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[[Image:Alternate_costume.jpg|250px|thumb|Four of [[Mario]]'s alternate costumes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]
[[File:Alternate_costume.jpg|250px|thumb|Four of [[Mario]]'s alternate costumes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]
[[File:Peach--article image1.jpg|Four of [[Peach]]'s alternate costumes in ''Brawl''|thumb|250px]]
[[File:SSB4 - Mirror Pose 01.jpg|thumb|250px|{{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Greninja}} with their alternate costumes in ''[[SSB4]]''.]]
[[File:SSB4 - Mirror Pose 01.jpg|thumb|250px|{{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Greninja}} with their alternate costumes in ''[[SSB4]]''.]]
[[File:SSBUWebsiteMario5.jpg|thumb|250px|{{SSBU|Mario}} wearing his Wedding and Builder alternate costumes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'']]
[[File:SSBU Steve alts.jpg|thumb|250px|All eight of {{SSBU|Steve}}'s alternate costumes; three replace him with Alex, and the last two are a [[Zombie]] and an [[Enderman]].]]
In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, each character has a set of '''alternate costumes''' (officially known as '''color changes'''<ref>http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/technique/technique08.html</ref>). Alternate costume is sometimes known as '''color''' or '''alternate color'''. In addition to changing the appearance of characters, they distinguish players from other players using the same character. For [[Team Battle]]s in ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' certain costumes also distinguish teams. In ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'', most characters have purely color-based alternate costumes, while ''Brawl'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' introduce a number of alternate costumes changing entire outfits and even characters.
In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, each character has a set of '''alternate costumes''' (officially known as '''color changes'''<ref>http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/technique/technique08.html</ref>, '''color variations''', or '''costumes'''<ref>[[List of tips (SSBU)]]</ref>). Alternate costumes are sometimes known as '''palette swaps''', '''alternate colors''', or just '''colors'''. In addition to changing the appearance of characters, they distinguish players from other players using the same character. For [[Team Battle]]s in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' certain costumes also distinguish teams. In ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'', most characters have purely color-based alternate costumes, while ''Brawl'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' introduce a number of alternate costumes which change outfits and even swap out characters entirely.


==Selecting costumes==
==Selecting costumes==
In standard free-for-all matches, players can choose their character's costume on the character selection screen. Players cannot pick the same costume if they are using the same character. Every character has at least four costumes to choose from, one being their default costume and the rest being their alternate costumes. Starting from ''Brawl'', [[Random#Random character/stage select|randomly]] chosen characters may also have a random costume. Starting in ''SSB4'', the standard amount of alternate costumes for each character is eight.


In standard free-for-all matches, players can choose their character's costume on the character selection screen. Players cannot pick the same costume if they are using the same character. Every character has at least four costumes to choose from, one being their default costume and the rest being their alternate costumes. In ''Brawl'', [[Random#Random character/stage select|randomly]] chosen characters may also have a random costume.
For [[Team Battle]]s in ''Super Smash Bros.'', ''Melee'', and ''Brawl'', there are three teams: red, green, and blue. As such, each character has red, green, and blue costumes that double as team colors. Some characters' default costumes also represent a team color; for example, [[Mario]]'s default costume is red, so he wears his default costume when fighting on a red team. In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', some costumes are only usable in Team Battles, such as {{SSB|Samus}} and {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}'s blue costumes and {{SSB|Mario}}, {{SSB|Kirby}}, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}, and {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}'s green costumes. {{SSB|Yoshi}} has six colors; green (default), red, light blue, and yellow are selectable normally, while dark blue and pink are only seen in the [[Yoshi Team]]. In ''Brawl'', {{SSBB|Wario}} has 12 alternate costumes with six color variations of his ''WarioWare'' costume and his classic overalls. Each variation has red, green, and blue colors usable for Team Battles, making Wario the only character in ''Brawl'' with two color choices when on a team.


For [[Team Battle]]s in ''Super Smash Bros.'', ''Melee'', and ''Brawl'', there are three teams: red, green, and blue. As such, each character has red, green, and blue costumes that double as team colors. Some characters' default costumes also represent a team color; for example, [[Mario]]'s default costume is red, so he wears his default costume when fighting on a red team. In the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', some costumes are only usable in Team Battles, such as Samus and Captain Falcon's blue costumes and Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Captain Falcon's green costumes. As for the character {{SSB|Yoshi}}, he had four colors; green (default), red, light blue, and yellow. Light Blue Yoshi could only be used when Yoshi was on the blue team in team battles. The remaining two colors (Pink Yoshi and Dark Blue Yoshi) were only playable on the [[Yoshi Team]]. In ''Brawl'', [[Wario]] has 12 alternate costumes with six color variations of his ''WarioWare'' costume and his classic overalls. Each variation has red, green, and blue colors usable for Team Battles, making [[Wario]] the only character in ''Brawl'' with two color choices when on a team.
If two or more characters share the same alternate costume in Team Battles or online multiplayer, the second player will have a lighter tint in their appearance. A third player uses a darker tint, and in ''Melee'', a fourth is completely black, while in ''Brawl'', a fourth is a darker tint than the third player. In ''Melee'', data suggests that a fifth player would be completely gray. This aspect was slightly altered in ''Smash 4'' as the second player now has a darker tint in their appearance, with subsequent players now sporting a slightly darker tint than the previous player. This aspect remains in ''Ultimate'', although subsequent players following the second player instead will share the same darkened tint. It is important to note that the tint only applies towards others players if they share the same alternate costume as the character being controlled in their own Switch console. If multiple characters share the same alternate costume and are not being controlled by a player on their own console, no tint will be applies to any character. Additionally, in offline Tourney Mode, should multiple players (up to a maximum of four) use the same color, their character will instead have a specific color filter depending on their port number: Player 1 has a red filter, Player 2 has a blue filter, Player 3 has a yellow filter, and Player 4 has a green filter.
 
