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[[Image:Alternate_costume.jpg|right|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]]''.]]
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|Super Smash Bros. series]], each character can alter his or her outfit's color scheme to avoid confusion if he or she is facing the same character that they are using. Every character has at least 4 alternate colors, including a red, blue and green costume representing the three colors available in [[Team battle|Team Battles]]. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' introduced characters with more than 4 outfits, and in Brawl, each character has about 6 unique outfits. Pikachu, Pichu, Jigglypuff and Sonic are unique in that their colour changes also incorporate additional accessories along with changes to their hue. In team battles, when two or more people choose the same character on the same team, they are different shades as well
[[File:SSB4 - Mirror Pose 01.jpg|thumb|250px|{{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Greninja}} with their alternate costumes in ''[[SSB4]]''.]]
[[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>, '''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.


== [[SSB]] ==
==Selecting costumes==
''Super Smash Bros.'' introduced the basic color changes, the first four that could be changed with the C-Button.
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.
*'''[[Mario (SSB)|Mario]]:'''
**Mario's yellow costume is based on the yellow-and-purple outfit of his rival, [[Wario]].
**Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games, such as ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Mario Bros.'', an inverted version of his normal color scheme.
**Mario's red and white costume is the same as when he is Fire Mario.
*'''[[Yoshi (SSB)|Yoshi]]:'''
**All of Yoshi's costumes are different variations of the Yoshi species in many of his games.
*'''[[Captain Falcon (SSB)|Captian Falcon]]:'''
**Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his the outfit of his rival, [[Blood Falcon]].
**Captain Falcon's white costume is the same color as Jody Summer's outfit.
*'''[[Kirby (SSB)|Kirby]]:'''
**Kirby's yellow costume is [http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/kirbypedia/index.php/Keeby Keeby]. It is also similar to his colors scheme when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
**Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
**Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
*'''[[Samus (SSB)|Samus]]:'''
**Samus' pink costume is her Varia Suit. Also, the blue visor indicates that she is using missiles at the time.
**Samus' blue costume is her Gravity suit.
*'''[[Link (SSB)|Link]]:'''
**Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
**Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.


== [[SSBM]] ==
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.
''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' altered the buttons used to change costumes to X and Y.
*'''Mario:'''
**Mario's yellow costume is based on Wario, the same as his previous yellow costume.
**Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games.
**Mario's brown and white costume may be construed as a homage to various Gameboy appearances (ie Super Mario Land).
**Mario's red and white costume is the same as when he is Fire Mario.
*'''Peach:'''
**Peach's yellow costume changes nearly her entire appearance to that of [[Daisy]], including her hair color, hair style, earrings, dress style, gloves, crown and even skin color.
**Peach's white costume imitates her Nurse Toadstool costume from ''Dr. Mario''.
*'''Yoshi:'''
**All of Yoshi's costumes appear as different variations of the Yoshi species in many of his games.
*'''Captain Falcon:'''
**Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his rival Blood Falcon's outfit, even altering the logo on his back. Originally, for the Japanese version, the logo was Hell Hawk.
**Captain Falcon's white costume makes him wear Jody Summers' outfit.
*'''Ice Climbers:'''
**The Ice Climbers' orange and red costumes will place Nana in the lead, making Popo follow. The voice samples are swapped to match up with the change.
*'''Kirby:'''
**Kirby's yellow costume is [http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/kirbypedia/index.php/Keeby Keeby]. It is also the same as when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
**Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
**Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
**Kirby's white costume mirrors his appearance in the original Kirby's Dreamland.
*'''Samus:'''
**Samus' pink costume is her Varia Suit. The blue visor also indicates she is using missiles.
**Samus' blue costume is her Gravity suit.
*'''Zelda:'''
**Zelda's red costume is the same color as she was in her first two games, with more detail.
**Zelda's blue costume is the same color as she was in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
*'''Link:'''
**Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
**Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic.
**Link's white costume is the same as when he used the blue ring in The Legend of Zelda, and his Blue Mail in A Link to the Past.
*'''Mewtwo:'''
**Mewtwo's green costume is the same as his shiny variation in Pokemon Silver/Gold and onwards.
*'''Marth:'''
**Marth's white costume is based on Leaf, the protagonist of Fire Emblem Thracia 776.
*'''Pikachu:'''
**Pikachu's Red costume has him wearing the hat of Red, protagonist of Pokemon Red and Blue.
**Pikachu's Blue costume has him wearing a blue party hat.
**Pikachu's Green costume has him wearing a green cowboy hat.


