Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fighting game in the Super Smash Bros. series that was released on the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018. The game is the sixth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series (fifth if counting the two previous titles, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as a singular installment).
== Development ==
The game was announced at the end of the 3.7.2018 Nintendo Direct, revealing that the Inkling from the Splatoon series are going to be new playable characters in the game. Mario and Link are the first two confirmed veterans returning in this game. Link is also set to use his Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild appearance. On the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that all the characters that have ever appeared in all the previous Super Smash Bros. games will be featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ridley from the Metroid series was also revealed in the direct, as well as Daisy, as an Echo Fighter for Peach. During the 8.8.2018 Nintendo Direct, Simon and Richter Belmont, as well as King K. Rool, Dark Samus, and Chrom were revealed as newcomers in the game. Isabelle was revealed as a playable character the following month. During the 11.1.2018 Nintendo Direct, Ken Masters and Incineroar were revealed to be the last newcomers in the base game. Downloadable content was confirmed in the same direct, and Piranha Plant was revealed to be a DLC fighter in the game. After the game launched, it was revealed that Joker from Persona 5 would be the first of five DLC fighters. Hero from Dragon Quest is revealed as the second of the five DLC fighters, as well as Banjo & Kazooie as the third of the five DLC fighters. Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury series was revealed to be the fourth of the five DLC fighters and Byleth from Fire Emblem as the final character for the first Fighters Pass.
During the September 4, 2019 Nintendo Direct, after revealing Terry, it was announced that even more DLC Fighters beyond the five in the Fighters Pass Vol. 1 are in development, as Fighters Pass Vol. 2 will include 6 (7 if Mythra is separated) more playable characters. This number of newcomers was announced during the January 16, 2020 Presentation revealing Byleth. The first fighter was a character from the ARMS, which was revealed during the Nintendo Direct Mini on March 26, 2020. The character is Min Min and she was released in June 29, 2020. Steve from Minecraft was released on October 13, 2020. Sephiroth from Final Fantasy was revealed on December 10, 2020 and released on Dec. 22, 2020. Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles (announced on February 17, 2021; released on March 4, 2021). Kazuya Mishima of Tekken was announced on June 15, 2021 (released on June 29, 2021) and Sora from Kingdom Hearts was released on October 18, 2021, making him the last DLC character and character in the game. The final game has 89 total fighters.
==Gameplay==
The base gameplay of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is similar to the previous Super Smash Bros. titles.
==Characters==
The default characters are the same eight characters available from the start in Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64:
*Mario from the Mario franchise
*Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong franchise
*Link from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Samus Aran from the Metroid series
*Yoshi from the Yoshi franchise
*Kirby from the Kirby series
*Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series
*Pikachu from the Pokémon series
The following are unlockable fighters who return from at least one earlier Super Smash Bros. installment:
*Luigi from the Mario franchise
*Ness from the EarthBound series
*Captain Falcon from the F-Zero series
*Jigglypuff from the Pokémon series
*Peach from the Mario franchise
*Bowser from the Mario series
*Ice Climbers from the Ice Climbers series
*Sheik from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Princess Zelda from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Dr. Mario from the Mario franchise
*Falco from the Star Fox series
*Marth from the Fire Emblem series
*Lucina from the Fire Emblem series (Echo Fighter for Marth)
*Young Link from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Ganondorf from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Mewtwo from the Pokémon series
*Roy from the Fire Emblem series
*Mr. Game & Watch from the Game & Watch series
*Meta Knight from the Kirby series
*Pit from the Kid Icarus series
*Dark Pit from the Kid Icarus series (Echo Fighter for Pit)
*Zero Suit Samus from the Metroid series
*Wario from the Wario franchise
*Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series
*Ike from the Fire Emblem series
*Pokémon Trainer (with Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard as Pokémon) from the Pokémon series
*Diddy Kong from the Donkey Kong series
*Lucas from the EarthBound series
*Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
*King Dedede from the Kirby series
*Olimar/Alph from the Pikmin series
*Lucario from the Pokémon series
*R.O.B. from Stack-Up and Gyromite
*Toon Link from the The Legend of Zelda series
*Wolf from the Star Fox series
==== Newcomers ====
There is a total of 26 newcomers in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All of them are unlockable, although the DLC fighters are unlocked by purchasing them directly. The newcomers include:
*Dark Samus from the Metroid series (Echo Fighter for Samus. Also newcomer. Also unlockable)
*Daisy from the Mario franchise (Echo Fighter for Peach)
*Chrom from the Fire Emblem series (Echo Fighter for Roy)
*Ken from the Street Fighter series (Echo Fighter for Ryu)
*Inkling from the Splatoon series
*Ridley from the Metroid series
*Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series
*Richter Belmont from the Castlevania series (Echo Fighter for Simon)
*King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong series
*Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series
*Incineroar from the Pokémon series, Piranha Plant from the Mario series
*Joker from the Persona series, Heroes from the Dragon Quest series
*Banjo and Kazooie from the Banjo & Kazooie series
*Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury series
*Byleth from the Fire Emblem series
*Min Min from ARMS
*Steve, Alex, Zombie, and Enderman from the Minecraft series (all represented as one fighter, with the latter three being alternate costumes of Steve)
*Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series
*Pyra/Mythra from the Xenoblade Chronicles series
*Kazuya from the Tekken series
*Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series
=== Echo Fighters ===
Echo Fighters (previously called "clone fighters") are fighters with a similar moveset to another fighter. Lucina and Dark Pit are returning Echo Fighters, and Daisy was introduced as the first newcomer who is an Echo Fighter.
*Lucina, an Echo Fighter of Marth.
*Dark Pit, an Echo Fighter of Pit.
*Richter, an Echo Fighter of Simon.
*Daisy, an Echo Fighter of Peach.
*Dark Samus, an Echo Fighter of Samus.
*Chrom, an Echo Fighter of Roy.
*Ken, an Echo Fighter of Ryu.
==Connections to the Mario series==
There are all veterans fighters from the Mario universe with the two newcomers to the series Daisy and Piranha Plant. Daisy is the only Echo Fighter within the universe with Peach with the same attributes but different aesthetics.
===Adventure Mode: World of Light===
There is a sub-area called Molten Fortress based off Bowser's Castle. The locations of Peach and Bowser reference their role in the Super Mario series.
===Classic Mode===
Most of the fighters' Classic Mode routes and battles reference the Mario series. Mario's Classic Mode route name, "Go around the world" was translated from Japanese; referencing Mario visiting different kingdoms at Super Mario Odyssey. Donkey Kong's Classic Mode route, "Journey to New Donk City" refers to New Donk City Hall as the final stage. In Dark Samus's Classic Mode, the round references Mario Tennis Aces.
===Spirits===
There are different spirits from the Mario franchise, including minor characters such as Dimentio and Pauline. Their spirits battles make references to the game, their personality, and appearance.
==Reception==
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received "universal acclaim" reviews and was tagged as a "must-play" game on Metacritic holding a metascore of 93/100 based on 99 critic reviews.Metascore for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Metacritic, Retrieved March 30, 2020
==Trivia==
*This game marks the very first time a regular Piranha Plant has been playable in the entire Mario series.
*This game marks the 100th performance credit of Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario (despite being archived voices from Brawl), a landmark for which he received a Guinness World Record for the "Most Video Game Voice-Over Performances of a Single Character". 
**This also the last Super Smash Bros. game where he voices Wario, Luigi, & Mario.
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