If two or or more characters share the same alternate costume in Team Battles or online multiplayer, the second player will have a lighter tint in their appearance. A third player uses a darker tint, and in ''Melee'', a fourth is completely black. Data suggests that a fifth player would be completely gray.


In ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', due to the increased number of possible players with introduction of [[8-Player Smash]], players can choose from four different teams. Teams are indicated by a red, green, blue, or yellow outline around the character (rather than using matching alternate colors for red, yellow, blue, or green), so players can choose whichever alternate costumes they like in Team Battles.
In ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', due to the increased number of possible players with introduction of [[8-Player Smash]], players can choose from four different teams. Teams are indicated by a red, green, blue, or yellow outline around the character (rather than using matching alternate colors for red, yellow, blue, or green), so players can choose whichever alternate costumes they like in Team Battles.


[[Mii Fighter]] colors match their colors chosen in Mii Maker. Players can unlock or download different outfits and headgear to select for their Mii Fighters to wear. Some outfits are only available for certain Mii Fighter types, and some outfits have minor differences depending on the gender of the Mii Fighter. Each Mii Swordfighter and Mii Gunner outfit comes with a differently designed sword or gun, though they all function the same. Identical [[Mii Fighter]]s do not bear any visual differentiation.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4V0PvzY7oI&feature=youtu.be</ref>
[[Mii Fighter]] colors match their colors chosen in Mii Maker. Players can unlock or download different outfits and headgear to select for their Mii Fighters to wear. Some outfits are only available for certain Mii Fighter types, and some outfits have minor differences depending on the gender of the Mii Fighter. Each Mii Swordfighter and Mii Gunner outfit comes with a differently designed sword or gun, though they all function the same. Identical Mii Fighters do not bear any visual differentiation.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4V0PvzY7oI</ref>


==Costume appearances==
==Costume appearances==
The appearance of alternate costumes for the majority are simple change in hue, but some alternate costumes have more pronounced changes, like adding new patterns, textures, pictures, and text, and even the addition of accessories. Many of these types of alternate costumes reference the character's earlier or alternate renderings, such as Mario's "Jumpman" blue, or to other characters, like [[Peach]]'s "Daisy" alternate costume (which she lost in ''Ultimate'' when Daisy became playable as Peach's Echo Fighter), [[Luigi]]'s "Waluigi" alternate costume, Captain Falcon's "Blood Falcon" and "Jody Summer" alternate costumes, [[Fox]]'s "Slippy Toad" alternate costume, Link's "Dark Link" and "Fierce Deity" alternate costumes, [[Lucas]]' "Claus" alternate costume and [[Jigglypuff]] wearing Sleep Kirby's nightcap in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4''. A small number of costumes reference other costumes within in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' universe, such as ''Melee'' Jigglypuff's blue bow from the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Pikachu's goggles previously worn by [[Pichu]] in ''Melee'', and R.O.B.'s "[[R.O.B. Launcher]]" green. Some alternate costumes are more drastic changes such as giving the character a new model, voice, sounds, and for some characters, gender. A few characters have alternate costumes that change the entire identity of the character, although gameplay wise they are exactly identical to their base character. [[Ice Climbers]] is a unique case in that their alternate costumes determine whether Popo or Nana is controlled by the player.
The appearance of alternate costumes for the majority are simple change in hue, but some alternate costumes have more pronounced changes, like adding new patterns, textures, pictures, and text, and even the addition of accessories. Generally, alternate costumes reference the character's earlier or alternate renderings, such as Mario's "Jumpman" blue or [[Luigi]]'s "Fire Flower" costume. They may also reference other characters, like [[Peach]]'s "[[Daisy]]" alternate costume, [[Captain Falcon]]'s "Blood Falcon" alternate costume, or [[Lucas]]'s "Claus" alternate costume. A small number of costumes reference other costumes within in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' universe, such as ''Melee'' Jigglypuff's blue bow from the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Pikachu's goggles previously worn by [[Pichu]] in ''Melee'', and R.O.B.'s "[[R.O.B. Launcher]]" green.
 
Starting in ''SSB4'', it has become more common for alternate costumes to use entirely unique models, which may include a different outfit, voice, sounds, and for some characters, gender. A few characters have alternate costumes that change the entire identity of the character, such as [[Olimar]] switching to [[Alph]], although gameplay-wise, they are exactly identical to their base character. The [[Ice Climbers]] are a unique case in that their alternate costumes determine whether Popo or Nana is controlled by the player.


