Starter character

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, challenge, or download that character in order for him or her to be selectable (as one must do to select unlockable characters and downloadable characters).

List of starter characters

The following characters appear as starter characters:

Super Smash Bros.

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Super Smash Bros. 64 starters.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee starters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl starters.

Bowser
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
Fox
Ice Climbers
Ike
King Dedede
Kirby
Link
Lucas
Mario
Meta Knight
Olimar
Peach
Pikachu
Pit
Pokémon Trainer
- Squirtle
- Ivysaur
- Charizard
Samus/Zero Suit Samus
Wario
Yoshi
Zelda/Sheik

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS starters.

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
- Mii Brawler
- Mii Gunner
- Mii Swordfighter
Olimar
Pac-Man
Palutena
Peach
Pikachu
Pit
Robin
Rosalina & Luma
Samus
Sheik
Shulk
Sonic
Toon Link
Villager
Wii Fit Trainer
Yoshi
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U starters.

Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Captain Falcon
Charizard
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
Fox
Ganondorf
Greninja
Ike
Jigglypuff
King Dedede
Kirby
Link
Little Mac
Lucario
Luigi
Mario
Marth
Mega Man
Meta Knight
Mii Fighter
- Mii Brawler
- Mii Gunner
- Mii Swordfighter
Ness
Olimar
Pac-Man
Palutena
Peach
Pikachu
Pit
Robin
Rosalina & Luma
Samus
Sheik
Shulk
Sonic
Toon Link
Villager
Wii Fit Trainer
Yoshi
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Trivia

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first game where all of the original 12 characters appear as starters.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has the same number of starter characters as the number of total characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.