History MythologyGag / SuperSmashBrosUltimateSpirits

* The Wolfen is none other than Wolf, with a quick charging Final Smash since his involves assaulting the opponent along with his team in their Wolfens, In World of Light, the spirit battle serves as the penultimate battle before facing Galeem, one of the main antagonists of the Adventure Mode, referencing the penultimate battle against Wolf in the Star Fox series where Wolf serves as the penultimate boss before facing off against Andross.

* Tricky is naturally represented by another fellow dinosaur: a yellow Yoshi.

* The Wolfen is none other than Wolf, with a quick charging Final Smash since his involves assaulting the opponent along his team in their Wolfens.

* Summoning Mona requires the cores of the [[VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan Ouendan Cheerleaders]] and [[VideoGame/FamicomDetectiveClub Ayumi Tachibana]], each representing two of Mona's [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands many part-time jobs]]: cheerleader (''Smooth Moves'') and amateur sleuth (''Game & Wario'').

* Mother Brain is fought on the Omega form of Brinstar Depths and is represented by Dark Samus, as they are both antagonists in the ''Metroid'' series. Dark Samus favours the neutral special attack, a parallel to how Mother Brain attacks Samus in ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission''. All of the energy-based attacks have their power increased for the fight as a way to recreate the fight against Mother Brain and Samus. Additionally, Mother Brain herself appears in the battle as an assist thropy. Mother Brain is a Shield type spirit, alluding to the fact that she is usually found inside a glass tank, which must be destroyed first before being able to harm her. Mother Brain can also be enhanced into the MechanicalMonster [[OneWingedAngel form]] she assumes in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' after seemingly being defeated. Equipping the spirit makes the user start the battle as a giant, just like Mother Brain did in ''Super Metroid''.

* Summoning Resetti requires cores of [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mettaur]], [[Franchise/Pokemon Dugtrio]] and [[VideoGame/MoleMania Muddy Mole]], the three of whom are moles just like Resetti, and two additional attack type cores, which is a nod to how Resetti gets more and more angrier the more the player quits without saving in the ''Animal Crossing'' games (which causes him to give them a long lecture). When equipped, the spirit decreases the user's jump power, as Resetti is a mole who burrows underground and thus is never seen jumping.

* Tetra is a blue Toon Link who is fought on Pirate Ship, all of which reference both Tetra and Toon Link's debuts in ''Wind Waker''. The only items that appear during the battle are [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bullet Bills]], which is not so different to how Tetra and her crew had to launch Link in a barrel from a catapult into the Forsaken Fortress. The heavy winds hazzard references how the direction from which the wind blows is an important gameplay mechanic in ''Wind Waker''. Additionally, Tetra's spirit can be enhanced into Zelda's ''Wind Waker'' (or Toon Zelda if you prefer it), which is Tetra's true identity as revealed by the King of Hyrule. When equipped, the spirit has a chance of allowing the user to use their Final Smash twice in a row, similar to how Zelda aids in Link in the final battle against Ganondorf by firing light arrows at him, is knocked unconcious by Ganondorf, but gets up and continues to help Link shortly afterwards.

* Medli is a red Isabelle who is assisted by a red Charizard standing-in for Valoo, the dragon patron deity of Dragon Roost Island whom Medli is the apprentice attendant of, similar to how Isabelle's job in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series consists of attending others. Both Isabelle and Charizard have increased jump power, not so different to how both the Rito and Valoo have the ability the fly. When equipped as a spirit, Medli grants the user immunity against strong winds, which is yet another nod to her flying abilities.

* The Fishman is a battle with Squirtle on the pirate ship with reduced buoyancy and reversible controls, a nod to Wind Wakers limited swimming time, and the fact that he charts out the map of the great sea for you respectively.

* The Whitewings, here called the Pegasus Sisters, are a trio of Lucinas with colors that represent each; red for Est, purple for Catria (who still has blue hair), and green for Palla. They are fought in Skyworld, being flying units in their games. Their fighting style favors aerial attacks, and will occasionally deal critical hits to simulate their Triangle Attack. They can also be summoned by their leader and fellow flying unit Minerva and [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Able Sisters]] (also a trio of sisters).

* Valoo, being a giant dragon, is of course represented by a giant Charizard, and he is also fought on the Volcano of the Wii Sports Resort since he makes his home on top of Dragon Roost Isle's volcano.

* DJ Octavio is pretty straightforward: to get him, you need to summon him with the cores of an Octoling and an Octorok, both of whom are octopi, as well as {{Mooks}}. He can also be upgraded into his {{Mecha}}, the Octobot King.