===List of alternate costumes with model changes===
===List of alternate costumes with model changes===
* [[Pikachu]], [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Pichu]] all wear colored hats and accessories instead of significantly changing color, although some of the former two's costumes still resemble their Shiny forms.
*Starting with ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', some characters have alternate costumes that swap their gender.
** Pikachu ''(Ultimate)'': Pikachu has two female alternate costumes, indicated by its heart-shaped tail. One is a standard female Pikachu wearing {{iw|bulbapedia|Selene|game}}'s [[bulbapedia:Fashion item|Casual Cap]] from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Sun and Moon|''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Moon'']]; the other is a [[bulbapedia:Cosplay Pikachu|Cosplay Pikachu]] wearing the Pikachu Libre costume which debuted in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'']].
**[[Villager]] and [[Inkling]] have male and female variants as alternate costumes, which results in different announcer calls in certain languages, as well as significant changes between individual costumes. Villager has different faces, outfits, and hairstyles, while Inkling has different outfits and colors. Inkling also has different voice lines between the two genders, while Villager remains silent.
** Pichu ''(Ultimate)'': One of of Pichu's costumes is the {{s|bulbapedia|spiky-eared Pichu}} from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'']].
**[[Wii Fit Trainer]], [[Robin]], [[Corrin]], {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} (in ''Ultimate'' only), and [[Byleth]] have male and female variants as alternate costumes, which also results in new voice lines and different announcer calls in certain languages. The Pokémon Trainer's female variant doesn't affect the actual Pokémon, however. Both genders have four different colors each, but do not significantly change between them.
* [[Sonic]]: All of his costumes have different modeled cuffs.
*[[Bayonetta]]: Bayonetta has four costumes based on her appearance in ''Bayonetta 2'', where she wields Love is Blue, and another four based on her appearance in the original ''Bayonetta'', where she wields Scarborough Fair. The sounds their guns make are different, as they are in the ''Bayonetta'' series.
* [[Pac-Man]]: Five of his costumes have the Wing Shoes power-up from ''Pac-Land''. Six of them add a colored armband.
*[[Bowser Jr.]]: Instead of alternate colors, all seven of his alternate costumes replace him with each of the seven [[Koopalings]], all who ride their own mass-produced Junior Clown Cars. They have their own unique [[announcer]] calls, crowd chants, voices, and, in ''Ultimate'', use their wands in place of Bowser Jr.'s hammer in their up aerials, side taunt, and one of their victory poses.
* [[Bowser Jr.]]: All seven of his alternate costumes are the seven [[Koopalings]], all who ride mass-produced Junior Clown Cars. They have their own unique [[announcer]] calls, crowd chants, voices, and, in ''Ultimate'', use their wands in place of Bowser Jr.'s hammer.
*[[Cloud]]: Cloud has four alternate costumes based on his appearance in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', with him wielding the Fusion Swords instead of the Buster Sword; two of these cover his Geostigma-infected left arm with a sleeve, and the other two reveal his left arm sans sleeve with Aerith Gainsborough's ribbon wrapped around it. From version 10.1.0 of ''Ultimate'' onward, ''Advent Children'' Cloud uses Omnislash Ver. 5 as his [[Final Smash]], which is identical to his standard [[Omnislash]] other than its aesthetics.
* [[Olimar]] ''(SSB4, Ultimate)'': Four of his alternate costumes replace Olimar with [[Alph]]. Alph has his own unique [[announcer]] call and crowd chants.
*[[Hero]]: There are four different protagonists from four different iterations of the ''Dragon Quest'' games, each with two color schemes. The default is from ''XI'' and the others are from ''III'', ''IV'', and ''VIII''.  
* [[Wii Fit Trainer]], [[Robin]], [[Corrin]] ''(SSB4, Ultimate)'', [[Pokémon Trainer]] ''(Ultimate)'': These characters have male and female variants as alternate costumes, which also results in new voice lines and different announcer calls in certain languages. The Pokémon Trainer's female variant doesn't affect the actual Pokémon, however. Additionally, both genders have four different color costumes each.
*{{SSBU|Ike}} ''(Ultimate)'': Ike uses his ''Path of Radiance'' appearance by default, and his ''Radiant Dawn'' appearance as alternate costumes. His voice has a slightly lower pitch in his ''Radiant Dawn'' costume, something which is more apparent in the Japanese version. Both of his designs have four colors each.
* [[Villager]], [[Inkling]]: These characters have male and female variants, as well as additional changes between outfits, like hair and clothes. Villager's outfits are retextures of either a shirt or a dress, while Inkling has entirely different outfits for all variants. It should be noted that Inkling has different voice clips between the two genders, while Villager remains muted.
*[[Isabelle]]: Half of Isabelle's costumes use her long-sleeved Winter outfit.
* [[Wario]]: Wario has alternate costumes that use his classic overalls. His was the first instance of a major alternate costume change and the only one of such in ''Brawl''. Both his biker and classic outfits had six different colors each in ''Brawl'', while both ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' reduced the number of colors each to just four.
*[[Joker]]: Joker has two alternate costumes based on his Shujin Academy school uniform. He removes his glasses as opposed to his mask when summoning Arsene.
* [[Little Mac]]: Little Mac has alternate costumes that use his wireframe model which was used in the original arcade ''Punch-Out!''. He also has an alternate costume that uses his pink sweatsuit, as well as another alternate costume with wireframe Mac wearing a green sweatsuit. In ''Smash 4'', Little Mac had 8 costumes for both regular and wireframe versions, giving him the most alternate costumes ever among all characters with a total of 16. However, ''Ultimate'' removed half of his costumes, including all but two of his "wireframe" costumes, leaving him with just 8.
