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It is not uncommon for a cloned character to receive further differentiating changes in later games, thus making them less of a clone. Some use the term '''Luigification''' for when a character is separated from their parent and forms their own identity, as [[Luigi]] has done in both his home series and the ''Smash Bros.'' series. However, it is generally very difficult to determine at what point a character who was once a clone is no longer a clone, or even which specific category some characters may fall into. For example, [[Luigi]]’s status as any type of clone post-''Brawl'' was a subject of heavy debate before the term “pseudo-clone” was accepted. | It is not uncommon for a cloned character to receive further differentiating changes in later games, thus making them less of a clone. Some use the term '''Luigification''' for when a character is separated from their parent and forms their own identity, as [[Luigi]] has done in both his home series and the ''Smash Bros.'' series. However, it is generally very difficult to determine at what point a character who was once a clone is no longer a clone, or even which specific category some characters may fall into. For example, [[Luigi]]’s status as any type of clone post-''Brawl'' was a subject of heavy debate before the term “pseudo-clone” was accepted. | ||
''Ultimate'' introduces the term "Echo Fighter" to refer to certain clones. The term is used to determine which characters are grouped together on the character selection screen when the corresponding menu option is enabled, and also forces such characters to share the same [[fighter number]]s with an appended epsilon (ε). The Japanese term is "Dash Fighter", and uses the prime symbol (') instead of an epsilon. In Japanese, the prime symbol is pronounced "dash", hence the term "Dash Fighter"; in mathematics, the {{iw|wikipedia|prime symbol}} is used to designate that something is derived from something else, such as <code>x′</code> being derived from <code>x</code>. Otherwise, it is simply a term used by the developers to denote a character as being low-budget; as a result, it only loosely fits into the spectrum of clone terms used by the community to discuss the degree of similarity in the final result. For example, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}} is a full clone, while {{SSBU|Ken}} is a semi-clone, but Ken is labeled as an Echo Fighter while Dr. Mario is not. However, {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Richter}}, and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, who have next to no discernible differences from their base fighter, are labeled as such. Notably, none of the clones who debuted prior to ''Smash 4'' are labeled as an Echo Fighter. | ''Ultimate'' introduces the term "'''Echo Fighter'''" to refer to certain clones. The term is used to determine which characters are grouped together on the character selection screen when the corresponding menu option is enabled, and also forces such characters to share the same [[fighter number]]s with an appended epsilon (ε). The Japanese term is "Dash Fighter", and uses the prime symbol (') instead of an epsilon. In Japanese, the prime symbol is pronounced "dash", hence the term "Dash Fighter"; in mathematics, the {{iw|wikipedia|prime symbol}} is used to designate that something is derived from something else, such as <code>x′</code> being derived from <code>x</code>. Otherwise, it is simply a term used by the developers to denote a character as being low-budget; as a result, it only loosely fits into the spectrum of clone terms used by the community to discuss the degree of similarity in the final result. For example, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}} is a full clone, while {{SSBU|Ken}} is a semi-clone, but Ken is labeled as an Echo Fighter while Dr. Mario is not. However, {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Richter}}, and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, who have next to no discernible differences from their base fighter, are labeled as such. Notably, none of the clones who debuted prior to ''Smash 4'' are labeled as an Echo Fighter. | ||
==Clones in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ==Clones in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ||