Victory theme

A victory theme, sometimes referred to as a flourish, or a fanfare, is a short, recognizable melody that plays at the Results screen after a character wins a Vs. match or other similar events such as a Tourney. For instance, in the Results screen after Mario wins a match, an orchestral cover of the fanfare played at the end of each level in Super Mario Bros. plays.

Characters from the same universe usually share victory themes, though starting in Brawl some universes have different themes for different characters. Meta Knight was the first character to have a different victory theme from the rest of his universe, having his own theme starting with his debut in Brawl. SSB4 introduced unique themes for newcomers Rosalina & Luma, Dark Pit, and Mario villains (shared by veteran Bowser and newcomer Bowser Jr., and later Piranha Plant in Ultimate). Ultimate introduced distinct victory themes for newcomer King K. Rool, veteran Corrin, newcomer Byleth, Metroid villains (shared by newcomers Ridley and Dark Samus), and Fire Emblem Awakening characters, shared by veterans Lucina and Robin (and after changing themes in version 3.0.0, also shared with newcomer Chrom).

In Ultimate, most victory themes were shortened to be more consistent in length, either by increasing the tempo or abridging the melody.

Mario Victory Theme

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Mario's Victory.

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

• Ultimate version

Mario Villains Victory Theme

Mario Villains Victory Theme
Track title	Mario Villains Victory Theme
Universe	Mario
Debut game	Super Mario Bros.
Characters accompanied	Bowser (SSB4, Ultimate) Bowser Jr. Piranha Plant

Origin

A music piece based on the same melody as the Mario victory theme, but instead of a standard orchestral arrangement, the piece is played with slightly distorted electric guitars. It also resembles the level clear theme of Bowser's sidequests in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This flourish also makes Bowser the only character to change victory themes from Brawl to Smash 4.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Rosalina & Luma Victory Theme

Rosalina & Luma Victory Theme
Track title	Rosalina & Luma Victory Theme
Universe	Mario
Debut game	Super Mario Galaxy
Characters accompanied	Rosalina & Luma

Origin

This flourish is a remix of the title screen track for Super Mario Galaxy, as well as the theme played when Mario or Luigi obtains a Power Star in that game.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate 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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled DK's Victory.

Origin

This flourish is a cover of the short track that plays 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 & Ultimate version

King K. Rool Victory Theme

King K. Rool Victory Theme
Track title	King K. Rool Victory Theme
Universe	Donkey Kong
Debut game	Donkey Kong Country
Characters accompanied	King K. Rool

Origin

This flourish is a small excerpt of Gangplank Galleon from Donkey Kong Country.

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• Ultimate 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 Sheik Zelda Young Link Ganondorf Toon Link

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Zelda Team Victory.

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 main theme of the series. The excerpt is also followed by the theme that plays when Link obtains certain items.

Brawl, SSB4, Ultimate 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. This song is also the basis for the Ultimate flourish; however, the theme is rearranged to be significantly shorter.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

Metroid Victory Theme

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Samus's Victory.

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, as well as when Samus defeated Ridley or Kraid. In nearly every Metroid game since, a variation of this fanfare is used for acquiring major item upgrades.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

Metroid Villains Victory Theme

Metroid Villains Victory Theme
Track title	Metroid Villains Victory Theme
Universe	Metroid
Debut game	Metroid
Characters accompanied	Dark Samus Ridley

Origin

Dark Samus and Ridley's victory theme is an intense and sinister variation of the Metroid victory theme.

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• Ultimate version

Yoshi Victory Theme

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Yoshi's Victory.

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 of Yoshi's Story, while the other is the short flourish that plays when Yoshi collects all thirty necessary fruits and completes a level. In Ultimate, the second half of the jingle is abridged.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

Kirby Victory Theme

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Kirby's Victory.

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 (though the shortened version that this track is based on debuted in Kirby's Adventure). The Melee version of this flourish is considerably slower in pace in relation to the original track, though its other versions more closely match its original tempo.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

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 on the same melody as the Kirby Victory Theme, but is performed with electric guitars in quadruple meter, as opposed to the more symphonic instrumentation and triple meter of the Kirby Victory Theme.

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• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate 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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Fox's Victory.

Origin

This victory theme is based upon the main theme of Star Fox 64, most specifically the title screen theme. It also shares similarities with the music that would play in that game when Fox completed a level, as that track was also based on the main theme.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

Pokémon Victory Theme

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Pokémon Victory.

