History Characters / SuperSmashBrosMelee23To26

* AdaptationalWimp: Is a relatively low-tier character in ''Smash'', able to be defeated by the likes of [[LethalJokeCharacter Pichu and Jigglypuff]] despite canonically being [[PhysicalGod one of the]] [[OlympusMons most powerful beings]] in the ''Pokémon'' universe (at least among the ones who aren't [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl straight-up creator gods]]).

* AwesomeButImpractical: Its moves may be awkward and ineffective, but the animations are awesome. For example, its dash attack with the Beam Sword in ''Melee'' has the sword spinning in front of it. The hammer also swings horizontally instead of vertically due to telekinesis.

* CastingAShadow: Shadow Ball and many of Mewtwo's other moves are dark-themed, using a dark purple aura. This is ironic, considering that it's weak to these sort of moves in its home series.

* DifficultButAwesome: ''Melee'' Mewtwo has very little KO potential outside of his throws, and getting opponents up to the required damage threshold is a chore with its unforgiving hitbox and light weight, but once the right percent is reached, a quick grab is all you need to finish them off. ''3DS/Wii U'' gave its other moves a lot more bite so as not to rely on the throws so much, and significantly faster mobility, but it was made ''even lighter'' to compensate. Effectively using Mewtwo involves a ''lot'' of baiting, knowing when to fall back or apply pressure, and knowing how to spot weaknesses in an opponent's offensive or defensive game and exploit them. The result is a character who can turn even the smallest mistake into a lost stock, but is also frustratingly difficult to pin down or catch off guard and seems to have an answer for everything, befitting for a Psychic-type.
** Special mention goes to its Disable special. It's hard to hit with due to its short range and requiring the opponent to be physically facing Mewtwo, but if it connects, it leaves the recipient stunned just long enough for Mewtwo to fully charge a Smash Attack right in front of them, earning a KO at low damage levels.

* FragileSpeedster: Its mobility was greatly increased in ''3DS/Wii U'' at the cost of it becoming a lighter character than in ''Melee'', to the point where only Jigglypuff is lighter than it. This gets downplayed slightly after patches 1.1.3 and 1.1.5. which not only gave Mewtwo a massive buff in speed [[labelnote:note]]going from 22nd fastest to 7th in dashing speed, for example[[/labelnote]], but also upped its weight slightly.

* GlassCannon: It hits very hard in both its appearances (especially later versions of ''3DS/Wii U''), having large hitboxes for many of its wild and unpredictable moves, many powerful throws in ''Melee'', and several of its moves given KO potential in ''3DS/Wii U''. The catch is that, like Rosalina, Mewtwo is a tall target whose own powers make it ''very'' light, to the point where what is a rather heavyset Pokémon in its home series (269 pounds/122 kg) is the ''second lightest character'' in ''3DS/Wii U''.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Shadow Ball's monstrous recoil comes across as a detriment at first, but it's actually a very handy dodge tool for a character as light as Mewtwo. The backblast can easily put you out of range of the enemy in case the Shadow Ball misses, or it can simply work as a panic-dodge if you're caught in a bad position. In fact, the mid-air recoil is ''so'' strong that you can make the Final Destination loop with it, using it to snipe an enemy that's recovering low while hurling yourself to safety on the other side of the arena.

* PurpleIsPowerful: Tends to utilize a lot of purple colored attacks. Its smash attacks emit bursts of purple energy, the Shadow Ball is a blackish purple EnergyBall, which is one of its best moves and a great projectile when its fully charged. It's also one of the most powerful Legendary Pokemon in existence.

** Both its front and back knocked-down attacks have Mewtwo spin to swing its tail around, and its ledge getup attack is another tail swipe.

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This page lists the unlockable fighters from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' that require over 500 matches to unlock.

->See [[Characters/TheLegendOfZeldaGanonGanondorf Ganondorf's page]] for more information on the character in his origin series.

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->See his page [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosGanondorf here]]
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[[folder:24 – Mewtwo]]
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!!!!!!'''Voiced by:''' Masachika Ichimura (''Melee''), Creator/KeijiFujiwara (''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate'')

'''[[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie MEWTWO STRIKES BACK!]]'''

->'''Home Series:''' ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''

-->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' [Platform/GameBoy], 1996
-->'''Creator:''' Creator/GameFreak

->'''Playable in:''' ''Melee'', ''3DS/Wii U'' (DLC), ''Ultimate''\\

->''"[[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Why am I here?]]"'' (translated from Japanese)

The Genetic Pokémon and one of the original [[OlympusMons Legendaries]], created to be the most powerful Pokémon of all. Mewtwo is a man-made clone of the mythical Pokémon, Mew, who has mastery of psychic power that is nearly unrivaled. However, it rebelled against its creators, destroyed the very lab it was made in, and flew off to parts unknown. It often hides in caves, waiting for Pokémon Trainers who have proved themselves worthy.\\\
In ''Smash'', Mewtwo's psychic prowess makes it quite the formidable opponent. Its attacks generally come out quick and can cover a wide range, and several of its special attacks enable it to play its opponents like a fiddle. However, due to the levitation Mewtwo requires to move as fast as it does, it's incredibly light and can get KO'd rather easily, meaning a careless maneuver can lead to its downfall. It also holds the honor of being the first DLC character, [[TheBusCameBack returning for the fourth installment after a lengthy absence]].

