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Punch-Out!!
Little Mac
Little Mac is the protagonist of the Punch-Out!! series. A boxer from the Bronx, New York City, Little Mac trains under Doc Louis in order to become the world champion of the World Video Boxing Association (WVBA). Little Mac has made several crossover appearances with Mario, Donkey Kong, and other characters from the Super Mario franchise, some of which are via appearances in the Punch-Out!! series itself. Mario's voice actor, Charles Martinet, provided the voice of Little Mac in Super Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! series
The original protagonist of the arcade Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! titles fights several fighters for the world championship, and is depicted as a tall, green-haired man with a cleft chin who appears as a wireframe model during gameplay. The character "Little Mac" did not appear until Punch-Out!! for the NES (also known as Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!), which featured a younger and shorter protagonist mentored by his manager and trainer, Doc Louis. Mario cameos as the referee.
In Super Punch-Out!! for the SNES, there was initially confusion over whether the protagonist of the game was Little Mac or an entirely different character, due to said protagonist featuring sandy blond hair, a pair of blue shorts, and lacking a tank top. Nintendo of America later clarified that the two are indeed the same character,[1] with Little Mac having changed his appearance after splitting ways with Doc Louis.
After a 15-year hiatus, the Punch-Out!! series was rebooted with a titular installment for the Wii. After fighting through all of his opponents once again, Mac gets tired of his fame and decides to go out in a blaze of glory. Dubbed "Mac's Last Stand", his condition for retiring and thus vacating the world championship is losing three times. In this game, Donkey Kong appears as a secret opponent, and his record is displayed as 0-0 (0 wins, 0 losses). In the latest title so far, Doc Louis's Punch-Out, he spars with Doc.
WarioWare series
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves features a microgame called "Punch-Out!!" based on the game of the same name. In it, Mac knocks out his opponent (who changes depending on the difficulty), and the player, as Mario, has to count down the KO. Mac cheers if the count reaches ten in time.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
In the microgame Punch-Out!! in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Mac, controlled by the player, has to dodge his opponent's attacks. If all of the attacks are dodged, Mac knocks him out, while getting hit results in Mac getting knocked out.
Captain Rainbow
In Captain Rainbow, Little Mac has been out of boxing for some time and has become largely obese due to the events of the game. The game's protagonist, Nick, helps him get back into shape. This appearance also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
NES Remix 2
In NES Remix 2, Little Mac makes an appearance in several mini-games based on the original Punch-Out!! game. They all involve Mac beating various opponents with different restrictions, like knocking out Von Kaiser with an uppercut, blocking Great Tiger's attacks while the screen fades out, or beating a powerful Glass Joe.
Super Mario Maker
Little Mac makes an appearance as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, which can be unlocked by scanning his amiibo or randomly after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert or higher. Upon transforming into him, the bell from the original Punch-Out!! can be heard. The theme that plays after losing a match and the victory theme also play when the player loses a life and clears the course, respectively.
Luigi's Mansion 3
In Luigi's Mansion 3, Little Mac makes a cameo on a framed poster seen in one of the hallways in the theater. The poster also shows Doc Louis and Mr. Sandman, the final boss of the Wii game. It appears alongside posters based on other Next Level Games-developed titles.[2]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Little Mac has a cameo appearance in a picture in Punch-Out Pizzeria.
Light Gun Series
Dog & Ducks
Duck Hunt (known as Duck Hunt Duo and variations thereof in European languages, and individually referred to as Dog and Duck) is the name that refers to the playable tag team of a hunting dog and a duck in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. True to their team name, the dog and duck hail from the NES video game Duck Hunt. In addition to their appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, the dog and variants of the duck have made other crossover guest appearances within the Super Mario franchise in other instances, mainly within the WarioWare series.
WarioWare series
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, a microgame called Duck Hunt appears, and has overall the same gameplay as the original NES game, with the player using the Game Boy Advance to shoot ducks.
WarioWare: Twisted!
A Duck Hunt microgame similar to the one from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! appears in WarioWare: Twisted!, this time using the Game Boy Advance cartridge's tilt sensor to aim.
WarioWare: Touched!
While the dog does not appear in WarioWare: Touched! at all, the Duck Hunt microgame uses clay pigeons from Duck Hunt's Game C. The original sprites of the ducks are also occasionally released from the ball in the microgame Clawing for More after clearing it.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
The Duck Hunt microgame returns in the WiiWare game WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, and utilizes the Wii Remote's motion controls.
Tetris DS
Gameplay of Duck Hunt can be seen on the Nintendo DS' top screen in stage 19 of Standard Marathon mode in Tetris DS, where the dog and duck make a cameo. The dog also appears as a sprite on the touch screen during this stage.
Super Mario Maker
In Super Mario Maker, Duck Hunt make an appearance as a Mystery Mushroom costume, which plays sound effects from Duck Hunt for certain actions. Upon transforming into Duck Hunt, the perfect score tune plays, and whenever they jump, the dog barks. If they fall into a pit or lava, the dog's laughter can be heard. The costume can be unlocked by scanning the Duck Hunt amiibo, or unlocked randomly after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on the Normal setting or higher.
Other appearances
Pixels
In Pixels, the dog appears as a trophy awarded by the aliens for defeating the Centipede army in London.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the duck appears on paintings in Punch-Out Pizzeria and on a wooden sign in Brooklyn. A painting of the Duck Hunt dog appears in concept artwork for the Brooklyn couple's apartment.[3]
Ice Climber
Popo & Nana
The Ice Climbers are a pair consisting of a boy named Popo and a girl named Nana, who originate from the NES game Ice Climber. Though they have only had one single game of their own, aside from the modified VS. UniSystem arcade conversion VS. Ice Climber, they have made frequent crossover appearances in other Nintendo games, including Game & Watch Gallery 4, WarioWare: Twisted!, WarioWare: Touched!, Tetris DS, a mention in Game & Watch Gallery 3, and another appearance in NES Remix. Both Ice Climbers are playable fighters in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
VS. System flyer
In a flyer advertising a number of games for the VS. System, Mario wears the outfits of characters that appear in each of them. One of them shows him wearing a red Ice Climber outfit.
