Final Smash

Mario before using a Final Smash.

The Final Smash is a special move that is only possible through the aid of a Smash Ball in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. After breaking open one of these items, its power flows into the fighter, charging him or her up. The fighter's eyes glow white and yellow, at which point the fighter is free to unleash the Final Smash at any moment by pressing the special move button. However, if the fighter does not initiate the Final Smash soon enough, other fighters can take away the Smash Ball by hitting the fighter in possession of it with a powerful attack. When this happens, the fighter's aura reverts to Smash Ball form and can be claimed by other fighters. Each person's attack is a manifestation of their individual personalities or unique abilities. For example, Zero Laser charges up Samus's Power Suit while Peach Blossom is a magnification of Peach's joyful personality.

The game also has a function known as a Pity Final Smash. The Pity Final Smash can be granted to fighters in special circumstances during a stock match. When the fighter is KO'd while being five stocks behind the leading player, the fighter respawns with a Pity Final Smash. A Pity Final Smash serves the same functions as a normal smash, but it has the advantage of not having a Smash Ball form, and therefore cannot be taken away by other fighters.

Final Smashes are phenomenally powerful and can completely tip the scale of battles. However, each is not without its own repercussions. The attacks can cause self-destructs, and Samus even changes into Zero Suit Samus after using her Final Smash.

Due to the extreme power of the Final Smash, they are usually banned in official tournaments, along with items.

Final Smash Types

While Final Smashes tend to be unique among characters, there are certain categories they can be sorted into.

• Directional - These Final Smashes launch an attack in a single direction. Depending on the Final Smash, the direction can be controlled, while others are fixed. This kind of Final Smash has a blind spot, usually behind the attacker, where targets can hide. Examples for this kind are Lucario's Aura Storm, Ganondorf's Beast Ganon, and Pokémon Trainer's Triple Finish.
• Focused - These Final Smashes affect nearby opponents in any direction. Targets can avoid the move by getting out of range, so they're mostly effective in smaller stages. Examples for this kind are Luigi's Negative Zone, Donkey Kong's Konga Beat, Jigglypuff's Puff Up, and Zero Suit Samus's Power Suit.
• Trapping - These Final Smashes attack a certain area, grab anyone inside said area (or just a single character), and lay down an inescapable beating. They generally have a small initial range and will fail if there are no targets caught. Examples for this kind are Link's Triforce Slash, Meta Knight's Galaxia Darkness, Ike's Great Aether, and Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon.
• Stage-Wide - These Final Smashes affect the whole stage, leaving little or no hiding spots. However, they may be less effective on larger stages. Examples for this kind are Solid Snake's Grenade Launcher, Pit's Palutena's Army, and Captain Olimar's End of Day.
• Transformation - These Final Smashes only affect the user, who can then rampage around and cause damage. Some transformations buff up the character's existing moveset, while others use a different set of controls. Most transformations leave the user immune to damage and most status effects. Examples for this kind are Sonic's Super Sonic, Bowser's Giga Bowser, and Mr. Game & Watch's Octopus

History

Final Smashes are either based on the character's individual background in their series, like Zelda's and Sheik's Light Arrow. However, some may have been invented specially for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, like Mario's Mario Finale. Although they were already planned to be included in the original Super Smash Bros., Final Smashes made their first appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and gained considerable attention due to their ability to turn the tide of battle in seconds. Masahiro Sakurai compared the moves to the Hammer item found in all Super Smash Bros. titles, as all players rush to collect it, and the ones who didn't flee after it has been collected.

