Downloadable content (SSBU)

For downloadable content available in this game's predecessor, see Downloadable content (SSB4). For general information, see Downloadable content.

The icon for the Fighters Pass Vol. 1.

In the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct on November 1st, 2018, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that paid DLC would be available for Ultimate. The initial wave of content comes in the form of five Challenger Pack bundles, each containing one entirely unique fighter, one stage, and several music tracks. These bundles, which are also available through a complete pack known as the Fighters Pass, were released periodically through January 28th, 2020. Additionally, Piranha Plant was available for free as a limited time early purchase bonus, and is currently available for purchase separate from the Fighters Pass. On November 6th, 2018, Sakurai announced on his Twitter account that the initial DLC line-up was finalized, and that potential fighters were proposed by Nintendo, with Sakurai passing final approval on them.

The icon for Fighters Pass Vol. 2.

During the Nintendo Direct on September 4th, 2019, Nintendo revealed that more DLC fighters were set to be in production after the first Fighters Pass, due to Ultimate's strong sales. As with before, Nintendo proposed the potential fighters and Sakurai passed final approval. On January 16th, 2020, Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was announced alongside Byleth, with the previous Fighters Pass retroactively being dubbed Vol. 1. The Pass will include six Challenger Packs; just like in Vol. 1, each pack contains one fighter, one stage, and several music tracks. Both Byleth and Vol. 2 were made available for purchase on January 28th, 2020. These six packs are planned to be released by December 31st, 2021. According to Sakurai, this will be the last DLC released for Ultimate. He also said that the DLC characters for the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 may face delay or that development may be stopped indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of lockdowns in various cities in Japan, development will continue through remote working. Despite this, development for the Fighter Pass Vol. 2 is going smoothly without problems as of April 2020.

Updates

Updates to the game are downloadable at no extra cost. In order to use DLC, the game must be updated to the latest version, which can be done automatically by starting the game from the system's Home Menu, or manually triggered from the Switch's Home Menu. Most updates also adjust game balance and mechanics, while fixing glitches and other errors as well. Changelogs for all updates are available at the links above.

As with any other game, DLC data is added via free updates. Completing a transaction to receive DLC is merely a "ticket" to grant access to said content. What this means is that DLC not purchased in an updated version is still technically installed but locked, and thus is accessible indirectly. Content that is locked can be seen and played against with opponents connecting via a system that has paid for the DLC (within Wireless and Online modes). Aside from this, locked content can also be seen using amiibo as Figure Players, and saving uploaded or shared replays.

Fighters

As every veteran is in the base game and none were cut, all DLC characters are newcomers.

Each DLC character is unlocked in Adventure Mode: World of Light after awakening 10 fighters.

Standalone Fighter

Piranha Plant (MyNintendo release: January 29th, 2019; Formal release: February 1st, 2019)

Piranha Plant was revealed as the first DLC fighter in Ultimate during the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct on November 1st, 2018, and was released on January 29th, 2019. It was available as a free bonus until January 31st, 2019 to anyone who purchased the digital version of Ultimate or registered their physical version with MyNintendo. While Piranha Plant is not part of any Fighters Pass or any Challenger Pack (and thus does not come with a stage, music, or spirits), it was made available for purchase separately on February 1st, 2019. It is the only DLC character with a unique Palutena's Guidance conversation.

Fighters Pass Vol. 1

Joker (April 17th, 2019)

Joker from Persona 5 was announced as the second DLC fighter during The Game Awards 2018 on December 6th, 2018 and was released on April 17th, 2019. He is the first playable character included with the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. As part of Challenger Pack 1, his accompanying stage is Mementos, and features music from Persona 5 as well as Persona 4, Persona 3, and the original Revelations: Persona.

Hero (July 30th, 2019)

Four protagonists from Dragon Quest serving under the generic moniker of Hero were announced as the third DLC fighter during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct on June 11th, 2019 and was released on July 30th, 2019. He is the second character included with the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. As part of Challenger Pack 2, his accompanying stage is Yggdrasil's Altar and features music from Dragon Quest XI, III, IV, and VIII.

Banjo & Kazooie (September 4th, 2019)

Banjo & Kazooie from the Banjo-Kazooie series were announced as the fourth DLC fighter during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct on June 11th, 2019 and were released on September 4th, 2019. They are the third character included with the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. As part of Challenger Pack 3, their accompanying stage is Spiral Mountain, and features music from Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie.

Terry (November 6th, 2019)

Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury series was announced as the fifth DLC fighter during Nintendo's September 2019 Direct, on September 4th, 2019 and was released on November 6th, 2019. He is the fourth character included with the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. As part of Challenger Pack 4, his accompanying stage is King of Fighters Stadium, and features music from various SNK franchises, which includes Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, along with series such as Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, and Metal Slug.