WarioWare series
Popo makes a number of appearances in the WarioWare series in microgames based on Ice Climber. The player controls Popo in the Ice Climber microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare Gold, the Ice Climber microgame in WarioWare: Twisted!, and the Ice Climbers microgame in WarioWare: D.I.Y. In WarioWare: Touched!, Popo appears as the sprite in the third level of 8-Bit Hero. In WarioWare: Get It Together!, he makes a cameo in the Ice Climber microgame, where he is seen hanging onto the condor.
Super Mario Maker
The Ice Climbers appear as one of the add-on Mystery Mushroom costumes that are unlocked after completing an Event Course titled "Popo & Nana's Climbing Challenge" in Super Mario Maker. Their animations and sound effects are taken directly from their original game.
Dragon Quest
Hero
The Hero is a title assigned to various main playable characters in the Dragon Quest series. Their background, appearance, skills, and roles of the heroes vary between the games, as they are all unique characters from one another.
Four of these heroes appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a singular downloadable character.[4] Each one of the four appears as a selectable costume for the character, with the default choice being the protagonist from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Metroid
Ridley
Ridley is a high-ranking member of the Space Pirates, and one of the main villains in the Metroid series of video games. He is directly responsible for the murder of Samus's mother and partially responsible for the death of her father. In several instances, Ridley appears as an upgraded cybernetic version of himself called Meta Ridley. In addition to the Metroid series, Ridley has made an appearance in all games in the Super Smash Bros. series (aside from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS), as well as in Nintendo Land in animatronic form.
Captain N: The Game Master
Ridley makes a cameo in the episode, "Gameboy" in Captain N: The Game Master, depicted as a large orange dragon. He also makes appearances in the Valiant adaptation of the series released for the Nintendo Comics System, where he looks more like his American artwork for Metroid, being a blue, multi-eyed, Pteranodon-like alien.
Nintendo Monopoly
Ridley appears in Nintendo Monopoly, in which he takes the place of Tennessee Avenue. He costs $180.
Nintendo Land
In Nintendo Land, an animatronic Ridley appears as a recurring antagonist in the Metroid Blast attraction. Ice Ridley, a version of Ridley unique to this game, also appears.
Dark Samus
Dark Samus is the main antagonist of two Metroid Prime games of the Metroid series. Revealed in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes as a doppelgänger of Samus, Dark Samus is actually the result of Metroid Prime fusing itself with Samus' Phazon Suit (and a sample of Samus' DNA by extension) following its defeat on Tallon IV in Metroid Prime.
Castlevania
Simon Belmont
Simon Belmont is a protagonist from Konami's Castlevania video game series, debuting in its very first entry. He crosses over with characters from the Super Mario franchise in episodes of Captain N: The Game Master and again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. His descendant, Richter Belmont, also appears in the latter as his Echo Fighter.
Captain N: The Game Master
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Simon Belmont is a recurring character in the television series Captain N: The Game Master. In the series, he resides in Videoland (specifically the location Castlevania), and is a member of the N Team. In the pilot episode, "Kevin in Videoland", Simon helps the other heroes rescue Princess Lana, and they then battle Mother Brain and her allies throughout the show. A recurring gag in the series involved him frequently checking himself on a handheld mirror, and admiring himself. Andrew Kavadas portrayed him in the series.
Richter Belmont
Richter Belmont is a character from Konami's Castlevania video game series, and the descendant of Simon Belmont, who debuted as the main protagonist of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. Richter faces the resurrected Dracula in the year 1792, storming Castlevania after the town of Aljiba was burned by Dracula's forces and innocent maidens were kidnapped, including Richter's girlfriend Annette. He is a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Dracula
Count Dracula is the main antagonist from the Castlevania series, based on the character of the same name from the titular 1897 horror novel, Dracula. He appeared in various episodes of Captain N: The Game Master as a minor antagonist and is a boss character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Captain N: The Game Master
Dracula is a minor antagonist in Captain N: The Game Master, in which he is referred to as The Count and often acts as a minion of Mother Brain's forces. In "Videolympics", he joins Mother Brain's team with Donkey Kong.
Kid Icarus
Pit
- “Man, I don't know whether to fight him or ask him for his autograph.”
- —Pit, on Mario, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Pit, also known as Kid Icarus on occasion, is a young angel who is the main protagonist of the Kid Icarus series, and the captain of Palutena's army. His most notable appearance alongside Super Mario franchise characters, however, is in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Tetris
The results screen for the NES version of Tetris features Pit as part of a band composed of himself, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Bowser. He is playing the harp. Pit in particular appears when the player has completed height 0 of Game B's ninth level.
Captain N: The Game Master
Pit, referred to as Kid Icarus, appeared as a recurring character in the American television series, Captain N: The Game Master.
"Super Mario: Die Bescherung"
Pit makes a minor appearance in the Club Nintendo comic Super Mario: Die Bescherung. In this comic strip, Pit is one of the invited guests that Mario had invited over for a Christmas party that he is hosting. Within the comic, Pit is seen alongside various characters including Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, Yoshi, Link, and Mega Man. His appearance resembles his artwork from Of Myths and Monsters.
WarioWare series
WarioWare: Twisted!
Pit appears as part of the Kid Icarus microgame in WarioWare: Twisted!, based upon the NES game. The objective is to tilt the Game Boy Advance so that Pit can avoid the attacks from the Eggplant Wizards.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Pit makes an appearance as one of the 8-bit characters performing in the Opening Night microgame, during stages two and three.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Pit appears in the Kid Icarus microgame in international versions of WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, in which players must break the pots and collect the items in a room in order to win.
WarioWare Gold
Pit appears in another microgame also titled Kid Icarus, where he must shoot Medusa's eye three times.
Super Mario Maker
By tapping the Pit amiibo to the Wii U GamePad in Super Mario Maker, the player will unlock a Mystery Mushroom that gives Mario a costume based on Pit to use in the Super Mario Bros. graphical style. Rather than use his original Kid Icarus sprite, the sprite for this game is a new one based on his design in Kid Icarus: Uprising. When in use, the costume also replaces some sound effects with sound effects from the Famicom Disk System version of Kid Icarus.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Pit makes a cameo in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, early in the film when Mario is in Brooklyn playing Kid Icarus on his NES. The Kid Icarus cartridge, featuring Pit, also appears in the credits.
Palutena
Palutena is the goddess of light and female lead of the Kid Icarus series. She serves as the damsel in distress in the original games, but takes on a more proactive role in Masahiro Sakurai's Kid Icarus: Uprising, providing protagonist Pit with guidance and powers from afar. In contrast to her serene, elegant appearance, Palutena has a playful "trickster" personality that she uses to tease Pit and other characters on occasion.
