Starter character

A starter character is a character who is already available for play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock or challenge that character in order for him or her to be selectable (as one must do to select unlockable characters).

List of starter characters

The following characters appear as starter characters:

Super Smash Bros.

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Super Smash Bros. starters.

• Donkey Kong
• Fox
• Kirby
• Link
• Mario
• Pikachu
• Samus
• Yoshi

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Melee starters.

• Bowser
• Captain Falcon
• Donkey Kong
• Fox
• Ice Climbers
• Kirby
• Link
• Mario
• Ness
• Peach
• Pikachu
• Samus
• Yoshi
• Zelda/Sheik

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Brawl starters.

• Bowser
• Diddy Kong
• Donkey Kong
• Fox
• Ice Climbers
• Ike
• King Dedede
• Kirby
• Link
• Lucas
• Mario
• Meta Knight
• Olimar
• Peach
• Pikachu
• Pit
• Pokémon Trainer
  • Squirtle
  • Ivysaur
  • Charizard
• Samus/Zero Suit Samus
• Wario
• Yoshi
• Zelda/Sheik

Super Smash Bros. 4

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS starters.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U starters.

• Bowser
• Captain Falcon
• Charizard
• Diddy Kong
• Donkey Kong
• Fox
• Greninja
• Ike
• King Dedede
• Kirby
• Link
• Little Mac
• Lucario
• Luigi
• Mario
• Marth
• Mega Man
• Meta Knight
• Mii Fighter
  • Mii Brawler
  • Mii Gunner
  • Mii Swordfighter
• Olimar
• Pac-Man
• Palutena
• Peach
• Pikachu
• Pit
• Robin
• Rosalina
• Samus
• Sheik
• Shulk
• Sonic
• Toon Link
• Villager
• Wii Fit Trainer
• Yoshi
• Zelda
• Zero Suit Samus

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has an additional four extra starters.

• Bowser Jr.
• Ganondorf
• Jigglypuff
• Ness

Trivia

• Bowser and King Dedede are the only starter villains.
• Wario is the only character to have debuted as a starter to have been made unlockable in another.
• Prior to SSB4, there were no unlockable females.

See Also

• Starter stage
• Unlockable character
• Unlockable stage