Idle poses (sometimes referred to as idle animations) is a pose that the character will do if the character doesn't move, attack, or get attacked. In Super Smash Bros., characters didn't make idle poses other than common motions like looking to either side of them or blinking.
List of idle poses
List of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Name | Idle pose 1 | Idle pose 2 |
Bowser | ||
Captain Falcon | ||
Donkey Kong | ||
Dr. Mario | ||
Falco | ||
Fox | ||
Ganondorf | ||
Ice Climbers | ||
Jiglypuff | ||
Kirby | ||
Link | ||
Luigi | ||
Mario | ||
Marth | ||
Mewtwo | ||
Mr. Game and Watch | ||
Ness | ||
Peach | ||
Pichu | ||
Pikachu | ||
Roy | ||
Samus | ||
Sheik | ||
Yoshi | ||
Young Link | ||
Zelda |
Chart of idle poses in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Name | Idle pose 1 | Idle pose 2 | Idle pose 3 |
Bowser | Clenches his fists and releases steam from his nose | ||
Captain Falcon | Does a battle pose | Does a battle pose slightly different from the first one | |
Charizard | Spits fire at the ground | ||
Diddy Kong | Scratches his backside, shakes and stretches | Jumps in place | |
Donkey Kong | Bares his teeth and crosses his eyes | ||
Falco | |||
Fox | |||
Ganondorf | Crosses his arms and looks around | ||
Ice Climbers | |||
Ike | Tap his sword to his shoulder | Rubs his sword from the middle to the edge of his sword | |
Ivysaur | |||
Jigglypuff | Makes small hops in place | ||
King Dedede | Puts his hammer on his shoulder | Smacks his belly | |
Kirby | Sleeps for a while, then shakes his head and wakes up again | Hops a bit to look back, then hops again, returning to normal position | |
Link | Spins his sword | Look to the screen, then behind the screen | |
Lucario | Move his hands slowly in a fighting way | ||
Lucas | Tap the edge of his shoe | Cowardly shakes his fist in front of his body | |
Luigi | Rubs the back of his head sheepishly | Pulls on his nose, stretching it and snapping it back | |
Mario | Moves his head from left to right and holds his fists in front of his face | Moves his hat. | |
Marth | Holds chest and takes a breath | Brushes hair out of his face | |
Meta Knight | Glances behind him | Pulls his cape around him | |
Mr. Game & Watch | Looks back with an opened mouth | ||
Ness | Closes his eyes and places his finger to his temple, similar to Lucas' Down taunt | Looks back | |
Olimar | Moves his arms further and back in a basic limber-up exercise | ||
Peach | Looks over her shoulders and rubs something off her dress | Raises arms up and stretches | |
Pikachu | Scratches one of it's ears | Looks left and right | |
Pit | Holds his blades together as a bow, then pulls them apart | Hops back and forth | |
Pokémon Trainer | |||
R.O.B. | |||
Samus | |||
Sheik | Balances on one foot | ||
Snake | Scratching his beard | Looks back | |
Sonic | Turns towards/away from the player, waving his finger in a patronizing manner while grinning | Taps his foot impatiently | |
Squirtle | Jumps excitedly | Waggles its arms in front of itself | |
Toon Link | Taps the ground with his boot | Looks around cautiously | |
Wario | Crosses his arms, fists clenched | Scratches his bottom | |
Wolf | |||
Yoshi | Hops with his hands in the air | Looks back, forward and back again | |
Zelda | Flips hair back | Turns her body away | |
Zero Suit Samus | Checking her Paralyzer | Stands straightly with Paralyzer besides her head, then looks around |
Although not being an idle pose, when crouching Mario and Donkey Kong will raise their hands then look right and left. Donkey Kong's is a reference to Donkey Kong Country and Mario's to Super Mario 64.
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Trivia
- If Link is not doing one of his idle poses, the shield he always wields can block some projectiles.