-and-yuji-horii-discuss-smash-ultimates-hero-dlc-director-philosophy-and-more/</ref>
** Other ''Dragon Quest'' protagonists as alternative character costumes for the Hero - in the same ''Dragon Quest XI S'' livestream interview, Sakurai wanted to include eight different character alternative costumes for the Hero, however time constraints left him with half of the alternative costumes to be recolors of the previous four instead.<ref>https://www.siliconera.com/2019/09/26/masahiro-sakurai-and-yuji-horii-discuss-smash-ultimates-hero-dlc-director-philosophy-and-more/</ref>

==Stages==
===Differences===
*During the "Everyone is here!" segment of the E3 2018 Direct, the background of [[Fourside]] features a skyscraper with the text "Department" going down its facade. In the final release, the skyscraper is still present; however, the text is absent.
*[[Lylat Cruise]] in the E3 2018 demo appears to use its stage select image from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.
*In {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s character trailer, he is seen climbing up a ladder in [[75m]]. The stage appears to be identical to its ''Brawl'' and ''Wii U'' incarnations in this trailer, but in the final release, the stage's platforms are angled differently to make the "3D" effect seem less prominent and the stage has been recolored, to better reflect its appearance from its game of origin.
*In one screenshot, [[Knuckles]] appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] on [[Green Hill Zone]]. In the final game, this is impossible and he will only appear on the stage as a background character.
*A few stages' images have differences on the stage select screen in the August 8, 2018 Nintendo Direct from the final game.
**{{SSBU|Battlefield}}'s image is zoomed in more in the final game.
**[[Spear Pillar]] in the Direct depicts the green hue that normally appears when [[Cresselia]] is present, but doesn't actually have any Pokémon in the image,  while the final game depicts the image with the purple hue with [[Palkia]] in the background.
**[[Reset Bomb Forest]]'s image is zoomed out more in the final game.
**The position of the clouds in [[Onett]]'s image are in slightly different spots in the final game.
**A few elements of the [[Princess Peach's Castle]] and [[Town and City]] stages are in slightly different spots in the final game.
*The Battlefield stage went through 18 different designs before settling on the final design.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4wsGOOhnjY</ref>
*The Battlefield stage originally had two flags like in ''Smash 4''.

===Considered===
* Mount Huji along with other areas from the Dragon Quest series were considered to be replacements for [[Yggdrasil's Altar]] during development.<ref>https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-and-yuji-horii-on-how-hero-made-it-into-smash-bros-yggdrasils-altar-was-almost-scrapped-initially-just-luminary-and-erdrick/</ref>

