Yeah, yeah, I know, I got bored and I wanted to keep a compilation on SmashWiki through a userpage since it's not mainspace-worthy as far as I know, so basically all it has is novelty value, but anyway, this is a list of all live action and animated movies/short movies that the various Super Smash Bros. fighters have appeared in. This will include everything from the earliest known ones, all the way to ones that have been announced but currently have no release date. I will try to keep this list as up to date as I possibly can, but since I don't keep up with movie news all the time, it'll be kind of difficult for me at times. Fanmade movies, no matter how notable, will not be added, unless the creators of the franchise gave their consent on making it. If you see a character's first appearance on a movie but don't see a notice about it, check the bottom in the Movie Shorts category, because they may have appeared there first. There is also a list of cancelled projects, which contains a list of movies that almost saw the light of day, but were cancelled due to various reasons (i.e. creative differences, the first movie flopped, etc.). I'm not entirely resourceful when it comes to looking for movies that did go into production but were cancelled, so if you know of any, please let me know and give me some good sources that proves that it existed and I'll add it to the list.
EDIT: I have included a list of characters who have yet to appear in a movie, separated in categories such as announced to be in a movie but it has yet to be released and ones with no announcement.
Movies
Released
 Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! |
7/20/1986 | Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser | First movie appearance of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser. |
| Super Mario Bros. |
5/28/1993 | Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi | First movie appearance of Yoshi. |
 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie |
8/8/1994 | Ryu | First movie appearance of Ryu. |
| Street Fighter |
12/23/1994 | Ryu | |
 Sonic the Hedgehog |
1/26/1996 | Sonic | First movie appearance of Sonic. |
 Pokémon: The First Movie |
7/18/1998 | Pikachu, Mewtwo, Charizard, Squirtle | First movie appearance of Mewtwo. |
| Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One |
7/17/1999 | Pikachu, Charizard, Squirtle, Ivysaur | First movie appearance of Ivysaur. |
| Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation |
4/26/2000 | Ryu | |
| Spell of the Unown |
7/8/2000 | Pikachu, Charizard | |
| Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns |
12/30/2000 | Pikachu, Mewtwo, Charizard, Squirtle | |
| Celebi: Voice of the Forest |
7/7/2001 | Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pichu | |
| The Legend of Thunder |
12/30/2001 | Jigglypuff | |
| Pokémon Heroes |
7/13/2002 | Pikachu, Jigglypuff | Jigglypuff only appears in the intro. |
| Jirachi: Wish Maker |
7/19/2003 | Pikachu, Mewtwo | Mewtwo only appears in the intro. |
 Fright to the Finish |
9/27/2003 | Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight | First movie appearance of Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight. |
| Destiny Deoxys |
7/17/2004 | Pikachu, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Ivysaur, Charizard | Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Ivysaur, and Charizard only appear in the intro. |
| Lucario and the Mystery of Mew |
7/16/2005 | Pikachu, Lucario, Squirtle, Charizard, Pichu | First movie appearance of Lucario. |
 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete |
9/14/2005 | Cloud Strife | First movie appearance of Cloud; Cloud's appearance in this is used as a basis for one of Cloud's alternate costumes in SSB4 |
| Street Fighter Alpha: Generations |
10/25/2005 | Ryu | |
| Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea |
7/15/2006 | Pikachu, Squirtle, Jigglypuff | |
| The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon |
10/13/2006 | Pikachu, Mewtwo | |
 Doubutsu no Mori |
12/16/2006 | Villager | First appearance of Villager, though officially named Ai in this adaption. |
| The Rise of Darkrai |
7/14/2007 | Pikachu, Lucario, Mewtwo | Lucario and Mewtwo only appear in the intro. |
| Giratina and the Sky Warrior |
7/19/2008 | Pikachu, Pichu | |
| Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind |
2/20/2009 | Ryu | |
| Arceus and the Jewel of Life |
7/18/2009 | Pikachu, Pichu | |
| Zoroark: Master of Illusions |
7/10/2010 | Pikachu | |
| Pokémon The Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram Pokémon The Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom |
