Idle pose

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Idle poses (sometimes referred to as idle animations) are minor, mainly nonconsequential animations that play at random if a character stands still for a length of time.

Idle poses can affect the direction the shield carried by the Links faces, therefore affecting its ability to block projectiles.

List of idle poses

List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Name	Idle pose
Bowser	Moves head from forward to back while roaring.
Captain Falcon	Makes a sudden move.
Donkey Kong	Shakes body.
Dr. Mario	Moves head from forward to back.
Falco	Looks from side to side.
Fox	Looks from behind.
Ganondorf	Moves fist.
Ice Climbers	Shake hammers.
Jigglypuff	Turns.
Kirby	Turns.
Link	Moves torso from forward to back.
Luigi	Scratches back hair.
Mario	Adjusts cap.
Marth	Brushes hair.
Mewtwo	Croses arms.
Mr. Game and Watch	Looks behind.
Ness	Looks from side to side.
Peach	Does some fashionable poses.
Pichu	Looks from side to side.
Pikachu	Scratches ear.
Roy	Gets in a ready pose.
Samus	Puts up arm cannon.
Sheik	Does a pose.
Yoshi	Looks from side to side.
Young Link	Shakes boots.
Zelda	Strikes a pose.

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Mario
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Luigi
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Dr. Mario
Peach Idle Pose Melee.png

Peach
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Bowser
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Link
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Young Link
Zelda Idle Pose Melee.png

Zelda
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Sheik
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Ganondorf
Samus
Kirby
Fox Idle Pose Melee.png

Fox
Falco Idle Pose Melee.png

Falco
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Pikachu
Jigglypuff Idle Pose Melee.png

Jigglypuff
Pichu Idle Pose Melee.png

Pichu
Mewtwo Idle Pose Melee.png

Mewtwo
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Captain Falcon
Ness
Ice Climbers
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Marth
Roy
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Mr. Game & Watch

List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Name	Idle pose 1	Idle pose 2	Idle pose 3
Bowser	Clenches his fists and releases steam from his nose	leans back, and exhales steam. Similar to his up taunt, but he doesn't lean back as far.
Captain Falcon	Does a battle pose	Does a battle pose slightly different from the first one
Charizard	Spits fire at the ground	leans back and pretends to roar
Diddy Kong	Scratches his backside, shakes and stretches	Jumps in place
Donkey Kong	Bares his teeth and crosses his eyes	Bumps his fists together, then performs an uppercut punch
Falco	Waves his hand in front of his face	turns slightly so his chest is facing the screen
Fox	holds his hand in front of him and takes a deep breath	Makes a "C'mon" gesture with his hand
Ganondorf	Crosses his arms and looks in the other direction	brings his hands together, then swings his right hand over his head
Ice Climbers	Popo and/or Nana spin their hammers	Drops their hammers off their shoulders then picks them back up
Ike	Tap his sword to his shoulder	Rubs his sword from the middle to the edge of his sword
Ivysaur	Stomps from side to side	Looks at the background
Jigglypuff	Makes small hops in place	Turns to the side
King Dedede	Puts his hammer on his shoulder	Smacks his belly
Kirby	Sneezes, then looks around	Hops a bit to look back, then hops again, returning to normal position
Link	Spins his sword	Look to the screen, then behind the screen
Lucario	Move his hands slowly in a fighting way	Assumes a more determined stance
Lucas	Tap the edge of his shoe	Cowardly shakes his fist in front of his body
Luigi	Rubs the back of his head sheepishly	Pulls on his nose, stretching it and snapping it back
Mario	Moves his head from left to right and holds his fists in front of his face	Moves his hat.
Marth	Holds chest and takes a breath	Brushes hair out of his face
Meta Knight	Glances behind him	Pulls his cape around him
Mr. Game & Watch	Looks back with an opened mouth	Does a pose that makes him appear to be jumping, similar to his down taunt
Ness	Closes his eyes and places his finger to his temple, similar to Lucas' Down taunt	Looks back , then towards sreen
Olimar	Moves his arms further and back in a basic limber-up exercise	Rubs his helmet with both hands
Peach	Looks over her shoulders and rubs something off her dress	Raises arms up and stretches	Looks at her ring
Pikachu	Scratches one of it's ears	Looks left and right
Pit	Holds his blades together as a bow, then pulls them apart	Hops back and forth
Pokémon Trainer	Steps to the side	Rubs his leg	Stands up straight
R.O.B.	Looks toward the camera, and then to the background	Slowly tilts its head downwards and then lifts it back up
Samus	Traces her finger over her arm cannon	Puts her arm cannon down for a few moments
Sheik	Balances on one foot	Shakes hand in front of face then swings it to the side
Snake	Scratching his beard	Looks back
Sonic	Turns towards/away from the player, waving his finger in a patronizing manner while grinning	Taps his foot impatiently. This pose is similar to his idle animation in the original Sonic games.
Squirtle	Jumps excitedly	Waggles its arms in front of itself
Toon Link	Taps the ground with his boot	Looks around cautiously
Wario	Crosses his arms, fists clenched	Scratches his bottom
Wolf	Slashes at the air	Slashes at the air and pretends to howl
Yoshi	Hops with his hands in the air	Looks back, forward and back again
Zelda	Flips hair back	Turns her body away
Zero Suit Samus	Checking her Paralyzer	Stands straightly with Paralyzer besides her head, then looks around