==Gameplay==
*The {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} route files for {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} and {{SSBU|Mega Man}} each contain data specifying a [[Hit points|stamina]] HP value of 120, but have stamina mode disabled. This implies that these fighters' Classic Mode routes may have once been planned to use stamina battles. In the final game, {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, {{SSBU|Terry}}, and {{SSBU|Byleth}} are the only fighters whose routes uses stamina battles, with a HP value of 150 for Ryu, Hero, and Terry, while Byleth starts with 100. 
*In an interview, Sakurai stated that he had planned to lower the run speed for a campy playstyle. However, it was eventually scrapped because he believed it was nearly impossible to tell what was campy. <ref>https://twitter.com/Meshima_/status/1087194909705101312</ref>
*Unlike other bosses, [[Giga Bowser]] can be used as a fighter with the works of hacking, many unused elements can be found for him like a {{SSBU|Kirby}} [[copy ability]], a full moveset (albeit without access to certain moves), and many other elements that go unused. With all this in mind, it seems that Giga Bowser was ported over from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' where he was a transformation Final Smash for {{SSB4|Bowser}}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6PthMfdBuc]
*Chef Kawasaki, after being summoned (assuming at least one person is trapped in his attack), will always leave behind a food item before disappearing. However, inside the folder "Generate_Param_Assist.prc", there are some food items Chef Kawasaki can never generate due to spawn rate being set to "0", despite them all being defined to be spawnable. The reason for this is not yet known. The following are food items Chef Kawasaki can never spawn: <ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' on The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>
**Cherries
**Pears
**Milk
**Tea
**Cola
**Sushi
**Tenshin
**Corn Potage
**Chocolate
**Popcorn
**Salad
**Kiwi
**Mont Blanc
**Pasta
**Grape
**Candy
**Lemon
**Fried Egg
**Apple
**Roasted Chicken
**Steak
**Steamed Bun
**Pizza
**Pineapple
**Doughnut
**Cheese
**Peach
*In a similar case, [[Rodin]] has weapons he can never gift the player due to their spawn rate being set to "0". The following are weapons Rodin can never generate:
**Fire Flower
**Gust Bellows
**Fire Bar
**Golden Hammer
**Hammer
**Homerun Bat
**Lip Stick
**Star Rod
*Dragonite, despite already having a model used in the [[Kalos Pokémon League]] stage, has a different model that can be found in the folder that contains Poké Ball Pokemon in the game files. This version of Dragonite has upscaled textures, and shading that makes it look more in line with the assets created for ''Ultimate''. Due to this, it can be assumed that Dragonite was once going to be a summonable Pokémon, but was cut from the game for currently unknown reasons.
**Another Pokémon, Scizor, has a case similar to this. However, unlike Dragonite, Scizor can actually be summoned (unless the player is on the Kalos Pokémon League stage, in which case it can never be summoned).
*Leftover data implies that [[Ditto]] was originally meant to have an entrance, victory pose(s), and perform Final Smashes. However, Ditto cannot do any of these things in the final game.
*Out of the current 108 stages in ''Ultimate'', only 52 stages can be viewed using the Nintendo Labo VR headset. However, modding the game to make all stages playable in VR reveals that some of the unavailable stages have defined camera parameters, implying that they were intended to be played in VR mode, but aren't available in the final version of the update. The current stages confirmed to have working camera parameters are:
**75m
**Midgar
**Mementos
===Character movesets===
*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}} was able to use [[Heel Slide|After Burner Kick]], Downwards After Burner Kick, and then gain another After Burner Kick before landing. [https://twitter.com/SoraKibzu/status/1023587885914759169]
*An unused model for {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}'s bongo drums can be found in the game files. Donkey Kong used bongo drums in [[Konga Beat]], his Final Smash in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', and due to its updated design and textures (despite not being used), it can be assumed that Konga Beat was meant to return for ''Ultimate''. However, Donkey Kong has a new Final Smash in ''Ultimate'', that being [[Jungle Rush]].
*In {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}’s character trailer, he is shown able to actually ''attack'' the water from his [[Fire Hydrant]], making it completely disappear. However, this is impossible to do in the final game, as the water functions exactly how it did in the previous game.
**Also in his character trailer, it is shown that attacking the trampoline would turn it green, and it would also put enemies into a helpless state when they jumped on it (regardless of the current level). Both of these changes were removed in the final game.
*Dataming Piranha Plant's character data (before its official release) reveals that it was originally supposed to have three jumps instead of the standard 2. The parameter that controls its max amount of jumps, "jump_count_max", had its number decreased from 3 to 2 in the day one patch for ''Ultimate''. The animation for the third jump can still be found in Piranha Plant's animation folder. <ref>https://twitter.com/Meshima_/status/1091407461460758528</ref>
*When Joker was initially datamined, his code implied that he would have a [[neutral attack|rapid jab]] as part of his moveset. However, in the final game, Joker's jab only goes up to three hits.
*In {{SSBU|Hero}}'s reveal trailer, the MP cost of [[Command Selection|Psyche Up]] and [[Command Selection|Oomph]] are different than they are in the final game.
*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} was originally supposed to take damage when successfully using [[Gut Check]]. The move's code has a parameter called "damage_mul_special_lw", and on frame 7, the game requests a damage number to calculate. However, the parameter's multiplier is set to 0, which causes the damage to never actually occur. Notably, the Techniques menu lists Gut Check as a move using [[Belly Super Armor]]. A possible alternative explanation is that the parameter is instead a way to have the move use the same clanging sound effect as Belly Super Armor, with the damage parameter being set to 0 in order to prevent K. Rool from taking damage.
*King K. Rool's forward aerial and back aerial have flags for ending intangibility. However, as they lack a flag for starting intangibility, nothing happens in the final game.
*{{SSBU|Roy}} was originally going to have a different running animation, as seen at the beginning of his character trailer. Additionally, it sounds noticeably slower than it currently does, indicating that at one point, Roy's running speed may have been either unchanged or even slowed down. It was eventually replaced by his original run from ''Smash 4'' and sped up.
*{{SSBU|Olimar}}'s Pikmin still have their pummel animation from ''[[Smash 4]]'' and their [[Pikmin Chain]] animations from ''[[Brawl]]''. They go unused because Olimar pummels on his own and his up special was changed to [[Winged Pikmin]] in ''Smash 4''.
*Like in ''Smash 4'', characters that could [[glide]] in ''Brawl'' still retain the code for it despite it being removed. However, Ridley, a newcomer, has code for being able to glide despite him not being able to. It's not exactly sure why Ridley has the code in the first place, but upon further inspection, the code for the glide is nearly identical to {{SSBU|Charizard}}'s, suggesting Ridley was made using Charizard as a base, and that the code for gliding was a carryover.