List of Final Smashes

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Name	Character/s	Type	Brief description	Picture
Aura Storm	Lucario	Directional	Lucario will launch into the air and fire an extremely large beam of aura down damaging opponents. It can be controlled with the Control Stick and can go through any part of the stage.	File:AuraStorm.jpg
Beast Ganon	Ganondorf	Directional	Ganondorf transforms into Dark Beast Ganon, paralyzing opponents in front of him. He can also bury grounded opponents. He then charges across the stage, sending them flying.
Blue Falcon	Captain Falcon	Trapping	Captain Falcon calls the Blue Falcon, causing it to fly across the screen. If it hits any opponents, they will land on a racetrack and get hit by the Blue Falcon. When the game returns to the normal screen, they will be sent flying.	File:Blue Falcon2.jpg
Cook Kirby	Kirby	Trapping	Kirby transforms into Cook Kirby and pulls out a giant soup pot which draws opponents in damaging them. They are thrown out of the pot with multiple items.
Critical Hit	Marth	Directional	Marth charges up with power and then swipes forward with his sword at an extreme speed, dealing massive damage to opponents (it has the potential to instantly KO them).	File:FSmash Marth.jpg
Diffusion Beam	R.O.B.	Transformation	Swirling lasers come out of R.O.B.'s eyes. He can move freely during this, and any opponent caught in the lasers will be trapped and have massive damage dealt to them.
End of Day	Captain Olimar	Stage-Wide	Olimar gets into his ship and flies off camera, whilst Red Bulborbs appear on the bottom of the screen, attacking opponents. His ship then crashes back down. Anyone caught in the blast radius will take high damage.	File:Olimarendofday.jpg
Galaxia Darkness	Meta Knight	Trapping	Meta Knight swipes his cape in front of himself. The screen then goes black, and anyone caught inside will be slashed powerfully. Bystanders who are close enough may also get caught in the darkness.	File:Galaxiadarkness.jpg
Giga Bowser	Bowser	Transformation	Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser. He can move around freely and his attacks remain the same, but they are stronger, and Giga Bowser cannot flinch (he can take damage but will never be knocked back). Some of his attacks also have added effects (such as darkness).
Great Aether	Ike	Trapping	Ike jumps into the air and, if he hits any opponents with the first strike, they are caught in the attack as he ferociously swipes them repeatedly with his sword.	File:Great Aether.jpg
Grenade Launcher	Solid Snake	Stage-Wide	Snake jumps into the air and into a helicopter where he gets a grenade launcher which he then fires at his opponents while holding onto a ladder in front of the screen. The Control Stick can be used to control the launcher, and the attack button can be used to fire grenades at opponents.
Iceberg	Ice Climbers	Stage-Wide	The Ice Climbers summon a massive iceberg that freezes and damages nearby opponents.	File:Iceberg.jpg
Konga Beat	Donkey Kong	Focused	Donkey Kong pulls out a pair of bongos and start playing them with Donkey Kong Country music replacing the current background music. The music waves surrounding the bongos will damage opponents.	File:Donkeykong final.jpg
Landmaster	Falco Lombardi	Transformation	Falco will summon a Landmaster which lasts for 18 seconds. During that, he may use its array of weapons against opponents. It has the least power out of all three Landmasters (but it is still powerful). However, it is easier to control in the air, and can easily carry opponents off the top of the screen.	File:Falco Landmaster.jpg
	Fox McCloud	Transformation	Fox will summon a Landmaster which lasts for 18 seconds. During that, he may use its array of weapons against opponents. It is more powerful than Falco's Landmaster, but it is slowest Landmaster. It is generally "balanced" when compared to the other two Landmasters.	File:Landmaster.jpg
	Wolf O'Donnell	Transformation	Wolf will summon a Landmaster which lasts only for 12 seconds. During that, he may use its array of weapons against opponents. It has the most power and speed out of all three, plus the most maneuverability.
Light Arrow	Sheik	Directional	Sheik takes a bow and fire a beam of light straight across the stage. If it hits an opponent then they will be knocked at same direction as the beam is targeting. However, Sheik's version is a bit stronger (doing about 4% more to each opponent hit.)
	Zelda	Directional	Zelda takes a bow and fire a beam of light straight across the stage. If it hits an opponent then they will be knocked out upwards instantly, though it is possible (but difficult) to survive on larger stages.	File:Screen9.jpg
Mario Finale	Mario	Directional	Mario fires a giant wave of flames that travels across the screen. Any opponents caught in it will be damaged and effectively trapped inside.	File:Mario finalsmash3.jpg
Negative Zone	Luigi	Focused	Luigi starts dancing and causes a large green circle to appear, any opponents in the circle's radius will have a variety of things happen to them, such as tripping rapidly, falling asleep, or constantly taunting uncontrollably. Luigi's attacks may also have increased power.	File:Negative Zone.jpg
