History YMMV / SuperSmashBrosUltimate

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Seeing Ridley [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stab Megaman]] and [[NeckSnap break Mario's neck,]] accompanied by a SickeningCrunch, in his reveal trailer is pretty horrifying and sets up how big a threat he is. But to then have him twirl Mario's cap on his finger a la ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', it makes Ridley come off as [[RefugeInAudacity hilariously cruel]].

** Ridley getting destroyed by Bayonetta in the Smash Invitational with her losing only one stock has been becoming wide spread. Most infamously Bayonetta's combo into the air leading to Ridley losing a stock.

** [[VideoGame/Mother3 Duster]] became this to the MOTHER fans, as he's the only main party member from Earthbound and Mother 3 not shown in any capacity. [[note]]Paula & Poo are in Ness's Final Smash and Jeff is an Assist trophy. And Kumatora & Boney are in Lucas's Final Smash.[[/note]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Let's just say people got a bit mad when VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} turned out to be an Assist Trophy. Same can be said for Krystal, and the returning Assist Trophies Lyn and Waluigi.

%% * AuthorsSavingThrow: This game makes an effort to rectify things in previous Smash games that people complained about.
%% ** The game includes ''every'' character ever included in a past ''Smash'' game, including third party characters. Now no one can complain that their favorite character from a past game has been removed. Unfortunately, Sakurai later stated that ''Ultimate'' will probably be the last entry in the series that does this, because it was only possible due to very specific circumstances.
%% ** The trailer reveals all the returning characters in a very quick fashion, rather than revealing them as the months go by, calming a ''lot'' of the uncertainty of who was getting cut or who's returning, and saving new character reveals for later.
%% ** At long last, ''Ridley'' is finally a playable character.
%% ** Quality-of-life additions such as faster gameplay and mechanics from ''Melee'' such as directional air-dodging makes the game more competitive than its immediate predecessor.
%% ** Sakurai assured players that the starting roster will be small and that the rest of the characters will have to be unlocked through meaningful progress through the game, unlike Wii U and 3DS where most of the characters were unlocked by default with the remaining ones being available through quite paltry requirements. How small? ''Only the original 12 fighters'' will be the default roster, resulting in over 50 unlockable ones. Definitely a saving throw for players who enjoy exploring the single-player aspects of the game, but probably not so much for those looking to jump right into the multiplayer and ignore those other features.
%% ** Many Ganondorf fans disliked how he was portrayed in the previous games, mainly for his similar moveset of Captain Falcon and his design in ''Wii U''. His design has been changed to be his iconic ''Ocarina of Time'' look and he's been decloned even more, and his smash attacks now include his sword as well as his Final Smash being Ganon from ''Ocarina of Time''. However, some fans still see this as a half-measure as Ganon is still not truly unique -Most of his moveset is still copied from Captain Falcon, and even his new sword moves are just ripped from Ike and Cloud rather than made specifically for him.
%% ** Similarly to Ganondorf, many Wario fans took issue with how his signature Shoulder Bash was replaced with a generic backhand punch as his Forward Smash in ''3DS/Wii U''. ''Ultimate'' corrects this by moving the Shoulder Bash to being his Dash Attack instead, which many find is more fitting.
%% ** David Hayter will be reprising his role as Solid Snake, to the relief of many fans who were upset about his being replaced for ''Metal Gear Solid V''.
%% ** While the Pokémon Trainer returned (now along with a female trainer option), the [[ScrappyMechanic widely-loathed]] stamina and type-effectiveness mechanics that is [[TierInducedScrappy widely believed to have ruined the viability of Squirtle, Charizard, and especially Ivysaur]] in ''Brawl'' did ''not'', making the three Pokémon much more enjoyable to play as and removing any penalty involved for preferring one Pokémon over the other two.
%% ** Omega Stages in the fourth game was an attempt at this, allowing the removal of stage hazards but at the price of stages becoming a completely flat surface like Final Destination. This was not received warmly by the Competitive Community, who largely preferred playing on other stages anyway. In ''Ultimate'', Sakurai tweaked this customization to now also allow to mimic the layout of the more popular Battlefield stage.
%% ** Stage hazards now have the option to be removed without the need to change the layout of the stage.

