History Characters / ProjectMMeleeVeterans

* DropTheHammer: His Builder Mario costume in ''PMEX Remix'' swaps out the fireballs in place of hammers similar to the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Hammer Suit]].

* DropTheHammer: This and [[AnIcePerson cryokinesis]] are their main forms of offense.

** ''Project+'' gives his modern design a gold alt that resembles Dr. Stewart and his retro design recolors for Team Battles as well as an alt that resembles Phoenix, a racer who resembles Falcon from ''F-Zero GX''.

** ''Project+'' gives his default appearance recolors from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'''s multiplayer mode and two additional recolors for his ''Punch-Out!!'' attire, with the pink one resembling Junior (II) from ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''. His Z-secret costume turns him into the Mini Donkey Kong toy from the ''VideoGame/MarioVsDonkeyKong'' series, and his R-secret costume turns him into Funky Kong.

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* PaletteSwap: In the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''PM'', Ganondorf lost his brown ''Ocarina of Time''-inspired recolor to make room for his five ''Ocarina of Time'' costumes from ''Melee''.

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* PaletteSwap: ''Project M'' gives him the Carbon and Grape Spray Paints from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' and ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' as new recolors, with ''Project+'' adding on Emerald, Cherry, Chocolate, and Snow from said games. In ''Project+'' version 2.3, the Carbon color is adapted as a Fighter Kirby alt, while the Snow and Emerald colors are adapted for two of his Quick Draw alts. His Z-secret alt is [[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Yarn Kirby]], and his R-secret alt gives him the Mike ability's headphones.

* {{Retraux}}: His R-secret costume in previous versions of ''Project+'' was his design used in the earlier ''Kirby'' games. From 2.3 onward, it is used for the cowboy outfit he wears in the Quick Draw minigame from ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'', which also has alternate colors based on the Snow, Emerald, and Lavender Spray Paints.

Information on ''PMEX Remix'' exclusive ''Melee'', ''3DS/Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'' veterans can be found [[Characters/PMEXRemixVeterans here]].

Information on ''PMEX Remix'' newcomers can be found [[Characters/PMEXRemixNewcomers here]].

* {{Fireballs}}: His neutral special has a range in-between ''Melee'' Mario's fireballs and Doctor Mario's pills.

* DiscardAndDraw: ''PMEX Remix'' gives him a different moveset that involves him using his sword (or trident when using the Ganon costumes) for most of his attacks as an L-load alt. This variation is called "Sword Ganondorf" in-game.

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: His R-secret costume turns him into Marcus, Fox and Krystal's son and leader of his own Star Fox team in one of the possible endings of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand''. He resembles Fox in appearance but inherits Krystal's blue fur.

** ''Project+'' gives his modern design a gold alt that resembles Dr. Stewart and his retro design recolors for Team Battles as well as an alt that resembles Phoenix.

* AttackReflector: Known by the competitive community as the shine (down-B), his Reflector's used more for attacking than reflecting.

* EasterEgg: Tapping the up taunt input for one frame will have him perform his dance during the DK Rap, which can be looped as long as the input is held.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/ice-climbers The Parka Twins]] return to the fray with a dizzying array of coordinated grabs and tricks to pummel the competition into submission.

''[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/ice-climbers To be filled out]].''

* PaletteSwap: Zelda gets a new costume based on her appearance from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Melee'', with ''Project+'' giving this costume its recolors from ''Melee'' as well as a new yellow recolor. Version 2.3 of ''Project+'' alters some of both costumes' recolors, giving her ''Twilight Princess'' design a recolor based on her appearance in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', and her ''Ocarina of Time'' design a violet recolor that accurately resembles her artwork from that game and a purple recolor that resembles [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Hilda]]. Her child self's outfit from ''Ocarina of Time'' serves as her Z-secret alt, and her R-secret alt is her ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' appearance.

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* TechnicolorFire: His Dry Bowser costumes in ''Project+'' utilize blue flame effects for a few of his attacks, and his Dark Bowser costumes use purple flames.