Byleth (January 28th, 2020)

Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, with male and female variants, was announced as the sixth DLC fighter during a Mr. Sakurai Presents video on January 16th, 2020 and was released on the 28th of that same month. He is the fifth and final character included with the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. As part of Challenger Pack 5, his accompanying stage is Garreg Mach Monastery, and features music from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Fighters Pass Vol. 2

More DLC for Ultimate was announced on September 4th, 2019, along with Terry, and was fully revealed to be in the form of a second Fighters Pass known as Fighters Pass Vol. 2 announced on January 16th, 2020, along with Byleth. It was said there would be six new Challenger Packs in Vol. 2 instead of five, with its contents set to roll out before the end of 2021.

Min Min (June 29th, 2020)

During the March 26th, 2020 Nintendo Direct Mini, a character from ARMS was revealed to be in development. Being the first DLC fighter of Fighters Pass Volume 2, and the seventh DLC fighter overall. During a Mr. Sakurai Presents video on June 22nd, 2020, it was announced to be Min Min. She was released on June 29th as part of Challenger Pack 6. Her accompanying stage is Spring Stadium, which features music from ARMS.

Steve (October 13th, 2020)

Steve from Minecraft was announced as the eighth DLC fighter during a Mr. Sakurai Presents video on October 1st, 2020, with Alex, Zombie, and Enderman as alternate costumes. He is the second fighter featured in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2, and was released on October 13th, 2020. As part of Challenger Pack 7, his accompanying stage is Minecraft World, which has 6 different layouts and features music from Minecraft: Legacy Console Edition minigames and Minecraft spinoffs.

Sephiroth (Sephiroth Challenge: December 17th, 2020; Formal release: December 22nd, 2020)

Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII was announced as the ninth DLC fighter during The Game Awards 2020 on December 10th, 2020. He is the third fighter featured in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2, and was formally released on December 22nd, 2020. However, for a limited time, a special event called the Sephiroth Challenge allowed players to battle him as a boss if they had purchased Challenger Pack 8 or Fighters Pass Vol. 2 prior to the formal release; if won, they could use Sephiroth and some other contents of his Challenger Pack early. As part of Challenger Pack 8, his accompanying stage is Northern Cave, and comes with music from Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Pyra / Mythra (March 4th, 2021)

Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 were announced as the respective tenth and eleventh DLC fighters during Nintendo's February 2021 Direct on February 17th, 2021. They are the fourth and fifth fighters featured in the Fighters Pass vol. 2, and were released on March 4th, 2021 (March 5th in some regions) as part of Challenger Pack 9, making it the first (and currently only) Challenger Pack with two fighters. Their accompanying stage is Cloud Sea of Alrest, which features music from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Kazuya (June 29th, 2021)

Kazuya Mishima from the Tekken series was revealed as the twelfth DLC fighter during Nintendo's E3 presentation on June 15th, 2021. He is the sixth fighter featured in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2. His gameplay was revealed in a presentation by Masahiro Sakurai on June 28th, 2021 and is scheduled to be released on June 29th, 2021.

Challenger Pack Fighter 11 (2021)

The fighter included in the final Challenger Pack currently remains unknown.

Stages

Standalone Stage

Small Battlefield (August 4th, 2020)

Small Battlefield was added as a standalone stage as part of the 8.1.0 update. The stage is identical to Battlefield with the exception of the removal of the top platform, and the remaining two floating platforms being slightly closer to each other.

Fighters Pass Vol. 1

Mementos (April 17th, 2019)

Mementos comes as a set with Joker as part of Challenger Pack 1. Mementos has one main platform with a slant in the middle similar to Meta Crystal, with one platform over the center and another over the left side. Trains periodically appear in the background, the set below the stage being able to damage fighters. Occasionally, a large triangle-shaped wall appears at the top or on the sides of the stage. The trains and the walls will never appear at the same time.

• If a song from Persona 3 or Persona 4 is playing during a match, the color scheme of Mementos and Joker's Rebellion Gauge will change from red to blue or yellow respectively, the respective primary colors for each game. The decoration in the background also changes to either a moon or the streaks found in Persona 4's UI. If Joker wins a match with the alternate music, the victory pose screen and subsequent music change accordingly to the ones found in the home series.

Yggdrasil's Altar (July 30th, 2019)

Yggdrasil's Altar comes as a set with the Hero as part of Challenger Pack 2. It consists of a flat main platform that travels over the world of Erdrea, with smaller platforms appearing on occasion. Treasure chests may appear on one of these platforms. Usually, opening them will release an item, but these chests may sometimes be Mimics that can damage fighters; defeating them will cause them to drop an item.

Spiral Mountain (September 4th, 2019)

Spiral Mountain comes as a set with Banjo & Kazooie as part of Challenger Pack 3. The fight takes place on the peak of the titular mountain. The stage will rotate every so often, which determines whether or not fighters can stand on the slope of the mountain. Floating platforms and a bridge to Gruntilda's Lair will also appear on occasion.