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'''Neutral Special:''' [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[ChargedAttack Ball]]
-> A Ghost-type move where Mewtwo charges up a ball of dark energy. Once fully charged, Mewtwo can hold onto the ball until it needs to be used.
'''Side Special:''' [[MindOverMatter Confusion]]
-> A command grab that whirls opponents caught inside it. Mewtwo can also use it to [[AttackReflector reflect projectiles]] and stall its aerial momentum.
'''Up Special:''' {{Teleport|ation}}
-> Mewtwo vanishes and then warps a short distance away. Tilting the control stick will determine where Mewtwo will reappear.
'''Down Special:''' [[DeadlyGaze Disable]]
-> Mewtwo glares at its opponents. Anyone who makes eye contact with it will be momentarily stunned.
'''Final Smash:''' [[YourHeadAsplode Psystrike]]
-> Mewtwo transforms into Mega Mewtwo Y and then unleashs a powerful pyschokinetic projectile. Anyone caught in its path will have their minds fried and then be sent flying.
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->See Characters/PokemonMewDuo for more information on the character in their origin series.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not Mewtwo itself, but its Disable move. In the main ''Pokémon'' games, Disable's only function is to make the opponent unable to use a certain move for a few turns. Here, not only does the move actually do damage, but it momentarily stuns the opponent, leaving them open to further attacks.
* AdaptationalVillainy:
** Even though Mewtwo in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games is a savage BloodKnight, it doesn't do anything particularly villainous. Even in terms of [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the anime's Mewtwo]], it was more of an AntiVillain and later pulled a HeelFaceTurn toward the end of the film, even becoming a [[AntiHero protagonist]] in its [[Anime/PokemonMewtwoReturns next appearance]]. However, '''Event 51: The Showdown''', the final Event Match in ''Melee'', has Mewtwo fighting the player alongside the far less-ambiguously evil Ganondorf and Giga Bowser. Justified in that ''Melee'' had a lack of playable antagonists outside of the aforementioned two, and Mewtwo was the only other character[[note]]Aside from [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Mario]] and [[VideoGame/MarioVsDonkeyKong Donkey Kong]], who are unanimously considered heroes rather than even anti-heroes.[[/note]] to have played an antagonistic role before. When the Event Match returned in ''Brawl'' and ''Wii U'', Mewtwo's role was replaced with King Dedede[[note]]Who is also an [[AdaptationalVillainy Adaptational Villain]] there as well[[/note]] due to its absence in both games[[note]]or the base game, in the case of the latter[[/note]].
** In ''Ultimate'', it has been paired up with the villains in some Classic Mode routes[[note]]It appears in Diddy Kong's route, in which the opponents are Nintendo antagonists, and fights alongside Bowser and Ganondorf in the second-to-last pre-boss battle in Simon's route[[/note]] and the Spirit battle for Satoru from ''Card Hero'' alongside Bowser and Ridley. Downplayed in the latter case as they're supposed to represent the various monsters from that series rather than actually being a true VillainTeamUp.
* AdaptationalWimp: Is a relatively low-tier character in ''Smash'', able to be defeated by the likes of [[LethalJokeCharacter Pichu and Jigglypuff]] despite canonically being [[PhysicalGod one of the]] [[OlympusMons most powerful beings]] in the ''Pokémon'' universe (at least among the ones who aren't [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl straight-up creator gods]]).
* ArtEvolution: It had a monstrous, inhuman stature in ''Melee'' to match [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness its Generation I artwork]]. In ''3DS/Wii U'', it's considerably more humanoid, with a smaller head, a more sunken-in face, a smaller chest, and an upright posture to match [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY modern artworks and models]], though it's also given more angular eyes and flatter ears similar to its first anime appearance.
* TheArtifact:
** In ''3DS/Wii U'', Mewtwo continues to be portrayed based on ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', despite the Mewtwo from that movie not having made an anime appearance since 2001 and [[Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened two]] [[Anime/PokemonOrigins other]] animated Mewtwo characters having appeared later. This is justified via the GrandfatherClause, and came full circle when that Mewtwo returned in ''Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution'', a remake of ''The First Movie''.
** When it returned in ''3DS/Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'', Mewtwo continued to have NonDubbedGrunts in Western language versions of the games, despite the introduction of another talking Pokémon (Lucario) with fully dubbed dialogue. In ''Ultimate'', this was carried over to [[Franchise/DragonQuest the Hero]], who similarly has some dialogue in Japanese that is replaced with NonDubbedGrunts by the same voice actress.
** Mewtwo still has Teleport as its Up Special despite it being unable to learn the move since the Gen I games where it was a TM (which didn't return in later games, nor was it added to Mewtwo's learnset).
* AttackReflector: Confusion reflects projectiles, but in ''Melee'', they remain under the user's ownership and thus don't do damage. This is fixed in ''3DS/Wii U''. It's not very effective against Galeem's beams, though.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Its moves may be awkward and ineffective, but the animations are awesome. For example, its dash attack with the Beam Sword in ''Melee'' has the sword spinning in front of it. The hammer also swings horizontally instead of vertically due to telekinesis.
* BadassAdorable: Becomes slightly Mew-like for its Final Smash, but is no less dangerous or creepy than in its default form.
* BadassArmFold: Part of many of its poses both in battle and after victory. It even pulls it off while wielding items, balancing on a ledge, and sleeping in ''3DS/Wii U'' (and also while [[CameraAbuse crashing on the screen]], but that's significantly less dignified).
* BalanceBuff: Balance patches for ''3DS/Wii U'' greatly improved its speed and offensive potential while giving it slightly more endurance.
* BattleIntro: One of the few Pokémon to not emerge from a Pokéball, Mewtwo opts to simply teleport onto the field. Fittingly, Mewtwo was never canonically captured, only briefly restrained by [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Giovanni]].
* BloodKnight: In keeping with its canon portrayal, its trophies across the series note its ruthless and savage nature in battle.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent from ''Brawl'', Mewtwo comes back in ''3DS/Wii U'' as DownloadableContent. This can also count as a return of the specific Mewtwo character from ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', as it hadn't made a single appearance in any media since ''Mewtwo Returns'' and ''Melee'' itself in 2001 (barring [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution a remake of its source film in 2019]]) until an episode of ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'' in 2020.
* CastingAShadow: Shadow Ball and many of Mewtwo's other moves are dark-themed, using a dark purple aura. This is ironic, considering that it's weak to these sort of moves in its home series.
* CharacterExaggeration: In Mewtwo's home series, it is considered a GlassCannon only when compared to other OlympusMons, and it is a LightningBruiser otherwise. In ''Smash'', Mewtwo is one of the lightest characters.
* ChargedAttack: Shadow Ball, a storable projectile with impressive K.O. potential when fully charged.
* TheComicallySerious:
** Mewtwo's DLC trailer for ''3DS/Wii U'' depicts it in situations too ridiculous for its normally serious look, such has having a blue Pikmin smacking it without a reaction, attacking a Goldeen, riding on a Gogoat while shooting a blaster like a cowboy, being snuck up on by Ness with a Master Ball, and getting jumped upon by a tiny Greninja.
** Mewtwo interacting with the game's more surreal elements (such as Warp Stars, the Special Flag, the [[VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}} Living Room]] stage, etc.) tends to border on this simply because of its serious demeanor. Since it's from a more cartoonish series, it even makes a cartoonish sound when tripping, even though Meta Knight and the far less serious Palutena don't.
* CompositeCharacter: Its portrayal in all three of its appearances is primarily based on the Japanese version of ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. ''3DS/Wii U'' add some elements from the second Mewtwo from ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened'', such as the ability to Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo Y as well as the Boxing Ring title of "The Legend Reawakened".
* DemotedToExtra: Reduced to a trophy in ''Brawl'', though it was closer to being finished than any of the other scrapped characters. As of ''3DS/Wii U'', it is only a trophy in the initial release, but eventually became available as DownloadableContent.
* DifficultButAwesome: ''Melee'' Mewtwo has very little KO potential outside of his throws, and getting opponents up to the required damage threshold is a chore with its unforgiving hitbox and light weight, but once the right percent is reached, a quick grab is all you need to finish them off. ''3DS/Wii U'' gave its other moves a lot more bite so as not to rely on the throws so much, and significantly faster mobility, but it was made ''even lighter'' to compensate. Effectively using Mewtwo involves a ''lot'' of baiting, knowing when to fall back or apply pressure, and knowing how to spot weaknesses in an opponent's offensive or defensive game and exploit them. The result is a character who can turn even the smallest mistake into a lost stock, but is also frustratingly difficult to pin down or catch off guard and seems to have an answer for everything, befitting for a Psychic-type.
** Special mention goes to its Disable special. It's hard to hit with due to its short range and requiring the opponent to be physically facing Mewtwo, but if it connects, it leaves the recipient stunned just long enough for Mewtwo to fully charge a Smash Attack right in front of them, earning a KO at low damage levels.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: A minor example. ''3DS/Wii U'' differentiates Shadow Ball from Lucario's Aura Sphere by taking away Shadow Ball's ability to do damage while charging.
* DownloadableContent: In ''3DS/Wii U''. Available for free on April 15, 2015, for those who registered both versions by March 31, 2015, and also released as paid DLC for anyone else a couple of weeks later (April 28, 2015).
* EvilLaugh: In its taunt and English victory poses.
* FinalBoss: In ''Ultimate'', it's the last opponent fought in Mega Man's Classic Mode, serving as a stand-in for [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Dr. Wily's Alien form]]. Further helping the reference is the fact that it's immediately fought after Dr. Mario, the stand-in for Wily himself, is defeated.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of Mewtwo's Shadow Balls can be seen striking Donkey Kong in ''Melee's'' opening.
* FragileSpeedster: Its mobility was greatly increased in ''3DS/Wii U'' at the cost of it becoming a lighter character than in ''Melee'', to the point where only Jigglypuff is lighter than it. This gets downplayed slightly after patches 1.1.3 and 1.1.5. which not only gave Mewtwo a massive buff in speed [[labelnote:note]]going from 22nd fastest to 7th in dashing speed, for example[[/labelnote]], but also upped its weight slightly.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: In its own Palutena's Guidance in ''Ultimate'', Viridi expresses outrage at Mewtwo's existence for this very reason, stating that she'll never forgive humans for creating it and viewing it as an affront to nature that ought to be destroyed immediately.
* GlassCannon: It hits very hard in both its appearances (especially later versions of ''3DS/Wii U''), having large hitboxes for many of its wild and unpredictable moves, many powerful throws in ''Melee'', and several of its moves given KO potential in ''3DS/Wii U''. The catch is that, like Rosalina, Mewtwo is a tall target whose own powers make it ''very'' light, to the point where what is a rather heavyset Pokémon in its home series (269 pounds/122 kg) is the ''second lightest character'' in ''3DS/Wii U''.
* HitboxDissonance: In ''3DS/Wii U'', some of its attacks will not register point-blank hits despite the animations clearly making contact with the target. Some of those hitboxes were corrected via updates.
* IdleAnimation:
** It brings its hands to its chest, then spreads them.
** It raises its hand in a beckoning gesture.

