Villager (SSBU)

Villager in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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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.

How to Unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play Vs. matches, with Villager being the 6th character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Pikachu or anyone in his unlock tree, being the 1st character unlocked.
• Have Villager join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Villager must be defeated on Smashville.

Attributes

Villager is an unorthodox character with several unique moves, including several standard attacks that are actually projectiles, similar to Mega Man.

Villager possesses a strong camping game. His forward and backward aerials are long-ranged slingshot attacks which, in combination with Lloid Rocket, are great for harassing opponents from a distance. Opposing projectiles can either be Pocketed or blocked by a tree; Pocket can also be used to "steal" character-generated items such as R.O.B.'s Gyro, preventing them from being used as long as Villager keeps them and thus further weakening the opponent's ability to compete with him at range. One caveat, though, is that Villager is a character of below-average mobility; in particular, he has the fourth slowest dashing speed in the game (albeit still noticeably faster than the bottom three), so once the opponent closes the gap it can be difficult for Villager to create space again. Despite this, Villager possesses three sex kicks out of his five aerial moves of which all have quick startups, giving him a relatively easy time knocking away an enemy if they approach to point blank range.

Should camping not be desirable, Villager's projectiles can also serve as good approach tools. In particular, launching Lloid Rocket and then running behind it is a strategy that limits the opponent's options and provides a chance to punish their reaction. Using his down aerial in a short hop is also a good approach option, as it is a disjointed attack with little lag.

Despite being a middleweight character, Villager possesses arguably the best recovery in the game thanks to Balloon Trip. This move allows him to fly a great distance at a respectable speed, and is surprisingly difficult to gimp; although the balloons can be popped to render Villager helpless, doing so requires two separate hits, and hitting Villager himself will allow him to simply use the move again. Lloid Rocket further bolsters Villager's recovery, as launching it stalls his descent while threatening edgeguarders. Alternatively, Villager can ride Lloid back to the stage, although this is punishable and can be reflected.

Villager is also a very potent edgeguarder, with a wealth of options to finish recovering foes. His forward smash allows him to drop a bowling ball from the ledge; this is a powerful attack that can be difficult for an opponent recovering low to avoid. If the opponent's recovery is slow enough or a tree is set up beforehand, Timber can also be used from the ledge for an even more devastating attack, or to reduce an opponent's options should they grab the ledge. Alternatively, Villager can jump offstage and pursue with an aerial attack; his down aerial is a powerful meteor smash should it produce three turnips, while a clean hit from his slingshot has enough knockback to be deadly near the blast line, and is generally the best choice against an opponent recovering high. Many of his aerials are sex kicks as well which, when combined with his extremely long-ranged recovery, allows him to gimp opponents pretty easily.

However, Villager's ability to set up edgeguards in the first place is hampered by his slow grab. Although his net has relatively long range, it is one of the laggiest grabs in the game, making it very punishable. As such, attempting to throw an opponent offstage is a risky prospect, and Villager's ability to shield-grab is quite limited, although he does have other good out of shield options, such as his neutral aerial.

Outside of edgeguarding, Villager has multiple powerful KO moves, but none of them are easy to land from a neutral situation. His forward smash, while powerful, is a laggy and short-ranged attack when used onstage. Lloid Rocket has KO power when ridden, but this is slow and predictable. Timber's axe requires a tree to be present and has considerable ending lag, while using the tree itself is slow and requires staying in one place. Villager's up aerial is a strong juggling move and can score KOs off the upper blast line, but only if luck permits. Pocketing and throwing back a sufficiently strong projectile makes for a deadly attack, generally enough to KO at mid percentages and even instantly shatter full shields, but this is matchup-dependent and will not be easily allowed by a smart opponent. Overall, if the opponent maintains control of center stage, Villager can have trouble finding KO opportunities.

Villager is considered a solid character by many in competitive play. However, outside of Japan, his representation is rather poor.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Villager received relatively few direct changes in their transition to Ultimate, resulting in their core playstyle remaining relatively unchanged, similarly to Mario. When it comes to direct changes, despite being a high tier in SSB4 (25th out of 55 characters), Villager has received a mix of buffs and nerfs, but was directly buffed overall. However, while Villager has received some noteworthy buffs that make their playstyle easier to execute, the indirect changes to Ultimate's engine have noticeably toned down its efficacy compared to the rest of the cast, causing them to be overall nerfed.

On the buff side of stuff, Villager's camping abilities have been considerably buffed. Pocket not only now stores projectiles and items indefinitely, but also has less ending lag after pocketing them, and Villager can now pocket items with a grab. Lloid Rocket has notably increased knockback at low percentages, allowing Villager to win the neutral game easier. Villager's aerials all have less landing lag, and down aerial now has a sweetspot that always meteor smashes, instead of doing it if they use three turnips; these changes further improve their dominant air game. Villager's ground game has seen a few improvements as well: their jab has now a rapid jab and a finisher, significantly improving safety its damage racking ability, down tilt's sourspot is stronger, their dash attack is much faster, their up smash connects better and has improved KO potential and down smash has increased range and more base knockback, making it more reliable for burying and harder to escape from. Villager's grab game also has been improved: their grabs are much faster and can pocket items, while their throws have both better edge guarding potential (forward and back throws) and combo potential (down throw). Villager's previously mediocre mobility has also been improved, while the universal 3-frame jumpsquat further improving their combo potential, notably with their throws. Lastly, the changes made to air dodging noticeably benefit Villager, as they can more easily punish opponents after a mistake, giving their aerial attacks further utility and notably improving their edge-guarding ability.

