List of victory poses (SSBM)

The following is a list of victory poses of characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee. In Melee, one can select which victory pose a character will use by holding the B, X or Y button as soon as the match ends.

Bowser

• Bowser VP 1.png

  Bowser's first victory pose in Melee

• Bowser VP 3.png

  Bowser's second victory pose in Melee

• Bowser VP 2.png

  Bowser's third victory pose in Melee

• Steps forward, builds up a little, and roars.
• Spins around in his shell and comes out laughing.
• Takes two steps forward while swiping with his claws twice.

Captain Falcon

• Captain Falcon Victory Pose 1.png

  Captain Falcon's first victory pose in Melee

• Captain Falcon Victory Pose 2.png

  Captain Falcon's second victory pose in Melee

• Captain Falcon Victory Pose 3.png

  Captain Falcon's third victory pose in Melee

• Does a spinning flying kick and comes down in a kneeling pose.
• Kneels and thrusts his chest forward, shouting.
• Crouches low, then spins upward with a roundhouse kick.

Donkey Kong

• DK Victory Pose 1.png

  Donkey Kong's first victory pose in Melee

• DK Victory Pose 3.png

  Donkey Kong's second victory pose in Melee

• DK Victory Pose 2.png

  Donkey Kong's third victory pose in Melee

• Does a backflip, flexes his biceps and roars.
• Beats his chest and grunts.
• Waves his hands in a fist over his head.

Dr. Mario

• Dr. Mario VP 1.png

  Dr. Mario's first victory pose in Melee

• Dr. Mario VP 2.png

  Dr. Mario's second victory pose in Melee

• Dr. Mario VP 3.png

  Dr. Mario's third victory pose in Melee

• Holds out his stethoscope.
• Throws two pills, dusts his hands off, and then pulls out the same pills he already threw while laughing triumphantly.
• Does a short spin-jump and lands in a strong-man pose, shouting "Here we go!"

Falco

• Falco VP 2.png

  Falco's first victory pose in Melee

• Falco VP 1.png

  Falco's second victory pose in Melee

• Falco VP 3.png

  Falco's third victory pose in Melee

• Dashes from the sky and poses on the ground.
• Does a bunch of kicks and says "Mission Complete!"
• Looks at the top left of the screen and says "Mission Complete!"

Fox

• Fox Victory Pose 3.png

  Fox's first victory pose in Melee

• Fox Victory Pose 1.png

  Fox's second victory pose in Melee

• Fox Victory Pose 2.png

  Fox's third victory pose in Melee

• Looks at the top left of the screen and says "Mission Complete!"
• Swirls gun into holster and says, "Mission Complete!".
• Looks at both sides and says, "Mission Complete!"

In the Japanese versions of Melee, he has unique victory quotes rather than the generic "Mission Complete!"

• "作成完了！"(Sakusei kanryō!) which can roughly translate to "Mission Complete!"
• 作成資料。" (Sakusei shiryō.) perfectly translates to "Data Gathered."
• これより感謝の。" (Kore yori konsha no.) roughly translates to "It was unforgiving."

In addition, if Fox has defeated Falco in a match, he also has one more unique quote:

• "Don't worry about it, Falco."

These unique victory quotes did not make the transition to the American release of Melee.

Ganondorf

• Ganondorf VP 3.PNG

  Ganondorf's first victory pose in Melee

• Ganondorf VP 2.PNG

  Ganondorf's second victory pose in Melee

• Ganondorf VP 1.PNG

  Ganondorf's third victory pose in Melee

• Spins his sword upward while laughing evilly before thrusting it into the ground.
• Pumps a victorious fist and crouches.
• Kneels while showing the Triforce on his right arm.

Ice Climbers

• Ice Climbers VP 1.png

  Ice Climbers' first victory pose in Melee

• Ice Climbers VP 2.png

  Ice Climbers' second victory pose in Melee

• Ice Climbers VP 3.png

  Ice Climbers' third victory pose in Melee

• Excitedly jump and down in staggered unison.
• Nod to each other, then high five.
• Standing in front of each other, one moves their head to the left, while the other to the right; they then alternate.

