History Characters / SuperSmashBros450To55

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: ''3DS/Wii U'''s DLC adds a full monkey suit with its respective hat, even replacing the sword with a stick. It's a unlockable costume in ''Ultimate''.

** His Final Smash allows him to eat items but unlike Kirby and Wario they cannot heal him upon consumption and he doesn't earn any points, which is strangely ironic because in the original game the bells and keys are added in the difficult stages and he can eat them as if he's eating fruit and they actually add points to the score.

* PieShapedEyes: Pac's eyes are coincidentally shaped just like himself, although his "Pac-Man" shaped eyes seem to be egg-shaped instead of looking circular.

** Their neutral special options are [[IKnowMaddenKombat Shot Put]], [[ChargedAttack Ultimate]] [[{{Shoryuken}} Uppercut]] (in ''3DS/Wii U'')[=/=][[RapidFireFisticuffs Flashing Mach Punch]] (in ''Ultimate''), and [[WreathedInFlames Exploding Side Kick]].

* AllSwordsAreTheSame: They get a wide variety of swords from broadswords, [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], [[LaserBlade laser blades]], cutlasses, [[NerfArm sticks]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda The Master Sword]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Alondite]] ([[{{BFS}} the twin of Ragnell]]), and even [[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Dunban's]] Anti-Mechon Glaive, but they all act the same.

* CoolSword: The Mii Swordfighter fights using a sword, with each outfit wielding a different sword that fits a theme. Some of the DLC costumes adds specific ones such as the Master Sword from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', the Z-Saber from ''VideoGame/MegaManX'', the Anti-Mechon Glaive from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', and the Falchion from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

*** Wave 1 gives the Swordfighter outfits based on Dunban from ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' and the Link shown in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''. They're also given a Monkey Suit, with the sword being replaced by a wooden stick.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: The Samurai and Ninja outfits both turn the sword into one of these. There's also [[{{VideoGame/Xenoblade}} Dunban]]'s Mechon armor-piercing katana included with his respective outfit.

''Ultimate:'' [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate64To69 64–69 (Initial Release)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosEchoFighters Echo Fighters]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate70To75 70–75 (DLC Fighters 1)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate76To82 76–82 (DLC Fighters 2)]]\\

* SecretCharacter: '''For ''Ultimate''''': Play Vs. Mode for 9 hours and 30 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Donkey Kong or anyone in his unlock tree six times, or find and defeat it in ''World of Light''.

* SecretCharacter: '''For ''Ultimate''''': Play Vs. Mode for 10 hours and 30 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Kirby or anyone in his unlock tree eight times, or find and defeat her in ''World of Light''. Notably, she appears near the end of all three unlock methods; she's the last character unlocked through Vs. Mode time, she's the final character in the unlock tree of Kirby, and her unlocking battle is one of the final ones in the last area of ''[=World of Light=]''.

** '''For ''Ultimate''''': Play Vs. Mode for 8 hours and 50 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Samus or anyone in her unlock tree eight times, or find and defeat him in ''World of Light''.

* SecretCharacter: '''For ''Ultimate''''': Play Vs. Mode for 8 hours, beat Classic Mode with Kirby or anyone in his unlock tree three times, or find and defeat him in ''World of Light''.

[[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]'s classic mascot character and arguably the first true mascot of gaming itself. While Pac-Man's character and motivation have changed throughout the years, he's usually a dot-munching yellow ball who fights off the ever-persistent Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde by eating a Power Pellet. Pac draws from his arcade days, summoning sprites from other Namco games to help him in battle and even assuming his original simplistic form.

The Ninja Pokémon and final evolution of Froakie, the [[MakingASplash water]] starter of the Kalos region. Greninja is a sneaky, creepy, and highly skilled humanoid frog ninja boasting the Water/Dark type. It is able to confound opponents with its blinding speed and agility and slice them with compressed water. It's also known in more recent years for being one of the most powerful Pokémon that [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]] has ever owned. In ''Ultimate'', its Final Smash has been updated to have it transform into Ash-Greninja.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[PhysicalGod Goddess of Light]]]]

** Possibly Justified as Palutena's Guidance reveals he has started working for Virdi, who is no longer on a truce with Pit and Palutena.