*[[Kazuya]]: Kazuya has four alternate costumes for which he wears a suit and trenchcoat, based on his default appearance in ''Tekken 7''.
* [[Zero Suit Samus]] ''(SSB4, Ultimate)'': Zero Suit Samus has two alternate costumes based on the crop top and shorts worn in the endings of ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' and ''Metroid Fusion''.
*{{SSBU|Link}} ''(Ultimate)'': Link has alternate costumes where he wears the Tunic of the Wild from ''Breath of the Wild'', which closely resembles his classic design. Additionally, both his Champion's Tunic and Tunic of the Wild have four colors each.
* [[Shulk]]: Shulk has an alternate costume based on his swimsuit armor set from ''Xenoblade Chronicles''.
*[[Little Mac]]: Little Mac has alternate costumes that use his wireframe model which was used in the original arcade ''Punch-Out!!'', which changes some of his sound effects to 8-bit variants. He also has an alternate costume that uses his pink sweatsuit, as well as another alternate costume with wireframe Mac wearing a green sweatsuit with the colors of his normal hoodie and boxing gloves inversed. In ''Smash 4'', Little Mac had 8 costumes for both regular and wireframe versions, giving him the most alternate costumes ever among all characters with a total of 16. However, ''Ultimate'' removed half of his costumes, including all but two of his "wireframe" costumes, leaving him with the standard 8.
* [[Cloud]]: Cloud has four alternate costumes based on his appearance in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', with him wielding the Fusion Swords instead of the Buster Sword; two of these cover his Geostigma-infected left arm with a sleeve, and the other two reveal his left arm sans sleeve with Aerith Gainsborough's ribbon wrapped around it.
*{{SSBU|Mario}} ''(Ultimate)'': Mario has a costume where he wears his wedding tuxedo from ''Super Mario Odyssey'', and another which uses his builder outfit from ''Super Mario Maker''. They appear to have replaced his Wario- and Fire- based costumes in previous games.
* [[Bayonetta]]: Bayonetta has four costumes based on her appearance in ''Bayonetta 2'', where she wields Love is Blue, and another four based on her appearance in the original ''Bayonetta'', where she wields Scarborough Fair. The sounds their guns make are different, as they are in the ''Bayonetta'' series.
*{{SSBU|Meta Knight}} ''(Ultimate)'': [[Meta Knight]]'s Galacta Knight-inspired costume slightly alters his model, removing the central vertical ridge on his mask to accommodate for textural differences, namely a vertical "scar" in his mask, so as to better resemble Galacta Knight. His Dark Meta Knight-inspired costume also has a similar scar, but the ridge on his mask is not removed to accommodate it.<!--The Dark Meta Knight alt is the exact same model (the scar is textured on); the Galacta Knight alt is very slightly different.-->
* [[Mario]] ''(Ultimate)'': Mario has a costume where he's wearing his wedding tuxedo from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and another which uses his builder outfit from ''Super Mario Maker''. They appear to have replaced his Wario- and Fire- based costumes in the previous game.
*Mii Fighters: Unlike all the other characters, the Mii Fighters have customizable designs comprising of unique headgear and outfits allowing the player to customize their designs, instead of simply just recoloring their clothing.
* [[Link]] ''(Ultimate)'': Link has alternate costumes where he wears the Tunic of the Wild from ''Breath of the Wild'', which closely resembles his classic design. Additionally, both his Champion's Tunic and Tunic of the Wild have four colors each.
*[[Olimar]] ''(SSB4, Ultimate)'': Four of Olimar's alternate costumes replace him with [[Alph]]. Alph has his own [[announcer]] call, costumes, and crowd chants.
* [[Meta Knight]] ''(Ultimate)'': Meta Knight's Galacta Knight-inspired costume slightly alters his model, removing the vertical ridge on his mask to accommodate for textural differences that better resemble his inspiration. <!--The Dark Meta Knight alt is the exact same model; the Galacta Knight alt is very slightly different.-->
*[[Pac-Man]]: Five of his costumes have the Wing Shoes power-up from ''Pac-Land''. Six of them add a colored armband. One gives him leggings.
* [[Ike]] ''(Ultimate)'': Ike uses his ''Path of Radiance'' appearance by default, and his ''Radiant Dawn'' appearance as alternate costumes. His voice has a slightly lower pitch in his ''Radiant Dawn'' costume. Both of his designs have four colors each.
*{{SSBM|Peach}} ''(Melee)'': Unlike in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', where her Daisy costume is simply a recolor of Peach with Daisy's colors (and with long hair and gloves, while Daisy's hair and gloves are shorter), Peach's Daisy costume in ''Melee'' is an exact recreation of Daisy's design at the time, aside from her hairstyle.
* [[Ridley]]: Ridley has two alternate costumes that use his [[Meta Ridley]] form.
*[[Pikachu]], [[Jigglypuff]], and [[Pichu]] all wear colored hats and accessories instead of significantly changing color; the former two still subtly change color, with some costumes giving them the same color as their respective shiny forms in the ''Pokémon'' games.
* [[Isabelle]]: Half of Isabelle's costumes use her long-sleeved Winter outfit.
**{{SSBU|Pikachu}} ''(Ultimate)'': Pikachu has two female alternate costumes, indicated by its heart-shaped tail. One is a standard female Pikachu wearing {{iw|bulbapedia|Selene|game}}'s [[bulbapedia:Fashion item|Casual Cap]] from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Sun and Moon|''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Moon'']]; the other is a {{iw|bulbapedia|Cosplay Pikachu}} wearing the Pikachu Libre costume which debuted in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'']].
* [[Piranha Plant]]: Piranha Plant has alternate costumes where it is in a Warp Pipe, whereas its default costume is in a flower pot.
**{{SSBU|Pichu}} ''(Ultimate)'': One of Pichu's costumes is the {{s|bulbapedia|spiky-eared Pichu}} from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'']].
* [[Joker]]: Joker has two alternate costumes based on his Shujin Academy school uniform. He removes his glasses as opposed to his mask when summoning Arsene.