Origin

This victory theme is a small excerpt of the title theme for the first generation of Pokémon, a track which would go on to become the Pokémon main theme for the entire series. In Ultimate, the theme is abridged.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme

EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme
Track title	EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme
Universe	EarthBound
Debut game	EarthBound (SSB, Melee) Mother (Brawl, SSB4) (Ultimate)
Characters accompanied	Ness Lucas

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Ness's Victory.

SSB, Melee Origin

In EarthBound, a major objective is for Ness to collect the Eight Melodies. This victory theme comes from the final four melodies of the eight.

Brawl, SSB4 Origin

This victory theme is a highly sped-up remix of Mother Earth, the title theme of the original NES Mother / EarthBound Beginnings.

Ultimate Origin

This victory theme flourish is a combination of the final two out of the Eight Melodies in Mother / EarthBound Beginnings.

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• Super Smash Bros. version

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

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, SSB4, Ultimate)
Characters accompanied	Captain Falcon

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Capt. Falcon's Victory.

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, SSB4 and Ultimate 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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• Super Smash Bros. version

• Melee version

• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

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

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Ice Climbers' Victory.

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. The Ultimate version cuts out the first half of the theme.

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• Melee version

• Brawl version

• Ultimate version

Fire Emblem Victory Theme

Fire Emblem Victory Theme
Track title	Fire Emblem Victory Theme
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut game	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Characters accompanied	Marth Lucina (SSB4) Roy Chrom (Ultimate, prior to version 3.0.0) Ike Robin (SSB4) Corrin (SSB4)

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Fire Emblem Team Victory.

Origin

This victory theme is an orchestral cover of several bars of the Fire Emblem Theme, the title theme for the original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, which has since become the main theme of the series and appeared in every game. The Ultimate version is slightly sped up and slightly abridged at the end.

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• Melee version

• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

Awakening Victory Theme

Awakening Victory Theme
Track title	Awakening Victory Theme
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut game	Fire Emblem Awakening
Characters accompanied	Lucina (Ultimate) Chrom (Ultimate, 3.0.0 onward) Robin (Ultimate)

Origin

This victory theme is a short orchestral cover of "Id (Purpose)" from Fire Emblem Awakening

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• Ultimate version

Corrin Victory Theme

Corrin Victory Theme
Track title	Corrin Victory Theme
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut game	Fire Emblem Fates
Characters accompanied	Corrin (Ultimate)

Origin

This flourish is a small excerpt of Lost in Thoughts All Alone from Fire Emblem Fates.

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• Ultimate version

Byleth Victory Theme

Byleth Victory Theme
Track title	Byleth Victory Theme
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut game	Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Characters accompanied	Byleth

Origin

An excerpt of the main theme from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

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• Ultimate version

Game & Watch Victory Theme

Game & Watch Victory Theme
Track title	Game & Watch Victory Theme
Universe	Game & Watch
Debut game	Super Smash Bros. Melee (Melee version) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Brawl, SSB4 and Ultimate version)
Characters accompanied	Mr. Game & Watch

In the Melee Sound Test, this theme is titled Mr. Game & Watch's Victory.

Origin

The Game & Watch flourish in Melee is an original melody in a minor key, based upon the typical bleeping noises that characters or other objects in a Game & Watch would make. It also shares some similarities with the Flat Zone theme. The flourish introduced in Brawl features a different melody that follows a more energetic tempo, though it still draws from an identical origin.

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• Melee version

• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

Kid Icarus Victory Theme

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

Origin

This victory theme is a small excerpt of the title screen theme of Kid Icarus, with an original ending. After the release of Brawl, the track was remade for Kid Icarus: Uprising, used whenever a match in Together Mode is completed.

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• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

Dark Pit Victory Theme

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

Origin

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

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Wario Victory Theme

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

Origin

This flourish is an original tune created for Brawl. However, it later became the basis for the Stonecarving City theme in Wario Land: Shake It!, which was released after Brawl. The Ultimate version is slightly sped up.

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

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, sped-up excerpt of the title theme of Pikmin.

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• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate 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, the first game that the R.O.B. accessory was compatible with, this track would play before starting memory mode. In this remix, a short intro is added, and the first part is played twice.

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• Brawl, SSB4 & Ultimate version

Animal Crossing Victory Theme

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

Origin

A remix of the title theme for Animal Crossing on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube. The Ultimate version is slightly sped up.

