History Characters / SuperSmashBrosMelee18To22

* UnskilledButStrong: Doc has less finesse than regular Mario, having shorter combos, less speed, and a Back Throw that's just him yeeting his opponent over his head (as opposed to Mario's [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Giant Swing]], which utilizes centrifugal force to generate power). That said, he's the physically stronger of the two.

%%* WallJump: Just like Fox.

** ''Melee'': Due to a lack of stages from his series, he receives Fountain of Dreams in his unlock fight and All-Star Mode, Great Bay when fought as an opponent in Classic Mode and Temple during his All-Star Match Event.

--> Spiky-Eared Pichu: ''Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife'', 2009 (official debut), ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldandSilver Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'' [[[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS]]], 2009 (first game apprerance)

* DifficultButAwesome: Pichu in ''Ultimate'' is an extremely fast and mobile rushdown character whose gameplay style can best be described as a razor's edge dance that involves rapidly darting in and out of the danger zone, then destroying a target with one flashy, powerful combo after another, but its extreme fragility (even after its weight buff, it's ''still'' extremely easy to KO), self-damage, and poor range all begat dire consequences should it mess up. Bad Pichus may get a few good hits in, but will flub every attempt at a combo and get [=KOed=] with ease. Good Pichus will keep the opponents on their toes and will have some crowd-pleasing moments, but will eventually make a serious mistake that costs them a stock. Great Pichus will simply not get hit because the opponent will be too busy trying to avoid creating an opening, and will always manage to pry open an opponent anyways and bust out a combo that will end with the opponent rocketing off the stage.

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

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Melee]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pichu_ssbm.jpg]][[/labelnote]]

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Oddly, by not changing much moveset-wise. He retains his original moveset in ''3DS/Wii U'' (though his Super Jump Punch have been retooled into a powerful single-hit move like Luigi's) while Mario had his revamped in ''Brawl'', making what was previously one of the closest clones into a semi-clone. In terms of deeper mechanics, Mario is made into a combo-heavy GradualGrinder while retaining his middling weight and speed, while Dr. Mario is made into a MightyGlacier with slower movement but stronger attacks. And while he shares his custom special moves with Mario and Luigi (except in name for some), some are altered to make use of Dr. Mario's properties (the custom Megavitamins use their properties, and none of the custom sheets allows him to stall in the air). He diverges slightly further in ''Ultimate'', where he receives a new back throw and down air as well as an altered animation for his side-B. This lack of change makes him distinct enough to not be an Echo Fighter.

* GradualGrinder: Pichu excels at hit and run tactics and evading the opponents' attacks, and has moves that come out quick enough to punish anything. However, it lacks good KO moves; the only one is perhaps Thunder, which inflicts self-damage if used at maximum potential. This all adds up to mean that Pichu is good at racking up big damage percentages, which is necessary to have any hope of actually defeating the opponent. ''Ultimate'' buffs its combo potential, which allows players to quickly get huge damage if they don't drop the execution.

* AdaptationalBadass: While he needed the Master Sword to defeat Ganon in his home game, here he can beat Ganon just as easily as anyone else in the roster with just his Kokiri Sword and Deku Shield. He also has access to equipment, like the Bow and the Hookshot, that Young Link was unable to use in ''Ocarina of Time''.

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

''Ultimate:'' [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate64To69 64–69 (Initial Release)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate70To75 70–75 (DLC Fighters 1)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate76To81 76–81 (DLC Fighters 2)]]\\

* AdaptationDyeJob: While many of the ''Dr. Mario'' games has him wearing white pants that matches his labcoat, his appearances in the ''Smash Bros.'' games has him wearing black jeans.

** Like Pikachu, Pichu could learn Skull Bash from a Technical Machine in Generation II (the most recent generation at the time of Pichu's introduction in ''Melee''), but the move has been unavailable as a TM since then. Despite this, Pichu retains Skull Bash as its side special in ''Ultimate'', released during the tail end of the ''Pokémon'' franchise's Generation VII.

