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All 63 characters<!--THIS REFERS ONLY TO VETERANS. DO NOT ADD THE NEWCOMERS!--> (65 if counting the {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}'s Pokémon<!--MII FIGHTERS ARE ALWAYS COUNTED SEPARATELY. DISCUSS BEFORE CHANGING.!-->) from all previous ''Smash Bros.'' games return as playable characters. As well as the returning cast, 11 newcomers have been confirmed as of November 1st, 2018, with at least six characters (one known and five unknown) planned as [[downloadable content]]. In total, this ensures that at least 74 characters (76 if counting the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon<!--MII FIGHTERS ARE ALWAYS COUNTED SEPARATELY. DISCUSS BEFORE CHANGING.!-->) are playable in the game at launch and 80 (82) characters are playable overall, the most for any ''Smash Bros.'' game. | All 63 characters<!--THIS REFERS ONLY TO VETERANS. DO NOT ADD THE NEWCOMERS!--> (65 if counting the {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}'s Pokémon<!--MII FIGHTERS ARE ALWAYS COUNTED SEPARATELY. DISCUSS BEFORE CHANGING.!-->) from all previous ''Smash Bros.'' games return as playable characters. As well as the returning cast, 11 newcomers have been confirmed as of November 1st, 2018, with at least six characters (one known and five unknown) planned as [[downloadable content]]. In total, this ensures that at least 74 characters (76 if counting the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon<!--MII FIGHTERS ARE ALWAYS COUNTED SEPARATELY. DISCUSS BEFORE CHANGING.!-->) are playable in the game at launch and 80 (82) characters are playable overall, the most for any ''Smash Bros.'' game. | ||
{{SSBU|Inkling}}, with various Girl and Boy designs from the original ''{{s|inkipedia|Splatoon}}'', was the first character confirmed to appear in the game as a playable character. {{SSBU|Ridley}}, a central villain from the {{uv|Metroid}} series, is also confirmed to be playable, with [[Meta Ridley]] as an alternate costume. {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}, arch-rival of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} series, is confirmed to be a playable newcomer as well, with his move-set drawing on his appearances as a boss in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games onward. {{SSBU|Isabelle}} from the {{uv|Animal Crossing}} series, who previously appeared in ''Smash 4'' as an [[Assist Trophy]], makes her playable debut as the second ''Animal Crossing'' representative. Finally, in the November Direct, {{SSBU|Incineroar}} from ''Pokémon Sun & Moon'' was announced as the title's last base roster newcomer. | {{SSBU|Inkling}}, with various Girl and Boy designs from the original ''{{s|inkipedia|Splatoon}}'', was the first character confirmed to appear in the game as a playable character. {{SSBU|Ridley}}, a central villain from the {{uv|Metroid}} series, is also confirmed to be playable, with [[Meta Ridley]] as an alternate costume. {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}, arch-rival of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} series, is confirmed to be a playable newcomer as well, with his move-set drawing on his appearances as a boss in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games onward. {{SSBU|Isabelle}} from the {{uv|Animal Crossing}} series, who previously appeared in ''Smash 4'' as an [[Assist Trophy]], makes her playable debut as the second ''Animal Crossing'' representative. Finally, in the November Direct, {{SSBU|Incineroar}} from ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Sun & Moon}}'' was announced as the title's last base roster newcomer. | ||
{{SSBU|Simon}} of the {{uv|Castlevania}} series has been announced as the game's first third-party newcomer. | {{SSBU|Simon}} of the {{uv|Castlevania}} series has been announced as the game's first third-party newcomer, while {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} from the {{uv|Mario}} series has been announced as the game's first DLC character. | ||
Playable [[clone characters]] are now described as "Echo Fighters" and are marked with an epsilon symbol (ε). Returning characters {{SSBU|Dark Pit}} and {{SSBU|Lucina}} have been retroactively given this title, while new characters {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Richter}}, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and {{SSBU|Ken}} are confirmed to be Echo Fighters of {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Simon}}, {{SSBU|Samus}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, and {{SSBU|Ryu}}, respectively. The character select screen in ''Ultimate'' will give players the option to display Echo Fighters in their own character slots, or to stack Echo Fighters with the character they are based on together in a single slot. | Playable [[clone characters]] are now described as "Echo Fighters" and are marked with an epsilon symbol (ε). Returning characters {{SSBU|Dark Pit}} and {{SSBU|Lucina}} have been retroactively given this title, while new characters {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Richter}}, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and {{SSBU|Ken}} are confirmed to be Echo Fighters of {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Simon}}, {{SSBU|Samus}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, and {{SSBU|Ryu}}, respectively. The character select screen in ''Ultimate'' will give players the option to display Echo Fighters in their own character slots, or to stack Echo Fighters with the character they are based on together in a single slot. | ||
Only the starting characters from the first game are available from the start, however, the Mii Fighters' availability is still not known. The rest of the roster needs to be unlocked, however the unlocking process is going to be faster and easier compared to previous games. | Only the starting characters from the first game are available from the start, however, the Mii Fighters' availability is still not known. The rest of the roster needs to be unlocked, however the unlocking process is going to be faster and easier compared to previous games. | ||