Jigglypuff

• Jigglypuff VP 2.png

  Jigglypuff's first victory pose in Melee

• Jigglypuff VP 3.png

  Jigglypuff's second victory pose in Melee

• Jigglypuff VP 1.png

  Jigglypuff's third victory pose in Melee

• Jumps twice, then does a backflip.
• Falls asleep.
• Crouches, shakes, then jumps.

Kirby

• Kirby VP 3.png

  Kirby's first victory pose in Melee

• Kirby VP 2.png

  Kirby's second victory pose in Melee

• Kirby VP 1.png

  Kirby's third victory pose in Melee

• Spins, then holds his hand up.
• Does some dances, then holds his hand up.
• Skids to each side, then holds his hand up.

Link

• Link VP 1.png

  Link's first victory pose in Melee

• Link VP 3.png

  Link's second victory pose in Melee

• Link VP 2.png

  Link's third victory pose in Melee

• Swings his sword three times and turns his back to the camera.
• Swings his sword once, spins his sword, and sheaths it.
• Puts his sword and shield together and then raises his sword high into the air.

Luigi

• Luigi VP 1.png

  Luigi's first victory pose in Melee

• Luigi VP 3.png

  Luigi's second victory pose in Melee

• Luigi VP 2.png

  Luigi's third victory pose in Melee

• Falls down twice as stiff as a board.
• Childishly swings at the air and glares at the camera.
• Turns around and makes gun motions with his fingers, saying "Let's-a go!"

Mario

• Mario Victory Pose 3 Melee.gif

  Mario's first victory pose in Melee

• Mario Victory Pose 1 Melee.gif

  Mario's second victory pose in Melee

• Mario Victory Pose 2 Melee.gif

  Mario's third victory pose in Melee

• Does a short spin-jump and lands in a strong-man pose, shouting "Here we go!"
• Winds up for a punch and steps forward, shouting "Here we go!"
• Makes fire explode from his palm and strikes a pose.

Marth

• Marth VP 1.png

  Marth's first victory pose in Melee

• Marth VP 2.png

  Marth's second victory pose in Melee

• Marth VP 3.png

  Marth's third victory pose in Melee

• Spins his sword, Falchion, around while facing right and poses, saying"僕は負ける訳には行かないんだ。" "Boku wa makeru wake-ni wa ikanai n da!", which translates to "There's no way I can lose!"
• Flourishes the Falchion and says "今日も生き延びることが出来た。" "Kyou mo ikinobiru koto ga dekita," which translates to "Today, I have survived."
• Swipes Falchion twice and sheaths it, saying "今回は僕の勝ちだね。" "Konkai wa boku no kachi da ne?", which translates to "This time, it's my victory, isn't it?"

Mewtwo

• Mewtwo VP 1.png

  Mewtwo's first victory pose in Melee

• Mewtwo VP 2.png

  Mewtwo's second victory pose in Melee

• Mewtwo VP 3.png

  Mewtwo's third victory pose in Melee

Note: Mewtwo speaks during its Japanese victory poses.

• Punches with dark fire coming out on the second, as it groans.
  • "私はなぜ ここにいるのか...？" "Watashi wa naze koko ni iru no ka... ?", which translates to "Why am I here?"
• Spins around several times before looking over its shoulder.
  • "私はまけるわけにはいかない！" "Watashi wa makeru wake ni wa ikanai!", which translates to "I cannot lose!"
• Spins around and ascends, laughing.
  • "愚かな！" "Orokana!", which translates to "Foolish!"

Mr. Game & Watch

• G&W VP 3.png

  Mr. Game & Watch's first victory pose in Melee

• G&W VP 1.png

  Mr. Game & Watch's second victory pose in Melee

• G&W VP 2.png

  Mr. Game & Watch's third victory pose in Melee

• Jumps in the air twice.
• Rings his bell to the right, then to the left, then faces the right.
• Takes 3 steps to the right, then to the left.

Ness

• Ness VP 3.PNG

  Ness' first victory pose in Melee

• Ness VP 2.PNG

  Ness' second victory pose in Melee

• Ness VP 1.PNG

  Ness' third victory pose in Melee

• Swings around his bat four times, then poses with it.
• Jumps up and down twice, places arms on waist, and says "Okay!"
• Looks to the left and right of him, then places an arm on the back of his head in a bashful manner.