** Wave 11 caps off the DLC with an [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Octoling wig and a Judd hat]].

This page lists the fighters introduced in the Smash Direct and in E3 2014 trailers from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''.

He first appeared as a "fallen angel" PaletteSwap of Pit before being made into an actual character. As such, Dark Pit plays like a direct MovesetClone of his light counterpart, technically being the first proper Echo Fighter to be revealed. Since the events of ''Uprising,'' he joined up with the Goddess of Nature Viridi, as their interests coincided with one another.\\

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WhoYouGonnaCall The Yellow Bane of Ghosts]] /[softreturn][[BigEater Ghost Gobbler]]]]
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'''PAC-MAN HUNGERS FOR BATTLE!'''

-> '''Home Series:''' ''VideoGame/PacMan''

--> '''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/PacMan'' [UsefulNotes/{{Arcade|Game}}], 1980
--> '''Nintendo debut:''' ''VideoGame/PacMan'' [UsefulNotes/{{NES}}], 1984

-> '''Playable in:''' ''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate''
-> '''Specials''': [[AbnormalAmmo Bonus Fruit]], [[ExtremeOmnivore Power Pellet]], [[SpringJump Pac-Jump]], [[TrapMaster Fire Hydrant]]
-> '''Final Smash:''' [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Super Pac-Man]]

[[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]'s classic mascot character and arguably the first true mascot of gaming itself. While Pac-Man's character and motivation have changed throughout the years, he's usually a dot-munching yellow ball who fights off the ever-persistent Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde by eating a Power Pellet. Pac draws from his arcade days, summoning sprites from other Namco games to help him in battle and even assuming his original simplistic form.

* LightningBruiser: ''[[SubvertedTrope Tried]]'' to be this in ''3DS/Wii U'': she was fast, her moves were catered towards defense (whether by providing range or invincibility frames), and she had a powerful throw game, but terrible default specials, sluggish attack speed, and a tall hurtbox made her fail to stand out, as seen in MasterOfNone below. Her ''Ultimate'' incarnation fits the mold much better, having multiple assorted attributes that make her strong, fast, and tough to kill, while retaining some of her old flaws for balance.

** In ''Ultimate'', many of the [[BalanceBuff changes]] she went during the transition have improved her lacking offensive game, her special moveset and her move speed, and she retains many of the strengths she had in ''3DS/Wii U'', notably her defensive game and impressive range. However, her weaknesses from the previous game are retained as well, namely her below average attack speed, ending lag issues and susceptibility to combos and pressure, so she must still play carefully. This time around, she plays more properly like a LongRangeFighter with [[TheRedMage Red Mage]] qualities.

* LightningBruiser: ''[[SubvertedTrope Tried]]'' to be this in ''3DS/Wii U'': she was fast, her moves were catered towards defense (whether by providing range or invincibility frames), and she had a powerful throw game, but terrible default specials, sluggish attack speed, and a tall hurtbox made her fail to stand out, as seen in MasterOfNone below. Her ''Ultimate'' incarnation fits the mold much better, forming a good part of her [[{{TheRedMage}} Red Mage]] playstyle.

* TheRedMage: In ''Ultimate'', all of Palutena's attributes make her playstyle unique among other characters. [[LightningBruiser She has fast mobility, rather strong smash attacks and aerials]], most of her moves have [[LongRangeFighter pretty long range]], her aerials, down throw and dash attack provide her with a good -but not great- combo game, and her special moves are versatile. However, Palutena suffers from the same weaknesses as the archetypes she is composed of. Her below-average attack speed gives her a lack of reliable close-quarter options, while some of her attacks suffer from rather high ending lag; all of this, along with her tall height, makes her susceptible to combos and pressure.

* GuestFighter: As another third party character in ''Smash''; the fourth third-party fighter invited to brawl in the franchise, as well as being the first (and so far, only) Bandai Namco fighter.

*** Wave 10 brings back the Lloyd costume and introduces costumes based on Dragonborn from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' and Dante from the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series.

*** Purchasing the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 gives a bonus costume based on Link's Ancient Armor set from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''.