* Hinawa is represented by Zelda, and accompanied by two Lucases using both the regular and Claus palettes, with the fight being on Yoshi's Island and every fighter being easy to launch. The whole thing references [[TearJerker the entirety of Chapter 6]]. [[BlackComedy On a more morbid note,]] the fact that it's ''Yoshi's'' Island that serves as the battlefield and that her spirit grants the user invincibility during a short period of time may be a subtle nod to [[spoiler:Hinawa's death at the hands of the dinosaur-like Mecha Drago, which was a HeroicSacrifice done in order to save Lucas and Claus]].

* Summoning the Ultimate Chimera requires cores from [[VideoGame/YoshisStory Blargg]] (a dinosaur-like monster) and [[VideoGame/{{WarioWare}} Pyoro]] (a bird), making Blargg the Ultimate Chimera and Pyoro the bird that stands atop of its head [[spoiler:and has the duty of reactivating the Ultimate Chimera should the power-off button on its back be pressed]]. Equipping this spirit increases your chances of delivering critical hits to other characters, which is similar to how merely coming into contact with the Ultimate Chimera results in an [[OneHitKill instant Game Over]].

* Camus is a fight against Marth in his black colors, which were always meant to resemble Camus. The Marth has the ability to land critical hits, referencing Camus's high critical rate due to his Gradivus lance, and heals himself when at high damage, reflecting how he survived his "death" in ''Shadow Dragon'' and went on to appear in ''Gaiden'' and ''Mystery of the Emblem''. His enhanced form is Sirius, his masked alter ego from ''Mystery of the Emblem''.
* The Whitewings, here called the Pegasus Sisters, are a trio of Lucinas with colors that represent each; red for Est, purple for Catria (who still has blue hair), and green for Palla. They are fought in Skyworld, being flying units in their games. Their fighting style favors aerial attacks, and will occasionally deal critical hits to simulate their Triangle Attack. They can also be summoned by their leader and fellow flying unit Minerva and the Able Sisters (also a trio of sisters).

* Summoning Phyllis & Pelly requires cores of [[VideoGame/FatalFrameII Mio & Mayu Amakura]] (who are twin sisters) and [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Pitch]] (an avian character). Their battle pits you against Pit and Dark Pit, who share similar traits to Pelly and Phyllis respectively (Pit and Pelly are happy-go-lucky characters, while Dark Pit and Phyllis are more on the cynical side of things), and has everyone move ''way'' too fast and makes crates filled with all sorts of items spawn from time to time, representing the sisters working part-time at the post office.

* Summoning the Ultimate Chimera requires cores from [[VideoGame/YoshisStory Blargg]] (a dinosaur-like monster) and [[VideoGame/{{WarioWare}} Pyoro]] (a bird), making Blargg the Ultimate Chimera and Pyoro the bird that stands atop of its head [[spoiler:and has the duty of reactivating the Ultimate Chimera should the power-off button on its back be pressed]]. Equipping this spirit increases your chances of delivering critial hits to other characters, which is similar to how merely coming into contact with the Ultimate Chimera results in an [[OneHitKill instant Game Over]].

* Koume & Kotake are a pair of Bayonettas, a witch like them, carrying a Freezie and a Fire Flower to reference their elemental powers. They are fought in Gerudo Valley, where they appear as stage hazards. Alternatively, they can be summoned with the cores of Charlotte Aulin, a Fire Flower, and a Freezie. They're also an enhanceable spirit that can become Twinrova.

* Judd can be summoned by gathering up both the cores of Judge and Meowth, as well as a Neutral Type and Support core. This is because Judd is a cat who is the one in charge of declaring which team wins a match, and is neutral to both sides.

* Summoning Mona requires the cores of the Ouendan Cheerleaders and [[VideoGame/FamicomDetectiveClub Ayumi Tachibana]], each representing two of Mona's [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands many part-time jobs]]: cheerleader (''Smooth Moves'') and amateur sleuth (''Game & Wario'').

* Palla, Catria, and Est, better known as The Pegasus Sisters, are represented by three Lucinas who can all perform an extra jump and are fought in Skyworld, which is an allusion to them being Pegaus Knights. Just like Caeda, their spirit also allows the user to jump higher.

* The Able Sisters are represented by three Sonics, who start with the Drill Arm. Obviously, the Able sisters are all hedgehogs, like Sonic, and the Drill Arm is arguably the closest thing to a sewing machine in the game. They also increase the durability of the player's shield, as if they were buying brand new clothing from their shop.

