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List of voice actors

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Voice actors (声優, Voice actor) are people who record their voice for use in media, particularly to represent fictional characters. The following is a list of all known voice actors to contribute to the Super Smash Bros. series, sorted by last name:

List

A

Voice actor Role
Jaz Adams Peppy Hare (English, Orbital Gate Assault)
Adeyto Twintelle
Jason Adkins Ike (English)   
Zach Aguilar Byleth ♂ (English)
Rikako Aikawa Starmie
Squirtle (Japanese)
Gulpin (Japanese)
Abra (Japanese)
Tapu Koko
Francois Anseaume Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (French, dialogue)
Justin Anselmi Ivysaur (English)  
Venusaur (English)  
Takeshi Aono Colonel Roy Campbell (Japanese)
Isabella Arevalo Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (Spanish  )
Atsuko Asahi Winged Pikmin
Shintarō Asanuma Shulk (Japanese)
Tomohisa Asō Peppy Hare (Japanese)
Dominik Auer Wobbuffet (German)
Munchlax (German)

B

Voice actor Role
Laura Bailey Lucina (English)
Achim Barrenstein Announcer (German)    
Ivysaur (German)  
Sean Barrett Azurda (English)
Julie Basecqz Various Pokémon (French)   
Rebecca Becker Marshadow (English)
Maximilian Belle Pokémon Trainer ♂ (German)  
Angie Bender Various Pokémon (German)  
Skye Bennett Pyra (English)
Mythra (English)
Nate Bihldorff Dr. Wright (English)
Sam Black Scizor (English)  
Craig Blair Ivysaur (English)  
Giada Bonanomi Pokémon Trainer ♀ (Italian)
Johnny Yong Bosch Zero (English)
Simone Brahmann Cyndaquil (German)
Kate Bristol Pokémon Trainer ♀ (English)
Pyukumuku (English)
Farina Brock Various Pokémon (German)  
Ute Bronder Bonsly (German)
Various Pokémon (German)  
Dayci Brookshire Viridi (English)  
Lyssa Browne Slippy Toad (English, Orbital Gate Assault)
Tyler Bunch
(credited as H.D. Quinn)
Incineroar (English)

C

Voice actor Role
Nobutoshi Canna Knuckles (Japanese)
Mike Carl Various Pokémon (German)  
Pat Cashman Announcer  
Master Hand  
Crazy Hand  
James Carter Cathcart
(credited as Billy Beach)
Gulpin (English)
Munchlax (English)
Cha Myung Hwa Ivysaur (Korean)  
Ray Chase Roy (English)  
Delphine Chauvier Various Pokémon (French)   
Shigeru Chiba Azurda (Japanese)
Choi Han Announcer (Korean)  
Greg Chun Ike (English)  
Cam Clarke Corrin ♂ (English)
Robert Clotworthy Black Knight (English)
Frédéric Clou Greninja (French)
Incineroar (French)
Caroline Combrinck Gardevoir (German)   
Ben Cullum Falco (in-ship, English)  
Falco (English, Corneria and Venom only)    

D

Voice actor Role
Claus-Peter Damitz Knuckles (German)
Antony Del Rio Pit (English)   
Dark Pit (English)
Jean-Marc Delhausse Announcer (French)  
Lucario (French)   
Ivysaur (French)  
Squirtle (French)  
Various Pokémon (French)
Thibaut Delmotte Keldeo (French)
Virginie Demians Jigglypuff (French)    
Pokémon Trainer (French) 
Squirtle (French)  
Sébastien Desjours Knuckles (French)
Tania de Domenico Pokémon Trainer ♂ (Italian)  
Benoit DuPac Shadow (French)   

E

Voice actor Role
Masashi Ebara Latios (Japanese)
Hisao Egawa Falco  
Falco (Japanese)   
Falco (Japanese, Smash Taunt only)  
Little Mac  
Nightmare
Paul Eiding Colonel Roy Campbell (English)
Tania Emery Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (English  )