On the nerf side, however, Villager also received some notable direct nerfs. Most of Villager's ground attacks also have more ending lag and/or less range, while the raw power throughout their standard moveset has been toned down, notably on their forward smash and all tilt attacks; for the latter point, up tilt is no longer among the strongest of its kind in the game. Their moveset's lower raw power is also exacerbated by the weakening of rage, which forces Villager to rely much more on edge-guarding to take a stock. Down aerial also had its startup nearly doubled, making it harder for Villager to combat juggling. Their previously heavily disjointed pivot grab has much less range, counterbalancing some of the benefits their grab game has received. The changes to jab this remove its ability to reliably jab cancel and removes their kill confirm from Smash 4 to Timber's axe. While Villager's recovery remains incredibly long-distanced, it has been nerfed nonetheless, as the helium for Balloon Trip now takes longer to recharge, which allows opponents to edgeguard Villager much more easily. Villager is also noticeably lighter, which further hurts their survivability and doesn't allow them to make use of rage as effectively.

However, while their direct nerfs are not as significant as their buffs, Villager is significantly harmed by the indirect changes to gameplay mechanics, likely more than any other character. Villager's floaty physics and camping-focused playstyle, whose core is essentially unchanged from Smash 4, fare worse with the universal changes made to Ultimate's engine, as the universal increase in mobility prioritizes faster-paced, more aggressive gameplay; most characters are now able to get past Villager's zoning tools with less issue, while Villager's own faster mobility doesn't properly compensate for this. Alongside with nerfs to Balloon Trip, edge-guarding being more prominent again further hurts Villager's survivability. Most projectile-based veteran characters, such as Young Link, Pac-Man and Duck Hunt have also received buffs that address some of their issues against opposing camping, whereas newcomers Simon and Richter have camping abilities that are just as strong, alongside greater range on their standard moveset. Combined with the nerfs to their raw power and the weakening of rage, most if not all of these characters are now capable of overcoming Villager, further reducing the effectiveness of their strong camping game despite being greatly buffed.

Overall, Villager's gameplan is largely the same as in Smash 4 as a result of receiving less direct changes than most of the cast; however, the significantly changed environment renders their playstyle much less effective, meaning Villager fares noticeably worse in Ultimate than in Smash 4. Some professionals think that Villager's playstyle has became so much less effective that they are potentially a low-tier character, whereas previously they were a high-tier in Smash 4. This reflects to their tournament representation, as they are an even rarer pick in tournaments than before. However, while Villager's tournament results are below average in amount, they have had a few strong results thanks to the efforts of players including BobbyWasabi, Panda Bair, and particularly kept. As a result, Villager's true viability in tournaments is up for debate.

Aesthetics

• Due to the aesthetic used in Ultimate, Villager's model features a more subdued color scheme. His facial features appear less realistic and "faded"; the shadow of his hair has been adjusted, and his skin tone is slightly darker. Additionally, his clothing features subtle detailing. These changes are also expressed in all of Villager's costumes.
• Villager's seventh and eighth alternate costumes now have a dark skin tone.
• Villager always faces the screen regardless of which direction he turns, causing all of his animations to be mirrored while altering some.
• Villager's dash animation has been altered.
• Clothing such as Villager's shorts have more movement while fighting.
• Villager now blinks during the clapping animation on the results screen.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Villager's jumpsquat animation only takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
• Villager is lighter (97 → 92), weighing the same as Ice Climbers. This worsens his survivability.
• Villager dashes faster (1.27 → 1.397).
• Villager's initial dash is faster (1.5 → 1.815).
• Villager's traction has been increased (0.06 → 0.131).
• Villager's spot dodge has slightly less ending lag (FAF 28 → 26).
  • Spot dodge has a slightly shorter duration (frames 3-18 → 3-17).
• Forward roll has slightly reduced ending lag (FAF 31 → 30).
  • Forward roll has a shorter duration (frames 4-17 → 4-15).
• Backward roll has slightly more startup (frame 4 → 5) and ending lag (FAF 31 → 35).
  • Backward roll has a shorter duration (frames 4-17 → 5-16).
• Neutral air dodge's intangibility lasts for two more frames (frames 3-28 → 3-30).
  • Neutral air dodge has significantly increased ending lag (FAF 34 → 58).
  • Neutral air dodge has less landing lag (22 frames → 10).

