User:Menshay/Debut dates

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A couple lists which track for how long a character/series existed before receiving playable representation in Smash (including named model swaps). The gaps are calculated between original release dates instead of between original appearance and Smash reveal date for the sake of simplicity. For downloadable characters/universes the actual year of their Smash debut is used.

Characters

Character Debut year Smash debut Temporal gap
Mario Mario 1981 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 18
Luigi Luigi 1983 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 16
Peach Peach 1985 SSBM Icon.png 2001 16
Bowser Bowser 1985 SSBM Icon.png 2001 16
Dr. Mario Dr. Mario 1990 SSBM Icon.png 2001 11
Rosalina Rosalina 2007 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 7
Bowser Jr. Bowser Jr. 2002 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 12
Bowser Jr. (SSBU) Koopalings 1988 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 26
Daisy Daisy 1989 SSBU Icon.png 2018 29
Piranha Plant Piranha Plant 1985 SSBU Icon.png 2019 34
Yoshi Yoshi 1990 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 9
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong 1981 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 18
Diddy Kong Diddy Kong 1994 SSBB Icon.png 2008 14
King K. Rool King K. Rool 1994 SSBU Icon.png 2018 24
Wario Wario 1992 SSBB Icon.png 2008 16
Link Link 1986 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 13
Zelda Zelda 1986 SSBM Icon.png 2001 13
Ganondorf Ganondorf 1998 [1] SSBM Icon.png 2001 3
Sheik Sheik 1998 SSBM Icon.png 2001 3
Young Link Young Link 1998 SSBM Icon.png 2001 3
Toon Link Toon Link 2002 SSBB Icon.png 2008 6
Samus Samus 1986 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 13
Zero Suit Samus Zero Suit Samus 2004 SSBB Icon.png 2008 4
Ridley Ridley 1986 SSBU Icon.png 2018 32
Dark Samus Dark Samus 2002 SSBU Icon.png 2018 16
Kirby Kirby 1992 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 7
King Dedede King Dedede 1992 SSBB Icon.png 2008 16
Meta Knight Meta Knight 1993 SSBB Icon.png 2008 15
Fox Fox 1993 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 6
Falco Falco 1993 SSBM Icon.png 2001 8
Wolf Wolf 1997 SSBB Icon.png 2008 11
Pikachu Pikachu 1996 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 3
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff 1996 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 3
Pichu Pichu 1999 SSBM Icon.png 2001 2
Mewtwo Mewtwo 1996 SSBM Icon.png 2001 5
Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Trainer 1996 SSBB Icon.png 2008 12
Charizard Charizard 1996 SSBB Icon.png 2008 12
Squirtle Squirtle 1996 SSBB Icon.png 2008 12
Ivysaur Ivysaur 1996 SSBB Icon.png 2008 12
Lucario Lucario 2005 SSBB Icon.png 2008 3
Greninja Greninja 2013 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 1
Incineroar Incineroar 2016 SSBU Icon.png 2018 2
Captain Falcon Captain Falcon 1990 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 9
Ness Ness 1994 SSB64 Icon.png 1999 5
Lucas Lucas 2006 SSBB Icon.png 2008 2
Marth Marth 1990 SSBM Icon.png 2001 11
Roy Roy 2001 SSBM Icon.png 2001 0
Ike Ike 2005 SSBB Icon.png 2008 3
Robin Robin 2012 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 2
Lucina Lucina 2012 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 2
Corrin Corrin 2015 SSB4 Icon.png 2016 1
Chrom Chrom 2012 SSBU Icon.png 2018 6
Byleth Byleth 2019 SSBU Icon.png 2020 1
Ice Climbers Ice Climbers 1985 SSBM Icon.png 2001 16
Mr. Game & Watch Mr. Game & Watch 1980 SSBM Icon.png 2001 21
Pit Pit 1986 SSBB Icon.png 2008 22
Palutena Palutena 1986 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 28
Dark Pit Dark Pit 2012 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 2
R.O.B. R.O.B. 1985 SSBB Icon.png 2008 23
Olimar Olimar 2001 SSBB Icon.png 2008 7
Olimar (SSBU) Alph 2013 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 1
Little Mac Little Mac 1984 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 30
Duck Hunt Duck Hunt 1984 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 30
Villager Villager 2001 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 13
Isabelle Isabelle 2012 SSBU Icon.png 2018 6
Wii Fit Trainer Wii Fit Trainer 2007 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 7
Shulk Shulk 2010 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 4
Inkling Inkling 2015 SSBU Icon.png 2018 3
Min Min Min Min 2017 SSBU Icon.png 2020 3
MaleMiiHeadSSB4-U.png Mii 2006 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 8
Snake Snake 1987 SSBB Icon.png 2008 21
Sonic Sonic 1991 SSBB Icon.png 2008 17
Pac-Man Pac-Man 1980 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 34
Mega Man Mega Man 1987 SSB4 Icon.png 2014 27
Ryu Ryu 1987 SSB4 Icon.png 2015 28
Ken Ken 1987 SSBU Icon.png 2018 31
Cloud Cloud 1997 SSB4 Icon.png 2015 18
Bayonetta Bayonetta 2009 SSB4 Icon.png 2016 7
Simon Simon 1986 SSBU Icon.png 2018 32
Richter Richter 1993 SSBU Icon.png 2018 25
Joker Joker 2016 SSBU Icon.png 2019 3
Hero Luminary 2017 SSBU Icon.png 2019 2
Hero (SSBU) Erdrick 1988 SSBU Icon.png 2019 31
Hero (SSBU) Solo 1990 SSBU Icon.png 2019 29
Hero (SSBU) Eight 2004 SSBU Icon.png 2019 15
Banjo & Kazooie Banjo-Kazooie 1997 SSBU Icon.png 2019 22
Terry Terry 1991 SSBU Icon.png 2019 28
Steve Steve 2009 SSBU Icon.png 2020 11
  1. ^ Humanoid version. The original Ganon debuted in 1986, 15 years before Melee.