F

Voice actor Role
Dan Falcone Roy Koopa
Luigi Fantino Announcer (Italian)    
Lucario (Italian)
Jean Faure Announcer (French)    
Dave Fennoy Rodin (English)
Javier Fernández-Peña Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (Spanish  )
Wayne Forester Riki (English)
John Friedmann Various Pokémon (German)  
Ayumi Fujimura Zelda  
Sheik  
Mii (Type 4)  
Mechanica
Keiji Fujiwara Mewtwo   
Shinya Fukumatsu Solon (Japanese)[n 1]
Jun Fukuyama Roy   
Roy (Japanese)  
Joker (Japanese)
Arsène (Japanese)[n 1]

G

Voice actor Role
Tesshō Genda Rodin (Japanese)
Guylaine Gibert Jigglypuff (French)   
Alexandre Gillet Sonic (French)   
Manuel Gimeno Shadow (Spanish)   
Francesca Giudice Pokémon Trainer (Italian)  
Alésia Glidewell Zero Suit Samus
Knuckle Joe (English)
Krystal (English)
François Goeske Various Pokémon (German)  
Jason Griffith
(credited as Adam Caroleson)
Sonic (English)  
Sonic (English, some clips)   
Shadow (English)  
Nicola Grupe-Arnoldi Piplup (German)
Kim Mai Guest Mei Ling (English)
Emilie Guillaume Pokémon Trainer ♂ (French)  
Elisabeth Guinand Pokémon Trainer ♀ (French)
Benedikt Gutjan Greninja (German)

H

Voice actor Role
Michihiko Hagi Ike (Japanese)
Mii (Type 7)  
Michael Haigney Snorlax (English)
Koffing (English)
Charmander (English)  
Sachiko Hamano Jill
Tomoe Hanba Pokémon Trainer ♂ (Japanese)
Erika Harlacher Ann Takamaki (English)
Dean Harrington Announcer  
Master Hand  
Crazy Hand  
Megumi Hayashibara Latias (Japanese)
Arceus (Japanese)
Snivy (Japanese)
Fennekin (Japanese)
Spewpa (Japanese)
Porygon  
David Hayter Snake (English)
Kyle Hebert Ryu (English)
Steve Heinke Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (English  )
Christophe Hespel Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (French, grunts)
Kate Higgins Pauline
Tomoyuki Higuchi Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (Japanese)
Michel Hinderyckx Various Pokémon (French)   
Hitomi Hirose Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (Japanese)
Aya Hisakawa Palutena (Japanese)
Nobuyuki Hiyama Link   
Erdrick
Ryō Horikawa Captain Falcon
Dunban (Japanese)
Yoshimasa Hosoya Robin ♂ (Japanese)
Adam Howden Shulk (English)
Michael Hulsmann Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (German)
Xanthe Huynh Haru Okumura (English)
Laurie Hymes Abra (English)

I

Voice actor Role
Katharina Iacobescu Oshawott (German)
Masachika Ichimura Mewtwo  
Teiya Ichiryūsai
(credited as Aya Hara in Brawl)
Isaac
Krystal (Japanese)
Mayumi Iizuka Clefairy (Japanese)
Bellossom (Japanese)
Jirachi (Japanese)
Chansey (Japanese)
Harumi Ikoma Nakoruru[n 1]
Tetsu Inada Panther Caroso (Japanese)
Riley Inge Doc Louis (English)
Inuko Inuyama Ivysaur (Japanese)  
Miyu Irino Sora (Japanese)
Hideo Ishikawa Simon (Japanese)
Mii (Type 9)  
Unshō Ishizuka Incineroar (Japanese)
Onix
Venusaur (Japanese)  
Blastoise (Japanese)
Koffing (Japanese)
Weezing (Japanese)
Metagross
Heihachi Mishima
Shizuka Itō Byleth ♀ (Japanese)

J

Voice actor Role
Ulrike Jennie Chansey (German)
Jeon Tae Yeol Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Gerhard Jilka Lucario (German)   
Weezing (German)
Yayoi Jinguji Kotake and Koume
Rufus Jones Dunban (English)