Super Mario Maker
Palutena appears in Super Mario Maker as a costume available for Costume Mario. Her sprite is based upon her appearance in Kid Icarus: Uprising, rather than the one seen in the original Kid Icarus. All of her sound effects, including the transformation, jumping, and fanfare, are taken from the Disk System version of the original Kid Icarus. Pressing 
causes her to stand facing the player.
Dark Pit
Dark Pit (sometimes called Pittoo by Pit and Palutena) is an imperfect, opposite clone of Pit created after the destruction of the Mirror of Truth, in the events of Kid Icarus: Uprising. He serves as an anti-hero, being somewhat of a rival to Pit. Compared to Pit's, his personality is more serious and aggressive, rejecting the idea of being a servant to anyone. His appearance is identical to Pit's, except with the dark coloring to his clothing, wings and hair. His character was most likely based off the "fallen angel" coloration of Pit in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as both Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Smash Bros. Brawl were made by Sora Ltd.
Super Mario Maker
Dark Pit can be unlocked as a Costume Mario costume in Super Mario Maker. His sprite is identical to Pit's sprite, but using Dark Pit's colors. While the transformation and jump sounds as well as the course clear song are taken from the Famicom Disk System of Kid Icarus, his death song is taken from the game over theme of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Metal Gear Solid
Snake
Solid Snake (whose real name is David) is the main character of Konami's Metal Gear series of games. He is one of the results of the "Les Enfants Terribles" project, a government project to create clones of the renowned soldier "Big Boss", and is constantly given the mission of deprogramming the various versions of the bipedal nuclear-armed tank called Metal Gear. Snake has appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series, debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and returning in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. According to Masahiro Sakurai, Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima originally asked him to include Snake in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but as the game was too far into development at that point, he could not be included and was instead added into the next game.[5] Like in the Metal Gear series at the time of release, Snake is voiced by Akio Ohtsuka in the Japanese version, and by David Hayter in the English version. Although he is identified as Solid Snake, his actual appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series is technically a mixture between Solid Snake himself and his "father", Big Boss, or more accurately his Naked Snake self from Snake Eater. He is one of only three characters in the series to come from an M-rated franchise, with the others being Bayonetta and Joker.
Snake fights using a combination of explosives and hand-to-hand combat. Snake's special moves are Hand Grenade, an explosive that can be thrown at various distances, Remote Controlled Missile, a guided missile that rockets wherever it is aimed, Cypher, a flying security drone that flies Snake up, and C4, a sticky explosive that can be mounted on various surfaces. Snake can also deal a small amount of damage with his taunts, which involve him hiding in and coming out his cardboard box, which can also be thrown like an item to deal 1-2% of damage.
Additionally, Snake has access to a unique series of taunts, which spawns in a cardboard box that Snake retreats into. When Snake exits the box at the end of the taunt, it can hit an opponent for a small amount of damage (1%~2%.) The cardboard box is an iconic trademark of the Metal Gear series, appearing in most games as a way to sneak by enemies.
Street Fighter
Ryu
Ryu is one of the central characters of Capcom's Street Fighter series, appearing in every game in the series since the first. He is a practitioner of a unique martial art known as Ansatsuken. He appears as a downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, making him the first downloadable character to be both a newcomer and a third-party character. Players who purchase him off the Nintendo eShop also get his Street Fighter II stage, Suzaku Castle. He is voiced by his voice actors for all versions of Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V: Kyle Hebert in English, and Hiroki Takahashi in Japanese.
Despite being Street Fighter's main character, Ryu does not appear in the Club Nintendo magazine comic Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!, while many other Street Fighter characters like Ken, Chun-Li, Blanka, Zangief, Dhalsim, and E. Honda do.
Ken
Ken Masters is one of the central characters of Capcom's Street Fighter series. He is the best friend and rival to Ryu and uses improved Shoryuken ki techniques to fight. He has made crossover appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series.
The German Club Nintendo magazine published a 1992 comic titled Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!, which features various characters from the Street Fighter series. Among the characters Mario meets in the comic are E. Honda, Dhalsim, Chun-Li, Blanka, and Ken.
FINAL FANTASY
Cloud Strife
Cloud Strife is the main protagonist from Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII and its spin-off material of the Final Fantasy series. A mercenary claiming to be a former first-class SOLDIER, Cloud leads a ragtag group of heroes to stop the evil Sephiroth's plan to become a god by using the Black Materia to summon Meteor and destroy the planet. He crosses over with the Super Mario cast and other Nintendo characters as a newcomer and downloadable character for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, confirmed during the November 2015 Nintendo Direct,[6] and as an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While using his original design, Cloud's primary appearance in Super Smash Bros. is specifically based upon that of Dissidia Final Fantasy.[7] Players who purchase Cloud from the Nintendo eShop also get his stage based on Final Fantasy VII, Midgar.[8] Despite having almost all of his home series appearances dubbed in English, and a few earlier appearances dubbed in additional languages, Cloud speaks only Japanese in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, similar to Marth and Roy prior to Ultimate; he is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, his Japanese voice actor from Kingdom Hearts onward.
Cloud was the first third-party character in the Super Smash Bros. series whose debut title was never released on a Nintendo console (though Final Fantasy VII has since released on the Nintendo Switch). Early concepts for Final Fantasy VII, however, were created with the intention of developing a SNES title before production was delayed in favor of other projects and later restarted for Sony's PlayStation console.[9]
Sephiroth
Sephiroth is the main antagonist from Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII. He is a former renowned member of an elite fighting force called SOLDIER, who became a renegade and went on a murderous rampage after discovering the circumstances of his existence. Sephiroth would then go on to become a world-ending threat for Cloud Strife and his allies to stop. He appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a downloadable character. Despite having almost all of his home series appearances dubbed in English, and a few earlier appearances dubbed in additional languages, Sephiroth, like his rival Cloud, speaks only Japanese in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, similar to Marth and Roy prior to the game; he is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa, his Japanese voice actor from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children onward.
