History Fridge / SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU

** Cloud and Bayonetta are foils to Snake. For Cloud, he and Snake had a reputation on UsefulNotes/PlayStation and was considered the most left-field character to join Smash. Bayonetta on the other hand, foils Snake for being M-Rated fighters and their type of weaponry. Snake uses realistic weapons like a rocket launcher while Bayonetta's guns are said to be magic ammo.

* Bayonetta has a taunt where she suggests 'asking [[YourMom your mum]]'. The funny page already points that Bowser Jr. and Corrin, the two characters in the accompanying clip, either [[MissingMom don't have a mother or have lost their mother]]. Scary enough... [[HarsherInHindsight except that most of the cast fit into one of these two groups]]. Fox, Lucas, Ike, Captain Olimar, Cloud, Rosalina and Shulk are all characters who have been confirmed as having deceased mothers (or in Olimar's case, otherwise missed), and of the cast, Ness and Lucina are two of few characters whose mothers are alive and well throughout their games (and Lucina only counts because of TimeTravel; in the BadFuture original timeline, her mom either died along with the rest of the first generation, or in female!Robin's case, fell victim to DemonicPossession). And as of ''Ultimate'', we have Kazuya (whose own mother was murdered by his father) [[SarcasmMode Nice passive-aggressive taunt there, lady]].

* Why is Robin the only ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' character that uses BreakableWeapons, a trademark feature of the series? Because Robin is the only one who actually uses Breakable Weapons, as the other ''Fire Emblem'' characters[[note]]except for Roy, whose Sword of Seals was breakable in ''Fire Emblem 6''[[/note]] use weapons that are {{unbreakable|Weapons}} in their games (Marth and Lucina's Falchion, Ike's Ragnell, Corrin's Yato by virtue of durability not existing in Fates).

** Speaking of which, Robin's final smash is called "Pair Up", meaning he does a powerful dual attack with Chrom. This also explains why Robin is able to obtain more tomes and Levin Swords after they break -- he's making use of the ''Videogame/FireEmblemAwakening'' pair-up mechanic. Chrom is essentially 'equipped' to Robin in a pair up, giving him access to the item convoy. After a set amount of time, Robin accesses the convoy and adds the new items to his inventory. Chrom appearing in one of Robin's victory poses gives plenty of proof to this being the case, making Chrom be the ItemCaddy for Robin in ''Smash''.

* The ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' reps as of the fourth game make a FiveManBand. It's a bit serendipitous that they fit the archetypes as each was included to be the most recent representative from the franchise at each major Smash release. Roy's ''Binding Blade'' was released months after ''Melee.'' Ike's ''Radiant Dawn'' was released months before ''Brawl.'' Robin and Lucina's Awakening was released a year before Wii U/3DS, and Corrin's ''Fates'' a few months after/before the end of the DLC cycle.

** Corrin is TheSixthRanger, a conflicted individual who joins late and ultimately fights for the right reasons. Meant to show off the transforming characters in ''VideoGame/FireEmblem''.

** Another way to look at it is to look at [[ComicBook/MegaMan the comics]]. There, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity having more than eight Robot Master weapons drives him insane]], which explains why he [[BagOfSpilling discards the weapons between games]]. He clearly has at least one weapon from each game, from 1 to 9. While his insanity might have been downplayed by giving him an expressionless face, the idea is still there.

** Mushroomy Kingdom: ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Deluxe''

* One of Dr. Mario's most infamous traits in Smash 4 is his poor recovery. Perhaps the reason is that since VideoGame/DrMario is not a platformer, he doesn't have the jumping practice that VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario has.[[labelnote:Note]][[MST3KMantra Don't try to apply this to other characters who don't come from platformers]].[[/labelnote]]

* Bayonetta's arrival was foreshadowed by Zero Suit Samus' [[https://youtu.be/V43EUFu4vno?t=586All-Star Mode portrait ending]].

* Bayonetta has a taunt where she suggests 'asking [[YourMom your mum]]'. The funny page already points that Bowser Jr. and Corrin, the two characters in the accompanying clip, either [[MissingMom don't have a mother or have lost their mother]]. Scary enough... [[HarsherInHindsight except that most of the cast fit into one of these two groups]]. Fox, Lucas, Ike, Captain Olimar, Rosalina and Shulk are all characters who have been confirmed as having deceased mothers (or in Olimar's case, otherwise missed), and of the cast, Ness and Lucina are two of few characters whose mothers are alive and well throughout their games (and Lucina only counts because of TimeTravel; in the BadFuture original timeline, her mom either died along with the rest of the first generation, or in female!Robin's case, fell victim to DemonicPossession). [[SarcasmMode Nice passive-aggressive taunt there, lady]].