Universes

Series First game Smash debut Temporal gap
Mario (universe) Mario 1980: Donkey Kong SSB64 Icon.png 1999 18
Yoshi (universe) Yoshi 1991: Yoshi SSB64 Icon.png 1999 8
Donkey Kong (universe) Donkey Kong 1980: Donkey Kong SSB64 Icon.png 1999 18
Wario (universe) Wario 1994: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 SSBB Icon.png 2008 14
The Legend of Zelda (universe) The Legend of Zelda 1986: The Legend of Zelda SSB64 Icon.png 1999 13
Metroid (universe) Metroid 1986: Metroid SSB64 Icon.png 1999 13
Kirby (universe) Kirby 1992: Kirby's Dream Land SSB64 Icon.png 1999 7
Star Fox (universe) Star Fox 1993: Star Fox SSB64 Icon.png 1999 6
Pokémon (universe) Pokémon 1996: Pokémon Red and Green Versions SSB64 Icon.png 1999 3
F-Zero (universe) F-Zero 1990: F-Zero SSB64 Icon.png 1999 9
EarthBound (universe) Mother 1989: Mother SSB64 Icon.png 1999 10
Fire Emblem (universe) Fire Emblem 1990: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light SSBM Icon.png 2001 11
Ice Climber (universe) Ice Climber 1985: Ice Climber SSBM Icon.png 2001 16
Game & Watch (universe) Game & Watch 1980: Ball SSBM Icon.png 2001 21
Kid Icarus (universe) Kid Icarus 1986: Kid Icarus SSBB Icon.png 2008 22
R.O.B. (universe) R.O.B. 1985: Stack-Up SSBB Icon.png 2008 23
Pikmin (universe) Pikmin 2001: Pikmin SSBB Icon.png 2008 7
Punch-Out!! (universe) Punch-Out!! 1984: Punch-Out!! SSBB Icon.png 2008 24
Duck Hunt (universe) Duck Hunt 1984: Duck Hunt SSB4 Icon.png 2014 30
Animal Crossing (universe) Animal Crossing 2001: Animal Forest SSB4 Icon.png 2014 13
Wii Fit (universe) Wii Fit 2007: Wii Fit SSB4 Icon.png 2014 7
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe) Xenoblade Chronicles 2010: Xenoblade Chronicles[1] SSB4 Icon.png 2014 4
Metal Gear (universe) Metal Gear 1987: Metal Gear SSBB Icon.png 2008 21
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe) Sonic 1991: Sonic the Hedgehog SSBB Icon.png 2008 17
Pac-Man (universe) Pac-Man 1980: Pac-Man SSB4 Icon.png 2014 34
Mega Man (universe) Mega Man 1987: Mega Man SSB4 Icon.png 2014 27
Street Fighter (universe) Street Fighter 1987: Street Fighter SSB4 Icon.png 2015 28
Final Fantasy (universe) Final Fantasy 1987: Final Fantasy[2] SSB4 Icon.png 2015 28
Bayonetta (universe) Bayonetta 2009: Bayonetta SSB4 Icon.png 2016 7
Splatoon (universe) Splatoon 2015: Splatoon SSBU Icon.png 2018 3
Castlevania (universe) Castlevania 1986: Castlevania SSBU Icon.png 2018 32
Persona (universe) Persona 1996: Revelations: Persona[3] SSBU Icon.png 2019 23
SpecialStagesSymbol.svg Dragon Quest 1986: Dragon Quest SSBU Icon.png 2019 33
Banjo-Kazooie (universe) Banjo-Kazooie 1998: Banjo-Kazooie SSBU Icon.png 2019 21
Fatal Fury (universe) Fatal Fury 1991: Fatal Fury: King of Fighters SSBU Icon.png 2019 28
  1. ^ The full Xeno metaseries began with Xenogears in 1998, 16 years before Shulk's inclusion in Smash 4.
  2. ^ The Final Fantasy VII subseries began with the eponymous game in 1997, 18 years before Cloud's inclusion in Smash 4.
  3. ^ Persona is a subseries of the Megami Tensei series, which began with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei in 1987, 32 years before Joker's inclusion in Ultimate.