Carmen Sandiego (Life & Death)

**Carmen Sandiego** (*カルメンサンディエゴ, Karumensandiego*) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.

Carmen Sandiego is an international lady-thief and the protagonist and anti-hero of the *Carmen Sandiego* series of games as well as the spin-off animated series. Often her exploits see her stealing treasures from around the globe, often traveling to various locations from around the world for these crimes, with the main point of the game being investigating where she is. Compared to her appearance in *Galactic Battle*, Carmen Sandiego is now available in the base game rather than being a DLC fighter.

Carmen Sandiego is voiced by Gina Rodriguez for her *Carmen Sandiego (2019)* costumes while Rita Moreno reprises the role for the 90s Carmen Sandiego costumes. Both voice actresses reprise their roles from the animated incarnations of Carmen Sandiego in all versions of *Life or Death* with new voice samples.

## How to Unlock

Carmen Sandiego is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.

## Role in Classic Mode

Like all other fighters, Carmen Sandiego appears in Classic Mode. Carmen Sandiego's Mini-Boss is unknown.

## Fighter Spirits

Carmen Sandeigo's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Carmen Sandiego in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death. Carmen Sandiego also appears with an Alternate Fighter Spirit based on her design from *Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego.*

Foreman Spike's Fighter Spirit
## Trivia

* Carmen Sandiego notably has had an animated series created by DiC entertainment, making her one of several fighters within *Life or Death* to have had an American Animated Series created by DiC:
	+ The *Super Mario* series had three cartoons created by DiC that were based on the games *Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World*, being *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show*, *The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3*, and *Super Mario World*.
	+ The *Legend of Zelda* series had one cartoon created by DiC that was based on the first two installments of the *Legend of Zelda*, *The Legend of Zelda* and *Zelda II: The Adventure of Link* being *The Legend of Zelda*. Link, Zelda and Ganon all later appeared in an episode of *Captain N: The Game Master*.
	+ Various gaming series such as *Kid Icarus*, *Mega Man*, *Final Fantasy*, *Castlevania*, *Donkey Kong*, *Punch-Out*, and *Metroid* all appeared within the *Captain N* series. Notably King Hippo, Alucard, Mega Man, Roll, Dr. Wiley, Pit, Donkey Kong, and Captain N all appear as playable characters within *Life or Death*.
	+ The *Sonic the Hedgehog* series had three cartoons created by DiC that were loosely based on the games, being *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Sonic the Hedgehog*, and *Sonic Underground*. Sonic, Tails, Dr. Eggman, and Knuckles all appear as playable characters.