A list of all Smash Ultimate fighters by their debut. This lists the character's first appearance and the date they were revealed. Characters are separated if they had different debuts. Also included are alternate costumes that are different characters. I'm assuming that the Smash character is a representation of all versions of the characters (so the debut of Link and Donkey Kong is the first time an incarnation of those characters appeared).
Characters
# | Character | Debut[1] | Smash reveal |
---|---|---|---|
01 | Mario |
1981.07.09 Donkey Kong |
1999 |
02 | Donkey Kong |
1981.07.09 Donkey Kong |
1999 |
03 | Link |
1986.02.21 The Legend of Zelda |
1999 |
04 | Samus |
1986.08.06 Metroid |
1999 |
04ε | Dark Samus |
2002.11.18 Metroid Prime |
2018 |
05 | Yoshi |
1990.11.21 Super Mario World |
1999 |
06 | Kirby |
1992.04.27 Kirby's Dream Land |
1999 |
07 | Fox |
1993.02.21[2] Star Fox |
1999 |
08 | Pikachu |
1996.02.27 Pokémon Red Version |
1999 |
09 | Luigi |
1983 | 1999 |
10 | Ness |
1994 | 1999 |
11 | Captain Falcon |
1990 | 1999 |
12 | Jigglypuff |
1996 | 1999 |
13 | Peach |
1985 | 2001 |
13ε | Daisy |
1989 | 2018 |
14 | Bowser |
1985 | 2001 |
15 | Ice Climbers |
1985 | 2001 |
16 | Sheik |
1998 | 2001 |
17 | Zelda |
1986 | 2001 |
18 | Dr. Mario |
1990 | 2001 |
19 | Pichu |
1999 | 2001 |
20 | Falco |
1993 | 2001 |
21 | Marth |
1990 | 2001 |
21ε | Lucina |
2012 | 2014 |
22 | Young Link |
1998 | 2001 |
23 | Ganondorf |
1998 [3] | 2001 |
24 | Mewtwo |
1996 | 2001 |
25 | Roy |
2001 | 2001\ |
25ε | Chrom |
2012 | 2018 |
26 | Mr. Game & Watch |
1980 | 2001 |
27 | Meta Knight |
1993 | 2008 |
28 | Pit |
1986 | 2008 |
28ε | Dark Pit |
2012 | 2014 |
29 | Zero Suit Samus |
2004 | 2008 |
30 | Wario |
1992 | 2008 |
31 | Snake |
1987 | 2008 |
32 | Ike |
2005 | 2008 |
33 - 35 | Pokémon Trainer (Male) |
1996 | 2008 |
33 - 35 | Pokémon Trainer (Female) |
1996 | 2008 |
33 | Squirtle |
1996 | 2008 |
34 | Ivysaur |
1996 | 2008 |
35 | Charizard |
1996 | 2008 |
36 | Diddy Kong |
1994 | 2008 |
37 | Lucas |
2006 | 2008 |
38 | Sonic |
1991 | 2008 |
39 | King Dedede |
1992 | 2008 |
40 | Olimar |
2001 | 2008 |
40 | Alph |
2013 | 2014 |
41 | Lucario |
2005 | 2008 |
42 | R.O.B. |
1985 | 2008 |
43 | Toon Link |
2002 | 2008 |
44 | Wolf |
1997 | 2008 |
45 | Villager |
2001 | 2014 |
46 | Mega Man |
1987 | 2014 |
47 | Wii Fit Trainer |
2007 | 2014 |
48 | Rosalina & Luma |
2007 | 2014 |
49 | Little Mac |
1984 | 2014 |
50 | Greninja |
2013 | 2014 |
51 | Mii Brawler |
2006 | 2014 |
52 | Mii Swordfighter |
2006 | 2014 |
53 | Mii Gunner |
2006 | 2014 |
54 | Palutena |
1986 | 2014 |
55 | Pac-Man |
1980 | 2014 |
56 | Robin |
2012 | 2014 |
57 | Shulk |
2010 | 2014 |
58 | Bowser Jr. |
2002 | 2014 |
58 | Koopalings |
1988 | 2014 |
59 | Duck Hunt |
1984 | 2014 |
60 | Ryu |
1987 | 2015 |
60ε | Ken |
1987 | 2018 |
61 | Cloud |
1997 | 2015 |
62 | Corrin |
2015 | 2016 |
63 | Bayonetta |
2009 | 2016 |
64 | Inkling |
2015 | 2018 |
65 | Ridley |
1986 | 2018 |
66 | Simon |
1986 | 2018 |
66ε | Richter |
1993 | 2018 |
67 | King K. Rool |
1994 | 2018 |
68 | Isabelle |
2012 | 2018 |
69 | Incineroar |
2016 | 2018 |
70 | Piranha Plant |
1985 | 2019 |
71 | Joker |
2016 | 2019 |
72 | Luminary |
2017 | 2019 |
72 | Erdrick |
1988 | 2019 |
72 | Solo |
1990 | 2019 |
72 | Eight |
2004 | 2019 |
73 | Banjo |
1997 | 2019 |
73 | Kazooie |
1998 | 2019 |
74 | Terry |
1991 | 2019 |
75 | Byleth |
2019 | 2020 |
76 | Min Min |
2017 | 2020 |
77 | Steve |
2011 [4] | 2020 |
77 | Alex |
2014 | 2020 |
77 | Zombie |
2011 [5] | 2020 |
77 | Enderman |
2011 [6] | 2020 |
78 | Sephiroth |
2017 | 2021 |
79 | Pyra |
2017 | 2021 |
80 | Mythra |
2017 | 2021 |
81 | Kazuya |
2017 | 2021 |
82 | Sora |
2017 | 2021 |
- ^ The date of publication listed on the U.S. Copyright Records is used here, unless a modern source suffices, anything else will be clarified separably.
- ^ This is the date given on wikipedia, I couldn't find a source for their info, Copyright Offices didn't have the right date.
- ^ Humanoid version. The original Ganon debuted in 1986, 15 years before Melee.
- ^ Official release. Minecraft had a public alpha in 2009, two years before the game's official release.
- ^ Official release. Introduced in the 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST build of Minecraft in 2009.
- ^ Introduced in the pre-release 1.8 beta build of Minecraft.