== [[SSBB]] ==
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.
''Brawl'' changed the idea with Color Changes just a bit. While Melee added a few extra outfits to some characters, Brawl promises 6 colours each. In fact, only Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pokémon Trainer, Lucario and Sonic lack 6.


===[[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]]:===
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.
*Mario's blue costume is what he originally wore in his first few games.
*Mario's yellow costume is based on Wario just as before.
*Mario's white costume has his shirt white and his overalls red. This is based on Fire Mario.
*Mario's brown costume is Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew, which was confirmed on the original SSB Japanese site.
*Mario's green color change makes him resemble Luigi. It also is an introversion of his regular outfit (blue to orange, red to green).


===[[Donkey Kong (SSBB)|Donkey Kong]]:===
[[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>
*Donkey Kong's white costume makes him look like a yeti, perhaps the character Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' TV series. It also looks like Snowflake, the only albino gorilla known to this day.


===[[Link (SSBB)|Link]]:===
==Costume appearances==
*Link's red costume is his Goron Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It is also the same as when he used the Red Ring in the Legend of Zelda, when he used the shield spell in Zelda II, and his Red Mail in A Link to the Past.
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.
*Link's blue costume is his Zora Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
*Link's white costume is the same as when he used the blue ring in The Legend of Zelda, and his Blue Mail in A Link to the Past.
*Link's black costume is based of [[Dark Link]].


===[[Samus (SSBB)|Samus]]:===
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.
*Samus' default costume is her Varia Suit.
*Samus' cyan costume is based off her Fusion Suit.
*Samus' brown costume is based off of her Dark Suit
*Samus' blue costume is based off of her Gravity Suit
*Samus' green costume slightly resembles Samus from ''Super Metroid'' before she gains her Varia Armor.


===[[Kirby (SSBB)|Kirby]]:===
===List of alternate costumes with model changes===
*Kirby's yellow costume is [http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/kirbypedia/index.php/Keeby Keeby]. It is also the same as when he is Beam Kirby, sans the hat.
*Starting with ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', some characters have alternate costumes that swap their gender.
*Kirby's red costume is the same as when he is Fire Kirby, sans the hat.
**[[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.
*Kirby's blue costume is the same as when he is Ice Kirby, sans the hat.
**[[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.
*Kirby's white costume mirrors his appearance in the original Kirby's Dreamland.
*[[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.
*All these colors are also similar to different Kirby colors in games such as Kirby's Air Ride and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
*[[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''.
*{{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.
*[[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''.
*{{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.
*[[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.
*{{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.
*{{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.-->
*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.
*{{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.
*[[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.
**{{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'']].
**{{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'']].
*[[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''.


===[[Fox (SSBB)|Fox]]:===
==Trivia==
*Fox's white costume is based on his outfit in ''Star Fox Adventures''.
*{{SSBB|Wario}} (in ''Brawl'') and {{SSB4|Little Mac}} (in ''Smash 4'') are the only characters who have ever had more than 8 alternate costumes.
*Fox's red costume resembles Peppy Hare's Outfit in Star Fox Adventures.
*[[R.O.B.]] is the only character since ''Smash 4'' whose default costume is switched depending on the selected language.
*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>
*[[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''.
*{{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''Ultimate'' is the only character in the series to have a different [[Omnislash|attack]] depending on their costume.
*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}}


===[[Pikachu (SSBB)|Pikachu]]:===
==See also==
*Pikachu's red costume is [[Pokemon Trainer|Red's]] hat, the protagonist of [[Pokemon Red]] and [[Pokemon Blue|Blue]]. Pikachu's skin color also changes to look akin to a shiny Pikachu.
*[[Mii Costume]]
*Pikachu's blue costume are the goggles worn by [[Pichu (SSBM)|Pichu]] in ''Melee'' or possibly Go-Goggles from R/S/E.
*[[Alternate costume (SSB)]]
*Pikachu's green costume is Brendan's headband from ''Pokemon Emerald''.
*[[Alternate costume (SSBM)]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSBB)]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSB4)]]
**[[Alternate costume (SSB4)/Mii Fighter]]
*[[Alternate costume (SSBU)]]
**[[Alternate costume (SSBU)/Mii Fighter]]


===[[Marth (SSBB)|Marth]]:===
==References==
*Marth's white costume is based on Leaf, the protagonist of Fire Emblem Thracia 776.
{{reflist}}
*Marth's blue costume is based on his original appearance in Fire Emblem 1 and slightly resembles Lyn's outfit.
*Marth's red costume is based on the Black Knight's armor from Path of Radiance.


