Super Smash Bros. | Characters

Available From Start

Mario

Mario

The hero of the Mario series and a good all-round fighter. Mario primarily attacks with high jumps, spin attacks and fireballs.

Donkey Kong (Arcade 1981)

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong

The king of the jungle. Donkey Kong is a brute of a character with a long reach. He is the only character who can walk when carrying heavy items and characters.

Donkey Kong (Arcade 1981)

Link

Link

The Hero of Hyrule, and holder of the Triforce of Courage. Link appears as he did in Ocarina of Time. He attacks with his sword, bombs and boomerang.

The Legend of Zelda (NES 1986)

Samus Aran

Samus

The Power Suit-enhanced heroine of the Metroid series. Samus attacks with her beam cannon and bombs, and can use her Screw Attack to recover.

Metroid (NES 1986)

Yoshi

Yoshi

Mario's dinosaur friend. He has a long tongue and can eat his opponents, trapping them inside eggs. He can also throw eggs, pound the ground and flutter kick.

Super Mario World (SNES 1990)

Kirby

Kirby

The pink puff hero of Dream Land. Kirby is a tough little fighter with a wide range of special abilities. He can turn to rock, use a cutter to recover and fly through the air. He can even suck up his opponents and steal their Standing Special attacks.

Kirby's Dream Land (GB 1992)

Fox McCloud

Fox McCloud

The leader of the Star Fox team. Fox uses his Blaster and Reflector, but he's also very fast and has a wide range of martial arts moves to use in close-up fighting.

Star Fox (SNES 1993)

Pikachu

Pikachu

A cute electric mouse, and mascot of the Pokemon series. Pikachu stores electricity in his cheeks which he uses to attack. He's a small, quick target.

Unlockable

Luigi

Luigi

Mario's timid brother. Luigi has mostly the same attacks as Mario, but they all work a little differently. He can jump higher than his brother, but he slides around more and his jump recovery is less reliable.

Mario Bros. (Arcade 1983)

How to Unlock

Clear Bonus Practice 1 with all 8 starting characters, then defeat Luigi in a match.


Jigglypuff

Jigglypuff

A cute Normal type balloon Pokemon. Jigglypuff loves to Sing to put her opponents to sleep. She can float through the air and use Rest to fall asleep. If Rest hits just right, it can be a devastating move.

How to Unlock

Clear the 1P Mode (any character/difficulty), then defeat Jigglypuff in a match.


Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon

A bounty hunter and F-Zero Grand Prix champion. Captain Falcon is extremely fast, when running about but his powerful moves are often slow to use.

F-Zero (SNES 1990)

How to Unlock

Clear the 1P Mode (any character/difficulty) in under 20 minutes, then defeat Captain Falcon in a match.


Ness

Ness

A young boy from Onett in Eagleland who is tasked with saving the world. He has a range of psychic attacks as well as his trusty baseball bat and yo-yo.

EarthBound (SNES 1994)

How to Unlock

Clear the 1P Mode on Normal difficulty with 3 stock (any character) without using Continues, then defeat Ness in a match.