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2 [[caption-width-right:1000:The V8 title screen, without any fighters.]]
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4''CMC+'' is a standalone compilation GameMod pack-turned forked build of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosCrusade'', made by the CMC+ Team [[labelnote:List]][=LewisAlter, Cielbami, MashMan, Amiine, Agent_5, HarmoniaZX, alemtotodile, Manndarin, Garfunkle.png, Mp3 Toaster, PorkyBMO, WaluigiDX, CloudStrifeHero, HenrryGG, MrNope, Bedreamon, Dracobot, S.D Mods, Ghost1712078, CheesyNivs, and a guy named BUP=].[[/labelnote]] that brings the best of ''Crusade''[='=]s mod characters and stages together into one game (hence its acronym: "Character Making Community"[[note]]formerly ''Crusade'' Modding Community[[/note]]) in addition to other features exclusive to it such as {{assist character}}s and a Challenge Mode similar to official ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''[='=]s Event Mode.
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6Its biggest claim to fame is its incredibly large amount of fighters, bigger than any other PlatformFighter: '''375 characters''' as of version 8 released in July 2023 - that's ''286 more'' than ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''[='=]s final count of 89 at the end of its DLC development in October 2021! And this game being built upon ''Crusade'' itself, there's nothing stopping you from adding even more characters to your roster...
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8Download the game [[https://gamebanana.com/mods/50383 here]] (Note that it does not require the ''Crusade'' base game). There's also a site dedicated to hosting prior ''CMC+'' versions (including the original ''CMC'' and AprilFools builds) [[https://crusadearchives.proboards.com/board/14/cmc-versions here.]]
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10On December 23, 2023, the developer team [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhqtoLuYJ8 announced]] yet another fork of this fork: ''Prism Cross'', which sheds the ''Smash'' name altogether but will still have some compatibility with fighters from ''CMC+''.
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12See also ''VideoGame/PMEXRemix'', a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' mod that applies the same philosophy to ''Brawl''[='=]s modding scene.
13
14[[foldercontrol]]
15[[folder:Playable Roster (as of V7)]]
16!!Official ''Smash Bros.'' veterans:
17* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Richter
18* ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'': Duck Hunt Dog
19* ''VideoGame/FZero'': Captain Falcon
20* ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' / ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Terry
21* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]][[note]]Has two different versions of him treated as distinct characters: his main form is based on ''VideoGame/CardSagaWars'' with gameplay dissimilar from the official ''Smash'' Cloud, and his second form hews far more closely to his official self, including the Limit Break mechanic.[[/note]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]]
22* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Marth, Ike
23* ''Platform/GameAndWatch'': Mr. Game & Watch
24* ''VideoGame/IceClimber'': Ice Climbers
25* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': Sora
26* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede
27* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Link, Ganondorf, Toon Link
28* ''Franchise/MegaMan'': [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]
29* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': Solid Snake
30* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Ridley
31* ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'': Ness, Lucas
32* ''VideoGame/PacMan'': Pac-Man
33* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'': Olimar
34* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Mewtwo, Lucario, Incineroar
35* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'': Little Mac
36* VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy: R.O.B.
37* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Sonic
38* ''Franchise/StarFox'': Fox, Falco
39* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Ryu
40* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Dr. Mario, Daisy
41** ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'': Donkey Kong
42** ''VideoGame/{{Wario}}'': Wario
43** ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'': Yoshi
44
45!!''Crusade'' veterans:
46[-''CMC+'' V7 is forked from ''Crusade'' 0.9.3 and is therefore missing the newcomers from 0.9.4 which was released afterwards.-]
47* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Phoenix Wright
48* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'': Bomberman
49* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'': Crash Bandicoot
50* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Goku, Vegeta
51* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Agumon, Patamon
52* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Gooey
53* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}'': Klonoa
54* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Tingle
55* ''VideoGame/MachRider'': Mach Rider
56* ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'': Porky Minch
57* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Snivy
58* ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'': Rayman
59* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'': Ristar
60* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': Shantae, Nega-Shantae
61* ''VideoGame/SinAndPunishment'': Saki Amamiya
62* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails, Knuckles, Shadow
63* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Evil Ryu, Chun-Li
64* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Toad, Petey Piranha, Waluigi, Geno, Goomba
65** ''VideoGame/{{Wario}}'': Ashley
66** ''VideoGame/MarioIsMissing''/''YouTubePoop'': Weegee
67
68!!Newcomers from series with playable characters in official ''Smash Bros.'':
69* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Alucard, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Soma]]
70* ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' / ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Mai, Kim, Rock, Kyo, Iori, Athena
71* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Lyndis, Lilina
72* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Chef Kawasaki
73* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
74** ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'': Bass, [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Blizzard Man]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Weapons Archive]]
