List of Super Smash Bros. series characters

[3] Tabuu is the embodiment of Subspace and the mastermind behind the Subspace Army, who bends Master Hand, Ganondorf and the Ancient Minister to his will, who is the final boss of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, annihilating all heroes with his cataclysmic "Off Waves" attack before his power is negated by Sonic.

AS the game goes on, the Ancient Minister is shown to be saddened by the R.O.B.s unrelenting willingness to die for their cause, trying and failing to stop them, before ultimately disregarding his robes and becoming the playable R.O.B.

[9] Each game in the series has a number of playable characters, referred to as "fighters", that are taken primarily from Nintendo franchises.

Sakurai remarked that part of his aim when creating the game was to ensure that the characters were handled appropriately.

According to Sakurai, some people within Nintendo were concerned about the optics of the game, particularly the idea of Mario attacking Pikachu.

[19] Super Smash Bros. Melee features multiple characters that were considered for inclusion but ultimately turned down.

Ayumi Tachibana from the Famicom Detective Club series was also considered, but was not included due to her lack of presence among international audiences.

Sakurai stated that having characters speak Japanese in English releases was rare at the time, and that there was more dispute over Roy.

[21][22] Lucas was considered for Melee as a replacement for Ness, but he was kept out of the roster due to the cancellation of the Nintendo 64 version of Mother 3.

Sakurai stated that a Nintendo employee asked at one point about the prospect of including Minecraft in Super Smash Bros.

[19] In competitive Melee, the top characters among the roster tended to include Fox, Sheik, Falco, Jiggypuff, Captain Falcon, Ice Climbers, Peach, and Marth.

This, combined with other low-tier picks, inspired other players to use characters like Yoshi and Donkey Kong in competitive play.