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A '''victory theme''', sometimes referred to as a '''flourish''', or a '''fanfare''', is a short, recognizable melody that plays at the [[Results screen]] after a character wins a [[Vs. match]] or other similar events such as a [[Tourney]]. For instance, in the Results screen after [[Mario]] wins a match, an orchestral cover of the fanfare played at the end of each level in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays.

 

 

==Mario Victory Theme==

|name=Mario Victory Theme

|characters=[[Mario]]<br>[[Luigi]]<br>[[Peach]]<br>[[Bowser]] (''Melee'', ''Brawl'')<br>[[Dr. Mario]]<br>[[Daisy]]}}

In the ''Melee'' Sound Test, this theme is titled '''Mario's Victory'''.

 

This flourish is a cover of the small sound clip that would play whenever [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] grabbed a {{s|mariowiki|Flagpole}} in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', a track that went on to become a recurring theme. In ''Ultimate'', the entire fanfare is sped up slightly, and the ending is abridged.

MarioUniverseTheme.ogg|''Brawl'' & ''SSB4'' version

MarioSeriesVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|''Ultimate'' version

==Mario Villains Victory Theme==

|name=Mario Villains Victory Theme

|characters=[[Bowser]] (''SSB4'', ''Ultimate'')<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]}}

A music piece based on the same melody as the ''Mario'' victory theme, but instead of a standard orchestral arrangement, the piece is played with slightly distorted electric guitars. It also resembles the level clear theme of Bowser's sidequests in ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}''. This flourish also makes Bowser the only character to change victory themes from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4''.

Victory! (Bowser and Bowser Jr.).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Rosalina]] & [[Luma]]}}

This flourish is a remix of the title screen track for ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Galaxy}}'', as well as the theme played when Mario or Luigi obtains a [[Power Star]] in that game.

Victory! (Rosalina).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

==Donkey Kong Victory Theme==

|name=Donkey Kong Victory Theme

|universe={{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|debut=''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''

|characters=[[Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]}}

 

This flourish is a cover of the short track that plays in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}'' whenever a playable Kong defeated a boss or completed a bonus game.

DKTheme64.ogg|''Super Smash Bros.'' version

DKThemeMelee.ogg|''Melee'' version

DKUniverseTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

==King K. Rool Victory Theme==

|name=King K. Rool Victory Theme

|universe={{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|debut=''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''

|characters=[[King K. Rool]]}}

This flourish is a small excerpt of {{s|mariowiki|Gangplank Galleon}} from ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''.

File:KRoolVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|''Ultimate'' version

|universe={{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}

|characters=[[Link]]<br>[[Sheik]]<br>[[Zelda]]<br>[[Young Link]]<br>[[Ganondorf]]<br>[[Toon Link]]}}

 

The flourish for ''The Legend of Zelda'' series in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was an excerpt of the overworld theme in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', a track which went on to become the main theme of the series. The excerpt is also followed by the theme that plays when Link obtains certain items.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the ''Zelda'' series got a new flourish, now a cover of the music that would play when [[Link]] obtained a [[zeldawiki:Triforce|Triforce Piece]] in ''The Legend of Zelda'' for the NES. This song is also the basis for the ''Ultimate'' flourish; however, the theme is rearranged to be significantly shorter.

|characters=[[Samus Aran|Samus]]<br>[[Zero Suit Samus]]}}

 

In ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' for the NES<!--This theme did not debut in Metroid II: The Return of Samus. The main melody can be heard in the NES game if listened to closely and is far more predominantly clear in the Famicom version-->, this flourish would originally play when [[Samus Aran]] obtained a new power-up or addition to her {{s|metroidwiki|Power Suit}}, as well as when Samus defeated [[Ridley]] or [[Kraid]]. In nearly every ''Metroid'' game since, a variation of this fanfare is used for acquiring major item upgrades.

 

MetroidUniverseTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

 

==Metroid Villains Victory Theme==

|name=Metroid Villains Victory Theme

|characters=[[Ridley]]<br>[[Dark Samus]]}}

 

 

|debut=''{{s|supermariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''

 

This flourish is a combination of two small music excerpts from ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''. The first is a sped-up, orchestrated cover of the title music of ''Yoshi's Story'', while the other is the short flourish that plays when [[Yoshi]] collects all thirty necessary fruits and completes a level. In ''Ultimate'', it plays at a slightly faster tempo, and the second half of the jingle is abridged.

 

YoshiTheme.ogg|''Brawl'' & ''SSB4'' version

YoshiVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Kirby]]<br>[[King Dedede]]}}

 

Kirby and King Dedede's victory theme is a cover of the short recurring theme that plays when [[Kirby]] completes a stage or defeats a boss, debuting in ''Kirby's Dream Land'' (though the shortened version that this track is based on debuted in ''Kirby's Adventure''). The ''Melee'' version of this flourish is considerably slower in pace in relation to the original track, though its other versions more closely match its original tempo.

KirbyUniverseTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Meta Knight]]}}

The Meta Knight Victory Theme is based on the same melody as the Kirby Victory Theme, but is performed with electric guitars in quadruple meter, as opposed to the more symphonic instrumentation and triple meter of the Kirby Victory Theme.

MKTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Fox]]<br>[[Falco]]<br>[[Wolf]]}}

 

StarFoxUniverseTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Pikachu]]<br>[[Jigglypuff]]<br>[[Pichu]]<br>[[Mewtwo]]<br>[[Pokémon Trainer]]<br>[[Charizard]]<br>[[Lucario]]<br>[[Greninja]]<br>[[Incineroar]]}}

 

This victory theme is a small excerpt of the title theme for the first generation of ''Pokémon'', a track which would go on to become the ''Pokémon'' main theme for the entire series. In ''Ultimate'', the theme is abridged.

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|debut=''{{b|EarthBound|game}}'' (''SSB'', ''Melee'')<br>''{{iw|wikibound|Mother|video game}}'' (''Brawl'', ''SSB4'')<br>(''Ultimate'')

|characters=[[Ness]]<br>[[Lucas]]}}

 

In ''EarthBound'', a major objective is for Ness to collect the {{iw|wikibound|Eight Melodies}}. This victory theme comes from the final four melodies of the eight.

This victory theme is a highly sped-up remix of ''[[wikibound:Mother 1+2 (soundtrack)|Mother Earth]]'', the title theme of the original NES ''Mother / EarthBound Beginnings''.

 

===''Ultimate'' Origin===

This victory theme flourish is a combination of the final two out of the Eight Melodies in ''Mother / EarthBound Beginnings''.

|characters=[[Ice Climbers]]}}

 

In ''{{b|Ice Climber|game}}'', when [[Ice Climbers|Popo or Nana]] grabbed the feet of the [[Condor]] at the end of a bonus stage, this track would play. The ''Ultimate'' version cuts out the first half of the theme.

 

|characters=[[Marth]]<br>[[Roy]]<br>[[Ike]]<br>[[Lucina]] (''SSB4'')<br>[[Robin]] (''SSB4'')<br>[[Corrin]] (''SSB4'')<br>[[Chrom]] (''Ultimate'' prior to version 3.0.0)}}

 

This victory theme is an orchestral cover of several bars of the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Theme}}, the title theme for the original ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'', which has since become the main theme of the series and appeared in every game. The ending of the fanfare resembles the leveling up jingle from ''Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''. The ''Ultimate'' version is slightly sped up and slightly abridged at the end.

|debut=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (''Melee'' version)<br/>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' version)

|characters=[[Mr. Game & Watch]]}}

 

The ''Game & Watch'' flourish in ''Melee'' is an original melody in a minor key, based upon the typical bleeping noises that characters or other objects in a {{s|wikipedia|Game & Watch}} would make. It also shares some similarities with the [[Flat Zone]] theme. The flourish introduced in ''Brawl'' features a different melody that follows a more energetic tempo, though it still draws from an identical origin.

G&WTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Pit]]<br>[[Palutena]]}}

PitTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Dark Pit]]}}

Victory! (Dark Pit).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Wario]]}}

This flourish is an original tune created for ''Brawl'' which was also used in the Waluigi Pinball remix. However, it later became the basis for the {{s|mariowiki|Stonecarving City}} theme in ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}'', which was released after ''Brawl''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.heypoorplayer.com/2017/03/17/tomoya-tomita-interview/ |title=An Interview with Game Composer Tomoya Tomita |accessdate=2019-03-29 |author=Tomoya Tomita (interviewed by Anthony Palone, translated by Masked Man) |date=2017-03-17 |publisher=Hey Poor Player |quote= '''In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario’s victory theme was an arrangement of the Stonecarving City theme from ''Shake It!'', which hadn’t yet come out. Were you involved in this special cameo?''' "No, that was another piece I received from Nintendo. I didn’t do anything for ''Brawl''."}}</ref> The ''Ultimate'' version is slightly sped up.

|characters=[[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]}}

This flourish is a small, sped-up excerpt of the title theme of ''Pikmin''.

 

OlimarTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[R.O.B.]]}}

In the NES game ''{{s|wikipedia|Stack-Up}}'', the first game that the [[R.O.B.]] accessory was compatible with, this track would play before starting memory mode. In this remix, a short intro is added, and the first part is played twice.