** ''Melee'': Pokémon Stadium and Final Destination, though the latter is used more in single player modes. In All-Star Mode, its stage is Battlefield.
** ''3DS/Wii U'': All stages from its series.[[note]]Unova Pokémon League and Prism Tower in ''3DS'', Kalos Pokémon League and Pokémon Stadium 2 in ''Wii U''.[[/note]]
** ''Ultimate'': Unova Pokémon League on ''Ultimate'''s website, though both his normal unlock and ''World of Light'' fights happen in Spear Pillar.
* KamehameHadoken: Its Shadow Ball is a Hadoken-like projectile; and its Final Smash, Psystrike, has Mewtwo firing a huge Hadoken-like sphere that causes a YourHeadAsplode effect.
* LargeAndInCharge: It's the tallest playable Pokémon at an official height of 6'7", and also has a rather haughty attitude, as shown by its Japanese quotes and its anime appearance.
* LastLousyPoint: It takes a whopping ''700'' melees, or ''20 hours'' worth of them to unlock it in ''Melee''. It's commonplace to just plug in four controllers and leave a match running for five hours to meet the requirement.
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS5OGrmE8j0 Poké Floats]], a medley of battle music from ''Red and Blue'' in ''Melee''.
** In ''3DS/Wii U'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5h_iPeriXs Victory Road]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' is used in its reveal trailer. Interestingly enough, this was Lucario's unlock theme in ''Brawl''. It's used again in its ''Ultimate'' character trailer. Ironically, Mewtwo isn't even in the games where the theme comes from![[note]]The closest thing is that its Mega Stones are obtainable in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire''.[[/note]]
* LimitBreak: Mewtwo Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y and blasts the opposition with its powerful Psystrike.
* MeteorMove: Down aerial, which was heavily buffed in ''3DS/Wii U''.
* MindOverMatter: Its telekinetic lift. Also, it never comes into contact with any of the items it picks up, nor does it touch the ground while moving around.
* MissingBackblast: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], Mewtwo is one of the only characters who ''does'' follow the rule: Shadow Ball has significant recoil when it's fully-charged, and it worsens if fired in mid-air. An ignorant Mewtwo player can easily fling themselves right off the stage. A clever Mewtwo player can fling themselves ''onto'' the stage instead, or remove themselves from danger or set an opponent up for a whiff that they can punish.

** Mewtwo's render for its return in ''3DS/Wii U'' uses [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140227140511/ssb/images/e/ef/Ssbmmewtwoclear.png the same pose]] as the one used in ''Melee'' -- after more than a decade of ArtEvolution, of course.
** Its tagline, "Mewtwo Strikes Back", is the subtitle for ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and the title of [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution its remake]].
** Its trailer briefly shows Mewtwo facing a Genesect. A Mewtwo fought a squad of Genesect in ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened'' referring to Mega Mewtwo Y's pre-release name as Mewtwo's Awakened Forme. Its Boxing Ring tagline, "A Legend Reawakens" alludes to both its return in ''Smash'', the Mega Mewtwo Y form as a Final Smash and the movie.
** One of its palette swaps in ''3DS/Wii U'' gives it the same color scheme as [[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness Shadow Lugia]], which coincidentally came before the reveal of ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament''[='s=] Shadow Mewtwo a few months later.
* {{Mon}}: The Genetic Pokémon.
* MundaneUtility: Mewtwo uses its psychic powers to... hold and use items without using its hands. This includes items like the Hammer (where it'll [[PowersDoTheFighting weave the item back and forth using psychic powers]] instead of wailing it like the other characters), guns, etc. The only exception to this, however, is when specifically holding the item is necessary in order to use the item (like Assist Trophies and Special Flags).
* NoBiologicalSex: Technically genderless, but has a masculine voice and personality. The Japanese version of the fourth game also refers to it with masculine pronouns in its pre-DLC trophy description.
* NotTheIntendedUse: Shadow Ball's monstrous recoil comes across as a detriment at first, but it's actually a very handy dodge tool for a character as light as Mewtwo. The backblast can easily put you out of range of the enemy in case the Shadow Ball misses, or it can simply work as a panic-dodge if you're caught in a bad position. In fact, the mid-air recoil is ''so'' strong that you can make the Final Destination loop with it, using it to snipe an enemy that's recovering low while hurling yourself to safety on the other side of the arena.
* OlympusMons: Though man-made, Mewtwo is one of the original Legendary Pokémon, and one of the most powerful of them all.
* PaletteSwap: In ''3DS/Wii U'', it receives a costume based on [[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness Shadow Lugia]], as well as a vibrant blue palette based on its appearance in the sprite-based games.
** The green/turquoise color it has in ''Melee'' and ''3DS/Wii U'' is seemingly based off of its shiny color variant.
* PerpetualFrowner: Mewtwo's constantly scowling. ''3DS/Wii U'' adds to it with Mewtwo's more humanoid looks and a more visible mouth.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: In its home series, [[PurposelyOverpowered it's so powerful that it's banned from the battle facilities and most official tournaments]]. In ''Melee'', its low weight and large size making staying alive difficult, while in ''3DS/Wii U'', it's very potent but fairer to face than in its home series, and in ''Ultimate'', its nerfs have made it less effective than in the previous game, but its core ability to control the pace of a match, bait and punish mistakes, and take even the smallest of weak points in offense or defense and gouge giant holes in them has not been massively diminished.
* PowerEchoes: The genetic Pokémon has a voice with a constant echo behind it.
* PowerFloats: It floats when moving around and using certain abilities, to the point that in ''Melee'' if it's sufficiently damaged, it walks up ledges instead of climbing them. Still, very appropriate for a powerful Psychic Pokémon.
* PstandardPsychicPstance: It usually doesn't bother with it, but when it picks up a hammer in ''Melee'', it puts its hands on its head. ''3DS/Wii U'' changes it to a BadassArmFold instead.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Tends to utilize a lot of purple colored attacks. Its smash attacks emit bursts of purple energy, the Shadow Ball is a blackish purple EnergyBall, which is one of its best moves and a great projectile when its fully charged. It's also one of the most powerful Legendary Pokemon in existence.
* PsychicPowers: It uses its psychic powers in battle.
* PsychicStrangle: Mewtwo uses this maneuver as its grab, telekinetically seizing the foe by their throat.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Gets sinister red eyes as Mega Mewtwo Y. Bonus points in that this is the first portrayal of Mega Mewtwo Y outside of the main series games to be depicted with the ruthless BloodKnight personality that Mewtwo is known for.
* SavedForTheSequel:
** Like Bowser, King Dedede, and Marth, it was meant to be in ''64'', but the lack of time and budget prevented it from happening. It was introduced instead in ''Melee''.
** It was slated to be a player character for ''Brawl'', according to unused resources in the game's data. It eventually returned for ''3DS/Wii U'' as DownloadableContent.
* SecretCharacter:
** '''For ''Melee''''': Play a total of 20 hours on VS. Mode, or fight in 700 VS. Matches.
** '''For ''Ultimate''''': Have a Cumulative Wait Time of 9 hours and 50 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Fox or anyone in his unlock tree eight times, or find and defeat it in ''World of Light''.
* ShockAndAwe: Its pummel and neutral aerial attacks create an electrical effect.
* SoreLoser: One of the few characters to not applaud or otherwise show respect to the winning player on the results screen, crossing its arms indignantly instead.
* SquishyWizard: Mewtwo specializes in powerful psychic/supernatural attacks, most notably its Shadow Ball projectile and its status-effect-causing Confusion and Disable. It fits this trope due to its very light weight making it easy to KO, as explained under GlassCannon above.
* SuperMode: It uses its Mega Mewtwo Y form in its Final Smash. Unlike Charizard and Lucario's, it's not controllable, and it only transforms to fire off a powerful Psystrike.
* TailSlap: In many flavors!
** Forward tilt has Mewtwo swing its tail at waist level, which can be angled.
** Down tilt has it spin and sweep its tail along the floor (hence the move's name, Tail Sweep).
** Up tilt and up air have it backflip and tail swing.
** Back aerial has it swing its tail behind it.
** Down throw has Mewtwo throw the enemy to the ground and smack them with its tail.
** Both its front and back knocked-down attacks have Mewtwo spin to swing its tail around, and its ledge getup attack is another tail swipe.
* UltimateLifeform: Mewtwo was created to be the world's strongest Pokémon, and it certainly shows.
->'''[[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Dr. Fuji]]:''' We dreamed of creating the world's most powerful Pokémon... ''[[GoneHorriblyRight and we succeeded]]''.
* VocalEvolution: Masachika Ichimura's performance as Mewtwo in ''Melee'' is quite a bit raspier and creepier-sounding than in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. This continues into Keiji Fujiwara's performance in ''3DS/Wii U''.
* VocalDissonance: This Mewtwo keeps its deep male voice inspired by the Japanese version of the anime, but Mega Evolves into the smaller, more frail and somewhat cute Mega Mewtwo Y, which originally seemed to be a DistaffCounterpart of sorts to the big, bulky Mega Mewtwo X (especially considering its appearance in ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened''). Though of course "vocal" is a bit of a misnomer here, considering it speaks telepathically.
* VoiceGrunting: In non-Japanese versions of both of its appearances. In stark contrast to the very talkative Lucario, it only has wordless vocalizations, despite its ability to speak in the Japanese versions as well as all versions of the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]] (which its portrayal is mostly based on).
* WallJump: Can do this in the fourth game and ''Ultimate''.
* YouFool: One of its possible victory quotes in the Japanese versions directs this quote to its opponents.
* YourHeadAsplode: The ''Smash'' rendition of Psystrike gives it this effect.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WarriorPrince The Young Lion]]]]
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!!!!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama (Japanese), Creator/RayChase (English, ''Ultimate'')