* Caeda is represented by Lucina, her distant descendant, while being accompanied by her husband Marth. Strong Winds are in effect, fitting for a flying Pegasus Knight.

* Draug is a blue King K. Rool with super armor and increased defense, but moves very slowly, as is expected for [[StoneWall characters of his archetype]].

* Lilina is a battle against Palutena that constantly spams Explosive Flame, referencing the tome Elfire and Lilina's common association with fire magic. After a short while, Roy will come in to assist her, referencing their relationship in ''Binding Blade''.

* Pauline is represented by a Peach (wearing Pauline's color scheme) with Donkey Kong and Mario as allies on the [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong 75m]] stage. Mario starts the battle with a Hammer, and Peach will try to stay out of the way as much as possible, being the original DamselInDistress of the ''Mario'' games. Movement speed and jump ability are also drastically reduced, forcing the player to move about as efficiently as Jumpman in the original ''Donkey Kong''.
* Wedding Peach is accompanied by Wedding Mario on New Donk City, with you playing the part of the bouquet as you slowly take damage throughout the fight thanks to a permanent "Flowery" effect.
* Wedding Bowser is represented with a fight against white Bowser (referencing his tuxedo) with a Peach ally in her white dress, in New Donk City.

* Cereza is a tiny-sized Isabelle that represents her innocence and being unable to defend herself. She's accompanied by Bayonetta, who assumed a motherly role to her as well as being her future self. The stage of her battle, Luigi's Mansion, is a nod to the similarly mysterious citadels of Vigrid where she is found.

* Jeanne is simply a battle against Bayonetta in the red alternate costume based on her (with her boss theme, "Red and Black", playing to boot); unsurprising, [[MirrorBoss since they share most of their abilities]]. She's also strengthened in her ranged attacks, nodding to how her bullets are powered up in comparison to Bayonetta's during her boss fights. She can be enhanced into Cutie J, an alternate costume that she can wear as a playable character, which is in itself a modified version of the outfit she wears when [[LetsGetDangerous she stops fooling around during her last battle]]. Furthermore, Cutie J's Easier Dodging ability is based on how Jeanne, as a playable character, can dodge endlessly without cooldown.

* IntrepidReporter Luka is represented by a Greninja. Luka is well known for showing up at odd and inopportune times, and is considered so unpredictable that "not even a god (with the ability to see into the future) can see him coming". Fitting for the similarly unpredictable Greninja. His Sudden Invincibility when he takes enough damage references his penchant for surviving life threatening situations by the skin of his teeth, such as when he survived being supposedly killed by both Jeanne and Father Balder during the last few Chapters of the first ''Bayonetta''. The battle takes place in New Donk City, referencing both the metropolis of Isla Del Sol and the prologue city area from the first and second games respectively.

* Ann Takamaki is portrayed by fellow blonde, skin-tight suit wearing, whip-wielding MsFanservice Zero Suit Samus in a red costume. Her Persona, Carmen, is represented by a red Peach who has a Fire Flower to simulate her [[PlayingWithFire Agi spells]], and the Spirit itself boosts your Fire attacks. The battle takes place in the castle portion of the Castle Siege stage, as another stand-in for Kamoshida's Palace. Her spirit increases the power of fire attacks, which is fitting as Ann specializes in those type of attacks.

* Duster's spirit is in the form of a pink Luigi that prefers to kick ([[BadassNormal as Duster does]]) while the stage is covered in fog (a reference to the abandoned and ghost-infested Osohe Castle). Both characters also have pretty bad luck, including incidents where they briefly turned into completely different people (Duster via amnesia in chapter 4 of ''VideoGame/Mother3'', Luigi via brainwashing in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'').
* Kumatora's Spirit is represented by a Lucas in his Duster alt equipped with a Fire Flower while the floor is frozen on New Pork City Battlefield version. The Fire Flower and frozen floor represent her PK Fire and PK Freeze, the two PSI moves she starts with respectively.
* Hinawa is represented by Zelda, and accompanied by two Lucases using both the regular and Claus palettes, with the fight being on Yoshi's Island and every fighter being easy to launch. The whole thing references [[TearJerker the entirety of Chapter 6]]. [[BlackComedy On a more morbid note,]] the fact that it's ''Yoshi's'' Island that serves as the battlefield may be a subtle nod to [[spoiler:Hinawa's death at the hands of the dinosaur-like Mecha Drago]].
* Claus is Lucas in Claus's colors, but when you beat him, a Metal Lucas with a beam sword appears, representing the recurring antagonist, the Masked Man. [[spoiler:This is because Claus was turned into Masked Man after being seemingly killed.]] On top of that, there's also the placement of Claus' spirit relative to the entire Adventure Mode. [[spoiler:Just like how Masked Man was the last obstacle before pulling the final needle, so too is Claus the last obstacle before the final battle.]]

