Universe
A universe is a term used by the Smash Bros. community to collectively refer to all the particular characters, stages, items, music, and other properties appearing in the fighting games that are thematically featured in another game franchise.
Primary Universes
These are the video game series and franchises that the Super Smash Bros. games classify as major enough that they assign each franchise its own unique symbol that appears with characters and stages belonging to that franchise. These franchises generally have characters, stages, items, and other properties that all appear in Smash Bros. games as part of their primary content. However, the minimum requirement for a symbol is to contribute one stage or one character to the games. This rule applies within individual games as well as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS the Rocket Belt is classified as a general Nintnendo item without it's symbol.
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Secondary universes
These are the various franchises that have not been recognized as primary universes by any Smash Bros. game, and this is indicated by the fact these franchises do not carry their own universe symbols. As a general rule, such universes lack any playable characters or stages in the games, but if any of the following franchises contributes an item, assist trophy, music, or some other minor element to a given Smash game, the game assigns the property and its respective franchise the default Smash Bros. universe symbol. These universes contribute elements to the gameplay itself i.e. assist trophies, enemies, items or attacks.
- Brain Age: Music from this game appears as a My Music option in PictoChat and the host, Dr. Kawashima appears as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
- Clu Clu Land: An NES game whose main character, Bubbles, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. Additionally, a music track with the same name as the source game appears in the My Music for the stage Summit as well as Unira making an appearance as an item in Brawl and Smash 4.
- Color TV-Game: A series of early "pong consoles" released by Nintendo, making then it's oldest game series, older than Game and Watch. A representation of Color TV-Game 15 appears as an assist trophy in Smash 4.
- Custom Robo: Three robot combatants, Ray MK II, Bayonette, and Annie, cameo as collectible trophies in Melee. Ray MK III also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl.
- Daigasso! Band Brothers: A Nintendo DS game that was never released outside of Japan, Barbara the Bat, one of the characters in the game, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where she plays her guitar that sends out damaging shockwaves.
- Devil World: Tamagon, the game's protagonist, appears as a trophy in Melee, though it cannot be obtained unless the game is hacked in the North American version, and it is completely absent from the PAL version. Only in the Japanese version is it fully obtainable. In addition, the Devil from the game is an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
- Dillon's Rolling Western: A western-styled action/tower defense game with two installments on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The main character, Dillon, appears as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
- Drill Dozer: Jill, along with her Drill Dozer, appears as one of the Assist Trophies in Brawl.
- Excite: A side-scrolling racing game whose depiction of a motorcyclist racer is a collectible Excitebike in Melee and an Assist Trophy in Brawl.
- Golden Sun: A series of fantasy RPGs for Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and thematically based on the four classical elements. The first game's silent protagonist, the young Earth-based warrior Isaac, appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl. In addition, the music track Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun), based on two battle themes from the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, can be unlocked for the My Music selection for Norfair.
- Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Translated as "For the Frog the Bell Tolls"). An obscure Japan-Only Gameboy release. The unnamed main character, the Sablé Prince, appears as an assist trophy in Smash 4.
- Kururin: Helirin (incorrectly spelled "Heririn") cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. The Helirin also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, where it acts as a rotating platform that characters can stand on.
- The Mysterious Murasame Castle: Takamaru appears as a sticker in Brawl and as an Assist Trophy in Smash 4.
- Namco Arcade Releases: Various Namco arcade games make apperaces as part of Pac-Man's moveset and other capacities including.
- Dig-Dug: A game based around killing monsters with an air pump, the common enemy Pooka appears as a Smash Run foe and as a cameo in Pac-Man's taunt.
- Galaxian/Galaga: A series of space shooters, in the vein of Space Invaders. One of the Galaxian flagships appears as part of Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit and the Boss Galaga is an item. In addition, the Boss Galaga's tractor beam is used as Pac-Man's grab.
- Mappy: A platform game about Mappy, a member of the Micro Police, recovering stolen goods from a gang of cats. The trampolines used to navigate the game appear as Pac-Man's up special and the titular character's sprite can be conjured with Pac-Man's taunt.
- Xevious: Bacuras appear as indestructible foes in Smash Run.
- Rally-X: A maze game based on gathering flags while avoiding enemies. The Special Flag item first appeared here before cameoing in other Namco games.
- Nintendo Wars: Various soldiers and tanks from the series appear as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4 where they fire projectiles at foes.
