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Friend icons are images depicting characters or symbols which identify players in the online modes of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4. Some of them are available from the start, while others are unlocked automatically along characters or by fulfilling other conditions.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A selection of some Friend Icons

Friend list showing a number of available Friend Icons: Mario, Peach, King Dedede and the Ice Climber series symbol.

Friend icons are used to identify players in the Friend roster of the With Friends Wi-Fi mode. The default Friend Icon, which also appears next to the names of unregistered players, is the symbol of a figure in a circle.

The available icons are:

• the default symbol, a human silhouette in a circle
• all the 20 series symbols, plus the X from Brawl's Japanese cover art
• all the 40 playable characters, including Pokémon Trainer and his Pokémon, Sheik and Zero Suit Samus
• 5 enemies from the Subspace Emissary: Borboras, Bytan, Mite, Poppant and Primid
• all the 10 bosses fought in Boss Battles plus the Ancient Minister
• the Miis saved on the Wii console

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Friend icon menu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The Friend icon menu in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Friend icons are once again part of a player's profile, which can be checked after a battle in any online mode. Icons related to downloadable characters are not available unless the character is purchased; they can however be seen in other players' profiles.

The available icons are:

• all series symbols
• all playable characters, including classic Wario, Alph, male Wii Fit Trainer, wireframe Little Mac, female Villager. Robin and Corrin, Advent Children Cloud and classic Bayonetta, but excluding Mii Fighters and Koopalings.
• all Assist Trophies except Chain Chomp, Color TV-Game 15, Ghosts, Infantry and Tanks, Mother Brain, Nintendog, and Sheriff
• some characters and items related to playable characters and stages: a Phantom, a Gordo, Chrom, a Gyroid, Doc Louis, Dunban, a Wild Gunman, Rush, the Yellow Devil, Sandbag, Ifrit, Ramuh, Odin, Leviathan and Bahamut ZERO.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Players once again may choose an icon as part of their Smash Tag, which is displayed to others in online play.

The available icons include:

• all playable characters in at least two different costumes, including all costume characters (all of the Koopalings and Alph), all gendered variants (such as Robin), and generally speaking all alternate costumes which change a character's outfit (including all alternate costumes for Villager and Inkling)
• all series symbols for series which have a playable character
• all Assist Trophies

In addition to the above, select other icons from the represented series are available using the same art as is used for their Spirits:

Series	Icons available
Mario	Gold Mario Toad Captain Toad Toadette Banzai Bill Shy Guy Birdo Boo Kamek Dry Bowser Nabbit Shine Sprite Shadow Mario Cappy Pauline Master Cycle Paper Mario Paper Bowser Geno
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong & Lady Donkey Kong Jr. Cranky Kong Funky Kong Dixie Kong Dixie Kong & Kiddy Kong Kaptain K. Rool Blast-o-Matic
The Legend of Zelda	Link (The Legend of Zelda) Wind Fish Zelda (Ocarina of Time) Ganon (Ocarina of Time) Fierce Deity Link Majora's Mask Tingle Beast Ganon Midna & Wolf Link King Bulblin Fi Zelda (Breath of the Wild) Calamity Ganon Tetra Zelda (The Wind Waker) King of Hyrule Beedle Linebeck Phantom Zelda
Metroid	Fusion Suit Light Suit Mother Brain (2nd Form) Queen Metroid Kraid Nightmare Omega Ridley Parasite Queen
Yoshi	Baby Mario (Superstar Mario) Baby Bowser Super Happy Tree
Kirby	Ultra Sword Halberd Dragoon Whispy Woods Dark Matter Dyna Blade Marx (True Form) Dark Daroach Masked Dedede Waddle Dee Bandana Waddle Dee Gordo Meta-Knights
Star Fox	Slippy Toad Peppy Hare James McCloud Arwing Great Fox Wolfen Andross (Star Fox 64 3D) Andross (True Form)
Pokémon	Slowpoke Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres Mega Mewtwo Y Mew Lugia Ho-Oh Celebi Rayquaza Jirachi Deoxys Mega Lucario Dialga Palkia Giratina (Origin Forme) Cresselia Manaphy Shaymin (Sky Forme) Arceus Victini Reshiram Zekrom Keldeo (Resolute Forme) Zygarde (100% Form) Mega Diancie Solgaleo Lunala
EarthBound	Ninten EVE Flying Man Paula Poo Ness's Father Mr. Saturn Hinawa Boney Kumatora Ultimate Chimera Absolutely Safe Capsule Masked Man Claus
F-Zero	Dr. Stewart Jody Summer Jack Levin Black Shadow
Fire Emblem	Caeda Tiki (Naga's Voice) Sirius Hector (Fire Emblem) Queen Elincia Anna Azura Ryoma Takumi Xander Camilla
Game & Watch	Fire Judge Octopus Chef
Kid Icarus	Pit (Classic) Medusa (Kid Icarus: Uprising) Hades (Final Form) Reaper & Reapette Viridi
Wario	Mona Kat & Ana Wario-Man 5-Volt (Angry)
Metal Gear	Liquid Snake Big Boss The Boss Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid V) Raiden Kazuhira Miller Metal Gear REX Sahelanthropus Cardboard Box
Sonic	Tails Dr. Eggman Amy Super Sonic
Pikmin	Louie Charlie Red Pikmin Blue Pikmin Yellow Pikmin White Pikmin Purple Pikmin Winged Pikmin Bulborb
Animal Crossing	Tom Nook Timmy & Tommy K.K. Slider Mr. Resetti Don Rover Redd Pete Copper & Booker Lloid Tortimer Kapp'n Able Sisters Blathers Celeste Brewster
Mega Man	Proto Man Bass Roll Rush Dr. Wily Yellow Devil X X (Full Armor) MegaMan Volnutt MegaMan.EXE Star Force Mega Man
Wii Fit	Wii Balance Board
Punch-Out!!	Giga Mac Doc Louis King Hippo Super Macho Man
Pac-Man	Fairy Queen
Xenoblade	Mecha-Fiora Dunban Metal Face Pyra Mythra
Street Fighter	Chun-Li Zangief Dhalsim Sagat M. Bison Akuma Sakura (Street Fighter)
Bayonetta	Madama Butterfly Jeanne Affinity Inspired Fortitudo
Splatoon	Inkling Squid Judd Li'l Judd Off the Hook Sheldon Cap'n Cuttlefish Great Zapfish
Castlevania	Trevor C. Belmont Maria Renard (Symphony of the Night) Carmilla Medusa Head Mummy The Creature & Flea Man Death Werewolf Dracula Soma Cruz Dracula (2nd Form) Kid Dracula
Find Mii	Dark Emperor
Super Smash Bros.	Smash Ball Master Hand Crazy Hand Giga Bowser Galleom Tabuu Master Core
Miscellaneous	Diskun Lip Chorus Kids Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training) Shantae