Gotta count them all
How many characters have missed a smash game after their introduction
11
(9 without squirtle and ivysaur)
Great king of evil
GANONDORF
Which Brawl assist trophy later transitioned into being a full on fighter
Little Mac
This new macro was introduced into ultimate in an attempt to make precise air movement more accessible to new players
Short hop macro (2 jump buttons) or short hop arial macro (1 jump and one attack button)
This song was added as a paid DLC with the purchase of a mii costume
Megalovania
How many game series are represented in smash according to their icon (example being Yoshi counts as a Yoshi character despite originating in Mario)
40
Mega Man
This character shows up in the final smash of their spell wielding friend
Chrom
In the move to ultimate, parrying was moved from the start of the shield animation to the end of the shield animation. How many frames is the window to parry
6
This category of stages are able to play every song
Smash ultimate original stages
How many post dlc stages are there in smash ultimate
Soldier first class
This character was teased hiding in the trailer for their debut game, before their official release
Snake
Unique to ultimate, moves now stale if you do this
Hit a shield
Due to licensing issues, this game series only had 2 songs in their smash debut
Final fantasy
How many announcer sound bytes are there for selecting a character on the character select screen
99
Wielder of the Binding Blade
Roy
The menu layout of smash ultimate was directly stated to be a reference to this characters game, who later appeared in the series
Joker
Unique to ultimate, your rolls are now invincible frame 1 provided that
Fatal blooms in midnight comes from what game series
Kirby
How many spells does hero have access to
30
Pilot on a Distant Planet
Olimar
Nintendo executive Miyamoto got on stage and complimented the creator of this character at E3, shortly before their introduction to the series
Banjo and Kazooie
Due to the relevance of shielding in smash 4, Smash ultimate made shield grabbing a worse option by setting what condition
+5 frames to shield grab if your shield got hit
There are 34 songs for this game series, a number higher than any other ultimate newcomer due to the smash ultimate music teams enthusiasm for the series
Castlevania