Victory theme

A victory theme, which can be referred to as a flourish, and is referred to as a fanfare in Super Smash Bros. Brawl 's Sound Test, is a short, recognisable melody, usually a cover, that is played when a character from the same universe as the victory theme wins a Vs. match, or another similar event, such as Tourney victory. For instance, if the character Mario were to win the match, an orchestral cover of a soundbyte from Super Mario Bros. will play out. All characters except Meta Knight, Rosalina, and Bowser (in Super Smash Bros. 4) share one flourish across their respective universes, so in the aforementioned instance, Luigi shares the same flourish as Mario. Thus, if Mario or Luigi wins, the same victory theme will still play.

Super Mario Bros. Victory Theme

Super Mario Bros. Victory Theme
Track title	Super Mario Bros. Victory Theme
Universe	Super Mario Bros.
Debut game	Super Mario Bros.
Characters accompanied	Mario Luigi Dr. Mario Peach Bowser (Melee and Brawl)

Origin

This flourish is a cover of the small sound clip that would play whenever Mario or Luigi grabbed a Flagpole in Super Mario Bros., a track that went on to become a recurring theme.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl & SSB4 version

Bowser Victory Theme

Bowser Victory Theme
Track title	Bowser Victory Theme
Universe	Super Mario Bros.
Debut game	Super Mario Bros.
Characters accompanied	Bowser (As of SSB4) Bowser Jr.

Origin

A music piece nearly identical to the Mario victory theme, but remixed to be heavy metal.

Rosalina Victory Theme

Rosalina Victory Theme
Track title	Rosalina Victory Theme
Universe	Super Mario Bros.
Debut game	Super Mario Galaxy
Characters accompanied	Rosalina

Origin

This flourish is a remix of the title screen for Super Mario Galaxy, as well as when Mario gets a Power Star.

Yoshi Victory Theme

Yoshi Victory Theme
Track title	Yoshi Victory Theme
Universe	Yoshi
Debut game	Yoshi's Story
Characters accompanied	Yoshi

Origin

This flourish is a combination of two small music excerpts from Yoshi's Story. The first is a sped-up, orchestrated cover of the title music for the game Yoshi's Story, while the other is the small soundbyte that plays when Yoshi collects all 30 necessary fruits and completes a level.

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

Wario Victory Theme

Wario Victory Theme
Track title	Wario Victory Theme
Universe	Wario
Debut game	Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Characters accompanied	Wario

Origin

At the time of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this victory theme was a completely original track. However, the flourish was later incorporated into some music tracks of Wario Land: Shake It!. There are, however, slight resemblances to the pre-boss theme and the fanfare that plays in WarioWare: Touched! when the player completes a microgame.

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• Brawl version

Donkey Kong Victory Theme

Donkey Kong Victory Theme
Track title	Donkey Kong Victory Theme
Universe	Donkey Kong
Debut game	Donkey Kong Country
Characters accompanied	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong

Origin

This flourish is a cover of the short track that would play in Donkey Kong Country and subsequent games whenever a playable Kong defeated a boss or completed a bonus game.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl & SSB4 version

The Legend of Zelda Victory Theme

The Legend of Zelda Victory Theme
Track title	The Legend of Zelda Victory Theme
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Debut game	The Legend of Zelda
Characters accompanied	Link Zelda Sheik Young Link Ganondorf Toon Link

SSB, Melee Origin

The flourish for The Legend of Zelda series in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee was an excerpt of the overworld theme in The Legend of Zelda, a track which went on to become the the main theme of the series, which also appears as a standalone track in Melee.

Brawl Origin

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Zelda series got a new flourish, now a cover of the music that would play when Link obtained a Triforce Piece in The Legend of Zelda for the NES.

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Metroid Victory Theme

Metroid Victory Theme
Track title	Metroid Victory Theme
Universe	Metroid
Debut game	Metroid
Characters accompanied	Samus Zero Suit Samus

Origin

In Metroid for the NES, this flourish would originally play when Samus Aran obtained a new power-up or addition to her Power Suit. It would also play when Samus defeated Ridley and Kraid.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

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Kirby Victory Theme

Kirby Victory Theme
Track title	Kirby Victory Theme
Universe	Kirby
Debut game	Kirby's Dream Land
Characters accompanied	Kirby King Dedede

Origin

The victory theme of the Kirby universe is a cover of the short recurring theme that plays when Kirby completes a stage or defeats a boss, debuting in Kirby's Dream Land. In the Kirby games, it is possible to extend this theme to a longer version, but the Kirby flourish is simply an extended version of the original theme. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, this flourish is orchestrated, while in Super Smash Bros. and Brawl, it is more cheerful.