7/16/2011 | Pikachu | |
| Kyurem VS The Sword of Justice |
7/14/2012 | Pikachu, Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Pichu, Lucario | All playable Pokémon fighters except Pikachu and Greninja only appear in the intro. |
 Wreck-It Ralph |
10/29/2012 | Pac-Man, Bowser, Sonic, Ryu, Mario | Mario is only mentioned. |
| Genesect and the Legend Awakened |
7/13/2013 | Pikachu, Mewtwo, Charizard | |
 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate |
11/23/2013 | Bayonetta | First movie appearance for Bayonetta. |
| Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist |
5/13/2014 | Ryu | |
| Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction |
7/19/2014 | Pikachu, Greninja, Charizard, Mewtwo | First movie appearance for Greninja. |
| Hoopa and the Clash of Ages |
7/18/2015 | Pikachu | |
| Pixels |
7/24/2015 | Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt | First movie appearance for Duck Hunt. Both the duck and the dog appear. |
Announced
| Super Mario Bros. |
TBD | Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser | I apparently missed the memo, but apparently on December 2014, Sony Pictures is managing to slowly get the rights from Nintendo to create an animated remake of the film, with Avi Arad being involved. Let's just hope this time it goes right if it gets made.... |
| 19th Pokémon Movie |
TBD | Pikachu | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog |
TBD | Sonic | |
 Metal Gear Solid |
TBD | Solid Snake | First movie appearance for Snake. |
 Mega Man |
TBD | Mega Man | First movie appearance for Mega Man. |
| Street Fighter: World Warrior |
TBD | Ryu | |
| Wreck-It Ralph 2 |
TBD | It's a major video game movie. Someone will appear....most likely Mario, because they did say they'd like Mario in the sequel. |
Movie Shorts
| Pikachu's Vacation |
7/18/1998 | Pikachu, Charizard, Squirtle, Jigglypuff | First movie appearance of Pikachu, Charizard, Squirtle, and Jigglypuff. |
| Christmas Night |
12/22/1998 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Kanga Games |
12/22/1998 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Pikachu's Rescue Adventure |
7/17/1999 | Pikachu, Squirtle, Jigglypuff | |
| Winter Games |
12/22/1999 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Stantler's Little Helpers |
12/22/1999 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Pikachu & Pichu |
7/8/2000 | Pikachu, Pichu | First movie appearance for Pichu. |
| Delibird's Dilemma |
12/22/2000 | Pikachu | |
| Snorlax Snowmen |
12/22/2000 | Pikachu | |
| Pikachu's PikaBoo |
7/7/2001 | Pikachu | |
| Camp Pikachu |
7/13/2002 | Pikachu, Pichu | |
| Gotta Dance!! |
7/19/2003 | Pikachu | |
| PK13 |
8/1/2004 | Pikachu, Jigglypuff | |
| PK14 |
3/18/2005 | Pikachu | |
| PK15 |
8/1/2005 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Last Order: Final Fantasy VII |
9/14/2005 | Cloud Strife | |
| Pikachu's Ocean Adventure |
5/20/2006 | Pikachu, Squirtle | |
| Pikachu's Island Adventure |
8/1/2006 | Pikachu, Squirtle, Pichu | |
| SS019 |
3/23/2007 | Squirtle, Charizard, Pichu, Pikachu | |
| PK18 |
8/1/2007 | Pikachu | |
| PK19 |
8/1/2008 | Pikachu | |
| Sonic: Night of the Werehog |
11/17/2008 | Sonic | |
| PK20 |
8/1/2009 | Pikachu, Pichu | |
| SS022 |
2/28/2010 | Pichu | |
| SS023 |
3/7/2010 | Pichu | |
| Pixels |
4/9/2010 | Pac-Man, Donkey Kong | First movie appearance for Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. |
| Street Fighter: Legacy |
5/6/2010 | Ryu | |
| PK21 |
8/1/2010 | Pikachu | |
| SS025 |
2/3/2011 | Pikachu | Pikachu only appears in a photograph. |
| PK22 |
8/1/2011 | Pikachu | |
| PK23 |
7/3/2012 | Pikachu | |
| Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade |
7/14/2012 | Pikachu, Pichu, Jigglypuff, Squirtle | |
| SS026 |
7/11/2013 | Pikachu, Mewtwo | |
| Eevee & Friends |
7/13/2013 | Pikachu | |
| SS027 |
10/3/2013 | Pikachu | |
| SS028 |
3/27/2014 | Pikachu | |
| SS029 |
4/3/2014 | Charizard, Lucario, Mewtwo | |
| Pikachu, What's This Key? |
7/19/2014 | Pikachu | |
 Pikmin Short Movies |
11/5/2014 | Olimar | First movie appearance for Olimar. |
| SS031 |
11/6/2014 | Charizard | |
| SS032 |
3/19/2015 | Charizard, Jigglypuff | |
| PK27 |
7/18/2015 | Pikachu, Pichu | |
| SS035 |
10/29/2015 | Charizard |
Cancelled Movies
| Super Mario Bros. 2 |
N/A | Mario, Luigi | While not outright confirmed, a sequel was hinted at the end of the first movie, but would've been ultimately dropped due to the critical failure of the first movie. |
 The Legend of Zelda |