King of Fighters Stadium (November 6th, 2019)

King of Fighters Stadium comes as a set with Terry as part of Challenger Pack 4. It is a stadium based on "The King of Fighters" tournament. The stage is completely flat, and there are no bottom blast zones. The blast zones on the sides are blocked off by an invisible wall that can be broken when opponents are dealt enough knockback.

Garreg Mach Monastery (January 28th, 2020)

Garreg Mach Monastery comes as a set with Byleth as part of Challenger Pack 5. It is a traveling stage taking place in the primary location of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, stopping specifically at the Marketplace, the Reception Hall, the Bridge, and the Cathedral. All locations have walk-off blastlines, with the Marketplace featuring destructible booths, the Reception Hall having chandeliers that can be dropped, and the Cathedral making use of semi-solid platforms.

Fighters Pass Vol. 2

On January 16th, 2020, six more Challenger Packs were announced to be in development and bundled with six new fighters.

Spring Stadium (June 29th, 2020)

Spring Stadium comes as a set with Min Min as part of Challenger Pack 6. It consists of a single floating platform with periodically-activating bounce platforms on both edges as well as on a soft platform hovering above. Periodically-appearing small bounce platforms may appear beneath and to either side of the main platform as well. Stadium arches are located near the upper blast zone, and can be used to break an otherwise KO-inducing fall.

Minecraft World (October 13th, 2020)

Minecraft World comes as a set with Steve as part of Challenger Pack 7. It has six different biomes, each with a slightly different layout. Each biome has blocks that can be destroyed and platforms above the stage.

Northern Cave (Sephiroth Challenge: December 17th, 2020; Formal release: December 22nd, 2020)

Northern Cave comes as a set with Sephiroth as part of Challenger Pack 8. It consists of a single floating platform with two soft platforms just above both edges. The background is an animated tracking shot depicting the ending of Final Fantasy VII. The background does not affect the stage in any way.

• A special limited time event called the Sephiroth Challenge (only available if Challenger Pack 8 or Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was purchased prior to the formal release) would allow players to battle Sephiroth as a boss. If won, they could use the Northern Cave stage and some other contents of Challenger Pack 8 prior to the 22nd.

Cloud Sea of Alrest (March 4th, 2021)

Cloud Sea of Alrest comes as a set with Pyra/Mythra as part of Challenger Pack 9. The fight takes place in front of Rex's home atop the slanted back of the Titan Azurda as he swims through the titular Cloud Sea, occasionally commenting on the battle and turning his head to look at other Titans passing by. A long soft platform is located towards Azurda's rear.

File:SSBU-Tekken stage.png Mishima Dojo (2021)

Mishima Dojo comes as a set with Kazuya as part of Challenger Pack 10.

Challenger Pack Stage 11 (2021)

The stage included in the final Challenger Pack currently remains unknown.

Modes

• DLC Spirits (April 17th, 2019)
  • Houses spirit battles for the spirits associated with each Challenger Pack.
• Stage Builder (April 17th, 2019)
  • A returning mode from Brawl and for Wii U.
• Video Editor (April 17th, 2019)
  • In the Video Editor, multiple replays can be modified and strung together to create a full video.
  • Version 4.0.0 allows players to add screenshots to their videos.
• Shared Content (April 17th, 2019)
  • Shared Content enables sharing, downloading, and liking Stage Builder levels, Mii Fighters, and videos created by other users.
  • Version 4.0.0 allows players to play videos consecutively.
  • Version 5.0.0 allows players to customize the movesets of downloaded Mii Fighters.
• amiibo Journey (May 31st, 2019)
  • Online option that allows players to send their amiibo against each other.
• VR (May 31st, 2019)
  • Compatibility with the Nintendo Labo Virtual Reality was added in the 3.1 update, allowing players to view certain stages in a full 360 degrees.
• Spectator Mode (July 30th, 2019)
  • A returning mode from Brawl and Smash 4, players can bet for prediction points that can be used to purchase items.
• Online Tourney and Event Tourney (July 30th, 2019)
  • A returning mode from Smash for Wii U, the rules are preset, with special event tourneys being held from time to time.
• Home-Run Contest (September 4th, 2019)
  • A returning mode from Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4. Added in the 5.0.0 update, Home Run Contest has been stated to be, at the moment, the last mode added to Ultimate.
• Rematch (June 29th, 2020)
  • A feature of the Spirit List that allows players to rematch any spirits unlocked at any time. A high score is added for each spirit rematched, based on the strength of the player's equipped team.
• Sephiroth Challenge (December 17th, 2020)
  • A special limited time event that was only available when Challenger Pack 8 or the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was purchased. It allowed players to challenge Sephiroth as a Boss, and if victorious, granted players early access to Sephiroth and the Northern Cave stage prior to the official December 22nd, 2020 release date. This special event ran from December 17th-22nd, 2020.

Mii Costumes

Additional costumes for the Mii Fighters are available as paid DLC, with a total of 85 pieces of headgear and outfits as of Round 9 of DLC Mii Costumes.