- Panel de Pon: A long running series of puzzle games that only saw western release after rebranding with other Nintendo mascots, such as Yoshi or Pokémon, typically under the name Puzzle League. The Lip's Stick item is a tool from this game. Lip's Theme is a music track on PictoChat that is a reference to this universe.
- Perfect Dark series: Sci-fi stealth-based FPS games by former Nintendo developer Rareware (now known simply as "Rare"). The Motion Sensor Bomb and Cloaking Device, featured as items, were listed as based on this series in beta versions of Melee, though they are considered non-universal in later versions.
- Rhythm Heaven: A series of music games from the same team behind the WarioWare series where the player must tap along to the rhythm of a song while quirky situations play. A character from one of the games "Sneaky Spirit" appears as a Smash Run enemy.
- Sheriff: A 1979 arcade game whose main character and enemy sprites cameo together in a collectible trophy for Melee. Artwork of the Sheriff appears as a Sticker in Brawl, and he appears as an Assist Trophy in his sprite form in Smash 4.
- SimCity: Dr. Wright cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. He also appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
- Sin and Punishment: Saki Amamiya appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
- Starfy: Starfy appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and Smash 4. He uses spinning attacks to damage his foes, but is also one of the few Assist Trophies that can be knocked out of the arena.
- Steel Diver: An item based on one of the playable submarines in the first game, the Blue Shark, appears in Smash 4.
- Wild Gunman: A first-person shooter that is represented in Brawl as a sticker, and as Duck Hunt's down special in Smash 4.
Minor universes
These series have no elements represented within the gameplay of Super Smash Bros. but still have trophies, stickers or music.
- 1080° Snowboarding/Avalanche: Snowboarding games released for the Nintendo 64 and GameCube. A character from the first game (but not the second), Kensuke Kimachi, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee. Additionally, the music track Golden Forest (1080° Snowboarding) appears in Brawl in the My Music for Port Town Aero Dive.
- AR Games: An in built aplication in the Nintendo 3DS, showcasing the Augmented Reality capabilities of the system. the Dragon Fight music appears in the Gamer stage.
- Big Brain Academy: Artwork of Dr. Lobe from the Big Brain Academy games appears as a Sticker in Brawl, as well as the music track Title (Big Brain Academy) appearing in the My Music for Distant Planet.
- BIT.TRIP: An series of rhythm games by independent developer Gaijin Games (now known as Choice Provisions) starring an entity known as CommanderVideo, who appears in the Wii U game as a trophy. This marks BIT.TRIP as the second third-party series represented without a playable character, and the first by an independent developer.
- Captain Rainbow: An action-adventure game featuring very obscure Nintendo characters trying to find their wish in life with the help of the title hero. The obese version of Little Mac appears as a trophy and at least one music track appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Card Hero: A Game Boy Color game popularizing a relatively obscure trading card game in Japan. Trading cards came packaged with the original game. A sequel was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007 titled Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero. A DSiWare title known as Card Hero: Speed Battle Custom was later released in 2010, but it only allowed the ability to battle and build decks. None of the games were released outside of Japan. One of its characters, Maruo Maruhidge, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee, while Hiroshi, Master and Tameo cameo as stickers in Brawl.
- Chibi-Robo: Kind-of simulation game whose titular character cameos as a collectible trophy in Brawl.
- Cubivore: A simulation Gamecube game, full title Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest, released in 2002. The Alpha trophy in Melee represents a denizen of this game world.
- Doshin the Giant: The two forms that the Giant can take, Love Giant and Hate Giant, cameo as collectible trophies in Melee.
- Elite Beat Agents: A music-based rhythm action game developed by iNiS for the Nintendo DS, where agents in black sing and dance famous songs of multiple genres to assist people in need. Some of the agents from the game, including Agent J, Agent Morris, Agent Derek, and Commander Kahn, are stickers in Brawl.
- Famicom Detective Club: Ayumi Tachibana cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee.
- Fossil Fighters: A series of action RPG games where players unearth and reanimate dinosaurs to fight in tournaments. A trophy of the central characters is available on the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros.