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Meta Knight Victory Theme

Meta Knight Victory Theme
Track title	Meta Knight Victory Theme
Universe	Kirby
Debut game	Kirby's Dream Land
Characters accompanied	Meta Knight

Origin

The Meta Knight Victory Theme is based upon the same melody as the Kirby Victory Theme, but is performed with electric guitars and in quadruple meter, as opposed to the more symphonic instrumentation and the triple meter in the Kirby Victory Theme.

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• Brawl version

Star Fox Victory Theme

Star Fox Victory Theme
Track title	Star Fox Victory Theme
Universe	Star Fox
Debut game	Star Fox 64
Characters accompanied	Fox Falco Wolf

Origin

This victory theme is based upon The Main Theme of Star Fox 64, most specifically the title screen theme. It is also reminiscent of the music that would play when a mission was completed or accomplished.

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Pokémon Victory Theme

Pokémon Victory Theme
Track title	Pokémon Victory Theme
Universe	Pokémon
Debut game	Pokémon Red / Green / Blue Versions
Characters accompanied	Pikachu Jigglypuff Pichu Mewtwo Pokémon Trainer Lucario Greninja

Origin

This victory theme is a small excerpt of the music that would play on the title screen of Pokémon Red, Blue and Green Versions, a track which would go on to become the Pokémon Main Theme, which also appears as a standalone track in Brawl.

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F-Zero Victory Theme

F-Zero Victory Theme
Track title	F-Zero Victory Theme
Universe	F-Zero
Debut game	F-Zero X (SSB, Melee), F-Zero GX (Brawl)
Characters accompanied	Captain Falcon

SSB, Melee Origin

This victory theme is an electric guitar-based cover of the short track that would play when a character finished a race in F-Zero X.

Brawl Origin

This victory theme is an electric guitar-based cover of the short track that would play when a character finished a race in F-Zero GX.

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EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme

EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme
Track title	EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme
Universe	EarthBound
Debut game	EarthBound (SSB, Melee), Mother (Brawl)
Characters accompanied	Ness Lucas

SSB, Melee Origin

In EarthBound, one of the main objectives of the game was to collect the Eight Melodies, which would combine to form an overall piece. This Victory Theme is a combination of the final four melodies out of the eight.

Brawl Origin

This victory theme is a cover of the music that would play during the opening of NES game Mother, highly sped up.

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Ice Climber Victory Theme

Ice Climber Victory Theme
Track title	Ice Climber Victory Theme
Universe	Ice Climber
Debut game	Ice Climber
Characters accompanied	Ice Climbers

Origin

In Ice Climber, when Popo or Nana grabbed the feet of the Condor at the end of a bonus stage, this track would play.

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• Melee version

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Fire Emblem Victory Theme

Fire Emblem Victory Theme
Track title	Fire Emblem Victory Theme
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut game	Fire Emblem
Characters accompanied	Marth Roy Ike

Origin

This victory theme is a small orchestral cover from the Main Theme of Fire Emblem, which also appears as a standalone track in Brawl.

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• Melee version

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Game & Watch Victory Theme

Game & Watch Victory Theme
Track title	Game & Watch Victory Theme
Universe	Game & Watch
Debut game	Super Smash Bros. Melee
Characters accompanied	Mr. Game & Watch

Origin

The Game & Watch flourish in Melee is in fact an original medley, based upon the typical bleeping noises that characters or other objects in a Game & Watch would make. The flourish in Brawl is a different melody, yet still draws origin from the same points (though it does sound strikingly similar to Snake's victory theme, with the last notes of the melody being identical).

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Kid Icarus Victory Theme

Kid Icarus Victory Theme
Track title	Kid Icarus Victory Theme
Universe	Kid Icarus
Debut game	Kid Icarus
Characters accompanied	Pit

Origin

This victory theme is a small excerpt of the Title Screen theme of Kid Icarus, with an original ending. The Main Theme of Kid Icarus also appears as a standalone track in Brawl. After the release of Brawl, the soundtrack was slightly remade and appeared in Kid Icarus: Uprising whenever a match in together mode was over.