Bonuses for purchasing the Fighters Passes

(December 7th, 2018)

The Rex Mii costume is exclusive to purchasing the Fighters Pass Vol. 1 and consists of the Rex wig and outfit, based on Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

(January 28th, 2020)

The Ancient Soldier Gear Mii costume is exclusive to purchasing the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and consists of the Ancient Helm and Ancient Cuirass, based on the Ancient Soldier Gear available to Link in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Rex Wig, Rex Outfit
	Ancient Helm, Ancient Soldier Gear

Round 1

(April 17th, 2019)

The first wave of Mii Fighter costumes was among the first available DLC for Ultimate. It features costumes from the Persona series, as well as the returning Sonic series costumes from Smash 4.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Morgana Hat
	Persona 4 Protagonist Wig, Persona 4 Protagonist Outfit
	Teddie Hat
	Persona 3 Protagonist Wig, Persona 3 Protagonist Outfit
	Tails Hat, Tails Outfit
	Knuckles Hat, Knuckles Outfit

Round 2

(July 30th, 2019)

The second wave of Mii Fighter costumes features costumes from the Dragon Quest series. Thus far, it is the only round to not:

• include returning costumes from Smash 4.
• contain costumes from outside the series of its corresponding DLC character.
• not use songs from the costumes' respective games/series in their trailers, instead only using the Ultimate theme.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Veronica's Hat, Veronica's Outfit
	Erdrick's Helmet, Erdrick's Armour
	Martial Artist Wig, Martial Artist Gi
	Slime Hat

Round 3

(September 4th, 2019)

The third wave of Mii Fighter costumes differs from the previous rounds in that there are no costumes from said fighter's corresponding series (in this case, Banjo-Kazooie). Instead, new costumes come from the Pokémon, Goemon, and Undertale series, while two Mega Man costumes return from Smash 4. Sans's costume also comes with a remix of MEGALOVANIA, and is the first Mii costume to be bundled with a music track.

Image	Costume/Track	Outfit Build
	Goemon Wig, Goemon Outfit
	Proto Man's Helmet, Proto Man's Armor
	Zero's Helmet, Zero's Armor
	Team Rocket Hat, Team Rocket Outfit
	Sans Mask, Sans Outfit, MEGALOVANIA

Round 4

(November 6th, 2019)

Much like Round 3, the fourth wave of Mii Fighter costumes does not feature costumes directly related to the corresponding fighter's series (in this case, Fatal Fury, although Terry also appears in the King of Fighters franchise). However, costumes from various other SNK franchises, including those from the Samurai Shodown, Art of Fighting, and aforementioned King of Fighters franchises, are featured instead, as well as the returning Virtua Fighter series costumes from Smash 4.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Nakoruru Wig, Nakoruru Outfit
	Ryo Sakazaki Wig, Ryo Sakazaki Outfit
	Iori Yagami Wig, Iori Yagami Outfit
	Akira Wig, Akira Outfit
	Jacky Wig, Jacky Outfit

Round 5

(January 28th, 2020)

The fifth wave of Mii Fighter costumes is the final round coinciding with the initial set of the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. Like Rounds 3 and 4, there are no costumes related to the featured series of the released character (in this case, Fire Emblem). Instead, it features costumes from the Assassin's Creed, Rabbids, and Cuphead franchises, in addition to the remaining two Mega Man series costumes from Smash 4. Much like the Sans costume from Round 3, the purchase of the Cuphead costume includes the music track Floral Fury.

Image	Costume/Track	Outfit Build
	Altaïr Hood, Altaïr Outfit
	Rabbids Hat
	X's Helmet, X's Armor
	MegaMan.EXE's Helmet, MegaMan.EXE's Armor
	Cuphead Hat, Cuphead Outfit, Floral Fury

Round 6

(June 29th, 2020)

The sixth wave of Mii Fighter costumes is the first round of costumes to correspond with Fighters Pass Vol. 2, and features costumes from ARMS, Splatoon, and Fallout, as well as the returning Heihachi costume from Smash 4.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Ninjara Wig, Ninjara Outfit
	Heihachi Wig, Heihachi Outfit
	Callie Wig, Callie Outfit
	Marie Wig, Marie Outfit
	Vault Boy Mask, Vault 111 Jumpsuit

Round 7

(October 13th, 2020)

The seventh wave of Mii Fighter costumes features costumes from Minecraft, Bomberman, and No More Heroes, in addition to the returning Gil costume from Smash 4.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Creeper Mask, Creeper Outfit
	Pig Mask, Pig Outfit
	Diamond Helm, Diamond Armor
	Gil Helm, Gil Armor
	Bomberman Mask, Bomberman Outfit
	Travis Wig, Travis Outfit

Round 8

(December 22nd, 2020)

The eighth wave of Mii Fighter costumes features outfits from Final Fantasy VII, as well as the returning Chocobo Hat (also from the Final Fantasy series) and Geno costume from Smash 4. These costumes were notably revealed at the beginning of their corresponding Mr. Sakurai Presents presentation rather than the end, as Barret, Tifa, and Aerith's costumes were used during Sephiroth's demonstration.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Barret Outfit
	Tifa Outfit
	Aerith Outfit
	Chocobo Hat
	Geno Hat, Geno Outfit

