Steve (SSBU)

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Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Minecraft
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	House of Boom

“	Steve Rocks the Block!	”
—Introduction tagline (Steve).

“	Alex Swaps In!	”
—Introduction tagline (Alex).

“	Zombie Spawns In!	”
—Introduction tagline (Zombie).

“	Enderman Steps from the Shadows!	”
—Introduction tagline (Enderman).

Steve (スティーブ, Steve) is an upcoming playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and will be the second third-party representative from Microsoft after Banjo & Kazooie. They were confirmed as a playable character on October 1st, 2020 as the second downloadable character from Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Alex, a Zombie, and an Enderman will also appear as alternate costumes. Steve is classified as fighter #77.

Known Information

• Steve's model and movement appear nearly identical to that of Minecraft, retaining the same blocky appearance and limited animation in contrast to other fighters.
• Steve is able to crawl in a manner resembling Minecraft's sneaking mechanic.
• Steve's weapon stays in their hand momentarily depending on the move they use.
• Other alternate costumes are taken from the default selection of skins offered to players on the "Legacy Console" and "Bedrock" Editions of Minecraft, namely "Tennis" Steve and Alex, "Scottish" Steve and "Swedish" Alex.

Moveset

• Steve appears to have a crafting mechanic, where they can mine the ground to obtain materials and upgrade their weapons by planting a Crafting Table.
  • Available weapons and equipment include Swords, Fishing Rods, Axes, Pickaxes, Lava Buckets (seemingly as a down smash), and Flint & Steel. Weapons can be made of Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond.
• Steve can place Blocks, which appear to crack and break automatically after placing them. Currently, the only known blocks they can place are Dirt, Oak Planks, Stone, Iron Blocks, and TNT. Crafting Tables can be spawned behind the playing field, appearing to linger after use, and Anvils can be dropped beneath them when in the air.
  • Additionally, Steve can place Redstone and a Wooden Pressure Plate to detonate TNT. This appears to trigger Special Zoom.
  • Steve also appears to have the ability to produce Minecarts and Rails. The former appears to be able to catch opponents as it moves, similar to Kapp'n.
  • Flint and Steel creates a short-lasting flame that spawns in front of them, but also appears to be affected by gravity and can be dropped from an elevation (seen in promotional screenshots on the Smash Bros. website).
• Steve has been shown using several tools from Minecraft in combat, and can seemingly use multiple weapons for the same attack. As of now, which directional input each showcased attack belongs to is speculative, but the following examples are clearly shown off in the presentation:
  • They are shown using Swords and various other weapons for tilt attacks, including their forward smash.
    • They are also shown using a variant of this attack with no weapon equipped, where the attack defaults to a wide punch.
  • Their grab seems to use a fishing rod as a tether, or ranged, and trapping the opponent with fences.
  • Their up throw has a piston appear under the opponent to push them upwards.
  • Their forward aerial is a downwards swing with a weapon.
  • Their back aerial is a downwards swing with a weapon behind them (seen in promotional screenshots on the Smash Bros. website).
  • Their up aerial is a quick swing above their head with a weapon.
  • Their down smash causes them to place Lava out of a Lava Bucket in front of them, then behind.
  • Their up special appears to be an Elytra, which they use to glide after propelling themselves forward with a Firework Rocket.
  • When Alex is showcased, they are first shown performing the generic empty-handed melee animation while standing and jumping. This may be their neutral aerial.
• Their Final Smash begins by placing a giant piston in front of them, which extends to catch enemies in the attack. A cinematic plays where the affected fighter is launched into a dark building resembling a Stronghold with TNT, where they are attacked by Creepers and Zombies, producing multiple explosions while Steve appears on the side of the screen, eating a steak.

Aesthetics

• One of Steve's victory poses has them build a house similar to ones found in Villages, stand outside of it, then close the door.
• The Minecraft characters are shown bobbing their heads repeatedly in front of the Squid Sisters, which may be an idle animation or taunt.
• One animation shows Steve eating steak, though it is currently unknown if this is an idle animation, taunt, or an actual move.
• Steve and Alex's eyes can blink in the game, which was previously present exclusively in the Bedrock Edition. The Zombie and Enderman do not blink.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Steve's splash art.

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  Alex's splash art.

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  Zombie's splash art.

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  Enderman's splash art.

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  Steve and Alex on the currently-unnamed Minecraft stage.

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  Steve burning King K. Rool with a Flint and Steel on Gerudo Valley.

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  Alex attacking Builder Mario with an Iron Pickaxe on Tomodachi Life.