*[[Piranha Plant]]: Piranha Plant has alternate costumes where it is in a Warp Pipe, whereas its default costume is in a flower pot. Both containers are used for half of its costumes each.
* [[Hero]]: There are four versions of the Hero, each with two color schemes, representing four different protagonists from different ''Dragon Quest'' games. The default is from ''XI'' and the others are from ''III'', ''IV'', and ''VIII''.  
*[[Ridley]]: Ridley has two alternate costumes that use his [[Meta Ridley]] form.
* [[Peach]] ''(Melee)'': Unlike in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', where her Daisy costume is simply a recolor of Peach with Daisy's colors (such as having long hair and gloves, while Daisy's hair and gloves are shorter), Peach's Daisy costume in ''Melee'' is an exact recreation of Daisy's design at the time, aside from the bangs.
*[[Sephiroth]]: Sephiroth has two costumes with his coat and top off, referencing his appearance in the final fight of ''Final Fantasy VII''.
* Mii Fighters: Unlike all the other characters, the Mii Fighters have customizable designs comprising of unique headgear and outfits allowing the player to customize their designs, instead of simply just recoloring their clothing.
*[[Shulk]]: Shulk's eighth alternate costume is based on his swimsuit armor set from ''Xenoblade Chronicles''.
*[[Sonic]]: All of Sonic's costumes have him sport differently-modeled and colored cuffs, with his shoes matching the color of his cuffs.
*[[Sora]]: Sora's alternate costumes in ''Ultimate'' are taken from his appearances in ''Kingdom Hearts'', ''Kingdom Hearts II'', ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', and ''Kingdom Hearts III''. Each costume has two color schemes. Unlike the original games, where Sora's design changes as he grows up, these costumes maintain a consistent look. Additionally, Sora's Timeless River outfit changes his face and hair to be more simplistic compared to the default design.
*[[Steve]]: Three of Steve's alternate costumes replace him with his female counterpart, Alex, who has thinner limbs in comparison. The last two costumes are [[Zombie]] and [[Enderman]], the latter of which uses even thinner limbs. However, because Steve's simplistic design relies on textures for most of its detail, his and Alex's palette swaps are also more substantial than simple color variations.
*[[Wario]]: Wario has alternate costumes that use his classic overalls, as opposed to his biker outfit featured in the ''WarioWare'' games. This was the first instance of a major alternate costume change and the only such one in ''Brawl''. Both his biker and classic outfits had six different colors each in ''Brawl'', while both ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' reduced the number of colors each to just four.
*[[Zero Suit Samus]] ''(SSB4, Ultimate)'': Zero Suit Samus has two alternate costumes based on the crop top and shorts worn in the endings of ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' and ''Metroid Fusion''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*While visually most alternate costumes are simply different textures on the same model, mechanically they are all independent models, even if identical. [[File replacement]]s can exploit this quirk to replace alternate costumes with unique models.
*{{SSBB|Wario}} (in ''Brawl'') and {{SSB4|Little Mac}} (in ''Smash 4'') are the only characters who have ever had more than 8 alternate costumes.
*The average number of alternate costumes per character is roughly 4 in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', 5 in ''[[Melee]]'', 6 in ''Brawl'' (with the exception of Wario, who has 12), and 8 per character in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' (with the exception of Little Mac in ''Smash 4'', who has 16).
*[[R.O.B.]] is the only character since ''Smash 4'' whose default costume is switched depending on the selected language.
**''Ultimate'' is the first game where all characters, not counting the Mii Fighters, have the same number of alternate costumes each, with them all simply having just 8.
*In ''Melee'', each of {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}'s costumes slightly changes the width of his [[environment collision box]], minutely affecting when he collides with stage elements, being the only character in the series with such a quirk.<ref>http://smashboards.com/threads/difference-in-colors.223965/page-2#post-7249732</ref>
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*[[Yoshi]] is the only character in the series to have an alternate costume based on a then-upcoming game, being his ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Crafted World}}'' alternate costume in ''Ultimate'', which replaces his black palette swap from ''Smash 4''.
Average number of color choices per character:
*{{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''Ultimate'' is the only character in the series to have a different [[Omnislash|attack]] depending on their costume.
Super Smash Bros: 4
*In ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Ike}}, {{SSBU|Byleth}} and {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} have alternate costumes with different animations, being the only characters in the series with this distinction. Pokémon Trainer and Byleth's alternate costumes have different idle animations, [[victory pose]]s, and taunts; Inkling has an altered idle animation, victory pose, and [[Screen KO]]; Ike has a different clapping animation, and Wii Fit Trainer has a different hitstun animation.{{fact}}
Melee: 5
Brawl: 6
Smash 4: 8
Ultimate: 8
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*In ''Ultimate'', the game loads default costume character portraits on the [[character selection screen]] first, and then loads alternate costume portraits in character order. This can result in characters' alternate costume portraits not being displayed for several seconds, as the game is still loading them.
*In ''Melee'', each of Captain Falcon's costumes slightly change his character model's width, minutely affecting when he collides with stage elements and gameplay.<ref>http://smashboards.com/threads/difference-in-colors.223965/page-2#post-7249732</ref>