75** ''Videogame/MegaManX'': X, Zero, Awakened Zero[[note]]Zero's SuperpoweredEvilSide in ''VideoGame/MegaManX5''[='=]s BadEnding route[[/note]] Axl, Sigma, [[VideoGame/MegaManX4 Iris]]
76** ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': Zero, [[VideoGame/MegaManZero3 Omega Zero]]
77** ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'': Vent/Aile
78** ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'': Mega Man Volnutt
79* ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'': Rock Lobster
80* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': [[VideoGame/Persona3 Aigis]]
81* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Skarmory, Gardevoir, Riolu, Mimikyu, Zeraora, Breloom, Heracross
82* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Super Sonic, Silver, Espio, E-102 Gamma, [[VideoGame/SonicBattle Emerl]], Blaze, Vector, Rouge, E-123 Omega, [[VideoGame/SonicForces Infinite]], Jimmy
83* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Dan, Zangief, Sakura
84* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} Mario, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 NES Mario]], VideoGame/PaperMario, M.U.G.E.N. Luigi, Koopa Troopa, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Wart]], [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Smorg]]
85
86!!Newcomers from video game series without playable characters in official ''Smash Bros.'':
87* ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'': Akatsuki, Fritz, Blitztank
88* ''VideoGame/AlexKidd'': Alex Kidd
89* ''VideoGame/AmongUs'': Impostor[[note]]also available to select as an AssistCharacter[[/note]], "Sus" Impostor
90* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'': Heart
91* ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries'': Gunvolt, Copen
92* ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'': Rash
93* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Ragna
94* ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'': Marumaro
95* ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}'': Bubsy
96* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Crono
97* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': B.B. Hood, Morrigan, Felicia
98* ''VideoGame/DeptHeaven'': [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Mistel]]
99* ''Flipnote Studio'': Flipnote Frog
100* ''VideoGame/FlowerKnightGirl'': Lady's Sorrel
101* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'': Milla
102* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': Master Chief
103* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'': Hat Kid
104* ''VideoGame/KunioKun'': Kyoko, Misako, Noize
105* ''VideoGame/MonsterTale'': Ellie
106* ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' OriginalGeneration: Kung Fu Man, Kung Fu Girl
107* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}:
108** ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' / ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'': Kohaku, Sion, Mech-Hisui, Neco-Arc, Neco-Arc Chaos
109** ''Franchise/{{Fate|Series}}'': Gilgamesh, Okita, Emiya
110* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'': 2B
111* Creator/NipponIchi: Asagi
112** ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': Pleinair
113* ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'': Ori & Sein
114* ''[[https://www.mangoprotocol.com/ Psychotic Adventures]]'' series: Nika, Agatha
115* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': Arle
116* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'': Jill
117* ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'': Wrastor
118** ''Rivals of Aether'' [[GameMod Steam Workshop]]: Ash
119* ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'': Asuka
120* ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'': Strider Hiryu
121* ''VideoGame/{{SUGURI}}'': Suguri, Kyoko, Hime, Saki, Sora
122* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
123** ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'': Cress
124** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'': Lloyd, Kratos, Presea
125* ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'': Serio
126* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
127** ''VideoGame/TouhouReiidenHighlyResponsiveToPrayers'': Reimu
128** ''VideoGame/TouhouFuumarokuTheStoryOfEasternWonderland'': Marisa[[note]]has two different versions of her treated as distinct characters - her main one is based on her appearance in the canonical traditional fighting games, and her secondary one on the fan game ''Mystical Chain''.[[/note]]
129** ''VideoGame/TouhouGensokyoLotusLandStory'': Mugetsu
130** ''VideoGame/TouhouKaikidanMysticSquare'': Alice, Shinki
131** ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': Cirno, Meiling, Koakuma, Patchouli, Sakuya, Remilia, Flandre
132** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': Youmu, Yuyuko, Shanghai Doll
133** ''VideoGame/TouhouSuimusouImmaterialAndMissingPower'': Suika
134** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': Tewi, Reisen, Mokou
135** ''VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView'': Aya, Komachi
136** ''VideoGame/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith'': Nitori, Sanae
137** ''VideoGame/TouhouHisoutenScarletWeatherRhapsody'': Iku
138** ''VideoGame/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism'': Parsee, Rin, Utsuho, Koishi
139** ''VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject'': Murasa, Nue
140** ''VideoGame/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom'': Clownpiece
141** ExpandedUniverse: Akyuu
142* ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'': Hyde, Linne, Orie
143* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': Sans, Undyne, Asriel, Chara
144** ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': Kris, Susie, Ralsei, Noelle, Spamton
145* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'': [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rena, Rika]]
146* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'': KOS-MOS
147
148!!Newcomers from non-video game series:
149* UsefulNotes/AmericanPoliticalSystem: UsefulNotes/BarackObama
150* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Ichigo, Chad
151* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' universe: Mikoto, Accelerator, Kuroko, Motoharu, Mugino, Misaka 10032
152* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Pegasusmon, Guilmon, Renamon, Impmon, Lucemon, [=BlackGuilmon=], [=ShadowSeraphimon=], Numemon, Yggdrasil, [=SnowAgumon=], [=BlackAgumon=], Tsukaimon, Terriermon, Rapidmon, Lopmon, V-Mon, Magnamon, Kumamon, Gammamon, Lunamon, [=MetalSeadramon=] %%There's probably more, but they are the only ones I can remember. Can someone fill the rest in?
153* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Yamcha, Frieza, Android 16, Gohan, Tien, Trunks, Cell, Cooler, [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Goku Black, Zamasu (Fused)]], [[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ Android 21]]
154* ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'': Don Ramòn/[[DubNameChange Seu Madruga]]
155* ''WebAnimation/{{ENA}}'': ENA ([[AssistCharacter with Moony]])
156* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Garfield
157* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Haruhi
158* ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'': Mr. Incredible
159* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
160** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': Joseph, Kars
161** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': Jotaro, Joseph, Iggy, Khan
162** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'': Josuke, Kira
163* UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken: Colonel Sanders
164* ''Franchise/LoveLive'' [[Anime/LoveLive original series]] [[Memes/LoveLive memes]] / Music/SiIvaGunner: Smol Nozomi
165* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Lupin III
166* Franchise/MarvelUniverse: ComicBook/SpiderMan, [[ComicBook/XMen Iceman]], [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Shuma-Gorath]]
167* UsefulNotes/McDonalds: [[Advertising/McDonaldland Ronald McDonald]]
168* ''Manga/MedakaBox'': Kumagawa
169* Platform/MicrosoftWindows: Windows 10[[note]]As in the Windows 10 logo.[[/note]]
170* ''Anime/MyHime'': Mai
171* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Naruto, Hinata
172* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Chopper[[note]]Has both pre- and post-TimeSkip versions as two distinct characters[[/note]]
173* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': Genos, Silver Fang, Metal Bat, Mumen Rider, Saitama
174* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Mami, Sayaka, Kyoko
175* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'': Death
176* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Yang, Weiss
177* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': Seiya, Ikki
178* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': Scott, Ramona
179* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'': Shana, Hecate
180* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Yoko
181* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: Music/HatsuneMiku
182
183!!OriginalCharacter newcomers:
184* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fan characters: [[Memes/SonicTheHedgehog Sanic]], Ashura, Fire Sonic, Dark Sonic, Sonder, Pandora, Golde Briggs, Flames, Seelkadoom
185* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fan character: Evil Dan
186* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fan characters: Meimu, [[Memes/TouhouProject Yukkuri]] Reimu, Fire Cirno, Lie Meiling, Schmietta
187* OriginalGeneration: Azrael[[note]]an abandoned original character from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash 2''[='=]s early development plans[[/note]], Aria, Luna, Dracobot, Nacidio, Olevadon, John Googly, Geo, Mazadus, High Magister
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Non-playable characters and other represented series (as of V7)]]
191!!{{Assist character}}s:
192[-Unlike the assists of official ''Smash Bros.'' which are spawned by grabbing randomly-appearing Assist Trophy items, ''CMC+'' has an assist system derived from that of ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes''[='=]s or ''VideoGame/{{Fraymakers}}''[='=]s, where the player can select from a roster of dedicated assist partners at the character select screen and call them to perform a supporting action when their cooldown timer is recharged. The Assist Trophy item itself would be included in V8 along with this gimmick.-]
193* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Miles Edgeworth
194* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Rukia
195* ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'': Dokuro
196* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' universe: Index, Saten, Last Order, Misaka 19090
197* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Magus
198* ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'': Bad Mr. Frosty
199* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light
200* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': Ralsei, Queen
201* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Patamon, Tsukaimon, Crusadermon
202* ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'': Earthworm Jim
203* ''VideoGame/FlyingRedBarrel'': Seagull
204* ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'': Henry Stickmin
205* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': GIR
206* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Gyro]]
207* ''VideoGame/KanColle'': "Wakka"[[note]]The [[BuffySpeak ball drone things]] that accompany Northern Ocean Princess[[/note]]
208* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames Morshu]]
209* Franchise/MarvelUniverse: [[ComicBook/IronMan War Machine]]
210* ''Film/TheMask'': Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
211* ''Franchise/MegaMan'': [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Air Man]], [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Roll.EXE, Bass.EXE]]
212* ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' OriginalGeneration: Nayu
213* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Sakura
214* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}: [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Miyako]]
215* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Perry the Platypus
216* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Groudon
217* ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive'': Shefi
218* ''VideoGame/QPShooting'': Yuki
219** ''Xmas Shooting'': Aru[[note]]Also appears as an AI-only fighter[[/note]]
220** ''QP Shooting - Dangerous!!'': Sweet Breaker
221* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Jack Frost
222* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Kamakiller/Slicer]]
223* ''VideoGame/{{SUGURI}}'': Kae
224* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Hammer Bros., King Bob-Omb
225* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Heavy
226* ''VideoGame/ToejamAndEarl'': [=ToeJam & Earl=]
227* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers Shion]]
228* OriginalGeneration: Magico, Cockroach
229
230!!AI-only fighters appearing in Arcade, Classic and Challenge Modes:
231* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' universe: Misaki
232* ''Manga/BlackCat'': Train
233* ''VideoGame/BattleKRoad'': Mr. Bear
234* ''VideoGame/DarkCastle'': Prince Duncan
235* [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]]: [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Black Manta]]
236* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Mr. Satan
237* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': Lucy
238* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'': [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas CJ]]
239* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Jonathan]]
240* ''VideoGame/KunioKun'': Waitress
241* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Cucco
242* Franchise/MarvelUniverse: [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]]
243* ''Franchise/MegaMan'': [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Metal Man]]
244* ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'': Marina Liteyears
245* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}: [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Akiha Vermillion]], [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Jeanne Alter]]
246* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': Pig God, King, Puri Puri Prisoner
247* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Deoxys
248* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': Shrek
249* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Mecha Sonic (''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''), [[VideoGame/SonicMania Jimmy]]
250* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Akuma]]
251* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Perana Plent[[note]]A StylisticSuck Pirahna Plant[[/note]], Shy Guy
252* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash'': Blade
253* ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'': Taiga
254* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': [[VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil Daiyousei]], [[VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight Wriggle]]
255* OriginalGeneration: Miguel Rios
256
257!!Challenge Mode bosses:
258* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Dracula
259* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': Jevil
260* ''VideoGame/DeptHeaven'': [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Marietta]]
261* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Starmon, Beelestarmon, Sistermon Noir
262* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Marx
263* ''VideoGame/LobotomyCorporation'': Red Mist, An Arbiter, God Delusion[[note]]Red Mist and the Arbiter are exclusive to the Core Suppression challenge[[/note]]
264* Franchise/MarvelUniverse: [[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse Apocalypse]]
265* ''VideoGame/{{SUGURI}}'': Hime
266* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Thwomp
267* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': [[VideoGame/TouhouHisoutensokuChoudokyuuGinyoruNoNazoOOe Goliath Doll]], "Toehoe"[[note]]A sprite of the Reimu puppet from ''VideoGame/TouhouNingyougeki'' intended to represent a Fumo, those immensely popular officially-licensed ''Touhou'' plushes[[/note]]
268
269!!Series represented by stages only:
270[[AC:Carried over from base ''Crusade'' 0.9.3]]
271[-''CMC+'' V7 is forked from ''Crusade'' 0.9.3 and is therefore missing stages introduced in 0.9.4 which was released afterwards.-]
272* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''
273* ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}''
274* ''VideoGame/ExciteBike''
275* ''VideoGame/PilotWings''
276* ''VIdeoGame/QBert''
277* ''VideoGame/{{Runbow}}''
278* ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''
279* ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''
280
281[[AC:New to ''CMC+'']]
282* ''VideoGame/Action52''
283* ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}''
284* ''VideoGame/AzurLane''
285* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''
286* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats''
287* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''
288* ''VideoGame/CaveStory''
289* ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin''
290* Music/DaftPunk
291* ''[=DevilKeys=]''
292* ''Franchise/{{Doom}}''
293* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
294* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin''
295* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''
296* ''Garboy''
297* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls''
298* ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy''
299* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus''
300* ''Manga/LuckyStar''
301* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''
302* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''
303* ''VisualNovel/{{Nekopara}}''[[note]]In V7, this stage could only be seen as Neco-Arc's HomeStage.[[/note]]
304* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}''
305* Creator/{{Nitrome}}
306* ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}''
307* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''
308* ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls''
309* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}''
310* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retry RETRY]]''
311* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}''
312* ''VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy''
313* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
314* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}''
315* ''VideoGame/TowerOfHeaven'' (via its representative stage in ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'')
316* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''
317* ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}''
318* ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks''[[note]]In V7, this stage is limited to Challenges involving Blitztank.[[/note]]
319* ''Franchise/YuGiOh''
320* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
321[[/folder]]
322----
323!!Along with many tropes in ''Crusade'' and [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros the official games]], this modpack provides examples of:
324* AchievementMockery: Numemon in V7 is unlocked by simply choosing to not continue upon a GameOver in Arcade or Classic modes. His unlock notice then doubles down and mocks you for obtaining a JokeCharacter who flings poop at people.
325* AprilFoolsDay: In 2020 onward on April 1st, a separate ''CMC'' build download was released, featuring a roster of fighters that are mostly joke-y in nature and/or of StylisticSuck blatantly. Fighters that are featured in that build (assuming they weren't [[AscendedExtra added to the official main build]]) can be found detailed [[Characters/CMCPlusAprilFools here.]]
326* ArtificialStupidity:
327** Certain fighters have moves, typically of the "press and hold" variety, that'll result in a case of self-inflicted AIBreaker; the AI getting locked into using them if they choose so, unable to do anything else at the mercy of other fighters (kinda in the case of other AI fighters; see below).
328** Whenever an AI fighter uses a specific move that resulting in them unable to do anything else but said move, other AI fighters will register the former as constantly attacking, leaving them constantly shielding or dodging until they interupt the stalemate, typically with projectiles or rushdown attacks if they have any.
329** If an AI fighter gets ahold of a Jet Bike item, they'll perpetually attempt to drive towards any opposing fighter, unable to use its EnergyWeapon or register the actions of the opponent, until the item gets wasted. This can be easily exploited by the player jumping off the stage just far enough to have the AI drive off and fall into the blast-zone.
330** The AI will sometimes attack with a recovery move while too close to the edge, resulting in them overshooting and going into the helpless state and falling to their doom.
331** The AI constantly dash dances when not doing anything else. This leads to them ignoring opponents that are wide open and on stages with walk-off blast zones, they will sometimes even run into the blast zone. On large stages, they will start off the match simply running back and forth until they happen to get close to each other, which may take a while.
332* ArtStyleClash: There are two broadly defined sprites used in ''CMC+'': fully original sprites (either from later versions of ''Crusade'' or fan-made recreations of the style), or straight rips from various games. With the latter especially in mind, this trope is inevitable depending on the fighters chosen.
333* AscendedMeme: Princess Peach gets a JustForFun/{{Bowsette}} and Booette alternate costume, albeit most of the details on the character art (Super Crown, horns, expressions, etc) are abscent in the fighter sprites sprites, though the latter does get a neat effect of being [[{{Invisibility}} somewhat transparent]].
334* AssistCharacter: Aside from some fighters featuring these characters directly tied to their moveset, there's a separate roster of characters that can be summoned mid battle, each with their own attacks or techniques.
335* BackgroundMusicOverride: If Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yamagi face off against each-other in a match, in addition to the unique BattleIntro for the former, the music will be replaced with "New Order" from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV''.
336* BloodlessCarnage: Official ''Smash'' games, including the fan-made ''Crusade'', plays this trope straight with it's family-friendly depiction of violence, particularly with the respective veterans and related newcomers from their respective franchises. Though, certain characters in the ''CMC+'' roster [[AvertedTrope don't play by this trope on occasion]] -- particularly with [[OriginalCharacter Nacidio]], who's gimmick involves coating his enemies in blood.
337* BreakingTheFourthWall:
338** The beginning of the [[https://youtu.be/VufZHa7rY-g V7 Overview Trailer]] features Sans introducing himself to the audience, having just broke out of his own character slot out of boredom.
339** Unlocking Akyuu in V7 [[spoiler:involves deleting a specific .txt file within the game files, the contents of which are an in-universe SchmuckBait note written by Akyuu herself. Doing so will immediately throw you into the unlock battle against her the next time you boot the game.]]
340* TheBusCameBack: After being absent in V6 and V7, [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys Foxy]] returns as a mostly AI-exclusive fighter (not counting the AprilFoolsDay builds).
341* CharacterSelectForcing: For certain specific fighter unlocks, you're required to play a specific character -- whether playing their Arcade/Classic modes, or said character has the [[MechanicallyUnusualFighter unique properties]] meant for the more [[GuideDangIt obtuse unlocks.]] -- to reach the requirements, with the following unlock battle also being a requirement for the chosen character. For specific examples:
342** Misogi Kumagawa in V7 requires beating "Hardcore Race to the Finish" with Mumen Rider. To illustrate: the latter is a JokeCharacter that is required to beat both a difficult level and defeat someone that is objectively stronger.