Peach

• Peach VP 1.png

  Peach's first victory pose in Melee

• Peach VP 2.png

  Peach's second victory pose in Melee

• Peach VP 3.png

  Peach's third victory pose in Melee

• Turns around and waves to the screen.
• Looks up and says, "Oh, did I win?"
• Holds her hand out, then says, "This is fun!"

Pichu

• Pichu VP 1.png

  Pichu's first victory pose in Melee

• Pichu VP 3.png

  Pichu's second victory pose in Melee

• Pichu VP 2.png

  Pichu's third victory pose in Melee

• Dances excitedly.
• Spins around once, then jumps up twice while clapping its feet.
• Jumps to the top of the screen, then lands.

Pikachu

• Pikachu VP 3.png

  Pikachu's first victory pose in Melee

• Pikachu VP 2.png

  Pikachu's second victory pose in Melee

• Pikachu VP 1.png

  Pikachu's third victory pose in Melee

• Sleeps.
• Ears perk, and it scratches its left ear.
• Backflip, aerial spin an inch off the ground, and says "Pika Pikaaaaaa!"

Roy

• Roy VP 1.png

  Roy's first victory pose in Melee

• Roy VP 2.png

  Roy's second victory pose in Melee

• Roy VP 3.png

  Roy's third victory pose in Melee

• Swipes his sword once over his shoulder, then swipes it down and behind him while facing left, saying "守るべきもののために、負けられない! (Mamoru beki mono no tame ni, makerarenai!)", which translates to "For those whom I must protect, I will not lose!".
• Spins the Sword of Seals one and a half times and then thrusts it into the ground in front of him, while he is looking to slightly to the left, and says either "苦しい戦いだった。 (Kurushī tatakai datta)", which translates to "It was a difficult fight," or "僕 は 負けない。 (Boku wa Makenai)", which translates to "I won't lose."
• Flourishes his sword and poses with it by his side, saying "真の戦いは、これからだ。 (Shin no tatakai wa, korekara da)", which translates to "The true fight is after this."

Samus

• Samus VP 1 Melee.gif

  Samus' first victory pose in Melee

• Samus VP 2 Melee.gif

  Samus' second victory pose in Melee

• Samus VP 3 Melee.gif

  Samus' third victory pose in Melee

• Does a high kick, and then aims her arm cannon at the screen.
• Aims at the screen, fires 5 shots, and then cocks her gun.
• Rapidly fires three shots while on one knee.

Sheik

• Sheik VP 1.png

  Sheik's first victory pose in Melee

• Sheik VP 3.png

  Sheik's second victory pose in Melee

• Sheik VP 2.png

  Sheik's third victory pose in Melee

Note: When the language is set to Japanese, Sheik speaks during her Y victory pose.

• Holds one arm around her waist while she holds her other hand to her chin, as if in deep thought.
• Kicks three times, then holds her left hand in front of her while exhaling loudly.
• Slashes towards the screen twice, then holds her right hand up to her mouth.
  • "オワタ! " "Orata!", which roughly translates to "It's over!"

Yoshi

• Yoshi VP 3.png

  Yoshi's first victory pose in Melee

• Yoshi VP 1.png

  Yoshi's second victory pose in Melee

• Yoshi VP 2.png

  Yoshi's third victory pose in Melee

• Angrily, he punches a few times, and then turns his back on the screen, facing right.
• Looks up at the sky with his hands together, spins once, and gives a V sign with his hand.
• Punches the air, then makes a "ta-da" pose. (His animation when chosen in Super Smash Bros. 64.)

Young Link

• Young Link VP 2.png

  Young Link's first victory pose in Melee

• Young Link VP 1.png

  Young Link's second victory pose in Melee

• Young Link VP 3.png

  Young Link's third victory pose in Melee

• Put his sword and shield together and then raises his sword high into the air.
• Looks down at his belt, then shakes it.
• Puts his sword and shield away, then dusts off his hands and looks at the screen.

Zelda

• Zelda VP 3.PNG

  Zelda's first victory pose in Melee

• Zelda VP 2.PNG

  Zelda's second victory pose in Melee

• Zelda VP 1.PNG

  Zelda's third victory pose in Melee

• Focuses, then conjures a flame between her hands.
• Sees to her left, holding her left arm proudly.
• Praying, she then turns her head upward.

See also

• List of victory poses (SSB)
• List of victory poses (SSBB)
• List of victory poses (SSB4)