*In ''SSB4'', [[Dr. Mario]], [[Dark Pit]], and Lucina were originally intended to be alternate costumes for Mario, [[Pit]], and [[Marth]], respectively. However, they were separated into different characters once they were given differentiating gameplay characteristics.<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/09/i-answer-some-questions-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-461-464/</ref>
*In ''SSB4'', Alph was intended to be a clone of Olimar, complete with the ability to pluck and command Rock Pikmin. In the final game, however, Alph became a model swap for Olimar.<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/29/plucky-little-guys-olimar-and-alph-in-smash-4/</ref>
*In ''Brawl'', there is a [[glitch]] that allows the player to use the same costumes as each other offline.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXcGjKI1ElU/</ref>
*Zelda is the only playable character in ''Smash'' to sport an alternate costume that would inspire her default design in a subsequent game. In this case, in ''SSB4'', her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation from ''Brawl'' returns, but now has an [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Zelda|alternate costume]] based on her incarnations in ''A Link to the Past'' and ''A Link Between Worlds'', which eventually became her current design in ''Ultimate''. Consequently, her ''Twilight Princess'' incarnation is relegated to simply a basis for an [[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Zelda|alternate costume]] in ''Ultimate''.
*Yoshi is the only playable character in ''Smash'' to sport an alternate costume that is based on an upcoming game. In this case, in ''Ultimate'', one of his costumes is based on the then-upcoming game ''Yoshi's Crafted World'', replacing his black costume from the previous game.
*''SSB4'' is the only game where the entire playable cast from ''Super Mario 3D World'' (excluding Toad, who acts as merely one of Peach's moves) has alternate costumes based on the Fire forms from that game.  
**Luigi, on the other hand, is the only one of those four characters to have his Fire form appear in all of the ''Smash'' games, as Mario never had a Fire-based costume prior to ''Brawl'', only to have that costume along with his Wario-based costume removed in ''Ultimate'' to make room for newer, more unique costumes based on ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Super Mario Odyssey'', respectively, and Peach never had a Fire-based costume until ''SSB4''; Rosalina, who made her ''Smash'' debut in ''SSB4'', is also given a costume based on her Fire form from this game.
*Ike and Bayonetta are the only characters whose sound effects and voice clips (specifically in the Japanese version for Bayonetta) change depending on the costume, but do not change into separate individuals.
**In addition, Wario in ''Brawl'', and Cloud, Bayonetta, and Joker in all of their appearances are the only characters who have different artwork for their alternate costumes, but do not change them into a separate individual.
*Ike and [[R.O.B.]] are the only characters whose default costume became an alternate costume in a later installment.
**This is not counting characters such as Wolf and Zelda, whose default colors are now alternate colors rather than costumes. Additionally, R.O.B.’s default costume remains unchanged in Japanese versions of ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''.
*Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo (only in ''Melee''), Pokémon Trainer (except for Charizard), and Incineroar are the only Pokémon whose alternate costumes include one color based on its Shiny form. The other playable Pokémon, Pichu, Charizard, Lucario, and Greninja, do not have a shiny-based alternate costume.
*Jigglypuff, Sonic, and Incineroar are the only playable characters in ''Smash'' to sport an alternate costume referencing a different universe from their home universes. Jigglypuff’s green costume is based on the appearance of Kirby with the Sleep ability from the ''Kirby'' series, Sonic’s purple costume references Nights from ''Nights into Dreams'', and Incineroar’s purple costume resembles the character Big the Cat from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' universe.
**Sonic is the only playable character in ''Smash'' to have an alternate costume that references a video game series that isn’t represented by another playable character in ''Smash'' (being ''Nights into Dreams'').
*Link is the only playable character in ''Smash'' to sport an alternate costume that inspires a [[Copy Ability|Kirby hat]]: in ''Ultimate'', Link's Hero of the Wild costume is used for Kirby's Link hat rather than the Champion's Tunic.
*Ganondorf is the only playable character in ''Smash'' to first have his initial design in his debut appearance relegated to being the basis for an alternate costume in the next game, only to eventually have his prior design reverted back to being the default in yet a later game.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Mii Costume|Mii costume]]
*[[Mii Costume]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSB)]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSB)]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSBM)]]
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Four of Mario's alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Mario and Greninja with their alternate costumes in SSB4.
All eight of Steve's alternate costumes; three replace him with Alex, and the last two are a Zombie and an Enderman.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, each character has a set of alternate costumes (officially known as color changes[1], color variations, or costumes[2]). Alternate costumes are sometimes known as palette swaps, alternate colors, or just colors. In addition to changing the appearance of characters, they distinguish players from other players using the same character. For Team Battles in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl certain costumes also distinguish teams. In Super Smash Bros. and Melee, most characters have purely color-based alternate costumes, while Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate introduce a number of alternate costumes which change outfits and even swap out characters entirely.