343** To unlock Barack Obama in V7, [[spoiler:collect the hidden token found out of reach in the "Pipe Maze" challenge and reach the exit; Lilina's {{Teleportation}} up special being able to go through walls is essential to meet the requirements.]]
344** Ronald [=McDonald=]'s V7 requirements are [[GuideDangIt pretty obtuse and out of the way]], so much so that only a select few of the roster can reach the requirements to unlock - and of course fight [[PurposefullyOverpowered him.]] [[spoiler:Chances are, you'll be playing SUGURI to get to him efficiently, with her rocket launcher forward smash being an effective way to cheese him.]]
345** Certain fighters have non-standard unlock requirements that prevent the player from preemtively selecting a character from the roster, leaving the game to script you playing as specific fighters for the fight.
346*** Because Hieda No Akyuu's V7 battle starts off [[spoiler:immediately after deleting a specific text file and booting up the game]], you're forced to play as Akiha Vermillion, who's normally a character excluded from the playable roster.
347*** Alucard, who's unlocked by [[spoiler:inputting the KonamiCode on the title screen,]] is fought with Richter Belmont in V7.
348** Prior to V8.1, [[Series/ElChavoDelOcho Seu Madruga]] was unlocked by [[spoiler:clearing Classic mode with Peppino on Very Hard with no continues and the Seu Madruga-inspired PaletteSwap]]. In V8.1, Madruga is instead unlocked by [[spoiler:simply [[SubvertedTrope beating his challenge]]. In a DoubleSubversion, however, you are forced to select Peppino]].
349* CheatCode: There is a method to unlock all the {{Secret Character}}s -- with the exception of the "three gods of ''CMC+''", which must be done via the usual method -- by way of a cheat code: [[spoiler:Spam F8 (also hold Fn if you're on laptop) on the title screen until the "Enter password" menu appears, then type in "jioishandsome" (V7) or "where is alice" (V8), after which go into Free-For-All to see your mostly completed roster.]]
350* ColorCodedForYourConvenience:
351** One which only applies to V7: for Arcade Mode, each of the fighters have their own colored border to indicated the state of the fighter's Arcade route: bronze/brown is a placeholder route, with the original ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64'' roster ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Misaka Mikoto in V8]]) as opponents for each of the stages; silver/white is for characters that have a generic route shared by all characters from their series[[note]]using their series symbol as the technical definer; I.E. following suit from official ''Smash'', ''CMC+'' counts Yoshi as being a ''Yoshi's Island'' character rather than a ''Mario'' character because he has his unique egg symbol instead of the mushroom symbol, so the generic route defined for the ''Mario'' series does not apply to him[[/note]]; gold/yellow is for characters with a route unique to them (assuming it's not a copypaste from another character's route into their arcade route definition file, as is the case with Cless whose route file is a one-line file pointing the game to redirect him to the generic ''Touhou'' route).
352** For character unlocks, blue represents regular battles, red represents battles unavailable through playing VS matches, and violet represents the six "gods".
353* CompanyCrossReferences:
354** One of Hyde's unlock methods in V7 is to complete Serio's arcade mode. ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' developers French Bread never had any involvement with the ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'' series, but they did get their feet into the video game industry by developing the ''To Heart'' fan game ''VideoGame/TheQueenOfHeart'', from which Serio's sprites in ''CMC+'' are pulled.
355** One associated screenshot on Dracobot's independent download page features him dancing alongside Olevadon on the ''Friday Night Funkin[='=]'' stage, referencing ''VideoGame/KreadianFunk'', a mod featuring Dracobot and his associates that was made by his creator [=Dracobot/SnowyBraviary=].
356* CosmeticAward: Stickers from ''Brawl'' make an appearance here, being only character art with associated descriptions like official ''Smash'' trophies. These are earned by rolling a lottery with coins like in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]''. Playable characters' stickers can also be earned by completing Classic or Arcade modes with them, like other cosmetic awards in every official ''Smash'' game.
357* CrackFic: With the various [[WeirdCrossover clashing medias]], as well as the presence of some completely bonkers choices for a fighting game roster such as the Windows 10 logo, Barack Obama, Ronald [=McDonald=] and Colonel Sanders, it veers between being a loving tribute to the represented franchises in the vein of any other Platform MascotFighter and a personal ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' build-esque nonsensical meme-fest (it doesn't help that some of the said bonkers characters are ported FROM ''M.U.G.E.N''). As an example of the game wearing the weirdness on its sleeves, there's Obama's Sticker description, describing him as the creator of the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Chaos Emeralds]] and [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]]'s mortal rival, as well as one of the most powerful beings on par with Creator/AdamSandler and the [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys Purple Guy]].
358* DavidVersusGoliath:
359** One of the Challenges is a battle against Franchise/KingKong -- as in, a grey-colored Donkey Kong that's over a dozen times bigger than the average fighter, and is naturally incredibly strong in both dealing and taking damage.
360** When controlled by the AI, [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish Death]] is the Goliath. He is strong, fast, and PurposelyOverpowered with his SpeedBlitz of moves, even on lower AI difficulties.
361* DemotedToExtra:
362** ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}'', ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' (V7 only), ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' (V7 only), ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', all series with playable characters in ''Ultimate'' that are absent from the base ''Crusade'' game, have been reduced to stage-only representation here.
363** An example contained to ''CMC+'' throughout its updates: certain characters that were available in prior versions, assuming they weren't cut completely, at most get relegated to AI-only status in Classic, Arcade and Challenge modes.