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack:
  • Villager's jab is a neutral infinite and has a finisher, a straight jab. This significantly improves it damage racking ability and makes it safer.
  • Neutral attack has received several changes to connect more reliably:
    • Both hits have higher hitstun modifiers (2 → 7 (hit 1), 2/0 → 2/11 (hit 2)).
    • The first hit has larger hitboxes (2.5u/2.5u/2.5u → 2.5u/3u/3u/3u), with an additional hitbox that launches opponents towards Villager like the previous farthest hitbox. Both of these hitboxes cover different spots in the Z-axis (X offset: 0u → -1.5u—1.5u), making them less likely to miss opponents during certain animations.
    • The first hit uses extended hitboxes, with the closest one stretching horizontally (Z offset: 6.5u → 6.5u—7.5u) and the rest stretching vertically (Y offset: 5.5u → 5.5u—4.5u), improving its range.
    • The second hit has received an additional hitbox, which shares its vertical and horizontal placement with the previous farthest hitbox, but covers a different spot in the Z-axis (X offset: 0u → -1u—1u). Both hitboxes also have less base knockback (15 → 10) and have been stretched vertically (Y offset: 5.5u → 5.5u—4u).
  • The jab to axe kill confirm Villager had in Smash 4 is no longer possible due to the new finisher, removing their jab cancel mixups.
• Dash attack:
  • Dash attack has noticeably less startup (frame 13 → 9) and much less ending lag (FAF 55 → 45).
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt deals much less knockback scaling, but much more base knockback (30 base/90 scaling → 80/50). This makes it safer on hit at low percents, but significantly hinders its KO potential at higher percents.
  • Forward tilt launches at a higher angle (361° → 45°), further reducing its KO potential.
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt's animation has been altered; Villager swings the stick back and forth rather than in a circular motion.
  • It has less ending lag (FAF 50 → 48).
  • The move grants intangibility on Villager's head and arm during frames 7-25, giving it better anti-air utility.
  • The first hit has a reduced hit lag multiplier (1x → 0.8x), making it harder to escape from.
  • The first hit's aerial-only hitbox has gained a hitstun modifier of 2, allowing it to connect more reliably into the second hit.
  • It has significantly smaller hitboxes (4u/6u/6u → 3.8u/4u/4u (hit 1), 6u/4u → 5u/4u (hit 2)).
  • It has its damage values reversed (6% → 5% (hit 1), 5% → 6% (hit 2)).
    • However, its damage wasn't compensated enough for its lower knockback scaling (160 → 140), dealing less knockback overall.
• Down tilt:
  • Down tilt's sourspot deals more damage (8% → 10%) and more knockback (40 base/90 scaling → 50/95), improving its KO potential.
  • It has a slightly longer duration (frames 9-10 → 9-11).
  • It has more ending lag (FAF 35 → 38).
  • The sweetspot deals less damage (13% → 12%), albeit with knockback compensated (40 base/90 scaling → 50/95).
  • The sweetspot launches at a lower angle (80° → 75°), slightly hindering its KO potential.
  • It has a small patch of dirt underneath the weed before Villager pulls it from the ground.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash's bowling ball lingers for a moment after landing on the ground.
  • It has less knockback scaling (100 → 95).
  • Its damage multiplier for fully charging is lower (1.4x → 1.2x).
• Up smash:
  • Up smash deals more damage (1% → 1.5% (hits 2-5), 4% → 4.6% (hit 6); total: 11% → 13.6%) and the final hit has more knockback scaling (205 → 220), noticebly improving its KO potential.
  • The multihits have had their large hitbox replaced with four smaller ones (7u → 2.8/2.8u/2.8u/2.8u), increasing their range.
  • The first hit and final hit have smaller hitboxes (6u/6u → 4u/6u (hit 1), 10u → 9u (final)).
• Down smash:
  • Down smash has more range (Z offset: 10u/9u → 13u/12u (hit 1), -10u/-9u → -13u/-12u (hit 2)).
  • It has more base knockback (0 → 30), increasing the duration of its bury effect.
  • It is unable to jab lock, removing Villager’s infinite combo.
  • It has slightly more ending lag (FAF 48 → 50), although this is compensated by the higher knockback if it connects.

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag: (14 frames → 8 (neutral), 23 → 14 (forward/back), 15 → 12 (up/down)).
• Forward aerial/Back aerial
  • Forward and back aerial's pellets arc downwards.
  • Forward and back aerial have smaller initial auto-cancel windows (1-7/1-9 frames → 1-2), and back aerial auto-cancels later (frame 25 → 30).
  • All hitboxes of forward and back aerial's pellets have negative shield damage, dealing half the usual damage to shields.
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial deals more base knockback (30 → 40).
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial has a hitbox on the clean hit that will always meteor smash, regardless of how many turnips are used, greatly increasing its reliability and edgeguarding potential.
  • It has a larger initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-7 → 1-10).
  • It has less ending lag (FAF 46 → 43).
  • Down aerial has more startup lag (frame 8 → 11), no longer being one of the fastest meteor smashes in the game.

Throws and other attacks

• Grab:
  • Villager has a shocked expression when missing a grab.
  • Grab has a unique SFX rather than sharing it with up tilt.
  • Standing grab has slightly less startup lag (frame 15 → 14).
  • All grabs have slightly longer durations (frames 15-16 → 14-16 (standing), 16-17 → 16-18 (dash), 17-18 → 17-19 (pivot)).
  • All grabs have significantly less ending lag (FAF 56 → 44 (standing), 70 → 48 (dash), 66 → 45 (pivot)).
  • Grab can pocket items.
  • Dash grab and especially pivot grab have significantly less range (Z2 offset: 16.9u → 13u (dash), -23.5u → -14.0u (pivot)).
• Forward throw:
  • Forward throw releases the opponent later (frame 10 → 15), reducing its end lag by five frames, but giving the opponent more time to DI.
  • Forward throw has more base knockback (102 → 108), improving its ability to get opponents offstage.
• Back throw:
  • Back throw releases the opponent slightly later (frame 10 → 11) with its total duration unchanged, reducing its ending lag.
  • Back throw has much more base knockback but much less knockback scaling (18 base/110 scaling → 46/88), making it safer at lower percents, and leaving its KO percentage right at the ledge largely unchanged, but noticeably weakening its KO potential from further away.
• Up throw:
  • Up throw has increased base knockback, but reduced knockback scaling (105 base/40 scaling → 114/34).
• Down throw:
  • Down throw has more base knockback, but lower knockback scaling (60 base/80 scaling → 78/60). Overall, it loses its combo potential earlier.
  • Down throw releases the opponent later (frame 16 → 18) with its duration unchanged, reducing its ending lag by two frames, further improving its combo potential.