Selecting costumes[edit]

In standard free-for-all matches, players can choose their character's costume on the character selection screen. Players cannot pick the same costume if they are using the same character. Every character has at least four costumes to choose from, one being their default costume and the rest being their alternate costumes. Starting from Brawl, randomly chosen characters may also have a random costume. Starting in SSB4, the standard amount of alternate costumes for each character is eight.

For Team Battles in Super Smash Bros., Melee, and Brawl, there are three teams: red, green, and blue. As such, each character has red, green, and blue costumes that double as team colors. Some characters' default costumes also represent a team color; for example, Mario's default costume is red, so he wears his default costume when fighting on a red team. In the original Super Smash Bros., some costumes are only usable in Team Battles, such as Samus and Captain Falcon's blue costumes and Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Captain Falcon's green costumes. Yoshi has six colors; green (default), red, light blue, and yellow are selectable normally, while dark blue and pink are only seen in the Yoshi Team. In Brawl, Wario has 12 alternate costumes with six color variations of his WarioWare costume and his classic overalls. Each variation has red, green, and blue colors usable for Team Battles, making Wario the only character in Brawl with two color choices when on a team.

If two or more characters share the same alternate costume in Team Battles or online multiplayer, the second player will have a lighter tint in their appearance. A third player uses a darker tint, and in Melee, a fourth is completely black, while in Brawl, a fourth is a darker tint than the third player. In Melee, data suggests that a fifth player would be completely gray. This aspect was slightly altered in Smash 4 as the second player now has a darker tint in their appearance, with subsequent players now sporting a slightly darker tint than the previous player. This aspect remains in Ultimate, although subsequent players following the second player instead will share the same darkened tint. It is important to note that the tint only applies towards others players if they share the same alternate costume as the character being controlled in their own Switch console. If multiple characters share the same alternate costume and are not being controlled by a player on their own console, no tint will be applies to any character. Additionally, in offline Tourney Mode, should multiple players (up to a maximum of four) use the same color, their character will instead have a specific color filter depending on their port number: Player 1 has a red filter, Player 2 has a blue filter, Player 3 has a yellow filter, and Player 4 has a green filter.

In SSB4 and Ultimate, due to the increased number of possible players with introduction of 8-Player Smash, players can choose from four different teams. Teams are indicated by a red, green, blue, or yellow outline around the character (rather than using matching alternate colors for red, yellow, blue, or green), so players can choose whichever alternate costumes they like in Team Battles.

Mii Fighter colors match their colors chosen in Mii Maker. Players can unlock or download different outfits and headgear to select for their Mii Fighters to wear. Some outfits are only available for certain Mii Fighter types, and some outfits have minor differences depending on the gender of the Mii Fighter. Each Mii Swordfighter and Mii Gunner outfit comes with a differently designed sword or gun, though they all function the same. Identical Mii Fighters do not bear any visual differentiation.[3]

Costume appearances[edit]

The appearance of alternate costumes for the majority are simple change in hue, but some alternate costumes have more pronounced changes, like adding new patterns, textures, pictures, and text, and even the addition of accessories. Generally, alternate costumes reference the character's earlier or alternate renderings, such as Mario's "Jumpman" blue or Luigi's "Fire Flower" costume. They may also reference other characters, like Peach's "Daisy" alternate costume, Captain Falcon's "Blood Falcon" alternate costume, or Lucas's "Claus" alternate costume. A small number of costumes reference other costumes within in the Super Smash Bros. universe, such as Melee Jigglypuff's blue bow from the original Super Smash Bros., Pikachu's goggles previously worn by Pichu in Melee, and R.O.B.'s "R.O.B. Launcher" green.

Starting in SSB4, it has become more common for alternate costumes to use entirely unique models, which may include a different outfit, voice, sounds, and for some characters, gender. A few characters have alternate costumes that change the entire identity of the character, such as Olimar switching to Alph, although gameplay-wise, they are exactly identical to their base character. The Ice Climbers are a unique case in that their alternate costumes determine whether Popo or Nana is controlled by the player.

List of alternate costumes with model changes[edit]