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  Steve gliding with an Elytra with Pit and Dark Pit on Temple.

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  Steve and Alex riding Minecarts with Bowser Jr. following behind on Port Town Aero Dive.

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  Scottish Steve, Swedish Alex, Zombie, and Enderman on Palutena's Temple.

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  Steve, Alex, and Mario on the currently-unnamed Minecraft stage.

Trivia

• According to Masahiro Sakurai, Steve was largely easy to develop conceptually, but the programming work required to "bring the fighter to life" was very difficult.
  • He also revealed that every stage in the game had to be reworked to make use of Steve's mining and block-placing abilities.
  • Sakurai stated that when Nintendo approached him about adding Minecraft content, he was at first skeptical of the idea, before deciding to go through with it. This has been misinterpreted by some to mean that he did not desire to do so.
• According to former Minecraft production director Daniel Kaplan, it took at least 5 years of negotiating between Nintendo and Mojang for Steve to appear in Smash.
• Steve was created by Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. This makes them the second third-party fighter that was created outside of Japan.
  • The first were Banjo & Kazooie, created by the UK-based developer Rare, which are coincidentally also owned by Microsoft.
  • Steve is also the first fighter to come from an indie (independent-developed) game. Although Mojang Studios has been a part of Microsoft since 2014, Steve was introduced to the game in 2009, when the company was known as "Mojang Specifications" and was fully independent.
• Steve's reveal trailer contains multiple references to Minecraft:
  • The trailer features players performing actions such as repeatedly crouching and punching in mid-air while jumping, which are common behavior by Minecraft players interacting with others online.
  • Alex is shown attacking a Cucco with a diamond sword, referencing the need to hunt passive mobs such as chickens or cows to obtain food in Minecraft.
  • The Enderman picking up the crate references their affinity for picking up blocks and carrying them around.
  • The Enderman also hides from the rain on Distant Planet, referencing how Endermen receive damage from water in Minecraft.
  • The Enderman watching Snake, with the latter hidden inside his box, references that Endermen's eyes glow in the dark in Minecraft
  • Wolf throwing the Zombie causes it to drop meat, a reference to Rotten Flesh, which is their most common drop in Minecraft. The character being Wolf also references Minecraft's own Wolf mob, which can be tamed and can help the player in combat.
  • Zombie is revealed breaking down a wooden door, which is an ability that Zombies have in Minecraft when playing on the hardest difficulty.
  • The tiny Zombie that fights alongside two other Zombies after the reveal is a reference to the Baby Zombies that can also spawn.
  • The title of the reveal trailer, "A New Seed!", references the seed mechanism in Minecraft; seeds are strings of integers that the game uses to pseudo-randomly generate its worlds.
• Steve is the third fighter to have one of their victory animations shown in their reveal trailer, the first two being Joker and Terry.
• Zombie and Enderman are the second and third playable fighters in the series to be generic enemies, the first being Piranha Plant.
  • However, they are merely alternate costumes, whereas Piranha Plant is a unique fighter.
• Steve and Byleth are the only characters in Ultimate whose alternate costumes are displayed alongside their default costumes on the official Ultimate site, similarly to Robin's page on the official SSB4 site.
• Steve is the only character who has two names (in Steve's case, they are listed as "Steve / Alex") displayed on the list of fighters on the official Ultimate website in all languages. Byleth was the first character to display two names in general, though this was only the case in languages where male and female Byleth had different names.
  • Coincidentally, both of them are also the only fighters who have multiple taglines, with Byleth having two and Steve having four.
• Steve is the first character with other characters as alternate costumes where each character does not have the same amount of costumes. Each character with multiple genders has four costumes for each gender (excluding Pikachu), Bowser Jr. and each Koopaling have one costume, Olimar and Alph each have four costumes, and each Hero has two costumes. In this case, Steve and Alex have three costumes while Zombie and Enderman have only one (their default appearance).
• Steve, Alex and Mario are the only characters with alternate costumes that explicitly reference real life nationalities. Mario's stars-and-striped Golf Outfit from Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course references the United States, Steve's third outfit sports a modern Scottish kilt with formal evening wear, and Alex's third outfit sports a Swedish national dress; the latter two of which both originate from Minecraft as "Scottish Steve" and "Swedish Alex".
• Steve's default design in Ultimate has a beard (often confused for a smile), which was used in early "Classic" builds of Minecraft but removed from their texture in version "0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST," although it has continued to appear in promotional artwork and merchandise since then.
  • This beard can be equipped for the player's texture in the character creator featured in the "Bedrock" version of Minecraft.