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|{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSB|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSB|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

|While the pair has historically not been seen by the casual fanbase as semi-clones in the same way that other characters are, Jigglypuff in its debut appearance shares many of Kirby's animations, moves, and properties (such as having six jumps).

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|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBM|hsize=20px}}||Full clone

|Ganondorf is significantly heavier and much more powerful than Captain Falcon, and all of his mobility stats are much slower, in particular his dashing speed, though most of his attacks do not lose too much speed. Ganondorf is additionally bigger than Falcon, giving his moves more reach in general, though some of his moves also have larger hitboxes. Functional differences in his moveset include his up tilt being a hail mary move that is one of the strongest moves in the game, in exchange for an absurd 81 frames of startup that also makes it the slowest move in the game, whereas Falcon's {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSBM|up tilt}} is a standard anti-air move with above-average horizontal knockback. Each of the two hits in Ganondorf's {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|up smash}} are individually very powerful whereas the first hit of [[Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Up smash|Falcon]]'s is meant to link into the second stronger hit, a functioning difference that applies to their {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|neutral aerial}} as well, though this functioning is reversed for their {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|down smash}}. Ganondorf's {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|forward smash}} launches vertically while [[Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Forward smash|Falcon's]] launches horizontally, a launch angle difference that also applies to their down smash. Ganondorf's {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|up aerial}} has a late hitbox that semi-spikes opponents, which can be used as a deadly edgeguarding tool, while Falcon's {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSBM|up aerial}} lacks a late hitbox altogether. Aerial [[Ganondorf (SSBM)/Side special|Gerudo Dragon]] does not meteor smash whereas aerial [[Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Side special|Raptor Boost]] does; conversely, aerial [[Ganondorf (SSBM)/Down special|Wizard's Foot]] is a powerful spike while aerial [[Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Down special|Falcon Kick]] launches horizontally. Finally, many of Ganondorf's moves have different [[effect]]s; his forward smash, [[Ganondorf (SSBM)/Neutral special|Warlock Punch]], Gerudo Dragon, and Wizard's Foot hit with the [[darkness]] effect while Falcon's variations hit with the [[flame]] effect; Ganondorf's up tilt hits with a flame effect while Falcon's has no special effect; and Ganondorf's jab, {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBM|down aerial}}, and [[Ganondorf (SSBM)/Up special|Dark Dive]] hit with an [[electric]] effect when Falcon's variations do not, while the inverse is applied to their forward aerials.

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*{{SSBM|Master Hand}} and {{SSBM|Crazy Hand}} could be considered semi-clones, as they share most of their attacks while having some unique attacks and many unique animations. They would also undergo their own "Luigification" in subsequent games, as both would be given more unique moves and animations as the series went on.

*Coincidentally, all clones' head icons face the opposite direction as their parent's.

*Technically, Samus can be considered a "grandparent" to Ganondorf, since the latter is a clone of Captain Falcon, who was partially cloned off of Samus in the previous title. The two characters are so vastly different that they cannot be considered clones in any practical sense, but Ganondorf and Captain Falcon still share their floor attack, dash attack, and up tilt animations with Samus.

*Although [[Mr. Game & Watch]] has always been a unique character as opposed to a clone, he shared most of his attributes (except for his weight, air speed and air acceleration) with {{SSBM|Mario}} in ''Melee'', indicating he started development based off of Mario until being developed into his own unique character.

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|{{CharHead|Falco|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Fox|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

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|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

|Ganondorf has a wide variety of new animations for general actions, and all of his remaining moves that are still conceptually the same as Falcon's have altered, stiffer animations to differentiate them from Falcon's equivalents. The most obvious examples of Ganondorf's shared moves with altered animations are his {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBB|down aerial}}, [[Ganondorf (SSBB)/Neutral special|Warlock Punch]], [[Ganondorf (SSBB)/Up special|Dark Dive]], and [[Ganondorf (SSBB)/Down special|Wizard's Foot]]. Dark Dive additionally now has an uppercut animation at the end of it, which has a corresponding hitbox to hit opponents without grabbing them, giving it a significant functional difference from [[Captain Falcon (SSBB)/Up special|Falcon Dive]]. Ganondorf however lost a functional difference, as his {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBB|forward smash}} now launches at the same horizontal angle that Falcon's {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSBB|forward smash}} does. Ganondorf still maintains the same motif of being a slower but stronger semi-clone of Falcon, but it's even more exaggerated than it was in ''[[Melee]]'', with most of Ganondorf's mobility stats being harshly [[nerf]]ed, in addition to many of his moves being made even slower.

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|{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Mario|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

|Mario's [[Mario Tornado]] changing from his down special to his {{mvsub|Mario|SSBB|down aerial}}, while his down special became [[Mario (SSBB)/Down special|F.L.U.D.D]], is the main new difference between him and Luigi, giving them entirely different down specials and down aerials. Luigi can additionally now [[crawl]], whereas Mario cannot. Luigi has been given some new animations and now has his own voice clips, rather than re-using a sped-up selection of Mario's, while a few of his remaining shared moves have had their animations altered to differentiate from Mario's, which include his {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBB|forward tilt}}, {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBB|down smash}}, {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBB|up aerial}}, and {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBB|pummel}}. Every other difference they had in ''Melee'' not already addressed here still applies.