Round 9

(March 4th, 2021)

The ninth wave of Mii Fighter costumes features costumes from the Monster Hunter series (both in the form of a new costume and the returning Hunter and Rathalos Equipment from Smash 4) and Ghosts 'n Goblins. It is the fourth wave of Mii Fighter costumes after Rounds 3, 4 and 5 to lack costumes from the corresponding fighter's series (in this case, Xenoblade Chronicles, as the games the costumes are from are both made by Capcom rather than Monolith Soft), although according to Sakurai, these costumes were added to promote the then-upcoming release of Monster Hunter Rise.

Image	Costume	Outfit Build
	Hunter's Helm, Hunter's Mail
	Rathalos Helm, Rathalos Mail
	Felyne Hat
	Arthur's Helm, Arthur's Armor

Round 10

(June 29, 2021)

The tenth wave of Mii Fighter costumes features costumes from the Skyrim, Devil May Cry, and Shantae series, in addition to the returning Lloyd costume from Smash 4. Like Rounds 3, 4, 5, and 9, this wave does not feature any costumes from the series of its playable fighter (Tekken). Much like Sans and Cuphead in Rounds 3 and 5 respectively, purchasing the Shantae costume includes the music track, Burning Town from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.

Image	Costume/Track	Outfit Build
	Lloyd Wig, Lloyd Outfit
	Dragonborn Helm, Dragonborn Armor
	Dante Wig, Dante Outfit
	Shantae Wig, Shantae Outfit Burning Town

Spirits

While most spirits are available for free, usually launched during Spirit Board events or with the release of a new Challenger Pack DLC, DLC Fighter spirits cannot be obtained without owning their corresponding Challenger Pack. Fighter spirits can be unlocked through Classic Mode or purchased from the Shop for 300 coins. Spirits associated with an owned Challenger Pack can be fought and obtained through a special DLC Spirit Board that does not have spirits expire or use the Puppet fighter scene; otherwise, they may appear for purchase in the Vault Shop whether their corresponding Challenger Pack is owned or not. Spirits introduced in Spirit Board events are initially obtainable only for the duration of that event, and become permanently available at a later date.

During the development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, several spirits received changes due to updates, Challenger Packs, or purchasable Mii Costumes.

Nintendo Switch Online Free Items

These free item bundles are special offers exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members; typically releasing close to the release date of a new Challenger Pack. They are available to download for a limited time only, and distribution will end without warning.

• Spirit Board Battle Set 1 - For Tackling All Sorts of Spirits (July 30th, 2019)
  • Includes 1,500 SP, 10 Shuffle All, 10 All Primaries, 10 All Supports.
• Spirit Board Battle Set 2 - For Powerful Spirits (August 30th, 2019)
  • Includes 1,500 SP, 5 Rematch, 5 Damage 50%, 5 Weaken Minions, 5 Health Drain.
• Vault Shopper Set - Classic Tickets and Gold for Music, Mii Costumes and More (November 4th, 2019)
  • Includes 5,000 G, 3 Classic Tickets.
• Spirit Training Set - Bolster Your Spirits (January 27th, 2020)
  • Includes 3,000 SP, Snack (S) x 100, Snack (M) x 30, Snack (L) x 5.
• Spirit Board Challenger Pack 5 - Snipe Your Targets (June 25th, 2020)
  • Includes 10 All Primaries, 10 All Supports, 5 Rematch, 10 Sluggish Shield, 10 Shield Spacer
• Vault Shopper Set 2 - Classic Tickets and Gold for Music, Mii Costumes, and More (October 8th, 2020)
  • Includes 3,000 G, 5 Classic Tickets
• Spirit Board Challenger Pack 7 - Challenge Powerful Enemies! (December 16th, 2020)
  • Includes 3,000 SP, 5 Rematch, 5 Damage 50%, 5 Weaken Minions, 5 Health Drain
• Spirits Set 1 - Legend Support and Ace Primary (March 3rd, 2021)
  • Includes 1 random Legend-class Support spirit, 1 random Ace-class Primary spirit.
• Spirits Set 2 - Legend-Class Primary and Ace-Class Support (June 22nd, 2021)
  • Includes 1 random Legend-class Primary spirit, 1 random Ace-class Support spirit.

Challenger Packs

Every fighter, with the exception of Piranha Plant, is bundled with a stage, music tracks, and spirits related to the fighter on a DLC Spirit Board. With the exception of fighter spirits, these DLC spirits can also be purchased from the Vault Shop even if their respective Challenger Packs are not purchased. There are five Challenger Packs in total in the Fighters Pass Vol. 1, and six in Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Both Passes are priced at a discount.

