Vault

The menu of the Vault in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Vault (コレクション, Collection) is a menu that appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and features many of the collection and record-keeping elements of the games. The Vault in Brawl is depicted as a locked box with a green background.

Features

Album (Brawl, 3DS, Wii U & Ultimate)

This shows photos that the player has taken using the camera, be it from the Subspace Emissary, multiplayer mode, or another place in the game. In SSB4, snapshots can also be moved to player-created albums and commented upon. In Ultimate, screenshots are saved on the system rather than the game.

Challenges (Brawl, 3DS, Wii U & Ultimate)

Challenges are a plethora of achievements that can be accomplished in order to unlock prizes. These include Stages, Trophies, Stickers, CDs, Masterpieces, and edit parts for Stage Builder. Challenges return in both versions of SSB4, with the 3DS version featuring challenges intended to be easier to complete compared to the Wii U version. In Ultimate, challenges are split into eight gameplay categories, those being Smash, Adventure, Spirit Board, Spirits, Classic Mode, Games & More, Online, and Other.

Chronicle (Brawl only)

The Chronicle lists notable Nintendo titles on Nintendo consoles, including, but not limited to, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Virtual Boy, and Wii titles before Brawl's release.

Masterpieces (Brawl and Wii U only)

This mode allows demos of games from the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or Nintendo 64 to be played. This mode was made to show the past adventures of the fighters. This feature is absent from the 3DS version of SSB4.

Replays (Brawl, 3DS, Wii U & Ultimate)

This shows videos that the player has taken using the camera. In Brawl and Smash 4, They can be taken in multiplayer mode or in Stadium modes except for Boss Battles, and can only be less than 3 minutes long. In Ultimate replays can be converted to video files, and saved on an SD card.

Stage Builder (Brawl, Wii U, and Ultimate)

This allows the player to develop new stages as well choose their music, size, and background. This feature is not present in the 3DS version of SSB4. It is present in the Wii U version, as well as in Ultimate but isn't found in the Vault anymore; instead, it is its own section in the Games & More submenu.

Tips (3DS, Wii U & Ultimate)

A new feature in SSB4 that gives helpful hints to the player about the various characters, items, stages, and modes within the game. Tips return in Ultimate, and can be selected based on topic.

Trophies and stickers (Brawl, 3DS & Wii U)

Shows every trophy or sticker the player has collected, and in Brawl, allows the player to apply stickers for use in the SSE. It also allows the player to play a game to obtain more trophies (and in Brawl, stickers) by using coins. In Brawl, said game is the Coin Launcher, while in SSB4, it is the Trophy Rush.

Gallery

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  The Vault in Brawl

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  The Vault in SSB4 for 3DS