EarthBound
Ness
Ness is a young boy from Onett and the main protagonist of EarthBound (Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushū in Japan). Starting off as a normal young boy, Ness ends up on a journey to save the world from Giygas's alien army. He also develops psychic powers, known as PSI, during the course of the game. Ness is often pictured with a baseball bat, which is the first weapon acquired in EarthBound. Throughout the Super Smash Bros. series, Ness was voiced by Makiko Ohmoto, who also voices Kirby. Ness's name is an anagram of "SNES", the shorthand term for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, on which EarthBound was released (however, it is also like "NES" as in the Nintendo Entertainment System).
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
A Yoshi design based on Ness can be unlocked in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World when players scan a Ness amiibo in.
Super Mario Maker
Ness makes a cameo appearance in Super Mario Maker as an unlockable amiibo costume for Costume Mario. Mario's 8-bit sprite takes the appearance of Ness, and his sound effects change to ones from EarthBound: when acquired, the PSI healing sound effect plays. Clearing the stage plays the boss victory theme. When falling into a pit, the sound effect of Ness's party being defeated from that game plays, and pressing 
on the controller makes the jingle for learning a new technique play. The costume is unlocked either randomly upon completion of 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher, or by scanning a Ness amiibo.
Lucas
Lucas is the protagonist of the Japan-only game Mother 3 from the EarthBound (Mother) series. In this game, he lived with his twin brother Claus and his parents Hinawa and Flint, in Tazmily Village located in the Nowhere Islands. However, tragedy soon strikes his family, as his mother is killed and his brother is lost, both of which set in motion Lucas' adventure to contend with the Pig Mask Army and its leader Porky.
Super Mario Maker
In Super Mario Maker, Lucas appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume, which plays the sound effect from Mother 3 when an important item is obtained upon transforming into him. The costume can be randomly unlocked after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert or harder, or unlocked by scanning the Lucas amiibo. Lucas is one of the two downloadable fighters from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U that appear as costumes in Super Mario Maker; the other being Mewtwo.
Fire Emblem
Marth
Marth is the main protagonist of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its sequel, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. He is the prince of Altea and the wielder of the legendary Falchion. He is one of the playable characters from the Fire Emblem series to appear in the Super Smash Bros. series, along with Roy, Ike, Robin, Lucina, Corrin, Chrom, and Byleth.
Famicom 4koma Manga Ōkoku
Marth appears alongside Mario, Yoshi, and other characters on the cover of the Famicom 4koma Manga Ōkoku series' first book. On the same book's first page, Marth is leading a marching group that has Mario third in line.
Super Mario Maker
Marth appears as a playable character in Super Mario Maker, as one of the Mystery Suits that are part of Costume Mario. He can be unlocked via amiibo, or as a randomly unlocked costume by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher. Marth's sprite in this game uses the basic structure of the Small Mario sprite while designed after his Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Wii U appearance and uses sound effects taken from the original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
WarioWare: Move It!
Marth appears in WarioWare: Move It! as part of the Fire Emblem Engage microgame. He is one of four Emblem characters that can appear when the player wins the game.
Roy
Roy is a fifteen-year-old swordsman and the main protagonist of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, though he made his first appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Roy is the son of Eliwood of the House Pherae, taking over leadership of Pherae's army in place of his ill father during the Disturbance of Bern.
Since his initial appearances, he has made subsequent minor appearances in other Fire Emblem games and returned as a downloadable fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and as an unlockable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Roy shares his name with Roy Koopa, making them the only fighters to share a name.
Ike
Ike is the protagonist in two games of the Fire Emblem series, debuting in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, the series' ninth installment. In his home series, Ike is the leader of the Greil Mercenaries, who are drawn into two wars spanning the continent of Tellius. With the help of his companions, Ike acquires the sacred sword Ragnell and brings peace to Tellius, ending hostilities between its inhabitant beorc and laguz races in the process.
He appears as a playable fighter in the Nintendo-crossover fighting game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and returned for its successors, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ike is the third Fire Emblem character to appear in the Super Smash Bros. series, after Marth and Roy. Ike is a very powerful fighter - one of the strongest, but as a downside, he is quite heavy and slow.
Super Mario Maker
Ike appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, using the same sound effects from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light as the other Fire Emblem character costumes.
Robin
Robin is a character from the Fire Emblem series, who made their debut in Fire Emblem Awakening as the customizable player avatar, and one of the game's main protagonists alongside Chrom and Lucina. In their game of origin, Robin is an amnesiac who comes to serve as the tactician of Chrom's Shepherds, and rises to fame after helping their home country of Ylisse win a number of wars, but is also sought by the game's main antagonists for purposes involving the resurrection of the Fell Dragon Grima.
Super Mario Maker
Robin appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, using the same sound effects from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light as the other Fire Emblem characters. He can be unlocked by scanning his amiibo or randomly by clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting or higher.
Chrom
Chrom is the prince (and eventual ruler) of Ylisse, father of Lucina, and a distant descendant of Marth who makes his debut in Fire Emblem Awakening. During the events of the game, he meets and befriends Robin, who joins him and his military band, the Shepherds, in defeating the Fell Dragon Grima. He wields Falchion, the same sword wielded by Marth, albeit heavily reforged.
WarioWare Gold
Outside of the Super Smash Bros. series, Chrom makes a cameo appearance in WarioWare Gold in 5-Volt's microgame Fire Emblem Awakening, where the objective is to direct Chrom to the enemy (Victor) and defeat him.
Lucina
Lucina is the future daughter of Chrom who made her debut as one of the main characters in Fire Emblem Awakening. She appears as a newcomer playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, revealed in the same trailer as Robin, another character from Fire Emblem Awakening. In her game of origin, she initially appears disguised as a masked "Marth", having traveled through time to stop the awakening of the evil Fell Dragon Grima, helping Chrom's Shepherds on occasion and eventually joining them after revealing her identity. Lucina wields the Parallel Falchion, a reforged version of the same sword used by Marth and Chrom.
Super Mario Maker
Lucina appears as a Costume Mario costume in Super Mario Maker. Her costume can be unlocked either by using her amiibo, or by completing 100 Mario Challenge on Expert difficulty or higher. Like the other Fire Emblem series character costumes, Lucina uses sound effects from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Pressing causes her to put her mask on.