Fighters Pass Vol. 1

Pack No.	Fighter	Stage	Universe	Songs	Spirits	Release date
1	Joker	Mementos	Persona	Last Surprise Beneath the Mask Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There Rivers In The Desert Our Beginning Reach Out To The Truth I'll Face Myself Time To Make History Mass Destruction Battle Hymn of the Soul Aria of the Soul	Joker (Phantom Thief) Joker (Student) Phantom Thieves of Hearts Igor Caroline & Justine Morgana Ryuji Sakamoto Ann Takamaki Yusuke Kitagawa Makoto Niijima Futaba Sakura Haru Okumura Goro Akechi	April 17, 2019
2	Hero	Yggdrasil's Altar	Dragon Quest	Adventure - DRAGON QUEST III Fighting Spirits - DRAGON QUEST III Battle for the Glory - DRAGON QUEST IV Wagon Wheel's March War Cry Marching through the Fields The Hero Goes Forth with a Determination Unflinchable Courage	Hero (DRAGON QUEST XI S) Hero (DRAGON QUEST III) Hero (DRAGON QUEST IV) Hero (DRAGON QUEST VIII) Hero's Comrades Cetacea Slime (Dragon Quest) King Slime Dracky Golem Great Sabrecub Great Sabrecat Liquid Metal Slime Tockles (since v6.0.0)	July 30, 2019
3	Banjo & Kazooie	Spiral Mountain	Banjo-Kazooie	Main Theme - Banjo-Kazooie Spiral Mountain Mumbo's Mountain Treasure Trove Cove Freezeezy Peak Gobi's Valley Mad Monster Mansion Vs. Klungo Vs. Mr. Patch Vs. Lord Woo Fak Fak	Banjo & Kazooie Tooty Bottles Mumbo Jumbo Jinjos The Mighty Jinjonator Jiggy Gruntilda Buzzbomb	September 4, 2019
4	Terry	King of Fighters Stadium	Fatal Fury	Haremar Faith Capoeira School - Song of the Fight (Believers Will Be Saved) - FATAL FURY The Sea Knows - FATAL FURY Kurikinton - FATAL FURY 2 (Remix) Kurikinton - FATAL FURY 2 (Original) Kuri Kinton Flavor - KOF XIV Pasta - FATAL FURY 2 A New Poem That the South Thailand Wants to Tell - FATAL FURY 2 Tarkun and Kitapy - FATAL FURY 2 Let's Go to Seoul! - FATAL FURY 2 The London March - FATAL FURY 2 The Working Matador - FATAL FURY 2 Duck Dub Dub (Duck, You Too) - FATAL FURY SPECIAL Soy Sauce for Geese - FATAL FURY SPECIAL Soy Sauce for Geese - KOF XIV Big Shot! - FATAL FURY 3 11th Street - FATAL FURY WILD AMBITION 176th Street - KOF '99 Ne! - KOF '94 DESERT REQUIEM ~OperationO2UM~ - KOF 2002 UM ESAKA!! - KOF 2002 UM Stormy Saxophone 2 - KOF '96 KD-0079+ - KOF 2002 UM W.W.III - KOF XIV Terry115 - KOF 2000 Street Dancer - KOF XI New Order - KOF XIV Undercover - KOF 2002 UM Cutting Edge - KOF 2002 UM The Second Joker - KOF XIII Esaka Continues... - KOF XIII Wild Street - KOF XIII Tame a Bad Boy - KOF XIII KDD-0063 - KOF XIII Yappari ESAKA - KOF XIV Departure from South Town - KOF XIV Theme of SYD - Alpha Mission IKARI - KOF XIV Forest World - Athena Psycho Soldier Theme Psycho Soldier Theme (Overseas Version) ART of FIGHT - Art of Fighting Art of Fighting Ver.230000000.0 - FATAL FURY SPECIAL Tuna - SAMURAI SHODOWN Banquet of Nature - SAMURAI SHODOWN Gaia - SAMURAI SHODOWN Main Theme from Metal Slug - METAL SLUG Assault Theme - METAL SLUG 1-3 Final Attack - METAL SLUG 1-6 Judgment - METAL SLUG 2 Blue Water Fangs (The Island of Dr. Moreau) - METAL SLUG 3	Terry Bogard Andy Bogard Joe Higashi Kim Kaphwan Geese Howard Ryo Sakazaki Kyo Kusanagi Iori Yagami Haohmaru Nakoruru Athena Asamiya Ralf & Clark	November 6, 2019
5	Byleth	Garreg Mach Monastery	Fire Emblem	Fire Emblem: Three Houses Main Theme (JP) Fire Emblem: Three Houses Main Theme Fódlan Winds Blue Skies and a Battle Tearing through Heaven Chasing Daybreak Between Heaven and Earth Paths That Will Never Cross The Apex of the World The Edge of Dawn (Seasons of Warfare) (JP) The Edge of Dawn (Seasons of Warfare)	Byleth (Male) Byleth (Female) Dorothea Ingrid Hilda (Fire Emblem) Seteth Edelgard Edelgard - Five Years Later Dimitri (Fire Emblem) Dimitri - Five Years Later (Fire Emblem) Claude Claude - Five Years Later Rhea Sothis	January 28, 2020