===[[Luigi (SSBB)|Luigi]]:===
{{Palette}}
*Luigi's orange costume is similar to his Fire Luigi appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3. It also looks a lot like Mario's standard costume.
*Luigi's white costume is based on the normal Fire Luigi.
*Luigi's purple costume is based on Waluigi's outfit.
*Luigi's red costume is from Wrecking Crew, in which Luigi wore pink for some reason.
*Blue Luigi seems to be Mario from the cover of the NES Mario Bros. port.
 
===[[Diddy Kong (SSBB)|Diddy Kong]]:===
*Diddy's pink costume resembles the outfit worn by fellow DK character Dixie Kong.
*Diddy's blue costume resembles the outfit worn by fellow DK character Lanky Kong.
 
===[[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]]:===
*Zelda's pink costume is based off her appearance in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]] as well as Ocarina of Time. Sheik also changes her costume to match said game.
*Zelda's red costume is based on her appearance in the first two Zelda games.
*Zelda's blue costume is based on her appearance in A Link to the Past.
 
===[[Pit (SSBB)|Pit]]:===
*Pit's blue costume is similar to one of his outfits in Kid Icarus
*Pit's green costume is similar to one of his outfits in Kid Icarus
 
===[[Meta Knight (SSBB)|Meta Knight]]:===
*Meta Knight's pink costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride. His body (feet, skin, etc.) also looks like Kirby's.
*Meta Knight's blue costume is based off ''Dark Meta Knight''.
*Meta Knight's green costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
*Meta Knight's red costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
*Meta Knight's white costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 
===[[Falco (SSBB)|Falco]]:===
*Falco's red costume resembles the outfit he wore in Star Fox: Assault.
 
===[[Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)|Pokémon Trainer]]:===
*Pokémon Trainer's green costume takes the color scheme of Brendan from Pokémon Emerald.
**Ivysaur's bulb changes to yellow, which is Ivysaur's shiny color.
**Squirtle's shell changes to green, which is Squirtle's shiny color.
*Pokémon Trainer's white costume makes his hat look like the hat Leaf, the female hero (and thus Trainer's female counterpart) of [[Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen]], wears.
*Pokemon Trainer's red costume makes Squirtle have the colors of its evolved form, Wartortle.
 
===[[Ike (SSBB)|Ike]]:===
*Two of Ike's costumes make him look like regular soldiers.
*Ike's white costume is based on his third-tier vanguard class in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
*Ike's yellow and brown costume resembles the outfit of his father, Greil.
 
===[[Snake (SSBB)|Snake]]:===
*Snake's green costume makes him wear a forest camoflage.
*Snake's white costume makes him wear a cloud-like camoflage.
*Snake's blue costume makes him wear a water camoflage.
*Snake's red costume makes him wear a fire camoflage.
*One of Snake's costumes resembles the Animals camo from Snake Eater.
 
All of these camos are based on camos Naked Snake (aka Big Boss) wore in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 
===[[Peach (SSBB)|Peach]]:===
*Peach's yellow costume changes nearly her appearance to that of [[Daisy]], however, unlike Melee, this is entirely a re-colouring. Her earrings, crown and brooch remain unchanged.
*Peach's white costume imitates her Nurse Toadstool costume from ''Dr. Mario''.
*Peach's red costume makes her appear similar to Pauline from her later games.
 
===[[Yoshi (SSBB)|Yoshi]]:===
*All of Yoshi's Colour Changes appear as colours of Yoshi in Yoshi's Story. Only Black and White Yoshi are missing from Brawl.
 
===[[Ice Climbers (SSBB)|Ice Climbers]]:===
*The Ice Climbers switch positions for their red, black, and white costumes, but they do not switch positions on the selection screen.
 
===[[King Dedede (SSBB)|King Dedede]]:===
*King Dedede's Brown costume mirror's Kirby's white costume, making him appear like in Kirby's Dream Land.
*King Dedede's purple costume features a very ornately decorated belt, similar to one on a formal Japanese Kimono. This costume is also similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
*King Dedede's green costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
*King Dedede's pink costume is similar to an alternate costume in Kirby's Air Ride.
 
===[[Wolf (SSBB)|Wolf]]:===
*Wolf's white costume makes him wear colors similar to a Wolfen.
*Wolf's yellow costume with brown fur appears similar to Leon(from F-Zero) or Bill Grey (from Star Fox 64).
*Wolf's blue costume resembles the outfit worn by Panther Caroso in Star Fox: Assault.
 
