Villager (SSBU)

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Villager in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Animal Crossing
Other playable appearance	in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Dream Home

“	This fighter attacks using skills from daily life in the village, such as planting, growing, and cutting down trees. They can also use items like nets, slingshots, and turnips. The Villager can also put items or incoming projectiles in a pocket to use later.	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Villager (むらびと, Murabito) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Villager is classified as fighter #45.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Villager's model features a more subdued color scheme. His clothing features subtle detailing.
  • The 7th and 8th Villager skins now have darker skin.
• Clothing such as Villager's shorts have more movement while fighting.
• Villager now faces more towards the screen like many other characters. Several animations, particularly those relating to walking and dashing, have been altered as a result.
• While Villager has a pocketed item, the item will appear in a display above the damage meter.
• Villager now blinks during his clapping animation on the results screen.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Villager's jumpsquat animation now only takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
• Villager is lighter, worsening his survivability.
• Villager dashes faster.

Ground attacks

• Villager now has a neutral infinite and a finisher, a straight jab.
• Forward smash's bowling ball now lingers for a moment after landing on the ground.
• Up tilt has less range.
• Down tilt now has a small patch of dirt underneath the weed before Villager pulls it from the ground.

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have reduced landing lag.
• Neutral aerial does less damage.
• Forward and back aerials' pellets now arc downwards.
  • Forward and back aerials also have higher base knockback.
• Down aerial will now always meteor smash, regardless of how many turnips are used, greatly increasing its reliability.
• Up aerial has more startup lag.
• Down aerial has more startup lag.

Throws/other attacks

• Villager now has a shocked expression when he misses with his grab.
• Grab has significantly reduced ending lag.
• Grab can now pocket items.
• Edge attack has greater range.

Special Moves

• Pocketed projectiles no longer vanish after 30 seconds and can be kept indefinitely.
  • Additionally, after catching a projectile with Pocket, Villager can act faster.
• Balloon Trip recharges helium slower, and if the helium is low enough it will only spawn one balloon instead of two, slowing Villager's ascent and making him more susceptible to edgeguarding.
• Timber now bounces once on the ground before disappearing.
• Timber deals more damage.
• Just like down tilt, Timber now has a patch of dirt underneath the sapling in the move's first stage.
• Dream Home now has the house rotate while Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy build it. Tom Nook also throws furniture into the building more rapidly.

Role in World of Light

Villager was among the fighters that were summoned to fight against the army of Master Hands.

Villager was present when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. He is seen panicking alongside Duck Hunt and a composed Wii Fit Trainer. He was transformed into a spirit along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.

During the mode itself, Villager can be unlocked early on shortly after rescuing Mario, where the player has the choice to rescue him, Marth or Sheik.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Villager and Isabelle artwork, as posted on the official Japanese Animal Crossing Twitter account.

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  Vilager taunting on Summit.

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  Villager using his watering can on Ivysaur on 3D Land.

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  Villager attacking Ryu on Coliseum.

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  Villager riding Lloid Rocket on Onett.

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  Villager flying past Duck Hunt on Mario Galaxy.

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  A male Villager dancing alongside a female Villager on Tortimer Island.

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  Villager trying to catch a shrunken Bayonetta on Tortimer Island.

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  Villager fighting against Bowser Jr. on Boxing Ring.

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  Villager taking out King K. Rool's pocketed crown on Tortimer Island.

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  Villager getting hit by the Mii Swordfighter's forward smash on Hyrule Castle.

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  Villager using his neutral aerial on Palutena on Gaur Plain.

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  Villager digging up a turnip for Peach on Gaur Plain.

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  Villager and Sonic struck by Robin's down smash on Wily Castle.

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  Villager caught by the Arcade Bunny's claw on Green Hill Zone.

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  Villager and King Dedede during the Squid Sisters' concert on Mario Galaxy.

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  Villager during his on-screen appearance on Town and City.

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  Villager, Falco and Wii Fit Trainer buried by Shovel Knight on Garden of Hope.

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  With Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Ice Climbers, Pit and Inkling on Battlefield.

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  With Kirby, Mario, Link, Inkling, Marth, Ridley and Pit on Battlefield.

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  Villager, Samus, Palutena, and Shovel Knight fighting on Find Mii Ω with the Moon about to crash into the stage.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Villager is the only SSB4 newcomer to appear on the game's boxart.
• In the E3 demo of the game, Villager's portrait, strangely, used his in-game model as opposed to the render made for him in the game. This was also the case with Link, Mario and Pikachu. This has since been fixed.
• In the demo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Villager's 7th and 8th costumes had a light skin tone, just like in SSB4. However, in the final game, the skin was changed to be a darker tone.