K

Voice actor Role
Yuki Kaida Riki (Japanese)
Yūki Kaji Eight
Lea Kalbhenn Pokémon Trainer ♀ (German)
Mika Kanai Jigglypuff (Japanese)
Chikorita
Marill
Bewear (Japanese)
Pyukumuku (Japanese)
Togedemaru
Kerri Kane Rosalina
Jun'ichi Kanemaru Sonic (Japanese)
Hisako Kanemoto Sakura (Japanese)[n 1]
Anri Katsu Ghirahim
Tomoko Kawakami Ivysaur (Japanese)  
Gardevoir (Japanese)
Momoka Kawasaki Ribbon Girl
Josh Keller Tekken announcer
Samantha Kelly
(credited as Sam Kelly in SSB4 and Ultimate)
Peach    
Corinne Kempa Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (French)
Mari Kikuma Marie
Kim Il Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Kim Young Sun Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Wakana Kingyo Pokémon Trainer ♀ (Japanese)
Grant Kirkhope Jinjo
Mumbo Jumbo
Atsushi Kisaichi Meta Knight (Japanese)
Yūji Kishi Ken (Japanese)
Mii (Type 1)  
Brianna Knickerbocker Sakura (English)[n 1]
Michele Knotz Pokémon Trainer (English)  
Squirtle (English)
Torchic (English)
Gardevoir (English)
Jirachi (English)
Piplup (English)
Manaphy (English)
Snivy (English)
Latias and Latios (English)
Bewear (English)
Sanae Kobayashi Ice Climbers
Yū Kobayashi Lucina (Japanese)
Sablé Prince
Yūsuke Kobayashi Byleth ♂ (Japanese)
Yuka Komatsu Phosphora (Japanese)
Akiko Kōmoto Midna
Stephanie Komure Phosphora (English)
Takashi Kondō Terry Bogard
Katsuyuki Konishi Hitmonlee
Porygon  
Rayquaza  
Snorlax (Japanese)[n 2]
Deoxys
Xander (Japanese)[n 1]
Brandy Kopp Palutena (English)
Zelda (World of Light, English)  
Satomi Kōrogi Pichu
Togepi
Anke Kortemeier Chespin (German)
Tsuyoshi Koyama Doc Louis (Japanese)
Etsuko Kozakura Piplup (Japanese)
Yuki Kudara
(credited as keity.pop)
Callie
Taro Kudo Dillon
Dina Kuerten Jigglypuff (German)    
Pokémon Trainer (German)  
Tomoyo Kurosawa Sothis (Japanese)
Takeshi Kusao Solo
Houko Kuwashima Mei Ling (Japanese)

L

Voice actor Role
Lauren Landa Robin ♀ (English)
Natalie Lander Elise (English)[n 1]
Reuben Langdon Ken (English)
Mela Lee Tiki (English)
Lee Seon Joo Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Lee Sun Pokémon Trainer (Korean)  
Lee Young Ran Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Cherami Leigh Makoto Niijima (English)
Marcella Lentz-Pope Corrin ♀ (English)
Leslie-Vanessa Lill Various Pokémon (German)   
Rachael Lillis Jigglypuff (English)
Goldeen (English)     
Chansey (English)   
Erica Lindbeck Futaba Sakura (English)
Michael Liscio Jr. Inkay (English)
Carlos Lobo Announcer (Spanish)    
Lucario (Spanish)
Klaus Lochtove Shadow (German)   
Riccardo Lombardo Shadow (Italian)   
Jonatan Lopez Sonic (Spanish)   
Fabienne Loriaux Various Pokémon (French)   
Yuri Lowenthal Marth (English)  
Alucard (English)
Mark Lund Falco (English)   

