Character Changes
This DLC character was infamously so powerful at launch that an emergency patch was made to nerf them heavily.
Who is Bayonetta?
This boss character was supposed to be playable in a special mode in Melee. However, it was never implemented until late into Ultimate's World of Light.
Who is Master Hand?
Despite the prevalence of their shell attacks, this character never did so in their home series before they did in Melee.
Who is Bowser?
These characters weren't banned in smash 4 because of the extra special moves, they were banned because they could vary wildly in size, weight, and mobility.
Who are the Mii Fighters?
This character is commonly referred to as the best in Ultimate.
Who is Steve?
Of the three Smash 64 characters to have their 64 neutral specials put into side special in Melee, one of them gets arguably the worst projectile in the series as their new neutral special.
Who is ness? //
What is PK Flash?
Giga Bowser was originally a secret boss on the higher difficulties of this mode in this game.
What is Melee's Adventure mode?
This Pokémon in Smash has a lower base speed stat than both of its pre-evolutions.
Who is Incineroar?
This easy grab combo nearly made DK a top tier in Smash 4.
What is the Ding-Dong?
The only character to be a clone of a fighter from a different series.
Who is Ganondorf?
Four characters have had different Final Smashes in every game since their introduction. This character, however, was not on the character select screen in Brawl.
Who is Zero Suit Samus?
Who is Mewtwo?
Zetterburn from Rivals of Aether is heavily inspired/based on a modified version of this character.
Who is Wolf?
This character has a true 0-death combo that was known since Ultimate's release, yet it was never patched out.
Who is Luigi?
Despite never being considered that strong, this character had their command grab side-special nerfed early into Ultimate. It was later un-nerfed.
Who is Isabelle?
Completing the Subspace Emissary would unlock this extra mode in Brawl.
What is Boss Battle?
Zelda's side special Din's Fire functions almost completely differently from its original appearance. However, there's a certain musical crossover that seems to take inspiration from its smash version.
What is Cadence of Hyrule?
In ultimate, Diddy Kong's patched infinite combo was named after this shady business practice.
What is the Pyramid Scheme?
There are two characters who have ever had more than 8 costumes in one of their appearances. One was Wario in Brawl. The other was this newcomer in Smash 4.
Who is Little Mac?
All characters from this series have had different voices (though not actors) in every single Smash appearance.
What is StarFox?
Smash 64 had three bonus stages in its classic mode: Break the Targets, Race to the Finish and _____.
What is Board the Platforms?
This character's age is hidden and birthdate chosen by the player despite clues partway through their game revealing a true birth year and strongly hinting at an exact date.
Who is Byleth?
Many characters can jump more than once in the air. _________ can do so up to two more times than intended with proper timing with a special move.
Who is Bayonetta?