Assist Trophy

Assist Trophy
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Appears in	SSBB SSB4
Item class	Summoning

An Assist Trophy is an item that, when grabbed, summons a random Nintendo character out of 27 choices of various origin to quickly aid the holder, though there are currently two third-party Assist Trophies. Assist Trophies work nearly identical to Poké Balls. However, no Pokémon come out of them, and once an Assist Trophy is grabbed, it is automatically activated, assuming the holder is standing on the ground, and not in a jump, attack, or hitstun. Some Assist Trophies must be unlocked in order to be used, such as Isaac from Golden Sun. Unlike the Poké Ball, this can be eaten.

Only one Assist Trophy (and the character it releases) can be in a match at once. The next Assist Trophy will not appear until the data for the character it will release is fully loaded.

List of Assist Trophies

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Assist Trophy	Relative frequency	Description	Universe	Unlock criteria
Andross	30	Andross (as he appears in the original Star Fox) appears in the background and shoots tiles at the players.	Star Fox
Barbara	30	Barbara strums on her guitar, creating damaging soundwaves, similar to Konga Beat, but with less range and duration.	Daigasso! Band Brothers	Obtain 25 songs
Devil	30	Devil moves the stage boundaries, causing the blast lines to move as well, leading to the possibility of easier KOs.	Devil World
Dr. Wright	30	Doctor Wright summons buildings to rise up out of the ground. This damages opponents who are standing in the area of the building, and produces great vertical knockback. Occasionally makes a massive skyscraper.	SimCity
Excitebikes	30	Excitebike racers ride around the stage, causing damage to those they collide with. Some of them, if on a stage with an edge, will go back and forth until their time runs out.	Excitebike
Gray Fox	30	Frank Jaeger, the Gray Fox, runs around slashing opponents. Also reflects stray projectiles.	Metal Gear	Unlocked with Snake
Hammer Bro	30	Hammer Bro throws hammers at opponents.	Mario
Helirin	12	Helirin floats around the stage while rotating, acting as a wall.	Kururin
Infantry and Tanks	30	The Advance Wars infantrymen and tank sprites roam across the stage shooting at players. When spawning, they follow the direction of the summoner.	Advance Wars	Play 300 Brawls
Isaac	24	Isaac pushes opponents off the stage by using a skill called Move, represented by giant magic hands. Its fixed knockback makes it easy to get trapped in.	Golden Sun	Play 200 Brawls
Jill	24	Jill attacks opponents with her drill.	Drill Dozer
Jeff	24	Jeff Andonuts shoots 5 homing rockets from his Multi Bottle Rocket 5 invention (4 small & 1 large) at his opponents.	EarthBound
Kat & Ana	30	Kat and Ana fly in different directions slashing at anybody in front of them, but always cross in the same spot.	Wario
Knuckle Joe	30	Knuckle Joe delivers a series of Vulcan Jabs to his opponents and finishes with either a Smash Punch or an uppercut attack named Rising Break.	Kirby
Lakitu and Spinies	30	Lakitu drops Spinies onto the field. The Spinies will meteor smash when falling from Lakitu. Upon landing, the Spinies walk around giving damage to opponents. Lakitu can be knocked off the screen or killed.	Mario
Little Mac	30	Little Mac runs and jumps around, attacking with powerful jabs and uppercuts.	Punch-Out!!
Lyn	30	The screen darkens, as Lyn focuses and then, having teleported, she delivers a single, powerful strike focused on the nearest opponent, similar to Galaxia Darkness in animation and knockback.	Fire Emblem
Metroid	30	A Metroid latches onto players and gives them damage. Can be attacked and shaken off, but prevents the victim from using recovery moves. However if done right, the character can spam recovery moves indefinitely until the metroid disappears.	Metroid
Mr. Resetti	18	Mr. Resetti gives speeches about different topics. If attacked, he causes an explosion.	Animal Crossing
Nintendog	18	A "Nintendog" (Labrador Retriever) blocks the screen.	Nintendogs
Ray MK III	30	Ray MK III flies around the stage shooting missiles and green energy bullets.	Custom Robo	Play 100 Brawls
Samurai Goroh	30	Samurai Goroh slashes his swords while chasing opponents.	F-Zero
Saki Amamiya	30	Saki Amamiya slashes and fires with his Canon Gun.	Sin and Punishment
Shadow the Hedgehog	30	Shadow slows down time with Chaos Control, similar to the Timer item, but with shorter duration and a more slowing effect. The summoner continues to move at normal speed.	Sonic the Hedgehog	Unlocked with Sonic
Starfy	40	Starfy spins, hurting players. Can be knocked off stage.	The Legendary Starfy
Tingle	30	Tingle randomly summons a variety of strange effects. It also takes longer for more Assist Trophies to spawn after his appearance than any other character. He can inflate lots of balloons and float off the stage. The balloons can lift characters, but will not give any damage. He can cause a Hammer and Golden Hammer shower. He can create a Banana Peel effect. This makes all opponents slip constantly until Tingle disappears. He can burst into flames, which gives everybody a Superspicy Curry effect. He can produce a flower graphic. This will then zoom the camera in on the character who summoned him.	The Legend of Zelda
Waluigi	30	Waluigi repeatedly stomps players into the ground. This onslaught is followed by either a strong kick or a strike from his tennis racket.	Mario

In addition to the above characters, scrapped Assist Trophy data for Ridley was found when hacking Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Attendants at the 2007 Whobby Game Festival claimed to have seen Assist Trophies of Duster, Muddy Mole, and Rosalina, but the veracity of the claims was never proven, and there is no evidence in the final game that these characters were ever planned.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Assist trophies will return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, but it's currently unknown whether or not they will appear in the 3DS version as well.

Assist Trophy	Description	Universe
Ashley	Not yet known.	Wario
Mother Brain	She uses her signature laser attack when summoned, and is guarded by Rinka enemies.	Metroid
Nintendog	A "Nintendog" (French Bulldog) blocks the screen.	Nintendogs
Skull Kid	Not yet known.	The Legend of Zelda
Waluigi	Shown holding a tennis racket as in Brawl.	Mario

Starfy returns in Smash 4, though it is unconfirmed whether or not he will be an Assist Trophy again.

Description from the Super Smash Bros. Brawl instruction booklet

Spawns a character to help you.

Trophy Description

A capsule that contains characters who will help you out in battle. You won't know who's in the capsule until you open it. It may be someone everyone knows or someone who's a bit of a mystery. The majority of these characters are invulnerable, so attacking them is not an option. You know what that means, right? RUN!

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The Assist Trophy trophy in Brawl.

Trivia

• Hammer Bro. is the only Assist Trophy character to appear as an enemy in the Subspace Emissary.
• In Classic Mode, if the character who summoned an assist trophy is KO'd, the assist trophy goes away. However, this does not happen in All-Star mode.
• In the Gamecube preview issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, the Super Smash Bros. Melee article comments that Nintendo originally tried to implement Assist Trophies in Melee. The only trophy concept they gave details on was one that would release the ducks from Duck Hunt to fly around the stage and interfere with the fighters.^{[citation needed]}
• In Brawl, Mario is the only universe to have more than one Assist Trophy.

Gallery

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  Kirby, about to release an Assist Trophy character.

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  A collection of all Assist Trophies from Brawl, as well as an actual Assist Trophy.