* BackportedDevelopment: Of a sort. He gets his ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' design that was used in ''Ultimate'' in ''PMEX Remix'', but unlike in ''Ultimate'', he still retains his ''Project M''/''+'' moveset and ''Twilight Princess'' voice.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: His black Ganon recolor (inspired by his ''Twilight Princess'' appearance) features a glowing chest wound.

* MythologyGag: Mewtwo's new losing animation has its floating with it glaring back at the camera while turned away, similar to its artwork on the Pokémon selection screen in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' before battling it.

** In the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''PM'', Mario lost his Wario-inspired costume to make room for Dr. Mario's five costumes from ''Melee''--the default, the three team colors, and the black "Unlicensed Doctor" alt.

** In ''Project+'', his ''Twilight Princess'' design received purple, pink, and dark green recolors (the last based on his sprite from the first ''Legend of Zelda'' on NES), while his ''Ocarina of Time'' design got the white recolor from ''Melee'' and the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Fierce Deity form]]. His Z-secret alt turns him into his design from the NES ''Zelda'' installments, and his R-secret alt is his ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' appearance.

* PaletteSwap:
** Zelda gets a new costume based on her appearance from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Melee'', with ''Project+'' giving this costume its recolors from ''Melee'' as well as a new yellow recolor.
** ''Project+'' also gives her modern design new recolors, including one based on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Hilda]]. Her child self's outfit from ''Ocarina of Time'' serves as her Z-secret alt, and her R-secret alt is her ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' appearance.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Farore's Wind (Up special), which can be canceled by pressing the special button during movement. This cancels the cooldown time at her reappearance, allowing her to attack right out of it. It can also be used when recovering to stop just short of the ledge (and grab it, instead of landing on stage).
* TeleportSpam: Farore's Wind is an important part of her mobility game.

* PaletteSwap: Like Zelda, Sheik gets her design from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Melee'' as a new alt, with ''Project+'' giving her the recolors corresponding to Zelda's costumes. And like her, her ''Hyrule Warriors'' design serves as her R-secret alt. The Z-secret alt, on the other hand, makes her resemble Impa from ''Ocarina of Time''.

* PaletteSwap: In the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''PM'', Marth lost his light blue costume and instead uses his default appearance when on the Blue Team while also getting a new purple alt, though the light blue alt returns in ''Project+''. He also gets [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Sigurd]]'s outfit as a new alt with a set of recolors inspired by Eldigan, Quan, and Seliph and/or Byron (red, green, and blue respectively). His Z-secret alt gives him his original design from his debut (which has no pants), and his R-secret alt is his modern design since the DS remake of his debut, which is also used for his official ''Smash'' appearances since ''3DS/Wii U''.

* PaletteSwap: In the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''PM'', Ganondorf lost his brown ''Ocarina of Time''-inspired color scheme to make room for his five ''Ocarina of Time'' costumes from ''Melee''.

* PaletteSwap: Ness gets a purple costume inspired by Yes Man Junior, with ''Project+'' adding in recolors based on Paula, the Runaway Dog, and the Starman. His Z-secret costume dresses him in Poo's outfit, and his R-secret costume turns him into [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings Ninten]].

* {{Fireballs}}: As of ''Project+'', Bowser's Fire Breath has been retooled to spit out fireballs instead of a stream of fire. The indicator that he can use it is the small embers coming out of his mouth.

** In ''Project+'' and ''PMEX Remix'', when his Fire Breath is recharging, Bowser has access to a bite attack.

* PaletteSwap: Along with his ''Brawl'' alts and the new Dry Bowser alt, Bowser gets new costumes in ''Project+''. His new red costume resembles his red alt in ''VideoGame/MarioGolf 64'', his new green alt resembles his ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' sprite, and one of his new blue alts resembles his appearance on the Japanese cover of ''Super Mario Bros.'' His R-secret costume is his CriminalAmnesiac alter-ego [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Rookie]].

* PaletteSwap: ''Project M'' gives him the Carbon and Grape Spray Paints from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' and ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' as new recolors, with ''Project+'' adding on Emerald, Cherry, Chocolate, and Snow from said games. In ''Project+'' version 2.3, the Carbon color is adapted as a Fighter Kirby alt, while the Snow color is adapted for one of his Quick Draw alts. His Z-secret alt is [[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Yarn Kirby]], and his R-secret alt gives him a pair of headphones.