** While Zelda was universally expected to return, most people thought she would have her ''Breath of the Wild'' look rather than her ''A Link Between Worlds'' look.

* MemeticMutation: There are a few jokes about how Samus is taking the fact that the dragon who killed her parents [[GoKartingWithBowser is going to join her from a friendly battle]].

** The game includes ''every'' character ever included in a past ''Smash'' game, including third party characters. Now no one can complain that their favorite character from a past game has been removed. Unfortunately, Sakurai later stated that ''Ultimate'' will probably be the last entry in the series that does this, because it was only possible due to very specific circumstances.
** The trailer reveals all the returning characters in a very quick fashion, rather than revealing them as the months go by, calming a ''lot'' of the uncertainty of who was getting cut or who's returning, and saving new character reveals for later.
** At long last, ''Ridley'' is finally a playable character.
** Quality-of-life additions such as faster gameplay and mechanics from ''Melee'' such as directional air-dodging makes the game more competitive than its immediate predecessor.
** Sakurai assured players that the starting roster will be small and that the rest of the characters will have to be unlocked through meaningful progress through the game, unlike Wii U and 3DS where most of the characters were unlocked by default with the remaining ones being available through quite paltry requirements. How small? ''Only the original 12 fighters'' will be the default roster, resulting in over 50 unlockable ones. Definitely a saving throw for players who enjoy exploring the single-player aspects of the game, but probably not so much for those looking to jump right into the multiplayer and ignore those other features.
** Many Ganondorf fans disliked how he was portrayed in the previous games, mainly for his similar moveset of Captain Falcon and his design in ''Wii U''. His design has been changed to be his iconic ''Ocarina of Time'' look and he's been decloned even more, and his smash attacks now include his sword as well as his Final Smash being Ganon from ''Ocarina of Time''. However, some fans still see this as a half-measure as Ganon is still not truly unique -Most of his moveset is still copied from Captain Falcon, and even his new sword moves are just ripped from Ike and Cloud rather than made specifically for him.
** Similarly to Ganondorf, many Wario fans took issue with how his signature Shoulder Bash was replaced with a generic backhand punch as his Forward Smash in ''3DS/Wii U''. ''Ultimate'' corrects this by moving the Shoulder Bash to being his Dash Attack instead, which many find is more fitting.
** David Hayter will be reprising his role as Solid Snake, to the relief of many fans who were upset about his being replaced for ''Metal Gear Solid V''.
** While the Pokémon Trainer returned (now along with a female trainer option), the [[ScrappyMechanic widely-loathed]] stamina and type-effectiveness mechanics that is [[TierInducedScrappy widely believed to have ruined the viability of Squirtle, Charizard, and especially Ivysaur]] in ''Brawl'' did ''not'', making the three Pokémon much more enjoyable to play as and removing any penalty involved for preferring one Pokémon over the other two.
** Omega Stages in the fourth game was an attempt at this, allowing the removal of stage hazards but at the price of stages becoming a completely flat surface like Final Destination. This was not received warmly by the Competitive Community, who largely preferred playing on other stages anyway. In ''Ultimate'', Sakurai tweaked this customization to now also allow to mimic the layout of the more popular Battlefield stage.
** Stage hazards now have the option to be removed without the need to change the layout of the stage.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: This game makes an effort to rectify things in previous Smash games that people complained about.

** There is also Mario, whom fans have been hoping he'd obtain his Canon Happy personality. Mario is still a bit serious, but actually smiles and seems happy sometimes in ''Ultimate''.

** Omega Stages in the fourth game was an attempt at this, allowing the removal of stage hazards but at the price of stages becoming a completely flat surface like Final Destination. This was not received warmly by the Competitive Community, who largely preferred playing on other stages anyway. In ''Ultimate'', Sakurai tweaked this customization to now also allow "Q Stages", which mimics the layout of the more popular Battlefield stage.

* PanderingToTheBase: This seems to be the most significant push in ''Ultimate'''s marketing; It brings back features from ''Melee'' such as its form of air-dodging, adding "Battlefield" stages (similar to the Omega stages, but with the layout of Battlefield instead), and allowing the player to disable Stage Hazards, to aid the tournament community. But the game also brings back ''every'' playable character from previous entries (some of whom were highly requested to return, but especially Snake and Wolf), and also includes Ridley, a character who many fans had long-requested in the game. It also changes certain characters in other ways, such as Ganondorf, whose moveset finally implements his sword, and Pokemon Trainer, whose [[ScrappyMechanic fatigue and type damage mechanics]] were removed in response to complaints about them.