364* DungeonBypass: Lilina's Up Special can allow her to teleport through walls under certain conditions, or [[SequenceBreaking locked walls in the Luna Nights challenge]]. [[spoiler:This ability is required to unlock Obama]].
365* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Successfully unlocking Ronald in both V7 and V8 has the following notice glitch out partway through before warning you not to look behind yourself. Said notice is accompanied by a more foreboding unlock jingle and red interface, in contrast to all other fighter unlocks.
366* GameBreakingBug:
367** One of the mountable motorbikes can randomly cause a glitch where the fighter that equipped it may suddenly vanish -- not as a stock loss, just the fighter ceasing to exist; unable to affect the battlefield and fighter in one way or another. Even worse if you're playing an Arcade or Classic mode and experience this glitch [[MortonsFork in two scenarios]]: either you get the motorbike and cease to be afterward, rendering you unable to KO the opponent as they (worse case scenario) stay in the center of stage, or the AI gets the motor bike [[ArtificialStupidity and waste their time moving over the player not doing anything]], then vanish to become safe from your attacks. Either way, UnintentionallyUnwinnable, and you're left with either running out the timer or quiting prematurely.
368** Playing Jotaro's Arcade mode starts off normal, with Sakuya (as DIO) and Kars as the opponents of the first two stages. But the third stage will fail to load; at most rendering the static fighters in the versus screen, before cutting to a black screen with the announcer counting down without the "Go!", leaving the only option being a forced game close.
369* HitboxDissonance: Moles in the Metal Man stage have very inconsistent hit-boxes. You could be a meter away from them in a diameter, but still get hit while traversing past many of them through their Challenge stage.
370* LimitedAnimation: As most of the fighters are sprite rips from certain games with different amount of animations, certain characters recycle a lot of the animations to fill out a move-set. Characters like Blizzard Man (who has several animation sets total) and Aru (literally a static sprite several "animations" changing said sprite; otherwise animating with stretch-and-squash passively) are particularly egregious with their sprites.
371* LimitBreak: Like in canon ''Smash'' and ''Crusade'', many fighters bring their own Final Smashes. But because of the GameMod compilation nature of this expansion, quite a few fighters [[AvertedTrope find themselves without a Final Smash]]. Particularly odd with [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]], who had an iconic Final Smash in canon, but doesn't have it here.
372* LOL69:
373** While its unclear if it's intentional, which might be given the joke-y nature of half this mod, the playable roster in V7 totals to 269 fighters.
374** Certain Challenges give you an OverlyGenerousTimeLimit of 69 minutes. The associated levels are either appropriately ridiculous, or unexpectedly challenging.
375* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: This compilation of {{Game Mod}}s takes this up to eleven in comparison to even its ''Brawl'' analogue ''PMEX Remix''. And not just for the many [=IPs=] featured, as many of the included characters' sprites and gameplay originate from fan-made content for ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' and ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether''. Whereas ''Crusade'' boasts over 70 fighters and counting and ''PMEX Remix'' has over 100 character as of 2022, this compilation adds up to over ''300'' as of 2023.
376* MythologyGag:
377** The challenge that unlocks Sans as a fighter (both are unavailable in V8) is a near-perfect recreation of the ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' Genocide FinalBoss in a ''Smash Bros.'' setting. [[spoiler:Sans is a OneHitPointWonder in a Stamina battle who barrages you relentlessly with bone attacks and Gaster Blasters that deal one damage for every milli-second the attack overlaps, while avoiding his opponent's attacks effortlessly up to twenty-five times. The final portion of the battle being the aftermath of the scenario: Sans slamming the foe against the sides of the battle box with his telekinesis and finally trying to keep his foe locked into a stalemate, only finally falling in battle letting his guard down via exaustion-induced sleep.]]
378** Two references to ''VideoGame/TouhouLunaNights'':
379*** The first challenge, named Luna Nights, is a straight-up recreation of the first stage, including a boss battle against Meiling at the end.
380*** Sakuya's Arcade mode, minor deviations here and there, is a WholePlotReference to the events of the game, with Sakuya finding herself in a recreation of Gensokyo courtesy of Remilia, and faces against most opponents excluding the randomly generated fighters, Meiling and the TrueFinalBoss.
381** Iceman's Arcade mode is a WholePlotReference to ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''[='=]s ExcusePlot, where he's contacted by Ruby Heart to help take down Abyss and then goes punching other ''[=MvC2=]'' veterans in the face for no stated reason before entering a three-stage final battle against Abyss (who, in the spirit of ''Ultimate''[='=]s Classic modes, has his three forms represented by other playable characters).
382** 2B's V7 unlock method involve's getting 90% or more in the MiniGameCredits at the end of the Classic or Arcade Modes, which parallels the credits in ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' [[spoiler:and it actually being part of the GoldenEnding sequence.]]
383** One to a fellow ''Smash'' fan game - Hyde, Heart (both in V7) and Akatsuki have a ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''-style Magic Series combo system and a LimitBreak system allowing them to perform an upgraded version of any of their four special moves (three for Akatsuki) by spending a Super Meter stock with an A+B input. On top of simulating the gameplays of, respectively, ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' and ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' within a ''Smash'' framework, these are the exact same two gameplay mechanics given to ''VideoGame/ProjectM''[='=]s Lucario to make him a MechanicallyUnusualFighter.
384** One PaletteSwap for [[VideoGame/SonicForces Infinite]] turns him into Joker from ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the game of whom is represented through customisation options for the Avatar in ''Sonic Forces'' as a pre-order bonus.
385** Death's [[LimitBreak Final Smash]] involves a re-enactment of the scene in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' where he makes Puss [[FirstBlood bleed for the first time]]. The fighter caught plays the role of Puss, and the move works best if they're [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Blaze the Cat]] or [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Felicia]].