===Game Modes===
*There exists menu preview images for an online game mode known as "convention" in the game's code. It is currently unknown what "convention" is supposed to be, and since Sakurai stated that [[Home-Run Contest]] will likely be Ultimate's last game mode, it is unknown if the mode will ever be fully added either. <!-- Eventually, this mode will be included in the Japanese release for an limited-time event called "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Challenge", with the first event held on February 1, 2020. This mode is basically an Online Qualifier, where participants can play matches under a specific ruleset to earn scores for qualification to a high rank tournament. It is currently unknown if this mode will be available in other regions. -->

==Music==
*The [[E3]] reveal featured a version of [[Lifelight]] with different instruments and no lyrics. It was used in later trailers and advertisements (including post-launch DLC), but is absent in the actual game.
*The Battlefield and Menu themes were redone between E3 and the game's release. While they stayed mostly the same, the E3 versions were created on a computer, while the final versions were properly orchestrated.
*In the August 8, 2018 Nintendo Direct, several songs shown in the [[Sound Test]] had titles that were later altered prior to release:
**[[List of SSBU Music (Metroid series)|''Metroid'']]: 
***"Opening/Menu - Metroid Prime" was originally named "Metroid Prime: Opening/Menu". 
***"Multiplayer - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes" was originally named "Multiplayer (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)", as it was in {{forwiiu}}. 
***"Main Theme - Metroid Prime: Federation Force" was originally named "Splash Screen (Metroid Prime: Federation Force)". 
***"Magmoor Caverns - Metroid: Samus Returns" was originally named "Area 1 - 5 Torrid Zone (Metroid: Samus Returns)".
**[[List of SSBU Music (Star Fox series)|''Star Fox'']]: 
***"Main Theme - Star Fox" was originally named "Star Fox - Main Theme". 
***"Corneria - Star Fox" was originally named "Corneria (Star Fox)". 
***"Main Theme - Star Fox 64 (64)","Main Theme - Star Fox 64 (Melee)", and "Main Theme - Star Fox 64 (Brawl)" were originally titled "Star Fox 64 - Main Theme (64)", "Star Fox 64 - Main Theme (Melee)", and "Star Fox 64 - Main Theme (Brawl)", respectively.
**[[List of SSBU Music (Pac-Man series)|''Pac-Man'']]
***The total number of tracks was shown as 13 during the Direct, but there are only 11 tracks in the final game. Incidentally, two ''Pac-Man'' music tracks were cut between ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', implying that those two tracks were originally going to return.
*In {{SSBU|Simon}} and {{SSBU|Richter}}'s reveal trailer, the ending features a remixed version of the Stage Clear theme from {{uv|Castlevania}}; it differs slightly from the ''Castlevania'' [[victory theme]] heard in the final game, in that it lacks the electric guitar, implying the remix heard in the trailer is an earlier version of the victory theme.
*The original versions of both {{SSBUMusicLink|Persona|Aria of the Soul}} and {{SSBUMusicLink|Persona|Beneath the Mask}} (the former in its ''Persona 5'' rendition) can be [https://tcrf.net/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate#Persona found] in the game's files, despite both being remixed in the final release of Challenger Pack 1.

