Series symbol

This article lists the logos of every universe that appears in the Smash series. For information about the Smash series logo specifically, see Super Smash Bros. logo.

A series symbol is the logo that represents another game universe, assigned to playable characters and stages. For characters, it is displayed next to a character's damage meter (the same color as the character), as well as on the Victory Screen. For stages, it's visible on the Stage Selection screen. To an extent, these symbols are also applicable for items (as seen on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! pages), trophies (as seen on Super Smash Bros. 4 trophy collections) and music (as seen on Brawl and Smash 4 sound tests), however, all these require a character or stage representative in order to have a symbol assigned, otherwise, there is no symbol at all or the Smash Bros. logo is assigned by default. This is a list of all the symbols, along with a short explanation of what they are and where they come from within their game universes, and a picture.

List of series symbols

Universe	Image		Description	Explanation
Animal Crossing			A leaf with a "bite" taken out of it	Represents a piece of furniture when not indoors. It is also the logo of Tom Nook's shop.
Balloon Fight			A pair of balloons	Every Balloon Fighter is held aloft by two balloons.
Bayonetta			A moon with a dot in the center	The internal design of an Umbran Watch. Also used as part of the logo of Bayonetta 2.
Donkey Kong			The letters "DK"	The initials on Donkey Kong's red tie. Also found on DK Barrels. Used as Donkey Kong's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
Duck Hunt			A duck	This symbol resembles one of the ducks' flying sprites in Duck Hunt. It is also very similar to the artwork of one of the ducks on the Japanese and European box arts for Duck Hunt.
EarthBound/Mother			Earth	The Mother games' Japanese logos, as well as the logo for the English EarthBound Beginnings, all substitute this symbol for the letter "O". Based on an inverted version of "The Blue Marble", a famous photo of Earth from space.
Electroplankton			A Nanocarp	Nanocarp, one of the various Electroplanktons; featured on the game's box art.
Final Fantasy			The letters "FF"	The series' initials, rendered in the font used for the franchise's iconic logo. Taken directly from the Finest Fantasy for Advance logo for the Game Boy Advance exclusive Final Fantasy games. This is could also be a reference to how the series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, back when creating the series, initially wanted the then-nameless first game to be abbreviated as "FF" (エフエフ, Efu Efu) before finally choose Final Fantasy.
Find Mii			The Regal Crown	The crown worn by the player's Mii, who takes on the role of a King or Queen in both of the Find Mii games.
Fire Emblem			Falchion	The legendary sword wielded by Marth in the first, third, eleventh and twelfth Fire Emblem games. Uses the weapon's Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem design.
F-Zero			A falcon	The golden crest on Captain Falcon's helmet.
Game & Watch			A Game & Watch character ringing a bell	Represents the alarm feature; this bell was featured on many Game & Watch boxes. The Melee design features two bells to represent the Game & Watch's LCD screen. The overall design of the Mr. Game & Watch-esque character on the symbol is very reminiscent to the alarm cell from the Game & Watch unit Helmet.
Ice Climber			An eggplant	The first of the vegetables the Ice Climbers sought to collect.
Kid Icarus			Palutena's bow	Pit's main weapon. Is also the icon of Bow-type weapons in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Kirby			A Warp Star	Warp Stars transport Kirby between areas, often at high speeds. May also represent Pop Star, Kirby's similarly-shaped home planet, or simply referencing the Japanese name for the series, Kirby of the Stars.
Mario			A Super Mushroom	A common power-up in the Mushroom Kingdom which usually makes Mario grow in size.
Mega Man			A cog	In Japan, cogs are commonly used for representing the series.
Metal Gear			Brawl: FOX Unit's insignia Ultimate: Exclamation mark	Brawl: Comes from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; also the former Kojima Productions logo. Ultimate: Exclamation marks are used in the Metal Gear series to indicate when a character has spotted Snake or noticed something.
Metal Mario			A metallic Super Mushroom	The Mario symbol from Smash 64 and Melee, but edited to look metallic. Used only in Super Smash Bros.
Metroid			Screw Attack	The Screw Attack is not necessarily Samus's signature move, but its S-shaped icon is used prominently in the Metroid games, as seen in the ending of Super Metroid, the logos of Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime, and as suit upgrades in the Metroid Prime sub-series.