386* {{Nerf}}: For every character either pulled from ''M.U.G.E.N''[=/=]''Rivals Of Aether'' workshop, or originating from standalone ''Crusade'' fighter mods, each character find themselves tweaked upon their inclusion.
387* NoFairCheating: In V7, the game is coded to prevent the player from unlocking Ronald by meeting his unlock requirement with Lilina because her Up-B can {{sequence break|ing}} the route leading to him by allowing her to go through walls. You'll have to use any character but her to get him.
388* OutOfCharacterMoment: As a consequence of the generic post-fight dialogue some fighters get for the default ''64'' battles[[note]]The fighter that gets this route are outlined by [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience the brown/bronze border on the character select]][[/note]], they often say generic stuff like "I won" or "Victory is mine". But that's not the most blatant case of this trope, what ''is'' is the dialogue that follows after beating Fox on Final Destination in such routes: [[MemeticMutation "NO ITEMS, FOX ONLY, FINAL DESTINATION"]][[invoked]]. The numerous characters that can say that out of the blue is about a quarter of the roster.
389* OverlyGenerousTimeLimit: For certain Challenges (Cucco Hell and The Ladies Of WALUIGI), they have a ridiculously high 69 minutes as the time limit, with no reason for it existing other than [[LOL69 the obvious gag]]. Chances are, you're more likely to game over from losing your stock(s) first before the timer gets anywhere close to done.
390* ReferenceOverdosed: While there are plenty of [[MythologyGag references to the various source materials]] featured in ''CMC+'', the various {{Palette Swap}}s a good portion of the fighters have go a step further into this. From Smol Nozomi having multiple references to characters associated with or resembling her, to even '''Music/MichaelJackson''' (pre-race change) being depicted by Koishi Komeiji.
391* SameCharacterButDifferent: In addition to the cases inherited from vanilla ''Crusade''...
392** Sora was added to the game prior to his official induction into ''Ultimate'', and thus draws his gameplay from his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash 2'' self instead, specifically the Sora depiction before the 1.2 update.
393** Cloud's main form is based on ''VideoGame/CardSagaWars'', with a moveset divergent from his official self's. For one, no LimitBreak meter.
394** One towards ''Crusade'' itself -- the Tails, Peach, Ryu and Chun-Li in ''CMC+'' are not their vanilla ''Crusade'' selves but rather mods with slightly different movesets.
395** A sandwiched case between official and ''Crusade'' with Pac-Man, who has three of his vanilla ''Crusade'' special moves replaced with his official ''Smash'' ones - only the Fire Hydrant did not make the cut.
396* SecretCharacter: There are multiple hidden objectives to unlocking characters by fulfilling specific requirements. Some straightforward, others [[GuideDangIt a little obtuse and out of the way]]. In particular, six of the locked fighters[[labelnote:Those being...]]John Googly, Seu Madruga, High Magister, Death, Barack Obama and Ronald [=McDonald=][[/labelnote]] are immune to the built-in 'unlock everyone' cheat and ''must'' be obtained in this manner.
397* SerialEscalation: The original ''CMC'' build had a more modest number of newcomers (twenty five) in contrast to ''Crusade''[='=]s total roster as of 0.9.2 (roughly fifty seven when not counting fighters grouped with another as a "mode"). V3 would take the roster size past the hundred mark with its total of fighters, with subsequent versions adding more fighters past that.
398* SidelinedProtagonistCrossover: All over the place with a roster of its size, as a good number of the series represented in the base roster have secondary characters as playable or assists while the main protagonists are completely absent or DemotedToExtra. Those averted in V8 are marked with an asterisk (*).
399** ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'': Marumaro is playable, but protagonist Shu is absent.
400** ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Not one of the many characters from this series and its many spin-offs appearing here is core series protagonist Touma Kamijou.*
401** ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': B.B. Hood is playable, but crossover poster girl Morrigan is absent.*
402** ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': Although there's more characters from the game, Kris was cut in V8.
403** ''VideoGame/DeptHeaven'': Of the series' representation culled solely from ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'', OptionalPartyMember Mistel is playable but the titular Yggdra is absent.
404** ''VideoGame/FlyingRedBarrel'': One of its {{mook}}s appears as an assist over player character Marc.
405** ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'': Of its lead PowerTrio, Milla appears over leader Sash Lilac.
406** ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Like in the Wii version of ''[[VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots]]'', BreakoutCharacter GIR appears as an assist over the TitleCharacter.
407** ''VideoGame/KunioKun'': The game's playable representation is based entirely on ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'', in which Kunio was a BadassInDistress; ergo, he's sitting this one out.
408** ''Franchise/LoveLive'': A Western Internet meme representation of Nozomi is playable (based on Music/SiIvaGunner), but the game has no appearance from any of the franchise's orange leaders, let alone the real Nozomi.
409** Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
410*** ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'': Like in early ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games, Strange's RoguesGallery member Shuma-Gorath made it over the Sorcerer Supreme himself.
411*** ''ComicBook/IronMan'': No Tony Stark here, but you'll find his best friend War Machine as an assist.
412*** ''ComicBook/XMen'': Iceman is the team's sole representative instead of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.*
413** ''Manga/MedakaBox'': Kumagawa is playable, but the titular Medaka is not.
414** Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}: None of its playable characters are the main heroes of their works.
415** ''Manga/OnePiece'': Chopper is the sole member of the Straw Hat Pirates present over his captain Luffy.*
416** ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': Four playable characters, none of them are Saitama. Given [[ComicallyInvincibleHero what he's most famous for]], it's probably for the greater good.*
417** ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': Aigis from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' is the sole playable character from the series, whereas both the ''Persona 3'' protagonists and official ''Smash'' veteran [[VideoGame/Persona5 Joker]] are completely absent.
418** ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive'': Shefi appears as an assist, but poster girl Pecorine is nowhere to be found.