Corrin
Corrin is the main protagonist and avatar unit from the Fire Emblem trio of games, Fire Emblem Fates, first released in Japan in June 2015. Corrin was born as a member of the Hoshido kingdom royal family, but was kidnapped and raised by the royalty in the Nohr kingdom. The game revolves around the avatar as they are given the choice to join the side of either Hoshido or Nohr, or join neither side and instead head to the kingdom of Valla to destroy the entity who created the war between Hoshido and Nohr. The male and female versions of Corrin are voiced by Cam Clarke and Marcella Lentz-Pope, respectively.
WarioWare: Move It!
Female Corrin appears in WarioWare: Move It! as part of the Fire Emblem Engage microgame. She is one of four Emblem characters that can appear when the player wins the game.
Byleth
Byleth Eisner is the main character of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, acting as the avatar character similar to Robin and Corrin before them. In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, they are a professor at the Officers Academy at the Garreg Mach Monastery, teaching one of the game's three titular houses (either the Black Eagles, led by Edelgard von Hresvelg, the Blue Lions, led by Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, or the Golden Deer, led by Claude von Riegan), with the player's choice influencing the direction of the story. Byleth is capable of wielding a variety of weapons, including their main weapon, the Sword of the Creator.
WarioWare: Move It!
Male Byleth appears in WarioWare: Move It! as part of the Fire Emblem Engage microgame. He is one of four Emblem characters that can appear when the player wins the game.
F-ZERO
Captain Falcon
Captain Falcon is the main character from the F-Zero series. He is an F-Zero racer and a secret bounty hunter, with a mysterious past. Throughout the Super Smash Bros. series, Captain Falcon is known for his blend of speed and power, as well as his various signature moves, such as the Falcon Punch and Knee Smash. In addition, the Male Wire Frame and Red Alloy are modeled after Captain Falcon, having some of the exact same attacks and similar idle poses. In the Super Smash Bros. series, Captain Falcon is voiced by Ryo Horikawa, speaking English with a false American accent.
Club Nintendo comics
Captain Falcon makes a cameo appearance in "Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit". When Mario and Yoshi are speeding down the road to rebel against the new speed limit law, one panel shows them speeding past Captain Falcon in the Blue Falcon.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
While Captain Falcon himself does not appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a model of the Blue Falcon appears in Hinopio's shop.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Though Captain Falcon does not directly appear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, his amiibo is compatible with the game, allowing the player to customize their Miis with a Captain Falcon-themed outfit if the player is to connect the Captain Falcon amiibo to the GamePad. Other elements from the F-Zero series appear in the game in the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC packs; Captain Falcon's trademark Blue Falcon and F-Zero themed tracks named Mute City and Big Blue respectively, which even features F-Zero music. Artwork of Captain Falcon from F-Zero X also appears on large television screens around Mute City, along with his signature quote, "Show me your moves!"
Super Mario Maker
Captain Falcon appears in Super Mario Maker as a Mystery Mushroom costume, using sound effects from the original SNES F-Zero. It can randomly be unlocked after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or harder, or unlocked by scanning the Captain Falcon amiibo.
Fatal Fury
Terry Bogard
Terry Bogard is one of the main characters of SNK's Fatal Fury series, as well as the company's crossover series, The King of Fighters, first appearing in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. He is one of SNK's most iconic characters, leading to his numerous appearances and roles in other fighting games.
Kirby
King Dedede
King Dedede is a large penguin-like creature,[10] the self-proclaimed king of Dream Land, and the rival of Kirby in the Kirby series. In his home series, he has acted as both an ally and enemy to Kirby.
Mario Kirby Meisaku Video
King Dedede, alongside his rival Kirby, appeared alongside Mario in the obscure educational video Mario Kirby Meisaku Video; however, this video was merely a compilation of their non-intertwining adventures. In Kirby's Mario Kirby Meisaku Video segment, King Dedede acted as the main antagonist, where it was believed that he had kidnapped the mother of a stray puppy that Kirby befriended. In actuality, King Dedede discovered the dog to have been injured and attempted to nurse her back to health at his castle.
Super Mario Maker
King Dedede also appears in Super Mario Maker as a Mystery Mushroom costume, based on his appearance in Kirby's Adventure.
Meta Knight
Meta Knight is a recurring anti-hero in the Kirby series, making his debut in Kirby's Adventure. He always wears his metal mask in his series, and usually appears as a rival or a boss Kirby must fight, but on occasions has had to team up with him. He is one of the captains of the Halberd ship. In certain games, after Meta Knight is defeated, his mask splits into two, revealing a face near identical to Kirby's; the main difference being his blue skin tone. He has made crossover appearances with the Super Mario franchise, mostly in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Meta Knight is the only Kirby series character in the Super Smash Bros. series that speaks in full dialogue, aside from Knuckle Joe. In addition, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the first game in which Meta Knight has a voice actor.
Marx
Marx is a character from the Kirby series who made his debut as the final boss of the Milky Way Wishes game in Kirby Super Star. He appears as a boss in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, serving as the final enemy in the Classic Mode runs of Kirby, Rosalina and Luma, and Inkling. Sephiroth also fights Marx in his Classic Mode route, but not as a final boss. He also appears as a boss in the adventure mode, World of Light, where he serves under Dharkon. A Mii hat based on Marx exists in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, unlockable for 450 G, that Mii Fighters can don.
Prior to his Super Smash Bros. Ultimate appearance, his boss battle theme from Kirby Super Star ("Vs. Marx") appeared in an arranged form in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It can be played on Halberd. "Vs. Marx" returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being a selectable music track for any Kirby stage, and is featured in Marx's boss battle (except for in the Classic Mode run of Inkling).
Tabuu, the final boss in the Subspace Emissary mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, shares a similar moveset to Marx.
Star Fox
Falco Lombardi
Falco Lombardi is one of the main protagonists of the Star Fox series, the "ace pilot" of the team Star Fox and, due to his flying skills, the friendly rival of team leader Fox McCloud. He used to be the head of a gang, but bailed out to join the Star Fox team as Fox's second-in-command. Falco leaves the Star Fox team on occasions, and always reappears when needed. He has a very laid back but cocky attitude and is smart mouthed. Despite this, nothing gets in the way of Falco and Fox's friendship.
His surname is derived from the surname of Carlo Rambaldi, a special effects artist on films such as Alien and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[11]
Club Nintendo
Falco makes a brief appearance in the German Club Nintendo magazine comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit". He is watching the Olympics together with Fox and Peppy.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
A 3D render of Falco from Star Fox 64 can be used like a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Nintendo Monopoly
Falco appears in the 2006 version of Nintendo Monopoly, where he takes the place of Vermont Avenue. He costs $100. In the 2010 version, he is replaced with K.K. Slider from the Animal Crossing series.
