Super Smash Bros. Ultimate panoramic artwork

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate panoramic artwork is a piece of hand drawn key art for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Illustrated by longtime Nintendo artist Yusuke Nakano, it depicts every single fighter in the series history, all of whom are playable in Ultimate, alongside a dozen newcomers. It also features Mr. Saturn, a non-playable item. The artwork was first unveiled after the full reveal of Ultimate at E3 2018. On the game's official website, it serves as the scrolling background of the main page. Clicking anywhere on it will take the viewer to the fighters page.
The artwork appears partially divided in half by Pichu's Thunder attack; Samus is placed just to the left of this, below Diddy Kong and above Sephiroth. Zero Suit Samus is positioned further to the right, enveloped by Ganondorf, Pac-Man, Roy and Marth. Dark Samus isn't far away, next to Pac-Man, Shulk and Joker. Ridley is on the very right side of the artwork, next to Meta Knight, Lucina, Captain Falcon and Duck Hunt.
As new fighters have been confirmed in three subsequent Nintendo Directs, they are shown appearing in the artwork. While Ken and Incineroar were added after their joint reveal during the November 1, 2018 Direct, Piranha Plant and Joker, the first two confirmed downloadable characters were not added until their release. Hero and Banjo & Kazooie, the third and fourth DLC characters, were added to the artwork following their respective reveals, as were Terry, Byleth, Min Min, Steve, Sephiroth, Pyra, Mythra, Kazuya and Sora.
Masahiro Sakurai has a framed print of the mural on his wall.Sakurai, Masahiro (Sora_Sakurai). "額装！（プリントです）" ("Framed! (It is a print)") 25 October 2021 6:01 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1452576137096282115
==Origins and other uses==
According to Nakano, the idea for a mural with all of the fighters in Ultimate came from Sakurai.
The animated "More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun" commercial is directly based on this artwork. It begins with a person viewing the artwork on the side of a bridge, before zooming in and showing the fighters coming to life. Samus, Ridley and Zero Suit Samus (but not Dark Samus) are seen battling in it. Samus is shown running with Marth and Pikachu, before all three dodge a Shadow Ball from Mewtwo. Ridley and Pit are shown struggling over the latter's bow. Near the end of the ad, Zero Suit Samus and Shulk are seen, about to attack each other, before they, Villager and Sonic leap out of the way of Bowser's fire breath.
==Gallery==
===Artwork history===
SSB Ultimate character splash.png|The original artwork at E3.
SSBU Panoramic artwork with Aug. 8 Direct chars.jpg|Updated after the August 8 Direct to include Dark Samus, Simon, Richter, King K. Rool and Chrom.
SSBU Panoramic with Sept. 13 Direct characters.png|Updated after the September 13, 2018 Nintendo Direct to include Isabelle.
SSBU Panoramic with Ken and Incineroar.png|Updated after the November 1, 2018 Nintendo Direct to include Ken and Incineroar.
SSBU Panoramic.png|Updated after the February 17, 2021 Nintendo Direct to include Pyra and Mythra.
SSBU panoramic Kazuya.jpg|Updated after the June 15, 2021 Nintendo Direct to include Kazuya.
===Metroid characters===
SSBU art 2D Samus.png|Samus
SSBU art 2D ZSS.png|Zero Suit Samus
SSBU art 2D Ridley.png|Ridley
Nintendo Direct Dark Samus panoramic art.png|Dark Samus
===Other===
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate PAX banner.png|PAX West 2018 banner.
File:More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun - Samus running.png|"More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun" commercial
File:More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun - Samus dodging.png
File:More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun - Ridley fighting Pit.png
File:More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun - ZSS about to fight.png
File:More Fighters, More Battles, More Fun - ZSS jumping.png
==References==
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