M

Voice actor Role
Junji Majima Black Knight (Japanese)
Steve Malpass Fox (in-ship, English)  
Fox (English, Corneria and Venom only)    
Horacio Mancilla Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (Spanish  )
Dex Manley Falco (English)  
Falco (English, Lylat Cruise only)   
Saki Amamiya
Peppy Hare (English, Lylat Cruise)
ROB 64 (English)
Jeff Manning Announcer  
Master Hand  
Julian Manuel Squirtle (German)  
Various Pokémon (German)  
Rodri Martín Pokémon Trainer ♂ (Spanish)  
Charles Martinet Mario
Luigi
Dr. Mario
Wario
Waluigi
Atsushi Masaki Kamek
Sachi Matsumoto Toon Link
Skull Kid
Michael McAuliffe Slippy Toad (English, Lylat Cruise and Shadow Moses Island)
Matthew Mercer Chrom (English)
Yusuke Kitagawa (English)
Ryoma (English)[n 1]
Maurizio Merluzzo Knuckles (Italian)
Sergio Mesa Knuckles (Spanish)
Hikaru Midorikawa Marth    
Marth (Japanese)  
Shin-ichiro Miki Charizard
Charmander (Japanese)
Staryu
Scizor (Japanese)   
Darkrai (Japanese)
Akira Yuki
Lani Minella Lucas
Pit (English)  
Larry
Morton
Wendy
Lemmy
Lyn (English)
Oliver Mink Kyurem (German)
Gogoat (German)
Kotono Mitsuishi Ditto  
Ditto (Japanese)  
Max Mittelman Ryuji Sakamoto (English)
Kenta Miyake Abomasnow (Japanese)
Kyurem (Japanese)
Gogoat
Inkay (Japanese)
Mamoru Miyano Ryuji Sakamoto (Japanese)
Hironori Miyata Ganondorf   
Tingle
Nana Mizuki Ann Takamaki (Japanese)
Jun Mizusawa Zelda    
Sheik    
Xander Mobus Announcer   
Master Hand   
Crazy Hand   
Joker (English)
Arsène (English)[n 1]
Nam-Suk Moon Various Pokémon (Korean)  
October Moore Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (English  )
Toshiyuki Morikawa Sephiroth
Cassandra Lee Morris Morgana (English)
Sothis (English)
Deanna Mustard Daisy
Suzy Myers Chespin (English)

N

Voice actor Role
Hitomi Nabatame Oshawott (Japanese)
Zoroark
Chespin (Japanese)
Xerneas
Takashi Nagasako Ganondorf   
Ganondorf (Wii Remote sound)  
Yuichi Nakamura Ryoma (Japanese)[n 1]
Daisuke Namikawa Lucario (Japanese)
Mimikyu
Sarah Natochenny Chansey (English)  
Isabel Navarro Pokémon Trainer (Spanish)  
Eric Newsome Meta Knight (English)
Panther Caroso (English)
Jean-Daniel Nicodème Various Pokémon (French)    
Kensuke Nishi Ghosts (Yuri Kozukata Assist Trophy)
Chinami Nishimura Torchic (Japanese)
Kenji Nojima Fox (Japanese)   
Fox (Japanese, Lylat Cruise only)  
Kenji Nomura Magnus (Japanese)
Giovanni Noto Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (Italian)
Renato Novara Sonic (Italian)   
Yūsuke Numata ROB 64 (Japanese)

O

Voice actor Role
Joe Ochman Solon (English)[n 1]
Takashi Ōhara Fox (Japanese)  
Mii (Type 3)  
Mahito Ohba Wolf (Japanese)  
Wolf (Japanese, Lylat Cruise only)   
Makiko Ohmoto Kirby
Ness
Mii (Type 6)  
Lyn (Japanese)
Viridi (Japanese)
Ryōtarō Okiayu Mii (Type 5)  
Zero (Japanese)
Alucard (Japanese)
Masato Ōnishi Arcade Bunny
Pilar Orti Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (Spanish  )
Lisa Ortiz Oshawott (English)
Fletchling (English)
Haley Joel Osment Sora (English)
Ikue Ōtani Pikachu
Goldeen (Japanese)
Tiki (Japanese)
Morgana (Japanese)
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo Venusaur (Japanese)   
Akio Ōtsuka Snake (Japanese)
Samurai Goroh

P

Voice actor Role
Lara Parmiani Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (Italian)
Haven Paschall Swirlix (English)
Rob Paulsen Gray Fox (English)
Gregory Praet Various Pokémon (French)  