** The entire Nintendo direct focusing on ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' was one long hype train, starting with the confirmation that '''every''' fighter in the series would be returning (including Snake, who was initially believed to have been cut due to Hideo Kojima's messy breakup with Konami), the introduction of Daisy as an Echo Fighter, and ultimately culminating in Ridley, a character long thought to be too impractical to be playable in the game, becoming a fighter.

* PanderingToTheBase: This seems to be the most significant push in ''Ultimate'''s marketing; It brings back features from ''Melee'' such as its form of air-dodging, adding "Q" stages (similar to the Omega stages, but with the layout of Battlefield instead), and allowing the player to disable Stage Hazards, to aid the tournament community. But the game also brings back ''every'' playable character from previous entries (some of whom were highly requested to return, but especially Snake and Wolf), and also includes Ridley, a character who many fans had long-requested in the game. It also changes certain characters in other ways, such as Ganondorf, whose moveset finally implements his sword, and Pokemon Trainer, whose [[ScrappyMechanic fatigue and type damage mechanics]] were removed in response to complaints about them.

** [[MovesetClone Echo Fighters]] in general got a huge boost in popularity after ''Ultimate'' was revealed to not treat them as their own completely separate characters, and spawned tons of fan demand to see characters such as [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings Ninten,]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ken Masters,]] and [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog]] be playable.

* NarmCharm: Ganondorf's cape in this game looks like an Arabian cape, but that doesn't make him any less badass.

* {{HSQ}}: The fact that ''everyone who's been a playable character'' alone was included invoked this reaction from many.

* CharacterRerailment: The ''Smash'' games (and even [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} his home series]] to an extent) seemingly forgot that Ridley was established as sadistic and FauxAffablyEvil by the [[Manga/MetroidManga 2002 Manga]], instead reducing him to a screeching beast. ''Ultimate'' brings back that personality [[ComedicSociopathy with gusto]], with special mention going to the scene in his trailer where he [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor plays with Mario's hat]] after disposing of him.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Let's just say people a bit mad when VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} turned out to be an Assist Trophy. Same can be said for Krystal, and the returning Assist Trophies Lyn and Waluigi.

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* FandomBerserkButtomn: Calling ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' a port of the Wii U iteration of the game has quickly become this among people who pay close attention to the mechanics of the game, given the numerous overhauls to the returning roster from the previous game (both major and minor), re-integration of characters who haven't been seen since ''Melee'' or ''Brawl'', tons of new gameplay mechanics that put the game closer to ''Melee'', and the changes in physics, the art style, and animation. While ''Ultimate'' plays more similarly to its predecessor than any of the other games, that does not make it a port.

* FandomBerserkButtom: Calling ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' a port of the Wii U iteration of the game has quickly become this among people who pay close attention to the mechanics of the game, given the numerous overhauls to the returning roster from the previous game (both major and minor), re-integration of characters who haven't been seen since ''Melee'' or ''Brawl'', tons of new gameplay mechanics that put the game closer to ''Melee'', and the changes in physics, the art style, and animation. While ''Ultimate'' plays more similarly to its predecessor than any of the other games, that does not make it a port.

* {{HSQ}}: The fact that ''everyone who's been a playable character'' alone was included invoked this reaction from some.

* {{HSQ}}: The fact that ''everyone who's been a playable character'' alone was included invoked this reaction from some.
* MemeticMutation: There are a few jokes about how Samus is taking the fact that the dragon who killed her parents [[GoKartingWithBowser is going to join her from a friendly battle]].

** Downplayed, Ridley is a standard boss enemy in the franchise, but few people expected him to become a playable character, especially since his size is changed to make him sensibly played.

* HSQ: The fact that ''everyone who's been a playable character'' alone was included invoked this reaction from some.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Downplayed, Ridley is a standard boss enemy in the franchise, but few people expected him to become a playable character, especially since his size is changed to make him sensibly played.