Super Mario Maker
Falco appears as a Costume in Super Mario Maker. Falco's costume can be unlocked by scanning his respective amiibo or randomly by completing the 100 Mario Challenge on expert difficulty. His sound clip from the original SNES Star Fox game is used when the player uses the Falco costume.
Wolf O'Donnell
Wolf O'Donnell is the longtime rival of Fox McCloud, who appears in the Star Fox series of games, making his debut in Star Fox 64. He is the leader of the Star Wolf wing, a rival team to Fox's Star Fox team. Wolf later appears as an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. After a ten-year playable absence in the Super Smash Bros. series, he reappears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Tekken
Kazuya
Kazuya Mishima is a major character in the Tekken series by Bandai Namco. Originally a protagonist in the first Tekken, he would eventually become one of the series’ main antagonists. He was released as a downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Pokémon
Pokémon Trainer
A Pokémon Trainer is a human that catches, trains, cares for, and battles alongside Pokémon. The player character in the Pokémon series is fittingly a Pokémon Trainer, as are most humans in the series.
Red, the player character of the Pokémon series' first generation and male player character of Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, makes a playable appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a default fighter and (alongside his female counterpart Leaf) in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an unlockable fighter. However, Red and Leaf are referred to simply as "Pokémon Trainer", and differ from other fighters by issuing commands to three Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard) to fight on their behalf.
Ivysaur
Ivysaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon from the Pokémon series, appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character. In the Pokémon series, it is the evolutionary form of Bulbasaur and evolves into Venusaur.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Ivysaur from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Charizard
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon resembling a winged European dragon. Its name is a combination of the words char, meaning burnt, and lizard. In the Pokémon series, it evolves from Charmeleon, which evolves from Charmander, and is one of the three fully-evolved starter Pokémon of the Kanto region. In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Charizard gained the ability to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y, the former of which appears as its Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Charizard appears in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee as a Poké Ball Pokémon, and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character. When playable, its fighting style is similar to Bowser's, as a slow, powerful, heavy reptile with some fast movement options and the ability to breathe fire.
Charizard's name in Japan, Lizardon, is the same name as a character in Wario's Woods. Interestingly, Wario's Woods preceded the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan by a little over two years.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Charizard from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Super Mario Maker
Charizard appears as an unlockable costume in Super Mario Maker. It can be unlocked by scanning the Charizard amiibo onto the GamePad, or at random by clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on Normal or a more difficult setting. The costume turns Mario into a sprite of Charizard based on the species' appearance in the Nintendo DS Pokémon games. While Mario's appearance changes with the costume, like with the other Pokémon costumes, the sound effects remain the default Super Mario Bros. sounds.
Charmander, Charizard’s first stage form, appears as a costume as well. It is unlocked by completing the I Choose You! Event Course after picking the Charmander path. Unlike the fully-evolved Charizard, Charmander uses Pokémon sound effects.
Squirtle
Squirtle is a Water-type Pokémon and one of the three starting Pokémon in Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version, later localized as Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version. Its name is a portmanteau of "squirt" and "turtle." In the Pokémon series, it evolves into Wartortle and later into Blastoise.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Squirtle from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Super Mario Maker
Squirtle appears as an Event Course costume in Super Mario Maker. It can be unlocked by completing the "I Choose You!" Event Course along with Bulbasaur and Charmander, released on February 11, 2016. Unlike the Pokémon costumes already available in the game, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander use sound effects from the original Pokémon games.
Pikachu
Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon and the mascot of the popular Pokémon series made by Game Freak. Pikachu has made some video game appearances alongside Mario, most notably in the Super Smash Bros. series, in which it is a default playable character in every installment. In the Pokémon series, Pikachu is the evolved form of Pichu and evolves into Raichu. Pikachu is voiced by Ikue Ohtani in the Super Smash Bros. series. She also voices Pikachu in the Pokémon anime, as well as several mainline games (first in Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition) and various spin-offs.
Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series to have a gender difference. Female Pikachu have a heart-shaped dent at the end of their tail, while the Pikachu in the Super Smash Bros. series does not except in two of its alternate costumes in Ultimate, which implies that the Pikachu in Smash is male. However, this distinction was not introduced in the Pokémon games until Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon Red and Green versions can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Super Mario Maker
Pikachu appears as a Costume Mario costume in Super Mario Maker, obtainable by collecting a Mystery Mushroom. The Pikachu costume is unlocked after the player either scans a Pikachu amiibo or completes the 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
A piece of concept art for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle shows the Genius Girl wearing a Pikachu lapel pin.
A "Mario Pikachu" merchandise promotion was announced for Japan featuring Pikachu dressed as Mario and Luigi. Official artwork also features other Pokémon standing in for Super Mario characters, such as Diancie for Peach and Blastoise for Bowser. The whole artwork is also a parody of the original Super Mario Bros. box art.
Jigglypuff
Jigglypuff is a Normal/Fairy-type Pokémon (a pure Normal-type Pokémon prior to the Fairy type's introduction in Generation VI) from the Pokémon series. Its first appearance was in the Japanese Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, which later became the international Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version. Classified as the Balloon Pokémon, Jigglypuff evolves from Igglybuff and into Wigglytuff.
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Jigglypuff from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Super Mario Maker
Jigglypuff appears as one of the Costume Mario costumes in Super Mario Maker, which can be unlocked either by using the Jigglypuff amiibo or by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or greater. Its sprite is based upon the overworld sprite used in the Nintendo DS Pokémon games. Like the other Smash for 3DS/Wii U-based Pokémon costumes, Jigglypuff does not have any altered sound effects.
Mewtwo
Mewtwo is a Legendary Psychic-type Pokémon debuting in the first Pokémon games, Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version. Mewtwo was created artificially based on the genetic code of Mew to be the ultimate battling Pokémon, though it grew too vicious and powerful to be controlled and escaped. Among all the Pokémon that exist, Mewtwo has the most violent nature. As of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Mewtwo can Mega Evolve into either Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y.
