A character is one of the fighters in the Super Smash Bros. series. Characters can be sorted into playable and non-playable, which distinguishes whether characters can be used without the use of a cheat device (like Action Replay) or not. Playable characters can further be divided into starter and unlockable, which distinguishes whether characters can be played right away, or whether they need to be unlocked.

Playable CharactersEdit

This is a list of the playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series. Shaded cells denote unlockable characters.

Fighter	SSB	Melee	Brawl	Universe
Bowser	N	Y	Y	Mario
Captain Falcon	Y	Y	Y	F-Zero
Diddy Kong	N	N	Y	Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong	Y	Y	Y	Donkey Kong
Dr. Mario	N	Y	N	Mario
Falco	N	Y	Y	Star Fox
Fox	Y	Y	Y	Star Fox
Ganondorf	N	Y	Y	The Legend of Zelda
Ice Climbers	N	Y	Y	Ice Climber
Ike	N	N	Y	Fire Emblem
Jigglypuff	Y	Y	Y	Pokémon
King Dedede	N	N	Y	Kirby
Kirby	Y	Y	Y	Kirby
Link	Y	Y	Y	The Legend of Zelda
Lucario	N	N	Y	Pokémon
Lucas	N	N	Y	EarthBound
Luigi	Y	Y	Y	Mario
Mario	Y	Y	Y	Mario
Marth	N	Y	Y	Fire Emblem
Meta Knight	N	N	Y	Kirby
Mewtwo	N	Y	N	Pokémon
Mr. Game & Watch	N	Y	Y	Game & Watch
Ness	Y	Y	Y	EarthBound
Olimar	N	N	Y	Pikmin
Peach	N	Y	Y	Mario
Pichu	N	Y	N	Pokémon
Pikachu	Y	Y	Y	Pokémon
Pit	N	N	Y	Kid Icarus
Pokémon Trainer	N	N	Y	Pokémon
R.O.B.	N	N	Y	R.O.B.
Roy	N	Y	N	Fire Emblem
Samus	Y	Y	Y	Metroid
Sheik	N	Y	Y	The Legend of Zelda
Snake	N	N	Y	Metal Gear
Sonic the Hedgehog	N	N	Y	Sonic
Toon Link	N	N	Y	The Legend of Zelda
Wario	N	N	Y	Wario
Wolf	N	N	Y	Star Fox
Yoshi	Y	Y	Y	Yoshi
Young Link	N	Y	N	The Legend of Zelda
Zelda	N	Y	Y	The Legend of Zelda
Zero Suit Samus	N	N	Y	Metroid

Non-playable charactersEdit

The following characters are considered non-playable. These include boss characters and enemy teams, among others. Hacking may allow some level of play.

Fighter	SSB	Melee	Brawl	Universe
Crazy Hand	N	Y	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Duon	N	N	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Alloy Team	N	N	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Polygon Team	Y	N	N	Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Wire Frames	N	Y	N	Super Smash Bros.
Galleom	N	N	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Giant DK*	Y	Y	Y	Donkey Kong
Giga Bowser**	N	Y	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Master Hand***	Y	Y	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Meta Ridley	N	N	Y	Metroid
Metal Mario*	Y	Y	Y	Mario
Petey Piranha	N	N	Y	Mario
Porky Minch	N	N	Y	EarthBound
Rayquaza	N	N	Y	Pokémon
Ridley	N	N	Y	Metroid
Sandbag****	N	Y	Y	Super Smash Bros.
Tabuu	N	N	Y	Super Smash Bros.

Notes:

* While Giant DK and Metal Mario were unplayable in the original Super Smash Bros., they are technically playable in Melee and Brawl by picking up a Super Mushroom or a Metal Box, respectively.

** Giga Bowser is playable in Brawl as Bowser's Final Smash. Giga Bowser is also considered to be part of the Mario universe.

*** Master Hand is playable in Melee through the Name Entry glitch.

**** Sandbag is considered an item in Brawl, not a character.