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• SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

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 main theme of Wii Fit, specifically resembling the tune that plays after a save file is selected.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Punch-Out!! Victory Theme

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

Origin

An orchestral remix of the theme that plays when the player defeats an opponent in the NES and Wii Punch-Out!! games.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Xenoblade Victory Theme

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

Origin

The second half of the riff of You Will Know Our Names, the battle theme used in Xenoblade Chronicles when fighting a unique monster. The Ultimate version is slightly sped up.

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• SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

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 in Duck Hunt. It begins with the original 8-bit rendition, then transitions to a remixed version for the rest of the theme. The Ultimate version is significantly sped up.

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• SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

Splatoon Victory Theme

Splatoon Victory Theme
Track title	Splatoon Victory Theme
Universe	Splatoon
Debut game	Splatoon
Characters accompanied	Inkling

Origin

A remix of the Online victory jingle introduced in Splatoon.

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• Ultimate version

Mii Victory Theme

Mii Victory Theme
Track title	Mii Victory Theme
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Debut game	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (SSB4 version) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Ultimate version)
Characters accompanied	Mii Brawler Mii Swordfighter Mii Gunner

SSB4 Origin

A portion of the main theme of Super Smash Bros. 4.

Ultimate Origin

A portion of Lifelight, the main theme of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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• SSB4 version

• Ultimate version

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

A small excerpt of the main theme of Metal Gear Solid. In the game, this excerpt is used twice: when VR Training is completed, and when Solid Snake is caught and the player earns a Game Over.

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• Brawl & Ultimate version

Sonic Victory Theme

Sonic Victory Theme
Track title	Sonic Victory Theme
Universe	Sonic
Debut game	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Original Tune) Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (Direct Source)
Characters accompanied	Sonic

Origin

This flourish is ripped directly from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), which itself is an orchestrated remix of the recurring level clear jingle that originated in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It is the first flourish in the series to be directly ported from a non-Smash game. The Ultimate version is very slightly sped up and slightly abridged at the end.

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• Brawl & SSB4 version

• Ultimate 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

A short remix of the beginning of the title screen music from Mega Man 2.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

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 a new game in Pac-Man, as well as completing levels in Pac-Man World 2.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Street Fighter Victory Theme

Street Fighter Victory Theme
Track title	Street Fighter Victory Theme
Universe	Street Fighter
Debut game	Street Fighter II
Characters accompanied	Ryu Ken

Origin

A remix of the victory theme from Street Fighter II.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Final Fantasy Victory Theme

Final Fantasy Victory Theme
Track title	Final Fantasy Victory Theme
Universe	Final Fantasy
Debut game	Final Fantasy VII
Characters accompanied	Cloud

Origin

A remix of the victory theme heard in Final Fantasy VII, which is itself a variant of the victory themes heard throughout the Final Fantasy series. It continuously plays, replacing the results theme, being the first victory theme to do so. In Smash 4 only, if the player wins in a tournament, a non-looped version of the theme will play.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

• Tournament mode version in Smash Bros. 4

Bayonetta Victory Theme

Bayonetta Victory Theme
Track title	Bayonetta Victory Theme
Universe	Bayonetta
Debut game	Bayonetta
Characters accompanied	Bayonetta

Origin

The first few notes of "Time For The Climax!", followed by the jingle that plays upon completing a verse in Bayonetta. Both tracks are ported directly from the original game, though the arrangement of them together is unique to Smash.

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• SSB4 & Ultimate version

Castlevania Victory Theme

Castlevania Victory Theme
Track title	Castlevania Victory Theme
Universe	Castlevania
Debut game	Castlevania
Characters accompanied	Simon Richter

Origin

A remix of the "Stage Clear" theme from the original Castlevania.

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• Ultimate version

Persona Victory Themes

Persona Victory Themes
Track title	Persona Victory Themes
Universe	Persona
Debut game	Persona 5 Persona 4 Persona 3
Characters accompanied	Joker

Origin

Joker's primary victory theme is directly ported from the after-battle results screen from Persona 5. This theme loops indefinitely and replaces the normal results screen music, similar to Cloud’s. When Joker wins a match in Mementos while music from Persona 3 or Persona 4 is playing, the victory music from the corresponding game is used instead. This is the second instance of victory themes being ported directly from other games, and the first instance of a character having more than one victory theme in the same game.