• Brawl & SSB4 version

Dark Pit Victory Theme

Dark Pit Victory Theme
Track title	Dark Pit Victory Theme
Universe	Kid Icarus
Debut game	Kid Icarus
Characters accompanied	Dark Pit

Origin

This victory theme is a small excerpt of Dark Pit's theme from Kid Icarus Uprising.

Pikmin Victory Theme

Pikmin Victory Theme
Track title	Pikmin Victory Theme
Universe	Pikmin
Debut game	Pikmin
Characters accompanied	Olimar

Origin

This flourish is a small excerpt of the Main Theme of Pikmin, which also appears as a standalone track in Brawl.

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

R.O.B. Victory Theme

R.O.B. Victory Theme
Track title	R.O.B. Victory Theme
Universe	R.O.B.
Debut game	Stack-Up
Characters accompanied	R.O.B.

Origin

In the NES game Stack-Up, a game that the R.O.B. accessory was compatible with, this track would play before starting memory mode. This was also a cover in the Brawl track Gyromite.

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• Brawl version

Punch-Out!! Victory Theme

Punch-Out Victory Theme
Track title	Punch-Out Victory Theme
Universe	Punch-Out!!
Debut game	Punch-Out!!
Characters accompanied	Little Mac

Origin

A remix of the theme that plays when the player clears a stage in the NES classic.

Animal Crossing Victory Theme

Animal Crossing Victory Theme
Track title	Animal Crossing Victory Theme
Universe	Animal Crossing
Debut game	Animal Crossing
Characters accompanied	Villager

Origin

The stage is a remix of the first few notes of the original Animal Crossing theme for Nintendo 64.

Wii Fit Victory Theme

Wii Fit Victory Theme
Track title	Wii Fit Victory Theme
Universe	Wii Fit
Debut game	Wii Fit
Characters accompanied	Wii Fit Trainer

Origin

This victory theme is a remix of the tune that plays after a save file is selected in the original Wii Fit.

Xenoblade Victory theme

Xenoblade Victory Theme
Track title	Xenoblade Victory Theme
Universe	Xenoblade
Debut game	Xenoblade Chronicles
Characters accompanied	Shulk

Origin

Second half of the riff of "You Will Know Our Names", a song that plays when a named monster is being fought.

Duck Hunt Victory Theme

Duck Hunt Victory Theme
Track title	Duck Hunt Victory Theme
Universe	Duck Hunt
Debut game	Duck Hunt
Characters accompanied	Duck Hunt Origin The jingle that plays before a new game starts. The first half uses the original 8-bit rendition, then transitions to a remixed version for the second half.

Metal Gear Victory Theme

Metal Gear Victory Theme
Track title	Metal Gear Victory Theme
Universe	Metal Gear
Debut game	Metal Gear Solid
Characters accompanied	Snake

Origin

In Metal Gear Solid, this track has two primary uses. One of which is that it would play when VR Training was completed, and the other is that it would play when Solid Snake is caught, and the player earns a Game Over.

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• Brawl version

Sonic The Hedgehog Victory Theme

Sonic The Hedgehog Victory Theme
Track title	Sonic The Hedgehog Victory Theme
Universe	Sonic The Hedgehog
Debut game	Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Characters accompanied	Sonic

Origin

The origin of this flourish was in the 2006 Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game Sonic The Hedgehog, which itself is a flourish of the tune that plays when Sonic passed an Act in Sonic The Hedgehog 3. This victory theme in Brawl is directly ported from the 2006 Sonic The Hedgehog, being the only victory theme in Brawl to have been directly ported from elsewhere.

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

Mega Man Victory Theme

Mega Man Victory Theme
Track title	Mega Man Victory Theme
Universe	Mega Man
Debut game	Mega Man 2
Characters accompanied	Mega Man

Origin

It is a short remix of the first few notes of the title screen from Mega Man 2.

Pac-Man Victory Theme

Pac-Man Victory Theme
Track title	Pac-Man Victory Theme
Universe	Pac-Man
Debut game	Pac-Man
Characters accompanied	Pac-Man

Origin

A remix of the jingle that plays when starting stage 1 from the original arcade game.

See also

• Victory pose