Fighter

A fighter, also known as a playable character or simply character, is a character (or in some cases, multiple characters simultaneously) in the series roster that can be controlled by players in Versus Mode and other modes. These characters are located on the character selection screen and can be used without a cheat device (e.g. Action Replay). Playable characters can further be divided into starter, unlockable, and downloadable, which distinguishes whether characters can be played right away, whether they need to be unlocked, or whether they need to be downloaded.
==List of fighters==
This is a list of the fighters in the Super Smash Bros. series. 
The following does not include some bosses who can be playable on occasion, such as in the World of Light.
For characters who were considered or intended to be fighters, see Unused content (SSB), Unused content (SSBM), Unused content (SSBB), Unused content (SSB4), and Unused content (SSBU).
Key	Starter	Unlockable	Unlockable in , Starter in	Downloadable	CustomizableMii Fighters are automatically unlocked upon creation in the Mii Fighter menu, or, in Ultimate, upon unlocking them in World of Light.	TransformationSome characters are accessible through others' movesets. Transformation characters share a slot on the character selection screen, but in most situations players can start the match as whichever form they wish. In Ultimate, transformation characters may appear independently as enemies in single-player modes.
Fighter 	Universe 	 	 	 	 	
Banjo & Kazooie 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bayonetta 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bowser 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bowser Jr.Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes also allow players to control any of the Koopalings instead. 	 	 	 	 	 	
BylethThis fighter's alternate costumes have male and female variants. Only the default gender's stock icon is shown on the table. 	 	 	 	 	 	
Captain Falcon 	 	 	 	 	 	
Charizard 	 	Is a Poké Ball Pokémon.	 	Pokémon Trainer's moveset allows the player to switch between Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard using their shared down special, Pokémon Change. 	 	
Chrom 	 	 	 	 	Appears in Robin's Final Smash. 	
Cloud 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corrin 	 	 	 	 	 	
Daisy 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dark Pit 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dark Samus 	 	 	 	 	Is an Assist Trophy. 	
Diddy Kong 	 	 	 	 	 	
Donkey Kong 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dr. Mario 	 	 	 	 	 	
Duck HuntDuck Hunt Duo 	 	 	 	 	 	
Falco 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fox 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ganondorf 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greninja 	 	 	 	 	 	
HeroHalf of Hero's costumes represent 4 different protagonists from across the franchise: Luminary, Erdrick, Solo, and Eight. Luminary is the default, and only his stock icon is shown on the table.	 	 	 	 	 	
Ice Climbers 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ike 	 	 	 	 	 	
Incineroar 	 	 	 	 	 	
Inkling 	 	 	 	 	 	
Isabelle 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ivysaur 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jigglypuff 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joker 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kazuya 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken 	 	 	 	 	 	
King Dedede 	 	 	 	 	 	
King K. Rool 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kirby 	 	 	 	 	 	
Link 	 	 	 	 	 	
Little Mac 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lucario 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lucas 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lucina 	 	 	 	 	 	
Luigi 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mario 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marth 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mega Man 	 	 	 	 	 	
Meta Knight 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mewtwo 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mii Brawler 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mii Gunner 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mii SwordfighterMii Sword Fighter 	 	 	 	 	 	
Min Min 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Game & Watch 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mythra 	 	 	 	 	 	Pyra and Mythra can transform into each other using their shared down special, Swap.
Ness 	 	 	 	 	 	
Olimar 	 	 	 	 	In Smash 4 and Ultimate, half of Olimar's costumes allow players to control Alph instead. 	
Pac-Man 	 	 	 	 	 	
Palutena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peach 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pichu 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pikachu 	 	 	 	 	 	
Piranha Plant 	 	Is a stage hazard. 	 	 	 	
Pit 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pokémon Trainer 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pyra 	 	 	 	 	 	
R.O.B. 	 	 	 	 	R.O.B.'s default appearance in Smash 4 and Ultimate changes depending on the language the game is set to. His Famicom design is his default appearance in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean languages, while all other languages use his NES design.	
Richter 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ridley 	 	 	 	Is a boss. 	Is a stage hazard in . 	
Robin 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rosalina & Luma 	 	 	 	 	 	
Roy 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryu 	 	 	 	 	 	
Samus 	 	 	 	Samus can transform into Zero Suit Samus by rapidly using the up and down taunts or by using her Final Smash. Zero Suit Samus can transform into Samus with her own Final Smash (but not through taunting). They were split into separate characters starting in Smash 4.	 	
Sephiroth 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheik 	 	 	Both Zelda and Sheik can Transform into each other using their down special. They have new special moves starting in Smash 4, thus they can no longer transform.	 	 	