Special moves

• Pocket:
  • Pocketed projectiles no longer vanish after 30 seconds and can be kept indefinitely.
  • Pocket throw has more startup lag (frame 5 → 9).
    • This gives the move one less frame ending lag since its duration was not fully compensated (FAF 27 → 30).
  • Similarly to Monado Arts, while Villager has a pocketed item or projectile, the item/projectile will appear in a display above the damage meter, making Pocket easier to use but also allowing opponents to know what item is pocketed.
• Lloid Rocket:
  • Lloid Rocket has slightly less ending lag (FAF 38 → 36).
  • Lloid has a shocked expression when hit.
  • Lloid has increased base knockback, but reduced knockback scaling (30 (base)/100 (scaling) → 65/75), making it safer on hit and increasing its KO potential at center stage, but reducing it near the ledge.
  • Lloid launches at a slightly higher angle (55° → 60°), hindering its edgeguarding potential.
• Balloon Trip:
  • 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 them more susceptible to edgeguarding.
• Timber:
  • The seed planting and watering have less ending lag (FAF 43 → 39 (planting), 54 → 50 (watering)).
  • Planting close to a ledge is much easier.
  • The axe gained additional hitboxes on frame 8 to compensate the axe going away from the playing field.
  • The axe deals more base knockback (30 → 36) and shield damage (6 → 9).
  • The tree bounces once on the ground before disappearing.
  • Just like down tilt, Timber has a patch of dirt underneath the sapling in the move's first stage.
  • The sprinkler water's windbox deals less set knockback (FKB 60 → 25), significantly weakening its utility
  • The axe has increased ending lag when cutting the tree. (FAF 32 → 50)
    • As a consequence of this, Pocket is no longer possible to perform safely if the tree is reflected.
• Dream Home:
  • Dream Home has the house rotate while Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy build it. Tom Nook also throws furniture into the building more rapidly.
  • Dream Home has a longer pause before the final explosion.

Update history

1.2.0

• Dream Home grants Villager invulnerability after the last hit.
• Created the Slingshot Crash glitch where if Villager or Isabelle Pocket one another's slingshot from a Pocket, the game will crash.

2.0.0

• Slingshot Crash Glitch fixed.

3.0.0

• Forward aerial deals less shield damage (0 → -3.5/-2/-1 (early/mid/late)).
• Back aerial deals less shield damage (0 → -4.5/-2.5/-1.5 (early/mid/late)).
• Lloid Rocket deals less shield damage (0 → -3.5/-2.5 (impact, clean/late), -6 (explosion)).
• The lean glitch performed on sloped stages with Lloid Rocket has been fixed.
• Fixed Lloid Rocket being deployed incorrectly.

3.1.0

• Up smash's hits connect more reliably.
  • This change boosted the firework launcher's base knockback to connect to the explosion more reliably. However, it was increased so much that it can sometimes launch the opponent out of the explosion, making the move miss entirely.

4.0.0

• Up smash's hits connect more reliably, fixing the issue patch 3.1.0 introduced.

5.0.0

• Up smash's first hit has more set knockback (80 → 120), allowing it to launch buried opponents out of the ground into the following hits.

7.0.0

• Overall shield size has been increased.

Moveset

• Villager can wall jump.