===[[Lucario (SSBB)|Lucario]]:===
*Lucario only has 5 colorations, and lacks his Shiny colors.
 
===[[Ness (SSBB)|Ness]]:===
*Ness's black costume has a [[Mr. Saturn]] sprite drawn on the front of the shirt.
*His white costume features a white T-shirt with red sleeves, the same as the shirt Fuel wears in Mother 3. However, this may not be a reference, as nothing else Ness wears matches Fuel's appearance.
 
===[[Sonic the Hedgehog(SSBB)|Sonic]]:===
* Sonic's green costume resembles his alter-ego, Scourge the Hedgehog, as it turns his fur green and his eyes blue.
* Sonic's yellow costume has him wear the gold bracelets belonging to Silver the Hedgehog.
*Sonic's black color change makes him slightly resemble Dark Super Sonic from Sonic X.  Dark Super Sonic is an unofficial name.
 
===[[Bowser (SSBB)|Bowser]]:===
*Bowser's white costume resembles Morton Koopa Jr. His muzzle is white, much like Morton's. The spikes on his shell are the same color as Morton's as well.
*Bowser's blue costume resembles his appearance on the Japanese cover to Super Mario Bros. This can be seen on the sticker Super Mario Bros.
*Bowser's white costume turns his hair red and his shell, skin and spiked collars to white, resembling Dry Bowser from New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart Wii.
*Bowser's red costume resembles a Red Koopa Paratroopa(Spikes are the same color as Wings) or a Red Spiny.
*Bowser's brown costume resembles how he appeared in his first few games.
*Bowser's yellow costume gives him a shiny golden appearance.
 
===[[Wario (SSBB)|Wario]]:===
*Wario has a "special" outfit, his classic overalls, that effectively doubles his alternate costume choices.
**Overall Wario's red costume resembles the color scheme of [[Mario]]'s outfit, albeit with the shirt and overall color swapped, similar to one of Mario's alternate costumes. This somewhat mirrors the way that Wario's "classic" outfit appears as one of Mario's alternate costumes. Two of Wario's other alternate colors for his "classic" look appear similar to alternate costumes for Mario and Luigi (specifically, Mario's green costume and Luigi's blue costume).
**Overall Wario's white costume makes him look like his appearance in Wario's Woods for the NES.
 
===[[Toon Link (SSBB)|Toon Link]]:===
*His black costume is based off a toon-version of Dark Link who appeared closer to this color scheme in The Minish Cap than Dark Link did in any game.
*His red costume is based off of Red Link from Four Swords.
*His blue costume is based off of Blue Link from Four Swords.
*His purple costume is based off of Violet Link from Four Swords.
*One of his outfits resembles Link as he was depicted back in the NES days (brown hair included).
 
===[[R.O.B. (SSBB)|R.O.B.]]:===
*R.O.B.'s grey costume makes him look like North American versions of R.O.B. Even the words on his base changes from ''Family Computer Robot'' to ''R.O.B. Robotic Operating Buddy'', the same as the American Version of him.
*R.O.B.'s purple costume resembles the SNES color scheme.
*R.O.B.'s blue costume resembles NAV-COM, a submarine co-pilot from the game Startropics.
*R.O.B.s green color change is the R.O.B launcher from SSE
 
===[[Pikmin & Olimar (SSBB)|Pikmin & Olimar]]:===
*Olimar's blue costume makes him look like Louie.
*Olimar's black and yellow costume makes him look like the president of Hocotate.
 
===[[Ganondorf (SSBB)|Ganondorf]]:===
*Ganondorf's brown costume has the same colors as his Spaceworld/Melee design, slightly darkening his red hair and using the same design of cape.
 
===[[Captain Falcon (SSBB)|Captain Falcon]]:===
*Captain Falcon's red costume is nearly identical to his rival Blood Falcon's outfit, even the writing on his back changes to say 'Blood Falcon'.
*Captain Falcon's white costume makes him wear Jody Summers' outfit.
*Captain Falcon's blue costume makes him look like his [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] appearance.
*Captain Falcon's black costume is his costume from the F-Zero X Expansion set, as well as the F-Zero X commercial in Japan.
 
===[[Jigglypuff (SSBB)|Jigglypuff]]:===
*Jigglypuff's white costume gives her a hat like the hat Leaf, the female hero of [[Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen]], wears.
*The Jigglypuff with a straw hat (Blue outfit) is Shiny Jigglypuff. The difference is her green eyes.
 
===[[Lucas (SSBB)|Lucas]]:===
*Lucas has an outfit that resembles his brother Claus.
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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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