==Sounds==
*In the E3 trailer for the game, the part going over [[Perfect Shield|Perfect Shielding]] still uses the old Perfect Shield sound effect from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. In the final game, this sound was replaced with a more audible sound.
*When a character is KO'd, a *foowish* sound effect is played when the game brings up the remaining stocks. However, in the King K. Rool vs Snake video posted by Nintendo UK the sound effect is completely different, being a *bleep* instead. [https://youtu.be/CBLnjibehdU?t=33]
*In Wolf's character showcase video, his Blaster makes a considerably different sound than it does in the final game.
**Additionally, his sound effects of his Wolfen during his on-screen appearance is taken directly from Fox's.
*In the Hero's trailer, the voice clip used for Eight's down smash was instead used for his dash attack. Likewise, the voice clip used for Erdrick's up smash was instead used as one of his generic attack grunts.
*Sound files for the [[announcer]] include a voice clip where he is saying "[[Mii Fighter (SSBU)|Mii]]", a leftover clip from ''SSB4''. However, in the final game, he now instead say the Miis' specific types ("{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}", "{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}", and "{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}}"), via previously unused voice clip found in ''SSB4''{{'}}s data. Interestingly, the Dutch and Russian announcers also have this clip, rather than being removed or the English version is used.
**Similarly, the "{{SSBU|Mewtwo}}", "Excellent!", "Nice Call!", "Nailed it!", "Way to go!", and "[[Home-Run Contest]]" voice clips have unused files for the PAL versions (in a similar vein to "[[Duck Hunt (SSBU)|Duck Hunt Duo]]"), "[[Stamina Mode|Stamina Battle]]" and "Win!" (the [[Smashdown]] file) voice clips have ones for the Chinese and Korean versions, "[[Tourney (SSBU)|Semifinals]]", "{{SSBU|Daisy}}", "{{SSBU|Dark Samus}}" and "{{SSBU|Byleth}}" have ones for the Japanese version, and "Mii Swordfigher" have an unused files would be used for the female Miis and the victory screen in the languages with gendered nouns.<ref> https://www.sounds-resource.com/nintendo_switch/supersmashbrosultimate/sound/16070/</ref>

==Spirit Battles==
For a list of unused Spirit Battles in the game, see [[Unused_content_(SSBU)/Spirit_Battles|Unused content (SSBU)/Spirit Battles]].

Although every spirit in the game is obtainable, there are many that can never be battled, as they do not appear on the Spirit Board and cannot be battled in any other context (such as [[World of Light]]). This is true of every spirit that is an enhanced form, as well as many that can only be obtained by [[summon]]ing. Most of these spirits have default placeholder battle data, but some of them are modified from the placeholder data to varying degrees. This indicates that it may have been intended for these battles to be accessible before they were cut from the game.

In addition to spirits whose battles cannot be accessed, there is data for "dummy" battles as well. These battles were likely used for testing during development and were not intended to become complete, accessible battles in the game.

==Aesthetics==
===Artwork & [[Alternate costume]]s===
*{{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, and {{SSBU|Falco}}’s character artworks were changed slightly between ''Ultimate''{{'}}s reveal and release.
*In one of {{SSBU|Wario}}'s screenshots on the website, his overalls were depicted as having golden buttons as opposed to their usual white. This was changed back for the final release of the game.
*In one of {{SSBU|Luigi}}'s screenshots on the website, the "L" on his cap for his 6th alternate costume was depicted as being green. This was changed back to purple as it was in ''Brawl'' for the final release of the game.
*In all of {{SSBU|Wolf}}'s screenshots excluding the last one, Wolf's default costume had his jacket and gloves a darker shade purple, the straps behind his right shin guard being colored white, and the soles of his boots being red compared to his color scheme in the final build.
**Both shinguard straps have been changed in the final build as it's now colored purple instead of black. This change is not present on his artwork.
***This also applies to all of his alternate costumes minus the seventh variant, where the straps are colored differently between the artwork and the in-game model.
*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, and {{SSBU|Villager}}'s portraits used their in-game models instead of their official artwork, with Mario being the most obvious.
*In the E3 demo of the game, several of {{SSBU|Sonic}}'s alternate costumes, strangely, used varying shades of blue instead of other colors (like white and purple). These were changed back for the final release of the game as well.
*In the E3 demo, if Nana is chosen as the leader, both {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} will have all their voice clips swapped; Nana will use Popo's voice clips and vice versa.
*In the segment in which Ike uses [[Great Aether]] from his character showcase trailer, there is an error in which his portrait displays him in his ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}'' outfit despite currently being in his ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' outfit.
*{{SSBU|Ridley}}'s [[Meta Ridley]] and Mecha Ridley costumes were replaced by a black costume and a white costume respectively in the E3 demo.
*In a press material release, there is a render of {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} in its default red costume, but in a green pipe as opposed to a pot. In the final game, only Piranha Plant's 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th alternate costumes are all in pipes while the default is always in a pot.
*In the E3 Demo, the male Pokémon Trainers 7th palette swap had a lighter skin tone than in the final game. The same is the case for Villager's 6th and 7th palette swaps.