The themes are:

• Persona 5: Triumph
• Persona 4: Results
• Persona 3: After the Battle

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• Persona 5 variant

• Persona 4 variant

• Persona 3 variant

Dragon Quest Victory Theme

Dragon Quest Victory Theme
Track title	Dragon Quest Victory Theme
Universe	Dragon Quest
Debut game	Dragon Quest
Characters accompanied	Hero

Origin

An arrangement of the ending phrase of "Overture", the main Dragon Quest theme. It is a slightly altered excerpt from the Theatrhythm Dragon Quest version of "Overture X".

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• Ultimate version

Banjo-Kazooie Victory Theme

Banjo-Kazooie Victory Theme
Track title	Banjo-Kazooie Victory Theme
Universe	Banjo-Kazooie
Debut game	Banjo-Kazooie
Characters accompanied	Banjo & Kazooie

Origin

A remix of the jingle that plays when Banjo collects a Jiggy in Banjo-Kazooie.

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• Ultimate version

Fatal Fury Victory Theme

Fatal Fury Victory Theme
Track title	Fatal Fury Victory Theme
Universe	Fatal Fury
Debut game	Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
Characters accompanied	Terry

Origin

A hard rock rendition of "Results Are Everything", the end of fight theme from the original Fatal Fury game.

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• Ultimate version

Trivia

• Sonic, Bayonetta, Joker, and Hero are the only characters whose victory themes are taken directly from other games. However, they do feature a few slight modifications:
  • In Ultimate, Sonic's victory theme from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) is sped up and slightly abridged at the end.
  • While the individual parts of Bayonetta's victory theme are taken from her original games, the arrangement of them together is unique to Smash.
  • Joker's victory theme does not loop all the way to the beginning like it does in Persona 5, instead looping the fourth part over and over.
  • Hero features a few slight modifications from the original.
    • Coincidentally, all of these characters are third-party characters, and, aside from Hero, all of them are properties of Sega.
• As of Ultimate's release, Ness has had more different victory themes than any other character, receiving new ones in Brawl and Ultimate, in addition to his original one from the first two games.
• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Captain Falcon's and Mr. Game & Watch's victory themes are the only ones that are not orchestral music.
• Rosalina is the first character with a distinct victory theme from her universe who is neither a villain nor an anti-hero. This distinction would later be shared with Lucina, Chrom, Robin, Corrin and Byleth in Ultimate.
• Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are the only installments in the series where victory themes are not accessible in the Sound Test.
• Various victory themes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl could be heard during the opening ceremony of the 2015 FIRST Championship.
• The Final Fantasy, Bayonetta, and Castlevania victory themes can be heard in Cloud's, Bayonetta's, and Simon and Richter's reveal trailers. Similarly, the Metal Gear victory theme can be heard in the debut trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl after Snake is revealed.
  • The Castlevania victory theme heard in Simon and Richter's trailer, however, lacked the electric guitar heard in the final version.
• Ridley had a different victory theme in the E3 2018 demo of Ultimate. It was also a sinister variation of the standard victory theme, but ending with a harp arpeggio resembling the Unknown Item jingle from Metroid: Zero Mission.
• As of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ganondorf, King Dedede, and Wolf are the only antagonists that do not possess distinct victory themes from their respective universes.
• Mario, Fire Emblem and Persona are the only three universes to have more than two victory themes in a single game, with Fire Emblem having four and Mario and Persona having three each.
  • However, if one were to count sub-universes (Donkey Kong, Wario and Yoshi), then Mario would have the most victory themes across the Smash Bros. series, with a total of 7. This would also make the Mario universe the only one to have more than one victory theme in every single game.
• Bayonetta's victory theme is the only one to have English vocals, as the word "forever" can be heard near the end. The Awakening and Fates victory themes in Ultimate include non-English vocals.
  • It is also the only Sega victory theme that isn't ported from another game, though the individual sections of the theme are taken directly from the originals.
• Joker is the first fighter to have his victory poses and victory theme change depending on the stage; if the match was played on Mementos, it will match the music and aesthetic of the stage.
  • This makes Joker the only character to have multiple possible victory themes in the same version of the same game. While Chrom's victory theme changed from the standard Fire Emblem victory theme (shared with Marth, Roy, and Ike) to the Awakening victory theme (shared with Lucina and Robin) in the 3.0.0 update of Ultimate, he only ever had one theme at a time.
• Joker and Cloud are the only characters with victory themes that loop.
• Bowser is the only character to have a victory theme change from Brawl to Smash 4.
• Byleth is the only Fire Emblem character to never at one point use the standard series victory theme.

See also

• Victory pose