** Lucina is TheChick as the TokenGirl, DistaffCounterpart to TheHero, with a playstyle that is a medium between TheHero and TheLancer.

* One of the stat boosts in Smash Run is in the shape of a star, and raises every one of the player's stats. One could call this particular stat boost an [[IncrediblyLamePun "all-star."]]

** Bowser Jr. is a foil to Pichu, both are basically smaller versions of fighters from a different weight class (Bowser Jr to Bowser, and Pichu to Pikachu). Both fighters haven't unique gimmicks that revolve around getting damage. (Bowser Jr. takes more damage than his clown car while Pichu takes damage from any electric type moves).

** Lucina is a foil to Young Link. Both are Swordfighters and clones to fighters that are older than them.
** Cloud and Bayonetta are foils to Snake. For Cloud, he and Snake had a reputation on PlayStation and was considered the most left-field character to join Smash. Bayonetta on the other hand, foils Snake for being M-Rated fighters and their type of weaponry. Snake uses realistic weapons like a rocket launcher while Bayonetta's guns are said to be magic ammo.

** Also, in boxing you are not supposed to leave the ring. Which translates into Mac having a pathetic recovery despite being really agile on the ground.
** It can also be considered that Little Mac isn't from a platformer game like many of the other characters are.

* Viridi's "intruder from another dimension" hypothesis might not be too far from the truth, considering how [[StreetFighter Ryu]] left [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath the last crossover he was in]]: kicked into outer space by Akuma and caught into some kind of wormhole. Yes, Akuma sent Ryu to ''Super Smash Bros.'' just so he could fight Asura in a one-on-one.

** Even better, Lucario is Fighting/Steel, while Charizard is Fire/Flying. This means Lucario has a weakness to BOTH of Charizard's types. This may seem unfair, until you remember [[ComebackMechanic Lucario gains strength when he takes damage,]] and Lucario's Steel Type nullifies Charizard's Flying Type anyway. They are also the only Pokémon who have their Mega Evolution as their Final Smash.

* Why do Pit and Palutena talk so casually about the Chaos Kin during the latter's reveal trailer even though it's part of a big WhamEpisode for ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''? In their respective game, just about everyone breaks the fourth wall at some point and makes several quips about video games in general, so talking about a boss that's normally spoiler heavy is actually not that big a deal for an angel and a goddess who also state they love playing ''Super Smash Bros Brawl''.

** Another way to look at it is to look at the comics. There, having more than 8 robot master weapons drives him insane, which explains why he discards the weapons between games. He clearly has at least one weapon from each game, from 1 to 9. While his insanity might have been downplayed by giving him expressionless face, the idea is still there.

** "Together we Ride" is also a recruitment theme in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia every game]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe it appears in]]. The trailer is effectively Robin and Lucina's "recruitment" into the ''Smash Bros'' roster.

* How is it that Robin and Lucina are familiar with Ike, despite the ''Tellius'' games having no impact on the overall conflict in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Ylisse]]? They and their comrades have fought both alongside and against Marth, Ike, and the other ''Fire Emblem'' heroes and villains [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia from]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius across]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral various]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Outrealm]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones worlds]]. Additionally, in Awakening, Robin can have Support conversations with a man named Priam, who bears a striking resemblance to Ike and is heavily implied to be his descendant.

** Actually, in the Wii U version of VideoGame/RaymanLegends, there were Mario and Luigi costumes for Rayman and Globox, so it would only make sense for them to cameo in a Nintendo game.

* Chrom was heavily speculated to be on the roster for ''Wii U/3DS'', but his first appearance in the trailer immediately deconfirmed that notion by placing Robin and Lucina in his stead. In a way, Chrom defied his destiny, as [[Videogame/FireEmblemAwakening his home game]] clearly showed he was capable of doing so. "Anything can change," after all.
* There have been complaints about how Captain Falcon made Lucina appear weak in the trailer. But let's remember that in the ''Fire Emblem'' universe, not a single character uses punches or kicks on the opponents. Therefore, the fact that Falcon goes straight for her face and later makes an attempt to disarm her (one of the special abilities in the Fire Emblem games, specifically the Tellius saga) catches her by surprise.

* Asides from the obvious "Gamer is a Warioware stage", there's another reason Ashley's theme is in Gamer: it's a '''horror'''-themed stage since the stage has you avoiding [[HumanoidAbomination 9-Volt's Mom]], with terrifying music to boot. Guess which VideoGame/WarioWare character is horror-themed.