- Fatal Frame: A series of horror games involving taking photos of ghosts. Mio and Mayu Amakura share a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Maya from the augmented reality-based spinoff Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir has a trophy in Super smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!: A unique series about creating and customizing a planet of creatures called Formees, which are created by putting together "forms" of different shapes and sizes. King Roy, the damsel-in-distress of Freakyforms Deluxe's dungeons, appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215: A visual novel that involves a detective named Kyle Hyde having to unravel the lore behind a mysterious hotel room. Kyle Hyde has a trophy in Brawl that is noteworthy due to the fact that it is the only animated trophy in Smash Bros. history.
- Kung Fu: A Kung Fu game that is represented in Brawl. Possibly the NES port of Irem Corporation's arcade brawler Kung-Fu Master, which was released as "Kung Fu" and published by Nintendo in all regions.
- Mach Rider: A driving game that was one of the launch titles for the original NES. The titular character, Mach Rider, appeared in Melee as a collectible trophy. Also, music from Mach Rider can sometimes be heard on the Big Blue stage in Melee, whereas in Brawl the track moved to Port Town Aero Dive. The character is also a sticker in Brawl.
- The Last Story: A Wii RPG directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy. The main character Zael appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Magical Vacation: A series of fantasy RPGs for Game Boy Advance and the DS, developed by Brownie Brown, the game takes place around various students at the magic school Will-O-Wisp who each control a different element. The story in both games give you the options of choosing a boy and a girl who, for the first game Magical Vacation, both appear as a sticker in Brawl but only the boy from the sequel gets the same treatment. The character Mokka from Magical Starsign appear as a trophy as well as the characters 'Putty' and 'Pyrite'.
- Mii Force: A shoot 'em up game available in StreetPass Mii Plaza about a player's Mii and their squad of other Miis tagged via StreetPass as they save the galaxy from the thieving Gold Bone Gang. The helmets worn by the Mii Force squad members can be equipped by Mii Fighters in Super Smash Bros. 4.
- Nintendo hardware: A number of game consoles, a GameCube trophy and the item Super Scope in Melee, the item Super Scope and the music tracks Mii Channel and Wii Shop Channel through My Music in Brawl for the stage PictoChat all are based on Nintendo hardware of no specific universe. The Nintendo DS universe is also based on Nintendo hardware.Also, the Famicom Disk System's mascot, Diskun (aka Mr. Disk), cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee".
- Pinball: A pinball game that is represented in Brawl by the Chronicle.
- Pushmo: A platforming puzzle franchise where the main character, Mallo, has to move blocks to create steps to rescue children and birds trapped in various structures, sometimes designed to resemble popular Nintendo characters. Mallo gets a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI: A digital cookbook for the DS, released outside of Japan as Personal Trainer: Cooking, under the Personal Trainer series. A music track from the game appears in Brawl in the My Music for PictoChat.
- Rayman: A platforming franchise focusing on the limbless hero Rayman as he protects his world against everything from robot pirates to psychotic bunnies. Ubisoft's titular character appears as a trophy, marking the first time a third-party makes it into Smash without being connected to a playable representative.
- Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword: Sakura Samurai the protagonist is represented as a trophy in SSB-3DS
- Shin Oni Ga Shima: A game retelling of a Japanese folktale. It is part of the Famicom Folktales series, also consisting of Yūyūki. The main characters, Donbe & Hikari, cameo together as a collectible trophy in Melee. Additionally, the music track Shin Onigashima appears in the My Music for Summit in Brawl.
- Style Savvy: A series of fashion RPGs where the player owns a clothing store, participates in fashion shows, and can put their custom clothes up for download for other players online. The series gets a trophy of Michaela in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and two music tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Tennis: A Tennis game that is represented in Brawl by the Chronicle.
- Trace Memory: A pair of games on the Nintendo DS & Wii (known as Another Code in Japan) that revolve around central character Ashley Robbins, who must solve puzzles to unlock the mystery surrounding her parents. Ashley appears as a trophy and two stickers in Brawl.
- Wave Race series: A series of jet-ski racing games released for Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, and GameCube. The flagship character of the latter two, Ryota Hayami, cameos as a collectible trophy in Melee.
- The Wonderful 101: An action game developed by Platinum Games for Wii U, where players take control of a team of masked superheroes, known as the Wonderful 100 to save Earth from the GEATHJERK alien invaders. The main character, Wonder-Red, appears as a trophy along with other Wonderful Ones.
- X: A Japan-only Game Boy game which is represented by a music track in Brawl on the Lylat Cruise stage's My Music. The release of X-Scape as a DSiWare title in 2010 served as an eventual sequel to the game.