ROBTheme.ogg|''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|debut=''{{iw|nookipedia|Doubutsu no Mori}}''

|characters=[[Villager]]<br>[[Isabelle]]}}

A remix of the title theme for ''Animal Crossing'' on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube. The ''Ultimate'' version is slightly sped up.

|characters=[[Wii Fit Trainer]]}}

This victory theme is a remix of the main theme of ''Wii Fit'', specifically resembling the tune that plays after a save file is selected.

File:Victory! (Wii Fit Trainer).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

==Punch-Out!! Victory Theme==

|name=Punch-Out<nowiki>!!</nowiki> Victory Theme

|universe={{Uv|Punch-Out!!}}

|debut=''{{b|Punch-Out!!|NES}}'' (NES)

|characters=[[Little Mac]]}}

 

 

The second half of the riff of ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|You Will Know Our Names}}'', the battle theme used in ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' when fighting a unique monster. The ''Ultimate'' version is slightly sped up.

|universe={{uv|Duck Hunt}}

The jingle that plays before a new game starts in ''Duck Hunt''. It begins with the original chiptune rendition, then transitions to a remixed version for the rest of the theme. The ''Ultimate'' version is significantly sped up.

 

==Splatoon Victory Theme==

|name=Splatoon Victory Theme

|universe={{Uv|Splatoon}}

|debut=''{{s|inkipedia|Splatoon}}''

|characters=[[Inkling]]}}

A rock-based remix of the Online victory jingle introduced in ''Splatoon''. The original cheering sounds are absent, and the song doesn't continuously loop like the original jingle.

 

 

==ARMS Victory Theme==

 

 

ARMSVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Solid Snake|Snake]]}}

A small excerpt of the main theme of ''Metal Gear Solid''. In the game, this excerpt is used twice: when [[Solid Snake]] is caught and the player receives a Game Over, and when VR Training is completed.

SnakeTheme.ogg|''Brawl'' & ''Ultimate'' version

==Sonic Victory Theme==

|name=Sonic Victory Theme

|debut=''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog 3}}'' (original song)<br>''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)}}'' (direct source)

|characters=[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]}}

This flourish is ripped directly from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)}}'', which itself is an orchestrated remix of the recurring level clear jingle that originated in ''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic the Hedgehog 3}}''. It is the first flourish in the series to be directly ported from a non-''Smash'' game. The ''Ultimate'' version is very slightly sped up and slightly abridged at the end.

|characters=[[Mega Man]]}}

A short remix of the beginning of the title screen music from ''{{s|wikipedia|Mega Man 2}}''.

 

Victory! (Mega Man).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Pac-Man]]}}

Victory! (Pac-Man).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Ryu]]<br>[[Ken]]}}

A remix of the victory theme from ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter II}}''.

Victory! (Street Fighter).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

==Cloud Victory Theme==

|name=Cloud Victory Theme

|characters=[[Cloud]]}}

A remix of the victory theme heard in ''Final Fantasy VII'', which is itself a variant of the victory themes heard throughout the ''Final Fantasy'' series. It continuously plays, replacing the results theme, being the first victory theme to do so. In ''Smash 4'' only, if the player wins in a [[Tourney (SSB4-Wii U)|tournament]], a non-looped version of the theme will play. This version is based on a short scene during the Junon sequence of ''Final Fantasy VII'' where Cloud performs his victory pose as part of the parade rehearsal.

Victory! (Final Fantasy).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

|characters=[[Bayonetta]]}}

The first few notes of "{{SSB4MusicLink|Bayonetta|Time For The Climax!}}", followed by the jingle that plays upon completing a verse in ''Bayonetta''. Both tracks are ported directly from the original game, though the arrangement of them together is unique to ''Smash''.

Victory! (Bayonetta).ogg|''SSB4'' & ''Ultimate'' version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' are the only installments in the series where victory themes are not accessible in the [[Sound Test]].

*The {{uv|Final Fantasy}}, {{uv|Bayonetta}}, and {{uv|Castlevania}} victory themes can be heard in Cloud, Sephiroth, Bayonetta, and [[Simon]] and [[Richter]]'s reveal trailers respectively. Similarly, the ''Metal Gear'' victory theme can be heard in the debut trailer for ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' after [[Snake]] is revealed.

*As of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Ganondorf]], [[King Dedede]], and [[Wolf]] are the only antagonists that do not possess distinct victory themes from their respective universes. <!--Despite Mewtwo's antagonistic role in the first Pokémon movie and its remake, it is debatable whether it counts as an antagonist, as it does not play an antagonist role in at least the main series games, so please do not add it without discussing first.-->

*The ''Pokémon'' victory theme represents the greatest amount of fighters, both throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and in a single game (''Ultimate''), at ten fighters, or eight if counting [[Pokémon Trainer]] as one fighter.

 

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