Fighters Pass Vol. 2

Pack No.	Fighter	Stage	Universe	Songs	Spirits	Release date
6	Min Min	Spring Stadium	ARMS	ARMS Grand Prix Official Theme Song Spring Stadium Ramen Bowl Ribbon Ring Ninja College Mausoleum Scrapyard Cinema Deux Buster Beach Snake Park DNA Lab Sky Arena Via Dolce Temple Grounds Sparring Ring [NAME REDACTED] Vs. Hedlok ARMS Grand Prix Final Battle	Min Min (Fighter) Byte & Barq Helix Kid Cobra Master Mummy Max Brass Mechanica	June 29, 2020
7	Steve	Minecraft World	Minecraft	Halland / Dalarna Earth Clockwork Crafter Toys on a Tear Dance of the Blocks Glide The Arch-Illager	Steve Alex Zombie Creeper Skeleton Slime (Minecraft) Enderman Villager & Iron Golem Ghast Piglin Ender Dragon	October 13, 2020
8	Sephiroth	Northern Cave	Final Fantasy	Opening - Bombing Mission Those Who Fight (AC Version) Those Who Fight Further (AC Version) Aerith's Theme Main Theme of FINAL FANTASY VII JENOVA Cosmo Canyon One-Winged Angel Advent: One-Winged Angel	Sephiroth Tifa Barret Aerith Red XIII Cid Cait Sith Yuffie Vincent The Turks & Rufus Shinra Bahamut ZERO Chocobo & Moogle Shiva Ifrit	December 22, 2020
9	Pyra/Mythra	Cloud Sea of Alrest	Xenoblade Chronicles	Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Medley Argentum A Ship in a Stormy Sea Exploration Crossing Swords Incoming! Gormott Tiger! Tiger! Death Match with Torna Counterattack You Will Recall Our Names Driver Vs Mor Ardain - Roaming the Wastes - Bringer of Chaos! Ultimate Praetor Amalthus - The Acting God - Battle!!/Torna	Pyra (Fighter) Mythra (Fighter) Rex (Master Driver) Lora Amalthus Jin Malos Pnuema	March 4, 2021
10	Kazuya	File:SSBU-Tekken stage.png Mishima Dojo	Tekken	not known yet		June 29, 2021
11	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Songs in bold italics denote Smash remixes. Spirits in bold denote fighter spirits.

Pricing

Challenger Packs and Fighters Pass

The pass can be purchased with the digital version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at a combined price.

Region	Price (Piranha Plant)	Price (Challenger Pack)	Price (Fighters Pass Vol. 1)	Price (Fighters Pass Vol. 2)	Game + All Fighters
United States	$4.99 USD	$5.99 USD	$24.99 USD	$29.99 USD	$119.96 USD
United Kingdom	£4.49 GBP	£5.39 GBP	£22.49 GBP	£26.99 GBP	£113.96 GBP
Australia	$6.50 AUD	$7.80 AUD	$32.50 AUD	$39.00 AUD	$167.95 AUD
Japan	¥540 JPY	¥602 JPY	¥2,500 JPY	¥3,000 JPY	¥13,240 JPY
Eurozone	€4.99 EUR	€5.99 EUR	€24.99 EUR	€29.99 EUR	€129.96 EUR
Canada	$6.29 CAD	$7.55 CAD	$31.49 CAD	$37.79 CAD	$155.56 CAD
New Zealand	$8.50 NZD	$10.20 NZD	$42.50 NZD	$51.00 NZD	$201.95 NZD
Russia	₽375 RUB	₽449 RUB	₽1,875 RUB	₽2,249 RUB	₽9,748 RUB
Poland	20 PLN	24 PLN	100 PLN	120 PLN	529,80 PLN

Mii Fighter costumes

Region	Price (each)
United States	$0.75 USD
United Kingdom	£0.70 GBP
Australia	$1.05 AUD
Japan	¥80 JPY
Eurozone	€0.79 EUR
Canada	$0.95 CAD
New Zealand	$1.35 NZD
Mexico	$8.99 MXN
Switzerland	Fr 1.10 CHF
Russia	₽59 RUB
Poland	3,60 PLN

Gallery

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  The Fighters Pass logo in Ultimate.

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  The Fighters Pass bundle in Ultimate along with the digital version of the game.

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  Complete Fighters Pass Vol. 1.

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  Fighters Pass Vol. 2 with the first five Challenger Packs revealed.

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  The confirmation of more DLC Fighters after the Fighters Pass.

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  The first eight DLC fighters in Ultimate on Battlefield.

