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

List of starter characters

The following characters appear as starter characters:

Super Smash Bros.

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Super Smash Bros. starters.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

 
Melee starters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 
Brawl starters.

Super Smash Bros. 4

 
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS starters.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has an additional four extra starters.

Trivia

  • Bowser and King Dedede are the only starter villains.
  • Wario is the only character to have debuted as a starter to have been made unlockable in another.
  • Prior to SSB4, there were no unlockable females.

See Also