* {{Retraux}}: His R-secret costume in previous versions of ''Project+'' was his design used in the earlier ''Kirby'' games. From 2.3 onward, it is used for the cowboy outfit he wears in the Quick Draw minigame from ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'', which also has alternate colors based on the aforementioned Snow, Emerald, and Lavender Spray Paints.

* EvilLaugh: In its down taunt and Final Smash.

** Besides keeping its alts from ''Melee'', it received a gray alt resembling its sprite from the Generation I games. Its armored costume also comes with gold and {{red and black|AndEvilAllOver}} swaps, the latter being inspired by Team Rocket and featuring the Team Rocket logo on the back.

** Roy's costumes from ''Melee'' were retained with the addition of two new alts: a black alt resembling Galle and a purple alt referencing his ''Awakening'' appearance.
** The ''Awakening''-inspired recolor is absent in ''Project+'' in exchange of getting three new alts: pink resembling Marcus, purple resembling Zephiel, and white resembling Zelot. His ''Awakening'' design that was intended to appear in ''Project M'' appears here with its own palette swaps, including a gray one based on Inigo. His Z-secret alt takes inspiration from concept art of him, and his R-secret alt is his design directly lifted from ''The Binding Blade''.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: A friendly dinosaur who's Mario's trusted steed.

* TurtlePower: A draconic turtle with attacks as nasty as his own personality.

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* CoolShades: Sported on by his James [=McCloud=]-inspired costume in ''Project+'' and ''PMEX Remix''.

* PaletteSwap: In the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''PM'', Marth lost his light blue costume and instead uses his default appearance when on the Blue Team while also getting a new purple alt, though the light blue alt returns in ''Project+''. He also gets [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Sigurd]]'s outfit as a new alt with a set of recolors inspired by Eldigan, Quan, and Seliph and/or Byron (red, green, and blue respectively).

** In ''Project+'', his modern appearance gets three new recolors, among which is a pink recolor loosely inspired by Katt Monroe and a purple recolor based on his rival Panther Caruso. His classic appearance also gets its own purple and pink recolors, the latter of which previously appeared as a new costume in the ''20XX Melee Training Hack Pack''.

* UseYourHead: Its jab attack, its down-air, and its dide special (Skull Bash) all involve headbutting the opponent.

* MythologyGag: In ''PMEX REMIX'', unlike most ''Project M'' veterans, her render pose is based on her ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' artwork albeit with a more neutral facial expression.
* PaletteSwap: ''Project+'' adds on more costumes, including a recolor inspired by her ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprite for her default dress and her attire from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''.

* EvilCounterpart: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Boshi]], who is Yoshi's Z-secret alt in ''Project+''.

** The ''Awakening''-inspired recolor is absent in ''Project+'' in exchange of getting three new alts: pink resembling Marcus, purple resembling Zephiel, and white resembling Zelot. His ''Awakening'' design that was intended to appear in ''Project M'' appears here with its own palette swaps, including a gray one based on Inigo.

* DropTheHammer: His Builder Mario costume swaps out the fireballs in place of hammers similar to the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Hammer Suit]].

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* PaletteSwap: ''Project M'' gives him the Carbon and Grape Spray Paints from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' and ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' as new recolors, with ''Project+'' adding on Emerald, Cherry, Chocolate, and Snow from said games. His Z-secret alt is [[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Yarn Kirby]], and his R-secret alt is a {{Retraux}} design from earlier ''Kirby'' games.

* PowerfulPick: Their R-secret costume in ''Project+'' gives them pickaxes as part of the similar equipment worn by real world mountain climbers, though they behave no differently from their hammers.

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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: A friendly dinosaur who's Mario's happy-go-lucky steed.

* CoolSword: A FlamingSword which he inherited from his father.

* MythologyGag: His decorative belt buckle has a lion's head engraved into it, referring to his title of "Young Lion" in both ''Binding Blade'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]''.

