List of characters in the Super Smash Bros. series

This is a list of characters in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Bowser
Bowser (Japanese name Koopa) is the main villain of the Mario series. He first appeared in Melee and returned in Brawl. He is the slowest character in both games.

Captain Falcon
Captain Douglas Jay Falcon is the main character of the future-set racing series F-Zero, as a bounty hunter similar to Samus Aran. He appears in all games to date.

Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong is a main character from the Donkey Kong series. He is only playable in Brawl.

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (also known as DK) is the main character from the series of the same name. He is playable in every game to date.

An upcoming game of DK’s, Donkey Kong Country Returns, is developed by Metroid Prime Trilogy creator Retro Studios.

Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario is a form of Mario that appears in another spinoff series of the Mario series, Dr. Mario. His only appearance in the series has been in Melee, where he was a clone (that is to say, he had the same moveset) as Mario, and as such did not reappear in Brawl.

Falco
Falco Lombardi is a very skilled pilot from the Star Fox series. He first appeared in Melee as a clone of Fox, but was retooled for Brawl.

Fox
Fox McCloud is the main character of Star Fox. Having saved the galaxy more than once not unlike Samus Aran, he has appeared in all three games to date.

Ganondorf
Ganondorf (also known as Ganon) is the main villain of the Legend of Zelda series. He appeared in Melee as a clone of Captain Falcon but like Falco was retooled for and returned in Brawl.

Ice Climbers
The Ice Climbers, consisting of a duo of Inuits (Popo and Nana), hail from the game Ice Climber. In Melee and Brawl, they appear as a duo, being one of the best characters in both games.

Ike
Ike is the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and appears in its sequel, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He appears in Brawl, appearing to have replaced Roy from Melee.

Jigglypuff
Jigglypuff (Japanese name Purin) is a Pokémon hailing from the series of the same name. She appears in all three games to date..

King Dedede
King Dedede is a villain from the Kirby series. He appeared playable in Brawl.

Kirby
Kirby is the main character of the series of the same name, being present in all three games to date. He has had interactions with elements from the Metroid series in his own games, outside of Super Smash Bros.

In Kirby Super Star, he can randomly became a statue of Samus Aran when he uses his Stone defense. The Screw Attack, known ingame as the Screwball, is also a treasure in the Great Cave Offense area. The remake Kirby Super Star Ultra also features these cameos, though the Screw Attack is now named correctly.

Kirby’s Dream Land 3 also has a Metroid reference. In level 5-2, there are six Metroids that Kirby must destroy with his ice power. If done, Samus Aran will appear at the end of the stage without her helmet, and give Kirby a 1up. If the Metroids are not destroyed, Samus will have her helmet on and she will not do anything.

In the Kirby and Smash Bros. games, Kirby has the ability to swallow enemies and copy their abilities. If he swallows Samus, he will wear her helmet and be able to use the Charge Beam.

Link
Link is the main playable character in the Legend of Zelda series. Often, he must travel across lands and through dungeons to stop Ganondorf from either stealing the Triforce or to save Princess Zelda. He appears in all three games as a relatively bad character.

He has had many connections with the Metroid series outside of Super Smash Bros. In the 1986 manga, he is seen when Samus is playing The Legend of Zelda on her Famicom Disk System while flying to Zebes. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest features a trailer for Metroid Prime, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Metroid Prime Trilogy feature Ship Bumper Stickers that appear on Samus’ Gunship depending on what save data is on the player’s Wii. One of these games is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Link also shares several appearances with Samus in other Nintendo games.

Lucario
Lucario is a Pokémon from the series of the same name. Its only appearance has been in Brawl.

Lucas
Lucas is a character from the Japan-only game Mother 3. His only appearance in the Smash Bros. series has been in Brawl.

Luigi
Luigi is the brother of Nintendo's mascot Mario, both hailing from the Mario series of games. He appears in all three games to date.

In Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, his overalls appear as an unlockable alternate costume like the Metroid series Zero Suit.