R

Voice actor Role
Sara Rades Kat and Ana
Christopher Randolph Otacon (English)
Thomas Rau Snorlax (German)
Koffing (German)
Lee Ray Bottles
Sonja Reichelt Various Pokémon (German)   
Bill Rogers Lucario (English)  
Bonsly (English)
Weavile (English)
Kayzie Rogers
(credited as Jamie Peacock)
Bellossom (English)
Wobbuffet (English)

S

Voice actor Role
Caety Sagoian Bowser Jr.
Mitsuki Saiga Luminary
Kimiko Saitō Mii (Type 10)  
Daisuke Sakaguchi Bonsly (Japanese)
Weavile (Japanese)
Masahiro Sakurai King Dedede
Takahiro Sakurai Cloud Strife
Tara Sands Clefairy (English)
Akira Sasanuma Link   
Chie Satō Munchlax (Japanese)
Megumi Sato Eevee
Victini
Swirlix (Japanese)
Dedenne
Rina Satō Makoto Niijima (Japanese)
Satomi Satō Corrin ♀ (Japanese)
Shinobu Satouchi Fox   
Fox (Japanese, Corneria and Venom only)    
Dr. Wright (Japanese)
Leon Powalski (Japanese)
Miyuki Sawashiro Robin ♀ (Japanese)
Sean Schemmel Lucario (English)   
Patrick Schröder Various Pokémon (German)   
Erica Schroeder Spewpa (English)
Ditto (English)  
Tim Schwarzmaier Various Pokémon (German)   
Chris Seavor Peppy Hare (English)  
Peppy Hare (English, Corneria and Venom only)    
Slippy Toad (English)  
Slippy Toad (English, Corneria and Venom only)    
Gruntilda
Maresa Sedlmeir Various Pokémon (German)  
Patrick Seitz Magnus (English)
Nobunaga Shimazaki Corrin ♂ (Japanese)
Shino Shimoji Pyra (Japanese)
Mythra (Japanese)
Hiro Shimono Rex (Japanese)
Shin Yong-woo Squirtle (Korean)  
Lucario (Korean)  
Kei Shindo Vulpix
Alolan Exeggutor (Japanese)
Masanori Shinohara Kazuya Mishima
Kaneto Shiozawa Gray Fox (Japanese)
Yuri Shiratori Manaphy (Japanese)
Umeka Shōji Mii (Type 2, 12)  
Keith Silverstein Simon (English)
Luke Smith Wii Fit Trainer ♂ (English  )
Roger Craig Smith Sonic (English)   
Sylvia St John Wii Fit Trainer ♀ (German)
Marc Stachel Sonic (German)   
David Stanbra Xander (English)[n 1]
Eileen Stevens Fennekin (English)
Christine Stichler Marill (German)
Patricia Strasburger Mimikyu (German)
Eric Stuart Blastoise (English)
Weezing (English)
Venusaur (English)   
Scizor (English) 
Tomokazu Sugita Chrom (Japanese)
Takamaru
Yusuke Kitagawa (Japanese)
Chris Sutherland Banjo
Kazooie
Klaptrap
Ayaka Suwa Elise (Japanese)[n 1]
Leslie Swan Kat and Ana

T

Voice actor Role
Kōsuke Takaguchi Falco (Japanese)  
Wolf (Japanese)  
Hiroki Takahashi Ryu (Japanese)
Kenji Takahashi Ninjara
Kengo Takanashi Link  
Haruna Takatsu Min Min
Minami Takayama Pit (Japanese)
Dark Pit (Japanese)
Mii (Type 8)  
Knuckle Joe (Japanese)
Koji Takeda Master Mummy
Fumiko Takekuma Alolan Raichu
Alolan Exeggutor (Japanese)
Ryota Takeuchi Kid Cobra[n 1]
Yūya Takezawa Luma
Fujiko Takimoto Young Link
Atsuko Tanaka Bayonetta (Japanese)
Ghosts (Yuri Kozukata Assist Trophy)
Hideyuki Tanaka Otacon (Japanese)
Risa Taneda Yuri Kozukata
Hellena Taylor Bayonetta (English)
Jen Taylor Peach  
Peach (Wii Remote sound)  
Veronica Taylor Goldeen (English)  
Yuka Terasaki Keldeo (Japanese)
Meloetta
Fletchling (Japanese)
Billy Bob Thompson Greninja (English)
Pokémon Trainer ♂ (English)  
Charmander (English)  
Marc Thompson Abomasnow (English)
Kyurem (English)
Alolan Exeggutor (English)
Kirk Thornton Shadow (English)   
Jeannie Tirado Byleth ♀ (English)
Haruka Tomatsu Haru Okumura (Japanese)
Kyōko Tongū Slippy Toad (Japanese)
Kohsuke Toriumi Little Mac   
Kazumi Totaka Yoshi
Yuki Tsujii Inkling ♂ ♀

