History Characters / SuperSmashBros6401To04

* GroundPunch: In the ''Subspace Emissary'', not as an attack but to avoid hitting the princess Bowser held out in front of him.

* DifficultButAwesome: While a reckless usage of Samus' attacks and projectiles generally doesn't work out too well, careful and proper use of them can allow her to adapt to a variety of situations. For example, ''3DS/Wii U'' gives Samus a number of Charge Shot combos that are fairly difficult to learn but are useful for breaking the enemy's shield and leaving them stunned.

* HartmanHips: In ''3DS/Wii U'', her Power Suit is slightly more... "form-fitting" around her hips and pelvis.

* MasterSwordsman: He qualifies by default. His sword is even called the [[AwesomeMcCoolname Master Sword]].

'''[[{{Magitek}} Remote Bomb Rune]] (''Ultimate''):''' Works much the same as the old Bomb move, with the exception that using down B again will detonate it.

->Mario unleashes a swirling blast of fire that damages and drags oppoenents towards the edge of the screen.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange:

'''[[{{Magitek}} Remote Bomb Rune]] (''Ultimate''):'''

->Link tosses out his boomerang which comes flying back to his exact location. The attack does more damage and knockback when thrown out as opposed to when it returns. The ''Gale Boomerang'' in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' has wind hitbox that can drag items and players back towards Link.

** In ''Ultimate'', he also gives the "mamma-mia" face [[spoiler:in a bad ending just before Galeem vaporizes everything ''again''.]]

* GrievousHarmWithABody: Mario does this to other surrounding characters while in the middle of his back throw.

** In Sephiroth's trailer, he get this [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/face_16.png reaction]] when he about to get impaled by Sephiroth.

He's a very strong physical fighter, standing out from other later heavyweights by [[LightningBruiser being relatively fast]]. This allows him to perform some swift, powerful combos exclusive to the ape's capabilities.

->Mario dons his cape from ''Super Mario World'' and swipes in front of him with it. The cape will flip around any oppoenent it strikes, and if used on projectiles, [[AttackReflector send them flying back]] at the user. The cape also props him up a bit if used in the air.

* DecoyProtagonist: He falls into this category in ''The Subspace Emissary''. He has a considerable amount of screen time, but if one analyses the story, Mario spends a majority of it running around haphazardly. Luigi actually contributes more to defeating the GreaterScopeVillain by comparison.

->'''Playable in:''' ''64'', ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate''\\
'''Specials:''' [[ArcherArchetype Bow / Hero's Bow / Bow and Arrows]], [[BattleBoomerang Boomerang]] (''64'', ''Melee'', ''Ultimate''), [[BlowYouAway Gale Boomerang]] (''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U''), SpinAttack, [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Bomb]] (''64'' through ''3DS/Wii U''), [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Remote Bomb Rune]] (''Ultimate'')\\
'''Final Smash:''' [[BladeSpam Triforce Slash]] (''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U''), [[{{Magitek}} Ancient Bow]] [[SacredBowAndArrows and Arrow]] (''Ultimate'')

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

* DemotedToExtra: His ''Ocarina of Time'' [[LegacyCharacter incarnation]] (aka the Hero of Time), who was the playable Link in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', is merely a trophy in ''3DS'' and a Spirit in ''Ultimate'' (and didn't appear at all in ''Brawl'' or ''Wii U''). As the playable Link is a CompositeCharacter, having a separate Link as a trophy can seem rather odd to those unfamiliar with the reincarnation aspect of the character.

'''Down Special:'''[[GroundPunch Hand Slap]]

'''Down Special:'''[[ThrowDownTheBomblet Bomb]]

->'''Playable in:''' 64, ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate''\\
'''Specials:''' , , , \\
'''Final Smash:'''

'''Specials:''' [[ArmCannon Charge]] [[ChargedAttack Shot]], [[HomingProjectile Missile]], [[SpinAttack Screw Attack]], [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Bomb]]\\
'''Final Smash:''' [[WaveMotionGun Zero Laser]] (transforms her into Zero Suit Samus in ''Brawl'')

->See [[Characters/MetroidSamusAran Samus's page]] for more information on the character in her origin series.

'''Specials:''' {{Fireball|s}}, [[AttackReflector Cape]], [[{{Shoryuken}} Super Jump Punch]], [[SpinAttack Mario Tornado]] (''64'', ''Melee''), [[MakingASplash F.L.U.D.D.]] (''Brawl'' onwards)\\
'''Final Smash:''' [[KamehameHadoken Mario Finale]]

->See [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosMarioBrothers the Mario Brothers page]] for more information on the character in his origin series.

->'''Playable in:''' ''64'', ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'', ''Ultimate''\\
'''Specials:''' [[MegatonPunch Giant Punch]], [[UseYourHead Headbutt]], [[SpinAttack Spinning]] [[InstantFlightJustAddSpinning Kong]], [[GroundPunch Hand Slap]]\\
'''Final Smash:''' [[InstrumentOfMurder Konga Beat]] (''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U''), [[RapidFireFisticuffs Jungle Rush]] (''Ultimate'')

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

* ArtEvolution: Hence the trait of Link having different incarnations across his games, his design in ''64'' and ''Melee'' is taken from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', his design in ''Brawl'' is inspired by ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', his look in ''3DS/Wii U'' is a mixture of ''TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', and his design in ''Ultimate'' is directly taken from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.

* ArtEvolution: In ''Melee'', Donkey Kong's fur was made a darker shade, making him look like a cross between his ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'' model and a real gorilla. ''Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U'' brightened these colors and made him notably less scrawny in the arm department. ''Ultimate'' takes it a step further and not only gives DK more detailed fur like he has in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat'' and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' onward but also makes him as expressive as he was in those titles.