'''ROY SEALS THE DEAL!'''

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

-->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' [[[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]]], 2001 (EarlyBirdCameo); ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' [Platform/GameBoyAdvance], 2002 (in home series)
-->'''Creator:''' Creator/IntelligentSystems

->''"Failure is not an option!"''

The main character of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'', a game that would be released soon after ''Melee''. [[EarlyBirdCameo He was put in the game]] so fans could get excited about the new game. The son of Eliwood from the prequel, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', Roy was called in to take his place due to illness. He's led the armies of Pherae and defeated a corrupted divine dragon at the ripe age of fifteen.\\\
The Young Lion made his ''Smash'' debut alongside Marth as a way of promoting his then unreleased game, accidentally [[EarlyBirdCameo making his first appearance outside his series]] due to a delay. Back then, he started off as a direct clone of Marth, except with a [[PlayingWithFire flaming sword]]. After being absent since his debut in ''Melee'', he returns as DLC for ''3DS/Wii U'' with a slightly different set of skills.\\\
As is currently the case, Roy still plays a lot like Marth, but with the inverse of Marth's tipper mechanic; the titular Binding Blade does more damage the closer he is to an opponent. As a result, Roy is more tailored to getting up close for attacks. His offensive capabilities have also been greatly buffed while Roy retains his previous iteration's speed, overall making him a rushdown type of character that plays differently enough from Marth to not be considered an Echo Fighter.

'''Neutral Special:''' [[FlamingSword Flare]] [[ChargedAttack Blade]]
-> Roy charges up his sword for a flame powered slash. When fully charged, this move has unrivaled power and will almost always result with a OneHitKO. However, this incredible power will deal recoil damage on Roy.
'''Side Special:''' [[{{Combos}} Double-Edge Dance]]
-> Roy swings his sword with a volley of slashes. Tilting the control stick up or down will alter what kind of swings Roy will use, which leads to plenty of variations of this move.
'''Up Special:''' [[{{Shoryuken}} Blazer]]
-> Roy jumps into air with his sword aflame. The trajectory of this move can be altered by tilting the control stick.
'''Down Special:''' {{Counter|Attack}}
-> Roy takes on a defensive pose. If he is struck during the first few frames, Roy will unleash a powerful counterattack.
'''Final Smash:''' CriticalHit
-> Roy slashes his sword forward, which deals massive damage. Despite sharing a name, Roy's Critical Hit is different from Marth's, as Roy does not charge forward, so his Critical Hit will only harm people close to him.

->See Characters/FireEmblemTheBindingBladePlayableCharacters for more information on the character in his origin series.

* EleventhHourRanger: In ''Ultimate'', he's one of the last four characters to join you in the ''World of Light'' adventure, being found in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
* AdaptationalBadass: In his own game, he was a scared teenager forced into war at worst, and Marth with red hair at best, and he's widely considered one of the least powerful Lords in the franchise. Here, he's much more a FieryRedhead than that would suggest, and, after his rework, he's one of the biggest [[https://glossary.infil.net/?t=Gorilla Gorillas]] of all the ''Fire Emblem'' characters.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In his own game, Roy's hair is red-orange, but in ''Melee'', it is a dark auburn color instead. The later ''Smash'' games do give him a similar hair color from his appearances from ''Awakening'' and ''Heroes''.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Roy's quotes aren't that off from what he would actually say in canon, but he seemingly acts oddly HotBlooded in battle, which some Japanese fans were quick to note. This could possibly be why the fandom often turns him into something more resembling an ''inversion'' of his [[WiseBeyondHisYears canon]] [[GuileHero self]], a mistake even [[https://sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ Sakurai himself made]] during ''Melee'''s development due to ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' [[EarlyBirdCameo not having been released at the time]]. Roy still shows some of these hotblooded traits in ''3DS/Wii U'' since Sakurai decided to roll with it, but it's a little more subdued.
* AscendedMeme: In the time leading to his return, Roy was essentially known as the guy who [[OneSteveLimit had his identity stolen by a turtle]]. In both his reveal trailer and his profile pictures, he's shown to be quite hostile towards Roy Koopa, and later material such as a Challenge reward and his Classic Mode ending in ''Ultimate'' continue to play with their relationship.
* ArtEvolution: The jump from ''Melee'' to ''3DS/Wii U'' brought some changes to his design inspired by his appearance in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', including smaller eyes, his shirt, cape, and gloves directly, and the general style of his boots.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Roy's neutral special move, Flare Blade, is both played straight and averted, depending on the game:
** In ''Melee'', while it boasts a monstrous '''50''' damage at maximum charge as well as being a potential OneHitKO, the charge-up takes a ridiculously long time to max out, and the attack happens almost immediately after maxing out, making waiting for the opponent to get in position not an option (and this is providing said target doesn't just belt you during the charge).
** While a lot of this holds true in ''3DS/Wii U'', the move was buffed in numerous ways. Lower charges kill earlier, making it even better for edgeguarding, but the move is also nearly lag-less, allowing skilled Roys to use the move as bait and countering opponents who think they can punish it.
* BattleIntro: Warps in using warp magic, then pulls his sword from the ground.
* BilingualBonus: In ''Melee'' and ''3DS/Wii U'', Roy was left un-dubbed internationally. Averted in ''Ultimate'', which gave him the voice codified by ''Fire Emblem Heroes''.
* BreakoutCharacter: In two different fashions, no less.
** In development, Roy and his fellow ''Fire Emblem'' fighter Marth were almost cut from the non-Japanese versions of ''Melee'', under the belief that Western players would not recognize or appreciate them, as there had never been a ''Fire Emblem'' game in English. Playtesters convinced the developers to leave them in due to their unique designs and movesets that appealed to players anyway regardless of whether their origins were known. In doing so, the two of them gained such renown that their popularity was a direct factor in Nintendo's decision to localize future ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' titles, leading to an explosive worldwide growth of popularity for the series.
** However, ''The Binding Blade'', Roy's game, was never released overseas itself, and even among those who have played it, the game is generally cited as one of the weakest in the series, and Roy himself is considered one of the weakest Lords in the entire franchise[[note]]purely in terms of stats and unit power; he's still liked enough for his personality[[/note]]. Nonetheless, ''Smash'' has made Roy extremely popular for reasons even beyond drawing worldwide attention to ''Fire Emblem''. He frequently rates highly in ''Melee'' popularity contests, and popular demand was cited to be why he came back for ''3DS/Wii U''. Many people even play ''The Binding Blade'' just to learn more about Roy himself.
* TheBusCameBack: After missing ''Brawl'', he returns as DLC in ''3DS/Wii U''.
* TheCameo: Marth has a palette swap based on him in ''3DS/Wii U'', minus the red hair. This became not so much of a cameo after returning as DLC.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Since ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' was developed concurrently with ''Melee'' Sakurai only had his visual design on which to base his characterization, which led Sakurai to make Roy a HotBlooded FieryRedhead to contrast him with Marth. Sakurai later observed that [[{{Expy}} Roy's character ended up being very similar to Marth's]].
* ChargedAttack: Flare Blade, similar to Marth's Shield Breaker. Fully charged, it is a OneHitKO, deals recoil damage, and causes an explosion. It retains its old design in ''3DS/Wii U'' as a vertical slash, unlike Marth's, which was changed to a lunging stab.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Cut after ''Melee''. However, he returns as DLC in ''3DS/Wii U''.
* CloseRangeCombatant: Same as most of the other ''Fire Emblem'' sword wielders. Roy however is a special case in that damage and knockback are at their highest at the base of his sword, requiring players to ''really'' get in the face of their opponent.
* CoolSword: He wields the Binding Blade, a legendary weapon that can [[FlamingSword generate fire]] for certain attacks.
* CounterAttack: Like Marth, he also has Counter, but unlike Marth, Roy's has always had a multiplier based on the strength of the attack he's countering (1.5x in ''Melee'', 1.35x afterwards), and the multiplier ended up becoming the basis for most other counters in the roster. Additionally, in his trailer for ''3DS/Wii U'', there's a quick gag wherein Roy counters Ike countering Marth countering Robin.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: His Flare Blade takes a long time to charge up and leaves Roy wide open. However, it's a OneHitKill when hit at full charge, and it's still a very strong move before reaching full charge. It's easy to stop, but it's still on your best interests to not be on the receiving end.
* DecompositeCharacter: While Roy was cut after ''Melee'', different assets of his would be given to ''Fire Emblem'' characters in later games before he himself returned as DLC for ''3DS/Wii U''; Ike was given a move mechanically similar to his neutral special move, while Lucina inherited his status as a MovesetClone of Marth, to the point that she's an Echo Fighter and he's not come ''Ultimate''.
* DemotedToExtra: While the others were reduced to trophies, he was nothing more than a sticker and unused playable data in ''Brawl'', and all there was for him in the initial release of ''3DS/Wii U'' was a Marth costume based on him. He returns in his full glory as DLC, however.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Applied to some extent in ''3DS/Wii U''. For instance, his Flare Blade remains a vertical slash like in ''Melee'' while Marth's Shield Breaker has been a thrust since ''Brawl''. Most of his normal attacks were given unique animations as well, converting him into a semi-clone of Marth. In ''Ultimate'', they become even more different in the way they can rotate their Neutral B: Marth can angle it while Roy can turn it around.
* DubNameChange: Not Roy himself, but his sword and original game were originally referred to as the Sword of Seals in ''Melee''. By ''Brawl'', they began calling the game "The Binding Blade," but confusingly continued to refer to the sword itself as the Sword of Seals in trophies, until Palutena's Guidance in ''Ultimate'' began calling it the Binding Blade.
* EarlyBirdCameo: His home game ''The Binding Blade'' came out ''after'' his debut in ''Melee''.
* ElementalWeapon: The Binding Blade can [[FlamingSword wreathe itself in fire]] when Roy uses it to attack.
* FlamingSword: His Binding Blade can power itself up with fire to deliver more devastating blows than normal. This is true for all of his special attacks and, from ''Ultimate'' onward, his down air attack.
* ForceAndFinesse: From ''3DS/Wii U'' onward, he is the Force to Marth's Finesse. Marth's attacks are more graceful due to wielding his Falchion (a longsword) with one hand; by contrast, Roy often uses both hands or wields in ReverseGrip his Binding Blade (which looks close to a broadsword).
* FragileSpeedster: In ''Melee''. Despite the common casual perception that Roy is a MightyGlacier, he is a FragileSpeedster in actual practice; Roy possesses fast dashing speed, with the fourth-fastest falling speed in the game, which gives him rather impressive mobility and attack speed despite the high ending lag of his attacks. However, he takes hits very badly, as his falling speed makes him combo bait, while not being extreme enough to give him exceptional vertical endurance like the spacies, and he is very light with arguably the worst recovery in the game, leading to him dying extremely early to horizontal hits.
* GrandfatherClause: Just like Marth, Roy speaks Japanese despite both his cameo at the end of ''Blazing Sword'' (the first international ''Fire Emblem'' title) and his DLC appearance in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' being released in the West. His reveal trailer has his Japanese dialogue subtitled, while Lucina and Robin were properly given their English battle voice clips in the same trailer. In ''Ultimate'', he finally speaks English.
* HeroicBuild: Not quite to the same degree as Ike, but his ArtEvolution made him considerably beefier and manlier than he was both in ''Melee'' and his original game.
* HesAllGrownUp: Roy was one of the youngest Lords in his home series at fifteen years old, which is reflected in his ''Melee'' appearance, where he has noticeably lanky teenager proportions compared to Marth and most of the other human characters. His redesign from ''3DS/Wii U'', however, appears older (he's now taller than Marth). That said, ''Ultimate'' indicates that [[YoungerThanTheyLook he's still supposed to be fifteen]].