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|{{CharHead|Wolf|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Fox|SSBB|hsize=20px}}||Pseudo-clone

|Historically, Wolf's status has been very unclear and heavily debated ever since ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, until the adoption of the term "pseudo-clone". Like Lucas, his main similarity to his parent is similarly-themed special moves, but Wolf's are even more distinct; his {{b|Blaster|Wolf}} is unique by only firing a single shot with a completely different animation, while the laser it fires is completely different in appearance from those shot by Fox's {{b|Blaster|Fox}}, and it has an attached bayonet to hit opponents with a melee hitbox; Wolf Flash hits with his body instead of producing damaging afterimages (in addition to the "afterimage" trail having different graphical effects), while Wolf additionally travels in a slight diagonal trajectory during it (which allows [[scarring]]), and is weak at the start but hits with a powerful hitbox at the end that either meteor smashes or semi-spikes opponents; Fire Wolf has a completely different animation and has no distinct "charging" phase, with the only functional similarity to [[Fox (SSBB)/Up special|Fire Fox]] being that the player can control which direction Fire Wolf travels in; Wolf's [[Wolf (SSBB)/Down special|Reflector]] remains more similar to [[Fox (SSBB)/Down special|Fox's]] than his other specials, but has a distinctly different "shine" graphic, while possessing some functional difference in its much greater amount of [[intangibility]] that starts on frame 1, making it a much more effective disadvantage tool; and then Wolf's Landmaster has a difference appearance to match the [[Wolfen]] theme, while being much more powerful and more mobile than Fox's, in exchange for a much shorter duration. Despite the vast move differences, many of Wolf's non-combat animations (such as dodges, getups, and item actions) remain exactly identical to Fox's, even in cases where they do not connect properly into his other animations as a result.

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|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

|Ganondorf has not received any major changes that affect how much of a clone he is, though he did get a few minor animation- and functionality-related tweaks. Among their shared moves, his {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSB4|neutral aerial}} became functionally more similar to Falcon's {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSB4|neutral aerial}}, as now the first kick is a weak hit to link into the second stronger hit, instead of both kicks being individually powerful, but Falcon's {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSB4|up aerial}} now being a vertically launching [[juggle]] tool gives its distinct functionality from Ganondorf's {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSB4|up aerial}} that remains a very strong horizontally-launching move that can semi-spike. Ganondorf otherwise retains the differences he already had in ''Brawl''. For a final note, Ganondorf notably shares no custom moves at all with Captain Falcon, so he can become substantially more distinct when customs are enabled.

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|{{CharHead|Luigi|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Mario|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

|Luigi's jumps are animated differently, being a scuttle instead of a block-punch, and he has a different skidding animation when he stops dashing. He has a new down throw as well, where he Ground Pounds the opponent. He also does not share any customs with Mario, aside from one that makes his Fireballs act like Mario's default ones. The rest of Luigi's differences he already had in ''Brawl'' are retained.

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|{{CharHead|Roy|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Marth|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

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|{{CharHead|Toon Link|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Link|SSB4|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone

==Clones in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

With ''Ultimate'' bringing back all veterans, every clone that was originally cut returns. However, most returning clones did not receive many new differences. In the transition from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate'', however, Luigi and Ganondorf were both significantly decloned (with Luigi commonly being agreed to have become a pseudo-clone),  and Link's new changes based off of ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' subsequently decloned both of his counterparts to an extent.

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|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Captain Falcon|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone||{{n}}

|Ganondorf received a new set of smash attacks involving his [[Ganondorf's sword|sword]], making him now only share about half of his moveset with Captain Falcon (though Ganondorf's up smash is very similar to Ike's {{mvsub|Ike|SSBU|up smash}} and his down smash is very similar to {{SSBU|Cloud}}'s {{mvsub|Cloud|SSBU|down smash}}). Ganondorf also received a new grab where he swipes with his left arm horizontally, along with a new pummel and forward throw to better suit his new holding animation. Ganondorf's general animations have been tweaked, and his remaining moves have generally had their animations unstiffen to reflect being reverted back to his younger ''Ocarina of Time'' appearance, most notably seen in his {{mvsub|Ganondorf|SSBU|down aerial}}, while Falcon has also received some animation changes in addition to a new {{mvsub|Captain Falcon|SSBU|forward smash}}, though these changes do not impact their clone status. Ganondorf is overall the least cloned he has been in ''Smash'', but is still a definitive semi-clone.

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|{{CharHead|Luigi|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Pseudo-clone||{{n}}

|Luigi now has an extended grab utilizing the Poltergust, which also alters his {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBU|pummel}} and most of his throws except for his {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBU|down throw}}, which was already different from [[Mario (SSBU)/Down throw|Mario's]]. He additionally has a new running animation, and his {{mvsub|Luigi|SSBU|neutral aerial}} has a slightly different animation, while he retains his other differences among their shared moves from ''Smash 4''. However, his up tilt has been changed to resemble Mario's, though that doesn't set him back enough to prevent him being now considered a pseudo-clone.

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|{{CharHead|Mythra|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Pyra|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Semi-clone||{{n}}

|Mythra has a unique {{mvsub|Mythra|SSBU|neutral special}}, {{mvsub|Mythra|SSBU|side special}}, {{mvsub|Mythra|SSBU|up special}}, and {{mvsub|Mythra|SSBU|Final Smash}}. Mythra also has access to her unique [[fighter ability]], [[Foresight]].

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|{{CharHead|Pichu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Pikachu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Full clone||{{n}}

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|{{CharHead|Wolf|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Fox|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Pseudo-clone||{{n}}

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|{{CharHead|Young Link|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||{{CharHead|Link|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||Full clone||{{n}}