Mewtwo makes a playable appearance as an unlockable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and as a downloadable fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, later appearing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an unlockable fighter like in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Its appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series is primarily based on the Mewtwo from the first Pokémon anime movie, who was initially cruel, condescending, and fierce before reforming its ways, yet also questions its existence and purpose. Mewtwo is thus far the only Legendary Pokémon to be playable in the Super Smash Bros. series. Its depiction as a lightweight fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series is likely due to its floaty attributes and its tendency to float while moving, which are both mentioned in its trophy descriptions. Its lightweight status may also be a reference to the Pokémon games, where its defenses are on the low side when compared to most other Pokémon who share its base stat total.
Mewtwo never speaks when the language is set to English in the NTSC version of Super Smash Bros. Melee, at all in the PAL version of the game, in Western versions of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and when the game is set to any language other than Japanese or Chinese in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; it makes only grunts, laughs, and other noises. However, it does speak telepathically on the results screen when the language is set to Japanese (as well as Chinese in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).
Mario Artist: Paint Studio
Artwork of Mewtwo from Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Super Mario Maker
Mewtwo is one of the Costume Mario costumes that can be unlocked in Super Mario Maker, either with a Mewtwo amiibo or as a random unlock by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. Mewtwo's sprite is based on its overworld sprite from the Nintendo DS Pokémon games, though like the other Pokémon costumes in the game (excluding the Event Course costumes), Mewtwo does not have any unique sound effects, instead using the default Super Mario Bros. sounds.
Pichu
Pichu is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in the games Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver. It is the pre-evolved form of Pikachu, the Pokémon mascot. It appears as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, as well as being mentioned in the Palutena's Guidance conversation regarding Pikachu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Lucario
Lucario is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon from the Pokémon series. It originates from the movie Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew before debuting in the games with Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl and is the evolved form of Riolu. In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Lucario gained the ability to Mega Evolve into Mega Lucario.
Super Mario Maker
Lucario appears as a Costume Mario costume in Super Mario Maker. It can be unlocked by completing 100 Mario Challenge on Expert difficulty or higher, or by scanning a Lucario amiibo.
Greninja
Greninja is a Water/Dark-type Pokémon from the Pokémon series that evolves from a Frogadier at level 36. It is the final form of Froakie. It is a newcomer playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It originates from Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Reflecting on its naturally high speed in these games, Greninja's attacks and movements in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U are agile.
Super Mario Maker
By tapping the Greninja amiibo to the Wii U GamePad in Super Mario Maker, the player unlocks a Mystery Mushroom that gives Mario a costume based on Greninja. The costume can also be unlocked randomly after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert or higher.
Incineroar
Incineroar is a Fire/Dark-type Pokémon that debuted in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. It is the final evolution of Litten, evolving from Torracat beginning at level 34. In the English version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Incineroar is voiced by H.D. Quinn, who has done voiceovers for the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime. In the Japanese version, Incineroar is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka, who died about four months before the release of Ultimate.
Persona
Joker
Joker (whose real name is given as Ren Amamiya in the games and anime, although the player can edit it freely in the former, and as Akira Kurusu in the manga) is the protagonist of Persona 5, a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 title from the Megami Tensei franchise's spin-off Persona series. In his game of origin, he is a Japanese high school student in his day life; however, he also has the power to access an alternate version of the world called the Metaverse. In said universe, Joker leads the Phantom Thieves, a group of teenagers who alter the psyche of corrupted souls to steal their hearts. Joker and his companions have the ability to summon Personas, which are manifestations of their respective psyches that possess special powers and are based on mythological figures. Joker's only appearance to date alongside Super Mario franchise characters has been in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he was made available in Challenger Pack 1 as the first Fighters Pass DLC fighter.
Pikmin
Olimar
Captain Olimar (or simply Olimar) is the main protagonist of the Pikmin franchise, created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Olimar is actually named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, (オリマー) which was romanized as Olimar, is a near perfect anagram of "Mario"). He has crossed over with the Super Mario franchise primarily through the Super Smash Bros. series, but also through Nintendo Land as well, where Pikmin gets its own attraction, titled "Pikmin Adventure." Most of his other appearances involve cameos via amiibo.
Olimar had to be scaled up drastically, even more so than Kirby, for his appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series, as according to the Pikmin game manual, he is only about an inch tall. Olimar does not have any voice effects (unless players count his whistles as a voice effect) in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, making him the only playable character in the game without a star KO sound effect (although he would later share this trait with other characters in future installments). However, in Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Super Mario Maker, he is voiced by Kazumi Totaka.
In Super Smash Bros. games beginning with Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS onward, Alph, one of the protagonists of Pikmin 3, appears as an alternate costume of Olimar. His attacks and statistics are identical to Olimar's with any and all changes merely being cosmetic. As with other alternative costumes, the games do not acknowledge him as a separate character from Olimar in battle records and miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode. The exception to this is the announcer, crowd, and character selection, all of which say and/or display his own name. He shares this trait with the Koopalings (the alternate costumes of Bowser Jr.) who are also named, but not acknowledged as separate characters.
Luigi's Mansion
A trailer for the first Pikmin game, which includes Olimar, appears in Luigi's Mansion's option screen. As the release of Luigi's Mansion predates that of Pikmin, this marks Olimar's overall first appearance in a video game.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Olimar was planned to make an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as one of the characters that appears when Mario and Luigi create new brews in Starbeans Cafe. In this appearance, his dialogue was written in the type of text box that appears whenever Mario or Luigi get certain items, as though written in a log book like in the actual Pikmin games. He also names Mario "Marlio" (a complete anagram of "Olimar") and mistakes Luigi for a dangerous beast.[12] However, Professor E. Gadd replaced all of the other characters in the final version of the game in order to give E. Gadd a larger role.
Nintendo Land
An attraction called Pikmin Adventure is featured in Nintendo Land. In this minigame, the player with the GamePad is dressed up as Olimar and uses Pikmin figurines to help him locate the lost spaceship.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
In Mario Kart 8 (as of the version 4.0 update) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players can scan Olimar's amiibo into the game to unlock a racing suit for Miis based upon his appearance. Olimar himself can be seen on the Mii Racing Suits menu next to his respective Mii racing suit.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
An Olimar theme is one of the many unlockable amiibo designs for Yoshi in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. By scanning an Olimar amiibo, players can unlock an Olimar-themed reskin for Yoshi.