For a gallery of Villager's hitboxes, see here.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			1% (loop), 2% (final hit)	A quick series of alternating punches with boxing gloves that end with a strong straight jab at the end. It no longer jab cancel because of the new finisher. However, it can rack up a great amount of damage quickly.
Forward tilt			9%	Swings a Paw Umbrella (using its design from WW/CF) horizontally. Good disjointed range.
Up tilt			5% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2)	Waves a stick upwards in an arc above their head, swinging it back and forth thrice. Hits twice, with very long duration and the second hit having vertical knockback that can KO at high percentages. The back hit typically misses smaller characters.
Down tilt			12% (weed), 10% (shockwave)	Pulls a weed out of the ground, knocking foes upwards. Decently fast, coming out on frame 9. Like up tilt, it hits hard for a tilt of its speed, being able to KO at high percentages. Has deceptively long disjointed range, though it is the strongest close-up.
Dash attack			10% (clean), 6% (late)	Falls over and drops a potted sapling, which flies a short distance. The pot will either shatter instantly upon hitting the ground, or it will bounce off the ground once. Its hitbox disappears if the latter happens, causing the potted sapling to deal no damage after the bounce. The pot deals less damage if it hits the opponent while it flies, but this gives the move a good range. It can be dropped from ledges to allow it to fly further, making for a possible edge guarding option. However, the potted sapling will disappear after traveling a set distance.
Forward smash		Bowling Ball	15% (early), 17% (clean)	Leans forwards and drops a bowling ball. It is safe on shield and has enough knockback to KO reliably around 95% (60% fully charged). However, it has a poor horizontal range and noticeable startup as well as high-end lag. Notably, the ball can fall off edges if the Villager stands near one, making it great for edge-guarding if the opponent recovers low. The bowling ball does slightly more damage and knockback if it falls a certain distance before hitting opponents. However, as the bowling ball is considered a projectile, it can be reflected even at point-blank range.
Up smash			3% (hit 1), 1% (hits 2 - 5), 4% (hit 6)	Detonates a fountain firework, creating an explosion above themself. It has a fairly large hitbox and pulls opponents to the center of the blast, although it does not always connect properly and opponents can be knocked out of the move by any of the first few hits, especially at very high percentages. It can KO most characters at about 120%.
Down smash		Dig	6% (clean), 3% (further opponents on the ground)	Takes out a shovel and digs in front, then behind themself. Fast startup for a smash attack, making it a decent out of shield option. It can bury grounded opponents; opponents in the air instead have weak knockback inflicted to them. This is the only smash attack in the series that cannot KO when grounded. It has moderate ending lag, and it can follow-up into Village's strongest attacks like forward smash if the opponent is at high percentages.
Neutral aerial			9% (clean), 5% (late)	Does a cartwheel. Acts as a decently long sex kick that deals good knockback in the first frame. Has a very fast startup (hits on frame 3), allowing Villager to use it as an extremely safe out-of-shield option and combo breaker, and the length of time its hitbox stays out also gives Villager a lot of protection.
Forward aerial			7% (clean), 4% (mid), 2.5% (late)	Fires a slingshot pellet that travels slightly less than half the length of Final Destination. The pellet deals low knockback and deals even less knockback if hit in the final frames, similar to Mega Man's neutral air. The pellet does moderate knockback at point-blank range, which is deadly especially offstage.
Back aerial			9% (clean), 5% (mid), 3% (late)	Like the forward aerial, but aimed backward. It has a slightly slower startup but deals more knockback and damage compared to their forward aerial. Useful for KOing opponents if Villager's forward air becomes too stale to do so reliably due to excessive use.
Up aerial		Upward Turnips	One: 8% (clean), 4% (late) Two: 10% (clean), 5% (late) Three: 13% (clean), 6% (late)	Randomly swings one, two or three turnips upward. Damage depends on the number of turnips, and the attack acts as a sex kick with a very long duration. High power with three turnips, and it's fast, coming out on frame 6.
Down aerial		Downward Turnips	One: 8% (clean), 4% (late) Two: 10% (clean), 5% (late) Three: 13% (clean), 6% (late)	Randomly swings one, two or three turnips downwards. The same damage values as up aerial, and is also a sex kick. It comes out slightly slower but is still quite fast. A clean hit with any amount of turnips can meteor smash if the ends of the turnips hit the opponent; the early hits of the turnip that do not meteor instead have high horizontal knockback. The late hit can be used to initiate combos (such as into neutral attack, forward tilt, and almost any projectile Villager might have pocketed) if it is used while landing, due to the small amount of horizontal knockback from the sex kick even at very high damage. May trip opponents at low percents if hit clean.
Grab		Net	—	Traps opponents in a net with an overhead swing. Long-range, but has considerable startup and noticeable ending lag, making it punishable if missed. Villager can also pocket items using the net.
Pummel			1.2%	Yanks the net backward to damage the opponent inside.
Forward throw			9%	Swings net overhead again, tossing the opponent out. High base knockback but very low knockback growth.
Back throw			11%	Turns around swinging their net horizontally. One of the strongest back throws in the game, KOing even the heaviest characters reliably at around 153% without rage and with optimal DI from the opponent. It's also very effective for edge guards due to its altered knockback.
Up throw			10%	Flips net over and tosses opponent upwards. Good for juggling.
Down throw			6%	Turns net horizontally and slams it into the ground. Knocks opponent upwards. Can combo into a forward tilt at very low damage on most characters as well as aerials from low to mid percentages. A good way to combo into a pocketed projectile.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	The Villager gets up then swings with a stick in front and then back of themself.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Same as their frontal floor attack.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Does a low kick with both feet ahead of and then behind themself.
Edge attack Edge getups			9%	Climbs the ledge then does an inverted leg sweep.
Neutral special		Pocket	1.9× pocketed projectile	Villager grabs a nearby projectile or item, stowing it away; using the move again will release the projectile or item with greatly increased damage and knockback, acting as a delayed reflector. The villager is granted brief intangibility during the first few frames of this move. Any pocketed items or projectiles are shown in a little display above the damage meter.
Side special		Lloid Rocket	Riding Lloid: 15.4% (early), 11% (late), 18% (explosion) Not riding Lloid: 7% (early), 5% (late), 12% (explosion)	Launches the Gyroid Lloid sideways as a relatively slow projectile. Villager can choose to ride on it, which increases the damage and knockback dealt. Using the move in this fashion leaves Villager helpless after disembarking unless the rocket explodes from hitting an opponent or damageable object. Additionally, if the Lloid hits a wall, runs out of fuel, or is hit by a strong enough move, it will explode much more powerfully than normal, doing high flame damage and knockback. This fiery explosion can kill quite early, even on heavy characters.
Up special		Balloon Trip	—	Villager puts on a hat with two balloons (both of a set color determined by the player's number) attached to it. Pressing or holding the special move button will cause Villager to flap their arms and gain height. After a few seconds (or by pressing the standard attack button), the balloons will detach from Villager, leaving them helpless. The balloons can also be popped; losing one impairs Villager's potential vertical height, and losing both leaves them helpless. After using Balloon Trip, there is a period in which the helium has to recharge before it can be used effectively once more; if the helium is too low, then only one balloon will spawn.
Down special		Timber	13% (growing tree, top), 18% (growing tree, trunk), 25% (falling tree, clean), 15% (falling tree, late), 3% (woodchip), 14% (axe)	A move of 3 different attacks in order, where Villager plants, waters, and chops down a tree, which hits opponents as it falls, even bouncing off near edges to lower areas. However, the tree can be destroyed by other characters and is a fairly slow move to use altogether - using the move once only advances through one of the four stages (plant, water, first chop, second chop), so completing the attack takes four total usages in the same location. The tree itself is extremely powerful, even as it grows. The ax can be swung during the chop stages regardless of distance from the tree, as long as that Villager's grown tree currently exists on the map. Has a chance of creating a woodchip or a rare chance of spawning a fruit once chopped down.
Final Smash		Dream Home	45.5% (entire), 10% (collateral loop), 15% (collateral explosion)	When activated, Tom Nook and the Nooklings come and build a house, trapping opponents that got caught in the Final Smash. Once the house is completed, it explodes, doing high knockback and damage.

On-screen appearance

• The Villager comes out of their house cheering before it shrinks into a puff of smoke.

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  Villager's on-screen appearance

Taunts

• Up Taunt: Faces the screen and cheers twice.
• Side Taunt: Does a shortened version of the Shrunk Funk Shuffle.
• Down Taunt: Bends down and pokes the ground with a stick.

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  Villager's up taunt.

