Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (for Nintendo Switch) fighting game roster includes dozens of iconic and well-known gaming characters. And today, I’ll detail all of them for you in one convenient guide.

In total, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes 74 individual characters plus 12 additional paid downloadable content (DLC) characters. This brings the grand total of characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to a whopping 86 total fighters. One of the largest rosters in any fighting game, ever!

Additionally, the roster balloons further if one includes multi-character fighters such as Pyra and Mythra from the Xenoblade Chronicles series as well as the Pokemon Trainer’s three separate Pokemon.

Today, I will detail

• every fighter included in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• how the number of characters compares to the previous Super Smash Bros. entries
• every DLC extra character that must be purchased separately

Super Smash Bros. Complete Character Roster

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes 86 characters from a litany of Nintendo and non-Nintendo franchises from Super Mario Bros. to Pokemon, Pac-Man to Street Fighter, and everything in between.

You’re sure to find a character to play as in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate no matter what gaming genre or franchise you adore.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes 86 characters

The complete Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighting roster can be viewed in the handy table below.

Characters are ordered by their official game Fighter Number. This number loosely represents the order in which each character debuted in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Super Smash Bros. Complete Character Roster Detailed Table

View the following table for a more detailed look at each character included in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

This table explains which characters are paid fighters included in optional downloadable content (DLC) packs and which Super Smash Bros. game each character debuted.

For simplicity sake, I’ll be abbreviating previous Super Smash Bros. entry names for the table:

• Super Smash Bros. as Smash 64
• Super Smash Bros. Melee as Melee
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl as Brawl
• Super Smash Bros. For Wii U/3DS as Smash For
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as Ultimate

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Roster Comparison

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster is packed, stacked, and full of iconic fighters from across the gaming universe.

But how does the game’s roster compare to previous Super Smash Bros. entries?

Let’s find out!

How Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Roster Compares To Super Smash Bros. 64’s Roster

Released in 1999, the first Super Smash Bros. (for Nintendo 64) included a 12 fighter roster compared to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 86 character roster.

The original Super Smash Bros. roster included well known favorites such as Mario and Luigi as well as obscure characters at the time such as Ness (from the Earthbound series) and Captain Falcon (from the F-Zero series).

Super Smash Bros. Original Characters

1. Mario
2. Donkey Kong
3. Link
4. Samus
5. Yoshi
6. Kirby
7. Fox
8. Pikachu
9. Luigi
10. Ness
11. Captain Falcon
12. Jigglypuff

How Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Roster Compares To Super Smash Bros. Melee’s Roster

Released in 2001, Super Smash Bros. Melee (for Nintendo GameCube) included a 25 fighter roster compared to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 86 character roster.

All 12 characters from the original Super Smash Bros. returned in Super Smash Bros. Melee, including 13 new fighters.

Super Smash Bros. Melee’s roster included well known additions such as Zelda and Mewtwo as well as obscure characters at the time such as Marth and Roy (from the Fire Emblem series).

Super Smash Bros. Melee Original Characters

1. Peach
2. Bowser
3. Dr. Mario
4. Zelda/Sheik
5. Ganondorf
6. Young Link
7. Falco
8. Mewtwo
9. Pichu
10. Ice Climbers
11. Marth
12. Roy
13. Mr. Game & Watch

How Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Roster Compares To Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s Roster

Released in 2008, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (for Nintendo Wii) included a 35 fighter roster compared to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 86 character roster.

21 returning characters from the Super Smash Bros. Melee returned in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, including 15 new fighters.

Mewtwo, Roy, Pichu, and Young Link were omitted from the game’s roster.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s roster included well known additions such as Wario and Pokemon trainer, obscure characters at the time such as Pit (from the Kid Icarus series), as well as non-Nintendo characters (a series first).

Sonic the Hedgehog and Snake (from the Metal Gear Solid series) were included as playable characters.

Lastly, the fighter Samus included a variant called Zero Suit Samus.

That is, Samus as she looks like without her armor with her own unique move set. Zero Suit Samus, however, is not a standalone character in this entry.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Original Characters

1. Diddy Kong
2. Toon Link
3. Meta Knight
4. King Dedede
5. Wolf
6. Pokemon Trainer
7. Lucario
8. Lucas
9. Ike
10. Pit
11. Wario
12. Olimar
13. R.O.B.
14. Snake
15. Sonic

How Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Roster Compares To Super Smash Bros. For Wii U/3DS’s Roster

Released in 2014, Super Smash Bros. For (for Nintendo Wii U/3DS) included a 58 fighter roster compared to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 86 character roster.

37 returning characters from Super Smash Bros. Melee returned in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, including 21 new fighters.

Ice Climbers, Snake, Young Link, Wolf, and Pichu were omitted from the game’s roster.

Instead, Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s roster included well known additions such as Mega Man and Pac-Man as well as obscure fighters such as Little Mac (from the Punch Out series) and Duck Hunt (from the Nintendo Entertainment System game Duck Hunt).

Furthermore, Super Smash Bros. For became the first entry in the series to add optional, purchasable downloadable content (DLC) playable fighters.

Paid DLC fighters added in Super Smash Bros. For included new and returning characters.

Mewtwo, Lucas, and Roy were added back to the roster as paid DLC fighters.

Super Smash Bros. For Original Characters

1. Rosalina & Luma
2. Bowser Jr.
3. Greninja
4. Robin
5. Lucina
6. Corrin
7. Palutena
8. Dark Pit
9. Villager
10. Wii Fit Trainer
11. Little Mac
12. Shulk
13. Duck Hunt
14. Mega Man
15. Pac-Man
16. Mii Brawler
17. Mii Fighter
18. Mii Gunner
19. Ryu (DLC)
20. Cloud (DLC)
21. Bayonetta (DLC)

How To Get Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

I bet you’re looking to play or gift Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now that you know the game’s complete roster.

As someone who has beaten Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s story mode, played the game online and at parties, I highly recommend Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for players of all ages.

The game is simply stuffed with content and things to do, alone or with friends. Nearing 300 hours of playtime, I still have barely even started!

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