Octopus	Mr. Game & Watch	Transformation	Mr. Game & Watch transforms into an octopus and then attacks by either extending its tentacles or ramming opponents. The Control Stick can be used to move to the side, and it is also possible to jump.	File:Octopus Smash Screenshot - Super Smash Bros Brawl.png
Palutena's Army	Pit	Stage-Wide	Pit summons Palutena who in turn summons an army of Centurions who then charge forward at opponents causing damage. It is one of the few Final Smashes that can be avoided (though this is still difficult to do).
Peach Blossom	Princess Peach	Focused	Princess Peach starts dancing causing opponents to fall asleep and take damage, also peaches which restore damage appear.	File:Peach Blossom.jpg
PK Starstorm	Lucas	Stage-Wide	Lucas summon several PSI Comets which fall straight down from the air damaging opponents. It covers the entire stage, but is less effective on larger stages.
	Ness	Stage-Wide	Ness summons several PSI Comets which fall at angles from the air damaging opponents. It covers the entire stage, but is less effective on larger stages.	File:PK Starstorm Ness.jpg
Power Suit Samus	Zero Suit Samus	Focused	Zero Suit Samus summons an energy whirl around her causing her to regain her Power Suit.	File:PowerSuitSamus.jpg
Puff Up	Jigglypuff	Focused	Jigglypuff grows massively in size. Any opponents that touch Jigglypuff will bounce off. They will be knocked back further if hit while Jigglypuff is shrinking.
Rocketbarrel Barrage	Diddy Kong	Transformation	Diddy Kong gets out his Rocketbarrels and Peanut Popguns and starts flying around the stage firing explosive peanuts at opponents.	File:Rocketbarrel Barrage.jpg
Super Dragon	Yoshi	Transformation	Yoshi transforms into Winged Yoshi and can fire fireballs and breathe fire. He can move freely around the stage.
Super Sonic	Sonic the Hedgehog	Transformation	Sonic summons the Chaos Emeralds and transforms into Super Sonic and then flies around the stage at high speeds, severely damaging any opponent he touches. He moves extremely fast and also cannot be KO'd during the Final Smash (even if he flies off the screen).
Triforce Slash	Link	Trapping	Link uses the Triforce to trap an opponent. He then slashes at the opponent repeatedly, with the final one knocking them away.
	Toon Link	Trapping	Toon Link uses the Triforce to trap an opponent. He then slashes at the opponent repeatedly, with the final one knocking them away. Toon Link's Triforce has noticeably less range than Link's.
Triple Finish	Pokémon Trainer	Directional	Pokemon Trainer calls out all three Pokemon and they use their most powerful attacks (Hydro Pump for Squirtle, SolarBeam for Ivysaur, and Fire Blast for Charizard).
Volt Tackle	Pikachu	Transformation	Pikachu charges up a lot of electricity and then flies around the stage damaging any opponents he touches. If the A button is pressed, more electricity will be emitted. The Final Smash is rather difficult to control compared to other transformations.
Waddle Dee Army	King Dedede	Stage-Wide	King Dedede summons a bunch of Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, and Gordos that charge across the screen, damaging any opponents they hit.
Wario-Man	Wario	Transformation	Wario transforms into Wario-Man gaining invincibility and causing his normal attacks to do more damage. He moves incredibly fast in this form, and his aerial attacks even give him the ability to fly (he will rise in the air whenever he performs an aerial attack, with the exception of his down aerial attack which causes him to plummet downward).
Zero Laser	Samus Aran	Directional	Samus unleashes a powerful charging beam that damage and knock opponents off screen. Her Power Suit is destroyed after the attack, turning her into Zero Suit Samus.	File:Zero Laser.jpg

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Name	Character/s	Type	Brief description	Picture
Dream Home	Villager	Focused	Tom Nook, Timmy, and Tommy build a house for the Villager, which instantly explodes, causing damage to any opponents in range.
Giga Mac	Little Mac	Transformation	Little Mac transforms into Giga Mac, making him far more powerful. It is very similar to Bowser's Giga Bowser Final Smash.	File:Giga Mac.jpeg
Power Star	Rosalina & Luma	Stage-Wide	Rosalina summons a Power Star, which shoots a plethora of smaller stars around the stage, damaging opponents.
Ultra Sword	Kirby	Trapping	Kirby's Final Smash has been changed to the Ultra Sword. He uses the sword to rapidly attack a single opponent.
Wii Fit	Wii Fit Trainer	Directional	The Wii Fit Trainer summons a barrage of images of various Wii Fit poses to damage opponents.
Zero Laser	Samus Aran	Directional	It has been confirmed that Samus will retain her Zero Laser Final Smash from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. However, she will no longer revert to Zero Suit Samus after using the move, as she is now a seperate character from Samus.