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  Villager's side taunt.

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  Villager's down taunt.

Idle poses

• Puts their hand on their face while tapping their foot. This is the animation used when they access their inventory in the Animal Crossing games.
• Scratches the side of their head.

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  Villager's first idle pose

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  Villager's second idle pose

Victory poses

• Left: Catches a horned dynastid with their net and shows it off.
• Up: Digs up a fossil and shows it off.
• Right: Does a Dance Spin then poses in their SSB4 artwork pose.

A remix of the first "Phrase" of the original Animal Crossing theme for the Nintendo 64 and GameCube, slightly sped up.

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In competitive play

In the early metagame, players noted that the changes to game mechanics, which increases the pace of the game and encourages more aggressive gameplay over camping, harmed Villager since most characters that once struggled against his camping gameplay can now get through it much easier. Furthermore, other campy characters that were once considered to be inferior to Villager, such as Pac-Man and Duck Hunt, received noticeable buffs and benefits from the game mechanics. As such, Villager suffered from minimal representation, and players considered him to be a lower-mid or low-tier character. Despite this, thanks to the efforts of players such as Panda Bair and kept, some players have acknowledged Villager's strengths and believe that it prevents him from falling too far behind. As such, Villager’s current viability remains questionable.

Notable players

•  BobbyWasabi - Placed 17th at Return to Subspace 2, 33rd at Overclocked Ultimate and Pound 2019. He has taken a set off of VoiD.
•  kept - The best Villager player in the world. Placed 4th at Sumabato SP 8, 5th at KVOxTSB 2019, 7th at Umebura SP 5, 9th at Umebura SP 6, 13th at Super Smash Con 2019, 17th at both Sumabato SP and The Big House 9, and 25th at both Umebura SP 3 and EVO 2019. Has wins over Dark Wizzy, Puppeh, Zinoto, Gackt, Atelier, komorikiri, and RAIN.
•  Nyaha - Placed 17th at Umebura SP 3, 25th at Sumabato SP 5, 33rd at EGS Cup 3, and 49th at Umebura Japan Major 2019. Has wins over kept, NAKAT, and Sylph.
•  Panda Bair - One of the best Villager mains in the United States. Placed 5th at Midwest Mayhem Ultimate, 7th at Midwest Arena, and 13th at Retro Arena 64. He is currently ranked 10th on the Chicago Power Rankings and has defeated players such as Ned and tyroy.
•  Pocafeiner - Placed 2nd at Codec Call 2, 9th at Codec Call, and 25th at Tech Republic IV, with wins over players such as MVL and Virum.
•  Skilly - Uses Villager as a secondary. Placed 33rd at EVO 2019 and 65th at The Big House 9 as one of his characters.
•  Stocktaker69 - Co-mains Villager with Wolf and is one of the best Villager mains in the United States. Placed 9th at CT GamerCon 3, The Scarlet Classic V, Overclocked Ultimate II, Defend the North 2019, and 33rd at Let's Make Moves. Has wins over Dabuz, Mr E, and Suarez.
•  Swordfish - Placed 17th at both No Fun Allowed 3 and Super Smash Fight Club 2, and 49th at Low Tier City 7. Has a win over BestNess.

Classic Mode: Mistake to Underestimate

Villager's congratulations screen.

Villager fights against characters who appear unsuited for battle, such as Isabelle and Wii Fit Trainer. This is likely a reference to the similar reason for Villager not being included in Brawl.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Villager (x6)	Town and City	Plaza / Title Theme - Animal Crossing: City Folk / Animal Crossing: Wild World	Horde Battle. If any of the alternate costumes are used by the player, the default Villager takes their place.
2	Pokémon Trainer	Saffron City	Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue
3	Ness and Lucas	Onett	Onett Theme / Winters Theme
4	Dr. Mario	New Donk City Hall	New Donk City
5	Wii Fit Trainer (x2)	Wii Fit Studio	Main Menu - Wii Fit
6	Isabelle	Smashville	Title Theme - Animal Crossing
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Final Destination	Master Hand (Less than 7.0 intensity) Master Hand / Crazy Hand (Intensity 7.0 or higher)	On intensity 7.0 and higher, Crazy Hand fights alongside Master Hand.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Villager has Title Theme - Animal Crossing accompany the credits.

Role in World of Light

Finding Villager in World of Light

The default male Villager was among the fighters that were summoned to fight against the army of Master Hands. He was also present on the cliffside when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. He is seen panicking alongside Duck Hunt and a composed Wii Fit Trainer. He was vaporized and placed under Galeem's imprisonment along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.

During the mode itself, the default male Villager can be unlocked early on shortly after rescuing Mario, where the player arrives at a crossroads and has the choice to rescue him, Marth or Sheik. If one of the others is rescued first, Villager's path will be blocked by a force field created by Master Hand, which will disappear upon defeating a boss or can be circumvented by looping back to the other side.