419** ''VideoGame/QPShooting'': Series final bosses Yuki and Sweet Breaker are present as assists, but not the titular QP.
420** ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Ruby is not present, but two of her teammates pick up the slack.
421** ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Protagonist Simon cameos to help Yoko in some of her throws.
422** ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'': Side character Serio is playable, but main heroine Akari is absent.
423** ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': Like in ''Ultimate'', the game is represented by Sans (joined by Undyne here) over the protagonist. After Asriel and Chara were added and Sans removed, Frisk still doesn't appear.
424* ShoutOut:
425** The way the announcer addresses Sans is a recreation of WebVideo/{{Etika}}'s reaction to Sans in ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''.
426--->'''Announcer:''' ''SANS?!''
427** The Bamboo Forest of the Lost Challenge features [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} a hidden Creeper face]] somewhere in the stage geometry, [[spoiler:of which hides a secret key to unlock another fighter.]]
428** The VS screen in Arcade mode is a recreation of the one from either ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' (V7) or ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood Type Lumina'' (V8).
429** The AprilFoolsDay build consisting of MemeticMutation naturally features plenty of references on its own. One of the Stages, called Katabami's Tribute, is the "DO IT FOR HER" meme template originating from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E13AndMaggieMakesThree And Maggie Makes Three]]'', with the chosen girl represented being Katabami/Wood Sorrel, the sibling of [[Characters/CMCPlusOtherVideoGames Lady's Sorrel.]]
430** As with regular ''Crusade'', several {{Palette Swap}}s can become this. For example, Sonic gets two based on VideoGame/SonicExe and [[VideoGame/SonicCD Majin Sonic]], Infinite has Majin Sonic, WebVideo/{{Dream}}, and [[VideoGame/Persona5 Joker]], and [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Spamton]] has [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Seymour Skinner]] and [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds Ronald McDonald]].
431* SpotlightStealingCrossover: You see that lengthy list of playable ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' characters in the roster up above? Twenty eight playable fighters from ''Touhou'' canon, plus several AI-exclusive and five fan-made? That's the most characters of any franchise. It also doesn't stop there: there's also twenty-five stages, and a music track for each stage and character.
432* TheStinger: The [[https://youtu.be/VCl5DMRHYbM official video]] showcasing the features and content of V8 ends like this in a foreboding manner. It features Koishi dancing to herself, followed by a FadeToBlack... [[spoiler:that's subverted by the screen brightening with a purple tint, snapping Koishi out of her fun. Shortly afterwards, there's a red flash of what looks to be either [[PhysicalGod Master Hand]] or John Googly in agony, which is soon followed by Koishi being attacked by an unknown assailant.]]
433* StylisticSuck:
434** Zig-zagged across the board. While many fighters have their fair share of quality to them, there's still some straight-forward examples: from the more blatant sprite rips with a lack of variety to their attacks, to the deliberately unbalanced fighters in [[JokeCharacter one aspect]] or [[PurposefullyOverpowered another]]. To say nothing of some of the text in the unlock notices and sticker descriptions, which range from decently detailed with some unintentional errors at worse, to AllLowercaseLetters type of stuff.
435** Played Straight with the {{April Fools|Day}} build, which features various fighters that mostly lack in quality, ranging from blatantly unfinished characters (such as [Redacted], a Yoshi that's just Mach Rider by default) or deliberately limited movesets, to static images for sprites like Spoiler and [[BaitAndSwitch Goten]]. As of 2023, it got a proper announcer... who uses a low-quality mic that results in a lot of reverb and not enough coherence.
436* TakeThat: In the characters section of the Music Room, Pig God (who's a {{Gonk}}, morbidly obese man) has his name listed as "Creator/{{Discord}} Mod." He is also called this by the announcer of the April Fools build and Giygas in the Devil's Machine.
437* TracedArtwork: For certain characters, assuming it isn't a straightforward rip of their character art from the series, they have pixelated art which replicates art from their sources, such as with Sakuya and Sanae, who's art is based on their fighting game appearances.
438* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Downplayed. For the Challenge Stage featuring toehoe, the gameplay is tweaked to allow the PlayerCharacter to fly upon using up special, allowing to freely move across the expansive stage and fight against a BulletHell boss.
439* VersusCharacterSplash: InTheStyleOf ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood Type Lumina'' (V8) or ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' (V7) during Arcade Mode.
440* VulgarHumor: Not the most blatant in terms of overly explicit characters, but certain one-off gags in terms of secrets and text boxes do get rather crass.
441** The unlock method for Rock Lobster is finding an out of the way secret in the form of [[spoiler:the "Sex Box" structure hidden in the "Race to the Finish 2" challenge]], with the following unlock notice being more explicit:
442--->''rock lobster cums on the competition''
443** Unlocking Super Sonic has the unlock notice congratulates you for being greeted [[GagPenis by his enormous cock.]]
444** The ''VideoGame/BaldisBasicsInEducationAndLearning'' stage in the AprilFoolsDay build features "You're Mine" by Creator/DAGames as its BGM, a vulgar song that leans into Baldi's portrayal as a MemeticMolester.[[invoked]]
445* WeirdCrossover: By proxy of being a large collection of fighter addon mods, there are naturally many oddball characters added. This includes plenty of non-game characters from various anime (such as ''Franchise/DragonBall''), software ([[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows 10]]), even parodic portrayals of UsefulNotes/BarackObama and [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Colonel Sanders]].
446* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: One of the requirements of beating the "Luna Nights" Challenge involve finding [[{{Lilliputians}} Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]] in the underground portion, who'll grant the fighter the ability to crawl under low spaces. Even if certain fighters have the passive ability to crawl, they still need to find Shinmyoumaru to progress, or else their crawl won't let them pass.

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