Shulk 	 	 	 	 	 	
Simon 	 	 	 	 	 	
Snake 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sonic 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sora 	 	 	 	 	 	
Squirtle 	 	 	 	 	 	
SteveAlex, Zombie, and Enderman appear as alternate costumes. 	 	 	 	 	 	
Terry 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toon Link 	 	 	 	 	 	
Villager 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wario 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wii Fit Trainer 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wolf 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yoshi 	 	 	 	 	 	
Young Link 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zelda 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zero Suit Samus 	 	 	 	 	 	
Newcomers 	Newcomers 	12 	 	Pokémon Trainer is not counted because he isn't controlled by the player and he lacks a fighter number in Ultimate. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard are counted instead. 	21 	
Veterans 	Veterans 	0 	12 	 	37 	
Total Fighters 	Total Fighters	12 	 	 	58 	
===Notes===
==Newcomers and veterans==
A newcomer is a character who appears as playable for the first time in the series in a given game. A veteran is the opposite: a character who has been playable in a previous game. For example, Diddy Kong is a newcomer in Brawl, as he did not appear as playable in any previous games, but is a veteran in all subsequent games. Note that the definition of newcomers is distinct from that of "unlockable" or "secret" characters, which are playable characters who must be unlocked by completing certain tasks; Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4 all had starter veterans, starter newcomers, unlockable veterans, and unlockable newcomers. Ultimate is the first game in which all newcomers to the base game are unlockable; however, most veterans are also unlockable.
The term newcomer was originally used to describe the unlockable characters in the original Super Smash Bros. by the data deletion menu. It was later used in the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which new characters were introduced with the title "Newcomer" atop their name. The word newcomer was later used on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! site to classify characters who made their debut in Brawl and are starters in there, in addition to third party characters Snake and Sonic. This use of the term has become the community-preferred usage for other games in the series.
==="Perfect-attendance crew"===
Less commonly, the term "veteran" can also denote the "eight regulars" or "perfect-attendance fighters", which are the eight starter characters in the original Super Smash Bros. which have been in all subsequent games of the series. The "perfect attendance" part of the term is a reference to the fact that these eight fighters have always been available from the start of every game without needing to be unlocked. The terms originated in the description for the 10th Brawl event match All-Star Battle Regulars, reading: "The Smash Bros. perfect-attendance crew! Fight the eight regulars in order!" A popular, unofficial term referring to this group is "The Original 8" (Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Fox, and Pikachu), which may also be called "The Original 12" if including the four unlockable characters (Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon, and Jigglypuff), who have likewise appeared in every game in the series. The 29th Brawl event match All-Star Semifinal Regulars states: "Four hidden characters from the past game! They're secret perfect attendees." is the only installment where all the "Original 12" are starter characters. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate refers to the concept of the perfect-attendance crew by making the only starter characters the aforementioned "Original 8".
==Trivia==
* is the only universe to have multiple fighters cut throughout the series, being Mewtwo, Pichu, and Pokémon Trainer's Squirtle and Ivysaur.
**However, it is also the only universe to have newcomers in all games.
* and are the only universes to have the entirety of their characters cut from a game.
*Pichu and Young Link are the only fighters to have been absent from multiple consecutive installments.
*Ice Climbers are the only characters to have been a fighter in multiple games before being cut.
*Lucas is the only fighter to have been a starter character, unlockable character, and downloadable character in separate games. Lucas is also the only playable character who has never appeared in a non-Smash game released outside Japan.
*Roy is the only playable character to debut in Super Smash Bros. before appearing in any other game. His inclusion in Melee was intended to promote , his debut in his home series, which was released shortly after Melee in Japan. According to Masahiro Sakurai, The Binding Blade was originally scheduled for release before Melee.https://sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/
*Charizard, Little Mac, Ridley, Dark Samus, Isabelle, Chrom, and Piranha Plant are the only characters to have been made fully playable after major non-playable appearances, excluding characters that are playable via items such as Metal Mario. These include Poké Ball Pokémon, Bosses, Assist Trophies, stage hazards, or part of another character's moveset. Of these characters, Chrom and Piranha Plant are the only ones to retain their non-playable roles even after becoming playable.
*Charizard is the only character who was part of a transformation character, became a standalone fighter, and then returned to being part of a transformation character.
**Inversely, Samus is the only character who was initially a standalone character before being able to transform into Zero Suit Samus, before the two were split in their next appearances.
* (in Smash 64), the s in both of their appearances, and (in Ultimate) are the only fighters to use head icons that don't portray their faces.
*Prior to Ultimate, the only unlockable characters whose playable status was not kept a secret in official sources prior to release were and in Brawl, and in Smash 4.
==See also==
*Mii Costume
*Starter character
*Unlockable character
*Non-playable character
*Background character
==References==
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