Fighter Battle

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
45		Villager	Grab	2,500	Final Destination	Final Destination

Spirits

Male Villager's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Villager in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Female Villager also has a Fighter Spirit of her own, available through the shop. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

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  825. Villager (Male)

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  826. Villager (Female)

In Spirit battles

As the main opponent

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
33		Toadette	Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Series	•Villager •Mii Brawler (Moveset 1331, Toad Hat, Toad Outfit, High Voice, Type 7)		2,600	The Great Cave Offensive (Battlefield form)	N/A	•The enemy is easily distracted by items	Plucky Pass Beginnings
139		Stanley	Donkey Kong Series	•Villager		3,700	75m	N/A	•The enemy starts the battle with a Gust Bellows	Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
211		Tingle	The Legend of Zelda Series	•Villager (×3) () •Young Link		9,000	Great Bay	•Uncontrollable Speed •Slippery Stage	•Defeat the main fighter to win •All fighters move faster and can't stop quickly after a while •The enemy loves to taunt	Termina Field (Remix)
250	File:Aryll.PNG	Aryll	The Legend of Zelda Series	•Villager •Toon Link		9,000	Wuhu Island (Swaying Bridge)	N/A	•The enemy has increased attack power	The Great Sea / Menu Select
377		Tac	Kirby Series	•Villager Team (×4)		4,200	The Great Cave Offensive	N/A	•Timed battle •The enemy can deal damage by dashing into you •The enemy has increased move speed	The Great Cave Offensive
566	File:Ana spirit.png	Ana	EarthBound Series	•Villager •Ness		9,200	Magicant (hazards off)	N/A	•Stamina battle •The enemy heals over time	Pollyanna (I Believe in You)
567		Lloyd	EarthBound Series	•Villager •R.O.B.		9,200	Magicant (hazards off)	•Bob-omb Festival	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Bob-ombs will rain from the sky after a little while •Stamina battle	Bein' Friends
572		Paula	EarthBound Series	•Villager •Ness		13,300	Onett	•Sudden Final Smash	•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash •The enemy's PSI attacks have increased power •Stamina battle	Smiles and Tears
637	File:Alm Celica Child.png	Alm & Celica (Young)	Fire Emblem Series	•Villager (×2) ()		2,500	Skyloft (hazards off)	N/A	•Timed battle •The enemy tends to avoid conflict	Those Who Challenge Gods	Alm (cyan costume) Celica (pink costume)
767		Paz Ortega Andrade	Metal Gear Solid Series	•Villager •Giant R.O.B.		3,500	Gaur Plain (Battlefield form)	•Bob-omb Festival	•Bob-ombs will rain from the sky after a little while •The enemy is giant	Main Theme - METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER
830		Timmy & Tommy	Animal Crossing Series	•Tail Villager (×2)		2,600	Smashville	N/A	•The enemy is easily distracted by items	Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store - Animal Crossing: Wild World
844		Lloid	Animal Crossing Series	•Villager (×2) () •Isabelle (×2) ()		1,600	Mushroomy Kingdom	N/A	•The enemy favors side specials	Title Theme - Animal Crossing
849	File:Blathers.png	Blathers	Animal Crossing Series	•Villager		9,700	Smashville	•Hazard: Slumber Floor	•The floor is sleep-inducing •Items will be pulled toward the enemy	Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World
868		Roll	Mega Man Series	•Villager •Mega Man		9,800	Living Room	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Timed battle •The enemy heals over time	Mega Man Retro Medley
1,082	File:Iris Archwell.png	Iris Archwell	StreetPass Mii Plaza Series	•Villager •Mii Brawler (Moveset 1222, Wild West Hat, Butler Outfit)		3,600	Luigi's Mansion	•Invisibility	•All fighters are invisible after a little while	On the Hunt -Gloomy Manor Ver.- (Instrumental)
1,124	File:Balloonfighter.png	Balloon Fighter	Balloon Fighter Series	•Villager Team (×4)		4,500	Balloon Fight	N/A	•Timed battle •The enemy favors up specials •The enemy has increased jump power	Balloon Fight Medley
1,138	File:Ayumi Spirit.png	Ayumi Tachibana	Famicom Tantei Club Series	•Villager		2,300	Town and City	•Item: Smoke Ball •Hazard: Fog	•The stage is covered in fog	Route 10 - Pokémon Black / Pokémon White
1,141		Yakuman Player	Yakuman	•Villager Team (×4)		2,000	Tomodachi Life	•Item: Daybreak Parts	•The enemy is easily distracted by items	Yūyūki Medley
1,149	File:Dr Wright Spirit.png	Dr. Wright	SimCity Series	•Villager Team (×6) ()		9,500	New Donk City Hall (Ω form)	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Dr. Wright)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear •Defeat an army of fighters	Light Plane (Original)	Civilians
1,154	File:Dion Max and Jack.png	Dion, Max, & Jack	Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima	•Villager •Luigi •Wario		1,800	Tortimer Island	•Item: Beastball	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Village of the Blue Maiden	Dion
1,156		Girl from Hajimari no Mori	Hajimori no Mori	•Villager •Ness		2,300	Duck Hunt (Battlefield form)	•Hazard: Fog	•The stage is covered in fog •The enemy favors down specials	Yūyūki Medley
1,176		Magical Vacation Protagonists	Magical Vacation Series	•Villager (×2) ()		3,800	Smashville	N/A	•The enemy is easily distracted by items	Attack - Soma Bringer	Boy (yellow costume) Girl (green costume)
1,191	File:Footballplayernintendo.png	Pocket Football Player	Calciobit Series	•Tiny Villager Team (×11)		3,900	Pokémon Stadium 2 (Ω form)	•Item: Soccer Ball	•The enemy's kicks and knee strikes have increased power •The enemy is easily distracted by items •Defeat an army of fighters	Wii Sports Series Medley
1,259		Sakura Samurai	Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword	•Villager		3,700	Suzaku Castle	N/A	•The enemy starts the battle with a Killing Edge •The enemy has increased jump power	Boss 1 - Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
1,315	File:Haru Persona 5.png	Haru Okumura	Persona Series	•Villager •Giant Daisy		2,300	Tomodachi Life (Ω form)	•Item Tidal Wave	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while	Last Surprise
1,393	File:Hilda(FE).png	Hilda (Fire Emblem)	Fire Emblem Series	•Villager •Byleth		2,400	Garreg Mach Monastery (Bridge)	•Attack Power ↑	•The enemy gets a major stat boost when badly damaged	Paths That Will Never Cross
1,410	File:Daisy Mae.png	Daisy Mae	Animal Crossing Series	•Villager •Clear Peach		1,900	Town and City	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy favors down air attacks •The enemy is invisible	Tour - Animal Crossing: New Leaf