** ''Melee'': Due to a lack of stages from his series, he receives Temple in his unlock fight and All-Star Match event, and Final Destination in All-Star Mode
** ''3DS/Wii U'': All stages from his series.[[note]]Arena Ferox in ''3DS'', Coliseum and Castle Siege in ''Wii U''.[[/note]]
** ''Ultimate'': Castle Siege.
* IdleAnimation:
** He pumps his fist in front of his head.
** He traces the surface of the Binding Blade with his fingers.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: In ''3DS/Wii U'', as a result of combining his original armor with his Mercenary armor from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
* KidAppealCharacter: In ''Melee'', Roy's [[ShonenHair spiky]] [[RedIsHeroic red hair]], [[PlayingWithFire flaming]] [[CoolSword sword]], and HotBlooded vocals made him an instantly popular choice among younger players of the game, especially compared to the more feminine and graceful Marth.
* KidHero: He's 15, hence his title, "The Young Lion".
* LightningBruiser: In ''3DS/Wii U'', where Roy falls even faster relative to the cast, his walking/dashing speed were farther improved, his recovery and weight was significantly improved, and a number of his formerly lackluster moves hit drastically harder, giving him a much wider range in kill moves than he had in ''Melee''. He was still a rather lackluster character though, given his general lack of safety, his sword sweetspot still not being strong enough to make up for the still very weak sourspot in its outer half, and the game's engine limiting his combo potential. ''Ultimate'' however would ramp up Roy's bruiser qualitities farther by making his moves' sweetspot hit even harder, make his moves a lot safer, and the universal changes to ''Ultimate'' significantly benefitted his combo and general advantage potential, making him finally the good character that countless casuals perceived him to be back in ''Melee''.

** In ''Melee'', it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75VzljdUE-s Fire Emblem]], a medley of the recruitment theme and main Fire Emblem theme which he shares with Marth.
** In ''3DS/Wii U'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuq1F37gvX4 Winning Road - Roy's Hope]], (the only theme from his own game) plays when he first appears in his reveal trailer. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiWw9-Qb99A Attack]], his father's battle theme, is also prominently featured.
** In ''Ultimate'', it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vshg9TzZcL0 Beyond the Distant Skies]], his theme from his home game.
* LimitBreak: Critical Hit, a powerful sword strike. Unlike Marth's and Lucina's, Roy's starts slow with a damaging fiery blade behind him before swinging his sword forward powerfully. As a tradeoff for not being a OneHitKill like Marth's and Lucina's, it's much easier to hit targets with it, and it's impossible to [[CriticalFailure accidentally self-destruct with it]].
* MeteorMove: A sweetspotted down aerial (though it's just about unusable in ''Melee''), and the third hit of his Double Edge Dance aimed upwards in ''Melee''.
* MovesetClone: Played straight in ''Melee'' where only a few of his and Marth's moves had slight differences, such as Flare Blade having a longer charge time than Shield Breaker, and Blazer being slower than Dolphin Slash. The biggest difference between them was that all of his attacks hit harder at the base of his sword, rather than at the tip. Later, after not returning in ''Brawl'', he finally returned as DLC in ''3DS/Wii U'' and was (like most of the ''Melee'' clones) subjected to DivergentCharacterEvolution and ascended to semiclone status, making him different enough that he is not considered an Echo Fighter in ''Ultimate''. Hilariously enough, Roy would get his own MovesetClone in the form of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Chrom]] in ''Ultimate''.

** Like Mewtwo, Roy's render in ''3DS/Wii U'' is [[http://www.thegamescabin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/roy-ssb.jpg reminiscent to his pose]] in ''Melee'', but updated to the current graphical style.
** His version of the "Critical Hit" Final Smash starts with Roy performing his actual Critical Hit animation with the Binding Blade from his home game as well. Enemies directly behind him will be dragged into the attack by his swipe as well, making it a little harder to avoid than Marth or Lucina's in some cases.
** His reveal trailer shows him fighting Captain Falcon together with Lyn, one of his possible canon mothers. His trailer for ''Ultimate'' has the same effect except he's fighting against Kirby.
** Similar to Lucina, Roy's palette swaps include the color schemes of some other characters from the world he hails from (in his case, Elibe); namely Alen, Lance, Marcus, Eliwood, Perceval, Cecilia, and Bors.
** His boxing ring title is his post game RedBaron title from his home series.
** [[http://embed.gyazo.com/261c0e16da2be1c58e42ddfa9f5583e4.png The symbol on his cape]] in ''3DS/Wii U'' onward is [[http://embed.gyazo.com/342001d48dbb1f7ef3d739295d9e36ba.png Elibe's Fire Emblem]] seen briefly during the intro of ''The Binding Blade''.
* PrettyBoy: Not quite there with [[{{Bishonen}} Marth]], but Roy's still a pretty handsome young guy. It's played with from ''3DS/Wii U'' onward, as Roy now has quite the HeroicBuild and sharper face, but otherwise retains his handsome appearance from ''Melee''.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Not to be confused with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Roy Koopa]], who appears in ''3DS/Wii U'' as an alternate of Bowser Jr., alongside the other Koopalings. Things got even weirder when he was brought back as DLC in ''3DS/Wii U'', making it the first time in ''Smash Bros.'' history where two playable characters share the same name. Lampshaded in his reveal trailer, where one of the first things he does is knock out the other Roy. The announcer does have different clips when announcing each of them, with the one for ''Fire Emblem'' Roy said in a heroic tone, and the one for Roy Koopa in a more villainous one.
* PlayingWithFire: The Binding Blade produces fire when swung.
* RedOni: To Marth's blue, see AdaptationPersonalityChange above.
* ReverseGrip: Some of his moves in ''3DS/Wii U'', such as his Blazer, have new animations that feature him swinging his sword this way. This is also reflected in his character portrait for ''Ultimate'', as seen above.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Heir to the throne of Pherae, and a swordfighter who's not afraid to get his hands dirty.
* SecretCharacter:
** '''In ''Melee''''': Clear Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with Marth without continuing, or fight in 900 VS. Battles.
** '''In ''Ultimate''''': Have a Cumulative Wait Time of 4 hours and 40 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Mario or anyone in his unlock tree six times, or find and defeat him in ''World of Light''.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Since ''3DS/Wii U'', he has been usually portrayed as one to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Roy Koopa]], due to them sharing the same name.
* StealthPun: "Seals the Deal". To those not in the know, one of his sword's names before ''Ultimate'' was the Sword of Seals.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Or rather, Suddenly Voiced in English, starting in ''Ultimate'', while he only spoke Japanese in ''Melee'' and ''3DS/Wii U'', along with Marth.
* SwordPlant: His stage entrance animation has him drawing his sword from where it had been planted in the ground, presumably from wherever he was warping in.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Cast your eyes back up at that picture of his ''Ultimate'' design and remember he's supposed to be ''fifteen''. Even Pit expresses surprise at this during Palutena's Guidance. It should be noted, however, that his ''Melee'' design averts this trope, as he looks like a lanky teenager.

[[folder:26 – Mr. Game & Watch]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[PaperPeople Master of Two Dimensions]]]]
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->'''Home Series:''' ''VideoGame/GameAndWatch''

-->'''Debut:''' ''Ball'' [''VideoGame/GameAndWatch''], 1980
-->'''Creator:''' Creator/{{Nintendo}}

->'''Playable in:''' ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate''\\

The epitome of old school, Mr. Game & Watch is not a distinct previously-existing character, but rather a conglomeration of various different characters that appeared in the myriad Game & Watch games. Still, he can be considered the first successful digital character in Nintendo history, predating even Mario. He's even older than ''VideoGame/PacMan'', making him the oldest video game character in the entire roster.\\
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This 8-bit relic is definitely more than he initially appears; despite being rather light, he maintains a wide range of fast offensive options based on the many games he takes inspiration from. From keeping opponents at bay with sausages, to biting foes with turtles, to even resorting to basic RNG with his Judge attack, there's no shortage to what Mr. Game & Watch is capable of.