U

Voice actor Role
Reina Ueda Alolan Vulpix
Alolan Exeggutor (Japanese)
Yūji Ueda Greninja (Japanese)
Cyndaquil
Wobbuffet (Japanese)
Genesect
Tania Ugía Pokémon Trainer ♀ (Spanish)

V

Voice actor Role
Mike Vaughn Iggy
Ludwig
David Vincent Robin ♂ (English)
Richter (English)
Tobias John von Freyend Keldeo (German)
Peter Von Gomm Spring Man
Elisabeth von Koch Dedenne (German)
Jean-Michel Vovk Kyurem (French)

W

Voice actor Role
Ulla Wagener Various Pokémon (German)  
Hajime Wakai Pikmin
Norio Wakamoto Metal Face (Japanese)
Hynden Walch Viridi (English)  
Jim Walker Fox (English)  
Fox (English, Lylat Cruise only)   
Leon Powalski (English)
Jay Ward Wolf (English)
Timothy Watson Metal Face (English)
Tom Wayland Arceus (English)
Keldeo (English)
Al Weaver Rex (English)
Mike West Fox (English)   
Angela Wiederhut Fletchling (German)
Scott Williams Darkrai (English)
Travis Willingham
(credited as Kent Hampton)
Knuckles (English)
Guile (English)
Mara Winzer Jigglypuff (German)   
Frank Wölfel Announcer (German)  
Woo Jeong Shin Various Pokémon (Korean)  

Y

Voice actor Role
Kōichi Yamadera Mew
Marshadow (Japanese)
Kiyoyuki Yanada Richter (Japanese)
Mii (Type 11)  
Kunihiko Yasui Iori Yagami[n 1]
Hiroki Yasumoto Guile (Japanese)
Natsuko Yokoyama Nabbit
Yoo Sang Woo Various Pokémon (Korean)  
Aoi Yūki Futaba Sakura (Japanese)
Kōji Yusa Shadow (Japanese)

Unknown Role

Voice actor
Julie Parker   

Archived recordings

While many characters have voice clips specifically recorded for the Super Smash Bros. games, just as many reuse existing ones from previous entries or their home series. Notable examples include:

  • Yoshi, Jigglypuff, and Captain Falcon are the only fighters to have voice clips reused in all games beyond Smash 64—Yoshi is unique among them in that he also reused voice clips in Smash 64.
    • Jigglypuff is unique in that it has received new voice clips in other languages (Japanese in every game except Smash 4; French and German up to Brawl); only its English clips have been reused.
    • While Captain Falcon has used the same voice clips in each game (albeit with variations between Smash 64, Melee, and Brawl onwards), he was given new vocals in Min Min's reveal trailer; Ryō Horikawa reprised his role for this appearance.
  • Inversely, Kirby receives new voice clips in all five games while still being voiced by the same actress, Makiko Ōmoto. This also applies to Ness (who is also voiced by Ōmoto), with the exception of him having no new voice clips in Ultimate, unlike Kirby.
  • Though the cast of the Pokémon anime was replaced prior to Brawl's release, coinciding with its localization moving from 4Kids Entertainment to The Pokémon Company International, the Smash Bros. series continues to use reuse archive audio from the 4Kids dub for Pokémon such as Jigglypuff and Snorlax, rather than their current actors. Other Pokémon such as Eevee and Togedemaru use their Japanese voices in the Smash Bros. series despite having dubbed voices in the anime.
  • Haley Joel Osment's performance as Sora is entirely comprised of reused voice clips, specifically from Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Casting notes