** His new taunts pay homage to the Elibe games in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series. One has him hold his sword to his face with an AudibleGleam, similar to [[http://i.imgur.com/kjfaOkV.png how his father's Critical Hit starts]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]''. The other references his [[http://imgur.com/hsqJBBk Master Lord attack]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]''.

* MaskedLuchador: Its Z-secret costume turns it into Pikachu Libre.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: He's the former {{Trope Namer|s}} for PowerUpMount, and he's Mario's happy-go-lucky steed.

* PaletteSwap: Yoshi received new black, white, purple, and orange recolors, with ''Project+'' giving him brown and lime green (based on his ''VideoGame/YoshisCookie'' sprite on the NES).

* LavaAddsAwesome: His FinalSmash ends in a gigantic eruption.

** During Blazer (up special), he holds his sword more horizontally than he did in ''Melee''. The animation was loosely inspired by the Ryuenjin (Dragon Flame Blade), another flaming sword uppercut move used by ''VideoGame/MegaManX'''s Zero in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', ''VIdeoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'', ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone''.

** His Final Smash, fittingly enough, ensues in a cutscene with a large number of strikes and a powerful finish at the end, reminiscent of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.
*** That being said, the final strike is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tibhK8tjLyI#t=138 his critical hit animation]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]''.
** His decorative belt buckle has a lion's head engraved into it, referring to his title of "Young Lion" in both ''Binding Blade'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]''.

** His new enter animation is based on the one from ''Smash 64''.

* LagCancel: Pressing B again cancels her up special.

* FlechetteStorm: Her neutral special readies up to 5 needles, which she throws when the button is pressed again.
* LightningBruiser: She is an offensive powerhouse that quickly combos with solid attacks. She can also use her speed and needles to play defensively.

* LongRangeFighter: He's great at spacing with his long range slashes. It helps that the sweet-spots of his hitboxes are consistently near the tip of his sword. Also, his grab range is very long.

* FullBoarAction: Besides having Beast Ganon as his Final Smash, he gets a costume based on Ganon as he appeared in the earlier ''Zelda'' titles in ''Project+'' and ''PMEX Remix''. As an aesthetic change, the Sword of Sages is changed to the trident he wielded in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''.

* {{Mon}}: One of the most popular in the first generation, hence why it was included in Super Smash Bros.

* CompositeCharacter: He contains elements of all his ''Smash Bros.'' movesets.
* FlashStep: Quick Attack, his up special. Quick Attack canceling from ''Brawl'' was retained.

* ShockAndAwe: [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], most of his moves involve shocking his opponent.

* UseYourHead: His jab attack, his down-air and his Side special (Skull Bash) all involve headbutting the opponent.

* PaletteSwap: Bowser gets new costumes in ''Project+''. His new red costume resembles his red alt in ''VideoGame/MarioGolf 64'', his new green alt resembles his ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' sprite, and one of his new blue alts resembles his appearance on the Japanese cover of ''Super Mario Bros.'' His R-secret costume is his CriminalAmnesiac alter-ego [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Rookie]].

* FryingPanOfDoom: One of the possible items that she uses during her Forward Smash.

* ShoutOut: Two of her bonus costumes are [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor her Shadow Queen dress]] and [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld Fire Peach]].

* NiceHat: Its alternate costumes. Leaf's hat is one of them.

* NiceHat: Gets one with every successful use of his Inhale attack, mimicking the character Kirby just swallowed.

** His side taunt from ''Brawl'' is assigned to his down Smash Taunt. The fairy he summons shouts "Hey! Listen!", referencing Navi.

** Side tilt was given Young Link's forward-tilt's speed, making it quite dangerous.

* EasterEgg: He can use his Ocarina with the "Smash Taunt", and you can even play songs on it.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: His up special. Is was improved as a recovery move by having more horizontal momentum in midair. Like in ''Melee'', the grounded version has a strong initial hit and a semi-spike weak hit.

One of ''Melee'''s top-tier threats [[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/sheik returns for another round.]] Her moveset was balanced so that she doesn't automatically have unfair advantageous matchups due to her infamous ''Melee'' NTSC down-throw, yet she has a few buffs on other moves to fairly compensate. Her new down-throw is a similar yet buffed version of her ''Melee'' PAL down-throw; while it no longer guarantees chain throws, it's executed faster, and thus harder for the opponent to DI out of. Her back-throw is faster and knocks the opponent at a higher angle, so it gives new options for combos. Side-smash was improved as a combo option as well.