'''Neutral Special:''' [[AbnormalAmmo Chef]]
->Mr. Game & Watch launches sausages from a frying pan in random arcs in front of him. Repeated inputs will launch more sausages.
'''Side Special:''' [[RandomEffectSpell Judge]]
->Mr. Game & Watch swings a hammer as he holds a sign above his head displaying a random number from 1 through 9. The higher the number, the stronger this move becomes, with a 1 dealing recoil damage to Mr. Game & Watch while a 9 is a OneHitKO.
'''Up Special:''' [[InASingleBound Fire]]
->Mr. Game & Watch is launched upwards by a stretcher held by a pair of firemen. In ''Brawl'' onwards, he subsequently deploys a parachute to slowly drift back down.
'''Down Special:''' [[EnergyAbsorption Oil Panic]]
->Mr. Game & Watch holds a bucket in front of him that absorbs any projectiles that hit it. Once the bucket is filled, inputting the move again will cause Mr. Game & Watch to toss out scalding oil, the power of which depends on the strength of the projectiles the move previously absorbed.
'''Final Smash:''' [[OneWingedAngel Octopus]]
-> Mr. Game & Watch briefly transforms into a giant octopus. In ''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U'', the octopus can be freely controlled and damages any opponents that touch its tentacles, while in ''Ultimate'' it attempts to ensnare any opponents with its tentacles as it moves off the side of the screen.

* AdaptationalBadass: The characters in the ''Game & Watch'' games were usually normal people put into various situations. In ''Smash'', Mr. Game & Watch is depicted as a HumanoidAbomination of sorts that [[{{Hammerspace}} pulls various items out of nowhere]] to fight with.
* ArtEvolution: In ''3DS/Wii U'', he was redrawn to generally be less rigid, with new, quirkier animations more closely matching the original LCD cels. ''Ultimate'' has Mr. Game & Watch completely change his appearance in some of his attacks to more accurately resemble the game the attack came from.
* TheArtifact: His battle portrait in ''Ultimate'' is of him doing his "Flagman" pose in his base form, which is now impossible to do ingame due to his animations being updated to match their origin games.
* BaitAndSwitch: Many new players will be wondering who he could be and what he could look like when they get his Challenger Approaching screen...only to realize that he ''is'' a silhouette!
* BattleIntro: Moves along a group of Game & Watch LCD frames from the background to the battleground. The colors of these frames didn't match the alternate colors of Mr. Game & Watch until ''3DS/Wii U''.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: In the ''Subspace Emissary'', Game & Watch has no concept of right or wrong. He defects to the heroes' side just because Peach gave him her parasol.
* {{Bowdlerize}}:
** In ''Ultimate'', his animations have been changed to look more closely like the actual Game & Watch games they are representing. His forward smash, however, is slightly changed from the original "Fire Attack," removing the feather on his head. The feather was in pre-release builds, but this was changed due to complaints about it being a Native American stereotype from a 38-year-old game. Incidentally, by doing so, it became a reference to the ''[[VideoGame/GameAndWatchGallery Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' rerelease of "Fire Attack" 22 years later [[HistoryRepeats which had also removed the feather out of cultural sensitivity]].
** In ''Brawl'', his down taunt looked like he was FlippingTheBird, so it was changed in ''Smash 4''.
* CanonImmigrant: The concept of Mr. Game and Watch being his own character was incorporated into the final ''VideoGame/GameAndWatchGallery'' game, where he presents the unlockable rewards alongside Mario in his only speaking role.
* CartoonBomb: His new forward air in ''Ultimate'' has him drop one of these.
* CombatTentacles: His main form of attack during his Final Smash, during which he transforms into a giant version of the titular character from ''Octopus'' and floats around the stage to whack opponents with his tentacles. ''Ultimate'' changes the attack to a simple charge forward as the Octopus and grabs anyone in the tentacles' path to drag them past the blast lines.
* CompositeCharacter: The Game & Watch characters did not have consistent appearances nor were they confirmed to be the same characters every time, so Mr. Game & Watch functions as an amalgamation of many Game & Watch elements. His character model is mostly based on the falling civilians in "Fire", but his moves come from many other Game & Watch games. ''Ultimate'' takes this further by having him completely transform into the characters from their respective games: eyes, mouth, and all.
* CatchingSomeZs: If put to sleep, Mr. Game & Watch will have Zs flashing above his head.
* ConfusionFu: His animations don't telegraph a lot of his attacks. Additionally, his "Judge" attack has random power, knockback, and sometimes other effects, based on a scale of one to nine. One is practically ScratchDamage, while nine is a OneHitKO under normal circumstances. On top of all that, the food items launched from his frying pan when he uses his Chef special have erratic flight patterns.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Extreme Judge makes all of his Judge attacks either 1s (which do little damage and damage self) or 9s (OneHitKO).
* EnergyAbsorption: He can absorb energy attacks with his [[http://www.ssbwiki.com/Oil_Panic Oil Panic]] special - if he absorbs three, he then can use it as an attack that does the damage of the three absorbed attacks combined. In terms of raw percentage, this potentially can be the most powerful attack in the game that is not a counter or a final smash. [[note]]In ''Melee'', the most powerful attack has been determined to be Mr. Game and Watch absorbing three [[http://www.ssbwiki.com/PK_Flash PK Flashes]], and then throwing it on Roy and having Roy counter it.[[/note]]
* EyelessFace: A rare, non-creepy example, which comes justified as he completely lacks other features. In ''Ultimate'', some of his animations do give him eyes to match their original appearances.
* FightingClown: Smacking people with whatever you can get your hands on is passable, but it crosses into ridiculous extremes when you can weaponize stuff like juggling, turtles, fishbowls and ''food flipped out of a frying pan''.
* FinalBoss: ''Melee's'' All-Star Mode concludes with a throwdown against 25 Mr. Game & Watches, and his unlock method always made him the last to be revealed no matter what, requiring all 24 of the other characters.
* FlatCharacter[[invoked]]: [[PaperPeople Pun notwithstanding]], given that he's a character pulled from a series of simplistic [=LCD=] handhelds, he doesn't have much of a personality. The little he gets in ''Brawl's'' cinematics labels him as a TrueNeutral at best.
** Ultimate slightly downplays this by giving him far more expressive sprites. If the many smiling or energetic forms he takes in these attacks are to be believed, [[SpiritedCompetitor he seems to enjoy fighting]], or [[SeriousBusiness at least takes it seriously.]]
* GlassCannon: He is one of the lightest characters in the entire series, beaten only by Pichu in ''Melee'', Jigglypuff in ''Brawl'', Jigglypuff and Mewtwo in ''3DS/Wii U'' and Jigglypuff and Pichu in ''Ultimate''; but has powerful aerials, some of the strongest smash attacks, and two special moves that can potentially KO someone at 0%. And due to a developer oversight in ''Melee'', he's the only character that is unable to fully use L-Canceling, which is one of the most important techniques in the meta.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Where he gets his "weapons" from.
* HealThySelf: Judge 7 produces [[HyperactiveMetabolism apples, which heal him when picked up]]. ''Ultimate'' has three of them dropped.
* HitboxDissonance: When he's ducking, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDvk3PMTVH0 he is near impossible to hit or grab]]. There's a lot of things that look like they should hit him, but don't.