  • The English voice recordings for Super Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate were conducted under non-union conditions, which is presumed to be the cause of noticeable impacts on the voice casts of characters from Final Fantasy, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Fire Emblem Awakening:
    • The only Kid Icarus: Uprising voice actors to reprise their roles in Smash are Antony Del Rio (Pit and Dark Pit) and Hynden Walch (Viridi), both of whom are uncredited. Additionally, Walch only returned as Viridi for Smash 4, being completely replaced by Dayci Brookshire for Ultimate. All other Uprising characters were recast.
    • Cloud and Sephiroth are only voiced in Japanese.
    • From Smash 4 onward, Lauren Landa took over as the voice of female Robin instead of Michelle Ruff or Wendee Lee, who portrayed the three voice options for her in Awakening (although both of those actresses have since portrayed other Fire Emblem characters). Additionally, Laura Bailey's performance as Lucina is uncredited, as it has been in every Fire Emblem game except Fates.
      • As of 2017, Bailey has left the role of Lucina, as part of a noticeable exodus of unionized voice talent from the series, and has been replaced by Alexis Tipton. Due to its reuse of Smash 4 voice assets, Ultimate is the only time since 2017 that Bailey has portrayed Lucina in any capacity.
  • In addition to the above, several members of the Star Fox cast in Brawl had replaced voice actors, for unknown reasons—though Fox, Slippy, and Krystal kept their voices from Assault (the most recent Star Fox game with voice acting at the time of Brawl's release), Falco, Wolf, Peppy, Leon, and Panther all gained new voices, with Mike Madeoy (Falco), Grant Goodeve (Wolf), Henry Dardenne (Peppy), and David Scully (Leon and Panther) replaced with Dex Manley (Falco and Peppy), Jay Ward (Wolf), Jim Walker (Leon), and Eric Newsome (Panther).
  • Every Smash game has introduced at least one playable character with a voice actor who never portrayed them outside of Smash. Namely:
    • Smash 64 introduced Ness and Captain Falcon.
    • Melee introduced the Ice Climbers.
    • Brawl introduced Pokémon Trainer, Lucas and Zero Suit Samus. Meta Knight and Pit also share this distinction as well, albeit only applying in English.
    • Smash 4 introduced Little Mac. Palutena also shares this distinction, albeit only in English.
    • Ultimate introduced Eight.
    • Kirby, Pit (Japanese), Wolf (English), Roy (Japanese), female Robin (English), and Solo also initially shared this distinction as well, until the release of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, respectively.
      • Lucario, in English, falls under this distinction as well, though Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl first aired two years before Brawl was released; Lucario's first appearance in the series was shortly after Brawl's release, where Maylene's Lucario was voiced by Bill Rogers. Similarly, Erdrick falls under this distinction as well, though Dragon Quest Rivals Ace was released a year before Ultimate; a special card pack with him was added in an update to the game after Hero was released in Ultimate, with Erdrick voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama.
    • As of Smash 4, Mewtwo also falls under this distinction as well. Ultimate also added female Pokémon Trainer, Sheik, Zelda (in English), and the Mii Fighters.
  • Ultimate is the first game with official voice acting for Erdrick, Solo, and Eight, and Masahiro Sakurai shared some interesting pieces of trivia about each of the Hero's voice actors and their recording sessions:
    • The Luminary's voice actress, Mitsuki Saiga, reprises her role from Dragon Quest XI S (thus technically making Ultimate her debut voicing the character), but was directed to have more energy in her vocals to better fit the style of Smash.
    • Erdrick's voice actor, Nobuyuki Hiyama, had also notably voiced Adult Link in Ocarina of Time, Smash 64, and Melee. Of the four Heroes, his recording session was completed the fastest due to his extensive experience. Sakurai also notes that his performance can be recognized as Guy Shishioh from The King of Braves GaoGaiGar. In Dragon Quest XI S, he also voices Erdwin, a past hero based on Erdrick.
    • Solo's voice actor, Takeshi Kusao, asked for a lot of detail on the backstory of the protagonist to help improve his performance.
    • Eight's voice actor, Yūki Kaji, apparently dreamed of doing voice work for the Dragon Quest and Super Smash Bros. series, and he was enthusiastic to fulfill both at the same time in Ultimate.