* EnergyAbsorption: He can absorb "{{energy|Ball}}" attacks with his Oil Panic special. The cooldown time after catching a projectile has been sped up.

->'''Home series:''' ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''\\

* HitboxDissonance: Averted; like Captain Falcon's, Ganondorf's ledgegrab box on his up special was improved to be more in line with his fist.

* EasterEgg: He has a Smash Up-Taunt[[note]]A Smash taunt is an additional taunt that's accessed by hitting the taunt button for one frame. In the official ''Smash'' games, Fox and Falco have it in ''Melee'', and Fox, Falco, Wolf, and Snake have it in ''Brawl''. However, Ness's in ''PM'' differs in that the window of execution is much larger (so it's easier to do), it's not restricted to any stage, it can be done more than once during the match, it's done with the up-taunt button instead of the down-taunt button, and it can still be done if someone has a Final Smash ready.[[/note]], which is [[spoiler:to strike a pose and flash a peace sign, and it's implied that the cameraman from ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' takes his picture off-screen.]] Also doubles as a CallBack.

* KillerYoYo: His Up and Down Smashes employ it.

* BigEater: He swallows his oponent with neutral B and his grab.

* EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs: One of the two dinosaur-like characters in the game. Unlike Bowser, Yoshi is pretty friendly.
* GroundPound: Down B, which sends Yoshi plummeting downwards and produces two damaging stars as he lands.

* RollingAttack: Side B sends him rolling forward while encased in an egg.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/kirby Dreamland's superstar, the Super Tough Pink Puff, returns to the fight.]]

* NiceHat: Gets one with every successful use of his neutral B attack, mimicking the character Kirby just swallowed.

* PowerCopying: Naturally. Several changes had to be made to facilitate Kirby's copy ability in Project M. Some character's neutral special moves have changed very radically from their Brawl counterparts, and the addition of two characters didn't make things easier for the Project M Back Room. Due to the difficulty of adding a new projectile to a character, Kirby received Mewtwo's down special Disable attack instead of his neutral special Shadow Ball. Roy's neutral special attack actually uses the Cutter from Kirby's up special, but otherwise functions the same. As of ''Project+'', Kirby properly copies Shadow Ball from Mewtwo.

** Besides keeping its alts from ''Melee'', it received a gray alt resembling its sprite from the Generation I games. Its armored costumes also come with gold and {{red and black|AndEvilAllOver}} swaps, the latter being inspired by Team Rocket and featuring the Team Rocket logo on the back.
** ''Project+'' gave the normal Mewtwo a yellow alt inspired by its ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' sprite. Its armored costume received a copper-and-green recolor based on Team Plasma and a blue recolor based on Team Aqua. Its Z-secret costume is a "Shadow" armored Mewtwo (given a color palette used by Shadow Pokémon in ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness''), and its R-secret costume is Mega Mewtwo X.

'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' (2002)\\

The ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' hero that [[EarlyBirdCameo actually]] debuted in ''[[MarthDebutedInSmashBros Smash Bros.]]'' and was absent in ''Brawl'' [[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/roy makes a fiery return!]]

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Not only does he have entirely new attacks, his fighting style in general has more fluid motions to fit his canon portrayal now that [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe one actually exists]].

** His new taunts pay homage to the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Elibe]] games in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series. One has him hold his sword to his face with an AudibleGleam, similar to [[http://i.imgur.com/kjfaOkV.png how his father's Critical Hit starts]] in ''Blazing Sword''. The other references his [[http://imgur.com/hsqJBBk Master Lord attack]] in ''Binding Blade''.

*** That being said, the final strike is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tibhK8tjLyI#t=138 his critical hit animation]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Binding Blade]]''.

!Introduced in Demo 1.0

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* EasterEgg: When a taunt button is held during a sweet-spotted Knee, [[spoiler:Captain Falcon says "Yes!"]].
* HitboxDissonance: Averted; the ledgegrab box for up special was improved to be more in line with his fist.