** This also serves as yet another ShoutOut to Cloud's ''Dissidia'' moveset, where his specialty was the Wall Rush mechanic; inflicting extra damage by knocking the opponent into a wall. In ''Smash Bros'' knocking an opponent into a wall doesn't hurt them more than the attack itself, but knocking them off the stage (especially in a downward direction) does. And on a less serious note, [[MemeticMutation knocking enemies down]] has been a ''{{Franchise/Final Fantasy}}'' inside joke ever since [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI the first game]].

* In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', Marth only spoke in Japanese, to reflect how his games had never been released outside of Japan. But in ''Smash 4'', he still speaks in Japanese despite ''Shadow Dragon'' having been released in the West. That seems inconsistent, until you realize that his ''Smash 4'' appearance is based specifically on his appearance in ''New Mystery of the Emblem'', [[NoExportForYou which wasn't released outside of Japan.]] Also, none of his games had any voice acting in it anyway, whereas [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Ike's games]] as well as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin and Lucina's game]] did, and thus, have actual voice actors. Thus, it makes sense to actually stay consistent and keep Marth with the voice we all know him to have.

* Back on Roy being clearly inferior to Marth and many high-tier character in Melee: it's clear how very powerful he has become in his return as DLC for Smash 4. One could say that that he trained up hard enough to employ his own swordfighting style, but it's also very tied in how just broken and destructive he becomes as an unit when finally receiving [[InfinityPlusOneSword Sword of Seals]] around the [[EleventhHourSuperPower near-end parts of his game]].

** Also, Cloud has shown up as a minor character in a couple of games released on Nintendo - including the (initially) 3DS exclusive Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.

* The VideoGame/FireEmblem reps as of the fourth game make a FiveManBand. It's a bit serendipitous that they fit the archetypes as each was included to be the most recent representative from the franchise at each major Smash release. Roy's ''Binding Blade'' was released months after ''Melee.'' Ike's ''Radiant Dawn'' was released months before ''Brawl.'' Robin and Lucina's Awakening was released a year before Wii U/3DS, and Corrin's ''Fates'' a few months after/before the end of the DLC cycle.

** Corrin is TheSixthRanger, a conflicted individual who joins late and ultimately fights for the right reasons. Meant to show off the transforming characters in VideoGame/FireEmblem.

** Ryu's arrival was actually foreshadowed by Mario and Dr.Mario's custom up specials, Explosive Punch and Ol' One-Two. When done up close they closely resemble Ryu's Shin Shoryuken.

* Villager was the only fighter to join Smash by receiving a letter he found in his mailbox. Receiving things in your mailbox is a very natural thing in the VideoGame/AnimalCrossing series.
** While it's an iconography to the series, fans later interpreted as iconography to Smash, where in ''Ultimate'', several characters would get an invite under different circumstances.
* Pokémon Trainer may not physically appear in Smash but if you look at Charizard's intro animation, you can see that it emerges from a Poké Ball. Turns out Pokémon Trainer is technically still battling in Smash. Just not on-screen and without Squirtle and Ivysaur.

* Bayonetta has a taunt where she suggests 'asking [[YourMom your mum]]'. The funny page already points that Bowser Jr. and Corrin, the two characters in the accompanying clip, either [[MissingMom don't have a mother or have lost their mother]]. Scary enough... [[HarsherinHindsight except that most of the cast fit into one of these two groups]]. Fox, Lucas, Ike, Captain Olimar, Rosalina and Shulk are all characters who have been confirmed as having deceased mothers (or in Olimar's case, otherwise missed), and of the cast, Ness and Lucina are two of few characters whose mothers are alive and well throughout their games (and Lucina only counts because of TimeTravel; in the BadFuture original timeline, her mom either died along with the rest of the first generation, or in female!Robin's case, fell victim to DemonicPossession). [[SarcasmMode Nice passive-aggressive taunt there, lady]].

* It might seem like an odd choice to based Pac-Man's Wii U stage on ''VideoGame/PacLand''. But that game was [[InspirationForTheWork the inspiration for]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', so it holds special relevance for Nintendo's history.

* Greninja's voice in the game may often sound a tad bit {{Narm}} since he sounds a little ridiculous, almost as if someone is trying to sound threatening by altering their voices but is failing at it. However, the only logical explanation is... his tongue is always out and it's wrapped around his face. Ever tried to speak coherently at all while your sticking tongue is out of your mouth?