Crediting errors

  • Charles Martinet's surname is misspelled "Martinee" in the credits of the original Super Smash Bros., an error also seen in a few other N64 games. This spelling may be an Anglicized form of the name's pronunciation.
  • Several actors are credited in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate despite having no performances actually in the game:
    • Jaz Adams and Lyssa Browne, who were the English voices of Peppy Hare and Slippy Toad in the Orbital Gate Assault stage's Smash Taunt in Smash 4, are still credited despite the stage not returning for Ultimate.
    • Wendee Lee is credited despite having never portrayed any character in a Smash game. As she is the current English voice actress for Lyn in Fire Emblem games released from 2017 onward, it is possible that this is some sort of mix-up relating to the possibility of her reprising that role; Ultimate instead reuses Lani Minella's portrayal of the character from Brawl and Smash 4.[1] This makes her, along with Lucina, one of the only Fire Emblem characters in Ultimate to not be portrayed in some capacity by their current English voice actors.
    • Both Joe Ochman and Shinya Fukumatsu are credited in the game's full credits (which includes voice actors for DLC characters, something the credits for Classic Mode did not add); it is unknown exactly why they are credited, as, while they do reprise the role of Solon for Byleth's reveal trailer, Solon has no in-game role.
  • In Ultimate, Travis Willingham (the English voice of Knuckles the Echidna and Guile) is mistakenly credited twice in the "Help" menu's credits, by both his real name and "Kent Hampton". In World of Light and Classic Mode, he is only credited as the latter. Kent Hampton is the pseudonym that Travis Willingham is credited under in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, among other titles.
  • Rosalina's voice actress's name is misspelled as "Kerry Kane" instead of "Kerri Kane" in Ultimate's credits.
  • Eric Newsome, Meta Knight's English voice actor, mistakenly labeled the Super Smash Bros. franchise as the Super Mario Bros. franchise on his website.[2] The link for the series on the website is also erroneously a duplicate link to the website for Dota 2, in which Newsome voices multiple characters.
    • In a similar vein, Reuben Langdon, Ken's English voice actor, mistakenly claimed to have portrayed Raiden from Metal Gear in a Super Smash Bros. game (likely via motion capture, as Raiden's voice is portrayed throughout the Metal Gear series by Quinton Flynn). This led many fans to conclude that he had accidentally leaked the inclusion of Raiden in the then-upcoming fourth entry, before later correcting himself and stating that he had mixed Super Smash Bros. up with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Trivia

  • Sean Barrett (the English voice of Azurda) is the oldest voice actor in the series to record new lines for a character, being 80 years old at the time of Pyra and Mythra's release.
  • Michele Knotz has voiced the most individual characters in the Smash series, at 11.
  • With Ultimate marking his 100th performance as Mario, Charles Martinet received a Guinness World Records certificate for the most performances as a single video game character.
  • Pokémon Trainer has the most voice actors in the entire series, totaling at 18. Wii Fit Trainer previously held the title, and still holds the record for the most voice actors in a single game, having 17 in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
  • Wii Fit Trainer is the only character to have different voice actors for different regional dialects. This is seen in the distinction between American and British English as well as Latin American and European Spanish. Because of this, Wii Fit Trainer is also the only character to feature up to four voice actors in a single language.
  • Julie Parker is the only voice actress whose character is unknown.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Trailer only.
  2. ^ While Konishi is credited for Snorlax's voice in the Japanese versions of SSB4 and Ultimate, the anime episode the voice comes from (episode 41) credits someone going by "Mr. T". It is not known if "Mr. T" is Konishi.

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