!Introduced in Demo 2.0

!Introduced in 3.0

* CastingAShadow: Its smash attacks, forward aerial (Shadow Claw), and neutral special (Shadow Ball) attacks all emit [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple bursts and trails of energy]].

* CompositeCharacter: He has a combination of the best of the ''Melee'' incarnations of him and Dr. Mario. For example, his forward aerial is like Doc's strong hit (at the beginning) and Mario's meteor-punch (towards the end). Dr. Mario's scrubs are now an alternate costume as well.
* DemotedToExtra: Dr. Mario from ''Melee'' to this game. He was a completely separate character in ''Melee'', but is now relegated to being an alternate costume here. Justified because Mario in Project M combines the best of Mario and Dr. Mario. Averted in ''REMIX'', where Dr. Mario is a separate fighter once again.

* CompositeCharacter: He has a combination of the best of his ''Melee'' set and Doctor Mario. For example, his forward-aerial is like Doc's strong hit (at the beginning) and Mario's meteor-punch. (towards the end). Dr. Mario's scrubs are now an alternate costume as well.

* WallJump: Now, it's essential for his recovery. Like in ''Melee'', he can wall-jump out of an up special, and then use it again.

* EvilSorcerer: More pronounced than in ''Brawl''. He can now float and deflect projectiles with his new neutral special.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/luigi The wavedashing warrior]] from Melee is back with several improvments.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The differences between his and Mario's movesets are very apparent in ''P:M''. He [[DivergentCharacterEvolution used to be]] the TropeNamer.

* PracticalTaunt: His down taunt is a spike.
* RussianRoulette: Green Missile's new properties are likened to a revolver cylinder; At the beginning of a round (or immediately after a misfire) one of the next six Green Missile attacks you use will be the misfire. If the Green Missile you're about to use is the misfire, Luigi will start pulsing green. Releasing will cause Luigi to violently explode forward. Holding shield, however, will use a normal Green Missile and store your misfire, guaranteeing it will show up the next time. It's worthwhile to just throw a few Missiles out between stocks so you have the misfire loaded if you need it.
* ShoutOut: His bonus costume is [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Mr. L]].
* UseYourHead: His up smash, grab pummel, and his side Special [[FastballSpecial Green]] [[DynamicEntry Missile]] all have him attempting to headbutt his opponents.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/samus The galaxy's most feared bounty hunter has returned]], and she's been given all of her tools of the trade once more to make her an all-purpose threat.

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Mario has the best of ''Melee'' Mario and Dr. Mario [[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/mario in a single moveset.]] He also comes with a Dr. Mario alternate costume, complete with changing his fireballs to pills.

* CallBack:
** Mario Tornado has star graphics that reference the spin attack from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.
** His Down Taunt is now Dr. Mario's taunt from ''Melee'', only with a fireball instead of a megavitamin. The Dr. Mario taunt changes it back to a Megavitamin.

* MeteorMove: Forward-aerial has a Doctor Mario hitbox and a ''Melee'' Mario hitbox. The ''Melee'' Mario's is a Type A meteor smash.
* {{Shotoclone}}: He's got a {{fireball|s}} [[KamehameHadoken Hadoken]], and a coin gathering {{Shoryuken}}.It's like he's Ryu ''and'' Ken because he's a mix of ''Melee'' Mario and Doctor Mario.

* RealMenWearPink: The above-mentioned pink costumes in ''Project+''.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/ganondorf The legendary King of Evil]], [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganondorf]] had the notorious reputation of being the worst fighter in ''Brawl''. As a result, he was reverted to his ''Melee'' incarnation while retaining some of his ''Brawl'' traits and even gaining some brand new tricks.

** His white recolor has a blue necktie instead of red, referencing the Super Kong form from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''.

[[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/mewtwo The genetic Pokémon and one of the original legendaries]], Mewtwo makes a grand return after its notable absence from ''Brawl''. Infamous for its low-tier placement in ''Melee'', the man-made Pokémon received new upgrades to make it a more formidable foe.

* EvilLaugh: In its up taunt and Final Smash.