** It should be noted that [[spoiler:Porky]], the one inside the capsule, has no other spirits in the game despite being a major character in the franchise. [[NightmareFuel/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Even his spirit cannot escape once inside.]]

* Redd, the shady furniture-selling kitsune, is represented by a Fox who gets items drawn to him. Equipping his support spirit makes you start the battle with 30% of damage, but your defense will be increased in return, referncing how Redd sells art (which can potentially be counterfeit art) and rare furniture for high prices.

* Tom Nook is represented by an Incineroar who gets healed from attacks and has the ability to perform ''random Final Smashes'' — a reference to how unfair Tom Nook's debts can be.
* Tom's nephews, Timmy and Tommy, are 2 Villagers with raccoon tails and favor going after items, since they need stock for their shop.
* The Able Sisters are represented by three Sonics, who start with the Drill Arm. Obviously, the Able sisters are all hedgehogs, like Sonic, and the Drill Arm is arguably the closest thing to a sewing machine in the game.

* Katrina the fortune teller is another Palutena fight, but with both fighters taking max damage after a few seconds. Perhaps she saw some bad luck in your future.
* Joan is a blue Peach who favors her down special (pulling up vegetables from the ground, as Joan is a turnip trader), and is accompanied by a dark-skinned female Villager ally who uses her up and down aerials (both of which utilize the turnips she sells).

* Redd, the shady furniture-selling kitsune, is represented by a Fox who gets items drawn to him.

* Harriet is an Isabelle with swords appearing throughout the battle with increased power. Since Harriet is a hair stylist, it makes sense for sharp items like swords to appear since it's the closest thing to scissors.

* Kaitlin & Katie's battle has you fight two Isabelles in a fog covered Smashville since when they usually enter your town, both of them are separated from each other and you must reunite the two.

* Flick is a red Yoshi who is easily distracted by items. The only items that appear during his fight are the Bee Nest and the Beetle, which makes Flick’s attraction to items a clear reference to his love of bugs. He also has increased attack and speed after a while, possibly referencing the fact that he goes crazy with joy if you sell an insect to him.

* A Medusa Head is represented by a floaty Meta Knight, with five small Mewtwos representing Medusa's snake hair (Alternatively, Meta Knight is the actual Medusa and the Mewtwo are regular Medusa Heads). Mewtwo’s Shadow Ball follows a wavy flight path when its charge is low, similar to Medusa Heads. The Medusa Heads are infamously hard to deal with without timing your jumps carefully, so this fight enforces this by occasionally slowing you down. (The slowdown may also reference how some Medusa Heads can [[TakenForGranite turn the player character to stone]] (therefore stifling their movement) in ''Castlevania'' games that include StandardStatusEffects.)

* [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Shaft]] is represented as Robin who favors using Nosferatu, a reference to Shaft being a sorcerer specializing in dark magic. Additionally, his occasionally turning invisible references either the TeleportSpam he uses in the fight, or his status in ''Symphony'' as a ghost who can't be seen without special equipment. He's assisted by Richter, who he [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] to fight against Alucard.

* Anna is represented by a red Lucina who attracts items to her, since Anna is a merchant and all. As her first playable appearance in ''Awakening'' made her part of the sword-wielding Trickster class, only the Beam Sword and Killing Edge appear as items here.

* Ann Takamaki is portrayed by fellow blonde, skin-tight suit wearing, whip-wielding MsFanservice Zero Suit Samus in a red costume. Her Persona, Carmen, is represented by a red Peach who has a Fire Flower to simulate her [[PlayingWithFire Agi spells]], and the Spirit itself boosts your Fire attacks. The battle takes place in the castle portion of the Castle Siege stage, as another stand-in for Kamoshida's Palace.

* Magnamalo is a Giant Bowser with uncontrollable speed and can increase his Attack and Defense periodically. As this is a giant monster, the battle is a stamina one to simulate how much time it’ll take to kill one.

* Blood Falcon is, of course, Captain Falcon using his color scheme, but the presence of two puppet fighters alludes to how there are multiple Blood Falcons, as hinted in an interview in ''F-Zero GX'' and shown in the [[Anime/FZeroLegendOfFalcon anime]].

* Palamute is a Duck Hunt holding a Killing Edge who has increased speed and preferring dash attacks, accompanied by a Mii Swordfighter who has the Hunter Outfit if downloaded since in ''Monster Hunter Rise'', you can be accompanied by these Canyne variations.

