History Characters / SuperSmashBros6409To12

** '''For Ultimate:''' Complete Classic Mode with Kirby, have him join you in World of Light, or fight in five vs. matches.

** '''For 3DS:''' Complete Classic Mode on any intensity.

'''Final Smash:''' [[HumiliationConga Negative Zone]] (''Brawl''), [[WeaponsThatSuck Poltergust 5000]] (''3DS/Wii U'')

* WeaponsThatSuck: His LimitBreak in ''3DS/Wii U'' is the Poltergust 5000 from VideoGame/LuigisMansion, while his grab in ''Ultimate'' involves the Poltergust from VideoGame/LuigisMansion3.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: He started out almost a clone to Mario, but by Brawl, their attacks and playstyle have become quite different. Comparing his and Mario's moves in the original to his and Mario's moves in ''Brawl'', Mario seems to draw more inspiration from kick-boxing while Luigi seems to have practised an odd form of karate.

* MovesetClone: The first true clone in the series. He started sharing all 3 specials and all neutral moves (except his dash attack) with Mario. Thanks to DivergentCharacterEvolution, in Melee he gained a significant amount of changes, and his new side special was completely different from Mario's, and after ''Brawl'' only 2 of his specials and a few of his normal moves remain similar to Mario's in some way. Toned down further in [=SSB4=], where he got a new down throw and several new animations for his moves, to the point where it's debatable if he can even be considered a semi-clone by this point.

''Brawl:'' [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosBrawl27To31 27–31 (E3 2006)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosBrawl32To38 32–38 (Smash Bros. DOJO!! 2007)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosBrawl39To44 39–44 (Smash Bros. DOJO!! 2008)]]\\

''Ultimate:'' [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate64Onwards 64–Onwards]]\\

* WeaponsThatSuck: His LimitBreak in ''3DS/Wii U'' is the Poltergust 5000 from VideoGame/LuigisMansion.

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** ''Ultimate'' gives him the theme of his first stage, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgAdgZguFSw Onett]].

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Pound is useful for attacking the shields of opponents. It only takes a few hits in quick succession to break even a full shield.

** In ''64'', Ness was by far the least standard fighter of the cast, with an usual up special and was the only fighter in the game that could heal without the use of items.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: His down smash attack is one of few to strike in back of him before striking in front of him. It, along with his up smash attack, can also damage opponents while the moves are being charged.

[[folder:12 – Jigglypuff]]

[[folder:12 – Jigglypuff (Purin)]]

* Foreshadowing: Despite being an unlockable character in ''Melee'', Jigglypuff still appears in the opening movie.

[[folder:09 – Luigi (ルイージ)]]

[[folder:10 – Ness (ネス)]]

[[folder:11 – Captain Falcon (キャプテン・ファルコン)]]

[[folder:12 – Jigglypuff (プリン, Purin)]]

[[folder:09 – Luigi]]

[[folder:10 – Ness]]

[[folder:11 – Captain Falcon]]

[[folder:12 – Jigglypuff]]

The Balloon Pokémon. Jigglypuff (or Purin in Japan) has accompanied Pikachu across the entire ''Smash'' series. Jigglypuff is known for putting others to sleep with its singing, and its elastic properties can allow it to float similarly to Kirby. This fighter brings a silly and seemingly weak moveset [[LethalJokeCharacter with surprising potential]] to the fray.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The Simon Belmont trailer shows Luigi with brand new Poltergust with its plunger-shooting ability from ''Luigi's Mansion 3'' before the game was officially announced.

* FishOutOfWater: When tasked to capture ghosts, he's a natural at this. Unfortunately, he's not so good at combatting supernatural ''corporeal'' beings like living mummies, as he finds out in Simon and Richter's trailer in ''Ultimate''.

* ArtEvolution: In ''64'', he had purple pants like in ''Super Mario World''. In ''Melee'', his jeans matched Mario's like in the N64 era, and as in ''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U'', his jeans are a darker shade of blue than Mario's as they've been since the Gamecube era. See Mario entry above for level of detail. Also, as of ''Brawl'', his face and height are more in-line with the ''Mario'' series, instead of resembling Mario's with few modifications.

%%* {{Eagleland}}: Where he's from. The Trope-namer, to be precise.

* GratuitousEnglish: Speaks English, but is voiced by a Japanese voice actor. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as he's supposed to come from a FantasyCounterpartCulture of the United States.

'''Specials''': [[RollingAttack Rollout]], Pound, Sing, Rest\\

** In previous games, its design was chubbier and had bigger eyes similar to its early artwork. In the fourth installment, it's drastically redesigned to resemble its ''Pokémon X and Y'' model instead. Its eyes are far more expressive than its previous incarnations, as in not being fully open all the time and showing emotions.

* CriticalFailure: Jigglypuff is the only character that can self-destruct if its shield gets broken, which was an intentional design flaw to balance out its advantages. Though it's particularly devastating in [=SSB4=] due to the weak shields in that game.

* DishingOutDirt: Rollout is a Rock-type move.

* JokeCharacter: According to WordOfGod, Jigglypuff was originally intended to fall into this category, with its weak attacks, light weight, and its up special lacking a recovery effect. However, in practice, Jigglypuff turned out to have [[LethalJokeCharacter some nice hidden potential]], which made it so it's not considered a simple joke in later installments. PlayedStraight in ''Brawl'', where it's the third-worst character, and ''3DS/Wii U'', where it's now [[MemeticLoser the absolute worst]].

* LethalJokeCharacter: Being one of the lightest characters and having a very low ground speed, Jigglypuff looks like a terrible character on paper. However, its strengths (having very strong aerial attacks and access to some lethal combo techniques) more than make up for its flaws.

* RollingAttack: Rollout, its neutral special from ''Melee'' onward, which can be charged up to make one nasty attack. Just don't accidentally careen off the edge.