As a minion

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
733	File:9volt18voltspirit.png	9-Volt & 18-Volt	WarioWare Series	•Incineroar •Villager		9,000	Gamer (Battlefield form)	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Sheriff) •Item: Boss Galaga	•Hostile assist trophies will appear •The enemy is easily distracted by items	WarioWare, Inc.	9-Volt
831		DJ K.K.	Animal Crossing Series	•Duck Hunt •Villager (×3) ()		3,900	Fourside	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Squid Sisters) •Temporary Invincibility	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy will occasionally be invincible after a little while •Hostile assist trophies will appear after a little while	2:00 a.m. - Animal Crossing: Wild World	Villager
835		Rover	Animal Crossing Series	•Sheik •Villager (×2) ()		8,800	Spirit Train	N/A	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World	Villager
842		Joan	Animal Crossing Series	•Peach •Villager		3,800	Town and City	N/A	•The enemy favors down specials	Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store - Animal Crossing: Wild World	Villager
852	File:Brewster Spirit.png	Brewster	Animal Crossing Series	•Falco •Villager (×2) () •Isabelle		8,800	Luigi's Mansion	•Item Tidal Wave (Food)	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Reinforcements will appear during the battle •Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while	The Roost - Animal Crossing: Wild World	Villager
856	File:Frillard.png	Frillard	Animal Crossing Series	•Wario •Isabelle •Villager		2,400	Town and City	N/A	•The enemy loves to taunt	Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store - Animal Crossing: Wild World	Villager
1,130	File:Donbe hikari.png	Donbe & Hikari	Famicom Mukashibanashi Series	•Young Link •Villager •Falco •Diddy Kong •Duck Hunt		3,500	Duck Hunt (hazards off)	N/A	•Defeat an army of fighters	Shin Onigashima Medley	Hikari
1,139	File:Goku & Chao.png	Goku & Chao	Famicom Mukashibanashi Series	•Diddy Kong •Villager		1,600	Town and City	•Item: Golden Hammer	•Reinforcements will appear during the battle •The enemy is easily distracted by items	Yūyūki Medley	Chao
1,189		Yama	SimTower SP	•Luigi •Villager (×2)		2,000	Tomodachi Life	•Item: Ore Club •Hazard: Heavy Wind	•Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while •The enemy is easily distracted by items	Title Theme - NES Remix 2	Tenants
1,212	File:AshleyRobinsSpirit.PNG	Ashley Robbins	Trace Memory Series	•Isabelle •Villager		3,700	Luigi's Mansion	N/A	•The enemy is invisible	Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion (Brawl)	Daniel Edward
1,238		Looksley	Looksley's Line Up	•Isabelle •Villager		1,500	Paper Mario	•Invisibility •Item: Smoke Ball	•All fighters are invisible	Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Medley	Townsperson
1,284		Wonder-Blue	The Wonderful 101	•Chrom •Villager (×5) ()		1,800	New Donk City Hall	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •Defeat an army of fighters	ST01: Roll Out, Wonderful 100!	Recruitable citizens
1,373		Leon	Resident Evil Series	•Fox •Villager Team (×9) (×3, ×3, ×3)		3,800	Gerudo Valley (hazards off)	•Item: Exploding Types	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Stamina battle •The enemy favors neutral specials	Psycho Bits	Ganado
1,390		Seteth	Fire Emblem Series	•Dr. Mario •Villager		4,200	Garreg Mach Monastery (Cathedral)	N/A	•Timed battle •Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd •The enemy has increased power for the first part of the battle	Chasing Daybreak	Flayn

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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  Villager's fighter card.

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  Villager's unlock notice.

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  Vilager taunting on Summit.

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  Villager using their 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 dash attack on Hyrule Castle.

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  Villager using their 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 their 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.

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  Preparing to grab Banjo & Kazooie.

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  Banjo & Kazooie popping Villager's balloons with their forward tilt.

Trivia

The two cut villager costumes (top) and the final costumes (bottom).

• Villager is the only SSB4 newcomer to appear on the game's boxart.
  • Villager's body and lighting on the boxart for Ultimate is flipped when compared to his appearance in the panorama, with only his face facing the same direction.
• In the E3 demo of the game, Villager's portrait, strangely, used their in-game model as opposed to the render made for the final game. This was also the case with Link, Mario and Pikachu. This has since been fixed.
  • Coincidentally, all four of these characters were playable in the Super Smash Bros. for 3DS demo.
• 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.
• In Spanish, German, French, and Italian, the name tag and voice clip from the announcer on the victory screen is slightly different from the one used on the character select screen, instead featuring a noticeable translation of "the" (respectively, "el Aldeano"/"la Aldeana", "der Bewohner"/"die Bewohnerin", "l'Habitant"/"l'Habitante", "le Villageois"/"la Villageoise", and "l'Abitante"). This trait is shared with Wii Fit Trainer, Inkling, Pokémon Trainer, Hero, the Ice Climbers, and the Mii Fighters.
• Villager is one of the only two characters who can be the first character unlocked in more than one way. These being taking Villager's route in the World of Light or completing Pikachu's Classic Mode. The other character who holds this distinction is Ness.
• When Villager uses their Up Special, the color of the balloons that appear depends on who controls the character (gray for CPU, red for P1, blue for P2, etc.). Isabelle also shares this trait.
• Similar to Wario's Chomp, characters trapped in Villager's grab appear to have the upper half of their models removed, presumably so that even large characters can fit inside the net. This also happens with Isabelle.