Super Mario Maker
Olimar, alongside the majority of the Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U playable cast, cameos as one of the costumes Mario can obtain in Super Mario Maker via the Costume Mario power-up. Upon powering up, Olimar's voice from Pikmin 2 can be heard. If the player completes a level as Olimar, the "Course Clear" fanfare is replaced by the tune that plays after obtaining an important item in Pikmin 3. Pressing on the controller lets Olimar blow his whistle.
Kingdom Hearts
Sora
Sora is the protagonist of the crossover video game series Kingdom Hearts by Disney and Square Enix. The series pits him fighting alongside and against various Disney and Final Fantasy characters, including Cloud Strife and Sephiroth, with Donald Duck and Goofy being among his main allies. Sora wields a Keyblade as his weapon of choice. His sole crossover with the Super Mario franchise is in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the game's final downloadable fighter.
Wii Fit
Wii Fit Trainer
The Wii Fit Trainer is the exercise coach appearing in the Wii Fit line of games, who guides players through the games' routines and poses. They have made crossover appearances with the Super Mario franchise in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Super Mario Maker
Wii Fit Trainer appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, unlocked by scanning her amiibo or randomly after completing 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher. She also appears in the Wii Balance Board's costume's pose.
Bayonetta
Bayonetta
Bayonetta (birth name Cereza) is the main protagonist from the Bayonetta series developed by PlatinumGames and owned by Sega. She is an Umbra Witch, a member of an ancient clan affiliated with Inferno that practiced dark arts and was sealed away in coffins for 500 years. After being awakened in the present day, she has no memory of her past, and fights against the forces of Paradiso to remember and uncover who she really is.
Before her appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Bayonetta already had Super Mario references in Bayonetta 2 and the Wii U port of Bayonetta, she could don outfits based upon Peach's and Daisy's signature dresses, with Mario and Luigi dolls attached respectively, which give her the ability to summon Bowser for Wicked Weave attacks (although only his limbs were shown; Bowser's voice can also be heard) and cause defeated enemies to drop coins rather than halos. In Bayonetta 2, she could wield a Chain Chomp as a weapon and don Mario's hat (albeit with a "B" instead of Mario's "M") when using an Umbran Elegance with the Chain Chomp, even saying, "Mama-mia!" when taunting. Her friend Jeanne could also wield the Chain Chomp, but instead gains Luigi's hat (with a "J" instead of an "L").
Xenoblade Chronicles
Shulk
Shulk is the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles. Originally an engineer from Colony 9 on the Bionis, Shulk's colony is attacked by the Mechon, leading to him setting off on a quest to stop the Mechon once and for all. He wields the Monado, an ancient sword that gives him various special abilities, including being able to see visions of the future.
Super Mario Maker
Shulk is one of the Mystery Mushroom costumes that can be unlocked in Super Mario Maker, either by using the Shulk amiibo or as a random unlock by completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert Mode. Pressing causes Shulk to pose with the Monado, and the "course clear" fanfare is replaced with the fanfare that plays when finding a secret area in Xenoblade Chronicles. Shulk is unique in that his voice clips are all from the Japanese version of Xenoblade Chronicles regardless of language.
Pyra
Pyra is one of the main characters from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She is a Blade, a personification of a weapon (in her case, the legendary Aegis sword) that can be wielded by the game's main protagonist, Rex. She was created by Mythra out of shame as an alternate personality and an idealized version of herself. The kind, gentle Pyra uses a variety of flame-based powers in combat, whereas her arrogant, headstrong "sister" Mythra uses light-based powers. Both Pyra and Mythra were released as a singular 2-in-1 downloadable fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, marking their sole appearance alongside Super Mario franchise characters.
Mythra
Mythra is one of the main characters from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and its prequel, Torna – The Golden Country. She is a Blade, a personification of a weapon (in her case, the legendary Aegis Sword) that can be wielded by protagonists Rex and Addam respectively. She is the Aegis' original form, having created her other self Pyra out of shame over mass destruction that she caused after losing control of her powers. The arrogant, headstrong Mythra uses a variety of light-based powers in combat, whereas her kinder, gentler "sister" Pyra uses flame-based powers. Both Mythra and Pyra were released as a singular 2-in-1 downloadable fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, marking their sole appearance alongside Super Mario franchise characters.
Minecraft
Steve
Steve is the name given to the default main player character and protagonist in Minecraft; the female default skin playable character is Alex. Steve has dark brown hair, a cyan shirt, blue pants, grey shoes, and a dark, brownish pigmentation. Alex has long, red hair, a light green shirt, brown pants, grey boots, and a much lighter skin tone. Enemies in the game include a Zombie (a green-skinned version of Steve with no hair), and an Enderman (an entirely black humanoid-like figure with small, purple eyes, and skinny, tall legs).
The game, Minecraft, and its characters were created by independent video game developer company, Mojang Studios, which was wholly purchased by Xbox Game Studios in 2014. Steve, Alex, a Zombie, and an Enderman were all confirmed to be a playable character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as downloadable content.
Steve is the default skin in all versions of Minecraft, with Alex being the other default playable skin available from the start. Before being named Steve, the model for the human player was added to the first public release of Minecraft on May 13, 2009. The character of Steve originally came to be referred unofficially to as "Steve?" by the game's creator,[13] but it was not until the game's official release out of beta in 2011 that the name "Steve" was made official (dropping the question mark). The model for Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate uses a version of his face with a beard that was removed from Minecraft since Java Edition Classic 0.24 released on September 1, 2009. Despite having been changed in-game for over a decade by the time of the DLC's release, this bearded version of Steve is still used in promotional artwork for Minecraft, including its game cover. The beard on Steve's face is often confused for a smile. Zombies were added on September 1, 2009 to Java Edition Classic 0.24, Endermen were added on September 14, 2011 to Beta Update 1.8, and Alex was added on September 2, 2014 to Java Update 1.8.
The Super Mario Mash-up, available on Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and New Nintendo 3DS, adds forty different Super Mario-themed skins to replace Steve. Hammer Bros. replace the Zombies in the pack, while Endermen are replaced by Stilt Guys.
ARMS
Min Min
Min Min is a fighter character originating from ARMS for the Nintendo Switch. She is a martial artist who is one of few people in the world with ARMS, a phenomenon that causes the person's arms (or on some occasions, other body parts) to mutate into long, stretchy material. She battles in the ARMS League to promote her family's ramen restaurant, Mintendo Noodle House.
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