List of fighters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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This is a list of the playable characters which appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Each character has a set of abilities drawn from their franchise, often from their latest appearance, which are activated through a variety of button presses.

This list is ordered by the final character select screen in the game, when all characters have been unlocked, going column by column.

Mario

Mario

マリオ Mario

Special: Fireball	Side Special: Cape
Up Special: Super Jump Punch	Down Special: F.L.U.D.D.

Final Smash:
Mario Finale

Main article: Mario

Main article: Mario (SSBB)

Luigi

Luigi

ルイージ Luigi

Special: Fireball	Side Special: Green Missile
Up Special: Super Jump Punch	Down Special: Luigi Cyclone

Final Smash:
Negative Zone

Main article: Luigi

Main article: Luigi (SSBB)

Peach

Peach

ピーチ Peach

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Special: Toad	Side Special: Peach Bomber
Up Special: Peach Parasol	Down Special: Vegetable

Final Smash:
Peach Blossom

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Main article: Peach

Main article: Peach (SSBB)

Bowser

Bowser

クッパ Koopa

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Special: Fire Breath	Side Special: Flying Slam
Up Special: Whirling Fortress	Down Special: Bowser Bomb

Final Smash:
Giga Bowser

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Main article: Bowser

Main article: Bowser (SSBB)

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong

ドンキーコング Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong

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Special: Giant Punch	Side Special: Head Butt
Up Special: Spinning Kong	Down Special: Hand Slap

Final Smash:
Konga Beat

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Main article: Donkey Kong

Main article: Donkey Kong (SSBB)

Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong

ディディーコング Diddy Kong

Donkey Kong

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Special: Peanut Popgun	Side Special: Monkey Flip
Up Special: Rocketbarrel Boost	Down Special: Banana Peel

Final Smash:
Rocketbarrel Barrage

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Main article: Diddy Kong

Main article: Diddy Kong (SSBB)

Yoshi

Yoshi

ヨッシー Yoshi

Yoshi

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Special: Egg Lay	Side Special: Egg Roll
Up Special: Egg Throw	Down Special: Yoshi Bomb

Final Smash:
Super Dragon

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Main article: Yoshi

Main article: Yoshi (SSBB)

Wario

Wario

ワリオ Wario

Wario

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Special: Chomp	Side Special: Wario Bike
Up Special: Corkscrew	Down Special: Wario Waft

Final Smash:
Wario-Man

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Main article: Wario

Main article: Wario (SSBB)

Link

Link

リンク Link

Special: Hero's Bow	Side Special: Gale Boomerang
Up Special: Spin Attack	Down Special: Bomb

Final Smash:
Triforce Slash

Main article: Link

Main article: Link(SSBB)

Link, appearing here as the Hero Chosen by the Gods in his Twilight Princess design, is the protagonist of the The Legend of Zelda series. Despite wielding the Master Sword and several items from his adventure in Twilight Princess, he controls not much differently from his appearance in the prior two games.

As one of the 22 characters available at the start of the game, Link's moves are greatly based upon the items he can collect in Twilight Princess. The Hero's Bow is his standard special move; Link will pull back an arrow and fire, being able to hold the arrow in place for as long as he needs. The arrow does minimal damage on contact, but features one of the longest ranges in the game, able to be shot clear across some stages. Link's side special move is the Gale Boomerang, replacing the normal boomerang that his previous Smash Bros. iterations used. The Gale Boomerang deals some damage, but its real power comes in its ability to pull opponents towards Link, giving him the ability to take a closer shot at them with his sword. His down special move is the Bomb, allowing Link to pull out a bomb and throw it at opponents. Opponents are able to catch this item and throw it themselves, and the blast radius, while small, deals a good amount of damage, though far less than a Bob-omb would. His up special is the Spin Attack, which can deal heavy damage and whirl enemies around when used on the ground, and efficiently elevates Link when used as a recovery move.

Link's Final Smash is the Triforce Slash, pulling the first opponent in his sight into a brutal volley of slashes that ends with a powerful finale, sending the opponent flying.

Link's normal moves are the core of his power, with his use of the Master Sword to slash at opponents being behind most of their power.

Zelda

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Special:	Side Special:
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Main article: Zelda

Main article: Zelda (SSBB)

Sheik

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Special:	Side Special:
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Main article: Sheik

Main article: Sheik (SSBB)

Ganondorf

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Special:	Side Special:
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Final Smash:'
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Main article: Ganondorf

Main article: Ganondorf (SSBB)

Toon Link

Toon Link

トゥーンリンク Toon Link

Special: Hero's Bow	Side Special: Boomerang
Up Special: Spin Attack	Down Special: Bomb

Final Smash:
Toon Triforce Slash

Main article: Link

Main article: Toon Link (SSBB)

Link's alternate appearance, as he appears in The Wind Waker and the many handheld games released in the The Legend of Zelda series. Much like the Young Link variant from Super Smash Bros. Melee, he controls very similarly to Link, with slight modifications for his different appearance.