Trivia

• Following the announcement of the Hero and Banjo & Kazooie, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site went from listing six DLC characters (Piranha Plant, Joker, and four "unknown"/empty slots) to listing eight (adding the Hero and Banjo & Kazooie without removing any of the empty slots). As there was no corresponding announcement of additional downloadable characters, this was likely an error, and it was later fixed. A similar mistake was later made with Sephiroth's addition, maintaining four empty slots instead of replacing one. This was also fixed.
• Challenger Pack 1 is the only Challenger Pack to not have a Mr. Sakurai Presents presentation, instead having a presentation similar to a traditional Nintendo Direct.
• Challenger Pack 2 is currently the only Challenger Pack that doesn't contain any Smash remixes.
• Challenger Pack 4 currently holds the most music added as downloadable content in both Ultimate and SSB4's history, with a total of 50 tracks.
• Challenger Pack 5 is currently the only Challenger Pack to have none of its contents revealed prior to its Mr. Sakurai Presents presentation, only them be revealed during it. While Challenger Packs 1 and 6 also did not reveal their contents, their fighters, Joker and a character from ARMS (later revealed to be Min Min during her presentation), were revealed prior to their presentations (at the Game Awards 2018 and a March 2020 Nintendo Direct Mini respectively). Additionally, while the short presentation that contained Steve's reveal trailer was considered part of a Mr. Sakurai Presents, the longer in-depth video was released a few days after.
• Challenger Packs 5, 8, and 9 are the only ones so far to include music tracks that can play in multiple stages (as their characters are from pre-existing universes that already had stages in the base game), not including Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination.
• Terry, Sephiroth and Kazuya are the only DLC characters to not have at least one other character to assist them in their Final Smash.
• Thus far, every DLC fighter that is part of a Fighters Pass has had a cinematic Final Smash (though Pyra, Mythra, and Kazuya's are a hybrid of a cinematic and in-game Final Smash).
• With the sole exception of Northern Cave, every DLC stage has featured other characters making cameos on the stage (though in Spring Stadium's case, the characters only make cameos as pictures on the jumbotron in the background).
• With the sole exception of Piranha Plant (referred to by its Japanese name "packun"), every downloadable fighter’s name in the code differs from that of their actual names. Joker's code name is "jack", Hero's is "brave", Banjo & Kazooie's is "buddy", Terry's is "dolly", Byleth's is "master", Min Min's is "tantan", Steve's is "pickel", Sephiroth's is "edge", Pyra and Mythra's code name as a pair is "element", while individually Pyra's is "eflame" and Mythra's is "elight".
• Banjo, Kazooie and Min Min are currently the only DLC characters whose voice clips are recycled from their own games rather than recorded specifically for Smash, while Piranha Plant and Steve are the only DLC fighters thus far to not have any voice clips.
• With the exceptions of Joker, Banjo & Kazooie and Byleth (in Japanese), all vocal DLC fighters use their heavy knockback scream rather than her standard KO scream when KO'd by reaching 0 HP during their final stock in Stamina Mode, a trait shared with Mario and Dr. Mario from the base roster.
  • The three exceptions have a unique scream when KO'd in Stamina Mode which is not either of the aformentioned screams.
• Hero (specifically, his Erdrick variant), Banjo, Kazooie, and Min Min are currently the only DLC characters to appear in an animated trailer other than their own. The former three appeared in Sephiroth's trailer, while the latter appeared in Kazuya's trailer.
• In North America, when trailers for new Mii Fighter costumes are shown off, costumes of characters that are from an ESRB M-rated franchise only show the name of the character alongside the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate logo, rather than the logo of the franchise the character is from. So far, this has occurred with Altaïr (Assassin's Creed), Vault Boy (Fallout), Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes), Dragonborn (Skyrim), and Dante (Devil May Cry).
  • Oddly, even though Altair, Vault Boy, and Travis' game logos were shown in the European versions of their trailers, this did not happen with Dragonborn or Dante.
  • Persona and Final Fantasy, which are also M-rated series, do not follow this pattern due to having playable characters (and the game that the latter series represents is not M-rated).
  • In a similar vein, the UK version of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website shows Kazuya's series as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Kazuya rather than Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Tekken like in other regions, even though Tekken is Rated T (PEGI 12 in the UK) rather than Rated M (PEGI 18) like the other series.
• Oddly, when the Mii Fighter costumes for Barret and Tifa were shown, the trailer in Sephiroth's Mr. Sakurai Presents video as well as the separately-uploaded trailer with the Wave 8 Mii costumes uploaded the same day shows the logo of Final Fantasy VII next to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate logo. However, for unexplained reasons, the separate video was taken down and reuploaded on January 11, 2021, and the Final Fantasy VII logo was changed to just Final Fantasy.
  • Despite that, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Final Fantasy screen still appears during the Chocobo reveal.
• At the beginning of November 2019, on the North American English-language official site only, Piranha Plant's purchase cost was incorrectly changed from US$4.99/CA$6.29 to US$5.99/CA$7.55 to match all of the other fighters. This error remains as of May 2021. The actual eShop price charged remains the correct (lower) price. This error does not appear to be present in any other languages or regions.

See also

• Starter character
• Starter stage
• Unlockable character
• Unlockable stage

External links

• Official DLC site