Series symbol
- This article lists the logos of every universe that appears in the Smash series. For information about the Smash series logo specifically, see Super Smash Bros. logo.
A series symbol is the logo that represents another game universe, assigned to playable characters and stages. For characters, it is displayed next to a character's damage meter (the same color as the character), as well as on the Victory Screen. For stages, it's visible on the Stage Selection screen. To an extent, these symbols are also applicable for items (as seen on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! pages), trophies (as seen on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy collections) and music (as seen on Brawl and Smash 3DS/Wii U sound tests), however, all these require a character or stage representative in order to have a symbol assigned, otherwise, there is no symbol at all or the Smash Bros. logo is assigned by default. This is a list of all the symbols, along with a short explanation of what they are and where they come from within their game universes, and a picture.
List of series symbols
Universe | Image | Description | Explanation | |
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Animal Crossing | A leaf with a "bite" taken out of it | Represents a piece of furniture when not indoors. It is also the logo of Tom Nook's shop. | ||
Balloon Fight | A pair of balloons | Every Balloon Fighter is held aloft by two balloons. | ||
Donkey Kong | The letters "DK" | The initials on Donkey Kong's red tie. Also found on DK Barrels. Used as Donkey Kong's symbol in all Mario spin-offs. | ||
Duck Hunt | A duck | The object of Duck Hunt is to shoot down ducks. | ||
EarthBound/Mother | Earth | Substituted for the letter "O" in the series' Japanese title (Mother). Based on an inverted version "The Blue Marble", a famous photo of Earth from space.[1] | ||
Electroplankton | A Nanocarp | Nanocarp, one of the various Electroplanktons; featured on the game's box art. | ||
Find Mii | The Regal Crown | The crown worn by the player's Mii, who takes on the role of a King or Queen in both of the Find Mii games. | ||
Fire Emblem | A sword | Resembles Marth's sword, the Falchion. | ||
F-Zero | A falcon | The golden crest on Captain Falcon's helmet. | ||
Game & Watch | A Game & Watch character ringing a bell | Represents the alarm feature; this bell was featured on many Game & Watch boxes. The Melee design features 2 bells to represent the Game & Watch's LCD screen. | ||
Ice Climber | An eggplant | The first of the vegetables the Ice Climbers sought to collect. | ||
Kid Icarus | Palutena's bow | Pit's main weapon. Is also the icon of Bow-type weapons in Kid Icarus: Uprising. | ||
Kirby | A Warp Star | Warp Stars transport Kirby between areas, often at high speeds. May also represent Pop Star, Kirby's similarly-shaped home planet. | ||
Mario | A Super Mushroom | A common power-up in the Mushroom Kingdom which usually makes Mario grow in size. | ||
Mega Man | A cog | Either alludes to Mega Man's robotic nature, or references the Metal Blade, which has a gear-like shape. | ||
Metal Gear | FOX Unit's insignia | Comes from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; also the Kojima Productions logo. | ||
Metal Mario | A metallic Super Mushroom | The Mario symbol from Smash 64 and Melee, but edited to look metallic. Used only in Super Smash Bros. | ||
Metroid | Screw Attack | The Screw Attack is not necessarily Samus's signature move, but its S-shaped icon is used prominently in the Metroid games, as seen in the ending of Super Metroid, the logos of Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime, and as suit upgrades in the Metroid Prime sub-series. | ||
Miiverse | The Miiverse logo | Shows three people, representing the community of players on Miiverse. | ||
Nintendo DS | The "dual screen" logo | Represents the upper and lower screens of the Nintendo DS which were used in part of its logo. Prominently featured on the casing for the DS Lite. | ||
Nintendogs | A paw print. | Represents a dog's paw print. | ||
Pac-Man | Pac-Man in his classic "wedge" shape. | Based on Pac-Man's original sprite in Pac-Man, his first and most famous appearance. | ||
Pikmin | A Pikmin's flower (known as Bacopa Cabana) | Fully grown Pikmin have flowers on their stems; the flower also appears on the Onions, acting as their main propeller. | ||
Pilotwings | An airplane | The Pilotwings series focuses on piloting aircraft. | ||
Pokémon | A Poké Ball | Used to capture and store Pokémon. | ||
Punch-Out!! | A boxing glove. | Punch-Out!! is a series of boxing games. This particular design appears on the title screen and victory screens of all versions of the NES Punch-Out!!. | ||
R.O.B. | A gyro | One of the real-world accessories used by R.O.B. for the game Gyromite. Also incorporates the Subspace Army symbol. | ||
Sonic | Sonic's head, in profile | Often used to represent Sonic, and used in Sonic Team's logo, albeit with eyes. | ||
Star Fox | A winged fox | This logo adorns each of Team Star Fox's various vehicles, such as the Great Fox, Arwings, and the Landmaster. | ||
Street Fighter | The letters "SF" | The appearance of the letters as they appear in the Street Fighter logo. | ||
Super Smash Bros. | An asymmetrical cross in a circle | This logo has represented the series since the first Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo 64. | ||
The Legend of Zelda | The Triforce | A powerful relic of Hyrule; the driving force of the series. | ||
Tomodachi | A house | Representative of the residential setting of the series, and the homes used for players' Miis. | ||
Wario | A "W" for "Wario" | Wario has this printed on his hat and gloves. Used as Wario's symbol in all Mario spin-offs. | ||
Wii Fit | A silhouette of the Dancer yoga pose | One of the poses featured on the Wii Fit box art, and the software icon for Wii Fit U. It is also Wii Fit Trainer's official artwork pose. | ||
Wii Sports | A palm tree next to a volcano | A stylized representation of Wuhu Island, the setting of Wii Sports Resort, with the volcano representing Maka Wuhu. | ||
Wrecking Crew | A steel drum | Steel drums can be used in Wrecking Crew to trap enemies. | ||
Xenoblade | The Monado | A weapon that Shulk wields in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is cropped exactly how it is in the loading screen of said game. | ||
Yoshi | A Yoshi's Egg | Yoshis can be found in eggs and utilize eggs for several signature techniques. Used as Yoshi's symbol in all Mario spin-offs. | ||
Subspace | A hollow circle with a bar on the inner left | Featured prominently on many Subspace Army creatures and objects within Brawl’s The Subspace Emissary. Also used to represent the mode as a whole. Resembles a Mite's head. | ||
Unknown | A circle cut into eighths and slightly spead apart | This symbol is used in Melee as the series of Battlefield. One could presume it represents "Special Stages", as this is given as the title of the stage, but Final Destination (which is also titled Special Stages) is given the Super Smash Bros. symbol instead. The meaning and intent of this symbol is therefore unknown. |
Trivia
- In Brawl, the Fire Emblem symbol as used on the results screen has a significantly different design than all its other appearances (in both the rest of Brawl and in all other games of the series), having a thinner blade, an extended crossguard, an asymmetrical hilt, a longer handle, and a flat-sided pommel.