===Final Smashes===
*During the segment of the Nintendo E3 Direct that focused on {{SSBU|King Dedede}}, his eyes are normal colored while he is wearing his mask in [[Dede-Rush]]. In the final game, his eyes are yellow.
**Additionally, in that same scene, Bowser has a different model when he is stuck onto the cage than in the final game.
*While [[End of Day]] is being used in {{SSBU|Olimar}}'s showcase trailer, no [[Bulborb]]s can be seen, although the bite marks and sound effects remain. This was later fixed.
*[[Power Star]] was still a {{s|mariowiki|Power Star}} in {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}'s character showcase trailer; in the final version of the game, it is instead a {{s|mariowiki|Grand Star}}, and the move was renamed to match the change.
*{{SSBU|Wolf}}'s character showcase trailer briefly features his Final Smash, [[Team Star Wolf]]. However, the background in the trailer is significantly different than what is featured in the final game; in the final game, the background is more akin to the background in [[Team Star Fox]].
*In the Nintendo E3 Direct, Bowser's showcase trailer, and the E3 Demo, [[Giga Bowser Punch|Giga Bowser]] had a much brighter model than in the final game.
**Conversely, during Piranha Plant's reveal trailer, [[Petey Piranha]] had a much darker model compared to the final game.
*[[Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)|Zero Suit Samus']] [[Zero Laser (Zero Suit Samus)|Zero Laser]] used a different appearance in the Nintendo E3 Direct than in the final game.
*In {{SSBU|Toon Link}}'s characer showcase trailer, his version of [[Triforce Slash]] reused the same sound effects as in ''Smash 4''. In the final game, Toon Link uses new sound effects for Triforce Slash while the ''Smash 4'' sound effects are used by {{SSBU|Young Link}} instead.
*During the "Everyone is Here!" trailer and {{SSBU|Cloud}}'s character showcase trailer, the camera would start shaking as Cloud was readying the final strike of [[Omnislash]], similar to ''Smash 4''. In the final game, the camera remains still while this is happening.
*The textures for the Yoshi colors used in the Final Smash [[Stampede!]] uses a completely different file than Yoshi himself. Interestingly, those textures also include a ''Crafted World'' Yoshi, just like the playable character himself. This indicates that a ''Crafted World'' Yoshi is supposed to appear in the Final Smash, however, for unexplained reasons it never appears, implying that ''Crafted World'' Yoshi was cut from the Final Smash.   
*In Bowser's character data, there is an image of reticle with the character "{{ja|仮|Kari}}" ("Temporary")  placed twice on it, indicating that this reticle was a placeholder for Bowser's Final Smash [[Giga Bowser Punch]].
*When Ridley performs [[Plasma Scream]] in his reveal trailer, he screams just before firing the attack. He doesn't do this in the final game, however.
*In the E3 gameplay, if the opponents reaches 100% damage or higher by the end of Ridley’s Final Smash, they will be screen KOed. In the final game, this was changed to an [[instant KO]].
*In the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct, {{SSBU|Lucas}}'s [[PK Starstorm]] shared its background with {{SSBU|Ness}}'s. In the final game, the background resembles that of the one used during the Masked Man fight.