Miiverse			The Miiverse logo	Shows three people, representing the community of players on Miiverse. Also used to represent the Miiverse Administration.
Nintendo DS			The "dual screen" logo	Represents the upper and lower screens of the Nintendo DS which were used in part of its logo. Prominently featured on the casing for the DS Lite.
Nintendogs			A paw print	Represents a dog's paw print.
Pac-Man			Pac-Man in his classic "wedge" shape	Based on Pac-Man's original sprite in Pac-Man, his first and most famous appearance.
Pikmin			A Pikmin's flower (known as Bacopa Cabana)	Fully grown Pikmin have flowers on their stems; the flower also appears on the Onions, acting as their main propeller.
Pilotwings			An airplane	The Pilotwings series focuses on piloting aircraft; this symbol's design is based on the plane in the logo of Pilotwings Resort.
Pokémon			A Poké Ball	An item used to catch and store Pokémon, commonly used as a symbol even in its home universe.
Punch-Out!!			A boxing glove	Punch-Out!! is a series of boxing games. This particular design appears on the title screen and victory screens of all versions of the NES Punch-Out!!.
R.O.B.			A gyro	One of the real-world accessories used by R.O.B. for the game Gyromite. Also incorporates the Subspace Army symbol.
Sonic			Sonic's head, in profile	Often used to represent Sonic, and used in Sonic Team's logo, albeit with eyes. A similar symbol appeared inside the "O" of "Heroes" in the Sonic Heroes logo.
Splatoon			An Inkling in squid form	The squid icon appears often throughout the Splatoon games, in places such as gear ability icons and on the loading screens.
Star Fox			A winged fox	This logo adorns each of Team Star Fox's various vehicles, such as the Great Fox, Arwings, and the Landmaster.
Street Fighter			The letters "SF"	The appearance of the letters as they appear in the Street Fighter logo.
Super Smash Bros.			An asymmetrical cross in a circle	This logo has represented the series since the first Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo 64.
The Legend of Zelda			The Triforce	A powerful relic of Hyrule; the driving force of the series.
Tomodachi			A house	Representative of the residential setting of the series, and the homes used for players' Miis.
Wario			A "W" for "Wario"	Wario has this printed on his hat and gloves. Used as Wario's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
Wii Fit			A silhouette of the Dancer yoga pose	One of the poses featured on the Wii Fit box art, and the software icon for Wii Fit U. It is also Wii Fit Trainer's official artwork pose.
Wii Sports			A palm tree next to a volcano	A stylized representation of Wuhu Island, the setting of Wii Sports Resort, with the volcano representing Maka Wuhu.
Wrecking Crew			A steel drum	Steel drums can be used in Wrecking Crew to trap enemies.
Xenoblade			The Monado	A weapon that Shulk wields in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is cropped exactly like in the loading screen of said game.
Yoshi			A Yoshi's Egg	Yoshis can be found in eggs and utilize eggs for several signature techniques. Used as Yoshi's symbol in all Mario spin-offs.
Subspace			A hollow circle with a bar on the inner left	Featured prominently on many Subspace Army creatures and objects within Brawl’s The Subspace Emissary. Also used to represent the mode as a whole. Resembles a Mite's head.
Custom stages			A circle, a square and a triangle	This symbol is used in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to represent stages created with the Stage Builder when they are about to be chosen for a match. The simple shapes of which it is composed could represent building blocks.
Unknown			A circle cut into eighths and slightly spead apart	This symbol is used in Melee as the series of Battlefield. One could presume it represents "Special Stages", as this is given as the title of the stage, but Final Destination (which is also titled Special Stages) is given the Super Smash Bros. symbol instead. The meaning and intent of this symbol is therefore unknown.

Trivia

Left: standard symbol.
Right: Brawl results screen variant.

• In Brawl, the Fire Emblem series symbol as used on the results screen has a somewhat different design than in all of its other appearances (in both the rest of Brawl and in all other Smash games). The Brawl results screen variant has a thinner blade, an extended crossguard, an asymmetrical hilt, a longer handle, and a flat-sided pommel.
• In Smash 4, the Wii Fit Trainer herself has a ponytail hairstyle, but the series symbol has her hair in a bun. A similar case occurs with her Final Smash.
• Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Kirby, and F-Zero are the only universes to use their exact same symbols in all Smash Bros. games.
• The Metal Mario and Custom stage symbols are the only symbols to not correspond to any universe.