* Palico has you fight three different Pikachus with one holding a Bob-omb and the other two holding a sword of some kind (Beam Sword and Killing Edge). The only items that appear are the Pit Falls.
* Palamute is a Duck Hunt holding a Killing Edge who has increased speed and preferring dash attacks, accompanied by a Mii Swordfighter who has the Hunter Outfit if downloaded.

* Mythra is a Female Corrin wielding a Beam Sword (supposed to be her Aegis sword) with Shulk as a stand-in for Rex. Her Final Smashes are also a lot more powerful because of her status as the Aegis. Her light element is also alluded to in World of Light [[spoiler:by being with Galeem's army in ''The Final Battle'' and guarding Palutena]]. Her spirit ability is Critical Hit ↑↑, alluding to her [[CriticalHitClass critical hit-based fighting style]] in her home game.

** Zero Suit Samus is last, as Poppi's most powerful form, Poppi QTπ. She has a Beam Sword, as Poppi QTπ's weapon is the Variable Saber LaserBlade. Like Poppi Poppi QT&#960, Zero Suit Samus wears a bodysuit (her black alternate costume in this case), has long hair, is a MsFanservice, and wears CombatStilettos.

** Zero Suit Samus is last, as Poppi's most powerful form, Poppi QTπ. She has a Beam Sword, as Poppi QTπ's weapon is the Variable Saber LaserBlade.

* Flick is a red Yoshi who has increased attack and speed after awhile with the only items spawned are the wasp nest and the beetle. His increased stats are references to the fact that he goes crazy with joy if you sell an insect to him.

* Mythra is a Female Corrin wielding a Beam Sword (supposed to be her Aegis sword) with Shulk as a stand-in for Rex. Her final smashes are also a lot more powerful because of her status as the Aegis. Her light element is also alluded to in World of Light [[spoiler:by being with Galeem's army in ''The Final Battle'' and guarding Palutena]]. Her spirit ability is Critical Hit ↑↑, alluding to her [[CriticalHitClass critical hit-based fighting style]] in her home game.
* Tora is a Jigglypuff (Again: Round, Cute, Nopon) that likes to shield, showing how Tora is initially a tank, and Daisy as a stand-in for Poppi, his artificial Blade, both who share FloralThemeNaming. Before the DLC, he used the normal battle theme for ''Xenoblade 2'';if the DLC is used, ''Tiger Tiger'''s theme plays since it is an InUniverse videogame he has.
* Poppi ''a'' is a fight against three opponents in succession; each represents a different form Poppi takes throughout the game. The first is a Mii Gunner dressed in Chibi Robo's body and Dixie Kong's hat to simulate Poppi ''a'''s robotic body and hat. The second round pits you against a blue-alt Daisy with a rocket belt, who represents Poppi QT. She favors dash attacks. The third fighter is against a dark blue-alt Zero Suit Samus to represent Poppi QT Pi; she is equipped with a beam sword to simulate her Variable Saber and uses that fighter since she is the closest to Tora's inspiration to that form short of being said fighter: Pyra and Mythra.
* Lora is a red Lucina accompanied by faster Cloud and a Zelda who likes to spam her Fiore's Wind; they represent Jin and Haze, respectively. As their Driver, you only need to defeat her to win.
* Amalthus pits you against 5 white Robins who like to either use their tomes or Levin Swords; they represent the number of Blades he has taken (alternatively they represent the various Indoline monks who serve him). This culminates in a battle against a giant white Dark Samus with slow super armor to represent the horrific abomination he turns into near the end of the game.
* Jin is a battle against Cloud with increased move speed. He is a swordsman known for his incredible speed, so this is a given. The floor is also frozen and he starts with a Freezie to represent his ice powers. This is also a stamina battle since battles in ''Xenoblade 2'' requires you to deplete the enemy's health in order to win. Jin and Cloud also happen to have the [[Creator/TetsuyaNomura same character designer]] and the [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai same voice actor in Japanese]].
* Malos is a battle against a larger than usual red Richter who is equipped with a beam sword. He is preceeded by three giant Meta Ridleys who stand in for the artifices he is summoning.
* Pneuma uses the Pneuma-based alt Pyra and Mythra have since she is the form they take when unleashing their full power. A black-haired Shulk stands in for Rex once again since he is their Driver. It is a stamina battle. When at low health, Pneuma's abilities will trigger. She will turn metal and recover health to simulate saveing her Driver once. After a while, she will periodically gain a sudden Final Smash; since she is using her full power, she can use such abilities as she pleases.