===Movesets===
*In Luigi's character showcase trailer, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}} is seen using Mario's updated animation for [[Cape]] rather than his own new and unique animation when using [[Super Sheet]], and his sheet is on his right hand, completely unanimated. 
*In his own trailer, Dr. Mario is using his old animation for his down special, [[Dr. Tornado]]. In the final game, he spreads out his arms with his hands open.
*In early footage of ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Lucina}} has her former idle pose animation from ''SSB4'', but in the final build, her idle pose matches {{SSBU|Marth}}'s new one.
*During Roy’s character showcase video, he had a different running animation. In the final game, his running animation is instead the one from ''Super Smash Bros. 4.''
*In {{SSBU|Pikachu}}'s showcase trailer, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} is shown using his former forward smash animation from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. In the final game, however, he uses his design from the [[Game & Watch]] game ''Fire Attack''.
**Perhaps more notoriously, the design for the attack originally used the original depiction of the attackers from ''Fire Attack'', based on stereotypical Native Americans (as could be seen with the feather on Mr. Game & Watch's head); this created backlash from the Native American community, and the design was changed to remove the feather in a day-one patch.
*During Wolf's character showcase video in the E3 Direct, [[Wolf Flash]] lacked any visual effects. 
**Additionally, during his character showcase video, his down smash had a different visual effect along while the bayonet on his blaster lacked any effects.
*In Fox's character showcase video, his Reflector has a more greenish color than it does in previous iterations. In the final game, it is a much darker blue.
*An unused model of a fairy is found within {{SSBU|Link}}'s game files, indicating that he may have once again been meant to have a fairy appear during his taunts. However, it could simply be a development leftover from previous entries.
*Joker has an unused "results" mouth and teeth model, implying he was supposed to talk, or move his mouth in some way during his victory poses.
**While Joker does talk during his victory poses, it's only after the player accesses the [[results screen]], when he is off-screen.