  • Starting with Super Smash Bros. 4, some characters have alternate costumes that swap their gender.
    • Villager and Inkling have male and female variants as alternate costumes, which results in different announcer calls in certain languages, as well as significant changes between individual costumes. Villager has different faces, outfits, and hairstyles, while Inkling has different outfits and colors. Inkling also has different voice lines between the two genders, while Villager remains silent.
    • Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, Corrin, Pokémon Trainer (in Ultimate only), and Byleth have male and female variants as alternate costumes, which also results in new voice lines and different announcer calls in certain languages. The Pokémon Trainer's female variant doesn't affect the actual Pokémon, however. Both genders have four different colors each, but do not significantly change between them.
  • Bayonetta: Bayonetta has four costumes based on her appearance in Bayonetta 2, where she wields Love is Blue, and another four based on her appearance in the original Bayonetta, where she wields Scarborough Fair. The sounds their guns make are different, as they are in the Bayonetta series.
  • Bowser Jr.: Instead of alternate colors, all seven of his alternate costumes replace him with each of the seven Koopalings, all who ride their own mass-produced Junior Clown Cars. They have their own unique announcer calls, crowd chants, voices, and, in Ultimate, use their wands in place of Bowser Jr.'s hammer in their up aerials, side taunt, and one of their victory poses.
  • Cloud: Cloud has four alternate costumes based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, with him wielding the Fusion Swords instead of the Buster Sword; two of these cover his Geostigma-infected left arm with a sleeve, and the other two reveal his left arm sans sleeve with Aerith Gainsborough's ribbon wrapped around it. From version 10.1.0 of Ultimate onward, Advent Children Cloud uses Omnislash Ver. 5 as his Final Smash, which is identical to his standard Omnislash other than its aesthetics.
  • Hero: There are four different protagonists from four different iterations of the Dragon Quest games, each with two color schemes. The default is from XI and the others are from III, IV, and VIII.
  • Ike (Ultimate): Ike uses his Path of Radiance appearance by default, and his Radiant Dawn appearance as alternate costumes. His voice has a slightly lower pitch in his Radiant Dawn costume, something which is more apparent in the Japanese version. Both of his designs have four colors each.
  • Isabelle: Half of Isabelle's costumes use her long-sleeved Winter outfit.
  • Joker: Joker has two alternate costumes based on his Shujin Academy school uniform. He removes his glasses as opposed to his mask when summoning Arsene.
  • Kazuya: Kazuya has four alternate costumes for which he wears a suit and trenchcoat, based on his default appearance in Tekken 7.
  • Link (Ultimate): Link has alternate costumes where he wears the Tunic of the Wild from Breath of the Wild, which closely resembles his classic design. Additionally, both his Champion's Tunic and Tunic of the Wild have four colors each.
  • Little Mac: Little Mac has alternate costumes that use his wireframe model which was used in the original arcade Punch-Out!!, which changes some of his sound effects to 8-bit variants. He also has an alternate costume that uses his pink sweatsuit, as well as another alternate costume with wireframe Mac wearing a green sweatsuit with the colors of his normal hoodie and boxing gloves inversed. In Smash 4, Little Mac had 8 costumes for both regular and wireframe versions, giving him the most alternate costumes ever among all characters with a total of 16. However, Ultimate removed half of his costumes, including all but two of his "wireframe" costumes, leaving him with the standard 8.
  • Mario (Ultimate): Mario has a costume where he wears his wedding tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey, and another which uses his builder outfit from Super Mario Maker. They appear to have replaced his Wario- and Fire- based costumes in previous games.
  • Meta Knight (Ultimate): Meta Knight's Galacta Knight-inspired costume slightly alters his model, removing the central vertical ridge on his mask to accommodate for textural differences, namely a vertical "scar" in his mask, so as to better resemble Galacta Knight. His Dark Meta Knight-inspired costume also has a similar scar, but the ridge on his mask is not removed to accommodate it.
  • Mii Fighters: Unlike all the other characters, the Mii Fighters have customizable designs comprising of unique headgear and outfits allowing the player to customize their designs, instead of simply just recoloring their clothing.
  • Olimar (SSB4, Ultimate): Four of Olimar's alternate costumes replace him with Alph. Alph has his own announcer call, costumes, and crowd chants.
  • Pac-Man: Five of his costumes have the Wing Shoes power-up from Pac-Land. Six of them add a colored armband. One gives him leggings.
  • Peach (Melee): Unlike in Brawl and SSB4, where her Daisy costume is simply a recolor of Peach with Daisy's colors (and with long hair and gloves, while Daisy's hair and gloves are shorter), Peach's Daisy costume in Melee is an exact recreation of Daisy's design at the time, aside from her hairstyle.
  • Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Pichu all wear colored hats and accessories instead of significantly changing color; the former two still subtly change color, with some costumes giving them the same color as their respective shiny forms in the Pokémon games.
  • Piranha Plant: Piranha Plant has alternate costumes where it is in a Warp Pipe, whereas its default costume is in a flower pot. Both containers are used for half of its costumes each.
  • Ridley: Ridley has two alternate costumes that use his Meta Ridley form.
  • Sephiroth: Sephiroth has two costumes with his coat and top off, referencing his appearance in the final fight of Final Fantasy VII.
  • Shulk: Shulk's eighth alternate costume is based on his swimsuit armor set from Xenoblade Chronicles.
  • Sonic: All of Sonic's costumes have him sport differently-modeled and colored cuffs, with his shoes matching the color of his cuffs.
  • Sora: Sora's alternate costumes in Ultimate are taken from his appearances in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts III. Each costume has two color schemes. Unlike the original games, where Sora's design changes as he grows up, these costumes maintain a consistent look. Additionally, Sora's Timeless River outfit changes his face and hair to be more simplistic compared to the default design.
  • Steve: Three of Steve's alternate costumes replace him with his female counterpart, Alex, who has thinner limbs in comparison. The last two costumes are Zombie and Enderman, the latter of which uses even thinner limbs. However, because Steve's simplistic design relies on textures for most of its detail, his and Alex's palette swaps are also more substantial than simple color variations.
  • Wario: Wario has alternate costumes that use his classic overalls, as opposed to his biker outfit featured in the WarioWare games. This was the first instance of a major alternate costume change and the only such one in Brawl. Both his biker and classic outfits had six different colors each in Brawl, while both SSB4 and Ultimate reduced the number of colors each to just four.
  • Zero Suit Samus (SSB4, Ultimate): Zero Suit Samus has two alternate costumes based on the crop top and shorts worn in the endings of Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid Fusion.

Trivia[edit]

  • Wario (in Brawl) and Little Mac (in Smash 4) are the only characters who have ever had more than 8 alternate costumes.
  • R.O.B. is the only character since Smash 4 whose default costume is switched depending on the selected language.
  • In Melee, each of Captain Falcon's costumes slightly changes the width of his environment collision box, minutely affecting when he collides with stage elements, being the only character in the series with such a quirk.[4]
  • Yoshi is the only character in the series to have an alternate costume based on a then-upcoming game, being his Yoshi's Crafted World alternate costume in Ultimate, which replaces his black palette swap from Smash 4.
  • Cloud in Ultimate is the only character in the series to have a different attack depending on their costume.
  • In Ultimate, Wii Fit Trainer, Inkling, Ike, Byleth and Pokémon Trainer have alternate costumes with different animations, being the only characters in the series with this distinction. Pokémon Trainer and Byleth's alternate costumes have different idle animations, victory poses, and taunts; Inkling has an altered idle animation, victory pose, and Screen KO; Ike has a different clapping animation, and Wii Fit Trainer has a different hitstun animation.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/technique/technique08.html
  2. ^ List of tips (SSBU)
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4V0PvzY7oI
  4. ^ http://smashboards.com/threads/difference-in-colors.223965/page-2#post-7249732


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