Cancelled by 2007 | Link, Zelda | Would've been the first movie appearance for Link and Zelda. In 2007, Imagi Animation Studios, who provided the animation for TMNT and Astro Boy, created a pitch reel for a computer-animated Legend of Zelda movie, though Nintendo didn't take the studio up on their offer due to the failure of the live-action movie adaption of Super Mario Bros. |
 Metroid |
Cancelled by 2007 | Samus Aran | Would've been the first movie appearance for Samus. The movie was first agreed upon in 2003 with Nintendo being on board, but was cancelled sometime in 2007 due to Nintendo not having a good grasp of Samus's origin at the time, and didn't feel comfortable with the production team being in charge of creating her origin due to the commercial flop of Super Mario Bros. |
TV Shows
Released
 Pac-Man |
9/25/1982-11/5/1983 | Pac-Man | First television show appearance for Pac-Man. |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
9/4/1989-12/1/1989 | Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser | First television show appearance for Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser. Peach and Bowser are named Princess Toadstool and King Koopa, respectively. |
| The Legend of Zelda |
9/8/1989-12/1/1989 | Link, Zelda | First television show appearance for Link and Zelda. |
| Captain N: The Game Master |
9/9/1989-10/26/1991 | Pit, Mega Man, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Link | First television show appearance for Pit, Mega Man, and Donkey Kong. Pit is named Kid Icarus in this (Those b*****ds...). |
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 |
9/8/1990-12/1/1990 | Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser | Peach and Bowser are named Princess Toadstool and King Koopa, respectively. |
| Super Mario World |
9/14/1991-7/25/1992 | Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi | First television show appearance for Yoshi. Peach and Bowser are named Princess Toadstool and King Koopa, respectively. |
| Mega Man: Upon a Star |
1993 | Mega Man | |
| Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog |
9/6/1993-12/4/1993 | Sonic | First television show appearance for Sonic. |
| Sonic the Hedgehog |
9/18/1993-12/3/1994 | Sonic | |
| Mega Man |
9/11/1994-12/10/1995 | Mega Man | |
| Street Fighter II V |
4/10/1995-11/27/1995 | Ryu | First television show appearance for Ryu. |
| Street Fighter |
10/21/1995-5/14/1997 | Ryu | Ryu is named Ryu Hoshi in this. |
 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem |
1996 | Marth | First television show appearance for Marth, mistakenly translated to "Mars" in the English dub. |
 Donkey Kong Country |
9/4/1996-7/7/2000 | Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong | First television show appearance for Diddy Kong. |
| Pokémon Pokémon Chronicles |
4/1/1997-Present | Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Pichu, Lucario, Greninja | First television show appearance for all Pokémon fighters. |
| Sonic Underground |
1/6/1999-5/23/1999 | Sonic | |
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! |
10/6/2001-9/27/2003 | Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight | First television show appearance for Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight. |
| Sonic X |
4/6/2003-3/28/2004 | Sonic | |
 F-Zero: GP Legend |
10/7/2003-9/28/2004 | Captain Falcon | First television show appearance for Captain Falcon. |
| Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures |
6/15/2013-Present | Pac-Man | |
| Pokémon Origins |
10/2/2013-11/22/2013 | Pokémon Trainer, Charizard, Squirtle, Mewtwo, Pikachu, Ivysaur, Jigglypuff | First television show appearance for Pokémon Trainer; Named Red in this. |
| Sonic Boom |
11/8/2014-Present | Sonic |
Announced
| Mega Man |
TBD 2017 | Mega Man | A new series coming to celebrate Mega Man's 30th anniversary. |
Characters that have yet to appear in movies
Announced
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 Star Fox
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 EarthBound/Mother
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 Ice Climber
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 Game & Watch
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 Kid Icarus
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 Wario
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 R.O.B.
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 Punch-Out!!
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 Wii Fit
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 Xenoblade
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 Super Smash Bros.
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| Animal Crossing
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 Duck Hunt
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