** ''Melee'': Flat Zone.
** ''Brawl'': Flat Zone 2.
** ''3DS/Wii U'': Flat Zone 2 in ''3DS'', Flat Zone X in ''Wii U''.
** ''Ultimate'': Flat Zone X.
* HumanoidAbomination: It is suggested that he is composed of some primordial substance that can be created to make anything--for this reason, [[spoiler:his body was used to create the Subspace Army]]. He is a 2-dimensional character in a 3-D world. He doesn't move like other characters do, instead jerkily twitching from one sprite to another. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality He has no understanding of good or evil]], [[spoiler:which is why he helped produce the Subspace Army and why he betrayed them to join the heroes.]]
* AnIcePerson: Judge 8 freezes those it hits solid.

** He jumps in place.
** He looks behind himself.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He can smash people up using a fish bowl, a racing flag, and a turtle. Just to name a few.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMWyIqpguNc Flat Zone]] in Melee, updated to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mANdVLqQMlY Flat Zone 2]] as of Brawl and used ever since.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Sort of. Continuing the tradition of Jigglypuff in ''64'', the most difficult character to unlock is... [[CartoonCreature who knows?]] However, underestimating [[CompositeCharacter whatever he is]] will prove an undoing, for as he is [[FightingClown equipped to the brim with unusual weapons]].
* LimitBreak: Turns into the Octopus from the ''Game & Watch'' game of the same name. Mostly attacks by extending his [[CombatTentacles tentacles]]. ''Ultimate'' changes the attack into a powerful charging strike, not unlike Ganondorf's Final Smash.
* LimitedAnimation: A signature trait of the character is his extremely choppy animations, acting as a nod to the LCD movement of the original Game & Watches. Due to such, it can be tougher to telegraph his attacks compared to others; he doesn't fluidly attack like every other character, he simply "twitches" from one sprite to the next.
* MeteorMove: His down aerial knocks opponents downward with the initial hit.
* MonsterProgenitor: [[spoiler:Tabuu uses an unknown substance Game & Watch produces to create the endless Shadow Bugs that make up Tabuu's Subspace Army.]]
* {{Nerf}}: Between ''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U''. The ability to cancel momentum by using Oil Panic is gone, his range and damage have been severely reduced, and Oil Panic got ''another'' damage cap reduction. While he is still very competent in that he has much more mobility now and some of his weaker moves have been made useful, ''Brawl'' players might find him difficult to readjust to.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's the only character to be rendered flat on stages where every other character is fully rendered in 3D.
* OneHitKO:
** If you get a "9" when using Judge, it will result in one of these even at ridiculously low percentages. For reference, in ''Brawl'', it will succeed on the heaviest targets if they have at least 13% damage.
** Oil Panic as well which can KO you at 0%. Be careful not to use energy-based attacks at him or especially ''explosives'' as your day will go sour.
* OneWingedAngel: His Final Smash turns him into a giant octopus.
* PaintedCGI: Despite appearances, Game & Watch is not a sprite. He is a 3D model that is completely flattened on its Z-axis, has a prominent outline, and is mostly unaffected by lighting. Combined with his deliberately primitive animations (being around ''one frame per second''), it looks identical to a sprite from his own games.
* PaperPeople: Referencing his LCD cell origins, he's completely flat.
* RandomEffectSpell: His side special move, Judge, has one of 9 outcomes based on whatever number displays when used:
** 1 does 2% damage and inflicts no hitstun while also hurting Game & Watch for 12%. It also plays the Koopa shell "bloop" noise.
** 2 does 4% with a tiny amount of knockback. Starting with ''Brawl'', it also has a 20% chance of making the opponent trip.
** 3 does 6% and launches the enemy in the direction of Game & Watch. It also does significant damage to shields and plays the Fan item's slap sound on hit, befitting a fellow ArmorPiercingAttack.
** 4 does 8% with a slash effect and launches the opponent diagonally upwards.
** 5 does 4 electrical hits that chain into each other and do 3% each.
** 6 does 12% with a fire effect and launches at a semispike angle.
** 7 does 14% and drops a healing item if an enemy is hit. This item is random in ''Melee'', but was changed to always be an apple in ''Brawl'' and ''For 3DS/Wii U'', and three apples in ''Ultimate''.
** 8 does 4% (in ''Melee'') and 9% (in following games) and freezes the opponent while also launching them upward with set knockback.
** 9 does 32% with massive knockback [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and plays the same "PING" noise as the Home-Run Bat]] (plus the bell noise from his taunts, starting with ''Brawl'').
* ReferenceOverdosed: Just about every one of his animations is taken from a specific ''Game & Watch'' game. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgGT5FxSUHk This video covers all the animations in Brawl.]]
* RetCanon: His ''Melee'' design was officially used in ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'', released a year after ''Melee''.
* {{Retraux}}: He is designed to resemble the extremely choppy animations of the old LCD Game & Watch units.
* TheSavageIndian: His forward smash attack, Fire Attack, has Game & Watch attacking with a torch. Like all of his other attacks, ''Ultimate'' redesigned its appearance to more closely resemble the game it's referencing, resulting in it originally having a Native American feather, but this was later removed due to its [[https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/1060056482664927232 racist implications]].
* SecretCharacter: You have to unlock him in ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'', and ''Ultimate''. Much like Falco, he's unlockable in every game he's appeared in. He becomes playable after the following conditions are met:
** '''For ''Melee''''': Beat Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, or Target Test with all other characters; or fight in 1,000 VS. Battles.
** '''For ''Brawl''''': Have him join you in ''The Subspace Emissary'' by clearing "Battleship Halberd Bridge", beat Target Test with 30 characters on any difficulty, or fight in 250 brawls.
** '''For ''3DS''''': Beat Classic Mode with 10 different characters or play 90 matches in Smash.
** '''For ''Wii U''''': Beat Classic Mode with 5 different characters or play 80 matches in Smash.
** '''For ''Ultimate''''': Have a Cumulative Wait Time of 8 hours and 30 minutes, beat Classic Mode with Pikachu or anyone in his unlock tree six times, or find and defeat him in ''World of Light''.
* SelfDamagingAttackBackfire: The worst outcome of his Judge attack not only inflicts pitiful ScratchDamage, but also hurts Mr. Game & Watch himself for 12%.
* SpamAttack: Uses Stanley the Bugman's gas sprayer from ''Donkey Kong 3'' as his standard A attack.
* TentacledTerror: Turns into a giant LCD octopus for his Final Smash.
* UnexpectedCharacter: {{Invoked|Trope}}; Sakurai added Mr. Game & Watch to ''Smash'' because he thought such a character would be outside most people's expectations.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His moveset references and conjures objects from various Game & Watch games, and for his Final Smash, he turns into the titular Octopus. ''Ultimate'' takes the idea to its logical extreme and has him transform into the game sprite for many of his moves, instead of imitating their animations in his base form.
* WallOfWeapons: Or rather, [[ImprobableWeaponUser Random Objects]]. All attacks but his Final Smash involve an object of some kind, including a chair (side tilt), flags, (up tilt), a manhole (down tilt), a diver's helmet (up smash), hammers (down smash), and fish leaping out of a fishbowl (neutral aerial from ''Brawl'' onward).
* WarmUpBoss: He's faced first in ''Brawl's'' All-Star Mode, thanks to characters going by chronological order of their series. A combination of his lightness (which All-Star mode amplifies), the smallness of his stage, and the fact that he appears alone make this a very easy first encounter.
* WolfpackBoss: His fight in ''Melee's'' All-Star mode is a battle against 25 of him, with all of them being much easier to launch.