Mario
Mario is the main character of the Mario series. His interactions with the Metroid series do not just occur in the Super Smash Bros. series, in which he has been present since Super Smash Bros.

In the 1986 manga, Mario can be seen briefly when Samus comes across an Air Hole and mistakes it for a Warp Pipe from Super Mario Bros. Samus appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, sleeping in the Mushroom Castle's guest room bed if Mario returns before going to Land's End. If talked to, Samus will say: "......I'm resting up for Mother Brain." A doll of Samus can also be seen in Booster’s Tower, in a toy box. Mario vs. Wario, a Nintendo Power-published comic, depicts another Samus doll that Mario wants to buy for Peach, though it turns out Luigi had bought it instead. Lastly, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was supposed to feature Samus and a few other Nintendo characters at the Starbeans Café, but they were removed and replaced by Professor E. Gadd at the last minute.

Some possible connections to the Metroid series occur in Super Mario Bros. 3 and subsequent remakes and games, where Mario can get a Starman that causes him to be able to spin jump. If this is done he will be covered in rainbow colors, bearing strong resemblance to the Screw Attack. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time also has an enemy called a "Snoozorb", which is similar to the Nightmare boss from Metroid Fusion in many ways.

Marth
Marth is a character from the Fire Emblem series. Marth appeared in Melee and Brawl as a playable character.

Meta Knight
Meta Knight is an antagonist and character from the Kirby series. He only appears in Brawl as a playable character.

Mewtwo
Mewtwo is a Pokémon from the series of the same name. It appeared only in Melee as a playable character, and did not return in Brawl.

Mr. Game & Watch
Mr. Game & Watch is a common representation of characters and objects that appear in the handheld Game & Watch series of video games. He appeared as the final unlockable character in Melee and returned in Brawl.

Ness
Ness is the main character from the game Mother 2/EarthBound. He has been present in all three games to date.

Olimar
Captain Olimar is the main character of the Pikmin series. He appears in Brawl as a playable character.

Pichu
Pichu is the Pokémon that Pikachu evolves from. It appears in Melee only as a playable character.

Pikachu
Pikachu is a creature from the Pokémon series of video games. It appears in all three games to date. Samus is paired with Pikachu in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, a possible reference to her pet, Pyonchi, from the Metroid Manga.

Pit
Pit is the main character of Kid Icarus and Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, both of which ran on the Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus engines, respectively. He is a playable character in Brawl.

He shares numerous connections with the Metroid series. The Komayto enemies in both games resemble Metroids, and the Unknown Items in Metroid: Zero Mission take inspiration from the three Sacred Treasures in Kid Icarus.

Princess Peach
Princess Peach Toadstool is a major character in the Mario series. Her interactions with the Metroid Series have mostly occured in the Super Smash Bros. series.

In the Nintendo Power-published comic Mario vs. Wario, Peach desired a doll of Samus that caused Mario and Wario to fight over it, hence the title. In the end, however, it is revealed that Luigi had bought it.

Princess Zelda/Sheik
Princess Zelda is a character from the Legend of Zelda series. She appears in both Melee and Brawl. In both games, Zelda has an alternate form: Sheik, her alter ego from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

R.O.B.
Robotic Operating Buddy (known better as R.O.B.) was an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. One appears in Brawl as a playable character. R.O.B. appears in Kirby’s Dream Land 3 along with Samus Aran.

Roy
Roy is a character from the Fire Emblem series. He was included in ‘’Melee’’ as a playable character. Roy does not return in Brawl in favor of Ike.

Samus Aran
Main article: Samus Aran Samus Aran is the main protagonist of Nintendo's science-fiction Metroid series. Appearing in all three games to date, she has an alternate form in Brawl called "Zero Suit Samus", which is the heroine in her form fitting Zero Suit from Metroid: Zero Mission. She transforms into Zero Suit Samus when she uses her Final Smash, the Zero Laser.

Solid Snake
Solid Snake is the main character of Konami's Metal Gear Solid series. He appears in Brawl only. He has a set of secret taunts that involve him having a conversation with another Metal Gear character, about the fighter he is facing. Below are the conversations for Samus in both of her forms.