One of the four characters not unlockable until the Subspace Emissary has been completed, Toon Link's moves are based on the items he can collect in The Wind Waker, all of them that game's respective variants on the items from Twilight Princess. The Hero's Bow is his standard special move, and works much the same as normal Link, varying in power by how much he pulls back. It cannot travel as far, however, due to Toon Link's shorter stature. Toon Link's side special move is the Boomerang, featuring its design from The Wind Waker, and though it does not pull enemies toward him like the Gale Boomerang does for his counterpart, this Boomerang has a larger range of targets, and can be thrown further. Toon Link features the Bomb as his down special move, in the cartoony design used in The Wind Waker. While weaker than his counterpart's bombs, Toon Link's bombs have a greater blast radius, and leave behind the large cartoony smoke cloud they did in The Wind Waker. Toon Link's up special move is also the same, being the Spin Attack, however, unlike Link, Toon Link's attack can carry him much higher due to his lighter weight.

Toon Link's Final Smash is a variant of the Triforce Slash, with a more cartoony appearance than that of Link.

Toon Link's normal moves have slightly less range than Link's, and he uses his sword more to make up for his shorter limbs. Of particular note is Toon Link's downward slash while in the air, which pauses for a moment before dropping, making for the possibility of recovery from being knocked far above the screen. Toon Link is also slightly faster than Link when running.

Samus

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Special:	Side Special:
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Main article: Samus

Main article: Samus (SSBB)

Zero Suit Samus

Zero Suit Samus

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Metroid

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Special: Paralyzer	Side Special: Plasma Whip
Up Special: Plasma Wire	Down Special: Flip Jump

Final Smash:
Power Suit Samus

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Main article: Zero Suit Samus

Main article: Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)

Pit

Pit

ピット Pitt

Kid Icarus

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Special: Palutena's Arrow	Side Special: Angel Ring
Up Special: Wings of Icarus	Down Special: Mirror Shield

Final Smash:
Palutena's Army

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Main article: Pit (SSBB)

Main article: Pit

Ice Climbers

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Special:	Side Special:
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Main article: Ice Climbers (SSBB)

R.O.B.

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Main article: R.O.B. (SSBB)

Kirby

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Main article: Kirby

Main article: Kirby (SSBB)

Meta Knight

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Main article: Meta Knight

Main article: Meta Knight (SSBB)

King Dedede

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Main article: King Dedede

Main article: King Dedede (SSBB)

Olimar

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Special:	Side Special:
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Main article: Captain Olimar

Main article: Olimar (SSBB)

Fox

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Special:	Side Special:
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Final Smash:'
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Main article: Fox McCloud

Main article: Fox (SSBB)

Falco

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Special:	Side Special:
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Final Smash:'
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Main article: Falco Lombardi

Main article: Falco (SSBB)

Wolf

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Special:	Side Special:
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Final Smash:'
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Main article: Wolf O'Donell

Main article: Wolf (SSBB)

Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon

キャプテンファルコン Captain Falcon

Special: Falcon Punch	Side Special: Falcon Dive
Up Special: Raptor Boost	Down Special: Falcon Kick

Final Smash:
Blue Falcon

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Main article: Captain Falcon (SSBB)

Main article: Captain Falcon

Pikachu

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Pikachu

Special: Thunder Jolt	Side Special: Skull Bash
Up Special: Quick Attack	Down Special: Thunder

Final Smash:
Volt Tackle

Main article: Pikachu (Pokémon)

Main article: Pikachu (SSBB)

Pikachu is one of the 649 species of Pokémon, an Electric-type Mouse Pokémon. Introduced in Pokémon Red and Green, Pikachu quickly became the mascot of the Pokémon series, being featured as the starter Pokémon of the protagonist of the anime series, Ash Ketchum, and generally being available in each game in the series in some way.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu is available to be selected as a fighter from the start, just as in the previous two games. Thunder Jolt is its normal special move; Pikachu releases a small jolt of electricity as opponents, sending it bouncing across the field, or, if released on an edge or in midair, as a ball until it makes contact with a surface. Generally, Thunder Jolt does very little damage, and causes little knockback. Skull Bash is its side special move, and acts similarly to Luigi's Green Missile, though it does not have a random chance of having an explosive launch, nor the ability to be held for as long as the player desires. This move, depending on its level of charging, can have extreme knockback, even at low damage levels, and is useful for returning to the stage if knocked away. Pikachu's down special move, Thunder, calls a thunderbolt from the sky to strike Pikachu, dealing heavy damage to those nearby, as well as some damage to those directly in the path of the downward bolt of lightning. Its up special move, Quick Attack, allows Pikachu to quickly zip between places, and with the right timing, can be used in two directions without landing.

Pikachu's Final Smash, Volt Tackle, is based on the special attack of Pulseman, Volteccer, in appearance, and in Japanese, in name as well. A difficult-to-control attack, Pikachu barrels around the field, able to shock those it comes in contact with either by striking them or by releasing energy nearby.

Pikachu's normal moves tend to be on the weak side, especially its non-smash moves, which do not use electricity. Its neutral attack can serve as an annoyance, trapping opponents with repeated hits, while its downward smash wraps opponents in a cyclone of electricity.