Starter character
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A starter character is a character who is already available for play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock or challenge that character in order for him or her to be selectable (as one must do to select unlockable characters).
List of starter characters
The following characters appear as starter characters:
Super Smash Bros.
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Super Smash Bros. starters.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Bowser
- Captain Falcon
- Donkey Kong
- Fox
- Ice Climbers
- Kirby
- Link
- Mario
- Ness
- Peach
- Pikachu
- Samus
- Yoshi
- Zelda/Sheik
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Bowser
- Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Fox
- Ice Climbers
- Ike
- King Dedede
- Kirby
- Link
- Lucas
- Mario
- Meta Knight
- Olimar
- Peach
- Pikachu
- Pit
- Pokémon Trainer
- Samus/Zero Suit Samus
- Wario
- Yoshi
- Zelda/Sheik
Super Smash Bros. 4
- Bowser
- Captain Falcon
- Charizard
- Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Fox
- Greninja
- Ike
- King Dedede
- Kirby
- Link
- Little Mac
- Lucario
- Luigi
- Mario
- Marth
- Mega Man
- Meta Knight
- Mii Fighter
- Olimar
- Pac-Man
- Palutena
- Peach
- Pikachu
- Pit
- Robin
- Rosalina
- Samus
- Sheik
- Shulk
- Sonic
- Toon Link
- Villager
- Wii Fit Trainer
- Yoshi
- Zelda
- Zero Suit Samus
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has an additional four extra starters.
Trivia
- Bowser is the only villain to be starter in all the games he has been in.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Bowser Jr. is another villain making his debut and so far only appearance as a starter, if one considers both SSB4s as one game.
- Wario is the only character to have debuted as a starter to have been made unlockable in another.
- Prior to SSB4, there were no unlockable females.
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U marks the first time that all the Original 12 appear as starters.