Samus:
 * Snake: Hey, Otacon. I got a woman here in a Power Suit...
 * Otacon: Huh? How'd you know she was a woman? Yeah, that'd be Samus Aran, the most renowned bounty hunter in the galaxy. Her Arm Cannon packs quite a wallop. If you get hit with a charged shot from that thing, you can kiss your butt good-bye.
 * Snake: Sounds like my kind of woman...
 * Otacon: Yeah, well, just don't get too close, Snake. Samus is deadly. After Space Pirates killed her parents, she was raised by the Chozo and trained in the fighting arts. She's been places and seen things that you and me can't even begin to imagine.
 * Snake: But underneath that cold, metal exterior beats the heart of a woman...

Zero Suit Samus:
 * Snake: Mei Ling, Samus took her clothes off!
 * Mei Ling: That's just her in the Zero Suit, Snake.
 * Snake: Without that bulky Power Suit, she's gotten a lot more agile... You know, I bet if I took off all this heavy gear, I could catch her.
 * Mei Ling: Um, yeah, you wish. Even without the Power Suit, all that training she did with the Chozo has made her a super athlete. I don't think a normal human could ever keep up. Just look at her.
 * Snake: ...Her loss.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is the main character of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. Appearing in ‘’Brawl'' only, he is one of two third-party characters in the game, the other being Solid Snake.

Toon Link
‘’’Toon Link’’’ is a character from the ‘’Legend of Zelda’’ series. It is Link’s appearance from ‘’The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker’’, ‘’The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass’’ and ‘’The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks’’. He appears in ‘’Brawl’’.

Wario
‘’’Wario’’’ is a recurring character in the ‘’Mario’’ series. He also has his own series, called ‘’WarioWare’’. Most microgames are ‘’Metroid’’-related.

In ‘’WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!’’ and ‘’WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, there is a microgame that re-enacts the fight between Samus and Mother Brain in ‘’Metroid’’. In ‘’WarioWare: Twisted!” there are three games: Metroid-Morph Ball, which involves Samus rolling in Morph Ball to a Missile Tank, Metroid-Samus, which involves Samus firing a blue laser at a Ripper, Waver or Metroid and Mewtroid, a game where a cat with a “paw cannon” shoots Metroid-like enemies. In ‘’WarioWare: Touched!” there is a game based on ‘’Metroid’’ where Metroids must be pulled off of Samus with the stylus. In ‘’WarioWare: Smooth Moves’’ there is a microgame based on ‘’Metroid Prime 2: Echoes’’ where Samus must knock over a barrel in Morph Ball. In ‘’WarioWare: D.I.Y.’’ there are two microgames: the first was custom designed by Yoshio Sakamoto and involves killing two Metroids, and the second one is based on ‘’Metroid: Zero Mission’’, involving Samus sneaking under a Skree and collecting a Missile Tank.

Wolf
Wolf O'Donnell is an antagonist in the ‘’Star Fox’’ series of games. He appears in ‘’Brawl’’.

Yoshi
‘’’Yoshi’’’ is a character who originated in the ‘’Mario’’ series, but also has his own sub-series of games. He appears in all three games to date.

Young Link
‘’’Young Link’’’ is Link’s child form from certain Zelda games, such as ‘’The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’’. He appears in ‘’Melee’’ as a playable character. In ‘’Brawl’’, he does not return, being more or less replaced with Toon Link.

Zero Suit Samus
Main article: Zero Suit Samus ‘’’Zero Suit Samus’’’ is a form of Samus Aran from the Metroid series. The heroine becomes Zero Suit Samus when wearing her form fitting suit seen in ‘’Metroid: Zero Mission’’ and the Prime Series. In ‘’Brawl’’, Zero Suit Samus becomes a playable character, after Samus uses her Zero Laser Final Smash, which causes her suit to crumble. She can restore it using the Final Smash Power Suit Samus.