* {{Flanderization}}: Believe it or not, over half of Pichu's moves in ''Melee'' didn't hurt itself. In ''Ultimate'', this is no longer the case. This is actually more of a case of CompetitiveBalance, since Pichu's attack power and mobility have been increased across the board, and its synergy with rage mode is an essential part of its "death or glory" playstyle.

'''Specials''': [[RayGun Blaster]], [[FlashStep Falco]] [[MeteorMove Phantasm]], [[WreathedInFlames Fire Bird]], [[AttackReflector Reflector]]\\

* LimitBreak: Critical Hit, the most powerful single strike attack in the entire franchise, involving Marth dashing at somebody and hitting them with a CriticalHit from his home series, dealing 60 damage, and enormous knockback.[[note]]The only other characters who can deal so much damage in a single strike are Ridley, whose tail stab can deal at most 60% damage, Hero, who can deal upwards of 70% damage if he scores a Critical Hit with his forward smash fully charged, and R.O.B., who can deal 80% with Gyro if it's moving ''extremely'' quickly. However, Ridley's tail stab causes no knockback (inflicting a crumple state instead) and requires ''extreme'' precision to pull off (and it's technically a ''two''-hit attack), Hero's obviously requires not only landing a fully charged forward smash, but also getting lucky enough to crit, and R.O.B. can't manually speed up his Gyro beyond the maximum charge without outside assistance, such as [[http://clips.twitch.tv/NimbleNaiveClipsmomDendiFace Pac-Man's Fire Hydrant water]], while Marth's Critical Hit is a OneHitKill just by crashing into the target.[[/note]] Very nearly always a OneHitKO (the foe will ''only'' survive by being in an enclosed space), at the cost of [[DeathOrGloryAttack possibly flinging him off the screen into a Self-destruct if he misses]] and the player doesn't cancel by pressing the B button again.

* WeakButSkilled: His playstyle: His attacks, while fast, are normally weak unless he hits with the tip of his sword. Skilled Marth players know how to take advantage of this for either combos or KO power.

'''Specials''': [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] [[ArcherArchetype Bow]], [[BattleBoomerang Boomerang]], SpinAttack, [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Bomb]]\\

* MeteorMove: His down aerial — if you hit with the sword's hilt, which [[IncendiaryExponent sets them on fire]] — and down tilt will Meteor Smash targets.

--> '''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/DrMario'' [NES/Game Boy], 1990

--> '''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' [GBC], 1999

--> '''Debut:''' ''[[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]'' [SNES], 1993

-->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' [Famicom], 1990

--> '''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' [N64], 1998 [[note]]The child Link technically appeared first in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Legend of Zelda]]'', but the character in ''Smash'' unambiguously represents the character from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask''.[[/note]]

''64:'' [[Characters/SuperSmashBros6401To04 01–04 (Starting Roster 1]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBros6405To08 05–08 (Starting Roster 2)]] | [[Characters/SuperSmashBros6409To12 09–12 (Unlockable Fighters)]]\\

* ShockAndAwe: His forward smash.

* BreakoutCharacter: Interestingly, in development, Marth and his fellow ''Fire Emblem'' representative Roy 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 released outside of Japan. 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.

* ForceAndFinesse: The Finesse to Ike's Force so the two FE representatives (both {{Lightning Bruiser}}s in their own series) can be differentiated. Where Marth is quick and powerful when spaced properly, Ike is big, slow, and hits hard regardless of where he connects. This is also reflected in Marth's {{Bishonen}} status and princely armor vs. Ike's burly appearance and tattered mercenary armor.

* FrickingLaserBeams: His neutral special move. It fires slower than Fox's but causes targets to flinch to compensate (and also fires faster in the air, making it akin to the original one Fox had in ''64''); often subject to auto-cancelling via short hops just for Falco to control approaches prior to ''Smash 4''.

* FlowerInHerHair: One of its skins in ''Ultimate'' has it sporting a flower on its left ear.

* GlacierWaif: Nowhere near as fast as Fox but had consirable mobility in ''Melee''. It's even worse in Brawl afterwards where he's oddly slow on the ground, but his attacks and KO prowess are more rewarding in that regard.