===Other===
*The E3 demo of the game did not feature the changes to [[victory theme]]s seen in the final version of the game.
**In the demo, the victory theme would start playing much sooner than in the final game.
**{{SSBU|Ridley}} had a different victory theme in the E3 demo than the one heard in the final game. The most significant difference is that the E3 version ends with a mysterious harp arpeggio, reminiscent of the Unknown Item acquisition jingle from ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.
**Additionally, on the victory screen, the announcer says "Ice Climbers '''wins'''!", where in the final build, he says "Ice Climbers '''win'''!" due to their name being plural.
*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Ike}} did not speak during his victory poses.
*In the [[World of Light]] trailer, the Fishman from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker}}'' was named "Merman"; in the final game, however, it was corrected to Fishman.
*In early footage, the main menu has a few visual differences from the final game. The highlight box when selecting a mode has a white glow instead of a colored outline matching the corresponding mode, the background of the Vault section uses dots instead of diagonal lines, the background of the Games and More section uses thicker circles, the background of the Online section uses a simpler wave effect, and the button to access the Nintendo eShop is not available.
*In early footage, the image that appears in the top right when selecting the "Smash" option in the Smash menu is different from the final game. {{SSBU|Mario}} and {{SSBU|Bowser}} have different poses and appear in different corners, {{SSBU|Link}} and {{SSBU|Samus}} are present instead of {{SSBU|Kirby}} and {{SSBU|Pit}}, and the flaming Smash symbol in the background is smaller.
*In {{SSBU|Bowser}}'s showcase video on the website, {{SSBU|Olimar}} is [[Screen KO]]'d by Bowser's [[Final Smash]], [[Giga Bowser Punch]], and is shown with his eyes closed during the Screen KO. In the final game, Olimar's Screen KO animation has his eyes open and exaggerated.
*During her Final Smash in the E3 Direct, Zero Suit Samus' Final Smash portrait is in an unfinished state.
*In the segment of the Nintendo E3 Direct that introduced {{SSBU|Daisy}}, she had less facial expressions compared to the final game.
*In {{SSBU|Luigi}}'s showcase video, he uses the same grinning expression from ''Smash 4'' when charging up his Green Missile, where in the final build, he sports an angrier expression.
**The final pose of his up taunt also sports a different expression, with Luigi closing his eyes and frowning with his mouth open. In the final build, his eyes are open, his pupils are smaller than usual and his mouth shows a shocked expression instead of a frown.
*Just like in ''Smash 4'', there are textures that imply R.O.B. was supposed to receive battle damage (indicated by cracks on his body) from taking too much damage. However, R.O.B in the final game never takes battle damage and only his pained expressions from ''Smash 4'' still exist. The textures are also fully updated from ''Smash 4'' despite not being used.
*In {{SSBU|King Dedede}}'s showcase trailer and [[:File:SSBUWebsiteKingDedede4.jpg|a screenshot]], he has his eyes wide open when crouching like in Smash 4. This is changed in the final game, where he slightly closes his eyes more in a humorously seductive manner.
*In {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}'s showcase video, he closes his eyes upon using his [[up taunt]], but in the final game, they are open, like in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.
*In the E3 demo, {{SSBU|Fox}}'s on-screen appearance has him facing away from the camera when facing left.
*During the "Everyone is here!" segment of the E3 2018 Direct, Zelda is briefly seen having a third idle pose, which is identical to an idle from the last game with her crossing her arms. This was removed in the final build.
*During Bowser's segment of the E3 2018 Direct, Link had a surprised expression when Screen KO'd, which included him blushing. This was changed in the final build where he winces without the blush mark on his face.
**Additionally, his screen KO'd pose was exactly the same as the one he had in ''Smash 4'' but mirrored. The pose was altered in the final build.
*Early footage of Young Link in the the E3 2018 Direct and character showcase video shows that the belt around his sheath lacked back-face culling, as it disappears when seen from the inside. This was fixed in the initial release of the game.
*The [[Sans]] Mask contains a blank texture mapped to the centre of its left orbit.<ref>https://twitter.com/firubiii/status/1170090085787807750</ref> Its location suggests it was intended to host Sans' glowing eye that appears throughout his fight in ''Undertale'', whenever he influences the player's SOUL.
*In the data, ''Blast Corps'', ''Jet Force Gemini'', ''Devil's Third'', and ''Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate'' are listed as series names. Despite this, no content from any of these games appears whatsoever in the final game.<ref>https://twitter.com/AltDeltas/status/1066276640324501504/</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSBUWebsiteWario4.jpg|Wario with golden buttons.
SSBUWebsiteLuigi6.jpg|Luigi with a green L in his 6th alternate costume.
Ridley's cut palettes.png|The two cut Ridley costumes (top) and the final costumes (bottom).
Dede-Rush.png|King Dedede using [[Dede-Rush]] with white eyes instead of the yellow eyes in the final game.
Fishman as Merman.png|The Fishman as "Merman" in the World of Light trailer.
SSBU_Early_Menu.png|The early main menu prior to the November 1st Nintendo Direct, in which [[Spirits (menu)|Spirits]] was revealed.
SSBU_Early_Smash_Graphic.png|The early image for selecting "Smash" in the Smash menu.
SmashUltimateSoundTest.jpg|The Sound Test, with early titles for ''Metroid'' music
TeamStarWolf comparison.png|The background for Team Star Wolf in Wolf's showcase (top) and the one in the final game (bottom).
Unused Fourside Grand Department Store.jpg|The background of Fourside with the unused Grand Department Store.
Villager beta.png|Villager's beta costumes showing him/her in their in-game models.
Villager's cut palettes.png|The two cut villager costumes (top) and the final costumes (bottom).
Fire Attack (G&W).jpg|Mr. Game and Watch's infamous feather removed in the day one patch.
Giga Bowser Ultimate KOs.gif| Olimar with shut eyes in his screen KO. Additionally, Giga Bowser is brighter than in the final game.
SSBU_Unused_DKBongos.PNG|The unused DK bongo drums.
Piranha Plant Third Jump.gif|Piranha Plant's unused third jump animation. 
Piranha_Plant_Unused_Render.png|Piranha Plant's unused render.
Ice Climber's demo palettes.png|Nana and Popo beta costumes (top) with Popo taking Nana's place, in the final game (bottom) they are reversed.
Pokémon Trainer's Demo Palette.png|The cut costume for Pokémon Trainer next to the one used in the final game.
SSBU UnusedDragonite Render.png|The unused model for Dragonite.
Yoshi Stampede Textures.png|The textures used for the Yoshis in Stampede!
Unused ROB Battledmg Ultimate.png|Unused battle damage textures for R.O.B.
SSBU UnusedGigaBowserPunch Reticle.png|The placeholder reticle for Giga Bowser Punch.
Fox SSBU Beta Reflector.png|Fox's Reflector in his character showcase trailer.
SSBU_convention_1.png|One of the preview images for "convention".
SSBU_convention_2.png|The other preview image for "convention".
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Unused content]]
*[[Unused content (SSB)]]
*[[Unused content (SSBM)]]
*[[Unused content (SSBB)]]
*[[Unused content (SSB4)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


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